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Weekly Newsletter
Week of September 22, 2025
| M B | T C | W D | Th E | F F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cartagena | Science | PE | PE | Library | Art |
 Colombia | PE | PE | Library | Art | Music |
 España | PE | Library | Art | Music | Science |
 DR | Art | Music | Science | PE | PE |
 Managua | Library | Art | Music | Science | PE |
 Venezuela | Music | Science | PE | PE | Library |
Happy Fall! Students will soon start bringing gloves and hats to school. Please label these items (with student and homeroom names). Also, if you're interested in learning what students have been working on, check out their backpacks on Friday (you'll find a review packet there). Have a great week!
In math, we will continue to work on identifying part-part-whole relationships. At home, have your kiddo solve addition problems to find for the total unknown as well as unknown part. For example, give them an equation like 8+2=__ for unknown total and 6+__=10 for unknown part.
We have finished the reading assessments and we remain very excited about learning about maps of our world. In phonics, this week we focused on reading and writing words with diphthongs. We will also read and discuss texts to answer the question: What does a map of my country look like? Practice reading, breaking apart, and writing words with diphthongs such as: cielo (cie-lo), lluvia, afuera, pueblo, ruido, and ciudad. Read for 20 minutes and ask your child questions about the reading.
We are continuing our first unit on maps. Our focus question for this week is "How do I use a map of my country to explore different landmarks?" We will be discussing vocabulary such as: modes of transportation and landmarks. Discuss what landmarks you see in Washington DC or near your house.
Congratulations to this week's ROARS students for showing outstanding character!
Cartagena Colombia España DR Managua Venezuela The Bancroft
A weekly classroom letter, in two languages, for the families of Bancroft Elementary School.
Congratulations to this week's 1st grade ROAR winners!
Happy Fall! Students will soon start bringing gloves and hats to school. Please label these items (with student and homeroom names). Also, if you're interested in learning what students have been working on, check out their backpacks on Friday (you'll find a review packet there). Have a great week!
| M B | T C | W D | Th E | F F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art |
| Colombia | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music |
| España | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci |
| DR | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE |
| Managua | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE |
| Venezuela | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib |
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In math, we will continue to work on identifying part-part-whole relationships. At home, have your kiddo solve addition problems to find for the total unknown as well as unknown part. For example, give them an equation like 8+2=__ for unknown total and 6+__=10 for unknown part.
We have finished the reading assessments and we remain very excited about learning about maps of our world. In phonics, this week we focused on reading and writing words with diphthongs. We will also read and discuss texts to answer the question: What does a map of my country look like? Practice reading, breaking apart, and writing words with diphthongs such as: cielo (cie-lo), lluvia, afuera, pueblo, ruido, and ciudad. Read for 20 minutes and ask your child questions about the reading.
We are continuing our first unit on maps. Our focus question for this week is "How do I use a map of my country to explore different landmarks?" We will be discussing vocabulary such as: modes of transportation and landmarks. Discuss what landmarks you see in Washington DC or near your house.
Happy Fall! Students will soon start bringing gloves and hats to school. Please label these items (with student and homeroom names). Also, if you're interested in learning what students have been working on, check out their backpacks on Friday (you'll find a review packet there). Have a great week!
In math, we will continue to work on identifying part-part-whole relationships. At home, have your kiddo solve addition problems to find for the total unknown as well as unknown part. For example, give them an equation like 8+2=__ for unknown total and 6+__=10 for unknown part.
We have finished the reading assessments and we remain very excited about learning about maps of our world. In phonics, this week we focused on reading and writing words with diphthongs. We will also read and discuss texts to answer the question: What does a map of my country look like? Practice reading, breaking apart, and writing words with diphthongs such as: cielo (cie-lo), lluvia, afuera, pueblo, ruido, and ciudad. Read for 20 minutes and ask your child questions about the reading.
We are continuing our first unit on maps. Our focus question for this week is "How do I use a map of my country to explore different landmarks?" We will be discussing vocabulary such as: modes of transportation and landmarks. Discuss what landmarks you see in Washington DC or near your house.
Congratulations to this week's character stars!
Bancroft 1st Grade Weekly
Issue 4 · September 22, 2025
Weekly Newsletter
Week of September 22, 2025
Happy Fall! Students will soon start bringing gloves and hats to school. Please label these items (with student and homeroom names). Also, if you're interested in learning what students have been working on, check out their backpacks on Friday (you'll find a review packet there). Have a great week!
| Monday Day B | Tuesday Day C | Wednesday Day D | Thursday Day E | Friday Day F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art |
| Colombia | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music |
| España | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science |
| DR | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE |
| Managua | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE |
| Venezuela | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library |
In math, we will continue to work on identifying part-part-whole relationships. At home, have your kiddo solve addition problems to find for the total unknown as well as unknown part. For example, give them an equation like 8+2=__ for unknown total and 6+__=10 for unknown part.
We have finished the reading assessments and we remain very excited about learning about maps of our world. In phonics, this week we focused on reading and writing words with diphthongs. We will also read and discuss texts to answer the question: What does a map of my country look like? Practice reading, breaking apart, and writing words with diphthongs such as: cielo (cie-lo), lluvia, afuera, pueblo, ruido, and ciudad. Read for 20 minutes and ask your child questions about the reading.
We are continuing our first unit on maps. Our focus question for this week is "How do I use a map of my country to explore different landmarks?" We will be discussing vocabulary such as: modes of transportation and landmarks. Discuss what landmarks you see in Washington DC or near your house.
Congratulations to this week's ROARS students for showing outstanding character!
Cartagena Colombia España DR Managua Venezuela