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Week of March 16, 2026
| M D | T E | W F | Th A | F B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cartagena | PE | Library | Art | Music | Science |
 Colombia | Library | Art | Music | Science | PE |
 España | Art | Music | Science | PE | PE |
 DR | Science | PE | PE | Library | Art |
 Managua | Music | Science | PE | PE | Library |
 Venezuela | PE | PE | Library | Art | Music |
It's already mid-March and the weather is warming up! Please make sure students are dressed in layers so they can adjust to different temperatures throughout the day. It's a full week of learning ahead — let's make it a great one!
We're starting a brand new module! In Module 5: Place Value Concepts to Compare, Add, and Subtract, students explore how smaller units (ones) can be grouped to make larger units (tens). This week we begin with Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones (Lessons 1–5).
First, students learn to tell time to the hour and half hour using both digital and analog clocks — they discover that 60 minutes make 1 hour, connecting the idea that smaller units compose larger units. Then students count collections of objects and record the totals using tens and ones. They learn that the numerals 0–9 are called digits, and that a digit's value depends on its place in a number. For example, in the number 53, the digit 5 is in the tens place, so it has a value of 50. Students also represent numbers in multiple ways — for instance, 21 can be shown as 21 ones, 1 ten 11 ones, or 2 tens 1 one — and they trade 10 ones for 1 ten to find the most composed form.
Key vocabulary: digit, place, value, compose, tens, ones.
How you can help at home:
• Practice telling time — show your child a clock at the hour or half hour and ask them to read it. If you have an analog clock, discuss where the hour and minute hands are pointing.
• Count collections of small objects (coins, buttons, crayons) and group them into tens and ones. Ask: "How many tens? How many ones? What is the total?"
• Try this together: "We did 15 jumping jacks. That's the same as 1 ten 5 ones!"
For more details and at-home activities, see the Eureka Math Family Math letters: Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones
Try these free virtual math tools at home:
• Math Clock — practice telling time with a virtual clock (students may need help getting started)
• Number Pieces — drag and snap virtual base ten blocks to explore tens and ones
In Spanish, we are continuing our Plants unit (Unit 4) with an exciting focus on science vocabulary! Students will learn key words like adaptación (adaptation), nutrientes (nutrients), clorofila (chlorophyll), fotosíntesis (photosynthesis), germinación (germination), and polinizar (pollinate). They will read ¡Plantas! by Tracy Nelson Maurer, practicing how to find key details and cite evidence from text and illustrations ("In the book, the author teaches ___" / "The illustration shows ___"). Students will also review the structure of an informational paragraph — introduction, details, and conclusion — as they prepare for their own research writing. In word study, we continue working on past tense verb endings -é, -í, -ó, -ió. At home, practice reading and writing sentences with: abandoné/abandonó, descubrí/descubrió, envié/envió, escribí/escribió.
In ELA, our Plants unit is in full swing! Students will listen to Plants Around the World by Timothy McGowan, identifying WOW facts and learning about different plants and where they grow. This week, each student will choose the plant they want to research for the rest of the unit: cactus, sunflower, venus flytrap, apple tree, or pumpkin. Students will also learn the difference between facts and opinions — a fact can be proven, while an opinion tells how someone thinks or feels. By Friday, students will write about their choice: "I chose ___ because ___." Keep practicing heart words and digraphs at home!
Click here for all 66 vocabulary words from our Plants unit — with bilingual definitions, gestures, and memory tips to practice at home!
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!
It's already mid-March and the weather is warming up! Please make sure students are dressed in layers so they can adjust to different temperatures throughout the day. It's a full week of learning ahead — let's make it a great one!
| M D | T E | W F | Th A | F B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci |
| Colombia | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE |
| España | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE |
| DR | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art |
| Managua | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Sci | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib |
| Venezuela | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Lib | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music |
► Highlighted row is your selected classroom.
We're starting a brand new module! In Module 5: Place Value Concepts to Compare, Add, and Subtract, students explore how smaller units (ones) can be grouped to make larger units (tens). This week we begin with Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones (Lessons 1–5).
First, students learn to tell time to the hour and half hour using both digital and analog clocks — they discover that 60 minutes make 1 hour, connecting the idea that smaller units compose larger units. Then students count collections of objects and record the totals using tens and ones. They learn that the numerals 0–9 are called digits, and that a digit's value depends on its place in a number. For example, in the number 53, the digit 5 is in the tens place, so it has a value of 50. Students also represent numbers in multiple ways — for instance, 21 can be shown as 21 ones, 1 ten 11 ones, or 2 tens 1 one — and they trade 10 ones for 1 ten to find the most composed form.
Key vocabulary: digit, place, value, compose, tens, ones.
How you can help at home:
• Practice telling time — show your child a clock at the hour or half hour and ask them to read it. If you have an analog clock, discuss where the hour and minute hands are pointing.
• Count collections of small objects (coins, buttons, crayons) and group them into tens and ones. Ask: "How many tens? How many ones? What is the total?"
• Try this together: "We did 15 jumping jacks. That's the same as 1 ten 5 ones!"
For more details and at-home activities, see the Eureka Math Family Math letters: Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones
Try these free virtual math tools at home:
• Math Clock — practice telling time with a virtual clock (students may need help getting started)
• Number Pieces — drag and snap virtual base ten blocks to explore tens and ones
In Spanish, we are continuing our Plants unit (Unit 4) with an exciting focus on science vocabulary! Students will learn key words like adaptación (adaptation), nutrientes (nutrients), clorofila (chlorophyll), fotosíntesis (photosynthesis), germinación (germination), and polinizar (pollinate). They will read ¡Plantas! by Tracy Nelson Maurer, practicing how to find key details and cite evidence from text and illustrations ("In the book, the author teaches ___" / "The illustration shows ___"). Students will also review the structure of an informational paragraph — introduction, details, and conclusion — as they prepare for their own research writing. In word study, we continue working on past tense verb endings -é, -í, -ó, -ió. At home, practice reading and writing sentences with: abandoné/abandonó, descubrí/descubrió, envié/envió, escribí/escribió.
In ELA, our Plants unit is in full swing! Students will listen to Plants Around the World by Timothy McGowan, identifying WOW facts and learning about different plants and where they grow. This week, each student will choose the plant they want to research for the rest of the unit: cactus, sunflower, venus flytrap, apple tree, or pumpkin. Students will also learn the difference between facts and opinions — a fact can be proven, while an opinion tells how someone thinks or feels. By Friday, students will write about their choice: "I chose ___ because ___." Keep practicing heart words and digraphs at home!
Click here for all 66 vocabulary words from our Plants unit — with bilingual definitions, gestures, and memory tips to practice at home!
It's already mid-March and the weather is warming up! Please make sure students are dressed in layers so they can adjust to different temperatures throughout the day. It's a full week of learning ahead — let's make it a great one!
We're starting a brand new module! In Module 5: Place Value Concepts to Compare, Add, and Subtract, students explore how smaller units (ones) can be grouped to make larger units (tens). This week we begin with Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones (Lessons 1–5).
First, students learn to tell time to the hour and half hour using both digital and analog clocks — they discover that 60 minutes make 1 hour, connecting the idea that smaller units compose larger units. Then students count collections of objects and record the totals using tens and ones. They learn that the numerals 0–9 are called digits, and that a digit's value depends on its place in a number. For example, in the number 53, the digit 5 is in the tens place, so it has a value of 50. Students also represent numbers in multiple ways — for instance, 21 can be shown as 21 ones, 1 ten 11 ones, or 2 tens 1 one — and they trade 10 ones for 1 ten to find the most composed form.
Key vocabulary: digit, place, value, compose, tens, ones.
How you can help at home:
• Practice telling time — show your child a clock at the hour or half hour and ask them to read it. If you have an analog clock, discuss where the hour and minute hands are pointing.
• Count collections of small objects (coins, buttons, crayons) and group them into tens and ones. Ask: "How many tens? How many ones? What is the total?"
• Try this together: "We did 15 jumping jacks. That's the same as 1 ten 5 ones!"
For more details and at-home activities, see the Eureka Math Family Math letters: Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones
Try these free virtual math tools at home:
• Math Clock — practice telling time with a virtual clock (students may need help getting started)
• Number Pieces — drag and snap virtual base ten blocks to explore tens and ones
In Spanish, we are continuing our Plants unit (Unit 4) with an exciting focus on science vocabulary! Students will learn key words like adaptación (adaptation), nutrientes (nutrients), clorofila (chlorophyll), fotosíntesis (photosynthesis), germinación (germination), and polinizar (pollinate). They will read ¡Plantas! by Tracy Nelson Maurer, practicing how to find key details and cite evidence from text and illustrations ("In the book, the author teaches ___" / "The illustration shows ___"). Students will also review the structure of an informational paragraph — introduction, details, and conclusion — as they prepare for their own research writing. In word study, we continue working on past tense verb endings -é, -í, -ó, -ió. At home, practice reading and writing sentences with: abandoné/abandonó, descubrí/descubrió, envié/envió, escribí/escribió.
In ELA, our Plants unit is in full swing! Students will listen to Plants Around the World by Timothy McGowan, identifying WOW facts and learning about different plants and where they grow. This week, each student will choose the plant they want to research for the rest of the unit: cactus, sunflower, venus flytrap, apple tree, or pumpkin. Students will also learn the difference between facts and opinions — a fact can be proven, while an opinion tells how someone thinks or feels. By Friday, students will write about their choice: "I chose ___ because ___." Keep practicing heart words and digraphs at home!
Click here for all 66 vocabulary words from our Plants unit — with bilingual definitions, gestures, and memory tips to practice at home!
Congratulations to this week's character stars!
Bancroft 1st Grade Weekly
Issue 26 · March 16, 2026
Weekly Newsletter
Week of March 16, 2026
| Monday Day D | Tuesday Day E | Wednesday Day F | Thursday Day A | Friday Day B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science |
| Colombia | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE |
| España | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE |
| DR | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art |
| Managua | 🎵 Music | 🔬 Science | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library |
| Venezuela | 🏀 PE | 🏀 PE | 📚 Library | 🎨 Art | 🎵 Music |
It's already mid-March and the weather is warming up! Please make sure students are dressed in layers so they can adjust to different temperatures throughout the day. It's a full week of learning ahead — let's make it a great one!
We're starting a brand new module! In Module 5: Place Value Concepts to Compare, Add, and Subtract, students explore how smaller units (ones) can be grouped to make larger units (tens). This week we begin with Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones (Lessons 1–5).
First, students learn to tell time to the hour and half hour using both digital and analog clocks — they discover that 60 minutes make 1 hour, connecting the idea that smaller units compose larger units. Then students count collections of objects and record the totals using tens and ones. They learn that the numerals 0–9 are called digits, and that a digit's value depends on its place in a number. For example, in the number 53, the digit 5 is in the tens place, so it has a value of 50. Students also represent numbers in multiple ways — for instance, 21 can be shown as 21 ones, 1 ten 11 ones, or 2 tens 1 one — and they trade 10 ones for 1 ten to find the most composed form.
Key vocabulary: digit, place, value, compose, tens, ones.
How you can help at home:
• Practice telling time — show your child a clock at the hour or half hour and ask them to read it. If you have an analog clock, discuss where the hour and minute hands are pointing.
• Count collections of small objects (coins, buttons, crayons) and group them into tens and ones. Ask: "How many tens? How many ones? What is the total?"
• Try this together: "We did 15 jumping jacks. That's the same as 1 ten 5 ones!"
For more details and at-home activities, see the Eureka Math Family Math letters: Topic A: Grouping Units in Tens and Ones
Try these free virtual math tools at home:
• Math Clock — practice telling time with a virtual clock (students may need help getting started)
• Number Pieces — drag and snap virtual base ten blocks to explore tens and ones
In Spanish, we are continuing our Plants unit (Unit 4) with an exciting focus on science vocabulary! Students will learn key words like adaptación (adaptation), nutrientes (nutrients), clorofila (chlorophyll), fotosíntesis (photosynthesis), germinación (germination), and polinizar (pollinate). They will read ¡Plantas! by Tracy Nelson Maurer, practicing how to find key details and cite evidence from text and illustrations ("In the book, the author teaches ___" / "The illustration shows ___"). Students will also review the structure of an informational paragraph — introduction, details, and conclusion — as they prepare for their own research writing. In word study, we continue working on past tense verb endings -é, -í, -ó, -ió. At home, practice reading and writing sentences with: abandoné/abandonó, descubrí/descubrió, envié/envió, escribí/escribió.
In ELA, our Plants unit is in full swing! Students will listen to Plants Around the World by Timothy McGowan, identifying WOW facts and learning about different plants and where they grow. This week, each student will choose the plant they want to research for the rest of the unit: cactus, sunflower, venus flytrap, apple tree, or pumpkin. Students will also learn the difference between facts and opinions — a fact can be proven, while an opinion tells how someone thinks or feels. By Friday, students will write about their choice: "I chose ___ because ___." Keep practicing heart words and digraphs at home!
Click here for all 66 vocabulary words from our Plants unit — with bilingual definitions, gestures, and memory tips to practice at home!
Congratulations to this week's ROARS students for showing outstanding character!
Cartagena Colombia España DR Managua Venezuela