First Grade
April 2021
Hello Parents and Guardians,
We hope that you and your families are safe and healthy. We are approaching the last few months of the year and we have to keep working so hard to keep our children at grade level. We have been working with your child at school and we know that you are also working with them at home. They are growing every day to become successful 2nd graders next year. We should continue practicing different strategies and skills so they can master certain concepts. Please continue to practice your sight words every night, and practice reading for 20-30 minutes. We can keep practicing our decoding skills by tapping words and observing patterns that we have been learning in school. As always, we thank you so very much for your continued support at home.
Rigorous Instruction
Instruction is customized, inclusive, motivating, and aligned to the Common Core. High standards are set in every classroom. Students are actively engaged in ambitious intellectual activity and developing critical thinking skills.
Units of Study
Class 1-1 (Ms. Molina)
Reading/Lectura— Where I Live / What is it like where you live?
Writing/Escritura— Opinion Writing
Math— Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens / Topic 12: Measure Lengths
Science –Unit 2: Light and Sound
Social Studies—Unit 3: The Community
Class 1-2 (Ms. Caraballo)
Reading—Unit 3: Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons: A Study of Story Elements
Writing— Unit 3: Opinion Writing
Math— Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens / Topic 12: Measure Lengths
Science –Unit 2: Light and Sound
Social Studies—Unit 3: The Community
Class 1-3 (Mr. Mejia)
Reading— Unit 3: Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons: A Study of Story Elements
Writing— Unit 3: Opinion Writing
Math— Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens / Topic 12: Measure Lengths
Science –Unit 2: Light and Sound
Social Studies—Unit 3: The Community
Class E31 (Ms. Suerte)
Reading— Unit 3: Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons: A Study of Story Elements
Writing— Unit 3: Opinion Writing
Math— Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens / Topic 12: Measure Lengths
Science –Unit 2: Light and Sound
Social Studies—Unit 3: The Community
Class 1D Remote (Ms. Bacchus)
Reading— Unit 3: Meeting Characters and Learning Lessons: A Study of Story Elements
Writing— Unit 3: Opinion Writing
Math— Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens / Topic 12: Measure Lengths
Science –Unit 2: Light and Sound
Social Studies—Unit 3: The Community
Supportive Environment
The school establishes a classroom and school culture where students feel safe, supported, and challenged by their teachers and peers.
Students of the Month:
Class 1-1 (Arubys Perez)
Class 1-2 (Erick Quinche)
Class 1-3 (Hanabi Moreno)
Class E31:(Angel Perez)
Class 1D: (Janellis Cortez)
Strong Family-Community Ties & Collaborative Teachers
School leadership brings resources from the community into the school building by welcoming, encouraging, and developing partnerships with families, businesses, and community-based organizations.
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday 2:00pm-2:20pm
Important Events:
Spring Recess – March 29 to April 2 (No School)
Teachers Contact Information
Class 1-1 Ms. Molina Jmolin17@schools.nyc.gov
Class 1-2 –Ms. Caraballo: mcaraballo@schools.nyc.gov
Class 1-3 Mr. Mejia: imejia2@schools.nyc.gov
Class E31 Ms. Suerte: csuerte@schools.nyc.gov