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Mrs. Betsy Albert

​My name is Betsy Albert. This is my fifteenth year at Little Flower School and my eighth year teaching 1st grade. I have been in education for twenty-one years. I have taught kindergarten, first, third, and fifth grades. After a brief survey of intermediate grades, I realized that I enjoy working with 1st graders the most. I received my B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and my Master's in Elementary Education from the University of Nevada. In addition to teaching 1st grade, I will be teaching general music to grades K - 5. I live in Reno  with my family and new puppies, George Theodore and Genevieve Rose.
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Mrs. Josie Griggs

​Mrs. Josie Griggs will be our first grade aide this year. This is her sixteenth year at Little Flower School; thirteen of those were spent as the kindergarten aide. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education while in her native country, the Philippines. She taught there for four years prior to moving to the States. She has lived in Reno for the past twenty-one years.

If you have any questions or concerns about 1st grade, please feel free to email us at balbert@littleflowerschoolnv.org. We are looking forward to a fun-filled year!

Reading/Language Arts

At Little Flower we use Journeys to deliver literacy instruction. The first week we will work on the Back to School lessons. Students will review Words to Know I, to, like, a, see, the, we, go, is, and are, review concepts of print, and write captions to go with their pictures. We will read the realistic fiction "Jack's Talent" and the informational text "Back to School".
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Mathematics

At Little Flower we use Math in Focus to deliver math instruction. The first week we will begin Chapter 1, Numbers to 10.
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Testing Corner

We will NOT be testing the first week.

Student Learning
Expectations

Little Flower Students will be...
Servants
Educated
Leaders
Faith Filled

Homework

Homework folders will be coming home on Mondays. Please return the folders on Thursdays. We will NOT have homework the first week.

                Spelling Lesson              

Monday
Practice Book - Lesson  (pp.)

Tuesday
Spelling - Pull and Blend
Math - Chapter, Lesson (pp.)

Wednesday
Spelling - Three Times Each
Math - Chapter, Lesson (pp.)

Specialty Classes

Monday:         Spanish
Tuesday:         P.E.
Wednesday:   Library
                         Art
                         Music
Thursday:       Mass
                         Spanish
Friday:             Computers

FYI

First Day of School
Monday, August 26, 2019 is the first day of school.

1st Grade Supply List
     Supplies for 2019 - 2020

Labor Day
School will not be in session on Monday, September 2, 2019 in observance of the holiday.

Mass
Our weekly school mass is on Thursday at 10:00am. Families are welcome to join us. Please get a nametag in the school office at 9:45am.

Our School Day
School begins at 8:20am and ends at 3:15pm, Monday through Friday. Students will be marked tardy at 8:30am. At pick up, be prepared to show identification before signing your children out. Students who are not picked up by 3:30pm will be walked to the after school program.
FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, 1ST GRADE IS A NUT-FREE CLASSROOM.