PRAYER DAY

Our prayer day is October 18.  We need volunteers, please!  If you'd like to help, please let me know as soon as possible.  Thank you for sharing your time with us!  :)

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 4, 2013 1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER

Religion:  Ch. 7:  God Made Us to Be Good and Holy
We will be saying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Our Prayer Day is Oct. 18.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, PLEASE!!

Reading: Max & Ruby:  A Big Fish for Max

-Skills Covered: digraphs sh & th, main idea, vowel sound in ball, nouns

-Story test Thursday

Spelling: sh & th words
-pretest Mon.
-practice test and dictation Wed.
-final test Fri.

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  fish, rush, shell, ship, shop, shut, then, thin, trash, with, want, good

List 2:brush, shack, fresh, bath, thank, thick, bald, salt, talk, walking, want, good

Math: Chapter 2: Subtraction Concepts, Chapter 3:  Addition Strategies
-Ch. 2 review, ch. 2 test Tuesday, add in any order, count on

Science: Chapter 4:  Life Cycles
We'll be discussing the frog life cycle this week.

Social Studies:  integrated with reading, family rules

Other:

-I enjoyed talking with all of you at the parent teacher conferences!  It’s great to share ideas about the children.

-Guidance counselor news:  The word of the month is HONOR!

-Our prayer day is October 18.  If you would like to volunteer to help, please let me know as soon as possible.  Thanks!

Upcoming Events

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department

Oct. 7-11- Fall Break

Oct. 15- Officer DARE visits our classroom/ last day to order Market Day

Oct. 18- Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, PLEASE!!

Oct. 18- Report Cards go home

Oct. 19- 10:00-11:00-Market Day pick-up at K-3 Campus

Oct. 25- FREE Dress Day

Oct. 31- OMHS Health Assessments

Nov. 1- 9:00- Mass- All Saints Day

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER- SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2013

Religion:  Ch. 6:  Baptism is a Wonderful Gift
We will be saying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:

-We will have the Unit 1 test this week.  There is no story. 

-Unit 1 vocabulary  words test

Spelling: Review of Unit 1 words

-We will have spelling games in the room.

-spelling test over the words from Unit 1

Math:   Chapter 2:  Subtraction Concepts

Skills:  subtract all or zero, take apart numbers, subtraction from 10 or less

Science: ch. 3:  How Plants and Animals Live

Social Studies:  Johnny Appleseed

Other:

-Our prayer day is October 18. Volunteers are appreciated!  Thanks!

-Our word of the month is COURAGE! 

Upcoming Events

Sept. 25-26- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sept. 26- 10:30- RAINBOW Mass at SportsCenter

Sept. 27- No School

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department

Oct. 7-11- Fall Break

Oct. 15- Officer DARE visits our classroom / last day to order Market Day

Oct. 18- Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER 16-20, 2013

Religion:  Ch. 5:  God is Our Loving Father
We will be saying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Our prayer day is October 18.  Volunteers are needed and appreciated!  Please let me know if you can come.  Thanks!

Reading:   Animal Park
-Skills:  short u, cause & effect, final blends, questions

- story test Thursday

Spelling: short u

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  bump, bus, cut, jump, must, nut, rug, run, sun, up, many, into

List 2:  bust, dusk, hunting, skunks, went, held, clasp, stamp, drift, milk, many, into

Math:  Chapter 2:  Subtraction Concepts
Skills:  model taking apart and subtraction, use pictures and subtraction to compare

Science:  Chapter 3: How Plants & Animals Live

Social Studies:  transportation (land, water, and air)

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-Parent teacher conferences are Sept. 25-26. I’m looking forward to seeing you and sharing ideas about your child!

 

-Picture day is Friday.  Students should wear colorful clothing and come to school out of uniform.







***Scholastic Book Orders are due Wednesday, Sept. 18.***


Upcoming Events:

 Sept. 17- Last day to order Market Day

Sept. 20- School Pictures Day

Sept. 21- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Cafeteria

Sept. 25-26- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sept. 26- 10:30- RAINBOW Mass at SportsCenter

Sept. 27- No School

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department

Oct. 18- Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 

Oct. 18- report cards sent home        

SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2013 NEWSLETTER

Religion: Unit 1 Review
We'll be saying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  "Get the Egg"
-Skills:  short e, realism/fantasy, initial blends, telling sentences

Spelling:  short e words
-Pretest - Monday
-Practice Test and dictation - Wednesday
-Final Test- Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  bed, jet, leg, men, net, red, sled, step, ten, wet, saw, your

List 2:  smell, nests, spend, dress, grip, swim, twig, stack, helping, yelling, saw, your

Math:  Chapter 2:  Subtraction Concepts
-Skills:  use pictures to show taking from, model taking from

Science:  Chapter 2:  Habitats

Social Studies:  integrated with reading

Other:

-By now you should have gotten a notification from www.signupgenius.com to sign up for parent/teacher conferences (September 25-26).  Please sign up as soon as you can.  If you did not receive the message, please let me know.  Thanks!

-AR NEWS:  The children are really getting excited about reading.  It seems that every time I turn around they have their noses in a book!  How exciting!!

Upcoming Events:

Sept. 13- Students may wear “Black Out” Shirts with uniform bottoms to school/5:00 PTO Tailgate Party at KWC

Sept. 17- Last day to order Market Day

Sept. 20- School Pictures Day

Sept. 21- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Cafeteria

Sept. 25-26- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sept. 26- 10:30- RAINBOW Mass at SportsCenter

Sept. 27- No School

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department