1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER- DECEMBER 9-13, 2013

Religion:  We will be discussing Juan Diego, Our Lady of Guatalupe, and Chistmas this week.  We'll pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.

Reading:  Ruby in Her Own Time

Skills:  final ng, nk, plot, compound words, verbs that add s

 

-Story test Thursday

Spelling:  ng & nk words

-pretest Mon.

-practice test and dictation Wednesday

-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1: bank, blank, bring, pink, rang, rink, sang, sunk, trunk, wing, every, sure

List 2: anything, backpack, kingfish, homework, lipstick, wrong, chunk, skunk, sunrise, pancake, every, sure

Math:  chapter 5: Addition and Subtraction Relationships

-use addition to check subtraction, missing numbers, use related facts
 

Science:  Chapter 6, Land, Water, and Air

Social Studies:  past, present, and future

Other:

-Christmas Program – Dec. 17 at 12:00. All students are asked to wear Red or Green- Christmas Colors. Parents may check students out to go home as soon as the program is over.

-We will have a class gift exchange this year.  Each child needs to bring a $5 gift to be exchanged December 18. Girls bring a girl’s gift; boys bring a boy’s gift.  The gift tag should read,  “To: girl/boy     From: your child’s name”

Please bring them to school this week!

OUR CHRISTMAS PARTY WILL STILL BE DECEMBER 18, EVEN THOUGH WE'LL BE IN SCHOOL DECEMBER 19. 

 

As our Advent project this year your child will bring home a cut out of “helping hands”.  Please talk with your child to find ways they can be like Jesus to others by doing good deeds, helping at home, volunteering at church, saying their prayers, etc.  The children write their good deeds on one of the “helping hands” each week and return the hand to school by Friday.  I will have a picture of a stable in my classroom with an empty manger.  These hands will be used to build a soft bed for Baby Jesus.

 

 

Pope Francis has called all of us to reach out to the poor.   Teaching children to participate in acts of social justice is what we are called to do as a Catholic school. As part of our Advent Project, we will be partnering with the Glenmary Sisters to collect items that will be given to those in need.  We encourage each first grader to bring in winter wear items (hats, gloves, scarves, coats, socks).  The Glenmary Sisters will come to the school to collect the items as we will explain the importance of our call to love and care for others.   Thank you!

Calendar Count Down

Dec. 10- Last Day to Order Market Day

Dec. 12- 9:00 – Mass

Dec. 13- Free Dress Day

Dec. 13- Glenmary Sisters will pick up donated items

Dec. 14- 10:00-11:00- Market Day Pick Up at K-3 Campus

Dec. 17- Free Dress “UP” Day- Wear Christmas Colors

Dec. 17- 12:00- Christmas Program- STUDENTS MAY GO HOME WITH A PARENT WHEN THE PROGRAM IS OVER!

Dec. 18- 9:00- OCHS Emerald Curtain Players

Dec. 18- Christmas Party- 12:30

Jan. 2- First Day back

Jan. 9- 9:00 Mass

Jan. 16- Sacred Heart Prayer Service