1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER- JANUARY 20-24, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 11:  Jesus Us About Forgiveness
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  I'm a Caterpillar
-Skills:  r-controlled er, ir, ur, contractions 's, 've, 're, draw conclusions, am, is, are, was, and were
-Story test Thursday

Spelling:  er, ir, ur words
-pretest Tuesday
-practice test and dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  bird, burn, first, fur, girl, her, hurt, shirt, sir, were, visit, done

List 2:  bigger, thirst, church, burst, shirt, germ, let's, that's, we've, they're, visit, done

Math:  Mid-year review and test, chapter 5 test we missed from last week

Science:  Chapter 7:  Weather

Social Studies:  Martin Luther King- important life events

Other:

Notes from the Teacher

-Grandparents Day is January 31.  Children may be checked out by a grandparent (or a substitute grandparent) after the program.  A paper was sent home with this information. If you haven’t done so already, please return it as soon as possible.  Thanks!

-We would like to welcome Officer Jared Ramsey to the K-3 Campus! Officer Ramsey is part of the OPD “Adopt a School” program. The program is designed to build a partnership with the school. Officer Ramsey will be in and out of the K-3 Campus often during the week. He will be eating lunch with different classes so he can get to know the students. The children are always excited to get to talk to him when he is in the building!      


A New Year of Events

Jan. 23- No Mass

Jan. 24- FREE Dress Day / 10:00-11:00 Blue Grass in the Schools Assembly

Jan. 25- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders

Jan. 27-31- Catholic Schools Week
Jan. 28- 100^th Day of School

Jan. 30- 9:00 Sacred Heart Prayer Service

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK- JANUARY 27-31

Jan. 27- I love my school day! 

Jan. 28- Fun and Faith Day-Holy Card Swap /100th Day of School!  Wear your cape to school today!

Jan. 29- Staff Appreciation

Jan. 30- 9:00 Sacred Heart Prayer Service / Student Appreciation Day-   1:00-Pep Rally-Students may wear ANY Faith in Education shirt with jeans or other bottoms.

Jan. 31- 12:30- Grandparents Program- This is a Free DRESS UP DAY for students.  Let’s look nice for our grandparents!!

VALENTINE’S DAY

Dear Parents,

Exchanging Valentine’s cards is a favorite activity for elementary students. All students may bring in valentines to exchange on Friday, February 14. PLEASE NOTE: Due to our new policy on snacking and food allergies, children are NOT allowed to bring in valentines with ANY type of candy attached to them or valentines that are packages of candy. There is no way to monitor and ensure that all candy brought in is on the safe snack list, therefore it is easier to just let the children exchange cards. IF your child brings cards with candy, we will have to send them back home. Thank you so much for helping us keep all of our children safe by following this policy.