Friday, March 7, 2014

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER MARCH 10-14, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 14:  We Celebrate the Gift of the Holy Spirit
We will say the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary all during Lent.
Stations of the Cross on Thursdays at 1:15.

Reading:  Mister Bones:  Dinosaur Hunter
-Skills:  long o:  oa, ow, three-letter blends, author's purpose, adjectives for sizes
-Selection test Thursday

Spelling: oa, ow words
-pretest Monday
-practice test and dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  blow, boat, coat, loaf, pillow, road, row, snow, soap, yellow, once, wild


List 2:  boast, coach, loaded, roamed, growth, rainbows, shrimp, spring, stripes, throat, once, wild

Math:  Chapter 7  Compare Numbers
-Skills:  problem solving-compare numbers, hands on-10 less, 10 more, review

Science:  dinosaurs, integrated with reading

Social Studies:  needs and wants

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-AR NEWS:  Tianna Clements has 50 AR points!  Congratulations, Tianna!!


- Market Day Bonus Days PIE SALE is here! The last time we sold pies we made over $4,000 for our schools. If every family in grades K-8 will purchase or sell 2-3 pies, we can exceed our goal of selling over 500 Pies. Order by Friday, March 14. PICK UP DATE: Saturday, March 22 at 10:00 at the K-3 Campus.

-The March PTO meeting is on TUESDAY, March 18 due to a conflict in schedule at the middle school.

-This is the last month for Book It!


-Pre-Registration to attend OCS for the 2014-2015 School Year is March 3- March 21. Pre-Registration helps us plan for staffing for next year. It is very important that you get your form turned in as soon as possible. In your Pre-Registration packet there is a Registration form for the After School Program. This MUST be turned in with Pre-Registration Forms to ensure a place in the program.

Upcoming Events

Mar. 18- Last Day to Order Market Day
Mar. 18- 6:00 PTO Meeting OCMS Cafeteria
Mar. 19- Risk Watch Program with Owensboro Fire Department
Mar. 20- 9:00 Mass
Mar. 21- Free Dress Day
Mar. 22- 10:00-11:00 Market Day Pick Up at K-3 Campus
Mar. 24- Book Fair Begins
Mar. 27- 9:00 Mass
Mar. 28- 9:15- 1st Grade Field Trip to Riverpark
April 3- 900 Mass
April 4- No School
April 7-11- Spring Break
April 14-18- HOLY WEEK

April 14-17- NHS Canned Food Drive