Thursday, April 24, 2014

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER APRIL 28-MAY 2, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 16:  The Holy Spirit Helps Us Pray
We will be saying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  Mole and the Baby Bird
-Skills:  diphthong ou, syllables, VCV, sequence, exclamations
-The selection test will be Thursday.

Spelling:  ou words
-pretest Monday
-practice test and dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1: mouth, house, found, our, out, cloud, ouch, shout, round, count, should, loved

List 2: bounce, doubt, pound, slouch, underground, bonus, frozen, moment, silence, value, should, loved

Math:  Chapter 9:  Measurement and Data
-Skills:  tell time to the hour and half hour, practice time to the hour, chapter 9 review, chapter 9 test

Science:  Chapter 9:  Sound and Movement

Social Studies:  Second Step:  Anger Management, Derby Activities

Other: 

Notes from the Teacher:


UPCOMING DATES:

-May 23Picnic to Legion Park- parents and younger siblings welcome-Volunteers are also appreciated!

-May 29Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym for an hour.

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- Students may leave with a parent or guardian as soon as the Prayer Service is over.  If you are not attending the prayer service you may pick your child up at 11:00.  There is NO AFTER SCHOOL Program this day.

Important Events


May 1- 9:00 Mass
May 2- Last day to take AR tests
May 7- Risk Watch Program
May 8- 9:00- Mass
May 8 -1:00 AR Rewards for 50 point milestones
May 15- 9:00 Mass with Bishop Medley
May 20- NO SCHOOL-Election Day
May 20- Last day for Market Day Orders
May 22- 9:00- Closing Mass
May 23- AR Picnic to Legion Park-Wear  GREEN Faith in Education shirt

May 24- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Campus Cafeteria

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER APRIL 21-25, 2014

Religion:  We will discuss Easter this week.  We will pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary.

Reading:  Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!
-skills:  diphthong ow /ou/, syllables c  + le, character, setting, plot, commands
-selection test Thursday

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

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  how, town, down, now, brown, cow, clown, frown, crowd, growl, eyes, never

List 2:  flower, frowned, growling, powder, prowl, shower, crinkle, double, hurdle, sample, eyes, never

Math:  Chapter 9:  Measurement and Data
-skills:  problem solving-measure and compare, time to the hour, time to the half hour

Science:  Earth Day Activities

Social Studies:  Second Step:  Impulse Control

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

AR NEWS:  Jax Wethington has 100 AR points!  Congratulations, Jax!!


-Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II will be canonized on April 27.  What a wonderful celebration it will be!  The children will receive a holy card of each pope to commemorate the occasion.

Important Events

April 22- Last Day to Order Market Day
April 24- 9:00 Mass
April 25- Free Dress Day
April 26- 10:00-11:00- Pick up Market Day orders
May 1- 9:00 Mass
May 2- Last day to take AR tests
May 7- Risk Watch Program
May 8- 9:00- Mass
May 8 -1:00 AR Rewards for 50 point milestones
May 15- 9:00 Mass with Bishop Medley
May 20- NO SCHOOL-Election Day
May 20- Last day for Market Day Orders
May 22- 9:00- Closing Mass
May 23- AR Picnic to Legion Park-Wear NEW GREEN Faith in Education shirt

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER APRIL 14-18, 2014

Religion:  We will discuss Holy Week.  On Holy Thursday we will participate in the "washing of the feet."  There is also a Good Friday Service at 9:00.  We will say the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary during Lent.

Reading:  Book 4 Test
-Book 4 test
-Vocabulary test from book 4 words

Spelling:  review words
-All students will get the same list this week.
-practice test and dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word List:

where, what, when, who, aren't, which, does, isn't, why, don’t, could, would

Math:  Chapter 9:  Measurement and Data
-Skills:  hands on-order length, indirect measurement, hands on-use nonstandard units to measure length, hands on-make a nonstandard measuring tool

Science:  life cycle of a chick

Social Studies:  Second Step- Empathy Training

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:


-Welcome back from spring break!  I hope you had a relaxing vacation! 


-This is Holy Week.  We will participate in the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday.  Friday we will go to Church for a Good Friday service at 9.


Important Events:

April 14-18- HOLY WEEK
April 14-17- NHS Canned Food Drive
April 17- Holy Thursday- We will go to the ASP Room to participate in the “washing of the feet”
April 18- 9:00- Good Friday Service
April 22- Last Day to Order Market Day
April 24- 9:00 Mass
April 25- Free Dress Day
April 26- 10:00-11:00- Pick up Market Day orders
May 1- 9:00 Mass
May 2- Last day to take AR tests
May 7- Risk Watch Program
May 8- 9:00- Mass
May 8 -1:00 AR Rewards for 50 point milestones