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