Thursday, May 1, 2014

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 5-9, 2014

Religion:  Unit 4 Review
We will say the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery
-skills:  vowels oo, compare and contrast, inflected endings s, es, ed, ing, how sentences begin and end

-The selection test will be Thursday.

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

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  book, moon, took, food, look, pool, zoo, noon, good, foot, instead, another

List 2:  crook, shook, woody, arrived, closing, riding, saved, shaking, surprised, taming, instead, another

Math:  Review
-review of skill learned thus far
-end of the year test

Science:  Chapter 9:  Sound and Movement

Social Studies:  integrated with reading/ Risk Watch

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-AR NEWS:  Carmen Brauer, Jacob Hammen, and Ella Cason all have 50 AR points! Congratulations Carmen, Jacob, and Ella!   A job well done!! : )                                                                  

 UPCOMING DATES:
-May 23:  Picnic to Legion Park- parents and younger siblings welcome-Volunteers are also appreciated!
-May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).

-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 7- Risk Watch Program (bike & water safety)
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
May 29- Spring Fling- 1st grade is 8:30-9:30
May 30- Last Day of School-10:30-Closing Prayer Service in Church