1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ DECEMBER 1-5, 2014

Religion:  We will discuss Advent this week.  We will also say the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary.
Saint of the Week:  St. Nicholas

Reading:  An Egg is an Egg
-skills:  vowel sounds of y, long vowels (CV), compare and contrast, action verbs
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  Vowel sounds of y
-practice test Monday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  any, body, by, cry, fly, lucky, my, puppy, silly, try, things, always

List 2:  why, bumpy, choppy, fifty, hungry, smelly, tummy, ugly, very, pretty, things, always 

Math:  Chapter 4:  Subtraction Strategies
-skills:  break apart to subtract, problem solving-use subtraction strategies, review subtraction strategies

Science:  health - heart, smoking, second hand smoke

Social Studies:  history of St. Nicholas

Other:

Notes from the Teacher: 

Just a reminder there will be NO After School Program on the last day of school before Christmas Break. The last day of the program will be Thursday, December 18. Please make other arrangements for your child after school on December 19. Call or send a note to school informing us how your child will be getting home. Thank you!

ADVENT PROJECT:

We are all blessed to be part of a school where we can learn and talk about the season of Advent as a special time to focus on God’s greatest gift to us, His Son, JESUS!  Pope Francis has called ALL of us to reach out to the poor.  Teaching children to participate in acts of social justices is what we are called to do as a Catholic school.

This year, as part of our Advent Project, we will be partnering with the Glenmary Sisters to collect items that will be given to those in need.
We ask each child in the first grade to bring in items from the list below.  We will collect these items from December 1^st- December 17^th.  

1^st Grade
Winter wear- hats, gloves, scarves, coats, socks

Thank you for your generosity!

Calendar Count Down

December 3- 1:00-3:00- Market Day Pick Up

December 4- 9:00 Mass

December 8- 9:00 Mass

December 12- 12:30- K-3 Campus Christmas Program (sack lunch in classrooms)- Students dress up and wear RED and GREEN

**STUDENTS MAY GO HOME WITH PARENTS AFTER THE PROGRAM.***

December 16- Santa Claus Visits the K-3!

December 18- 9:00 Mass

December 19- Last Day of School & Class Christmas Parties / Free Dress Day/ PAJAMA Day- all students and staff may wear their favorite PJ’s to school
January 5- First Day Back after Christmas break
January 8- 9:00 Mass
January 9- Last day to order Market Day

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ NOVEMBER 17-21, 2014

Religion:  We will be discussing the Church year this week.  We will also say the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.
Saint of the Week:  St. Cecelia

Reading:  Honey Bees
-skills:  long e:  e, ee, syllables VCCV, compare and contrast, nouns in sentences
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  long e words
-pretest Monday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  be, feet, green, he, me, see, she, tree, we, week, some, family

List 2:  beef, cheese, deep, peeping, sheep, sleeping, teeth, wheel, napkin, pretzel, some, family

Math:  Chapter 4:  Subtraction Strategies
-skills:  count back, think addition to subtract, use think addition to subtract

Science:  Chapter 5:  Food Chains

Social Studies:  American Symbols

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

Our Mass is Thursday at 9:00.  The children are very excited about it.  I hope you can join us!

Tuesday we will be going to the RiverPark to see "The Monster Who Ate My Peas."  It should be lots of fun!

I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving filled with family and friends!  :) 


A Feast of Upcoming Events

November 19- 1^st Grade Field Trip – “The Monster Who Ate My Peas” at the RiverPark

November 20- 9:00 Mass- OURS!!

November 21- FREE Dress Day

November 26-28- No School- Thanksgiving Holiday

November 28- Last Day to Order Market Day online

November 30- ADVENT Begins

December 3- 1:00-3:00- Market Day Pick Up

December 4- 9:00 Mass

December 8- 9:00 Mass

December 12- 12:30- K-3 Campus Christmas Program (sack lunch in classrooms)- Students dress up and wear RED and GREEN

December 16- Santa Claus Visits the K-3!

December 18- 9:00 Mass

December 19- Last Day of School & Class Christmas Parties / Free Dress Day/ PAJAMA Day- all students and staff may wear their favorite PJ’s to school

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ NOVEMBER 10-14, 2014

Religion:  We will continue discussing saints this week.  We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.

Reading:  Life in the Forest
-skills:  long u, long e, inflected ending -ed, author's purpose, one and more than one
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  long u words
-pretest Monday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  cube, cute, flute, huge, June, mule, rude, rule, tube, use, water, under

List 2:  dune, fuse, mute, prune, uses, called, grilled, landed, melted, rushed, water, under

Math:
Chapter 3:  Addition Strategies
-skills:  algebra:  add three numbers, problem solving:  use addition strategies, review, chapter 3 test

Science:  Chapter 5:  Food Chains

Social Studies:  Veteran's Day

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-Thank you for coming to discuss your child with me at Parent Teacher Conferences.  I enjoyed talking with each of you!  

-Don’t forget that the children will be painting ornaments Friday with the people from Creative R U.  Please send in your $5 by Tuesday.  Thanks!

A Feast of Upcoming Events

November 11- Picture Retake Day

November 13- 9:00 Mass

November 19- 1^st Grade Field Trip to RiverPark

November 20- 9:00 OUR MASS!!

November 21- FREE Dress Day

November 26-28- NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Break

November 28- Last day to order Market Day online

November 30- ADVENT Begins

December 3- 1:00-3:00- Market Day Pick Up

December 4- 9:00 Mass

December 8- 9:00 Mass

December 12- 12:30- K-3 Campus Christmas Program ~ Students wear RED and GREEN- Dress in Christmas colors!

December 16- Santa Claus Visits the K-3!