1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ DECEMBER 15-19, 2015

Religion:  We will be discussing Christmas and the Holy Family this week.  We will pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.

Reading:  review
-skills:  compound words, action verbs, comprehension

Spelling:  review
-review of words learned so far
-no test this week

Math:  Chapter 5:  Addition and Subtraction Relationships
-skills:  identify related facts, use addition to check subtraction

Science:  Christmas experiment

Social Studies:  seventeen symbols of Christmas

Other:  

NO SPELLING TEST THIS WEEK!!!  HO!  HO!  HO!  J

Notes from the Teacher:  

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed Holiday Season.  I hope you can relax and enjoy lots of family fun!  :)  

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!

Calendar Count Down:

Dec. 16- Santa Claus Visits the K-3!

Dec. 18- 9:00 Mass

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

Jan. 5- First Day Back after Christmas break

Jan. 8- 9:00 Mass

Jan. 9- Last day to order Market Day online

Jan. 9- Report Cards go home

Jan. 13- 6:00- PTO Meeting at 4-6 Campus

Jan. 14- 1:00-3:00- Market Day Pick Up

Jan. 15- NO MASS / 10:00- Bluegrass in the Schools Assembly

Jan. 19- NO SCHOOL- Martin Luther King Holiday

Jan. 22- NO MASS

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!