Thursday, January 29, 2015

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ FEBRUARY 2-6, 2015

Religion:  Chapter 12:  We Pray with God's Word
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the week:  St. Blase 

Reading:  Where Are My Animal Friends?
-skills:  comparative endings, sequence, -dge (j), and contractions with not
-story test Thursday 

Spelling:  er, est words
-pretest Monday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  bigger, biggest, faster, fastest, slower, slowest, shorter, shortest, sadder, saddest, good-bye, before
 
List 2:  colder, deepest, quicker, smartest, stiffer, thickest, badge, pledge, porridge, wedge, good-bye, before

Math:  Chapter 6:  Count and Model Numbers
-skills:  make 10 and ones, tens, tens and ones to 50, 100th day of school activities

Science:  Groundhog Day, animals in winter

Social Studies:  Groundhog Day

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:


-Congratulations to the Spelling Bee winners in our room during Catholic Schools Week:  Katie Beth Osborne, Tyler Allison, Adelyn Moorman, Atticus Aud, and Gracie Waninger!  Great job and well done!

-Congratulations to the winners of ALL the 1st grade classes:   Adelyn Moorman placed 1st and Katie Beth Osborne placed 2nd!  WOOHOO!!!


-Thank you so much for all the sweet cards and tokens of appreciation you gave me during Catholic Schools Week!  I feel very blessed to work with such wonderful families!  : )

Upcoming Events:

Feb. 5- NO MASS-9:00 Sacred Heart Prayer Service / Last day to order Market Day online
Feb. 11- Market Day Pick Up – 1:00-3:00
Feb. 12- 9:00-Mass / End of World’s Finest Chocolate Sale
Feb. 13- Students may wear RED with uniform bottoms to celebrate Valentine’s Day!!
Feb. 16- No School
Feb. 18- LENT begins / 9:00 Ash Wednesday Mass
Feb. 19- Vision Screenings
Feb. 21- PTO Auction Dinner
Feb. 26- No Mass- Confessions for 3rd Graders
Feb. 27- FREE Dress Day
Mar. 5- 9:00 Mass/ Last Day to Order Market Day
Mar. 6- No School
Mar. 11- 1:00-3:00- Pick Up Market Day