FIRST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ MARCH 2-6, 2015

Religion:  Chapter 13:  Jesus Promises the Holy Spirit
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary all during Lent.
Saint of the Week:  St. Katherine Drexel
Stations of the Cross on Thursdays at 1:00

Reading:  The Dot
-skills:  long e:  ea, inflected endings (y to i), theme, adjectives for color and shapes
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  ea words
-pretest Monday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  beach, clean, dream, each, eat, lean, please, sea, team, treat, colors, sign

List 2:  beach, beast, dream, easiest, leaves, prettier, really, screamed, teacher, sleepiest, colors, sign

Math:  Chapter 7:  Compare Numbers

-skills:  hands on:  algebra- greater than, less than, and use symbols to compare

Science:  Chapter 7:  Weather

Social Studies:  biography of Dr. Seuss, Junior Achievement

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-I hope you saw the adorable pictures of the children dancing the Argentine tango on Facebook.  They are unforgettable!  If you didn't get to see them, you can still view them.  I saw them dance the tango one day during Music class.  It was priceless!  J  

-Don’t forget to read for Book It!  March is the last month.

Upcoming Events:

Mar. 5- 9:00 Mass/ Last Day to Order Market Day / Last day to bring in money for Habitat for Humanity

Mar. 11- 1:00-3:00- Pick Up Market Day

Mar. 12- 9:00 Mass

Mar. 13- Lock Down Drill

Mar. 19- 9:00 Mass

Mar. 23-27- Book Fair

Mar. 26- 6:00- PTO Meeting at K-3 Campus

Mar. 26- 9:00- Mass with Bishop Medley

Mar. 27- FREE Dress Day

Apr. 2- No Mass- Holy Thursday
Apr. 3- School is IN SESSION
Apr. 6-10- Spring Break
Apr. 9- Last Day to order Market Day online
Apr. 15- 1:00-3:00- Pick Up Market Day
Apr. 16- 9:00- Mass

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ FEBRUARY 23-27, 2015

Religion:  We will discuss Lent this week.
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.
Stations of the Cross:  Thursdays at 1:00
Saint of the Week:  St. Brigid of Ireland

Reading:  Mama's Birthday Present
-skills:  long a:  ai, ay, introduce possessives, draw conclusions, introduce adjectives
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  ai, ay words
-pretest Monday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  afraid, day, gray, mail, may, play, rain, tail, train, way, about, would

List 2:  brain, chain, paint, strain, always, birthday, stray, today, everyone’s, Mama’s, about, would

Math:  Chapter 6:  Count and Model Numbers
-skills:  hands on-model, read, and write numbers from 110-120, chapter 6 test

Science:  Chapter 7:  Weather

Social Studies:  integrated with reading

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-Don’t forget to read for Book It!  March is the last month.

-The children are really enjoying buddy reading for AR!  I’m amazed at how they constantly ask to read to their friends and take AR tests!  The tests can be a little tricky, so please encourage your child to read carefully so he/she can keep his/her scores high.  Thanks!

-The vision screenings we were supposed to have had during the snow days will be rescheduled for a later date.  As soon as I find out the date I will let you know.

Upcoming Events:

Feb. 23- Begin collecting money for Habitat for Humanity

Feb. 26- No Mass- Confessions for 3^rd Graders

Feb. 27- FREE Dress Day

Feb. 28- 1:00-3:00- Used uniform sale in K-3 Campus Cafe

Mar. 5- 9:00 Mass/ Last Day to Order Market Day

Mar. 6- School is IN SESSION

Mar. 11- 1:00-3:00- Pick Up Market Day

Mar. 12- 9:00 Mass

Mar. 13- Lock Down Drill / Last Day to bring in money for Habitat for Humanity

Mar. 19- 9:00 Mass

Mar. 23-27- Book Fair

Mar. 26- PTO Meeting at K-3 Campus / 9:00- Mass with Bishop Medley

Mar. 27- FREE Dress Day

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ FEBRUARY 16-20, 2015

Religion:  We will discuss Lent this week.
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.
Saints of the Week:  Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto

Reading:  Mama's Birthday Present
-skills:  long a:  ai, ay, introduce possessives, draw conclusions, introduce adjectives
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  ai, ay words
-pretest Tuesday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  afraid, day, gray, mail, may, play, rain, tail, train, way, about, would

List 2:  brain, chain, paint, strain, always, birthday, stray, today, everyone’s, Mama’s, about, would

Math:  Chapter 6:  Count and Model Numbers
-skills:  hands on-model, read, and write numbers from 110-120, chapter 6 review and test

Science:  Chapter 7:  Weather

Social Studies:  integrated with reading

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-We will have vision screenings Thursday morning.  If your child wears glasses, please make sure he/she wears them Thursday.

-Don’t forget to read for Book It!  March is the last month.

-The children are really enjoying buddy reading for AR!  I’m amazed at how they constantly ask to read to their friends and take AR tests!  The tests can be a little tricky, so please encourage your child to read carefully so he/she can keep his/her scores high.  Thanks!

Upcoming Events:

Feb. 18- LENT begins / 9:00 Ash Wednesday Mass / Begin collecting money for Habitat for Humanity (details to come)

Feb. 19- Vision Screenings

Feb. 21- PTO Auction Dinner

Feb. 26- No Mass- Confessions for 3^rd Graders

Feb. 27- FREE Dress Day

Feb. 28- 1:00-3:00- Used uniform sale in K-3 Campus Cafe

Mar. 5- 9:00 Mass/ Last Day to Order Market Day / Last day to bring in money for Habitat for Humanity

Mar. 6- No School

Mar. 11- 1:00-3:00- Pick Up Market Day

Mar. 12- 9:00 Mass

Mar. 13- Lock Down Drill

Mar. 19- 9:00 Mass

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ FEBRUARY 9-13, 2015

Religion:  Unit 3 Wrap Up
We will pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the Week:  Our Lady of Lourdes

Reading:  Unit 3 Review
-skills:  review of skills learned in Unit 3
-We will be working on writing skills all week.

Spelling:  words learned in Unit 3
-dictation Wednesday
-test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:
-The test will be on words picked from Unit 3.

Math:  Chapter 6:  Count and Model Numbers
-skills:  tens and ones to 100, problem solving-show numbers in different ways, hands on-model, read, and write numbers from 100-110

Science and Social Studies:  Abraham Lincoln and George Washington

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

The children may bring in Valentines Friday to exchange.  Due to our policy on snacking and food allergies, children are NOT allowed to bring in valentines with ANY type of candy attached to them or valentines that are packages of candy.

Students may wear a RED shirt on Friday, February 13 with UNIFORM bottoms. No hats.

Upcoming Events

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 /Begin collecting money for Habitat for Humanity (details to come)

Feb. 19- Vision Screenings

Feb. 21- PTO Auction Dinner

Feb. 26- No Mass- Confessions for 3^rd Graders

Feb. 27- FREE Dress Day
Feb. 28- 1:00-3:00 Used uniform sale in K-3 Cafeteria

Mar. 5- 9:00 Mass/ Last Day to Order Market Day /Last day to bring in money for Habitat for Humanity

Mar. 6- No School

Mar. 11- 1:00-3:00- Pick Up Market Day

Mar. 12- 9:00 Mass

Mar. 13- Lock Down Drill

Mar. 18- Tornado Drill