Thursday, February 19, 2015

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 3rd 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