Friday, October 2, 2015

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ OCTOBER 5-9, 2015

Religion:  Chapter 3:  God's Word Teachers Us
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the Week:  St. Francis of Assisi


Reading:  
skills:  long a words, main point of a selection, compare and contrast texts, identify and write plural forms of nouns

Spelling:  long a words
-pretest Monday
-final test Thursday (due to so many leaving early for fall break)

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  age, cage, cake, face, late, made, make, name, safe, take, could, old

List 2:  brace, shade, place, skate, trade, waves, grapes, classmates, page, stage, could, old

Math:  
skills:  subtraction concepts, use pictures in subtraction to compare, use models to compare and subtract, using number bonds and number lines

Science:  care for animals and animals take care of young

Social Studies:  Christopher Columbus

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:


  • By now you should have received an invitation from Sign Up Genius to make an appointment for a conference time.  Conferences are Oct. 21-22.  If you haven’t already done so, please log on and sign up for your conference.


  • -Our Prayer day is October 30.  Volunteers are needed from 8:00-11:00.  If you can help, please let me know.  Thank you!


  • This year the PTO will be having one fundraiser to replace Market Day.  The cookie dough fundraiser will run from October 19 through October 30. Look for the brochure after Fall Break!  We truly appreciate all you do to help support Owensboro Catholic K-8 PTO!

Upcoming Events

-Oct. 8- No Mass- Confessions for 3rd graders
-Oct. 8- 9:00 Fire Safety with the Fire Department
-Oct. 12-16- FALL BREAK
-Oct. 19- Report Cards go home/ World’s Finest Cookie Fundraiser (in place of Market Day) begins
-Oct. 21-22- Parent Teacher Conferences
-Oct. 29- 9:00 Rosary Service in the Gym
-Oct. 30- Free Dress Day/CRAZY Hat Day for students
-Oct. 30- 1st Grade Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, PLEASE!!  THANK YOU!
-Nov. 3- Election Day-NO SCHOOL
-Nov. 5- 9:00- Mass
-Nov. 12- 9:00- Mass
-Nov. 19- 9:00- Mass
-Nov. 20- OHRH Health Assessments