Saturday, January 16, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ JANUARY 18-22, 2016

Religion:  Chapter 12:  We Pray with God's Words
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
We will also pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week:  Saint John Bosco

Reading:  reading informational text:  craft and structure
skills:  ask and answer questions to figure out the meaning of words, use text features to find information, compare and contrast texts, unit summary

Spelling:  -er, -est words
-The pretest was given last Friday and the word lists were passed out.
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  bigger, biggest, faster, fastest, slower, slowest, shorter, shortest, sadder, saddest, good-bye, before

List 2:  bigger, biggest, faster, fastest, slower, slowest, shorter, shortest, sadder, saddest, good-bye, before

Math:  Chapter 7:  Compare Numbers
skills:  greater than, less than, use symbols to compare

Science:  microscope and telescope
-parts of a microscope, label the parts of a microscope

Social Studies:  Martin Luther King, Jr.
We will discuss Martin Luther King, Jr. this week.

Other:
Notes from the Teacher

There will be NO After School Program on February 5
Due to the fact that in past years, we have had very few students stay in the After School Program on Grandparents Day, the After School Program will not operate on February 5. There will be NO After School Program on Grandparents Day. If your child will not be going home with a grandparent, please make other arrangements. Thank You.


-Exchanging Valentine's cards is a favorite activity for elementary students. All students may bring in valentines to exchange on Friday, February 12.  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. There is no way to monitor and ensure that all candy brought in is on the safe snack list. IF your child brings cards with candy, we will have to send them back home. Thank you for helping us keep all of our children safe.

A New Year of Events

Jan. 18- Martin Luther King Day-NO School
Jan. 19- 6:00 PTO Meeting at the K-3 Campus
Jan. 21-Rosary Prayer Service in the Gym
Jan. 28- No Mass/ World’s Finest Chocolate Sale Begins
Jan. 29- Free Dress Day
Feb. 1-5- Catholic Schools Week
Feb. 1- I Love My School Day
Feb. 2- Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day
Feb. 3- Student Appreciation Day
Feb. 4- Parent Appreciation Day and Fun in Faith Day / 9:00 Mass
Feb. 5- Grandparents Day- program-12:30 in GYM
Feb. 9- Field Trip to RiverPark- “Peter Rabbit Tales”
Feb. 10- 9:00 Ash Wednesday Mass
Feb. 12- 1:15-Jubilee Jam
Feb. 15- Presidents Day – NO SCHOOL