Owensboro Catholic Schools - 1st grade friends

Saturday, May 21, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ MAY 23-27, 2016

Religion: We will discuss the Works of Mercy this week.
We will pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week: St. Matthias

Reading/English:
-discuss multiple meaning words, talk about different names for "home," review unit 11, memory book

Spelling: review
-we will review words they've learned this year, spelling bee

Math: review of standards
-review weak skills from the skills test and prepare for 2nd grade

Science/Social Studies:
-students will describe their idea of the perfect home

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-Last Day Prayer Service- May 27- 10:00 We will have a Prayer Service to celebrate the year and to send our 3rd grade students off as they leave the K-3 Campus. School is dismissed after the Service at 11:00. If you are not attending, please pick your child up at school at 11:00. Please let me know how your child is getting home, especially if they are riding with someone else. We will not be using buses on the last day of school. Thank you!

I’ve had a wonderful school year with a great class! It’s hard to believe it’s over. I hope you all have a blessed summer filled with family, friends, and fun times! I will miss you all! :)

Important Events

May 23- 9:00-11:00 - Drive In Movie Day-Bring a blanket or towel to school

May 24- AR Picnic 8:30-1:00

May 25- Spring Fling- Inflatables in the GYM – 1^st grade 8:30-9:30

May 26- 9:00 Living Rosary / Jubilee Jam immediately following

May 27- Free Dress Day/ 10:00 Closing Prayer

Service ~ DISMISSAL IS AT 11:00 THIS DAY!

**NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM**

***PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW YOUR CHILD IS GOING HOME ON THE LAST DAY, MAY 27!***

Thursday, May 12, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ MAY 16-20, 2016

Religion: We will discuss Mary this week.
We will pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week: St. Joan of Arc

Reading/English:
-reading informational text: integration of knowledge and ideas - inflectional endings, reading in phrases, main idea, identify an author's opinions and the reasons given to support those opinions, compare and contrast two texts on the same topic, determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases

Spelling: aw, au words
-pretest Monday
-final test THURSDAY this week (because of the AR picnic)

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:

saw, draw, crawl, straw, law, jaw, paw, lawn, yawn, hawk, through, science

List 2:

awesome, early, breakfast, instead, leather, sprawl, wealth, applaud, weather, saucer, through, science

Math: Review of standards
skills: review weak skills from the skills test and prepare for 2nd grade

Science/Social Studies:
-medical instruments not available in the past

Other:
Notes from the Teacher:

Last Day Prayer Service- May 27- 10:00
We will have a Prayer Service to celebrate the year and to send our 3rd grade students off as they leave the K-3 Campus. School is dismissed after the Service at 11:00. If you are not attending, please pick your child up at school at 11:00. Please let me know how your child is getting home, especially if they are riding with someone else. We will not be using buses on the last day of school. Thank you!

Important Events:

May 17- Primary Election Day- NO SCHOOL

May 19- 9:00 Closing School Mass

May 20- 8:30-1:00 AR Picnic to Legion Park

May 23- 9:00-11:00 - Drive In Movie Day-Bring a blanket or towel to school

May 25- Spring Fling- Inflatables in the GYM – 1^st grade 8:30-9:30

May 26- 9:00 Living Rosary / Jubilee Jam immediately following

May 27- Free Dress Day/ 10:00 Closing Prayer

Service ~ DISMISSAL IS AT11:00 THIS DAY!

**NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM**

PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW YOUR CHILD IS GETTING HOME ON THE LAST DAY, MAY 27!

Thursday, May 5, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ MAY 9-13, 2016

Religion: Chapter 20: We Pray With Holy Songs
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week: Our Lady of Fatima

Reading/English: reading informational text: integration of knowledge and ideas - compare and contrast two texts on the same topic, key details, inflectional endings, irregularly spelled words, two-syllable words, reading in phrases, and putting things in categories by 1 or more attributes

Spelling: oi/oy words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1: oil, soil, voice, point, boy, boil, coin, oink, toy, join, against, heavy

List 2: avoid, choice, enjoy, royal, joint, poison, collector, painter, reporter, visitor, against, heavy

Math: Review of standards
skills-review standards we've been working on in the last few chapters (number and operations in base ten, geometry, operations and algebraic thinking, and measurement and data), review weak skills and prepare for 2nd grade

Science/Social Studies: famous people and their contributions
-students will pick an important scientist in history, gather information, write a report on the scientist, and present it to the class

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

Thank you for all the sweet notes and goodies for Teacher Appreciation Week! I enjoyed all the kind words! I know I have gained 5 pounds because of all the yummy treats! Thank you for your thoughtfulness!

Last Day Prayer Service- May 27- 10:00

We will have a Prayer Service to celebrate the year and to send our 3rd grade students off as they leave the K-3 Campus. School is dismissed after the Service at 11:00. If you are not attending, please pick your child up at school at 11:00. Please let me know how your child is getting home, especially if they are riding with someone else. We will not be using buses on the last day of school. Thank you!

Important Events

May 12- 9:00 Mass – May Crowning of Mary

after Mass