Friday, August 26, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ AUGUST 29-SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Religion:  Chapter 1:  We Belong to Jesus' Church
We will pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary.
Saint of the Week:  St. Monica and St. Augustine   

Language Arts:   
skills:  short o words, inflected endings, proper nouns


Spelling:  short o words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday
**REMEMBER, IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO HAVE A DIFFERENT SPELLING LIST, PLEASE SEND ME A NOTE OR AN E-MAIL SO I WILL BE AWARE OF IT.  THANKS!

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  got, hop, hot, lock, mom, mop, ox, pop, pot, rock, help, use

List 2: flock, clock, stop, locks, rocks, crop, spot, prop, stock, crockpot, help, use

Math:  Chapter 12:  Two-Dimensional Shapes
skills:  sort 2-dimensional shapes, describe them, and combine 2-dimensional shapes

Science:  Chapter 9:  Movement and Sound
skills:  Discuss what makes things move the way they do.

Social Studies:  Roles of the people in our families and our community

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:
 
-We will begin MAP testing this week.  Please help your child understand the importance of doing his/her best.

-We will have our first school-wide STEAM project this Thursday afternoon.  It should be a lot of fun!

-To gain access to your child’s grades in INow please email parent.portal@owensborocatholic.org . List each of your children’s name and grade and tell your relationship to the child. (mother, father). You will receive an email giving you a username and password.
Once you have this, INow can be accessed through the Parent Portal on the www.owensborocatholic.org website.



Important School Events

Sept. 1- 9:00-Mass
Sept. 5- Labor Day
Sept. 8- 9:00- Mass
Sept. 9-1:00-Blood Drive in memory of Kate Hayden
K-3 Campus Parking Lot
Sept. 13-6:00-PTO Meeting
Sept 15- 9:00-Mass
Sept. 16- Lock Down Drill
Sept. 22- 9:00- Mass
Sept. 23- Picture Day (Free Dress Day)
Sept. 29- 9:00- Mass / Students who purchased a spirit shirt from the OCHS football team may wear their shirt to school WITH uniform bottoms to support the ACES football team.
Sept. 30- NO SCHOOL / PTO Tailgate Party at OCHS