Saturday, September 17, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ SEPTEMBER 19-23, 2016

Religion:  Chapter 3:  God's Word Teaches Us
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the week:  St. Vincent De Paul
Our Mass is November 17 at 9:00.  I hope you can come and celebrate with us!

Language Arts:  
skills:  short u, informational text:  key ideas and details, main topic, questions, and possessive nouns

Spelling:  short u words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1: 


bump, bus, cut, jump, must, nut, rug, run, sun, up, many, into


List 2: 

bust, dusk, hunting, skunks, went, held, clasp, stamp, drift, milk, many, into

Math:  Chapter 6:  Count and Model Numbers
skills:  count by ones to 120, count by tens to 120, chapter 12 test

Science:  Chapter 10, lessons 1 and 2
skills:  heat and energy

Social Studies:  
skills:  problem solving techniques, coping skills

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:
 
-We had our first lock down drill last Friday.  It went very well.  The children did a great job!
-Please help your child practice his/her “one breath boxes.”  These are very important for reading fluency. 
Your child should be bringing those in every week by Friday.  If he/she knows them fluently before then, please have him/her bring them in earlier in the week.  That way I can test them on their words and can give them a new list to practice on.  Thank you!
-Please also encourage your child to keep reading for AR and taking tests.  Many of the children have taken several tests.  I can see their confidence building every day!  I am amazed when they show me their results on the iPad and tell me how many tests they’ve taken.  They are so proud! 


Upcoming Events

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 / 5:30-PTO Tailgate Party at OCHS
Oct. 6- No Mass (3rd graders have confession)
Oct. 7- Report Cards Go Home/ NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TODAY
Oct. 10-14- FALL BREAK
Oct. 19-20- Parent-Teacher Conferences
Oct. 20– 9:00 Jubilee Jam in the Gym
Oct. 28- Free Dress Day / 9:00 Bus Safety (Buster Bus)
Nov. 1- 9:00 Mass
Nov. 3- 9:00 Living Rosary in the Gym