Saturday, September 24, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2016

Religion:  Chapter 4:  We Give Praise to God
We will pray the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the Week:  Archangels:  Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel
Our Mass is November 17 at 9:00.  We hope you can make it!

Language Arts:  
-skills:  reading informational text-key ideas and details, identify and write plural forms of nouns

Spelling:  digraph sh and th words
-pretest-Monday
-final test- Thursday this week

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1: 

fish, rush, shell, ship, shop, shut, then, thin, trash, with, want, good

List 2: 

brush, shack, fresh, bath, thank, thick, bald, salt, talk, walking, want, good

Math:  Chapter 6:  Count and Model Numbers
skills:  understand tens and ones, make tens and ones, tens

Science:  Chapter 10, lesson 3
skills:  shadows, record shadows at different times

Social Studies:

skills:  cooperatively participate in group activities, cooperate in team work 

Other:
Notes from the Teacher:
-The children are progressing nicely in school!  I am amazed at how fast they are learning so many new things.  Several children have already earned 10 AR points and have gotten stickers on their stars and a few prizes from the prize box.  Wow!  If you think your child is feeling uncomfortable about taking AR tests, feel free to drop in the classroom any morning (7:30-7:50) and sit beside them while they take the test.  A lot of the time all they need is a little encouragement.  :)



-I am enjoying teaching these children so much!  They are really a fun group of kiddos and their smiles are contagious!  I feel very blessed!  


Upcoming Events
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) / 10:00- fire safety
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. 27- 9:00 Mass
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
Nov. 4- 1st Grade Prayer Day – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, PLEASE