Thursday, December 29, 2016

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ JANUARY 2-6, 2016

Religion:  We will discuss Christmas, Epiphany, and Mary the Mother of God.
We will pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the Week:  Mary, Mother of God

Reading/English:  reading informational text:  craft and structure
-skills:  ask and answer questions to figure out the meaning of words, ask key details in a text read aloud, prefix (re-) and suffix (-ful), sounds for ending -ed

Spelling:  -ed words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  ask, asked, call, called, help, helped, jog, jogged, plan, planned, again, soon

List 2:  artist, charge, garden, parking, started, dropped, flipping, planned, shutting, swimming, again, soon

Math:  Chapter 3:  Addition Strategies
-skills:  doubles plus 1 and doubles minus 1, practice addition strategies, add 10 more, and make a 10 to add

Science:  We will discuss dental hygiene this week

Social Studies:  We will talk about the Pledge of Allegiance and what it means.

Other: 

Notes from the Teacher
-Welcome back!  I hope you and your family had a wonderful and Blessed Christmas!

 - Thank you so much for the generous Christmas gifts I received!  Your kindness is very touching! 

-Report cards will be sent home Monday and need to be signed and returned to school.  Thank you!

-WE WILL HAVE SHOW AND TELL FRIDAY.  Your child may bring 1 thing he/she received for Christmas to share with the class.  It must be small enough to fit into their backpack.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND IN ELECTRONIC ITEMS.  They are just too fragile and precious!  Thanks!



A New Year of Events
Jan. 2- Report cards go home
Jan. 5- 9:00 Mass
Jan. 6- Lock Down Drill
Jan. 9-27- Winter MAP testing window:  Students will be MAP testing sometime during these dates.
Jan. 12- 9:00 NO Mass
Jan. 13- Vision Screening
Jan. 16- NO School- Martin Luther King holiday
Jan. 17- 6:00- PTO Meeting at the K-3 Campus
Jan. 19- 10:00- Bluegrass Band Assembly in Gym
Jan. 19- NO Mass
Jan. 26- 9:00 Sacred Heart Prayer Service in Church
Jan. 26-Feb. 9- World’s Finest Chocolate Sale
Jan. 27- FREE DRESS DAY
Jan. 30-Feb. 3- Catholic Schools Week
Feb. 2- 9:00 Mass
Feb. 3- 12:30- Grandparents program- Free DRESS UP Day- Dress in your “Sunday Best” for Grandparents!