Saturday, April 8, 2017

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ APRIL 10-14, 2017

Religion:  Holy week discussions and activities, washing of the feet, veneration of the cross, and Good Friday service 
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week:  Saint Damien

Reading/English:  Research Project
skills:  Discuss the upcoming research project they will be doing. Children will pick an animal, conduct research, gather information, and practice note taking.  They will also seek peer feedback and revise their research reports. 
Continue discussion on the 4 types of sentences:  declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.

Spelling:  ow words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  how, town, down, now, brown, cow, clown, frown, crowd, growl, eyes, never

List 2:  flower, frowned, growling, powder, prowl, shower, crinkle, double, hurdle, sample, eyes, never

Math:  Chapter 9:  Measurement
-skills:  order length, indirect measurement, use nonstandard units to measure length, make a nonstandard measuring tool, and adding 2-digit numbers with regrouping

Science:  Habitats
-desert, ocean, forest, arctic, grasslands, wetlands

Social Studies:  Thomas Jefferson

Other:
Notes from the Teacher:
 -I hope you had a relaxing spring break.  It’s hard to believe how few days are left of this school year!

-Please note the change in the spring fling date on the calendar.  It was changed from May 17 to May 16. 

-May 18 is our last day of school.  It is a half day of school.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00.  There will be no after school program or buses home that day.  All students must be picked up by a parent after Mass or by 11:00.  Thank you!

Important Events
April 14- 9:00 Good Friday Service
April 18- Officer DARE comes to our room
April 20- 9:00 Mass
April 25- 6:00 PTO Meeting at the K-3 Campus
April 27- 9:00 Mass
April 28- FREE DRESS DAY
May 4- 9:00 Mass
May 11- 9:00 Mass with Bishop Medley
May 12- AR Picnic (make up day is May 15 IF needed due to weather)
May 16- Spring Fling-Inflatables in the Gym
May 18- 9:00- Closing Mass- Last Day of School- This is a ½ day.  Students are dismissed at 11:00.  No After School Program or buses home.  All students must be picked up by a parent after Mass or by 11:00.