1ST GRADE NEWS ~ SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 5:  God is Our Loving Father
We will say the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the Week:  Archangels-Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel

Reading:  Animal Park
-Skills:  short u, cause & effect, final blends, questions
-Story test Thursday

Spelling:  short u words
-Pretest Monday
-Dictation Wednesday
-Final test Thursday

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 2:  Subtraction Concepts
Skills:  use pictures to show taking from, model taking from, model taking apart

Science:  Life Cycle of the Apple

Social Studies: things made from apples, Johnny Appleseed

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:
OUR PRAYER DAY IS OCTOBER 24, 8:15-11:00.  IF YOU CAN VOLUNTEER TO HELP, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.  THANKS!!  :) 

MARKET DAY COOKIE SALE = FREE DRESS DAY

For our October Sale, we will be selling delicious Market Day food PLUS mouthwatering cookie dough ready to pop in the oven. Every child who participates will earn a FREE DRESS Day. If you do not want to order cookies, you may choose to make a $10 donation. Any family donating $10 also gets a free dress day for their child(ren). All Market Day orders can be made online at www.marketday.com and must be placed by FRIDAY, September 26. Pick up is October 1 between 2:00-3:00 at Lourdes Parish Hall.

Upcoming Events

Sept. 24- Buster Bus and Bus Safety

Sept. 25- 9:00 Mass-

Sept. 26- NO School

Sept. 26- Last Day to Order Market Day online

 Oct. 1- 1:00-3:00- Market Day Pick Up

Oct. 2- 9:00 Mass

Oct. 6-10- NO School- FALL Break

Oct. 16- NO MASS- Rosary Service 9:00

Oct. 18- PTO Fall Festival-Immaculate Parish Hall

Oct. 23- 9:00 Mass

Oct. 24- 8:15- 1^st Grade Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, PLEASE!!!!!!

1ST GRADE NEWS ~ SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2014

Religion:  Unit 1 Review
We will pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  Get the Egg
Skills:  short e, realism/fantasy, initial blends, telling sentences
Story test Thursday

Spelling:  short e words

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  bed, jet, leg, men, net, red, sled, step, ten, wet, saw, your

List 2:  smell, nests, spend, dress, grip, swim, twig, stack, helping, yelling, saw, your

Math:  Chapter 1 review and test

Science:  Chapter 2:  Habitats

Social Studies:  integrated with reading

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

MARKET DAY COOKIE SALE = FREE DRESS DAY

For our October Sale, we will be selling delicious Market Day food PLUS mouthwatering cookie dough ready to pop in the oven. Every child who participates will earn a FREE DRESS Day. If you do not want to order cookies, you may choose to make a $10 donation. Any family donating $10 also gets a free dress day for their child(ren). All Market Day orders can be made online at www.marketday.com and must be placed by FRIDAY, September 26. Pick up is October 1 between 2:00-3:00 at Lourdes Parish Hall.

Upcoming Events:

September 18- 9:00 Mass

September 19- School Picture Day J

September 19- Free Dress Day- Wear BRIGHT Colors and a SMILE for School Pictures!

September 19- 5:30- PTO Tailgate Party- Front lawn of KY Wesleyan College

September 24- Buster Bus and Bus Safety

September 25- 9:00 Mass

September 26- NO School

September 26- Last Day to Order Market

 Day online

October 1- 1:00-3:00 Market Day Pick Up

1ST GRADE NEWS ~ SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 4:  We Give Praise to God
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  A Fox and a Kit
-Skills:  inflected ending -s & -ing, main idea
-Story test Thursday

Spelling:  inflected endings -s
-Pretest Monday
-Dictation Wednesday
-Final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  fit, fits, hit, hits, nap, naps, sit, sits, win, wins, her, too

List 2:  kicks, licks, quits, gabs, traps, backing, sticking, fixing, waxing, quacking, her, too

Math:  Ch. 1:  Addition Concepts
-Skills:  add in any order, put together numbers to 10, addition to 10

Science:  Ch. 2:  Habitats

Social Studies:  Careers

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-I am amazed at how the children have embraced AR!  They are reading all the time! 

I’m very proud of them!

-As you probably have noticed, the children are bringing home several graded papers.  (1^st grade is definitely different from Kindergarten!)  They have to read a lot on their own and work independently often.  Please emphasize the importance of working carefully and to always try their best.  Encourage them not to get discouraged.  They’ll get the hang of it! J

Upcoming Events

Sept. 9- 6:00- PTO meeting at Owensboro Catholic Middle School

Sept. 10- 1:00-3:00- Market Day Pick Up at Lourdes Parish Hall

Sept. 11- Boy Scout Sign Ups at Lourdes Parish Hall / 9:00- Mass

Sept. 18- 9:00- Mass

Sept. 19- School Picture Day J / free dress day / 5:30- PTO Tailgate Party

Sept. 24- Buster Bus and Bus Safety

Sept. 25- 9:00 Mass

Sept. 26- NO SCHOOL / Last Day to Order Market Day online

Oct. 1- 1:00-3:00- Market Day pick up

1ST GRADE NEWS - SEPTEMBER 1-5, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 3:  God's Word Teaches Us
We will say the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  The Big Blue Ox
-Skills:  short o, introduce -s plurals, character and setting, introduce action parts of sentences.
-Story test Thursday.

Spelling:  short o words
-pretest Tuesday
-dictation Wednesday
-final test Friday

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 1:  Addition Concepts
-skills:  problem solving-model addition, algebra-add zero
-Beginning of the Year test

Science:  integrated with reading

Social Studies:  community helpers

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-I am amazed at the way the children have taken to AR!  They’re really getting the points!  I’m very proud of them!  Please emphasize that they need to read the books carefully so they can answer the questions on the tests accurately.  When they rush reading the books and taking the tests it counts against them because it brings their average down.

Important School Events

Sept 5- Lock Down Drill/ Last day to order Market Day online

Sept. 9- 6:00- PTO Meeting at Owensboro Catholic Middle School

Sept. 10- 1:00-3:00 Market Day Pick Up at Lourdes Parish Hall

Sept. 11- Boy Scout Sign Ups at Lourdes Parish Hall

Sept. 18- 9:00 Mass

Sept. 19- School Picture Day J / 5:30- PTO Tailgate Party- front lawn of KY Wesleyan College

Sept. 24- Buster Bus and Bus Safety

  

1ST GRADE NEWS - AUGUST 25-29, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 2:  We Gather to Celebrate Mass
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary this Week.

Reading:  Pig in a Wig
Skills:  short i, final x, realism and fantasy, naming parts of sentences
Story test Thursday

Spelling:  short i words
-Pretest Monday
-Dictation Wednesday
-Final Test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  in, it, did, sit, six, fix, lip, mix, pin, wig, and, take

List 2:  grin, grip, thin, thick, quick, quit, dish, fish, trim, trick, and, take
 
Math:  Chapter 1:  Addition Concepts
-skills:  use pictures to add to, model add to, and model putting together

Science:  Living and Nonliving

Social Studies:  animals on a farm

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-I enjoyed talking with all of you on curriculum night! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas with me.  J

-We will begin taking AR tests on Monday.  The tests can be a little tricky at times.  Please encourage your child to read their book twice before taking a test on it. This will help with comprehension.  

Important School Events:

Aug. 29- Free Dress Day

Sept. 1- Labor Day- No School

Sept. 4- Annual Blood Drive for Kate Hayden/ Mass- 9:00

Sept 5- Lock Down Drill/ Last day to order Market Day online

Sept. 9- 6:00- PTO Meeting at Owensboro Catholic Middle School

Sept. 10- 1:00-3:00 Market Day Pick Up at Lourdes Parish Hall

1st Grade News- August 18-22, 2014

Religion:   Chapter 1:  We Belong to Jesus' Church
We will pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  Sam Come Back!
Skills:  short a, final ck, character, introduce sentences
Story test Thursday.

Spelling:  short a words
-Pretest Monday.
-Dictation Wednesday.
-Final test Friday.

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  at, can, cat, back, dad, am, bat, mad, ran, sack, way, on

List 2:  black, snack, quack, that, flat, band, grand, tram, scram, scramble, on, way

Math:  review of Kindergarten skills in preparation for first grade work

Science:  Chapter 1:  Living and Nonliving Things

Social Studies:  integrated with reading

Other:
Notes from the Teacher:

-Owensboro Catholic Football Spirit Night and PTO Tailgate Party is scheduled for September 19th on the front lawn of Kentucky Wesleyan College.  Students may purchase Spirit Shirts to wear to the Tailgate Party. Orders are DUE by August 29th. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.  Show your OC spirit, support the football team, and order a shirt today!

-No birthday parties are permitted at the K-3 Campus. Due to the increase in food allergies, and in order to ensure the safety of all students absolutely NO food may be brought in for a child’s birthday. Birthday invitations are not to be brought to school and distributed unless all members of the same gender in the classroom are invited.

 -All snacks brought to school, must be individually wrapped OR in an individual baggie. Students MAY NOT bring in snacks for anyone other than themselves. In order to protect all children with food allergies, we ask that parents refer to the www.snacksafely.com website to find nutritional and safe snacks. Please do NOT send in snacks with peanut butter or peanuts in them.

-I will send the newsletter via e-mail.  There will be more information on Curriculum Night Thursday. See you there!

Important School Events

Aug. 21- 6:00 Curriculum Night for Parents

Aug. 21- 9:00- Mass

Aug. 28- 9:00 Mass

Aug. 29- Free Dress Day

Sept. 1- Labor Day-No School!

Sept. 4- 9:00 Mass

Sept. 5- Lock Down Drill

Sept. 5- Last day to order Market Day

 Online

Sept. 9- 6:00- PTO meeting at

Owensboro Catholic Middle School

Sept. 10- 1:00-3:00 Market Day Pick Up at Lourdes Parish Hall

The first three days of school have gone very smoothly.  I'm enjoying learning all about the children and their families.   I expect this year will be lots of fun!  I look forward to seeing you on Curriculum Night Thursday!  :)