1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ APRIL 25-29, 2016

Religion:  Chapter 18:  We Celebrate Pentecost
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week:  St. Mark the Evangelist

Reading:  
-finish writing research projects
-organize material in order to present information
-present reports on the iPad app Chatter Pix Kids

Spelling:  ou words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  mouth, house, found, our, out, cloud, ouch, shout, round, count, should, loved

List 2:  bounce, doubt, pound, slouch, underground, bonus, frozen, moment, silence, value, should, loved

 

Math:  Chapter 11:  Three Dimensional Geometry
-skills:  identify three-dimensional objects, talk about vertices, faces, curved and flat surfaces, and edges, 3-digit + 2-digit addition fluency

Science:  Solid, Liquid, and Gas
-talk about matter, how matter changes, solids, liquids, and gases

Social Studies:  Coins and Dollars
 -talk about coins (penny, nickel, dime, quarter) and dollars ($1, $2, $5, $10, $20), practice counting money

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

                  Picnic to Legion Park- May 20- 8:30-1:00
Our annual School Wide AR Picnic to Legion Park will be here before you know it! Parents and siblings are invited to come and spend the day with us. If you are going to eat a school lunch (pizza) you must order ahead!

Last Day Prayer Service- May 27- 10:00
We will have a Prayer Service to celebrate the year and to send our 3rd grade students off as they leave the K-3 Campus. School is dismissed after the Service. If you are not attending, please pick your child up at 11:00. Please let your child’s teacher know how your child is getting home, especially if they are riding with someone else.

Important Events

Apr. 25- May 13- MAP Testing

Apr. 28- 9:00 Mass

Apr. 29- Free Dress Day

May 5- 9:00 Mass

May 12- 9:00 Mass – May Crowning of Mary after Mass

May 17- Primary Election Day- NO SCHOOL

May 19- 9:00 Closing School Mass

May 20- 8:30-1:00 AR Picnic to Legion Park

May 23- 9:00-11:00 - Drive In Movie Day-Bring a blanket or towel to school

May 25- Spring Fling- Inflatables in the GYM

May 26- 9:00 Living Rosary / Jubilee Jam    immediately following

May 27- Free Dress Day/ 10:00 Closing Prayer

Service ~ DISMISSAL IS AT11:00 THIS DAY!  No after school program

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ APRIL 18-22, 2016

Religion:  Chapter 17:  Jesus' Followers Become the Church
We will pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week:  Saint George

Reading/English:  Over the next 2 weeks we will be researching animals for a research project.  The children will choose an animal, research facts about their animal, and write a research report on their animal.  Then they will edit, rewrite, and present their projects to the class.

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 12:  Two Dimensional Geometry
skills:  fractions, equal or unequal parts, halves, fourths, 3-digit +  3-digit addition fluency

Science/Social Studies:  We will discuss Earth Day this week.  We will talk about the three R's:  reuse, reduce, and recycle.

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-Our AR picnic is Friday, May 20.  Volunteers are needed to help supervise the children. The buses will pick the students up at 8:30 at the K-3 Campus and we will return to school at 1:00. Parents attending the picnic may check students out at the park by going to the First Aid Shelter and “signing” them out.  You will also need to reserve a lunch to eat.  A letter will be sent out Monday.  If you would like to go with us to the park, please fill out the form on the letter and return it to me.  Thank you in advance for your help! It should be a day of fun for everyone!  J

Important Events:

Apr. 21- 9:00 Mass

Apr. 25- May 13- MAP Testing

Apr. 28- 9:00 Mass

Apr. 29- Free Dress Day

May 5- 9:00 Mass

May 12- 9:00 Mass – May Crowning of Mary after Mass

May 17- Primary Election Day- NO SCHOOL

May 19- 9:00 Closing School Mass

May 20- 8:30-1:00 AR Picnic to Legion Park

May 23- 9:00-11:00 - Drive In Movie Day-Bring a blanket or towel to school

May 25- Spring Fling- Inflatables in the GYM

May 26- 9:00 Living Rosary / Jubilee Jam    immediately following

May 27- Free Dress Day/ 10:00 Closing Prayer Service

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ APRIL 11-15, 2016

Religion:  We will review Unit 4 this week.
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Saint of the Week:  Saint Damien

Reading/English:  Unit 10: Research to Build and Present Knowledge:  Write Research Reports
skills:  draw pictures, complete sentence starters, and use notes to compose a research report about rainforest animals, orally present a research report, review unit 10, simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences

Spelling:  question words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday

Spelling Word List: 
where, what, when, who, aren't, which, does, isn't, why, don't, could, would
Math:  Chapter 10:  Represent Data
 skills:  organize, represent, and interpret data in up to three categories, review for chapter 10 test, chapter 10 test, 3-digit + 2-digit addition fluency

Science:  Chapter 9:  Magnets
-talk about what magnets do, make a magnet flip book

Social Studies:  Thomas Jefferson
-talk about Thomas Jefferson-timeline of his life and his accomplishments

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

 -Thank you so much for the beautiful wind chimes and Miller House cards you gave me in memory of my mom.  That was very thoughtful of you.  My mom loved wind chimes.  This will be such a wonderful remembrance of her every time the wind blows.  I appreciate all the kind thoughts and prayers sent my way as well.  This has been a very difficult time for me.  The children have given me so much strength!  Their sweet hugs and “I’m sorry about your mom” kind words have warmed my heart and kept me going!  I am truly blessed!  Thank you all very, very much!

          -I hope you had a wonderful and restful spring break!  

Important Events

Apr. 14- 9:00 Mass

Apr. 15- Beach Day in the Cafeteria Students may bring a beach towel to school to eat lunch on.

Apr. 15- 1:15 Jubilee Jam

Apr. 21- 9:00 Mass

Apr. 25- May 13- MAP Testing

Apr. 28- 9:00 Mass

Apr. 29- Free Dress Day

May 5- 9:00 Mass

May 12- 9:00 Mass

May 17- Primary Election Day- NO SCHOOL

May 19- 9:00 Closing School Mass

May 20-AR Picnic to Legion Park

May 23- Drive In Movie Day-Bring a blanket or towel

to school

May 25- Spring Fling- Inflatables in the GYM