PRAYER DAY

Our prayer day is October 18.  We need volunteers, please!  If you'd like to help, please let me know as soon as possible.  Thank you for sharing your time with us!  :)

SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 4, 2013 1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER

Religion:  Ch. 7:  God Made Us to Be Good and Holy
We will be saying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Our Prayer Day is Oct. 18.  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, PLEASE!!

Reading: Max & Ruby:  A Big Fish for Max

-Skills Covered: digraphs sh & th, main idea, vowel sound in ball, nouns

-Story test Thursday

Spelling: sh & th words
-pretest Mon.
-practice test and dictation Wed.
-final test Fri.

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 2: Subtraction Concepts, Chapter 3:  Addition Strategies
-Ch. 2 review, ch. 2 test Tuesday, add in any order, count on

Science: Chapter 4:  Life Cycles
We'll be discussing the frog life cycle this week.

Social Studies:  integrated with reading, family rules

Other:

-I enjoyed talking with all of you at the parent teacher conferences!  It’s great to share ideas about the children.

-Guidance counselor news:  The word of the month is HONOR!

-Our prayer day is October 18.  If you would like to volunteer to help, please let me know as soon as possible.  Thanks!

Upcoming Events

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department

Oct. 7-11- Fall Break

Oct. 15- Officer DARE visits our classroom/ last day to order Market Day

Oct. 18- Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED, PLEASE!!

Oct. 18- Report Cards go home

Oct. 19- 10:00-11:00-Market Day pick-up at K-3 Campus

Oct. 25- FREE Dress Day

Oct. 31- OMHS Health Assessments

Nov. 1- 9:00- Mass- All Saints Day

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER- SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2013

Religion:  Ch. 6:  Baptism is a Wonderful Gift
We will be saying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:

-We will have the Unit 1 test this week.  There is no story. 

-Unit 1 vocabulary  words test

Spelling: Review of Unit 1 words

-We will have spelling games in the room.

-spelling test over the words from Unit 1

Math:   Chapter 2:  Subtraction Concepts

Skills:  subtract all or zero, take apart numbers, subtraction from 10 or less

Science: ch. 3:  How Plants and Animals Live

Social Studies:  Johnny Appleseed

Other:

-Our prayer day is October 18. Volunteers are appreciated!  Thanks!

-Our word of the month is COURAGE! 

Upcoming Events

Sept. 25-26- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sept. 26- 10:30- RAINBOW Mass at SportsCenter

Sept. 27- No School

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department

Oct. 7-11- Fall Break

Oct. 15- Officer DARE visits our classroom / last day to order Market Day

Oct. 18- Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER - SEPTEMBER 16-20, 2013

Religion:  Ch. 5:  God is Our Loving Father
We will be saying the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Our prayer day is October 18.  Volunteers are needed and appreciated!  Please let me know if you can come.  Thanks!

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

- story test Thursday

Spelling: short u

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:  model taking apart and subtraction, use pictures and subtraction to compare

Science:  Chapter 3: How Plants & Animals Live

Social Studies:  transportation (land, water, and air)

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-Parent teacher conferences are Sept. 25-26. I’m looking forward to seeing you and sharing ideas about your child!

 

-Picture day is Friday.  Students should wear colorful clothing and come to school out of uniform.







***Scholastic Book Orders are due Wednesday, Sept. 18.***


Upcoming Events:

 Sept. 17- Last day to order Market Day

Sept. 20- School Pictures Day

Sept. 21- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Cafeteria

Sept. 25-26- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sept. 26- 10:30- RAINBOW Mass at SportsCenter

Sept. 27- No School

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department

Oct. 18- Prayer Day- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!! 

Oct. 18- report cards sent home        

SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2013 NEWSLETTER

Religion: Unit 1 Review
We'll be saying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  "Get the Egg"
-Skills:  short e, realism/fantasy, initial blends, telling sentences

Spelling:  short e words
-Pretest - Monday
-Practice Test and dictation - Wednesday
-Final Test- Friday

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

Science:  Chapter 2:  Habitats

Social Studies:  integrated with reading

Other:

-By now you should have gotten a notification from www.signupgenius.com to sign up for parent/teacher conferences (September 25-26).  Please sign up as soon as you can.  If you did not receive the message, please let me know.  Thanks!

-AR NEWS:  The children are really getting excited about reading.  It seems that every time I turn around they have their noses in a book!  How exciting!!

Upcoming Events:

Sept. 13- Students may wear “Black Out” Shirts with uniform bottoms to school/5:00 PTO Tailgate Party at KWC

Sept. 17- Last day to order Market Day

Sept. 20- School Pictures Day

Sept. 21- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Cafeteria

Sept. 25-26- Parent/Teacher Conferences

Sept. 26- 10:30- RAINBOW Mass at SportsCenter

Sept. 27- No School

Oct. 2- Risk Watch with Owensboro Fire Department         

SEPTEMBER 2-6, 2013 NEWSLETTER

Religion:   Ch. 4: We Give Praise to God

We will be saying the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:   A Fox and a Kit
-Skills: inflected ending –s & -ing, main idea
-story test FRIDAY this week
Spelling: inflected endings -s

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
-addition to 10, Ch. 1 review
-Test on Ch. 1 Thursday

Science:  Ch. 2: Habitats

Social Studies:  careers

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

-Beginning with the September lunch menu, Chef Salad will be offered on WEDNESDAY only. It will no longer be offered on Tuesday.

-I am amazed at how the children have embraced AR!  They are reading all the time!  A few children even have 10 points already.  I’m very proud of them!

Upcoming Events

Sept. 6- Bus Safety with DCPS buses

Sept. 13- Students may wear “Black Out” Shirts with uniform bottoms to school/5:00 PTO Tailgate Party at KWC

Sept. 17- Last day to order Market Day

Sept. 20- School Pictures Day-Free Dress Day

 

Sept. 21- 10:00-11:00-Market Day Pick Up-at K-3 Campus Cafeteria

Sept. 25-26- Parent/Teacher Conferences

 

Sept. 26- 10:30- Rainbow Mass at SportsCenter

 

Sept. 27- NO School

AUGUST 26-30, 2013 NEWSLETTER

Religion: Chapter 3: God’s Word Teaches Us

-We will be saying the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading: The Big Blue Ox
Skills: short o, introduce –s plurals, character& setting, introduce naming parts of sentences

Story test Thursday.

Spelling: short o words
Pretest Mon.
Practice test and dictation Wed.
Final test Fri.


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:Ch. 1: Addition Concepts

Skills: problem solving-model addtion, algebra-add zero, add in any order, put together numbers to 10


Science:Chapter 2: Habitats


Social Studies:

Community helpers

Other

Notes from the Teacher:

-Thank you for coming to the Curriculum Night. I enjoyed talking with you and sharing our daily routine. : )

-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.

Owensboro Catholic Football Spirit Night and Tailgate Party is scheduled for September 13 . The Tailgate party will take place on the lawn at Kentucky Wesleyan College before the football game.

Black Out Spirit shirts must be ordered by August 30. NO LATE ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Students are allowed to wear their spirit shirts to school on September 13 with uniform bottoms. If you need another order form, please contact the school office.