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!  :)

1st GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 26-30, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 19:  The Church Helps the World
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary this week.

Reading:  Ben Franklin and His Kite
-Skills:  prefixes un-, re-, long vowels pattern i, o, theme, pronouns
-No selection test!

Spelling:  Review
Spelling Bee Thursday

Math:  Ch. 11:  Three-Dimensional Geometry
-Skills:  three dimensional shapes, combine three-dimensional shapes, make three-dimensional shapes 

Science/Social Studies:  Chapter 10:  Learning About Energy

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

REMINDER:

All student accounts for the Cafeteria must be kept in the positive through the end of the   school year.   Please use My School Bucks to monitor your child’s account balances.

-May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).  Also, the children need to bring a beach towel to lunch today!!!

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- STUDENTS MAY LEAVE WITH A PARENT AS SOON AS THE PRAYER SERVICE IS OVER.  IF YOU ARE NOT ATTENDING THE PRAYER SERVICE YOU MAY PICK UP YOUR CHILD AT 11:00.  THERE IS NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THIS DAY.

          I’ve had a wonderful school year with a great class!  It’s hard to believe it’s over.  I hope you have a blessed summer filled with family, friends, and fun times!  I’ll miss you all!   : )

Blooming Events

May 24- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Campus Cafeteria

May 29- Spring Fling-1^st grade is 8:30-9:30.  Students need to bring a beach towel for lunch today!

May 30- free dress day/ Last Day of School-10:30-Closing Prayer Service in Church-PARENTS MAY TAKE THEIR CHILDREN HOME AFTER THE SERVICE!   

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 19-23, 2014

Religion:  Chapter 18:  We Celebrate Pentecost
We will pray the Glorious Mysteries of the rosary this week.

Reading:  Alexander Graham Bell
Skills:  vowels aw, au, draw conclusions, short e:  ea, using I and me
-story test Thursday

Spelling:  aw words
-No pretest this week.  Everyone will get list 1 because of the short week.
-Practice test and dictation Wednesday
-Final test Thursday this week

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  saw, draw, crawl, straw, law, jaw, paw, lawn, yawn, hawk, through, science

List 2:  awesome, early, breakfast, instead, leather, sprawl, wealth, applaud, weather, saucer, through, science

Math:  Chapter 10:  Represent Data
-Skills:  problem solving, represent data, review, chapter 10 test (Wednesday)


Science:  Chapter 11:  Day and Night Sky

Social Studies:  Alexander Graham Bell

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

REMINDER:

All student accounts for the Cafeteria must be keep in the positive through the end of school year.   Please use My School Bucks to monitor your child's account balances.

 -May 23:  Picnic to Legion Park- parents and younger siblings welcome-Volunteers are also appreciated!

 -May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- Students may leave with a parent or guardian as soon as the Prayer Service is over.  If you are not attending the prayer service you may pick your child up at 11:00.  There is NO AFTER SCHOOL Program this day.

AR PICNIC INFORMATION: 

-Wear “Faith in Education shirts” (new bright green with OC logo on the back preferred, but if you can’t find it, any of the older Faith in Ed. Shirts are fine) with “out of uniform” bottoms-shirts or jeans.

-Wear TENNIS SHOES.  No flip flops, sandals, or open back shoes.

-Apply sunscreen BEFORE leaving home.

-BRING TWO DRINKS – SPORTS DRINKS OR WATER WITH SCREW CAPS!!  PLEASE PUT YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON BOTH DRINKS!  No sodas or cans.

-I would discourage the children from bringing play equipment because it may get lost or broken.

-PARENTS WHO PLAN ON CHECKING THEIR CHILD OUT AT THE PARK MUST SIGN THE CHILD OUT AT THE FIRST AID SHELTER.  PLEASE TAKE CARE OF THIS EARLY IN THE DAY, SO THAT WE DO NOT HAVE A LONG LINE WHEN IT IS TIME TO START LOADING BUSES.

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER MAY 12-16, 2014

Religion:  Ch. 17:  Jesus' Followers Become the Church
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary this week.

Reading:  Simple Machines
Skills:  diphthongs oi, oy, suffixes er, or, main idea, pronouns
Story test Thursday

Spelling:  oi, oy words
-Pretest Monday
-Practice test and dictation Wednesday
-Final test Friday

Spelling Word Lists:

List 1:  oil, soil, voice, point, boy, boil, coin, oink, toy, join, against, heavy

List 2:  avoid, choice, enjoy, royal, joint, poison, collector, painter, reporter, visitor, against, heavy

Math:  Ch. 10:  Represent Data
-Skills:  read and make picture graphs, read and make bar graphs, read and make tally charts

Science:  Simple Machines

Social Studies:  Australia

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:

UPCOMING DATES:

-May 23:  Picnic to Legion Park- parents and younger siblings welcome-Volunteers are also appreciated!

-May 29:  Spring Fling- Inflatable Playground in the gym (8:30-9:30).

-May 30:  Free Dress Day/ Last Day Prayer Service- in Church at 10:30- Students may leave with a parent or guardian as soon as the Prayer Service is over.  If you are not attending the prayer service you may pick your child up at 11:00.  There is NO AFTER SCHOOL Program this day.

Blooming Events

May 15- 9:00 Mass with Bishop Medley

May 20- NO SCHOOL-Election Day/ Last day for Market Day orders

May 22- 9:00- Closing Mass

May 23- AR Picnic to Legion Park-Wear GREEN Faith in Education shirt

May 24- 10:00-11:00 Pick up Market Day orders at K-3 Campus Cafeteria

May 29- Spring Fling-1^st grade is 8:30-9:30

May 30- Last Day of School-10:30-Closing Prayer Service in Church