1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ SEPTEMBER 19-23, 2016

Religion:  Chapter 3:  God's Word Teaches Us
We will pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Saint of the week:  St. Vincent De Paul
Our Mass is November 17 at 9:00.  I hope you can come and celebrate with us!

Language Arts:  
skills:  short u, informational text:  key ideas and details, main topic, questions, and possessive nouns

Spelling:  short u words
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday

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 6:  Count and Model Numbers
skills:  count by ones to 120, count by tens to 120, chapter 12 test

Science:  Chapter 10, lessons 1 and 2
skills:  heat and energy

Social Studies:  
skills:  problem solving techniques, coping skills

Other:

Notes from the Teacher:
 

-We had our first lock down drill last Friday.  It went very well.  The children did a great job!

-Please help your child practice his/her “one breath boxes.”  These are very important for reading fluency. 

Your child should be bringing those in every week by Friday.  If he/she knows them fluently before then, please have him/her bring them in earlier in the week.  That way I can test them on their words and can give them a new list to practice on.  Thank you!

-Please also encourage your child to keep reading for AR and taking tests.  Many of the children have taken several tests.  I can see their confidence building every day!  I am amazed when they show me their results on the iPad and tell me how many tests they’ve taken.  They are so proud! 

Upcoming Events

Sept. 22- 9:00- Mass

Sept. 23- Picture Day (Free Dress Day)

Sept. 29- 9:00- Mass / Students who purchased a spirit shirt from the OCHS football team may wear their shirt to school WITH uniform bottoms to support the ACES football team.

Sept. 30- NO SCHOOL / 5:30-PTO Tailgate Party at OCHS

Oct. 6- No Mass (3^rd graders have confession)

Oct. 7- Report Cards Go Home/ NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TODAY

Oct. 10-14- FALL BREAK

Oct. 19-20- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Oct. 20– 9:00 Jubilee Jam in the Gym

Oct. 28- Free Dress Day / 9:00 Bus Safety (Buster Bus)

Nov. 1- 9:00 Mass

Nov. 3- 9:00 Living Rosary in the Gym

1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER ~ SEPTEMBER 5-9, 2016

Religion:  We will talk about Saint Mother Teresa and Mary this week.
Saint of the Week:   St. Gregory the Great
September 8:  Mary's Birthday
We will pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary.

Language Arts:   
skills:  inflected endings (-s), text types and purposes:  writing nonfictional narratives, sequencing with time order words, review of common and proper nouns
 
Spelling:  inflected endings -s
-pretest Monday
-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:  Chapter 12:  Two-Dimensional Geometry
skills:  combine shapes, make two-dimensional shapes, find shapes in shapes

Science:  
We will discuss magnets this week.

Social Studies:
We will talk about Labor Day and Patriot Day

Other:


Notes from the Teacher:

-Accelerated Reader Sign In for Parents

Parents of students in 1st-3rd Grade can keep track  of students Accelerated Reader progress, titles of books read, and tests taken, by clicking on the following link:
https://hosted270.renlearn.com/2901880/HomeConnect/
Once on the Renaissance site, log in with the child's Username (Last Name, First Initial, Middle Initial) and Password (Initials + 4 digit code). Children know their log in code. If they do not, parents can contact the teacher.

Please note that children can NOT take tests at home. This site is designed to give information only. AR tests may only be taken at school.

 -We will take the reading part of our MAP test this week.  Please encourage your child to do his/her very best!

Upcoming Events

Sept. 8- 9:00- Mass

Sept. 13-6:00-PTO Meeting

Sept. 14- Football Spirit Shirt Orders DUE

Sept 15- 9:00-Mass

Sept. 16- Lock Down Drill

Sept. 22- 9:00- Mass

Sept. 23- Picture Day (Free Dress Day)

Sept. 29- 9:00- Mass / Students who purchased a spirit shirt from the OCHS football team may wear their shirt to school WITH uniform bottoms to support the ACES football team.

Sept. 30- NO SCHOOL / 5:30-PTO Tailgate Party at OCHS

Oct. 6- No Mass (3^rd graders have confession)

Oct. 7- Report Cards Go Home/ NO AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM TODAY

Oct. 10-14- FALL BREAK

Oct. 19-20- Parent-Teacher Conferences