Mrs. Thornton's First Grade: 2024

Monday, May 13, 2024

Week of May 13, 2024

Please Note

- On Tuesday night we will have our May Procession. Students are to wear their winter uniforms. The kids must be in our classroom no later than 6:15pm and can be picked up in church at their pew after the May Procession. In the event of rain, we will meet in Church. Please let me know if you have any questions.

- We are collecting spare change for the Mother's Home for the rest of the year. You can send in any spare change until the end of the year. Thanks!

- We will have a reading and spelling test on Friday this week.

- There will be a special Mass this Sunday for students who have received a sacrament, and for Sr. Mary's retirement. If you would like to volunteer please use the sign-up genius found here: May 19 Parish mass and coffee. Thank you!

Important May/June dates:

May 14th - May Procession at 6:30 pm

May 24th-27th - Memorial Day Weekend break

June 4th - Doughnuts with Dudes 8:30-9:30am

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: workbook page 89

Tuesday

No Homework

May Procession

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: workbook page 90

Thursday

Reading: wkst and study words for test

Math: complete worksheet

Read

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will continue a unit learning about Mary, the Mother of God to honor her in the month of May.

Reading

Story: "Observing the Sky"

Target Skill: Describing characters, settings and major events using key details

Phonics Skill: R controlled vowel: -or

Grammar: pronouns

Sight Words: laugh, move, change, away

Spelling Words: born, horn, corn, core, more, chore, boar, roar

Math

We will start our unit on Geometry and Shapes. This week we will review all 2D shapes and learn about different kinds of quadrilaterals.

Monday, May 6, 2024

Week of May 6, 2024

Please Note

-Thank you all for coming to our mass last week. The kids did an amazing job!

-Grandparents/Special Friends Day was great too. It was so nice meeting everyone. We have another busy week ahead. Here are your reminders:

- Be on the lookout for an email about the May Procession next week. Students are to wear their winter uniforms unless the weather looks too hot.

- We will celebrate Ascension Thursday with mass at 9:00 am. All are welcome to join.

- We will have a reading and spelling test on Friday. The words are the same words from last week.

- We will have a math test on measurement on Friday. A review worksheet will be sent home on Thursday.

Important May dates:

May 14th - May Procession at 6:30pm

May 24th-27th - Memorial Day Weekend

June 4th - Donuts with Dads/Dudes - 8:30-9:30

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

practice sight and spelling words

Math: worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: workbook page 131

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Reading: study words for tests tomorrow

Read

Math: complete test review

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will start a unit learning about Mary, the Mother of God as we honor her in May.

Reading

Story: "Observing the Sky"

Target Skill: Describing characters, settings, and major events using key details

Phonics Skill: R controlled vowel: -ar

Grammar: pronouns

Sight Words: four, great, city, boy

Spelling Words: car, star, far, chart, smart, part, yard, hard

Math

We will continue our unit on measurement and work with non-standard and standard measurements and have a test on Friday.

Monday, April 29, 2024

Week of April 29, 2024

Please Note

-We will start Unit 8 in reading this week but will not have the reading and spelling tests until next week.

- Our field trip to the Arden Theater is Wednesday. The kids are to wear their gym uniforms to school. Please pack a morning snack and a brown bagged lunch (no glass drinks please) as we will be eating at the theater after the play. If you have not signed the permission form or paid yet please do so ASAP! https://stkatharineofsiena.factsmgtadmin.com/form/aKYJGZL6X?authToken=__token__

- The first-grade mass is on Friday. All are welcome to join. The kids have been working very hard!

- Friday is also Grandparents/Special Relatives Day and a half day with dismissal at 12:00. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/m7wwQ2N5fxCbFL25A

Important May dates:

May 1st - Field Trip to Arden Theater

May 3rd - First Grade Mass and Grandparents Day; noon dismissal

May 14th - May Procession at 6:30pm

May 24th-27th - Memorial Day Weekend

June 4th - Donuts with Dads/Dudes - 8:30-9:30

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: workbook page 122

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: workbook page 124

Wednesday

NO HOMEWORK

Thursday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: workbook page 125

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will finish learning about the mass this week.

Reading

Story: "Observing the Sky"

Target Skill: Describing characters, settings and major events using key details

Phonics Skill: R controlled vowel: -ar

Grammar: pronouns

Sight Words: four, great, city, boy

Spelling Words: car, star, far, chart, smart, part, yard, hard

Math

We will continue our unit on measurement and work with non-standard and standard measurements.

Monday, April 22, 2024

Week of April 22, 2024

Awesome job to our Spring Cultural Arts participants!

Please Note

- We will be going to see Pinocchio at the Arden Theater next Wednesday, May 1st. The permission form is posted below and the payment invoice was sent to you through FACTS last week. Please have it completed by this Friday, April 26th. The kids will need to bring a brown bag lunch this day as we will be eating there after the play.

- Here is the permission form for the field trip:

https://stkatharineofsiena.factsmgtadmin.com/form/aKYJGZL6X?authToken=__token__

- There will be a math test on graphing on Thursday. A test review will be sent home for homework on Wednesday.

- There will be a reading and spelling test on Friday this week.

- Friday is a dress-down day to benefit Catholic Social Services. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.

- Next Friday, May 3rd will be our First Grade Mass and Grandparents Day! If you have grandparents who are planning to attend, please RSVP for them here: https://forms.gle/m7wwQ2N5fxCbFL25A More information will be sent home next week.

Important May dates for First Grade:

May 1st - Field Trip to Arden Theater

May 3rd - First Grade Mass and Grandparents Day; noon dismissal

May 14th - May Procession at 6:30pm

May 24th-27th - Memorial Day Weekend

June 4th - Donuts with Dads

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Math: workbook page 51

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Math: 52

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Math: complete test review

Thursday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words for test

Math: XTRA Math

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 15 and begin discussing the parts of the mass.

Reading

Story: "Past, Present and Future"

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details, Using text graphics and captions

Phonics Skill: Long i (igh, ind, -y)

Grammar: noun and verb agreement

Sight Words: again, round, they, country

Spelling Words: right, night, light, find, kind, mind, shy, fly

Math

We finish our graphing unit and check in on addition and subtraction to 20 progress.

Monday, April 15, 2024

Week of April 15, 2024

Somehow I deleted the most important picture,
but THE LORAX was our winner!

Please Note

- The last Home and School meeting of the year will be tonight at 6:30 in the parish center. The speaker is an Executive Functioning and ADHD specialist. All are welcome to join.

- Test folders were sent home today. Please sign and return.

- We will celebrate our monthly Mass tomorrow at 9:00 am. Please join us! NO DRESS DOWNS PLEASE

- This week we will have SCAN (Spring Cultural Arts Night) on Thursday night. Guests are welcome to walk around the school to look at student work starting at 5:30 followed by the showcase in the gym at 6:30. All are welcome to come see the amazing work the kids have done throughout the year.

- We will be going to see Pinocchio at the Arden Theater on Wednesday, May 1st. The permission form and payment will be sent to you through FACTS this week. Please have it completed by Friday, April 26th. The kids will need to bring a brown bagged lunch this day as we will be eating there after the play. I will need 3 chaperones for the trip! If you would like to be one please send me an email and make sure your clearances are up to date. Thank you!

- Here is the permission form for the trip:

https://stkatharineofsiena.factsmgtadmin.com/form/aKYJGZL6X?authToken=__token__

- We are in need of tissues and clorox wipes if you would like to donate some to the class, thank you!

- There will be a reading and spelling test on Friday.

- I will be teaching the Safe Environment lesson on Friday this week. An email was sent home last week with the link to the lessons and an opt out letter.

-Have a wonderful week!

Homework

Monday - Home and School Meeting at 6:30

Reading - complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Tuesday

Reading - complete worksheet

Math - workbook page 49

Practice words and read.

Wednesday

Reading - complete worksheet

Math - workbook page 50

Practice words and read.

Thursday

Reading - study for tests

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will finish Ch 15, and start Chapter 16 - Jesus Gave us the Sacraments.

Reading

Story: "Past, Present and Future"

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details, Using text graphics and captions

Phonics Skill: Long e (ee, ea)

Grammar: noun and verb agreement

Sight Words: all, people, where, draw

Spelling Words: street, greet, fleet, feed, seed, cheat, meat, seat

Math

We will continue our unit on graphing this week and work on using tally, picture, and bar graphs. We will also work with taking surveys and graphing the results.

Monday, April 8, 2024

Week of April 8, 2024

Please Note

- We will have a math test on Wednesday on time to the hour and half hour. A practice test will be sent home for homework tomorrow.

- We will have a reading and spelling test on Friday this week. The words are the same as last week.

- This Friday, April 12th is 8th grade Business Day! Our 8th graders have created their own small businesses and will open up shop to the school community in the parish center and gym from 8:30 - 1:45. Our class will visit Friday morning All products, games, and services range from $1-$7 and all proceeds benefit St. Jude's Children's Hospital. You can see the commercials the students created below. If your child would like to participate, please send a few dollars in a labeled envelope on Friday. Thank you!

Business Day Commercials

- We have our final field trip planned to Arden Theatre to see the play, Pinocchio, on Wednesday, May 1st. The permission form and payment link will be sent next week.

- Have a great week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: p. 117 and complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: complete test review

Practice words and read.

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Math: XtraMath for 10 minutes

Thursday

Reading: practice words for tests tomorrow

Math: workbook page 119

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 15 this week and take the test together in class.

Reading

Story: "Past, Present and Future"

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details,

Phonics Skill: Long o (oa, ow, old)

Grammar: compound sentences and conjunctions

Sight Words: found, your, know, always

Spelling Words: bow, low, glow, goat, moat, float, cold, hold

Math

We will finish up our unit on time this week and have the test on Wednesday. Then we will begin our unit on graphing.

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Week of March 18, 2024

Please Note

-We had so much fun talking about our leprechaun traps last week. Their creativity and engineering skills blew me away. We had so much fun looking at each other's traps and Lucky the Leprechaun even stopped by in the afternoon! Check out the pictures of the traps.

- Report cards will be sent home tomorrow. You may keep the report card at home. Please sign and return only the envelope.

- We will have a reading and spelling test on Friday on Unit 6 Week 3

- A quick reminder that Spring Break Starts next Wednesday, 3/27 and we return to school on Wednesday, 4/3. Spring uniforms will start when we return if you want to get them out or make a trip to the uniform exchange.

-Have a great week!