Week of October 27, 2025

Please Note

- Thank you again for all of the time and effort you put into the Saint reports and costumes. 

This presentation would not be the same without all of your preparations. 

I was so proud of our first graders!

- The kids can wear their gym uniform to school on Friday. Please send their costume to school

in a bag and ensure that all makeup is applied at home. We will start changing into costumes

around 1:00. You are welcome to come in and help if you'd like. The parade starts at 1:30 pm.

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Tuesday

Reading: wkst

Math: wkst

Practice words and read.

Wednesday

Reading: wksht

Math: wkst, subtraction test tomorrow

Practice words and read.

Thursday

Math: wks

R-wkst

Practice  words for test tomorrow

Read

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will begin Chapter 4 this week- ‘Jesus Works Among the People’.

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 

Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences

Phonics Skill: L blends 

Grammar: review articles, demonstratives, review noun and verb agreement

Sight Words: put, what, want, this, saw

Spelling Words: class, clip, clock, flick, flat, flag, block, black

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction and have a quiz on Thursday.

Week of October 20, 2025

 Please Note

-We had a great time on our field trip to Riverbend!

-This week we will have our Saints Celebration!  Here are some reminders:

•  The presentation will be at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and will last about 45 minutes.  We ask that all family members sit on the side pews (left and right of the altar).

• The children will tell you whether they are closer to the ‘Joseph or Mary’ side of the church after practice on Wednesday.

• The kids are to come to school dressed in their costumes over their gym uniforms or spirit wear for the pep rally. Sneakers are fine.

• Please make sure any robes are not too long as we will be walking to and from the church. Also, bobby pins do not keep veils on so if you can attach them to a headband or use clips that would be great.

• FYI…once our presentation ends, Msgr will say a few words, then the children will process around the church following an SKS musician playing "When the Saints Go Marching In"

• After processing, the children will reassemble on the altar, and Mrs. Mulvanerty will dismiss the school congregation.  1st Grade will remain and you will be invited for group photos. Please do not take them for individual photos until we dismiss them from the altar.  At that point, you are welcome to have a few minutes for individual photos and then we will call them to line to return to the classroom.  If you would like to take their costumes you are welcome to.  If not, please send them to school with a bag for their costume.

• We will have our Unit 2, Week 2 reading and spelling test on Wednesday.  This was postponed from last week.

Homework

Monday

No homework.

Tell mom or dad all about our field trip.

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words for test tomorrow

Math: worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Read

Math: worksheet

Thursday

Reading: worksheet

Practice NEW words

Math: worksheet

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will catch up Chapter 3 this week and practice for our Saints Celebration!

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 

Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences

Phonics Skill: short u

Grammar: articles and demonstratives 

High Frequency Words: come, here, to, of

Spelling Words: rug, bug, hug, cup, up, fun, run, sun

 

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction. This week we will focus on using a number line to count or hop back.

Week of October 13, 2025

 Please Note

-Thank you for your help with the saint reports.  They were completed wonderfully, and we are looking forward to learning about their saint.  We will be getting ready for our Saints Celebration this week and next.

- School pictures will be taken on Wednesday. They should wear their winter uniforms. Please send in your forms or complete them online. 

- Friday will be a $1.00 Dress Down Day benefiting Cases for Smiles

- Our field trip to Riverbend will be next Monday.  The children should wear their winter gym uniform with sneakers. Their sneakers may get wet, so we are suggesting an older pair.  Rain boots are not really conducive to the hiking part of the trip. They will also need a snack and lunch.  We recommend using their regular lunch box and water bottle, but please be sure they have their names on them. We are looking forward to a fun day!

- The permission form for the 1st-grade field trip to Riverbend Preserve is available in the

link below. The $23 trip fee was invoiced on 10/3 via email through your FACTS account

under incidental billing. *Both must be completed for your child to attend the trip.

1st grade Field Trip to Riverbend Environmental - Permission Form

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: complete worksheet

Practice words and read.

Tuesday

Reading: wkst

Math: wkst

Practice words and read.

Wednesday

Reading: wksht

Math: wkst

Practice words and read.

Thursday

R-wkst

Practice  words for test tomorrow

Math: wkst

Read

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will share our saint reports and begin practicing for our presentation.

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 

Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences

Phonics Skill: short u

Grammar: articles and demonstratives 

High Frequency Words: come, here, to, of

Spelling Words: rug, bug, hug, cup, up, fun, run, sun

Math

We will begin our unit on subtraction. We will learn about the minus sign, counting backward, and most importantly, that the bigger number always goes first in subtraction.

Week of October 6, 2025

 

Our lima bean seeds are sprouting!

Please Note

- Saint reports are due this Wednesday, October 8th.

- The permission form for the 1st-grade field trip to Riverbend Preserve is available in the link below. The $23 trip fee was invoiced on 10/3 via email through your FACTS account under incidental billing.

1st grade Field Trip to Riverbend Environmental - Permission Form

-Both the payment and permission form must be submitted for your child to attend the trip.  Please contact Anne Condello if you have any issues.

- We have our monthly mass on Friday at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to join us!  Please remember that there are no dress-downs on Mass days.

- School pictures will be next Wednesday, October 15th. They should wear their winter uniforms. The forms will be sent home at some point this week. Please send in your forms or complete them online. 

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice NEW words and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

Religion: saint report due tomorrow

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

Thursday

Reading: worksheet

 Practice words for tests tomorrow, and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will continue Chapter 3, "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family. We will share our Saint Reports.

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 

Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences

Phonics Skill: short e

Grammar: Complete sentences, subject-verb agreement

Sight Words: look, are, said, to, my

Spelling Words: ten, men, pen, fed, bed, let, met, wet

Math

We will finish up our addition unit this week. We will focus on adding 3 addends and finding doubles and sums of ten. We will also work with addition word problems. There will be a test this Thursday on adding with a number line, related turn-around facts, adding three addends, and word problems.

Week of September 29, 2025

We can show how to Make 10!

Math WIN activities for the win!

 Please Note

- Information about the first-grade Saints Presentation was sent home last week. Each child may choose any saint they want. The report will be due next Wednesday, October 8th, so please work on it this week. Please ensure the report and the picture are done neatly, as we will hang them on our bulletin boards. Don't forget to have your child practice reading their report too.  The Saints Presentation will be on Friday, October 24th at 9:00 am in the Church. 

- Test folders will be sent home on Thursday.  Please review, sign and RETURN all tests.  If you have any questions, do not write on the test, instead, please send an email. Thank you!

- We will have our Unit 1, Week 3 reading assessment on Friday.

-Thank you to all who volunteered to chaperone our field trip.  Our chaperones will be Mrs. Laffredo, Passerini, Stefanski, Stefanski, and Parker. If your name was not picked, sorry, but there will be another trip in December.

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

Thursday

Reading: worksheet

Practice words for tests tomorrow

Read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will begin Chapter 3, "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family. 

Reading

Story: Plants and Animals Grow and Change

Target Skill: Asking Questions, Main Topic and Details, Sequence of Events

Phonics Skill: Short o 

Grammar: nouns and verb tenses

High Frequency Words: have, jump, no, one, for

Spelling Words: mop, top, hop, not, hot, lock, rock, sock

Math

This week we will continue with addition. We will review the parts of an addition sentence/equation (addend + addend = sum, part + part = whole.)  We will focus on addition strategies to help with fluency such as counting on from the larger addend, related turn around facts, doubles, and doubles plus one.

Week of September 22, 2025

 

Sample of a well-done saint report.

It does not need to be two sides.

Please Note

- I hope you had a great weekend! I can't believe we are in the last full week of September already. We will continue working on our routines, but the kids are settling in and doing great! We have a relatively calm week, but there are numerous reminders.

- Just a reminder to review all spelling and high-frequency words each night to prepare for the weekly Friday tests. There will also be a comprehension and grammar portion that we will prepare for in school.  There are grammar pages in the reading copybook, along with their words, for them to review as well.

- Homework has been great!  Thank you for checking your child's homework for neat handwriting and completeness. We've been working on writing neatly and in lowercase letters in school, using the proper lines, and it is helpful when you continue to reinforce this at home.  Please have them use pencil only, unless the directions call for coloring.  There are now pages in the back of their reading copybooks that show the correct letter formation.  If anyone would like a packet for extra handwriting practice, just let me know.  Thank you for your help with this.

- A paper explaining the Saints Celebration will be sent home this week. Please read it carefully and mark down the dates. The report will be due on Wednesday, October 8th and the celebration will be on Friday, October 24th.

- We have our first field trip planned to Riverbend on Monday, October 20th.  You will be invoiced for the cost of the trip through your FACTS account. The invoice will have the permission waiver in the form, and payment of the fee will complete both steps.  We will need up to 5 chaperones for our class. The trip will run from approximately 9:45 to 1:00.  Sorry, no younger siblings are permitted.   If you have your clearances and are interested, please email me back and I will pick from a hat next week.

- Looking ahead, winter uniform will begin on Monday, October 6th.

-Have a great week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 minutes.

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 minutes.

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 minutes.

Thursday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet to review for quiz 

Practice words for test

Read for 15 minutes.

A Peek at Our Week

Religion: Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

In this chapter, we will learn all about the three persons that make up the Blessed Trinity and we will also learn about what prayer is.

Reading

Story: Plants and Animals Grow and Change

Target Skill: Asking questions, Main Topic and Details, Sequencing

Phonics Skill: Short i

Grammar: Nouns (review) and verbs

HF Words: play, little, with, you

Spelling Words: lip, hip, rip, win, bin, pin, hit, bit

Math

This week, we will continue with addition. We will review the parts of an addition sentence (addend + addend = sum, part + part = whole) and practice making sums up to 12.  We will have a quiz on addition facts with sums to 12, number order, number words, and making ten using ten frames.