Week of December 19th

- No homework this week...BUT...we will have a short vowel test on Tuesday.  We have been reviewing in school.

- Please ask your child to check their art supplies and pencil cases. Many kids are in need of new pencils, crayons and markers. These make excellent stocking stuffers!!!

- The 5th-8th grades will put on Tableau this Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. They really do a wonderful job of reminding everyone about the true meaning of Christmas. We will see the program in school but all are welcome to go.

- Thursday is our bowling trip with our 8th grade buddies! Please make sure they have a morning snack or money for a pretzel that they can take to eat at the alley. Pizza and dessert will be provided for lunch when we get back from bowling.

- Thursday is a dress down day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. If your child doesn't dress down they can wear their gym uniform to school since we will be going on our field trip.

- School resumes on Tuesday, January 3rd!

Merry Christmas to you and your families.   I hope you have a peaceful and fun break!  Blessing for a happy and healthy 2017!

Week of December 12th

Please Note

- Report cards will be sent home Tuesday. Please sign the envelope and send it back. The report card can stay at home.

- The K-4 Christmas Show will be Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. Please have your child in the Parish Center no later than 6:40pm. They are to dress in their "Christmas Best."

- Our bowling field trip permission form and money should be turned in by Friday, December 16th. If you would like to chaperone please email me. I will be picking 4 names out of a hat on Thursday. Please remember you must have all clearances to chaperone.

- We will have the At Home in the Ocean spelling and reading tests this Friday.

- We will have a math quiz on subtraction on Friday.  (Basic subtraction from 12, subtracting with a number line and subtraction patterns)



Homework

Monday
Reading: worksheet
Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Math: page 37

Tuesday
Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Math: page 39
Santa Letter

Wednesday

No Homework - Christmas Concert


Thursday
Reading: Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words for test tomorrow
Review story for test tomorrow
Math:  Worksheet to review for subtraction quiz tomorrow


Our Week

Religion
We continue celebrating Advent and continue Chapter 5.

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)
Phonics Skill: digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who
Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, seven, and, here, she

Test on Friday

Math
We will continue our unit on subtraction this week. We will have a math quiz on subtraction on Friday.  (Basic subtraction from 12, subtracting with a number line and subtraction patterns.)

Week of December 5th

-The second trimester begins today. Report cards will be sent home before the break.

- Please ask your child to check their art supplies and pencil cases. Many kids are in need of new pencils, crayons and markers. These make excellent stocking stuffers!!!

- We will be going to Santa's Secret Shop on Tuesday at 2:00pm. Please send your child's envelope on Tuesday marked with who they are buying for and approximately how much to spend on each person. If you would like to come in and help your child shop that is fine!

- There is no school on Thursday.

- Friday we will celebrate the monthly Mass at 9:00am. All are welcome to join us!

- We will have a reading and spelling test on the story "At Home in the Ocean" NEXT week.

- A reminder that next Wednesday, December 14th is the K-4 Christmas Concert. It begins at 7:00pm in the Church. Students are to wear their "Christmas" best and you are asked to drop them off at the Parish Center at 6:40pm.

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 154
Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Math: page 38

Religion - worksheet

Tuesday
Reading: page 160

Spelling:  worksheet
Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Math: page 35

Wednesday
Reading:  Re-read At Home in the Ocean

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words.  At Home in the Ocean test next week
Math: page 36



Our Week

Religion
We will start Chapter 5 "Jesus Teaches About Love."

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)
Phonics Skill: Review short vowels, digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who
Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, seven, and, here, she

Math
We will continue our unit on subtraction this week. We will practice it on a number line and also with 10 frames. Please be sure to practice flash cards!

Week of November 28th

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and enjoyed the time off with your family and friends.

Please Note

- First grade is collecting pasta sauce and penne pasta for Mercy Hospice. If you would like to donate please send your donations in by Monday, December 5th. Thank you, as always, for your generosity!

- The first trimester ends this Friday.

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return on Wednesday.

- Breakfast with Santa is this Sunday!

Homework

Monday
No homework.  Happy Birthday to me! ;-)

Tuesday
Reading: page 151
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 31

Wednesday
Reading: page 150 and 152

Spelling:  Copy words one time
Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Math: page 32

Thursday
Reading: page 153

Spelling:  Copy words one time

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Math: page 33

Our Week

Religion
We start Chapter 13 this week and learn about season of Advent.

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)
Phonics Skill: Long A, digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who
Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, seven, and, here, she

Math
This week we will start our subtraction unit. We will learn that subtracting means to "take away." We will learn how to write number sentences and use pictures to help us solve problems. We will also use number lines and ten frames to help us solve problems.

Week of November 21st

We have a short week this week! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends and get to enjoy the little break. Here are a few reminders:

- No school Wednesday-Friday.

- First grade is collecting pasta sauce and penne pasta for Mercy Hospice. If you would like to donate please send your donations in by Monday, December 5th. Thank you for your generosity!

- No homework this week.  However, we will have our A Cupcake Party reading and spelling test on Tuesday!

Have a wonderful break :)

Week of November 14th

Please Note

- We will have a Math quiz on Thursday.

- We will have our Chapter 4 Religion test on Friday.

- There will be a Reading and a Spelling Test next Tuesday.

- If you have any old coats, gloves or hats we are collecting them for Cradles to Crayons throughout the month of November.

Homework

Monday
Reading: Reread A Cupcake party.  Complete worksheet.

Practice Sight and Spelling Words
Math: page 30

Tuesday
Spelling:  worksheet
Practice Sight and Spelling Words
Math: worksheet

Wednesday
Religion:  pages 64 and 65, study guide for test Friday
Practice Sight and Spelling Words
Math: worksheet, quiz tomorrow

Thursday
Reading: worksheet

Spelling:  worksheet

Religion:  page 66, study guide for test tomorrow


Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 4 "Jesus Works Among the People".  We will have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "A Cupcake Party"
Target Skill: Story Structure (characters, setting, plot)
Phonics Skill: Short u sound and final blends -mp -nk
Grammar: using a, an and the. Synonyms and antonyms
Sight Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all does, they
Spelling Words: us, fun, sun, bus, but, run, give, take, does, they, eat, all

Our Reading and Spelling tests will be next Tuesday.

Math

We will finish working with addition and have a quiz on Thursday: adding to 12, addition patterns, adding with three addends, addition word problems.