Week of October 24th

Please Note

- The Saint Celebration is on Friday at 9:00am in the church. Students costumes are due on Thursday in a labeled bag. They are to wear their gym uniforms to school on Friday. Please be sure to sit on the sides of the church.

- There will be a Religion test on Friday on Chapter 3. A study guide will be sent home.

- FYI the SKS Home and School Raffles are due Thursday.

- The Halloween-a-thon is Monday! Students are to wear their gym uniforms to school and they are to bring their costumes in a labeled bag. All make-up should be done at home before coming to school. If you could make sure your child knows how to put on their costume it would be a big help!

- Please be sure you sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences with are November 3rd and 4th.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 120
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 22

Tuesday

Spelling:  Copy words one time
Reading: page 119
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 23

Wednesday

Religion: page 52 and 53, review study guide for test Friday

Reading: page 122
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 25

Thursday

Religion: page 54, review study guide for test tomorrow

Spelling:  Copy words one time

Reading: page123
Math: page 26

Our Week

Religion
We will finish Chapter 3 "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family. We will have a test on Friday.


Reading
Story: "Dr. Seuss"
Target Skill: Graphic Features and Biographies
Phonics Skill: Short e sound and -s blends
Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns
Sight Words: after, draw, pictures, read, was, write, do, find, funny, no
Spelling Words: yes, let, red, ten, bed, get, smell, stand, was, do, read, find

Our Dr. Seuss reading and spelling tests will be next Thursday.


Math
This week we will continue our unit on addition. We will learn that adding is putting two parts together to make a whole. We will also learn the terms "addend" and "sum".  We will practice writing addition sentences (2 + 3 = 5) and drawing pictures to illustrate addition sentences. We will also start using ten frames and the number line to add.  We will have a quiz on addition next Thursday.

Week of October 17th

Please Note

• We will have a spelling and reading test on Friday.
• A Sign-Up Genius for conferences will be sent out to you this week. Conferences will be on Thursday, November 3rd and Friday, November 4th.
• Wednesday, October 19th is Grandparents/Special Friends Day. Grandparents or special friends are invited to join us in the cafeteria at 10:30am to enjoy some light refreshments and to make a small craft. After that we will head to the library to shop for books. It would be helpful if you send money in a labeled envelope. If you know which books they would like to buy, you may also write the titles on the envelope. Thanks for your help!
• Don't forget to mark your calendars for the First Grade Saints Celebration which will be on Friday, October 28th at 9:00am. We will read our reports this week to learn about everyone's saint. Please start getting a simple costume together for the celebration.
• We will be going to Highland Orchards for our first field trip on Friday, November 11th! Permission forms and information were sent home last week. Please return the form and the money (cash/check) by Friday, October 21st. If you have ALL of your clearances and would like to chaperone please email me or send me a note. I will pick chaperones out of a hat this week.
• Thursday, October 20th will be a Dress Down Day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.
• Friday, October 21st is "Walk With the Principal" to raise awareness for JDRF. Students are to wear their gym uniforms to school. If your child has a JDRF t-shirt they may wear that in place of their gym shirt. Please note that the winter uniform for gym includes sweatpants. Students must wear sweatpants to school every gym day. They can wear shorts underneath and wear them in gym class if they want, but sweatpants must be worn for the rest of the day. Thanks for your cooperation.

Homework

Monday

Reading: Worksheet

Spelling:  Worksheet
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 18

Tuesday

Reading: Worksheet

Spelling:  Worksheet
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 19

Wednesday

Reading:  Worksheet

Spelling:  Worksheet
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 20

Thursday

Reading: Reread A Musical Day and study for spelling and reading test
Math: page 21

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: "A Musical Day"
Target Skill: Sequence of events
Phonics Skill: Short o sound and -l blends
Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns
Sight Words: her, now, our, she, today, would, look, what, he, too
Spelling Words: on, pop, got, not, fox, hop, block, plop, she, look, he, what


Math
This week we will continue our unit on addition. We will learn that adding is putting two parts together to make a whole. We will also learn the terms "addend" and "sum".  We will practice writing addition sentences (2 + 3 = 5) and drawing pictures to illustrate addition sentences. We will also start using ten frames.

Week of October 10th

Please Note

• Tests will be sent home on Tuesday. Please be sure to review, sign and return on Wednesday.
• We will begin writing our daily homework in our "H" Copybook.  The H copybook will also have our spelling words.  Our first spelling test will towards the end of NEXT week.
• There will be a religion test this Thursday.
• School pictures will be on Thursday, October 13th.  Children should wear their winter uniform.
• Friday is a Pink Dress Down Day.  Please bring $1.00 to support Breast Cancer Awareness.
• Information about the First Grade Saints Celebration was sent home last week. The kids should be working on their short report this week as it is due Monday, October 17th. They may choose any saint they want! Please make sure the report and the picture is done neatly. Don't forget to have your child practice reading their report because they will be sharing it with the class for a grade.  See example above :-)
• We will be going to Highland Orchards for our first field trip on Friday, November 11th! Permission forms and information was sent home. Please return the form and the money (cash/check) by Friday, October 21st. If you have ALL of your clearances and would like to chaperone please email me or send me a note. I need 4 and will draw names out of hat at the beginning of next week.
• The Cradle to Crayons pod will be here all week. If you would like to donate any gently used clothing, shoes, books, baby items or school supplies please send them to school in a bag or drop them off outside of the cafeteria.
• The Respect Life Club is collecting baby pictures of students to put on a bulletin board to celebrate Respect Life Month. If you would like to send in a picture of your child please put it in an envelope marked with their name. The picture will be returned.
• The Book Fair and Grandparents/Special Friends Day will be on Wednesday, October 19th.  Our class is scheduled to attend from 10:30-11:30 am. Grandparents are welcome to come in and shop and to make a small craft with their grandchild. If grandparents can't make it, a "special friend" like an aunt, uncle etc. will do! A flyer will be sent home this week.

Homework

Monday

Reading: Page 105
Copy Spelling Words (in H copybook) ONE time
Practice Sight Words
Math: Numbers About Me worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: Page 106
Religion: Page 42
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 15
Sign and review tests

Wednesday

Reading: Page 107
Practice Sight Words, Read A Musical Day
Religion - Chapter 2 test tomorrow.
Math: page 16

Thursday

Library book due tomorrow
Reading: Page 114
Copy Spelling Words (in H copybook) ONE time
Practice Sight Words and review R copybook
Math: page 17

Our Week

Religion

Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

We will finish up Chapter 2 "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity" and have our test on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home.

Reading

Story: "A Musical Day"

Target Skill: Sequence of evens

Phonics Skill: Short o sound and -l blends

Grammar: Complete sentences and proper nouns

Sight Words: her, now, our, she, today, would, look, what, he, too

Spelling Words: on, fox, got, pop, not, hop, plop, block, she, he, look, what

Math

This week we will begin our unit on addition. We will learn that adding is putting two parts together to make a whole. We will also learn the terms "addend" and "sum".  We will practice writing addition sentences (2 + 3 = 5) and drawing pictures to illustrate addition sentences.

Week of October 3rd

Please Note

• Our School  Mass is this Tuesday at 9:00 am. All are welcome!
• Tests will be sent home on Tuesday. Please be sure to review, sign and return on Wednesday.
• The Cradle to Crayons pod will be here all week. If you would like to donate any gently used clothing, shoes, books, baby items or school supplies please send them to school in a bag or drop them off outside of the cafeteria.
• The Respect Life Club is collecting baby pictures of students to put on a bulletin board to celebrate Respect Life Month. If you would like to send in a picture of your child please put it in an envelope marked with their name. The picture will be returned.
• There will be both a math and reading test this Friday.
• Winter uniforms will start on Monday, October 10th.
• School pictures will be on Thursday, October 13th.
• The Book Fair and Grandparents/Special Friends Day will be on Wednesday, October 19th.  Our class is scheduled to attend from 10:30-11:30 am. Grandparents are welcome to come in and shop and to make a small craft with their grandchild. If grandparents can't make it, a "special friend" like an aunt, uncle etc. will do! A flyer will be sent home this week.

Homework

Monday

Reading: Page 1 of packet
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 9

Tuesday

Reading: Page 2 of packet
Practice Sight Words
Math: page 10
Sign and review tests

Wednesday

Reading: Page 3 of packet
Practice Sight Words, Read How Animals Communicate
Math: 11 and 12

Thursday

Library book due tomorrow
Reading: Page 3 of packet
Practice Sight Words and review R copybook for test tomorrow
Math: complete test review

Our Week

Religion

Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

We will continue with Chapter 2 this week. In this chapter we will learn all about the Blessed Trinity and prayer.

Reading
Story: "How Animals Communicate"
Target Skill: Main Idea and Details
Phonics Skill: Short I sound and R blends
Grammar: Nouns
Sight Words: animal, how, make, of, some, why, help, for, have, you

Math
This week we will finish up with first unit learning how to compare numbers using the <, >, = signs. We will also practice with ordinal numbers. A test will be given on Friday. Students will be asked to order numbers, write numbers that come before, after and between, and also compare numbers using the correct signs.