Week of October 30th, 2017

Please Note

- On Tuesday there will be an SKS Faculty Pumpkin Carving Contest - students choose the winner, voting by placing a canned good at their favorite pumpkin. All donated food will benefit Jenna's Blessings Bags established by Jenna Burleigh, niece of the Orsatti family.

-The Halloween-o-thon will be Tuesday starting at 1:15 pm. Please see Mr. Tosti's email for more information. Please send in your child's costume in a labeled bag. If you would like to pick your child up after we leave the gym you can come pick them up in our classroom :)  The children should wear their GYM UNIFORM to school.

- No school on Wednesday or Friday this week.

- Parent teacher conferences are Thursday afternoon/night and Friday.

- There will be no homework or tests this week :)  Please continue to study Dr. Seuss words but we will NOT be testing for this story.

Our Week

Religion

We start Chapter 4 "Jesus Works Among the People".

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, step, sled

Math

This week we will continue our unit on addition. We will continue learning different ways to make numbers.  We will also work on adding 3 addends together.

Week of October 23, 2017

Please Note

- Home and School Raffles are due this week.

- There is a Home and School Meeting Tuesday night at 7:00 pm. Fr. Hagan from Villanova will be the speaker. We hope to see you there.

- Test Folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return all tests.

- Wednesday, October 25th is Grandparents/Special Friends Day from 9:30-10:30am. Grandparents/Special Friends can meet us in the cafeteria at 9:30am.

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

- Thursday will be a Dress Down Day. Please send in $1.00.

- 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.

- The Halloween-a-thon is next Tuesday! 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!

Homework

Monday

Religion: 52 and 53

Reading: page 121

Practice Sight Words

Math: page 21

Tuesday

No Written Homework

Study for Religion test

Home and School Mtg 7:00

Wednesday

**Saint costume due tomorrow

Religion: 54, study for test tomorrow

Reading: Copy Spelling words one time

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Thursday

**Saint Celebration tomorrow. Wear gym uniform to school.

Reading: page 122

Practice words

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 Thursday.

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, step, sled

Math

We will continue our unit on addition. We will practice adding but using ten frames and number lines.  We will also start adding 3 addends together. We will make addition flashcards which the kids will keep them in their school bags so they can practice at home and in school.

Week of October 16th, 2017

Please Note

- Winter uniforms start this week.

- School pictures will be taken on Thursday. Forms were sent home on Friday.

- 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 2nd and Friday, November 3rd.

- Friday, October 21st is "Walk With the Principal". Students are to wear their gym uniforms to school. Please note that the winter uniform for gym includes sweatpants. Students must wear sweatpants to school every Wednesday. 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.

- Wednesday, October 25th is Grandparents/Special Friends Day from 9:30-10:30 am.

- Don't forget to mark your calendars for the First Grade Saints Celebration which will be on Friday, October 27th 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.

Homework

Monday

Reading: worksheet

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: worksheet

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: worksheet

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: worksheet

Thursday

Reading: Read and discuss A Musical Day (74-96)

Study Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 18

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

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

Spelling Words: on, pop, got, not, fox, hop, block, clock

Test on Friday!

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 9th, 2017

- Test folders will be sent home on Monday. Please sign and return all tests on Tuesday.

- We will have our Chapter 2 test on Friday. A study guide will be sent home.

- On Friday at 9:00 am there will be a Prayer Service to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. All are welcome!

- 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 16th. 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.

- Winter uniforms start next Monday!

- School pictures (in winter uniform) will be taken NEXT Thursday.

- Grandparents/Special Friends Day will be on Wednesday, October 25th. Grandparents or special friends are invited to join us in the cafeteria at 9:30am to enjoy some light refreshments and to make a small craft.

Homework

Monday

Religion:  Practice making the Sign of the Cross correctly

Reading: page 105

Practice Sight Words

Math: page 15 and 16

Get tests signed

Tuesday

Religion: Practice making the Sign of the Cross correctly

Spelling:  Copy words one time

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 17

Wednesday

Religion: page 42 and study guide for test

Reading: page 106

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 19

Thursday

Religion: Study guide for test tomorrow

Reading: page 107

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 20

Our Week

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 2 "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity" and have our second test on Friday.

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, clock

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 2nd, 2017

Please Note

- Happy October! We had a great field trip to Highland Orchards last week. Be sure to take a look at the video with some pictures of the fun!  https://spark.adobe.com/video/VzW0nXh0AcC5i

- Make sure to see the last blog picture and ask your child why we underline the letters on our page.  

(Hint...They should be able to tell you about beginning and ending consonant blends!)

Maybe they could sing ‘Ipples and Bininis’ for you, too!

- There will be a math test on ordinal numbers, ordering numbers and comparing numbers on Thursday.

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

- 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 yourself! Thanks!

- Friday will be a Dress Down Day for our "adopted" school in Houston and also for Breast Cancer Awareness. We encourage the kids to wear pink if they have it! Thank you for your donations.

- The Book Fair and Grandparents/Special Friends Day will be on Wednesday, October 25th from 9:30am-10:30am. Grandparents of first graders and kindergartners are welcome to come in, shop and make a small craft with their grandchild. If grandparents can't make it, a "special friend" like an aunt, uncle, mom or dad, etc. will do! A flyer will be sent home this week. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

- Friday, October 27th will be the First Grade "Celebration of Saints".  Information regarding this will be sent home this week.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 95

Practice Sight and Spelling words

Math: page 11

Tuesday

Reading: page 99

Practice Sight and Spelling words

Math: page 12

Wednesday

Reading: page 101

Read and discuss How Animals Communicate

Practice Sight and Spelling words

Math: complete test review worksheet

Thursday

Reading: read story and review for test tomorrow

study spelling and sight words for test tomorrow

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

Spelling Words: in, will, did, sit, six, big, trip, grin

* Reading and Spelling test on Friday*

Math

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

*Test Thursday*