Fall is here! I hope you enjoyed the weekend. October is always a busy month but first grade made sure to find time to pray for our special intentions during Forty Hours.
Please Note
- Field trip permission forms will be sent home today. Please sign and return them along with your payment (cash or check.) We are all set for chaperones. Thanks!
- School pictures will be taken on Thursday. Please return orders forms if you haven'y already.
- We will have a spelling and reading test on Friday.
- You can now schedule your conference on Option C. An email with directions was sent out last week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Conferences will be on Thursday, November 8th and Friday, November 9th. Thanks!
- Friday, October 19th is "Walk With the Principal." If you would like to send in a $1.00 donation for the organization, "For Pete's Sake" (an organization that helps families who have experienced cancer with a close family member) please send it on on Friday. 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 Monday. 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 24th is Grandparents/Special Friends Day from 9:30-10:30 am. We will visit the book fair at that time.
- Saint reports are due tomorrow and the Saints Celebration will be on Friday, October 26th at 9:00 am. We will read our reports this week to learn about everyone's saint. Please start getting a simple costume together for the celebration.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great week!
Homework
Monday
Saint project due tomorrow
Reading: page 113
Practice spelling and sight words
Math: page 19
Tuesday
Read and discuss A Musical Day.
Reading: page 116
Practice spelling and sight words
Math: page 23
Wednesday
Reading: pages 104 and 108
Practice spelling and sight words
Math: page 21
Thursday
Reread A Musical Day
Practice spelling and sight words for test tomorrow
Math: page 20
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, clock
Math
We will continue our unit on addition. We will practice adding by using ten frames and number lines. We have made addition flashcards which the kids will keep in their homework folders so they can practice at home and in school.
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