Week of April 29, 2019

Please Note

- If you would like to order the summer reading books through school the form is due Tuesday.

- There will be a Religion test on Friday this week.  The study guide will be sent home on Tuesday.

- Important dates for May/June:
      - Tuesday, May 14th - First grade Mass at 9:00 am
      - Wednesday, May 22nd - May Procession at 7:00 pm
      - No school Friday, 5/24, Monday, 5/27 and Thursday, 5/30
      - Tuesday, June 4th - Doughnuts with Dudes at 8:30 am

Have a great week!

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 47
Practice new sight words
Math: page 122 and 125 (Use inches for both pages)
Religion: study for test

Tuesday
Reading: page 48
Practice new sight and spelling words
Math: page 124 and 131
Religion: study for test

Wednesday
Reading: page 49
Practice Words
Math: complete worksheet
Religion: study for test

Thursday
Reading: page 46
Practice Words
Religion: study for test tomorrow

Our Week

Religion
We will finish Chapter 16 and have a test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "Tomas Rivera"
Target Skill: Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: R controlled vowels and Long O
Grammar: Synonyms and future tense
Sight Words: done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, talk, quick, wink,
stories, grown
Spelling Words: row, low, blow, show, snow, grow, boat, coat, road, toad

Math
We will continue to work measurement using inches and centimeters.  There will be a short assessment on Thursday.

Week of April 8, 2019

Please Note

- Spring uniforms start today! Please make sure all quarter-zip and coats etc. are labeled with your child's name.

- There will be a Dress Down Day on Wednesday for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.

- Math test on money (identifying coins and how much they are worth, counting coins up to $1.00) on Thursday.

- Reading and spelling tests will be on Friday of this week.


Homework

Monday

Reading: page 40
Practice Words
Math: page 110

Tuesday
Reading: page 35
Practice Words
Math: 111

Wednesday
Reading: page 41
Practice Words
Math: complete review for test tomorrow

Thursday
Reading:  Reread Where Does Food Come From? (86-114)
Practice Words for test
Math: Play First in Math





Our Week

Religion
We will start Chapter 16 "We Celebrate the Sacraments." We will learn about the 7 sacraments.

Reading
Story: "Where Does Food Come From?"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose
Phonics Skill: Long a - ai, ay
Grammar: Contractions 'll and 'd (review of proper nouns)
Sight Words: first, right, under, food, sometimes, your, ground, these, fields, corn, flowers, favorite
Spelling Words: day, may, way, play, stay, mail, sail, pain, rain, grain

Math
We will continue to work with money and counting coins up to $1.00. There will be a test on Thursday.

PLANTS, PLANTS, PLANTS!

PLANTS, PLANTS, PLANTS!

The first grade has been having a lot of fun learning about the life cycle of plants! For the past month or so we have learned about the parts of a seed and how they grow into plants. The best part is that we actually got to see this process happen right before our eyes in our own Tower Garden!

Back in February during kindness week, we planted our "seeds of kindness" to start our process. Each child placed seeds in the little pods. When they turned into sprouts we placed them in the Tower Garden and labeled our variety of lettuces and herbs. Then we watched and waited!

Each week our lettuces grew fuller and bigger! The kids loved seeing the transformation! However, their favorite part was when we had our "Salad Party!" Our lettuces were ready for harvesting so each student got to pick about 10 leaves of lettuce and chose some dressing to go with it! Just about every first grader ate every piece! The peppery arugula was definitely the crowd favorite!

We will continue to grow and harvest our lettuces and herbs! We hope to send each kid home with a bag of lettuce so you can try it at home too!

Week of April 1, 2019

Check out these pictures from Grandparent's Day!

I thought they were lost forever but just recovered them.

Such great memories!

Please Note

- Happy April! The kids did a great job taking the Terra Nova tests last week.  This week we will get back to our normal schedule and work hard for the next two weeks until Easter Break.

- We will have a Religion test on Chapter 15 on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

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

- Our Monthly Mass will be this Friday at 9:00 am. All are welcome!

- Spring uniforms start next Monday, April 8th. Please note that the kids will still have to wear their winter uniform for the May Procession on Wednesday, May 22nd.

- A special blog will be going out this week about the first grade tower garden and how much fun we have been having with it!

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 32
Practice new sight words
Math: page 105 and 106
Religion: study for test

Tuesday
Reading: Copy spelling words one time
Practice new spelling and sight words
Math: page 107
Religion: study for test

Wednesday
Reading: page 34
Practice words
Math: page 108
Religion: study for test tomorrow

Thursday
Reading: page 37
Practice words
Math: page 109

Our Week

Religion
We will finish Chapter 15 "We Belong to a Parish" and have a test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "Where Does Food Come From?"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose
Phonics Skill: ou and ow sound & oy and oi sound
Grammar: Contractions 'll and 'd (review of proper nouns)
Sight Words: first, right, under, food, sometimes, your, ground, these, fields, corn, flowers, favorite
Spelling Words: day, may, way, play, stay, mail, sail, pain, rain, grain

Math
We will continue to work with money and counting coins up to $1.00.