Week of May 30, 2023

Please Note

-I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful holiday weekend! Summer break is quickly approaching. We have a lot to do this week.

- Donuts with Dads will be next Tuesday at 8:30am on the playground. All dads should bring a picnic blanket/beach towel to sit on and meet us on the playground. An invite was sent home last week with all the information. 

- A letter with the exam schedule and study guides will be sent home today. These study guides can STAY HOME and are for you to complete and review with your child. We will be reviewing for exams in school this week as well. The exam schedule is also posted below.

- There will be a reading and spelling test on Whistle for Willie on Friday. This will count as the final reading test/exam for this year.

- We will have our Summer Reading Book Reveal on Friday. If you have any spare pantry boxes or paper towel/toilet paper rolls laying around, please send them in.

- Just a reminder that half days start next Wednesday, June 7th. Please be sure your child knows how they are getting home each day and be sure to check if your child's bus is providing transportation on these days.

-Have a great week!

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 114

Math: work on exam review

Religion: work on exam review

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 118

Math: work on exam review

Religion: work on exam review

Thursday

Read Whistle for Willie and study words for tests tomorrow

Math: work on exam reivew

Religion: work on exam review

Final Exam Schedule:

Wednesday, June 7th - Religion

Thursday, June 8th - Math

Friday, June 9th - Phonics

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will be reviewing for our exam next week.

Reading

Story: "Whistle for Willie"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: 'oo' sound

Grammar: pronouns

Magic Words: again, along, began, boy, father, house, nothing, together

Spelling Words: look, book, good, hook, brook, took, shook, foot, wood, hood

Math

We will be reviewing for our exam next week.

Week of May 22, 2023

Please Note

Last week was quite a busy one, but I was so proud of the kids for May Procession and our First Grade Mass.  They did such a great job! Grandparents/Special Friends Day was great too.  It was so nice meeting everyone. 

- This week we will start our last story of the year. We will have a spelling and reading test on this story next Friday and it will count as the reading exam. 

- A packet with the exam schedule and study guides will be sent home next week. These study guides can STAY HOME and are for you to complete and review with your child. We will be completing a set in school and they will be sent home when they are completed.

- No school Thursday, 5/25 through Monday, 5/29

- Donuts with Dads/Dudes is planned for Tuesday, June 6th at 8:30 am in the recess yard.  Each child gets to invite their dad (or a "dude" if their dad can't make it) for coffee and donuts and some quality time! Dads, grandparents, uncles, close friends are all considered dudes :). An invitation will be sent home in your child's home folder tomorrow.

Important June dates:

June 6th - Donuts with Dads

June 7th - start of half days. Please check busing! 

June 15th - No school for kids

June 16th - Closing Mass 

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 111

practice Magic Words

Math: page 164, 165

Tuesday

Reading: page 117

practice Magic Words

Math: page 166 and 167

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 18 and take the test together in school.

Reading

Story: "Whistle for Willie"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: 'oo' sound

Grammar: pronouns

Magic Words: again, along, began, boy, father, house, nothing, together

Spelling Words: look, book, good, hook, brook, took, shook, foot, wood, hood

Math

We will start our final unit on fractions and work on learning about equal parts, halves, quarters and thirds.

Week of May 15, 2023

Please Note

- Tuesday night we will have our May Procession. With the warm weather, students are to wear their SPRING uniforms. The kids need to be in our classroom no later than 6:40 pm and can be picked up by the school's front doors after the May Procession. In the event of rain, we will meet and be dismissed from the Church. Please let me know if you have any questions.

- Thursday is the first-grade mass and Grandparents Day, we hope to see you all there. Grandparents will go to a small reception in the Parish Center after mass and are welcome to start visiting classrooms at 10:30. We know how special it is to spend time with grandparents so they are welcome to take your child with them for the rest of the afternoon if you wish. If grandparents can't make it, any special person in their life can attend.

- There will be a math test on shapes and symmetry on Friday. A review will be sent home for homework.

- We are collecting spare change for the Mother's Home for the rest of the year. If you have any you want to send in please do so. 

- We are also collecting cereal boxes, tissue boxes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls for the summer reading book reveal on June 2nd. Our book is STEM-themed and we will do a fun project that day! If you have any of those materials lying around feel free to send them in! Thank you!

- Have a wonderful week!

Important May/June dates:

May 16th - May Procession at 7:00 pm

May 18th - First Grade School Mass and Grandparents Day

May 19th - Annual Fund Party

May 25th-29th - Memorial Day Weekend break!

June 6th - Doughnuts with Dudes 8:30-9:30am

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 95

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

No Homework - May Procession

Wednesday

Reading: page 99, 103

practice Magic Words

Math: workbook page 101

Thursday

Reading: page 102

Read Amazing Animals

practice words

Math: complete test review

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will start Chapter 18 "We Are All Followers of Jesus"

Reading

Story: "Amazing Animals"

Target Skill: Drawing Conclusions

Phonics Skill: R controlled vowels: er, ir, ur

Grammar: pronouns

Magic Words: follow, years, learning, begins, young, until, baby, eight

Spelling Words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, third, bird, hurt, turn, fur

Math

We will finish our unit on shapes and symmetry and have a test on Friday.

Week of May 8, 2023

Please Note 

-Last week we finished our third reading unit. This week we will start our fourth reader, but will be doing things a little differently to end the year. For this last reader, we will do one story a week. Sight words and spelling words will still be given and should be studied, but they will not be "formally" tested. We will continue to take the reading tests as practice but they will not count as a grade. We decided to do this to keep the kids engaged with new stories and words each week, and still allow time for end of the year review. 

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 17 on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- Be on the look out for an email about the May Procession next week. Students are to wear their winter uniforms (unless the weather looks too hot) and will meet in our classroom by 6:40 next Tuesday night.  After the May Procession you may pick your child up by the front doors of school. 

Have a wonderful week!

Important May/June dates:

May 16th - May Procession at 7:00 pm

May 18th - First Grade School Mass and Grandparents Day

May 19th - Annual Fund Party

May 25th-29th - Memorial Day Weekend break

June 6th - Doughnuts with Dudes 8:30-9:30am

Homework
Monday
Reading: page 80
practice words
Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Reading: pages  88

practice words 

Math: page 90

Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 81

practice words 
Math: workbook page 92

Religion: study for test

Thursday

Reading: Read The Garden

Math: workbook page 93

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 17 on Baptism and have a test on Thursday.

Reading

Story: "The Garden"

Target Skill: Story Structure

Phonics Skill: -ar controlled vowel, review -or

Grammar: pronouns

Magic Words: few, night, loudly, window, story, shall, world, noise

Spelling Words: far, arm, yard, art, jar, bar, barn, bark car, yarn

Math

We will continue learning about 2D shapes and start learning about 3D shapes.

Week of May 1, 2023

Please Note

-Happy May! We will continue to work hard during these last few full weeks of school. Please mark your calendars with the important dates listed below. 

- There will be a math test on measurement tomorrow. A review will be sent home for homework tonight.

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

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

Important May dates:

May 16th - May Procession at 7:00 pm

May 18th - First Grade School Mass and Grandparents Day

May 19th - Annual Fund Party

May 25th-29th - Memorial Day Weekend break!

June 6th - First Grade Donuts with Dads

Have a great week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 68

practice words and read

Math: complete test review

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 71

practice words and read

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: page 73

practice words and read

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

practice words and read

Math: page 89

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will start up Chapter 17 and learn about the sacrament of Baptism.

Reading

Story: "Little Rabbit's Tale"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: Short e (ea) and compound words

Grammar: prepositions

Sight Words: door, old, want, more, try, wash, mother, use, everyone, such, while, treats

Spelling Words: bedtime, backpack, sunset, playpen, bathtub, raincoat, sailboat, inside, flagpole, himself

Math

We will finish up our measurement unit and have a test on Tuesday. Then we will begin our unit on Geometry and Shapes.