Week of September 29, 2025

We can show how to Make 10!

Math WIN activities for the win!

 Please Note

- Information about the first-grade Saints Presentation was sent home last week. Each child may choose any saint they want. The report will be due next Wednesday, October 8th, so please work on it this week. Please ensure the report and the picture are done neatly, as we will hang them on our bulletin boards. Don't forget to have your child practice reading their report too.  The Saints Presentation will be on Friday, October 24th at 9:00 am in the Church. 

- Test folders will be sent home on Thursday.  Please review, sign and RETURN all tests.  If you have any questions, do not write on the test, instead, please send an email. Thank you!

- We will have our Unit 1, Week 3 reading assessment on Friday.

-Thank you to all who volunteered to chaperone our field trip.  Our chaperones will be Mrs. Laffredo, Passerini, Stefanski, Stefanski, and Parker. If your name was not picked, sorry, but there will be another trip in December.

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

Thursday

Reading: worksheet

Practice words for tests tomorrow

Read books in pet bag

Math: worksheet

A Peek at 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: Plants and Animals Grow and Change

Target Skill: Asking Questions, Main Topic and Details, Sequence of Events

Phonics Skill: Short o 

Grammar: nouns and verb tenses

High Frequency Words: have, jump, no, one, for

Spelling Words: mop, top, hop, not, hot, lock, rock, sock

Math

This week we will continue with addition. We will review the parts of an addition sentence/equation (addend + addend = sum, part + part = whole.)  We will focus on addition strategies to help with fluency such as counting on from the larger addend, related turn around facts, doubles, and doubles plus one.

Week of September 22, 2025

 

Sample of a well-done saint report.

It does not need to be two sides.

Please Note

- I hope you had a great weekend! I can't believe we are in the last full week of September already. We will continue working on our routines, but the kids are settling in and doing great! We have a relatively calm week, but there are numerous reminders.

- Just a reminder to review all spelling and high-frequency words each night to prepare for the weekly Friday tests. There will also be a comprehension and grammar portion that we will prepare for in school.  There are grammar pages in the reading copybook, along with their words, for them to review as well.

- Homework has been great!  Thank you for checking your child's homework for neat handwriting and completeness. We've been working on writing neatly and in lowercase letters in school, using the proper lines, and it is helpful when you continue to reinforce this at home.  Please have them use pencil only, unless the directions call for coloring.  There are now pages in the back of their reading copybooks that show the correct letter formation.  If anyone would like a packet for extra handwriting practice, just let me know.  Thank you for your help with this.

- A paper explaining the Saints Celebration will be sent home this week. Please read it carefully and mark down the dates. The report will be due on Wednesday, October 8th and the celebration will be on Friday, October 24th.

- We have our first field trip planned to Riverbend on Monday, October 20th.  You will be invoiced for the cost of the trip through your FACTS account. The invoice will have the permission waiver in the form, and payment of the fee will complete both steps.  We will need up to 5 chaperones for our class. The trip will run from approximately 9:45 to 1:00.  Sorry, no younger siblings are permitted.   If you have your clearances and are interested, please email me back and I will pick from a hat next week.

- Looking ahead, winter uniform will begin on Monday, October 6th.

-Have a great week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 minutes.

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 minutes.

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 minutes.

Thursday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: worksheet to review for quiz 

Practice words for test

Read for 15 minutes.

A Peek at Our Week

Religion: Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

In this chapter, we will learn all about the three persons that make up the Blessed Trinity and we will also learn about what prayer is.

Reading

Story: Plants and Animals Grow and Change

Target Skill: Asking questions, Main Topic and Details, Sequencing

Phonics Skill: Short i

Grammar: Nouns (review) and verbs

HF Words: play, little, with, you

Spelling Words: lip, hip, rip, win, bin, pin, hit, bit

Math

This week, we will continue with addition. We will review the parts of an addition sentence (addend + addend = sum, part + part = whole) and practice making sums up to 12.  We will have a quiz on addition facts with sums to 12, number order, number words, and making ten using ten frames.

Week of September 15, 2025

 Please Note

- We will have our first school Mass on Wednesday at 9:00am. Dress-downs are not permitted on Mass days.  All are welcome to join us!

- We will have our first Religion quiz on Thursday. We will complete the quiz together; no preparation is needed from home.

- We started our first unit in reading today on "How Plants and Animals Change". We have begun making our flashcards for the high-frequency words this week. They will go home in your child's 'pet bag' and will come home each night. Please make sure everything is returned to school each day. The high-frequency words and spelling words for the week can also be found in your child's "R Copybook" and at the bottom of this communication.  (They must know how to spell the spelling words, but only to read the high-frequency words.)

- Please review all spelling words and high-frequency words each night to prepare for the test on Friday. There will also be a comprehension portion of the reading test, which we will prepare for in school.

- The children will bring home their 'Pet Bags' each night.  In this bag will be a 'pet' they can read to along with their word cards and books for nightly practice.  Please be sure to send these back to school each day.  They are meant to be read multiple times to practice the reading skills we are working on.

- We have begun logging in to our apps at school.  You can use these apps for extra practice at home as well.  Logins will be listed in the front of their Homework Copybook.

-I think that is it for this week.  Please email me if you have any questions!

Homework

Monday

Reading -  worksheet

Math:  worksheet

Practice words (High Frequency Words and Spelling Words) and read for 15 minutes.

Tuesday

Reading -  worksheet

Math:  worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 min.

Wednesday

Reading -  worksheet

Math:  worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 min.

Thursday

Reading -  worksheet

Math:  worksheet

Practice words and read for 15 min.

A Peek at Our Week

Religion: Chapter 1- "Jesus Teaches Us About God's Love"

We will be learning about the story of creation and how we were all made in the image and likeness of God. We will also learn about how God made each of us different. We will talk about how we are called to know, love, and serve God. We will take our first quiz together.

Reading

Story: "Five Little Tadpoles"

Target Skill: Asking questions, main idea, sequence

Phonics Skill: Short a

Grammar: nouns

Sight Words: and, go, the, see, she

Spelling Words: pat, bat, hat, had, mad, can, ran, fan

Math

This week we will start our unit on addition! We will learn the parts of an addition equation (addends, plus sign, equal sign),  and learn how to add by counting on from the higher number.

Week of September 8, 2025

Our First Day of First Grade

 Please Note

- The first few weeks of school are important for setting expectations and learning our classroom routines and procedures. Students thrive in environments where they feel comfortable and know what is expected of them. I encourage you to have expectations and routines at home as well. It is a goal of first grade to help your child become more responsible, organized, and independent.

- Please check your child's "Home Folder" with them every night. They can empty out any papers that were completed in school.  If anything needs to be sent to school, notes or homework worksheets for example, please place it in the folder.  Our 'H' and 'R' copybooks "live" in their Home folder.  This folder should be returned to school along with their copybooks and book pouches each day.

- Homework is assigned each day and should be completed daily, not weekly like in kindergarten.

-Back to School Night for grades 1-4 is this Thursday, September 11th, at 6:30.  If you can not make it, just let me know.  Everyone will be provided with the information digitally as well.

-Our class has gym on Wednesdays, and library books are due on Mondays.

- Mystery Reader will be on Mondays at 2:00.  Here is the Mystery Reader Sign-Up.  Each family can sign up twice (if you wish).  If you cannot make it during any of these time slots, or if they are full, please let me know so we can work out a time that is convenient for you. You may choose to have your child help you pick out the books for you to read, or you may keep it a ‘mystery’ and choose the books yourselves.  Please plan to read for about 20 minutes or so.  Younger siblings are welcome.  Treats and gifts are NOT permitted.  Thanks for your cooperation. We look forward to your visit!

- Here is a link to our schedule and class list.

- Here is a link for September Craft Club if you are interested.  Craft Club is on Tuesday afternoons.  We complete a craft, have snack, do our homework, and enjoy some outdoor play.

- Please email me with any questions or concerns :)

-Have a great week!

Homework

Monday

Complete worksheet, both sides.

Read books in Book Pouch

Practice reading number words from reading  copybook

Tuesday

Complete worksheet, both sides.

Read books in Book Pouch

Practice word cards

Wednesday

Complete worksheet, both sides.

Read books in Book Pouch

Practice word cards

Thursday

No homework

Back to School Night at 6:30

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will be learning about the story of creation and how we were all made in the image and likeness of God in Chapter 1. We will also learn about how God made each of us unique!

Reading

We will start our reading series with the Foundations and Routines unit.

Math

This week we will focus on writing numbers and number words. We will also work on putting numbers in order and filling in missing numbers and counting forwards and backwards by 1’s.