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*

Week of September 25th, 2017

Sadie loved the extra weekend of summer weather...hope you did, too :-)

Please Note

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

- Please consider helping out with The Giving Tree Project to help with our adopted school from Houston.

- Directions for the Religion Prayer Project will be sent home today. Please read them and help your child complete it neatly on the paper provided. Please have your child put their first and last name and the date (9/29/17) on the first line of the theme paper. Thanks for you help!

- Journals will come home today to be decorated and covered by Friday.  The theme is ‘All About Me.’  Please help your child to decorate the front and back covers of the journal using photos, drawings, stickers, etc.

- We will have our first Religion test on Friday. Please use the review sheet to study.

- Our field trip is on Thursday!  Kids should wear their gym uniform (please check the weather and make sure your child wears appropriate gym clothing). They also need to pack a "brown bag" (everything disposable) lunch. Please do not send any glass bottles for drinks.

Homework

Monday

Religion: Work on prayer project

Reading: page 90

Practice Sight Words

Math: page 9

Tuesday

Religion: Pages 28 and 29, study guide

Reading: Copy spelling words one time

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words

Math: page

Wednesday

Religion: page 30, study guide

Reading: page 92

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words

Math: page 10

Thursday

Religion: study guide for Chapter 1 test tomorrow

Decorated and covered journal due tomorrow

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Prayer due tomorrow

Our Week

Religion

Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

We will have our test on Chapter 1 and begin Chapter 2. 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

Math

This week we will continue work on one more, one less, ordering numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least, and learning how to count on and count back from a specific number.  We will als work with ordinal numbers.

Week of September 18th, 2017

Please Note

- Journals will be sent home this week to be decorated.  It would be great if they could be decorated, covered and returned to school by Friday, September 29th.

- We will have our first school Mass on Wednesday at 9:00am. All are welcome!

- We will have our first reading test on the story "Jack and the Wolf" this Friday. I will read all of the questions with them for the first few tests. The reader will be sent home this week so you can read and review the story at home.  Both the sight words and spelling words are included in the test.

- T-Shirt project is due on Friday.

- Our first field trip to Highland Orchards is next Thursday, September 28th! Permission forms will be sent home. Please return them by Monday, September 25th. I need 4 chaperones who have all clearances turned in. If you would like to come please email me and I will draw names out of a hat later this week. We will be leaving school around 9 am and returning around 1 pm.

- First in Math usernames and passwords can now be found on the inside cover of the Homework copybook. This is a website that can be used at home to review math skills throughout the year and will also be given as math homework some nights. If you have any questions please let me know!

- Please email me if you have any questions!

Homework

Monday

Phonics:  72

Practice spelling words & sight words

Math: page 5

Tuesday

Read and discuss Jack and the Wolf

Reading: page 83

practice spelling words & sight words

Math: page 6

Wednesday

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: page 84

Practice spelling words & sight words

Math: page 7

Thursday

T-shirt project due tomorrow!

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: read Jack and the Wolf and study spelling words & sight words for test tomorrow

Math: 8

Our Week

Religion

Unit 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!

Reading

Story: "Jack and the Wolf"

Target Skill: Characters

Phonics Skill: Short A sound and -ck words

Grammar: Complete sentences

Sight Words:  play, every, be, come, and, call, hear, with, said, away

SpellingWords:  an, bad, can, had, cat, ran, man, dad

* Reading test on Friday.

Math

This week we will still focus on writing numbers and number words and filling in missing numbers. We will also being ordering numbers and talking about "one more" and "one less".

Week of September 11th, 2017

Welcome to our Classroom Blog!

We are so excited to start our first full week of first grade!

Please Note

- These first few weeks of school are very 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 urge you to also have expectations and routines at home for things like completing homework, studying and reading. For example, each day after school your child can eat a snack, take out their homework copybook and begin their homework. You can even have a set place for them to complete their work. Simple things like this will help your child to become responsible, organized and independent!

- Please be sure to check your child's "Home Folder" every night. You can empty out any papers that were completed in school.

- An "All About Me" project will be sent home this week. Please complete this with your child. it will be due next Friday, September 22nd.

- Friday will be a Dress Down Day for hurricane victims. Please send in $1.00 with your child. Please also review the dress down day policy in the school handbook.

- Please email me with any questions or concerns :)

Thanks!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 75

Practice Sight Words (know to read)

Math: page 1

Tuesday

Reading:  Copy each spelling word one time (on same page in reading copybook)

Practice Sight Words (know to read) and Spelling Words (know to spell)

Math: page 2

Wednesday

Reading: page 77

Practice Sight Words (know to read) and Spelling Words (know to spell)

Math: page 3

Thursday

Reading: page 78

Practice Sight Words (know to read) and Spelling Words (know to spell)

Math: page 4

Our Week

Religion: Unit 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!

Reading

Story: "Jack and the Wolf"

Target Skill: Characters

Phonics Skill: Short A sound and -ck words

Grammar: Complete sentences

Sight Words:  play, every, be, come, and, call, hear, with, said, away

SpellingWords:  an, bad, can, had, cat, ran, man, dad

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 on a hundreds chart.

Week of June 5th

- Doughnuts with Dudes will be tomorrow morning at 8:30am on the playground. We will meet you out there. Please bring a blanket and feel free to grab a cup of coffee. We are very excited!

- Homework this week is to study for exams. We will finish up the review sheets today and tomorrow.

- Half days start on Wednesday for the rest of the year.

Final Exam Schedule:

Wednesday, June 7th - Math

Thursday, June 8th - Phonics

Friday, June 9th - Religion