Week of September 24, 2018

Please Note

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

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

- First in Math usernames and passwords can be found inside of each child's Homework Copybook. This is a website that should be used at home to review math skills throughout the year and will also be given as math homework on some nights. Please try to have your child sign in at some point this week and walk them through some of the activities if you have time. We will be giving it a try in the classroom later this week, too. If you have any questions please let me know!

- Reading Eggs passwords can also be found in their Homework Copybook. This is the subscription you paid for with the supply fee this summer. They have included a free subscription for each child to their Math Seeds program. Both are great sites to utilize, in addition to First in Math, for practicing first grade skills online.
- Our field trip to Highland Orchards has been booked for Tuesday, October 30th! Permission forms will be sent home in the coming weeks. I will also send a separate email later this week in regards to chaperones.

Homework

Monday

Religion: page 30 and study guide

Reading: page 90

Practice Sight Words

Math: page 9

Tuesday

Religion: study guide

Reading: Copy spelling words one time

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words

Math: page 10

Wednesday

Religion: study guide for test tomorrow

Reading: page 92

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words

Math: page 11

Thursday

Reading: 98

Practice Sight Words and Spelling Words
Math: page 12

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 also work with greater than, less than, and equal to (>,<,=) and ordinal numbers.

Week of September 17, 2018

Please Note

 - Journals should be decorated, covered and returned to school by Friday, September 21st.

 - We will have our first school Mass on Wednesday at 9:00am. All are welcome!  No Dress Downs on mass days please.

 - 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.

 - Please email me if you have any questions!

Homework

 Monday
Read and discuss Jack and the Wolf
Practice spelling words & sight words
Math: page 5

Tuesday
Reading: page 83
Practice spelling words & sight words
Math: page 6

Wednesday
Religion: Pages 28 and 29
Reading: page 84
Practice spelling words & sight words
Math: page 7

Thursday
Journal due tomorrow!
Reading: Reread 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 10, 2018

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.  Please be sure to have them put their "H" and "R" copybooks back into their folder along with their bag of sight words after they are finished with them.

- An "All About Me" t-shirt project will be sent home this week. Please complete this with your child. It will be due THIS Friday, September 14th.

-Journals should be decorated (front and back) with an 'All About Me' collage theme (photos, stickers, printed cut-outs, drawings, etc.) and covered with clear contact paper by NEXT Friday, September 21st.

- On Friday, we will be having out One Book, One School Book Club. We will be talking about "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" and making a craft with our 8th Grade Buddies! If you would like to send your child in with their book that would be great! Thank you!

- Friday will be a Dress Down Day for Speak Up. 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 :)

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 75
Practice Sight Words (know to read) These can be found in their "R" copybook and in their bag of word cards.
Math: page 1

Tuesday
Reading:  Neatly 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: 
"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 4, 2018

- 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 guides and review sheets for exams. We will finish up the math and religion review sheets in school today and tomorrow. Hopefully, progress has been made with the reviews at home, also.  Please let me know if you have any questions about the exam schedule.

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

- Next Monday is Spirit Day! Your child will be told if they are on the white or blue team by the end of the week and they can dress in those colors. Please be sure to send your child with a labeled water bottle and apply sunscreen before they come to school. Thanks!

Have a great week!




Final Exam Schedule:


Wednesday, June 7th - Math

Thursday, June 8th - Phonics

Friday, June 9th - Religion

Week of May 29, 2018

Please Note

- Just a reminder that the last day for the lunch program is Thursday. Please make sure to pack your child a lunch for this Friday and Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Pretzels will still be sold for morning snack.

- Study guides for the math and religion exam, along with the exam schedule were sent home last week.  The study guides that were sent home are to be worked on and stay at home. We will complete a separate set in school this week. If you have any questions about them please let me know.

- Doughnuts with Dudes will be next Tuesday, June 5th at 8:30am on the playground (cafeteria if the weather does not cooperate)! More information will be sent home this week.

- There will be a Dress Down Day on Friday. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. Thanks!

Homework

Tuesday
Highlight and read long i books.
Work on or review Math and Religion exam study guides.

Wednesday
Highlight and read long o books.
Work on or review Math and Religion exam study guides.

Thursday
Highlight and read long u books.
Work on or review Math and Religion exam study guides.

Week of May 21st

Please Note

- Wednesday is our annual May Procession. Students are to wear their winter uniforms. The kids need to be in our classroom no later than 6:40 pm and can be picked up by the front doors of the school. In the event of rain, we will meet and be dismissed from the Church. Please let me know if you have any questions.

- An exam schedule will be sent home this week along with study guides. We will be reviewing them in school but they should also be reviewed at home.

- No school on Friday, 5/25 or Monday, 5/28. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!

- Reminder that Doughnuts with Dudes will be Tuesday, June 5th at 8:30 am in the cafeteria. Each child is asked to invite a special "dude" (dad, uncle, grandfather etc.) to join us for coffee and doughnuts that morning.  More information will sent home in the coming weeks.

Homework

Monday

Reading - Highlight and read long a book.

Math - worksheet

Tuesday

Reading - Highlight and read long e book.

Math - worksheet

Wednesday

Reading - Highlight and read long i book.

Math - worksheet

Week of May 14th

Check out our plants!  We were even able to transplant the bean seed we were growing in soil to our Tower Garden.

Please Note

-We will finish up our final reading story of the year this week and then begin to

study and review for exams.  Our Reading Exam will be a review of all long and

short vowel sounds. Information about all of the exams will be sent home next week.

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

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

- A reminder that May Procession is next Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Students need to

wear their winter uniforms. More information will be on the blog next week about

meeting time and pick up.

- Doughnuts with Dads/Dudes will be on June 5 at 8:30 am in the cafeteria.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 62

Practice  Words

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: page 68

Practice  Words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: page 71 and 73

Practice  Words

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Reading:  Reread Little Rabbit's Tale and  study words for test tomorrow

Math: complete worksheet

Our Week

Religion

We will begin Chapter 18 "We Are Followers of Jesus" this week.

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, everyone, homemade

Math

We will begin our unit on shapes this week.  We will identify 2-D and 3-D shapes

and their attributes (sides, vertices (corners), faces (flat surfaces) and edges.)  We

will also review addition and subtraction facts.