Week of October 23, 2023

Please Note

- We have our monthly mass on Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. All are welcome to join us!

- We will go on our first field trip to Saunders Woods on Thursday. The kids can wear their gym uniforms to school for the trip. We will be doing some light hiking so please make sure they wear good shoes or boots. The kids also need to pack a snack for the bus and a lunch. 

- Test folders will be sent home on Wednesday. Please return them on Thursday.  Please be sure to review, sign, and return all tests.  They should keep them in their "T" (test) folders.  If you did not send them back last week and still have them, please put them in the T folder. (Sorry I neglected to send these directions last week!)

- There will be no tests this week, but please study the words because we will have the tests next week.

-This week we will have our Saints Celebration!  Here are some reminders:

•  The presentation will be at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and will last about 40 minutes.  We ask that all family members sit on the side pews (left and right of the altar).
• The kids are to come to school dressed in their costumes over their gym uniforms. Sneakers are fine.
• Please make sure any robes are not too long as we will be walking to and from the church. Also, bobby pins do not keep veils on so if you can attach them to a headband or use clips that would be great.

-Have a great week and GO PHILS!

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: wb page 33

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: wb page 38

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read

Math: wb page 36

Thursday

Reading: read for 15 minutes (can us RAZ kids app if wanted)

Practice words

Math: Xtra math for 10 minutes

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will begin Chapter 4 this week and practice for our Saints Celebration!

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 

Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences

Phonics Skill: short u

Grammar: contractions 

Sight Words: come, here, to, of

Spelling Words: rug, bug, hug, cup, up, fun, run, sun

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction. This week we will focus on using a number line to count or hop back.

Week of October 16, 2023

 Please Note

-We will be getting ready for our Saints Celebration this and next week.

- The 7th grade will sell popsicles for $1.00 at recess on Tuesday to raise money for Cases for Smiles. Raffle tickets will also be sold for a chance to win a variety of different prize baskets. The form was sent home last week and tickets must be in by Wednesday. Thanks!

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

- We will have a reading and spelling test on Friday.

- Picture day is Thursday.  Please send in the order form by Thursday.

- The Home and School meeting for Thursday night has been postponed. We will let you know when the new date is set up.

- Friday is the JDRF Walk with the Principal to raise awareness for Juvenile Diabetes. The kids can wear their gym uniforms, spirit wear or anything blue and white. If you would like to send in a donation for JDRF you can :)

- Go Phils!

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: complete test review

Practice words and read.

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 116

Math: Try Xtra math for 10 minutes

Practice words and read.

Wednesday

Reading: wksht

Math: wb page 31

Practice words and read.

Thursday

Reading: study for test tomorrow

Math: wb page 32

Read.

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will continue Chapter 3 "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family and have a test on Thursday.

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 

Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences

Phonics Skill: short e

Grammar: Complete sentences, subject-verb agreement

Sight Words: look, are, said, to, my

Spelling Words: ten, men, pen, fed, bed, let, met, wet

Math

We will finish our addition unit and have our test on Tuesday. We will begin our unit on subtraction. We will learn about the minus sign, counting backward, and most importantly, that the bigger number always goes first in subtraction.

Week of October 9, 2023

Please Note

-Thank you for your help with the saint reports.  They were completed wonderfully, and we are looking forward to learning about their saint.

- School pictures will be next Thursday, October 19. Please send in your forms or complete them online. 

- We will have our Unit 1 reading test on Friday along with a spelling and sight word test.

- If you haven't signed the permission form or paid for the field trip on Thursday, October 26th please do so this week. The permission form can be found HERE.

-Thank you to all who volunteered to chaperone our field trip.  Our chaperones will be Mrs. McFadden, Mrs. Botzler, Mrs. Kloeblen, and Mr. Griffin.

- Monday, October 16 will be a dress-down day! Please send in $1.00 to dress down.

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: workbook page 29

Religion: saint report due tomorrow

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice words and read books in pet bag

Math: workbook page 27

Thursday

Reading: Practice words for tests tomorrow, and read books in pet bag

Math: workbook page 28

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. We will start practicing for our Saint Presentation!

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

Sight Words: have, jump, no, one, for

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

Math

We will finish up our addition unit this week. We will focus on adding 3 addends and finding doubles and sums of ten to help up. We will also work with simple word problems. There will be a test next Tuesday on adding on a number line, adding 3 addends, and word problems. 

Week of October 2, 2023

Here's an example of a well-done saint report.

(It does not HAVE to be both sides.)

Please Note

Happy October! The kids are settling in and have been doing a great job. I cannot believe we are finished with September already. October will certainly fly by as well. Here are your reminders for this week:

- 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 10/11, so please work on it this week. Please make sure the report and the picture are 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. The Saints Presentation will be on Friday, October 27th at 9:00 am in the Church. 

- If you haven't signed the permission form or paid for the field trip on Thursday, October 26th please do so this week. The permission form can be found HERE.  If you would like to be in the drawing for a chaperone, last call to let me know. (If you already sent an email, I have your name already in the hat.)  Please note that no siblings are permitted.  I will let you know who the chaperones will be by the end of this week. 

- We will have a math quiz tomorrow on number sense and addition. A review will be sent home tonight for homework.

- We've decided with the new reading series and the weekly testing that we will take the Religion tests together in school. Hopefully, this will allow more time to focus on reading and math at home. We will take the Chapter 2 quiz together on Thursday.

- There will be a spelling, sight word, and reading quiz on Friday. Please study spelling and sight words each night.

- You will find all of your child's app logins on the inside cover of their Homework Copybook. We have used all the apps in school, with the exception of XTra Math, so they should be familiar if you want to use them at home. I highly suggest using Xtramath a few nights each week to reinforce math facts once we get that app introduced later this week.

- We will have an author visit on Friday afternoon. If you are interested in ordering the book please use this link:  https://childrensbookworld.net/moyle-oct-5-at-st-katharine/

- Looking ahead, we have off on Monday, 10/9 and winter uniforms will start on Tuesday, 10/10.

-That is all for this week, please let me know if you have questions about anything!  Thanks, Melissa

-The children are loving Mystery Reader.  Here is the link if you have not signed up yet.  If you can not find a time that works for you, please let me know and we can find a time.  

Mrs. Thornton's Mystery Reader

Homework

Monday

Religion: work on saint report 

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice new sight and spelling words

Math: complete math review for test tomorrow

Tuesday

Religion: work on saint report

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice new sight and spelling words

Math: wb page 23

Wednesday

Religion: work on saint report

Reading: complete worksheet

Practice new sight and spelling words

Math: wb page 25

Thursday

Religion: work on saint report 

Reading: study words for test tomorrow

Math: wb page 26

A Peek at Our Week

Religion 

Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

We will finish up Chapter 2 and have a quiz on Thursday that we will take together.

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

Sight Words: play, little, with, you

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

Math

This week we will have our first quiz on addition. We will continue with addition, learn how to use a number line to solve equations, and learn double facts. If you practice at home, please have your child start at the larger number!

Week of September 25, 2023

 Please Note

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

- We started our first unit in reading today on "How Plants and Animals Change". We will start making our flashcards for sight words this week. They will go home in your child's 'pet bag' and will come home each night. Please make sure they return to school. The sight words and spelling words for the week can also be found in your child's "R Copybook" and at the bottom of the blog.  (They will need to know how to spell the spelling words, but only to read the sight words.)

- Please review all spelling words and sight words each night to prepare for the test on Friday. There will also be a short reading quiz that we will prepare for in school.

- Please check your child's homework for neat handwriting (especially letter and number reversals) and completeness. We've been working on writing neatly and in lowercase letters in school, and it would be helpful if you could continue to reinforce this at home.  Please have them use pencil only, unless the directions call for coloring.  Thank you for your help with this.

- A paper explaining the Saints Celebration will be sent home tomorrow. Please read it carefully and mark down the dates. The report will be due on Wednesday, October 11th and the celebration will be on Friday, October 27th. If you have any questions please let me know.

- We have our first field trip planned to Saunders Woods on Thursday, October 26th! You can fill out the permission form for your child HERE. The payment info will be available tomorrow. We need 4 chaperones for our class. If you have your clearances and are interested, please email me back and I will pick from a hat next week.

-Have a great week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

study spelling and sight words

Math: workbook page 19

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

study spelling and sight words

Math: wb page 20

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

study spelling and sight words

Math: wb page 21

Thursday

Reading: complete worksheet

study for spelling and sight word test tomorrow

Math: wb page 22

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: "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 continue with addition. We will review the parts of an addition sentence (addend + addend = sum) and practice making sums up to 12.  They have begun making flashcards which they will keep in their 'pet bags' for home and school practice.

Week of September 18, 2023

We had a great time with our first 8th-grade buddy activity!

Please Note

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

- We will have our first Religion test on Thursday. We will take it together as practice.  I will still send a study guide home today if you want to start practicing with your child.

- The children will begin bringing home their 'Pet Bags' each night.  In this bag will be a 'pet' they can read to along with their math flashcards (soon), sight word cards, and books for practice.  Please be sure to send these back to school each day.

- We will be trying to login to all of our new apps this week at school.  Be on the lookout for login information going home later this week so you can practice at home.  They will be listed in the front of their Homework copybook.

- We are still in need of volunteers for the second half of the year for reading circle.  Please use this LINK if you are available. Thank you to everyone who has already signed up.

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

Homework

Monday

Religion: study for test

Phonics: page 72

Math:  page 9

Tuesday

Religion: study for test 

Phonics: page 73

Math: page 15

Wednesday

Phonics: page 74

Math:  page 16

Thursday

Phonics: page 75

Math:  page 17

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 test together.

Reading

We will continue with the Routine and Foundations unit and start practicing centers!

Math

This week we will start our unit on addition! We will learn the parts of an addition sentence (addends, plus sign, equal sign), start making our flashcards and learn how to add by counting on from the higher number. Please start practicing flashcards at home once completed in school.  (They will be stored in their 'Pet Bags.')

Week of September 11, 2023

Welcome to our Classroom Blog! We are so excited to start our first full week of first grade, and are looking forward to a great year. Thanks to all of you who came to Back to School Night. You can find the BTSN information here.  It was great to meet everyone. We have a lot of fun things planned so keep checking our classroom blog for updates and pictures of what is going on in Room 3.

Please Note

- The 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 encourage you to also have expectations and routines at home as well. For example, each day after school your child can eat a snack, empty their home folder, complete their homework and practice their sight words and spelling words for the week. Simple chores like packing their school bags, helping pack lunches/snack, and making their beds will help your child to become responsible, organized, and independent.

- Please be sure to 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, please place it in the folder.

- We will start off slow with homework the first few weeks so the kids can get back into the swing of it! 

- On Friday, we will be having our One Book, One School Book Club. Students are asked to wear their t-shirt that will be sent home today with their gym shorts. We will be talking about "Boxitects" and completing a fun activity with our 8th grade Buddies.

- There will be a dress-down day on Monday, 9/18. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.  ***Our class will also have gym that day due to a conflict in Mrs. Marchese's schedule, so please have the children wear sneakers with their dress-down clothes.  (They can still wear their gym uniforms on Friday.)

- The Mystery Reader sign-up genius is up! You can find it here. If you have any questions please let me know!

- Please email me with any questions or concerns :)

Thanks!

Melissa Thornton

Homework

Monday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary (can be found on inside cover of homework copybook)

Phonics: page 67

Tuesday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Phonics: page 68

Wednesday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Phonics: page 69

Thursday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Phonics: page 71

*Wear Summer Reading t-shirt with gym shorts on Friday*

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 new 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.