Homework and Reminders
HOMEWORK
Tomorrow is gym day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
The children will also be attending Mass Thursday at 9:30 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the school and the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes . You are welcome to join us. Girls are reminded to wear jumpers on days we have Mass.
We will celebrate Valentine’s Day on Friday. The children should have their cards in school by then. They will not need a snack that day. I will have a special treat for them.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will continue working on chapter 14. The children will have a test on this chapter on Wednesday. We will also be discussing the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and the different titles for Mary.
Math –We will continue to practice money and time. Please be sure to review this on a daily basis with your child. We will also be working on problem solving with schedules and logical thinking methods. It is also important to continue to drill addition and subtraction facts
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review all the vocabulary for the stories in the anthology that have been covered thus far. The children will be introduced to the spelling words with long o. These words include: Go – bone – so – nose – home – no – also – woke – cone – tone – chose – stone – rose – broke.
The children will have a test on these words next week.
Social Studies and Science – We will continue to discuss the weather. We will also be learning about Abraham Lincoln. We will also begin discussing the desert, and how animals and plants adapt to their habitats.
HAPPY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ WEEK
HOMEWORK
Tomorrow is gym day. The children should wear their gym sweat pants and their red 100th day shirt. Our 100th day of first grade falls on Wednesday but because of Mass we will be wearing our 100th day shirts tomorrow.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
The children will also be attending Mass on Wednesday at 9:30 to celebrate Catholic Schools. You are welcome to join us. Girls are reminded to wear jumpers on days we have Mass.
Please don’t forget your donation of jell-o, pudding, or cake mix for Manna for the Many.
I am sending home book orders again. Please return any orders by Friday. I will set it up so you can order on line also.
I am also sending home a form for a different puzzle magazine. Once again I am asking that you please sign and return with no checked even if you are not interested.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will begin to work on chapter 14, which continues to discuss the help of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We will also be learning about St. Blaise, and the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus.
Math –We will continue to practice money and time. Please be sure to review this on a daily basis with your child. It is also important to continue to drill addition and subtraction facts
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review all the vocabulary for the stories in the anthology that have been covered thus far. We will continue to explore poetry, with this section in their anthology. We will also be focusing on contractions this week. The spelling test on the long I words will be on Friday. These words include: like – five – ride – nine – time – kite – prize – smile –bike – dive – line – lime – white – hide .
Social Studies and Science – We will be discussing Groundhog Day, and the weather.
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HOMEWORK
Tomorrow is gym
day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school. Wednesday is also an Act 80 Day. Dismissal will be 12:15 for walkers and cars, and 12:30 for buses.
Please remember to sign your child’s homework book each day.
The 100 days projects were outstanding – but the best part was how much the children have improved in discussing the projects in front of the class and answering questions. They are becoming real public speakers! Thank you for all your help with this project.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will continue working on chapter 13 this week. The children will have a test on Wednesday. On Friday we will be doing pages 396-397 in preparation for Catholic Schools’ week.
Math - Please continue to practice skip counting and place value. Please continue to work practicing money. The best way to do this is to have the children practice counting pocket change or money from banks each night. We will also begin to work on time this week.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please continue to practice the vocabulary for the stories as they are introduced. We will be working on “EEK” this week. Please review the new spelling words with the long a sound. They include: make – came –take – name – gave – game – bake – shame – blame – wave – cave – place – skate – race. The children will have their spelling test on these words on Wednesday. The children will be introduced to spelling words with long I later in the week. They will have a test on these next week. They include: like – five – ride – nine – time – kite – prize – smile –bike – dive – line – lime – white – hide
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HOMEWORK
Tomorrow is gym
day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school. The children will be attending the Respect Life Mass on Wednesday. Girls are reminded to dress in their jumpers.
Please remember to sign your child’s homework book each day.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will have a test on chapters 11 and 12 tomorrow. We will them begin our next unit on the Holy Spirit. .
Math - Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts up to 12 for quick recall. We will continue to work skip counting and place value. We will review odd and even and work on our problem solving skills. We will begin working with time and money this week. Don’t forget about our 100th day of school project. You are reminded that all projects should be completed by tomorrow.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please continue to practice the vocabulary for all the stories in this theme. The children will have their reading theme test on Thursday of this week. Please review the new spelling words with the long a sound. They include: make – came –take – name – gave – game – bake – shame – blame – wave – cave – place – skate – race. The children will have their spelling test on these words next week.
We will continue learning about Martin Luther King for Social Studies, and we will also work on our map skills.
HOMEWORK
Tomorrow is gym
day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
The children have been given a “Homework” copybook today. This is to prepare them for what will be expected next year. Each day the first job the children will have s to copy their homework for the day. When they bring the copybook home to you, please sign each day as the homework is completed. I will continue to send home these reminder sheets most weeks. They may, however, not list everything that is in the copybook. This is to be sure the children are prepared to handle this job by themselves for next year.
I am once again sending home Scholastic book forms. If you wish to order from these, please complete the order and return to me by Friday. I have also set up the online ordering link. If you have lost the original information for this please let me know. If you wish to use any of the books as gifts for your child please note it on the order and I will let you know when the books arrive.
Yet more time - I am attaching another order for a Highlights Magazine and a Puzzle book. Once again I’m asking that even if you are not interested in receiving it that you return both forms once they are signed. This does allow me to get classroom aids for our room. Thanks for your cooperation with this.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will continue working on chapter 11 and begin chapter 12.
Math - Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts up to 12 for quick recall. We will continue to work skip counting and place value. We will review odd and even and work on our problem solving skills. Don’t forget about our 100th day of school project. You are reminded that all projects should be completed by Tuesday, January 19th, so that they are in place for Catholic Schools Week.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please continue to practice “Me on a Map” and “The Kite.” The children will have their spelling test on Thursday on the words that were included on last week’s reminder sheet.
Please take note of
the new reading incentive that I’m including on a separate sheet
of paper.
We will continue learning about Martin Luther King for Social Studies, and we will also work on our map skills.
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HOMEWORK
I’d
like to begin by wishing each of you a happy and blessed New Year. I hope your Christmas break was restful and
peaceful.
Tomorrow is gym
day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will be working on chapter 11 this week. We will be doing chapter 10 at a later date. We will also be discussing the Feast of the 3 Kings.
Math - Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts up to 12 for quick recall. We will continue to work skip counting. We will also continue working on place value. I will have the children begin discussing what they are doing for their 100th day of school project. Our 100th day of school should fall about the first week in February. You are reminded that all projects should be completed by Tuesday, January 19th, so that they are in place for Catholic Schools Week.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please continue to practice “Moving Day” and the vocabulary that goes with it, as well as “Me on a Map”. We will be reading and discussing the science article on Hermit Crabs. We will continue working with contractions, possessive forms, and nouns and verbs. The children will also be introduced to their next group of spelling words. These words include: She – chin – shin – fish – wish – dish -shell – much – touch – chop – chop – shoe – chair – share. The children will be tested on these words next week.
We will begin learning a little about Martin Luther King for Social Studies.
HOMEWORK
You are reminded that tomorrow is an Act 80 Day. Dismissal will be at 12:20 for walkers and cars.
Please send in 4 empty toilet paper or paper towel tubes by Monday, January 4.
HOMEWORK
Religion – Students are reminded to attend Mass for Christmas, and New Year’s Day which is a holy day celebrating the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, and both Sundays in between.
Math – Just a reminder that it might be a good time to begin to think about or work on the 100th day project. Our 100th day of school should fall about the first week in February. I always have the children celebrate this day in a special way. I am asking that each child create project with 100 items he/she has collected. You can visit the webpage to see pictures of what the children have done in the past. As Christmas vacation progresses and the children are looking for suggestions as to what to do – this might be a good time to begin this project. I would like all projects completed by Tuesday, January 19th, so that they are in place for Catholic Schools Week. To keep math skills sharp they might want to play some of the games on the firstinmath.com website.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. If you child has not yet signed up on the bookadventure.com website during Christmas break may be an ideal time to do this. Over half the class is already signed up and gaining many points for themselves.
HOMEWORK
Tomorrow is gym day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school. The children will also be attending Mass on Wednesday. Girls are reminded to wear jumpers on days we have Mass.
Thank you for all the work on the Christmas around the World Projects. The children did a wonderful job with their oral presentations to the class. I will get pictures of the projects on our website soon.
I am sure you were proud of your children in the play yesterday. They all did a wonderful job!
Please send in 4 empty toilet paper or paper towel tubes by Monday, January 5.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We reviewed chapter 9 and the Advent Season today. The children will have a test on this tomorrow. We will be working on the special section of our book on Christmas this week. This begins on page 290.
Math - Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts up to 12 for quick recall. We will continue to work on tallies, and graphing this week as well as gaining additional practice finding range, mode, and median. We will continue skip counting and place value. We will also be discussing what kind of projects the children can complete for their one-hundredth day of school. Our 100th day of school should fall near the beginning of February. I always have the children celebrate this day in a special way. I am asking that each child create project with 100 items he/she has collected. You can visit the webpage to see pictures of what the children have done in the past. As Christmas vacation progresses and the children are looking for suggestions as to what to do – this might be a good time to begin this project. I would like all projects completed by Tuesday, January 19th, so that they are in place for Catholic Schools Week.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. The children will have their reading level test on theme 4 tomorrow. They will then be given a new anthology. We will be doing several creative writing activities including one based on a new watch me read book that the children will receive this week. We will continue working with contractions, possessive forms, and nouns and verbs.
In science we will conclude continue our discussion about the weather. In Social Studies we will continue to talk about Christmas traditions around the world.
HOMEWORK
I enjoyed meeting
with so many of you yesterday. Thank you
for your time.
I hope you had a chance to visit the display of nativity sets at Divine Redeemer this weekend. Nate Long was the lucky winner of the raffle that our class contributed.
I hope the children told you about the wonderful day they had on Friday for Polar Express Day. They are a great group of workers.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will continue discussing the Feast of the Immaculate Conception., as well as the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. We will conclude chapter 9 and the children will have a test on material in this chapter as well as the season of Advent on Friday.
Math - Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts up to 12 for quick recall. We will continue to work on tallies, graphing mode, median, and range. We do a little bit of work on measurement. We will also continue to practice using Venn Diagrams.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. We will review “Dog School”. We will be doing several creative writing activities including one based on a new watch me read book that the children will receive this week. We will continue working with contractions, possessive forms, and nouns and verbs. We will continue an author study of Jan Brett books
In science we will continue our unit on weather.
In Social Studies we will continue to talk about Christmas traditions around the world.
The children will be spending some time this week practicing for their Christmas Program. You are reminded that it will be held on Sunday, December 13, at 2:00 PM.
HOMEWORK
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are now ready for the hectic time of the year.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school
The Christmas Around the World projects should be completed by December 8.
It is my tradition in first grade to celebrate Polar Express Day during the week we celebrate St. Nicholas Day. So Friday, December 4 the first grade will continue with this tradition. We begin by reading this book, and Max Lucado’s book, “The Crippled Lamb” and base all the day’s activities on these books. While we are learning, the emphasis is on having a fun day filled with activities. In keeping with the spirit of the day, I am asking that your child bring a robe, (or big pajama top) and slippers to school that day. The children do not change into their pajamas, but rather slip the robe or pajama top on over their uniforms, since we will be doing several projects. The children will not need a snack that day as we will have a special treat. Because we celebrate this special day early in December, I do not have a Christmas Party. As Christmas approaches I try to keep the emphasis on the religious aspect of the holiday and the real meaning of Christmas for the children.
Please don’t
forget the “No Room at the
Inn” display at Divine Redeemer in
Mt.
Carmel. Our class will have their shoe
box Nativity Sets on display, as well as a classroom quilt and a
variety of
ornaments the children have created in their free time.
Hours are Friday from 4:00 to 8:00, Saturday
from 9:00 to 8:00, and Sunday from 9:00 to 4:00. The
children are very proud to be part of
this wonderful event.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will be studying about St. Nicholas, and preparing for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception which falls next Monday. We will continue with chapter 9.
Math - Please continue to practice addition and subtraction facts for quick recall. We will continue to work on tallies, and graphing this week. We will also continue to practice using Venn Diagrams. The children will be introduced to mode, median, and range.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. We will be reading “Dog School”. We will continue an author study of Jan Brett books. Please be sure to practice the vocabulary for the stories. We will continue working with contractions, possessive forms, and nouns and verbs.
HOMEWORK
You are reminded that tomorrow is an Act
80 day. Dismissal will be about
You are also reminded that the Christmas around the World projects are due by December 8.
I am asking that each student try to bring in a large empty toothpaste box for next week.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will begin chapter 9. We will also be discussing the season of Advent.
Math - The children will continue to drill addition and subtraction facts. We will also practice identifying the missing operation in problems, and practice problem solving. Please continue to drill the facts . An excellent way for the children to practice and drill their facts is to be sure to visit the firstinmath.com website. We will continue to practice graphing.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. We will be reading “Dad’s Big Plan” and we may start the next story.
For social studies we will continue to talk about Thanksgiving, and learn more of the history of this holiday.
I would like to
take this opportunity to wish each of you a wonderful Thanksgiving
Thank you for your cooperation and your support you have given me this year. Thank you for all that you do for the school, and your children.
HOMEWORK
Thank you for your
generous contributions to the Thanksgiving baskets.
Tuesday is gym day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
Wednesday is also our annual Thanksgiving Mass. You are welcome to join us as we thank God in a special way for all he has given us.
You are reminded that The Christmas Around the World projects should be completed by December 8.
I am sending home a paper about the “No Room at the Inn” display which will be held at Divine Mercy this year. Last year our first grade Nativity sets were part of the display, and we have been asked to join in again this year. I hope you will be sure to mark your calendars and plan on visiting the display this year. We will also be creating a class quilt which will be part of the display.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We have reviewed all material in unit 2. The children will have a test on chapters 7 and 8 tomorrow. We have begun our discussion of the Advent season and the children have worked on Advent wreaths. I am hoping to send the wreaths home by the end of the week. Pages 282-285 are the pages in the text that correspond to this season. We will also be working on our Nativity sets.
Math - The children will continue to review addition and subtraction facts in problem solving. Please continue to drill the facts . We will continue to work on problem solving, number families and graphs and Venn diagrams.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review the vocabulary for Theme 4 . Practice the stories “Two Best Friends”, and “Dad’s Big Plan”. We will also continue to distinguish the two types of nouns as well as recognition of verbs. We will be working on descriptive writing as well as writing to report information.
For social studies we will continue to talk about Thanksgiving. For science we will continue our study of the weather.
HOMEWORK
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school
Thursday is gym day.
You are reminded that the shoe boxes for the nativity sets are due next Monday, November 17. If you don’t happen to have a shoe box please let me know.
The Christmas Around the World projects should be completed by December 8. Many of the children have already told me what countries they have chosen. Please let me know as soon as you decide since I want to avoid duplication of countries. There are some useful website links on our class page under Other Sites of Interest. I’ve also included some pictures from our recent science lesson on this same page.
I will be sending home book orders again. This will most likely be the last one before Christmas. If you wish to order any books, please make the check payable to Scholastic. Please have orders returned by Friday. If you wish to use any of these as gifts, place a note on the order, and I will let you know when they arrive.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will begin chapter 8 and continue to focus on the importance of telling God thank you for all the gifts he has given us as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving. We will be reviewing all material in unit 2. The children will have a test on chapters 7 and 8 next Tuesday.
Math - The children will continue to practice subtraction this week. Please drill the facts as they are presented. We will continue to work on problem solving as well as adding 3 addends.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Remember that your child should be working on the November book-it reports. Please review the vocabulary for Theme 3 Weeks 2 and 3 in the back of the practice book. The children will have a test on theme three in reading on Friday. We will begin the drama link in the anthology late in the week. We will also continue to distinguish the two types of nouns. Please continue to practice words with short o sound and r clusters and include: on – not – got – box – hot – top – pond – doll – trip – drip – grin – trap – crack – brown. The children will have a test on these words next week.
For social studies we will continue to talk about Veteran’s Day, and continue our discussion of Thanksgiving. For science we will continue our study of the weather.
HOMEWORK
Tuesday is gym day.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
Thursday is picture day.
Thank you again for the effort you put into your child’s saint costume. The children really learned about the saint they portrayed, and enjoyed sharing this knowledge with the class. I have placed pictures of our saints on our website on the calendar page.
Each year I also try to make a shoe box nativity set with the children. I am asking that by Monday, November 9, each child brings a shoe box which has been covered with wrapping paper. Please cover only the outside bottom of the shoe box. The lid should be sent in, to make it easier for the children to carry the project home, but the lid need not be covered. Please do not cover the inside of the shoebox. If you have religious wrapping paper, or a solid color paper that would be the best, since the shoe box will serve as the stable. The reason that we are working on our nativity sets a little earlier than usual is so they can become part of a display “No Room at the Inn” that will be held at Holy Angels.
Our next major project will focus on Christmas traditions around the world. If you have a personal Christmas family tradition you would like to have you child focus on instead this is another option. Again the choice of the project is up to your child. It may be a poster, booklet, diorama, ornament, mobile or any other creative way to talk about how other countries celebrate this time of year. Please let me know which country your child has chosen as soon as a choice is made, since I will try to discourage children from duplicating countries.
I am attaching information about the Phillies Reading Program. Please be sure to log the minutes your child reads each day. I will be submitting these for our class’s chance to win a visit from the Phillies Phanatic.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will begin chapter 7 and discuss the Two Great Commandments. We will also be focusing on the importance of telling God thank you for all the gifts he has given us as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Math - The children will continue to practice addition and subtraction this week, focusing on solving word problems. Please drill all math facts on a regular basis. . We will continue to work adding with 3 addends.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review the vocabulary for Theme 3 Weeks 2 and 3 in the back of the practice book. Please practice reading “The Trip”, and “At the Aquarium.” We will continue working with the concept of ending on words, and possessive nouns this week. The children will continue to practice their next group of spelling words. These are words that have the short o sound and r clusters and include: on – not – got – box – hot – top – pond – doll – trip – drip – grin – trap – crack – brown. The children will have a test on these words next week.
HOMEWORK
Tuesday is our gym day. Please be sure your child comes dressed in his/her gym uniform.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
Wednesday is also “Apple Crunch Day” . The children may wear something ( ribbons sweaters, shirt ) “red, green or yellow” with their school uniform.
Friday is our All
Saints Parade. It will begin at
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will learn about the Feast of All Saints and All Souls. The material covered will be found on pages 322-325, 342-343, and 346-349 in the religion text. On Friday we will begin chapter 7.
Math - Please continue to practice the spelling of the number words from eleven to twenty and then intervals of ten. We will continue working on problem solving, and place value. The children will continue to practice addition and subtraction this week.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review the vocabulary for Theme 3 Weeks 1 and 2 in the back of the practice book. Please practice reading “Animals in the Cold” , “Seasons”. We will also continue with “Ham and Eggs”, and “Miss Jill’s Ice Cream Shop.” We will be working with the concept of endings on words, and possessive nouns this week.
For social studies we will continue to talk about keeping healthy.
For science we continue to work on scientific inquiry and observation.
I hope to see the children continue to practice their math on the First in Math website, and their reading on Book Adventure.
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HOMEWORK
Our class will not be
having gym this week. There is a
workshop for PE teachers.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
HOMEWORK
Religion – We will continue with chapter 6 this week. The children will have a test on chapters 5 and 6 on Friday of this week.
Math -
Please review the spelling
of the number words from zero to twelve, and ordinal numbers.
We
will continue working on problem solving, and addition and subtraction
this
week. I am very happy to see so many
children taking advantage of the math website.
Language Arts – Please continue to read
at least 15 minutes each day. Please review all vocabulary that
has been
introduced. Please begin to practice the first story and second stories in the anthology. I am pleased to see that over half the class
is taking advantage of the bookadventure.org site.
If your child has not signed up for this, I
encourage you to do so.
For social studies we will continue talking about health.
For science we will be work on scientific inquiry and observation using our National Geographic magazine.
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Tuesday is our gym day. Please be sure your child comes dressed in his/her gym uniform. You are reminded that Sister Margaret is requiring that all students come in sweatpants with sweatshirts . Girls are reminded that all earrings need to be removed.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
You are reminded that all projects for the 50 years are due tomorrow.
I am once again sending home book orders that I have received. If you wish to order from these lists please make the checks payable to Scholastic Books. Please have all orders returned by Friday. If you wish to plan ahead and use any of these as gifts for your child, please indict this on the form and I will let you know when they arrive.
As a reminder for next week --- Our All Saints Parade will be held on Friday, October 30, at 1:30. If you are having trouble coming up with a costume for your child please let me know.
HOMEWORK
Religion –We will continue to work on chapter 5. We will also continue to pray the rosary for the month of October.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please continue to work on the four October book-it reports. The children should be reviewing all vocabulary presented thus far, and begin to review all the stories in their anthologies. We will be having our first major reading theme test on Friday. The children will also be given a new list of spelling words on Friday. These words include: up – us – but – fun – cut – run – jump – plum – get – red – pet – men – yes – tent – bell . We will continue to practice these words during the week. The children will have a test on these words near the end of next week.
Math - Please continue to drill math facts as they are presented. The children will continue to practice solving problems with 3 addends. The children will also be introduced to new subtraction facts. We will continue to work on developing problem solving skills.
Social Studies will continue to focus on fire prevention and safety issues. We will also learn about the water cycle.
Sister Margaret has purchased a subscription for each child in the school to participate in an online math program. It is a wonderful opportunity for your child, and a great way to review math skills. I am sending home the information with your child. It includes all the necessary information to get your child started with this activity at home. The children will also be given the opportunity to use this site in school. I am sure they will enjoy this alternate way of reviewing math facts.
I am also thrilled that about half of the class has signed up at the bookadventure.com web site. Two of the students are approaching 4000 points and several have gone beyond 1000 points. I will continue to reward the students with a prize from the book box for every 2,000 points they gain. If you have not had your child sign up for this website yet I strongly encourage you to give it a try.
I also signed our class up for the Phillies Phanatic reading program. I received an email this week confirming our enrollment in the program with a note that materials are on the way. Until the official forms arrive I am sending home a calendar for you to initial each day that your child reads at least 15 minutes. It might be a good idea to note the book since I do not know what will be expected on the official forms.
HOMEWORK
Tuesday is our gym day. Please be sure that your child comes dressed in the appropriate uniform. Please be sure that your child’s name is inside both the sweatshirt and the sweatpants.
Wednesday is library day. Please be sure your child has his/her book in school.
Thanks for your help with the Saints reports. I am very happy to say that our class will represent 18 different saints in our All Saints Day Program. Each child will be presenting his report to the class.
A reminder that the project for the school’s 50th anniversary is due October 13. If you finish ahead of time the projects may be sent in at any time. If anyone finishes by Wednesday it might be nice to have the project on display when visitors come to our school on Wednesday.
Progress reports will
be sent home on Friday in the test folders.
Please sign and return all papers in the folder the next day. I am very pleased with the overall progress
that the children are making.
Once again I am reminding you that since we have been in school about 6 weeks, I would be happy to meet with you, rather than wait until the formal conference time in December. I can usually meet with you immediately at the end of the day at about 2:45. I am also usually here by 7:10, and can meet with you then until the first bus arrives generally around 7:25. If you would like to schedule a meeting please write me a note or email. I feel waiting until the scheduled conference time in December is just a little too long if you have questions or concerns.
HOMEWORK
Religion – Please review on a daily basis and continue to practice prayers. We will be completing work on chapter 4 . The children will have a test on chapters 3 and 4 on Thursday. We will then begin chapter 5 on Friday.
Math –We will continue working on problem solving, and continue working with addition. I want to stress to you the importance of the children memorizing the addition and subtraction facts as they are presented. It is very important that these facts are memorized for quick recall. We will continue working on adding with 3 addends. I will begin to introduce subtraction to the children this week.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review appropriate vocabulary. Please . We will continue to practice color words, working with beginning and ending consonant sounds, as well as the short A and short I sound. This week the words from the practice book which should be studied are the words in the back listed under theme 2, weeks 1 and 2. Please practice reading “The Watch Me Read” books, and from the anthology “Val Can Help!”, and “Zig Bug”. The children will have a spelling test on words with the short A and I sound on Thursday.
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HOMEWORK
Tuesday is our gym day. Please be sure that your child comes dressed in the appropriate uniform. Please be sure that your child’s name is inside both the sweatshirt and the sweatpants.
Wednesday is a day off. This is the day of the teacher’s conference in Harrisburg. If you are planning to go to the fair please use this day instead of having your child miss a day of school.
Thursday is an Act 80 Day. Dismissal will be at 12:30.
Please remember to let me know what saint your child will be for our All Saint’s Day Parade. They should have the three sentence report about this saint in their copybooks by Thursday, October 1. This will enable us to start typing our reports on the computer. I am encouraging the children to choose saints rather than angels or our Blessed Mother so that they can learn something new.
Please don’t forget to let me know about the project for the school’s 50th anniversary. They should be completed by October 13. If you finish ahead of time the projects may be sent in at any time.
I am sending home a blue prayer card folder that should help you as your child learns his/her prayers.
Yet more time - I am attaching another order for a yet a different Highlights Magazine Puzzle book. Once again I’m asking that even if you are not interested in receiving it that you return it signed to me. This does allow me to get classroom aids for our room. Thanks for your cooperation with this thus far.
I will be sending
home the test folders with the children for the first time this week. Please sign and return all papers in the
folder the next day. I am very pleased
with
the overall progress that the children are making.
We will have been in school about 5 weeks. If you would like to set up an appointment with me to check on your child’s adjustment to first grade I would be happy to meet with you. I can usually meet with you immediately at the end of the day at about 2:45. I am also usually here by 7:10, and can meet with you then until the first bus arrives generally around 7:25. If you would like to schedule a meeting please write me a note or email. I feel waiting until the scheduled conference time in December is just a little too long if you have questions or concerns.
Religion – Please review on a daily basis and continue to practice prayers. We will be working on chapter 4 and be learning about St Theresa, St. Francis, Saints Michael and Gabriel, our guardian angels, and Mary as Queen of the Most Holy Rosary.
Math –We will continue working on problem solving, and continue working with addition. I want to stress to you the importance of the children memorizing the addition and subtraction facts as they are presented. It is very important that these facts are memorized for quick recall. We will do a little work with shapes, and begin working on adding with 3 addends.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review appropriate vocabulary. Please . We will continue to practice color words, working with beginning and ending consonant sounds, as well as the short A and short I sound. This week the words from the practice book which should be studied are the words in the back listed under theme 2, weeks 1 and 2. Please practice reading “The Watch Me Read” books, and from the anthology “Val Can Help!” The children will have a spelling test on words with the short A and I sound next week.
Again don’t forget if the children have access to the internet http://www.starfall.com is a wonderful site for them to visit to practice these skills on their own.
Science and Social Studies – We will be continue our in class discussion of the senses and the seasons of the year.
HOMEWORK
Tuesday is our gym day. Please be sure that your child comes dressed in the appropriate uniform. Please be sure that your child’s name is inside both the sweatshirt and the sweatpants.
Wednesday is also dress in our class color day for Homecoming Week. Mrs. Corrigan and I talked it over and decided that first grade would be wearing blue, since if your child doesn’t have a blue shirt, he/she could wear the gym uniform sweatshirt. The children are to wear nice jeans and a blue shirt (any shade) with blue socks etc.
Wednesday is also library day. Please be sure that your child has his/her library book in school that day.
Friday is red and white day. The students are to wear jeans with a Raider’s shirt (or any red or white shirt if they do not happen to wear a Raider’s shirt). It is also crazy sock day. On both dress down days please be sure your child wears his/her gym sneakers so if it is nice out we can go outside.
Remember that anyone wishing to order books from the latest Scholastic book order that orders are due on Friday.
It’s time to start thinking about our annual parade of the saints. I try to make this a religion lesson for the children as well. I am asking that the children think about the saint they would like to portray and then write three sentences in their copybook about this saint. We will then type our stories on the computer. Please have this completed by October 1. This will enable us to start typing our reports on the computer . I am encouraging the children to choose saints rather than angels or our Blessed Mother so that they can learn something new.
HOMEWORK
Religion – Please
review on a daily
basis and continue to practice prayers. We will be working on
chapter 3
on the Bible.
Language Arts
– Please continue to read
at least 15 minutes each day. Please review appropriate
vocabulary. We
will be concluding all of the stories in theme one of the anthology and
begin
the next theme “Surprise “ which starts on p. 103 on
Wednesday. We
will continue to practice color words, working with beginning and
ending
consonant sounds, as well as the short A and short I sound. The
children
will have a spelling test on words with the short A and I sound next
week. These words include: in – it
– him – big –
sit - did - dish – milk – an - at – can – cat – had –
man – catch – add . The
children should be able to spell these
words and use
these words in sentences. Again don’t forget if the
children have access
to the internet http://www.starfall.com
is a wonderful site for them to visit to practice these skills on their
own.
Science and
Social Studies – We will be
continue
our in class discussion of the senses and the seasons of the year.
Since Our Lady of Lourdes will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year I though it might be appropriate to have our first major project for our Hallway Museum focus on this topic. I would like the children to create a project with the theme of “50 Years Ago” . I’m keeping the topic very general so the children can focus on something that is of interest to them. The website http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1959.html. should be a help to get you started. You will see that Alaska and Hawaii first became states fifty years ago. Maybe your child would like to find out more about either of these states. The first astronauts were chosen. Maybe your child has an interest in space and would like to learn more about one of the first astronauts. Barbie made her debut. Again maybe your child would like to find out what other toys were popular etc. Of course if they have Grandparents or great-grandparents that would like to give them first hand information about Lourdes, Shamokin or the area in general that would also be wonderful! Let your imagination be your guide. I am asking that once your child has decided that you please let me know since I will try to encourage the children not to repeat the same topic as someone else.. Please keep in mind that the projects should be able to fit in the display case at the hallway end near the cafeteria. The children may choose to do posters, small models, dioramas, books, mobiles, stories, etc. The most important aspect of this project, however, is that your child is ready to talk about the project to our class and explain what he/she has learned. I will try to place some links on our webpage to information on this topic. Have fun! Please do not let this become a chore but rather for it to become the opportunity for your child to become an expert in a topic for his class. I would like all projects completed by October 13.
OTHER
INFORMATION FOR NEXT WEEK
The art teacher has asked that each student have an art shirt for Tuesday.
I am sending home new Scholastic book orders. I will have the online ordering set up also. If you wish to order books from the list please have the orders sent in to me or online by Friday, September 25, 2009 .Once again please make all checks payable to Scholastic Books. If you wish to have any of these books set aside as gifts let me know, and I will contact you when they arrive.
I am also attaching yet another order for a different Highlights Magazine Puzzle book. Once again I’m asking that even if you are not interested in receiving it that you return it signed to me. This does allow me to get classroom aids for our room.
A Big
Congratulations to All the Book
Adventure Participants! On the whole the
class has earned 3450 points.
Thank you for all you cooperation this year.
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HOMEWORK
You are reminded that the children have library every Wednesday. Please be sure that your child has his/her library book in school that day.
Tuesday is our gym day. Please be sure that your child comes dressed in the appropriate uniform. Please be sure that your child’s name is inside both the sweatshirt and the sweatpants.
HOMEWORK
Religion – Please review on a daily basis and continue to practice prayers. We will finish chapter 2. The children will have a test on this chapter on Thursday of this week. We will then begin chapter 3.
Math – Please continue to study the spelling the number words from zero to twelve. Please also review ordinal numbers. We will be working on problem solving, and begin addition. The children will have a test on spelling the number words from 0 to 12 on Friday.
Language Arts – Please continue to read at least 15 minutes each day. Please review appropriate vocabulary. In the back of the practice books vocabulary words are for theme one week 3. In their anthology the children should be practicing the stories, “A Big Hit” and “Pigs in a Rig.” We will also be practicing color words, and continue to work with beginning and ending consonant sounds, as well as the short a sound. We will also be working with short i.
In science we are also discussing our five senses. We will continue to discuss the seasons of the year.
In social studies we will discuss Constitution Day which we celebrate this week.
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HOMEWORK
I will try to send a reminder
sheet like this home at the
beginning of every week.
In it a will
give you a brief summary of the material we will be covering and any
reminders
that might apply to our class.
I want to thank you for helping to make the first few days
of school this year go so smoothly.
Thank you for returning the
forms in a timely manner and for sending in
the needed supplies for the classroom.
I was happy to meet all of you at the Meet the Teacher afternoon last Sunday. Once again I am reminding you not to hesitate to get in touch with me by email if you have any questions. I am very happy with how well the children have begun their new school year. It is quite evident that we will be able to accomplish a great deal this year.
Gym
day for our class
will be on Tuesday.
Please have the
children come dressed in their gym uniform.
I
am sending home on
an additional book order form for the Scholastic books. If you wish to
order
books please return the form and payment by Wednesday Sept. 9th.
Please make all checks payable to the Scholastic Book company. Remember
you can follow the directions I gave
you with the order forms on Sunday and go on line to order directly. The
same due date applies to these
orders.
If at any time during the
year
you want to use books as a gift for your child, please indicate this on
the
order form and I will let you know when the books arrive instead of
giving them
to your child.
Finally, I am attaching a form for Highlights Magazine. I am asking that you sign and return this form checking no even if you are not interested in subscribing to the magazine. I can receive classroom aids for all returned slips even if they are checked no.
REMEMBER THAT OUR OFFICIAL TIME FOR STARTING THIS YEAR IS 7:50.
By 8:00 the children begin their class subjects including their specials. If tey are coming in later than 7:50 they will be missing some subject time, since we may already be on our way to gym, etc.
As
an added incentive to encourage the children to read I
registered our class at a website called bookadventure.org. Our
class name is “majorstars”. This
is in all lower case.
If your child is interested in this activity visit the website and have them clip on new users. Then click on the at school user star. Work to complete the form and then the children will have access to a wide variety of activities including a list of books. If they read any of the books on this list they can complete a quiz on the book, and I will receive the results. Once they have earned so many points they have the opportunity to be rewarded through an incentive program.
I have used this website in the past and it is a safe site, which gives the children an opportunity to check on reading comprehension. I hope to see many of the children registering.
This is just a very brief outline of what we will be doing next week.
HOMEWORK
Religion - We will begin to work on chapter 1, and the children will have a test on this chapter on Friday, primarily to get them used to taking quizzes. We will be discussing how and why we pray and reviewing the prayers the children should know. Please continue to practice the prayers with your child.
Math –. We will review basic math facts learned in kindergarten and then begin to practice making our number correctly and writing number words correctly.
Language Arts
– Please read at least 15 minutes each day.
Practice the stories that are placed in the children’s
reading folders. We will
be working on initial consonant sounds,
The children will receive
their first anthology next week. This
book does not need to be covered.
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Read! Read! Read!
