Catholic Schools' Week 2014

This will be a busy , but fun-filled week!

Monday 1/27- all school movie at 1:00 PM

Tuesday 1/28-this is a full day-

 Spirit blue/ white free dress,

Buddy Day - your child needs to bring a gift for their buddy- your child's buddy is their 8th grader in their faith family, AND bring a cold lunch!!

Wednesday 1/29-we will be performing "Spoons" at the Cherish Luncheon! They must bring in cold lunch on this day too!!

Thursday 1/30- Students  bring in a canned food for Catholic Charities, Faith Family Feud Game after morning prayer.

Friday 1/31- Catholic Schools' Week Mass-you will drop your child off at St. Patrick's Church by 7:50. They will be transported back to school by parent volunteers. They will need to bring their Labeled booster seat.  

*********We are in need of more drivers!!! We do not have enough at this time!! Please contact me if you can drive ( you must be fingerprinted, have taken safe environment , and have ALL required paperwork turned in For the new year. Please , if you can, PLEASE volunteer!!!!!********

There will not be new vocabulary words, but there will still be spelling : long vowel a spelled "ay":

day

say

may

play

way

stay

tray

very

has

could

We have two of our classmates getting baptized on Friday :). Congratulations to Alexandra and Sienna!!!  We will be have a treat that day when we get back.  Please congratulate them when you see them !! :)

January 21- January 24

Timed math tests:

We will begin subtraction timed tests.  They will begin 12 and lower for example: 12-5=7.

****please practice basic facts , both addition up to sum of 18, and subtraction starting with 12 and lower. I can tell the students who have been practicing and those who have not.......

Behavior:

There have been concerning behaviors occurring again.  Talking , blurting out is one of the big ones. Also not paying attention or following directions.  This is Very Distracting to the teacher because I am having to stop the lesson to talk to or redirect these students.  I have so many students who are excited to learn, and this really isn't fair to them.  The other day when stopping the lesson because of this repeated behavior of a student, a few of the classmates let out a sigh!!! It is truly affecting the other students who are wanting to learn.  Please discuss this issue with your child/children .  Thank you for your support! 

Math- new concepts in basic Geometry:

An info sheet was sent home Friday that explains new vocabulary/concepts we will be covering this chapter.  Please go over/ review these concepts so it reinforces what's being taught in class.  This will help significantly come time for the test.  Thank you .

Readers sent home:

Readers will be sent home three to four times a week.  Although some may seem too easy for your child, part of learning to read is learning to read fluently. 

Book reports:

We have begun doing book reports at school.  They will be done in class .  We are going over the basic elements of a story: title, author, setting, character, plot, problem, and solution. When reading their nightly readers, it would be great to reinforce these concepts with the story.  Just a suggestion :)

Science:

We are studying the seasons

S.S.

We have begun learning about our country : Chile.

Vocabulary this week:

world

quiet

forever

family

share

attic

toys

window

climbed 

empty

bored

million

Spelling words this week:  We will begin the long vowel a.  This week they will follow the  a _ e pattern.

shake

make

take

gave

shape

flame

came

name

game

chase

January 13 to January 17 2014

International night will be February 11, 2014.  We will be studying Chile!!! We will begin learning about this country this week.  I will be posting information weekly about what we are learning etc. to be discussed at home.  We will do projects at school , and there will be a project that will be assigned to do at home.  This will need assistance from parents.  Please check the blog for new info to come :)

The first grade is responsible for the Ash Wednesday Mass Students will be practicing songs, and some students will be reading in the mass. Please note that there will be more info to come soon.

Catholic Schools Week will begin Sunday , January 26- students and families are asked to attend this mass -in uniform- to kick off the week!!! Also this is our annual OLM Pancake Breakfast fundraiser!!

Here is a list of events:

Monday 1-27- afternoon movie 

Tuesday 1-28 - blue & white free dress, Buddy Day, and afternoon spirit rally

Wednesday 1-29 -Cherish Luncheon

Thursday 1-30 - Faith Family Feud Game

Friday 1 -31 - All School Mass at St. Patrick's Church( students are dropped off AT church that morning, we will need parent volunteers to drive students back to school after mass). Permission slips going home this week. That afternoon. Is the 8th grade vs. Teachers Volleyball game that afternoon.

There will be more info sent home soon. 

Vocabulary this week:

swin

farther

drink

expect

built

hawk

grit

vacuum

edge

enough

clutch

gizzard

afternoon

everywhere

Spelling this week:

Topics we are studying:

Religion- we will be learning the parts of the Mass, reviewing the Eucharist as a special meal.  Forgiveness and The Golden Rule

Nouns/naming words, verbs/ action words, and Adjectives/ words that describe

Proper sentences- start with capital letters, and end with punctuation- many keep forgetting this.  We are practicing sentence writing- " the three w's". Must contain who, what, and where.

Science- types of weather, clouds, causes of weather, seasons

Math- fact families, subtraction starting with large numbers up to 19.  

We will be beginning long vowels, rules etc

*****we will begin sending home short readers a couple times a week.  They will go home in an envelope.  Student will need to write the title of the book, and parents must sign the envelope each night a reader is sent home.  This will be in addition to the story of the week. 

I am so proud of my students. I see so much growth both academically and spiritually!!! Keep it up first graders!! :)

Happy New Year 2014 !!!

Welcome Back !!! I hope everyone has enjoyed their much needed rest, I sure did.  I really appreciated all the thoughtful gifts that so many of you gave me for Christmas.  I loved the thoughts and prayers that my family received over the loss of my father in December.  It was a sad time, but I was so grateful for the vacation to spend with my family.  Again your love and support was so heartfelt :-)

Now it's back to work we go!!! 

Info for the week:

Report cards go home this Friday, January 10

Friday, January 10 is a minimum day, with Friday mass. 

I will be conducting vocabulary assessments this week.

Vocabulary

fourth

fifth

sixth

seventh

strange

whole

elephant

pillar

turn

moral

agree

great

Spelling this week will concentrate on the short vowel "u".  Also the challenge portion of the spelling test will continue to be dictation sentences .

up

us

but

hut

fun

cut

nut

run

rut

sun

In the next few weeks I will be sending home more reading .  Remember that some things may seem too easy, but reading isn't just about learning vocabulary words.  It is also important to become a fluent reader.  So when I assign reading assignments, I am focusing on the complete reader.  Vocabulary is very important, and should be continuously reviewed at home on a regular basis.  Please review the words from the year, not just for that week.  Thank you.  Teaching your child to read is a cooperative effort between school and home.  When we support each other , your child WINS !!