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!! :)