Week of September 29th

Dear Parent/s,

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend! It looks like we are going to have the perfect day for our field trip to Highland Orchards tomorrow! Here are this weeks reminders:

- For our field trip: students are to wear their gym uniforms (please dress appropriately for the weather and make sure all outerwear is labeled). Please also pack a bagged lunch for your child. No glass bottles and no morning snack will be needed. If your child ordered hot lunch for Monday it will be sent home.

- Tests will be sent home Monday in Home Folders. Please sign and return them on Tuesday. Thanks!

- We will be having our first reading and phonics test this week, so please be sure to review your child's "R" copybook with them each night. Children will also be tested on all 18 Magic Words that we have learned so far.

- First in Math logins (I promise) will be given out by Tuesday at the latest!

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 2 on Friday.

- Rosaries are due this Monday, September 29th.

- The Star Student schedule will be sent home Monday as well and we will begin the week of 10/6.

I think that is it for this week!

Happy October :)

Miss Tosti

Monday

No homework :)

Tuesday

Religion: Practice the Our Father

Reading: study all Magic Words

read for 15 minutes

complete sorting worksheet

Math: workbook page 15

study 0 addition facts

Wednesday

Religion: Practice the Our Father

Reading: study all Magic Words

read for 15 minutes

Read "Curious George at School" and review story for the test tomorrow

Math: workbook page 16

study 0 addition facts

Thursday

Religion: study Chapter 2 review sheet for test tomorrow

Reading: study all Magic Words

read for 15 minutes

study "R" copybook (short vowels, nouns, verbs)

Math: play First in Math for 15 minutes

study 0 addition facts

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 2 and have our second test on Friday.

Reading

We will be doing the same story, "Curious George at School" this week and have our first reading test. Students should be familiar with the story. I will make sure they bring home their readers to review at home.

We will also have our first Phonics quiz on the short vowel sounds of a, i, and o. Please be sure to review "R" copybooks.

We will continue to work with verbs.

Math

This week we will begin our unit on addition. We will learn about addition symbols, addition vocabulary (addends and sum), and how to write addition sentences. We will also begin to make our addition fact flashcards which should be studied every night.

Week of September 22

Dear Parent/s,

Last week flew by and October is quickly approaching. We have some fun activities planned for the next coming weeks! Here are some reminders:

- The first grade will be going to Highland Orchards on Monday, September 29th. We will leave school at 9:00 am and return to school at 2:00 pm. Permission forms and money must be returned to school no later than Thursday, September, 25th. Your child needs to bring a brown bag lunch (no glass bottles please) for the trip. If your child ordered lunch that day we will send it home with them at the end of the day. Sorry for the inconvenience.

- October is the month of the Holy Rosary and we will begin to say a decade each week. Please send a set of rosary beads in with your child by Monday, September 29th.

-  Please continue to practice Magic Words each night and to read for 15 minutes.

- I would love to have Mystery Readers (Thursday from 2:00-2:30) for October 9th, 16th and 23rd. Please email me if any of these dates work for you!

- First in Math logins will be given out this week. They will be taped to your child's home folder. Please try to have them play a few times a week.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Religion: Practice the Our Father

Reading: study Magic Words

read for 15 minutes

RN page 32

Math: workbook page 11

Tuesday

Religion: Practice the Our Father

Reading: study Magic Words

read for 15 minutes

Complete worksheet

Math: workbook page 12

Wednesday

Religion: Practice the Our Father

Reading: study Magic Words

read for 15 minutes

RN page 40

Math: workbook page 10

Thursday

Religion: Practice the Our Father

Reading: study Magic Words

read for 15 minutes

Review "R" copybook

Math: complete review sheet for test tomorrow

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 2 "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity" We will talk about how God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are three persons in one God. This can be a tough concept for young children to understand so please talk about it with your child at home!

Reading

Story: Curious George at School

Target Skill: Sequence of Events

Phonics Skills: short o sound, consonant sounds l and z

Grammar: we will be working with verbs and reviewing nouns

Math

We will have a math test this week on all that we have been working on: writing numbers and number words, filling in missing numbers (before/after/between), ordering numbers and comparing numbers. We will review all week and a review sheet will be sent home for homework on Thursday for homework.

Week of September 15th

Dear Parent/s,

We had a great week and are looking forward to another one! Here are a few reminders:

- Please remember to cheek your child's home folder each night and to sign their behavior calendar.
- Journals need to be decorated and covered by this Friday.
- Friday, September 19th will be a Dress Down Day. Please bring in $1.00 to dress down.
- Please continue to study Magic Words each night!

Have a great week :)
Miss Tosti

Homework for week of 9/15:

Monday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reader's Notebook page 17

Math: workbook page 5

Tuesday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Phonics page 85

Math: workbook page 6

Wednesday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

study for test tomorrow

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reader's Notebook page 19

Math: workbook page 7-8

Thursday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Math: workbook page 9

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 1- "God is Our Father" and we will have our first Religion test on Thursday.

Reading

Story: "The Storm"

Target Skills: Understanding Characters and Realistic Fiction

Phonics Skills: Short i sound, consonant sounds r, h, and s- that sounds like z (his, has)

Grammer: We will continue with nouns and start working with possessives

Math
We will be working a lot with numbers this week! Skills will include what number comes before, after and between, ordering numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least. We will also begin to to compare numbers and learn the symbols <, > and =.

Our First Full Week! (9/8)

Dear Parent/s,

We are so excited to start our first full week of first grade! 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 19!

Here are a few reminders for this week:

- Please be sure to check your child's "Home Folder" every night. You can empty out any papers that were completed in school and you may keep the homework paper at home as well. I only ask that your child's behavior calendar (please initial the calendar each night), homework (if a worksheet) and Magic Words
envelope be returned each day.

- The first grade teachers did not realize that the TIME for Kids Magazine fee was included in the First Grade Supply Fee over the summer, therefore you do not have to send in $4.50! Sorry for the confusion!

- There will be no tests this week. However, the kids will be tested on the Magic Words on Friday. Please study them each night.

- We will be celebrating Mass on Friday at 9:00. All are welcome to join us!

- Please email me with any questions or concerns :)

Thanks!
Miss Tosti

Homework for the week of 9/8:

Monday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Reading: complete worksheet in homework folder (pg.6)

               read for 15 minutes

Math: workbook page 1-2

Tuesday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Reading: complete worksheet in homework folder (pg.12)

               read for 15 minutes

Math: workbook page 3-4

Wednesday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Reading: complete worksheet in homework folder (pg.16)

               read for 15 minutes

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Religion: practice saying the Hail Mary

Reading: practice Magic Words

               read for 15 minutes

Math: complete worksheet

A Peek at 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: "What is a Pal?"
Target Skill: Main Idea (what is the story all about)
Phonics Skill: Short A sound, consonant sounds /n/ /d/ /p/ /f/
Grammar: Nouns


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 in our hundreds chart.