Week of 5/31

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful holiday weekend! I am sure we are all ready for summer! Can you believe this is our last week of full days?! This week we will be finishing up the curriculum and we will begin preparing for our final exams next week. Here are your reminders:

- This will be the last week of homework :)

- Study guides for the math and religion exam, along with the exam schedule will be sent home tomorrow. The students will receive TWO study guides. One can stay at home for them to work on and the other will stay in school to be completed. Please make sure the school copy stays in your child's Home Folder.

- Donuts with Dudes will be next Tuesday, June 7th at 8:30am on the playground (cafeteria if the weather does not cooperate)! More information will be sent home this week.

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return on Thursday.

- Today is the last day for hot lunch! Please make sure you pack a lunch for your child for the rest of the year. Pretzels and water will still be sold. Juice and other snacks will be sold until they run out.

- There will be a Dress Down day on Friday. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.

That is it! The end is near!

Miss Tosti

Tuesday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 68
Phonics page 263

Math: workbook page 93
study facts

Wednesday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page 66
Phonics page 267

Math: workbook page 164
study facts

Thursday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page 71
Phonics page 268

Math: workbook page 165
study facts

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 18 "We Are Followers of Jesus". We will begin reviewing for our final exam.

Reading
Story: "Little Rabbit's Tale"
Target Skill: Cause and Effect
Phonics Skill: Short e (ea) and compound words
Grammar: prepositions
Magic Words: door, old, want, more, try, wash, mother, use, everyone, such, while, treats

Spelling Words: bedtime, backpack, sunset, playpen, bathtub, raincoat, sailboat, inside, flagpole, himself

Math

We will continue working with shapes and making them into fractions to represent halves and quarters. We will begin reviewing for our final exam. Please continue to practice counting by 2s, 5s and 10s at home and continue to study math facts each night.

Week of 5/23

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. As we come to a close of the school year I spoke with the kids about finishing strong. Please continue to help your child study and read each night along with checking that their homework is done correctly and that the right pages are completed. Last week we had a quite a few kids who were not prepared. We will begin our last story of the year this week and we will continue learning about shapes too. Here are your reminders:

- If you can donate a can or two of tuna please send it in by June 6th. It is a service project to help make casserole dinners for Mercy Hospice.

- There will be a shape quiz on Thursday. Students will need to identify 2D shapes (square, rectangle, trapezoid, pentagon, hexagon and octagon). They will also need to know what a polygon is and know the difference between 2D and 3D figures. We will be reviewing all week.

- Dress down day on Thursday. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.

- No school Friday, May 27th and Monday, May 30th. Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend!

- When we return next week, we will begin preparing for exams.

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Tosti

Monday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 63
Phonics page 259

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

Tuesday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 64
Phonics page 260

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

Wednesday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page 65
Phonics page 261

Math: complete review sheet for quiz
study facts

Thursday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page 68
Phonics page 262

Math: workbook page 
study facts

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 18 "We Are Followers of Jesus".

Reading
Story: "Little Rabbit's Tale"
Target Skill: Cause and Effect
Phonics Skill: Short e (ea) and compound words
Grammar: prepositions
Magic Words: door, old, want, more, try, wash, mother, use, everyone, such, while, treats

Spelling Words: bedtime, backpack, sunset, playpen, bathtub, raincoat, sailboat, inside, flagpole, himself

Math

We will continue learning what polygons are and practice identifying 2 dimensional shapes. We will focus on  sorting figures by counting sides and corners. We will begin 3D shapes. Please continue to practice counting by 2s, 5s and 10s at home and continue to study math facts each night.

Week of 5/16

Dear Parents,

This is our last full week of school for the year! I can't even believe it! Thinking back to September and seeing the growth of the this class academically and physically amazes me. They have come so far and I am so proud of each of them! Here are the reminders for the week:

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return them on Wednesday.

- Terra Nova results were mailed home last week. You should be receiving them soon. If you have any questions about them please don't hesitate to email me. Overall, everyone did very well :)

- We are collecting items for Mercy Hospice and our class has been assigned canned tuna. If you would like to donate please send some in by June 1st. Thanks for your help with this!

- There will be a reading test and spelling test on Friday this week.

Hope you have a great week!
Miss Tosti

Monday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 51
Phonics page 256

Math: workbook page 90
study facts

Tuesday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 52
Phonics page 257

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

Wednesday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page 50
Phonics page 258

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

Thursday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
study for tests tomorrow

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 18 "We Are Followers of Jesus".

Reading
Story: "Tomas Rivera"
Target Skill: Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: Long O (-oa and -ow)
Grammar: Future Tense and synonyms
Magic Words: done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, talk, quick, wink, stories, grown

Spelling Words: show, snow, row, boat, grow, coat, low, road, blow, toad
Spelling and reading tests Friday.

Math

We will continue learning what polygons are and practice identifying 2 dimensional shapes. We will focus on  sorting figures by counting sides and corners. Please continue to practice counting by 2s, 5s and 10s at home and continue to study math facts each night. 

Week of 5/9

Dear Parents,

I hope you finally got to enjoy the sun this weekend! I also hope that all moms enjoyed their special day yesterday! Hopefully your families spoiled you :). The kids did a wonderful job putting on Mass last Thursday! Thanks to everyone who joined us. We have another busy week with the May Procession on Wednesday. Here are your reminders:

- There will be a math test on measurement on Tuesday.

- May Procession is Wednesday night at 7:00pm. Students need to wear their winter uniform and should get to our classroom no later than 6:40pm. If it rains they should report right to Church. After the May Procession you can pick your child up in our classroom. Thanks for your help with this!

- The first grade won a dress down day earlier in the year when we collected change for kids with cancer. We will have a our dress down on Thursday.

- Religion test on Chapter 17 on Friday.

- If you or anyone you know are down the shore this summer and would like to have your child tutored during the week please let me know! I will be tutoring at the Avalon Library (or your home) from June 27th- August 12th. Please email me of see my flyer on the SKS website for more information!

Have a great week!
Miss Tosti

Monday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 47
Phonics page 253

Math: complete review sheet for test tomorrow
study facts

Tuesday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 49
Phonics page 254

Math:
study facts

Wednesday - No homework - May Procession - be in classroom by 6:40 at the latest.

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page
Phonics page 

Math:
study facts

Thursday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page 48
Phonics page 255

Math: workbook page 89 
study facts
Religion:study for test tomorrow

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 17 "The Church Welcomes New Members" this week and have our test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "Tomas Rivera"
Target Skill: Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: Long O (-oa and -ow)
Grammar: Future Tense and synonyms
Magic Words: done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, talk, quick, wink, stories, grown

Spelling Words: show, snow, row, boat, grow, coat, low, road, blow, toad

Math

This week we will finish our unit on measurement and have a test Tuesday. Then we will begin our Geometry unit on shapes. We will begin with learning what polygons are and practice identifying 2 dimensional shapes. Please continue to practice counting by 2s, 5s and 10s at home and continue to study math facts each night. 

Week of 5/2

Dear Parent/s,

Happy May! We are officially in our last full month of first grade. I can't believe how fast this year has flown by! We have an exciting week with the first grade Mass coming up on Thursday. I hope everyone can make it. Here are the reminders for this week:

- First grade Mass 9:00am on Thursday.

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return Wednesday. Thanks!

- There will be a reading and spelling test this Friday.

- Terra Nova scores have come in and should be sent home sometime this week. If you have any questions about them please let me know.

- If you would like to mystery read on 5/12, 5/19 or 5/26 from 2:00-2:30 please let me know.

- Mark you calendars for next Wednesday, May 11th for the May Procession. More information will be sent home next week.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Monday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 34
Phonics page 250

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

Tuesday

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes 

Reading page 37
Phonics page 251

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

Wednesday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
Reading page 40
Phonics page 252

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

Thursday 

Reading: practice Magic Words

read for 15 minutes
study for reading and spelling tests
Phonics page 253

Math: complete worksheet
study facts

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We start Chapter 17 "The Church Welcomes New Members" this week and learn about the sacrament of Baptism.

Reading
Story: "Where Does Food Come From?"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose
Phonics Skill: Long A and review Long I
Grammar: Name of months and holidays and contractions 'll and 'd
Magic Words: first, right, under, food, sometimes, your, ground, these, fields, corn, flowers, favorite

Spelling Words: play, rain, grain, way, sail, day, mail, stay, may, pain
**Reading and spelling test this Friday

Math

This week we will continue our unit on measurement. We will work with non-standard measurement. We will also begin to talk about standard measurement and estimating length and weight. Please continue to practice counting by 2s, 5s and 10s at home and continue to study math facts each night.