Week of 12/18

Dear Parents,

Before we get to the happenings of this week I would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! I hope you take some time to relax and enjoy all the blessings in your life.

The last week before Christmas break will be FULL of Christmas fun! Here is what we will be doing:

- No homework this week! Merry Christmas!

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

- Wednesday will be our Polar Express Day! We will celebrate Christmas and December birthdays with treats, hot chocolate and watch the Polar Express. Thank you to everyone who donated supplies!

- The 5th-8th grades will put on Tableau this Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. They really do a wonderful job at reminding everyone about the true meaning of Christmas. All are welcome to go.

- Thursday is our bowling trip with our 8th grade buddies! Please make sure your child has a morning snack or money for a pretzel that they can take to eat at the alley. Pizza will be provided for lunch when we get back from bowling. Please refrain form sending in gifts for buddies. We made them Christmas cards :)

- Thursday is a dress down day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. If your child doesn't dress down they can wear their gym uniform to school since we will be going on our field trip.

- School resumes on Wednesday, January 3rd!

Have a great break!

Miss Tosti

Week of 12/11

Maeve's Uncle Chic, who is also a good friend of Mr. Tosti's, came in to read us "How The Grinch Stole Christmas."

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a nice long weekend! Christmas break is right around the corner and we will certainly be busy! Here are the reminders for this week:

- Report cards will be sent home Tuesday. Please sign the envelope and send it back. The report card can stay at home.

- The K-4 Christmas Show will be Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. Please have your child in the Parish Center no later than 6:40pm. They are to dress in their "Christmas Best." Please no jeans or sneakers. You can pick your child up after the concert in their pew. Please make sure I see you take your child :).

- If you have  not sent in the permission form and money for the bowling trip please do so! Right now I only have 3 chaperones I could use one or two more. Please let me know if you are interested.

- We will a subtraction test on Thursday this week.

-We will have a Religion test on Chapter 8 on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

Homework

Monday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 166

practice Magic Words

Math: page 43

Tuesday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 167

practice Magic Words

Math: complete test review

Wednesday - No Homework - Christmas Concert

Reading: 

practice Magic Words

Math: subtraction test tomorrow

Thursday
Religion: study for test tomorrow
Reading: page 168
Math: FIM 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 8 "Jesus Had Many Followers" and have a test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "How Leopard Got His Spots"
Target Skill: Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: Long E, digraph -ch, -tch
Grammar: Statements and Commands
Magic Words: hold, been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very, good, full, friend
Spelling Words: chin, chop, much, chip, rich, chick, friend, never, steep, bean

Math

We will finish our unit on subtraction this week. We will review subtraction on a number line and with ten frames. We will finish working with fact families. The test will be Thursday.

Week of 12/4

Grandpa Todd came in to tell us a story called "Animal Land" that has been passed down through his family for many years!

Mrs. Ryan read us some books after too!

Dear Parents,

The next three weeks are busy and full of holiday fun! Please be sure to read all reminders and mark the dates on your calendars. Here are the reminders for this week:

- The second trimester begins today. Report cards will be sent home sometime next week.

- We set up our Reading Eggs accounts last week and started to play. The kids really enjoyed it! Their login and password can be found in their Home folder next to their FIM information. We will continue to use it in school and it will be assigned for homework. The kids can use it at home whenever they want!

- The permission for our bowling field trip will be sent home today. Please return the permission form and money ($20 cash/check) by Monday, December 11. I will need 5 chaperones to meet us at Sproul Lanes. If you would like to be in the drawing please email me or send me a note. Thanks!

- We will be going to Santa's Secret Shop on Tuesday at 2:00pm. Please send your child's envelope in by Tuesday marked with who they are buying for and approximately how much to spend on each person. If you would like to come in and help your child shop that is fine!

- We will have a reading and spelling test on the story "At Home in the Ocean" on Thursday this week.

- There is no school on Friday.

- Please ask your child to check their art supplies and pencil cases. Many kids are in need of new pencils, glues sticks, index cards etc. It would be a good idea to get some new supplies over the long weekend break. Thank you!

- A reminder that next Wednesday, December 13th is the K-4 Christmas Concert. It begins at 7:00pm in the Church. Students are to wear their "Christmas" best and you are asked to drop them off at the Parish Center at 6:30pm. I promise it will get you in the Christmas spirit!

That is all for now!
Katie

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 154
complete Letter to Santa

practice Magic Words

Math: page 40

Tuesday

Reading: page 156
complete Letter to Santa

practice Magic Words

Math: page 41

Wednesday

Reading: Letter to Santa due
study for tests tomorrow

practice Magic Words

Math: page 42

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We start Chapter 8 - "Jesus Had Many Followers."

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)
Phonics Skill: Long A, digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Magic Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who
Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, seven, and, here, she

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction this week. We will continue practicing how to check subtraction by using addition. We will also start working with Fact Families.

Week of 11/27

Mrs. Ciavarelli came to read to us before Thanksgiving break!

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and enjoyed the time off with your family and friends. Here are your reminders for the week:

- We are starting Unit 3 in reading this week. There will now be 12 Magic Words instead of 10. We will also being learning long vowel patterns. Please review with your child at home.

- The first grade was lucky enough to have an online reading program donated to us! It is called Reading Eggs and we will be using it in school and at home. More information, along with your child's login information will be sent home this week.

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

- The first trimester ends this Friday. Report cards will be sent home in mid December.

- If you would like to be a Mystery Reader on Thursday, 12/7 or 12/14 please let me know!

- Here are some dates to mark down for December:
             - No school - 12/8
             - Breakfast with Santa - 12/10
             - Christmas Concert K-4 - 12/13
             - Bowling field trip with 8th grade buddies - 12/21

Have a great week!
Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 151

practice Magic Words

Math: page 34

Tuesday

Reading: page 150

practice Magic Words

Math: page 35

Wednesday

Reading: page 152

practice Magic Words

Math: page 36

Thursday

Reading: page 153

Math: page 37

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We start Chapter 13 this week and learn about season of Advent.

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)
Phonics Skill: Long A, digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Magic Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who
Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, seven, and, here, she

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction this week. We will practice it on a number line and also with 10 frames. Please be sure to practice flash cards!

Week of 11/13

Mrs. Gompers and Michael's little brother, Jax, came and read to us last week!

We had a beautiful Flag Folding Ceremony last week to honor all of our Veterans.

Dear Parents,

November is certainly flying by! I can't believe this is our last full week before Thanksgiving break. The kids have grown so much since September and it is exciting to see their reading skills develop and grow. We will start learning long vowel patterns when we return from Thanksgiving break. Here are your reminders for this week:

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

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 4 on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- There will be a Reading and a Spelling test on Friday.

- If you could donate a jar of pasta sauce this week for Mercy Hospice it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

- Handbag Bingo in this Thursday night at 7:00pm in the Parish Center. Hope to see you there!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Religion: review for test

Reading: page 140

practice Magic Words

Math: page 31

Tuesday
Religion: review for test

Reading: page 143

practice Magic Words

Math: page 32

Wednesday
Religion: review for test tomorrow

Reading: page 145

practice Magic Words

Math: page 33

Thursday

Reading: review story for test tomorrow
study for spelling test tomorrow

Math: play First in Math for 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 4 and have a test on Thursday.

Reading

Story: "A Cupcake Party"

Target Skill: Story Structure (characters, setting, plot)

Phonics Skill: Short u sound and final blends -mp -nt, -nd, -st, -sk

Grammar: using a, an and the. Synonyms and antonyms

Magic Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all does, they

Spelling Words: sun, bus, but, run, give, take, does, they, dust, jump

Math
This week we will start our subtraction unit. We will learn that subtracting means to "take away." We will learn how to write number sentences and use pictures to help us solve problems. We will also use number lines and ten frames to help us solve problems.

To review for our addition test last week we worked in groups and practiced adding 3 addends together! The kids used our "Box, Add, Move, Add" to help them remember the steps. They did a great job!

Week of 11/6

Mrs. Griesser surprised us last week! Edward's little brother, Will, even read us a book!

Dear Parents,

I'd like to thank each of you for coming in last week and meeting with me at conferences. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at any time. We have another busy week ahead of us! Here are your reminders:

- If anyone would like to mystery read this Thursday, 11/9, 11/16 or 11/30 please let me know!

- We will have our monthly Mass on Wednesday, November 8th at 8:45. We are starting early because Sr. Liz's funeral Mass will be held right after. All are welcome to join!

- SKS Got Talent is Friday night at 7:00pm in the gym!

- There will be a Math test on addition this Friday. We will review all week and a practice test will be sent home for homework on Thursday.

- We will celebrate Veteran's Day this Thursday by having a special ceremony in the school yard at 8:30am. If you have any family members or friends who served in the armed forces please invite them! If they cannot attend you can send in a picture or index card with their name on it so we can honor them and/or those who are no longer with us.

- Kids may accessorize their uniforms with red, white and blue on Thursday.

- If you have any pictures from field trips, Halloween, etc. could you please share them with Mrs. Ryan, our yearbook coordinator. You can email the pictures to the following address: sksyearbook@sksschool.org. Thanks for your help!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 135

practice Magic Words

Math: page 27

Tuesday

Reading: page 137

practice Magic Words

Math: page 28

Wednesday

Reading: page 134

practice Magic Words

Math: page 29

Thursday

Reading: page 136

Math: complete review for test tomorrow

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will continue working on Chapter 4 this week and learn about Jesus and his work among the people.

Reading

Story: "A Cupcake Party"

Target Skill: Story Structure (characters, setting, plot)

Phonics Skill: Short u sound and final blends -mp -nt, -nd, -st, -sk

Grammar: using a, an and the. Synonyms and antonyms

Magic Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all does, they

Spelling Words: sun, bus, but, run, give, take, does, they, dust, jump

Math

We will continue working on addition and make more flash cards this week. We will practice using ten frames and number lines to add and continue adding 3 addends. We will have an addition test on Friday.

Week of 10/30

Dear Parents,

Thank you all for coming to watch us at our Saints Celebration! We hope you enjoyed it! The kids and their costumes were fantastic! I could not be more proud of them. Grandparents/Special Friends Day was a great time too! Check out pictures from both below! The kids made my birthday so special! The flowers were so thoughtful and beautiful and I am so thankful for the generous gift. I am SO blessed to have such a wonderful class.

I will not be in Monday or Tuesday this week and won't be checking email. If your child is going home a different way or there are changes with anything please send in a note to the sub or contact Mrs. Condello.

Here are your other reminders for this week:

-The Halloween-o-thon will be Tuesday starting at 1:15 pm. Please see Mr. Tosti's email for more information. Please send in your child's costume in a labeled bag. If you would like to pick your child up after we leave the gym you can come pick them up in our classroom :)

- If you would like to come in and help your child put their costume on you may come in between 12:20 and 1:00. Thanks for your help!

- No school on Wednesday or Friday this week.

- Parent teacher conferences are Thursday afternoon/night and Friday.

- There will be no homework or tests this week :)

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We start Chapter 4 "Jesus Works Among the People".

Reading

Story: "Dr. Seuss"
Target Skill: Graphic Features and Biographies
Phonics Skill: Short e sound and -s blends
Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns
Magic Words: after, draw, pictures, read, was, write, do, find, funny, no
Spelling Words: yes, let, red, ten, bed, get, smell, stand, was, read,

Math

This week we will continue our unit on addition. We will continue making flash cards. Please review these at home and make sure they are sent back to school. We will also work on adding 3 addends together.

Week of 10/23

Mr. Longstreth was our special reader this week!

Dear Parents,

This week we have Grandparents/Special Friends Day and our Saints Celebration! Please let me know if you have any questions about either. Here are the rest of the reminders for the week:

- Home and School Raffles are due this week.

- There is a Home and School Meeting Tuesday night at 7:00 pm. Fr. Hagan from Villanova will be the speaker. We hope to see you there.

- Test Folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return all tests.

- Wednesday, October 25th is Grandparents/Special Friends Day from 8:30-9:30am. Grandparents/Special Friends can meet us in the cafeteria at 8:30am.

- There will be a Religion test on Thursday on Chapter 3. A study guide will be sent home.

- Thursday will be a Dress Down Day. Please send in $1.00.

- The Saint Celebration is on Friday at 9:00am in the church. Students costumes are due on Thursday in a labeled bag. They are to wear their gym uniforms to school on Friday. Please be sure to sit on the sides of the church.

- The Halloween-a-thon is next Tuesday! Students are to wear their gym uniforms to school and they are to bring their costumes in a labeled bag. All make-up should be done at home before coming to school. If you could make sure your child knows how to put on their costume it would be a big help!

- Here is the link to our Verb Video in case you missed it! Verb Video

That's all for now! Hope to see you Friday!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Religion: study for test

Reading: page 120

practice Magic Words

Math: page 23

Tuesday

Religion: study for test

Reading: page 119

practice Magic Words

Math: page 24

Wednesday
**Saint costume due tomorrow

Religion: study for test tomorrow

Reading: page 121

practice Magic Words

Math: page 25

Thursday
**Saint Celebration tomorrow. Wear gym uniform to school.

Reading: page 122

Math: play First in Math for 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 3 "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family. We will have a test on Thursday.

Reading
Story: "Dr. Seuss"
Target Skill: Graphic Features and Biographies
Phonics Skill: Short e sound and -s blends
Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns
Magic Words: after, draw, pictures, read, was, write, do, find, funny, no
Spelling Words: yes, let, red, ten, bed, get, smell, stand, read, was

Math

We will continue our unit on addition. We will practice adding but using ten frames and number lines.  We will also start adding 3 addends together. We started making our flash cards last week. I asked the kids to keep them in their school bags so they can practice at home but they will also be able to practice in school.

Week of 10/16

Mrs. Mullin surprised us (in full costume) this week to read to us!

Dear Parents,

I hope you enjoyed the weekend! There are a lot of reminders this week and here they are! Check out the pictures of our math centers this week at the bottom of the blog to see how we have been learning about addition :).

- Winter uniforms start this week.

- School pictures will be taken on Thursday. Forms will be sent home today.

- We will have a spelling and reading test on Friday.

- A Sign-Up Genius for conferences will be sent out to you this week. Conferences will be on Thursday, November 2nd and Friday, November 3rd.

- Friday, October 21st is "Walk With the Principal". Students are to wear their gym uniforms to school. Please note that the winter uniform for gym includes sweatpants. Students must wear sweatpants to school every Thursday. They can wear shorts underneath and wear them in gym class if they want, but sweatpants must be worn for the rest of the day. Thanks for your cooperation.

- Wednesday, October 25th is Grandparents/Special Friends Day from 8:30-9:30 am.

- Don't forget to mark your calendars for the First Grade Saints Celebration which will be on Friday, October 27th at 9:00am. We will read our reports this week to learn about everyone's saint. Please start getting a simple costume together for the celebration.

- Please check your child's school supplies! Many of them need pencils and some other art supplies.

Have a great week!
Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 106

practice Magic Words

Math: page 20

Tuesday

Reading: page 113

practice Magic Words

Math: page 21

Wednesday

Reading: page 114

practice Magic Words

Math: page 22

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: FIM

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 3 "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family.

Reading

Story: "A Musical Day"

Target Skill: Sequence of evens

Phonics Skill: Short o sound and -l blends 

Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns

Magic Words: her, now, our, she, today, would, look, what, he, too

Spelling Words: on, pop, got, not, fox, hop, slot, plop, look, what 
Tests on Friday!

Math

This week we will continue our unit on addition. We will learn that adding is putting two parts together to make a whole. We will also learn the terms "addend" and "sum".  We will practice writing addition sentences (2 + 3 = 5) and drawing pictures to illustrate addition sentences. We will also start using ten frames.

Learning Addition

Last week we started our unit on addition! Before adding numbers together we learned exactly what addition was. We came up with the definition and hand motions that "part + part = whole" meaning addition is taking two parts and putting them together to make one whole. We then learned the vocabulary for the words part and whole and switched our definition to "addend + addend = sum". I told the kids to ask their siblings or parents if they knew those vocab words!

After we understood the concept of addition we began practicing illustrating pictures and using manipulatives to represent the two addends and the sum. From there, the kids began writing number sentences from word problems and solving them.  

The kids really enjoy center time and they work so well in small groups. I enjoy it because I get to work with each group and plan activities that the hands on. The first center was called "Scarecrow Addition". The kids solved addition problems by circling the bigger addend and using the "counting on" strategy to solve for the answer. The second center was called "Counting Around". Each student rolled the dice twice and added their rolls together for the first addend. The second student did the same to get the second addend and the third student solved for the sum. The last center was called "Sea Creature Math". I took the center group and we made up word problems and illustrated the number sentence by drawing different sea creatures! 

Scarecrow Addition

Counting Around

Counting Around

Sea Creature Math

Week of 10/9

Our "Bucketfillers" (Maeve and Ryan) from last week used their classroom coupons to eat lunch with the teacher and sit at the teacher's desk for the day!

Dear Parents,

The busy October continues! Here are your reminders:

- Test folders will be sent home on Tuesday. Please sign and return all tests on Wednesday.

- We will have our Chapter 2 test on Friday. A study guide will be sent home.

- On Friday at 9:00 am there will be a Prayer Service to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima. All are welcome!

- Information about the first grade Saints Celebration was sent home last week. The kids should be working on their short report this week as it is due Monday, October 16th. They may choose any saint they want! Please make sure the report and the picture is done neatly. Don't forget to have your child practice reading their report because they will be sharing it with the class for a grade.

- Winter uniforms start next Monday!

- School pictures (in winter uniform) will be taken next Thursday. Please send your child in their winter uniform and pack their gym uniform in a bag labeled with their name.

- Grandparents/Special Friends Day will be on Wednesday, October 25th. Grandparents or special friends are invited to join us in the cafeteria at 8:30am to enjoy some light refreshments and to make a small craft.

Homework

Monday

Religion: work on saint project

Reading: page 105

practice Magic Words

Math: page 15

Tuesday

Religion: work on saint project

Reading: page 104

practice Magic Words

Math: page 16

Wednesday

Religion: study for test
work on saint project

Reading: page 107

practice Magic Words

Math: page 17

Thursday

Religion: work on saint project
Study for test tomorrow

Reading: page 108

Math: page 19

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 2 "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity" and have our second test on Thursday.

Reading

Story: "A Musical Day"

Target Skill: Sequence of evens

Phonics Skill: Short o sound and -l blends 

Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns

Magic Words: her, now, our, she, today, would, look, what, he, too

Spelling Words: on, pop, got, not, fox, hop, slot, plop, look, what

Math

This week we will begin our unit on addition. We will learn that adding is putting two parts together to make a whole. We will also learn the terms "addend" and "sum".  We will practice writing addition sentences (2 + 3 = 5) and drawing pictures to illustrate addition sentences.

Week of 10/2

We listened to some great stories from Mrs. Mallach last week!

Dear Parents,

Happy October! We had a great field trip to Highland Orchards last week! Be sure to take a look at the video with some pictures of the fun! (Highland Orchards Trip) You can check out some pictures at the bottom of the blog of some activities we did in reading last week as well :).

October will certainly be a busy a month so please be sure to read all of the reminders in the coming weeks. Here are some for this week:

- There will be a math test on ordinal numbers, ordering numbers and comparing numbers on Thursday.

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

- The Cradle to Crayons pod will be here all week. If you would like to donate any gently used clothing, shoes, books, baby items or school supplies please send them to school in a bag or drop them off yourself! Thanks!

- Friday will be a Dress Down Day for our "adopted" school in Houston and also for Breast Cancer Awareness. We encourage the kids to wear pink if they have it! Thank you for your donations.

- The Book Fair and Grandparents/Special Friends Day will be on Wednesday, October 25th from 8:30-9:30am. Grandparents are welcome to come in, shop and make a small craft with their grandchild. If grandparents can't make it, a "special friend" like an aunt, uncle etc. will do! A flyer will be sent home this week. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

- Friday, October 27th will be the First Grade "Celebration of Saints".  Information regarding this will be sent home this week.

That is all for now! Have a great week :)

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 89

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: page 95

practice Magic Words

Math: page 11

Wednesday

Reading: page 96

practice Magic Words

Math: complete test review

Thursday

Reading: read story and review for test tomorrow
study spelling words for test tomorrow

practice Magic Words 

Math: FIM 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion: Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

We will continue with Chapter 2 this week. In this chapter we will learn all about the Blessed Trinity and prayer.

Reading

Story: "How Animals Communicate"

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details

Phonics Skill: Short I sound and R blends

Grammar: Nouns

Magic Words: animal, how, make, of, some, why, help, for, have, you
Spelling Words: in, will, did, sit, six, big, wig, win, trip, brick
* Reading and Spelling test on Friday*

Math
This week we will finish up with first unit learning how to compare numbers using the <, >, = signs. We will also practice with ordinal numbers. A test will be given on Thursday. Students will be asked to order numbers, write numbers that come before, after and between, and also compare numbers using the correct signs.
*Test Thursday*

 We learned about acrostic poems and started writing our own about animals!

Last week we started the short i sound. The kids worked with partners to sound out and sort "real" and "wacky" (not real) words.

Week of 9/25

Mrs. deGennaro came in to read to us this week!

Dear Parents,

We made it through another week! The kids have been doing great. It is nice to see them working together and taking pride in their work. Thanks for reinforcing all we learn in school at home :).

Here are your reminders for the week:

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

- Please consider helping out with The Giving Tree Project to help with our adopted school from Houston.

- Directions for the Religion homework will be sent home today. Please read them and help your child complete it neatly on the paper provided. Please have your child put their first and last name and the date (9/29/17) on the first line of the theme paper. Thanks for you help!

- We will have our first Religion test on Wednesday. Please use the review sheet to study.

- Our field trip is on Thursday! Please send in permission form and payment ($27 cash or check) by tomorrow. Kids should wear their gym uniform (please check the weather and make sure your child wears appropriate clothing). They also need to pack a "brown bag" lunch. Please do not send any glass bottles for drinks.

Some boys practicing "tree pose" during our daily Mindfulness break!

Homework

Monday

Religion: complete prayer project

Reading: page 90

practice Magic Words

Math: page 8

Tuesday

Religion: complete prayer project

Reading: page 91

practice Magic Words

Math: page 9

Wednesday

Religion: complete prayer project

Reading: page 92

practice Magic Words

Math: page 10

Thursday

Religion: prayer project due tomorrow

Reading: page 93

practice Magic Words and review R copybook

Math: FIM 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion: Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

We will have our test on Chapter 1 and begin Chapter 2. In this chapter we will learn all about the Blessed Trinity and prayer.

Reading

Story: "How Animals Communicate"

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details

Phonics Skill: Short I sound and R blends

Grammar: Nouns

Magic Words: animal, how, make, of, some, why, help, for, have, you

Spelling Words: in, will, did, sit, six, big, wig, win, trip, brick

Math

This week we will also work on one more, one less, ordering numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least, and learning how to count on and count back from a specific number.

Week of 9/18

Thanks, Mrs. DiMarino, for being our first Mystery Reader of the year!

Dear Parents,

We survived our first full week of first grade! I hope the kids enjoyed it and are settling into school and our routines. I hope that you are continuing to set routines at home and are giving your child more responsibility. I had a few kids last week tell me that, "Mom forgot to..." and we talked about how it is not mom's job but our own to put things back in our school bag etc. The more we work on this the more independent they will become!

Here are your reminders for the week:

- Journals were sent home last week to be decorated.  It would be great if they could be decorated and covered by Friday, September 29th.

- We will have our first school Mass on Wednesday at 9:00am. Please join us!

- We will have our first reading test on the story "Jack and the Wolf" this Friday. I will read all of the questions and answers for the first few tests. The reader will be sent home this week so you can read and review the story at home.

- Our first Spelling test will also be on Friday. We have been practicing a lot with short A words in school. Please review the words at home each night as well.

- Magic Words will also be tested on Friday so please make sure you are reviewing them each night.

- T-Shirt project is due on Friday!

- Our first field trip to Highland Orchards is next Thursday, September 28th! Permission forms will be sent home. Please return them by Monday, September 25th. I need 4 chaperones who have all clearances turned in. If you would like to come please email me and I will draw names out of a hat later this week. We will be leaving school around 9 am and returning around 1 pm.

- First in Math usernames and passwords will be given out this week. I will tape them on the inside of each child's Home Folder. This is a website that can be used at home to review math skills throughout the year and will also be given as math homework on Thursday nights. If you have any questions please let me know!

I think that is it for this week! Please email me if you have any questions!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: page 80

practice Magic Words

Math: page 5

Tuesday

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: page 83

practice Magic Words

Math: page 6

Wednesday

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: page 84

practice Magic Words
study spelling words

Math: page 7

Thursday
T-shirt project due tomorrow!

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: read over story for test tomorrow
study spelling words

practice Magic Words 

Math: First in Math for 15 minutes

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: "Jack and the Wolf"

Target Skill: Characters

Phonics Skill: Short A sound and -ck words

Grammar: Complete sentences

Magic Words:  play, every, be, come, and, call, hear, with, said, away

SpellingWords:  an, bad, can, had, cat, ran, am, at, man, dad
* Reading and Spelling tests on Friday.

Math

This week we will still focus on writing numbers and number words and filling in missing numbers. We will also being ordering numbers and talking about "one more" and "one less".