Week of 5/29

Mr. Downs was our last Mystery Reader of the year! Thanks for coming in!

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone enjoyed the long 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:

- Study guides for the math and religion exam, along with the exam schedule we sent home last week.  The study guides that were sent home are to be worked on and are to stay home. We will complete a separate set in school this week. If you have any questions about them please let me know.

- Donuts with Dudes will be next Tuesday, June 6th at 8:30am on the playground (cafeteria if the weather does not cooperate)! More information will be sent home this week.

- 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

Week of 5/22

Dear Parents,

We have an exciting week with our Mass on Thursday! I hope you all can make it to celebrate Ascension Thursday with us. The kids have been working really hard and are very excited. Here are some reminders for the this week:

- First grade monthly Mass on Thursday at 9:00 am.

- This will be our last week of homework! Please continue to have your child read for 15 minutes each night and play on First in Math.

- An exam schedule will be sent home this week along with study guides. We will be reviewing them in school but they should also be reviewed at home.

- Last week's spelling and reading tests will be posted on MSP this week. They will not be sent home. If you would like to see either test please email me and let me know. Thanks!

- No school on Friday, 5/26 or Monday, 5/29. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend!

- Reminder that Doughnuts with Dudes will be Tuesday, June 6th at 8:30 am. Each child is asked to invite a special "dude" (dad, uncle, grandfather etc.) to join us for coffee and doughnuts that morning.  More information will sent home in the coming weeks.

Have a great week! Hope to see you on Thursday!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 71
practice Magic Words
Math: page 89

Tuesday

Reading: page 74

practice Magic Words

Math: page 90

Wednesday 

Reading: page 80

practice Magic Words
Math: page 92

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will continue Chapter 17 "The Church Welcomes New Members" this week.

Reading

We will be reading books and completing book reports. We will also be reviewing phonics skills for the upcoming exam.

Math

We will be working with shapes this week. We will learn what polygons are and also learn the difference between 2D and 3D shapes. Students should be able to identify squares, rectangles, circles, triangles, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and trapezoids. 

Week of 5/15

Thank you, Mr. Gallagher for coming in and reading to us last  week!

Dear Parents,

I hope all of had a wonderful weekend and that all of the moms enjoyed their special day yesterday. Welcome to the last full week of the school year! I can't believe how fast this year has flown by. We will finish up our final story of the year this week and then begin to study and review for exams. Information about the exams will be sent home next week. Here are the reminders for the week:

- The first grade Mass will be next Thursday, May 25th at 9:00 am. We hope that you all can join us! Readers and cantors for the Mass will be picked out of a hat this week and I will email you to let you know if your child has been chosen.

- There will be a test on measurement this Thursday.

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

Thanks!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 62
practice Magic Words
Math: page 131

Tuesday

Reading: page 68

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday 

Reading: write spelling words 2x each in "W" copybook

practice Magic Words
Math: complete review for test tomorrow

Thursday
Reading: study for reading and spelling test tomorrow
practice Magic Words
Math: FIM for 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 17 "The Church Welcomes New Members" this week.

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, everyone, mother

Math

We will finish up our unit on measurement this week. We will practice measuring with inches and centimeters. The test will be on Thursday.

Week of 5/8

Dear Parents,

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! Another busy week here as we approach the end of the school year. Here are your reminders:

- The May Procession will be on Wednesday night. Please have your child at school no later than 6:40pm. Girls will report to Miss Panaro's room and boys to Mrs. Thornton's room.  They should be dressed in their winter uniform. If you could send your child with set a rosaries too it would be greatly appreciated. After we process out of Church, you can pick up your child from me at the front of the school. A section will be blocked off for kindergarten and first grade. Thank you for your help with this!

- We will have a Religion test on Friday on Chapter 16. Students will also have to name the 7 sacraments. We've been talking about them a lot at school so please be sure to review at home as well.

That's all for now!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 63
practice Magic Words
Math: page 126

Tuesday

Reading: page 64

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet
Religion: study for test

Wednesday - NO HOMEWORK - MAY PROCESSION

Reading: 

practice Magic Words
Math: 

Thursday
Reading: page 65
practice Magic Words
Math: FIM for 15 minutes
Religion: study for test tomorrow
Review all 7 sacraments

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 16 this week and have a test. Students will also have to name all 7 sacraments.

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, everyone, mother

Math

We will continue on unit on measurement this week. We will be estimating lengths and start measuring with our rulers in inches. 

Week of 5/1

Colette's grandmom came to read to us last week!

Dear Parents,

Happy May! The rest of the year is going to fly by. Please make sure you have your calendars marked for the May Procession, the First Grade Mass and Doughnuts with Dudes. Here are your reminders for the week:

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

- Next Wednesday, May 10th at 7:00pm is the May Procession. Students need to wear their winter uniform so please make sure you have it ready to go!

- We have been practicing our "timed math" to get ready for second grade. Please make sure you continue to study math facts at home with your child. There are tons of games and apps that students can practice with.

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 56
practice Magic Words
Math: page122

Tuesday

Reading: page 52

practice Magic Words

Math: page 123

Wednesday

Reading: write spelling words 2x each in W copybook

practice Magic Words
Math: page 125

Thursday
Reading: study for reading and spelling tests tomorrow
practice Magic Words
Math: FIM for 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will continue with Chapter 16 "We Celebrate the Sacraments".

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, boat, coat, road, blow, talk, grown, you're, they've, wink, quick

Math

We will continue with our unit on measurement this week. We will focus on ordering objects from smallest to biggest and biggest to smallest by length. We will practice nonstandard measurement (using paper clips, blocks etc) to measure the lengths of different objects.