Week of 4/30

Dear Parents,

I can't believe we start the month of May tomorrow! The rest of the year is going to fly by! Here are the reminders for this week:

- A book order form regarding summer reading will be sent home today. The entire school will be reading the same book this summer. If you would like to order the book through school, please send the form with cash or check by Tuesday, May 8th. Thanks!

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

 - Mark your calendar for these May dates:
                 May 10th - First grade Mass @ 9:00 am
                  **rescheduled from 5/15. We now have school on 5/10**
                 May 23rd - May Procession @ 7:00 pm
                 June 5th - Doughnuts with Dads/Dudes @ 8:30 am

- I need a Mystery Reader for May 31st. Please email me if one of those dates works for you.

That is all for now! Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 56
practice Magic Words
Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: page 50

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: page 58

practice Magic Words
Math: complete worksheet

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

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

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

Reading

Story: "Tomas Rivera"

Target Skill: Sequence of Events

Phonics Skill: R controlled vowels and Long O 

Grammar: Synonyms and future tense 

Magic Words: done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, talk, quick, wink, stories, grown

Spelling Words: boat, talk, grown, show, bone, fork, short, torn, sport, soon, work, paper
**Tests on Friday**

Math

We will continue to work standard units of measure this week. We will be practicing using our rulers to measure inches and centimeters. We will also start practicing timed math to prepare for 2nd grade next year.

Week of 4/23

Mr. Ryan came in and read us some funny stories last week!

Dear Parents,

I hope you are finally enjoying the Spring weather that has finally arrived! This week we will be busy  celebrating Earth Day and starting up the First Grade Indoor Garden. On a bittersweet note, we will also be saying goodbye and good luck to our student teacher, Miss Williams. She has done a great job and I know the kids will miss her! Here are the rest of the reminders for the week:

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

- Religion test on Chapter 17 on Friday.  A study guide will be sent home today.

- Mark your calendar for these May dates:
                 May 10th - First grade Mass @ 9:00 am
                  **rescheduled from 5/15. We now have school on 5/10**
                 May 23rd - May Procession @ 7:00 pm
                 June 5th - Doughnuts with Dads/Dudes @ 8:30 am

- I need Mystery Readers for the following dates: May 10th, May 17th, May 24th and May 31st. Please email me if one of those dates works for you.

That is all for now! Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 47
practice Magic Words
Math: complete worksheet
Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Reading: page 48

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet
Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 49

practice Magic Words
Math: page 125
Religion: study for test

Thursday
Reading: page 46
practice Magic Words
Math: FIM for 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 17 and have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "Tomas Rivera"

Target Skill: Sequence of Events

Phonics Skill: R controlled vowels and Long O 

Grammar: Synonyms and future tense 

Magic Words: done, paper, were, great, soon, work, laugh, talk, quick, wink, stories, grown

Spelling Words: boat, talk, grown, show, bone, fork, short, torn, sport, soon, work, paper

Math

We will continue to work with nonstandard units of measurement. We we also begin practicing measuring with standard units of measure using our rulers and practicing with inches. 

Week of 4/16

Thanks to Mr. DiMarino for coming to read to us last week!

Dear Parents,

- Thanks for supporting our garden fundraiser last week! We raised enough money to get our indoor garden started! Stay tuned for more details!

- Wednesday is a dress down day for Speak Up. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. Thank you!

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

- Mark your Spring calendars for the following dates:
                 May 10th - First grade Mass @ 9:00 am
                  **rescheduled from 5/15. We now have school on 5/10**
                 May 23rd - May Procession @ 7:00 pm
                 June 5th - Doughnuts with Dads/Dudes @ 8:30 am

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 33
practice Magic Words
Math: page 124

Tuesday

Reading: page 44

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: page 38

practice Magic Words
Math: page 122

Thursday
Reading: study for tests tomorrow
practice Magic Words
Math: complete worksheet

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 17 "The Church Welcomes New Members".

Reading
Story: "Where Does Food Come From?"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose
Phonics Skill: ou and ow sound & oy and oi sound
Grammar: Contractions 'll and 'd (review of proper nouns)
Magic Words: first, right, under, food, sometimes, your, ground, these, fields, corn, flowers, favorite

Spelling Words: loud, ground, down, flowers, coin, joy, boil, boy, mail, stay, corn, your

**Test on Friday**

Math

We will begin our unit on Measurement this week. We will start by comparing length and size and then move into non-standard measurement, which uses objects to measure things. 

Week of 4/9/18

Dear Parents,

- Spring uniforms start today! Please make sure all sweatshirts and coats etc. are labeled with your child's name. Don't forget that the kids will need to wear their winter uniform for the May Procession on Wednesday, May 23rd.

- The first grade will be selling popsicles for $1.00 this week to help raise money for our indoor garden! Thanks for your support!

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

- Religion test on Chapter 16 on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home. The kids will need to be able to name all seven sacraments.

- Math test on money (identifying coins and their worth, counting change up to $1.00) on Friday.

- Don'f forget to check out the SKS Shoppes on Thursday night and Friday during the day!

- Our Monthly Mass will be this Friday at 9:00 am. Hope to see you there!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 31
practice Magic Words
Math: complete worksheet
Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Reading: page 32

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 37

practice Magic Words
Math: page 110

Religion: study for test tomorrow

Thursday
Reading: page 35
practice Magic Words
Math: complete review for test tomorrow

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 16 "We Celebrate the Sacraments" and have a test on Thursday. The kids need to name all 7 sacraments for the test.

Reading
Story: "Where Does Food Come From?"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose
Phonics Skill: ou and ow sound & oy and oi sound
Grammar: Contractions 'll and 'd (review of proper nouns)
Magic Words: first, right, under, food, sometimes, your, ground, these, fields, corn, flowers, favorite

Spelling Words: loud, ground, down, flowers, coin, joy, boil, boy, mail, stay, corn, your

Math

We will continue to work with money and counting coins up to $1.00. There will be a test on Friday.