Week of 12/16

Dear Parents,

I hope you enjoyed the Christmas Concert last week. The kids sounded and looked great! 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 of the blessings in your life. Please know that all of us here at SKS are so thankful for you and for your support.

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

- No homework this week except to study for tests! Merry Christmas!

- There will be a short quiz on Fact Families on Tuesday. The kids really have a great grasp on this and we will review it today and tomorrow before the quiz.

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

- Field trip permission forms and money are due tomorrow! Thank you! Congrats to Mrs. Sharkey, Mrs. DiMarino, Mrs. Walkenhorst and Mrs. Longstreth who will be our chaperones on the trip!

- Report cards will be sent home on Tuesday. Please sign the envelope and return it. You may keep the report card. Thanks!

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

- We will be doing different Christmas STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) activities all week. We will learn about how snowflakes are formed and how igloos are made (and make our own) and do an experiment with candy canes! The kids will definitely be putting their imaginations to good use!

- Friday 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 :)

- Friday 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. Pajamas are also allowed on this day :).

- School resumes on Thursday, January 2nd!

Have wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Miss Tosti

Week of 12/9

Dear Parents,

Happy second week of Advent! The kids are certainly excited for Christmas and we have been talking a lot about the true meaning of Christmas and how it is not about giving or receiving "things." We talked about how we can give love and kindness as gifts to honor the baby Jesus too. The Christmas Concert will certainly get you in the Christmas spirit Wednesday night :). Here are your other reminders:

- The 2nd trimester starts today. Report Cards will be sent home on Tuesday next week.

- We will celebrate our Monthly Mass tomorrow at 9:00 am. All are welcome!

- The K-4 Christmas Concert will be Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. Please have your child in the Church no later than 6:40 pm. 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 (or Miss Panaro) see you take your child :). Half of our class will sit on the right side and half will sit on the left.

- We will go to Santa's Secret Shop on Friday at 10:30 am. Information and envelopes were sent home today. It is helpful if you fill out the envelope with your child and write how much to spend on each person. You can return the envelope any day this week. You are welcome to come help your child shop!

- Our bowling field trip with our 8th grade buddies will be on Friday, December 20th at Sproul Lanes. Permission forms were sent home today. Please return them with the payment by next Tuesday. I will need 4 chaperones (no siblings please). Chaperones meet us at the alley at 9:30 am. We will be finished by 11:30 am. Let me know if you are interested and want to be in the drawing! You must have all clearances in and up to date. A pizza lunch will be provided when we return to school so there is no need to order hot lunch that day.


Stay warm!

Miss Tosti

Last week in Math, we learned about Fact Families and how addition and subtraction are related to each other. We loved playing "Fact Family Roll" to practice writing all four math facts!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 168

practice Magic Words

Math: page 42

Tuesday

Reading: page 174

practice Magic Words

Math: page 43

Wednesday - No Homework - Christmas Concert

Reading: 

practice Magic Words

Math: 

Thursday
Reading: page 169
Math: complete worksheet

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 6 "The Church Year."

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: chat, rich, much, fetch, cheer, beach, here, these, three, year

Math

We will continue to work with fact families this week and practice relating addition and subtraction. Next week there will be a short test on fact families.

Week of 12/2

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 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:

- For homework this week I ask you to help your child fill out the letter that we will be sending to Santa at the end of the week! Please make sure their handwriting is neat. This is due on Thursday. Thanks for your help!

- We will have a reading and spelling test on the story "At Home in the Ocean" on Wednesday this week. The spelling words are harder for this story so please make sure you are reviewing at home.

- We will have a short subtraction quiz on Friday this week. It will only be on subtraction with a number line and word problems.

- The second trimester ends on Friday. Report cards will be sent home sometime before Christmas.

Important December dates:

Wednesday, December 11th - K-4 Christmas Concert at 7:00 pm. Students are to wear their "Christmas" best and you are asked to drop them off at the Parish Center at 6:30pm.

Friday, December 13th - Santa's Secret Shop at 10:30. Envelopes and more info will be sent home next week!

Friday, December 20th - Buddy Bowling Trip at Sproul Lanes from 9:30-11:30. Permission forms and chaperone info will be sent home later this week. Pizza will be provided for lunch on this day so there is NO need to order hot lunch!

I think that is all for now. Hope you have a great week!


That is all for now!
Katie

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 154
complete Letter to Santa

practice Magic Words

Math: page 37

Tuesday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow
complete Letter to Santa

practice Magic Words

Math: page 40

Wednesday

Reading: page 166

practice Magic Words

Math: page 41

Thursday
Reading: page 167
practice Magic Words
Math: complete test review

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

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

Reading

Story: "At Home in the Ocean"

Target Skill: Fact and Opinion

Phonics Skill: Long A, (a_e and ay, introduce -ai) digraph th

Grammar: Proper Nouns

Magic Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who

Spelling Words: that, then, with, cloth, thud, cape, name, make, say, pray
*Tests on Wednesday this week!*

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. There will be a short quiz on Friday.

Week of 11/18

Congrats to our Peacemaker, Greta!

Dear Parents,

The kids were absolutely AWESOME at the Talent Show last week! Thank you to all the parents who helped out with the acts and for including the entire grade!

This week we will start our next reading unit. We will now have 12 Magic Words to learn each week. We will continue to have 10 spelling words but they will be getting a little harder because we will be learning long vowel and the different patterns for each one. Please keep studying a little bit each night.

Here are your reminders for the week:

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

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 5 on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- If you have any extra Halloween candy that you want to donate to the homeless please send it in this week!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Religion: study

Reading: page 151

practice Magic Words

Math: page 34

Tuesday
Religion: study

Reading: page 150

practice Magic Words

Math: page 38

Wednesday
Religion: study

Reading: page 152

practice Magic Words

Math: page 35

Thursday
Religion: study

Reading: page 153

Math: page 36

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 5 this week and have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "At Home in the Ocean"

Target Skill: Fact and Opinion

Phonics Skill: Long A, (a_e and ay, introduce -ai) digraph th

Grammar: Proper Nouns

Magic Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who

Spelling Words: that, then, with, cloth, thud, cape, name, make, say, pray

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction this week by practicing using number lines and 10 frames. We will also start to work with fact families and relating addition to subtraction.

Week of 11/11

Dear Parents,

Happy Veteran's Day! Today talked about how lucky we are to live in a country where our loved ones volunteer and risk their lives to protect each of us.

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to meet with me at conferences. Communication between the teacher and parents is crucial to the success of your child and I appreciate you giving up your time.
The kids have already grown so much since September and it is exciting to see their reading skills develop and grow. We will start learning long vowel patterns next week when we start a new reading unit! Here are your reminders for the week:

- There will be a short math test tomorrow on adding 3 numbers and related facts. A study guide will be sent home today.

- Our Monthly Mass for November will be on Wednesday at 9:00 am. All are welcome!

- On Wednesday, we will also be filling the shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. A flyer was sent home last week with ideas of what to buy. Please send those in by Wednesday. Thanks for your support!

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

- On Friday, we will go over to the gym and watch the dress rehearsal of SKS Got Talent. Parents are welcome to come watch too!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 140

practice Magic Words

Math: complete review

Tuesday

Reading: page 143

practice Magic Words

Math: page 31

Wednesday

Reading: page 145

practice Magic Words

Math: page 32

Thursday

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

Math: page 33

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 5 "Jesus Teaches Us About Love"

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.

Week of 11/4

Dear Parents,

We had so much fun on our field trip last week and at the Halloween-a-thon! I hope you all enjoyed Friday off and the extra hour of sleep...I know I needed it! Here are your reminders for the week:

- We will start the last story in our first reading unit this week! Please continue to study all old and new Magic Words!

- I need Mystery Readers for tomorrow, 11/5 and for Tuesday, 11/12 at 2:00 pm. If you are available please let me know! I also just got word that you do NOT need to have your clearances to read. So if a grandparent, aunt, uncle etc would like to come in that would be great too! Hopefully each student will have someone come read. If Tuesday afternoons do not work for you let me know and we will work it out!

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

- No school on Friday due to Parent/Teacher conferences. I look forward to meeting with all of you!

That is it for now!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Religion: review for test

Reading: page 135

practice Magic Words

Math: page 18

Tuesday
Religion: review for test

Reading: page 137

practice Magic Words

Math: page 27

Wednesday
Religion: review for test tomorrow

Reading: page 136

practice Magic Words

Math: page 28

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 continue working with addition. We will work with related facts and adding 3 addends!

Week of 10/28

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! Our busy October continues this week so here are your reminders:

- Monday is our field trip to Highland Orchards! Looks like we will have great weather!

-  An email regarding conferences will be sent out today. Please be sure to sign up for a time!

-The Halloween-o-thon is on Thursday! Kids can again wear their gym uniforms to school. We will watch the movie Inside Out in the morning with our buddies and will start a service project. A flyer and permission form to watch the movie will be sent home today. Please sign and return it tomorrow!

- The Halloween parade to the gym will begin around 1:00 pm weather permitting. Please send your child's costume to school in a labeled bag. If you would like to come help your child with their costume you can come between 12:30 and 12:50. Any makeup should be done at home before coming to school. Thank you!

- No school on Friday this week. Enjoy the long weekend!

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

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

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. 

Week of 10/21

Last week, Jax used his class coupon to sit at my desk for the day! 

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:

- Next Monday is our field trip to Highland Orchards! The kids may wear their gym uniforms to school. Please send them to school with a snack to eat before we leave and a bagged lunch with no glass bottles. Thank you!

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

- Wednesday, October 23rd is Grandparents/Special Friends Day from 10:00-11:00 am. Grandparents/Special Friends can meet us in the cafeteria at 10:00 am to shop at the Book Fair and to make a small craft!

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

- There will be a short math test on Thursday on sums of 10 and adding on a number line.

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

- The Saint Celebration is on Friday at 9:00am in the church. Students costumes are due on Thursday in a labeled bag. Kids are to wear their gym uniforms to school on Friday. Please be mindful of the length of robes as the kids will be processing around the Church. Also, bobby pins tend to not keep veils on so if you can attach them to a headband that would be great. We ask that you sit on the sides of the church. Thanks for all of your help with this!

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

Miss Tosti

Last week in Social Studies

Our lesson in Social Studies last week was all about working together and team work! After discussing why it is important to work together we broke the kids up in teams of 4 and had them work on putting a puzzle together that they made into a poster to hang in our rooms! They did a great job!

Homework

Monday

Religion: study for test

Reading: page 120

practice Magic Words

Math: page 23

Tuesday

Religion: study for test tomorrow

Reading: page 121

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday
**Saint costume due tomorrow

Reading: page 122

practice Magic Words

Math: complete test review

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

Reading: page 123
practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

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 Wednesday.

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 and continue practicing making sums of ten and working with number lines. There will be a short test on Thursday.

Week of 10/14

Mrs. McCracken was the Mystery Reader last week!

Dear Parents,

Mrs. Boyes said that she and the kids had a great week! The crazy and busy October continues! There are so many special things going on for the next 3 weeks so please be sure to keep up with the blog and emails! Here they are for this week:

- Field trip permission forms and payment of $22 (cash or check made our to SKS) are due tomorrow. If you haven't already, please send them in. The chaperones were picked and the lucky winners are: Mrs. Madden, Mrs. DiMarino, Mrs. Gompers, and Mrs. Taglianetti and Mr. Sharkey. Thanks to all the people who volunteered.

- Saint Project reports are due tomorrow! The Saints Celebration will be on Friday, October 25th at 9:00 am. We will read our reports this week to learn about everyone's saint. Please start getting a simple costume together for the celebration.

- The Cradles to Crayons truck will at SKS collecting gently used clothing and school supplies for kids! Please send in any donations.

- Dress down day on Wednesday for Cradles to Crayons. Please send in $1 to dress down.

- School pictures will be taken on Thursday. Please do not use a dress down pass on this day :)

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

- This Friday, October 18th 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 Wednesday. In the event of warmer weather they can take their sweatpants off for gym class and recess, but they should still come to school with their sweatpants on. Thanks for your cooperation.

- Looking ahead, next Wednesday, October 23rd is Grandparents/Special Friends Day from 10:00-11:00 am. Grandparents or special friends are invited to join us in the cafeteria at 10:00 am to enjoy some light refreshments, to make a small craft and shop for books.

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

Have a great week!
Miss Tosti

Mrs. Boyes and the kiddos did some yoga on Friday to end the week!

Homework

Monday
Religion: Saint report due tomorrow

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 23

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: complete worksheet

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 with addition and practice making sums of 10 and 20 to help us add. We will learn how to use a number line to add too.

Week of 10/7

Dear Parents,

The busy October continues! Here are your reminders:

- Mrs. Tricia Boyes will be in all week for me. Please feel free to email her with any dismissal changes etc. She can be reached at triciaboyes@earthlink.net. Your kids are in great hands! I will also be checking email if you need me for anything!

- Test folders will be sent home when I return next week! Grades will be posted on Option C.

- There will be a Chapter 2 Religion test on Wednesday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- The October Monthly Mass will be this Friday at 9:00 am. All are welcome :).

- Information about the first grade Saints Celebration will be sent home mid-week. Each child may choose any saint they want! The report will be due next week so please work on it this week/weekend. Please make sure the report and the picture are 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. The Saints Celebration will be on Friday, October 25th at 9:00 am in the Church. Please email be if you have any questions!

- Grandparents/Special Friends Day will be on Wednesday, October 23rd from 10:00-11:00 am. Grandparents or special friends are invited to join us in the cafeteria at 10:00 am to enjoy some light refreshments, to make a small craft and shop for books.

- Winter uniforms start next Monday! School pictures will be taken on Thursday next week. .

Homework

Monday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 105

practice Magic Words

Math: page 15

Tuesday

Religion: study for test tomorrow

Reading: page 107

practice Magic Words

Math: page 16

Wednesday

Religion: work on saint project

Reading: page 104

practice Magic Words

Math: page 17

Thursday

Religion: work on saint project

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 Wednesday.

Reading

Story: "A Musical Day"

Target Skill: Sequence of events

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. We will also be practice ways to make ten using ten frames. This is a helpful skill when learning addition.

Week of 9/30

Dear Parents,

Happy (almost) October! It was wonderful seeing so many of you Friday night at the Fall Social! Thank you for being so kind, generous and supportive. It means a great deal to all of the faculty and staff at SKS. This 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:

- The first Home and School Meeting is Tuesday night at 7:00 pm in the cafeteria. Hope to see you all there!

- There is no school on Wednesday! The teachers will be at a conference.

- If you are available to Mystery Read this month on Tuesday, October 8th, 15th, 22nd or 29th please email me and let me know!

- 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.

- If you would like to be a chaperone on our field trip to Highland Orchards on Monday, October 28th please email me or send me a note. I will draw names out of a hat next week to choose. You must have all of your clearances.

- Lastly, I will not be school next week. My younger brother is getting married in Florida! Mrs. Tricia Boyes will be in all week and she is THE best. I will pass along her email and phone number in next week's blog in case you need to get in touch with her about any dismissal changes or have any questions. I will be checking my email as well, so please don't hesitate to contact me if you need anything.

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

Miss Tosti

This week in math we learned about comparing numbers using the <, > and = signs. We met Mr. Alligator, who is ALWAYS hungry and wants to eat the bigger number :)

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 95

practice Magic Words

Math: page 11

Tuesday - H&S Meeting
Reading: study for test on Friday

Math: complete math review for test on Thursday

Wednesday - No School
Math - study for test tomorrow

Thursday

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

practice Magic Words 

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*

Week of 9/23

Dear Parents,

Can you believe this is our last week in September?! The kids did a great job taking their first tests last Friday. Before we took the tests I told them that the important thing is not that you get a 100 on every test. I explained to them that as along as they studied and tried their best that I will be proud of them no matter what they score!

We also started setting up our reading and math centers last week and will continue to practice them this week. Centers are a great way to reinforce skills, promote cooperative learning and are fun for the kids! Most importantly, they allow me to work with small groups. Check out some pictures below of the kids working in their center groups!

Here are your reminders for the week:

- The Star Student schedule for the year was sent home today. I will send home the a folder with directions the week prior to your child's week. Please let me know if you have any questions.

- We will have a Religion test on Chapter 1 on Wednesday.  A study guide will be sent home tonight for you to review with your child.

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

- Your child's Think Central username and password will be sent home today as well. This provides access to our reader online as well as some other activities.

- Our field trip to Highland Orchards has been booked for Monday, October 28th! Permission forms will be sent home in the coming weeks! I will need 5 chaperones. If you are interested please send me an email and make sure you have all of your clearances.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

"Show Me the Number!" In this center, the kids picked cards and counted the number of dots. They then had to show that number using tally marks, digits, pictures and word form!

"Roll, Read, Write"
  In this center, the kids rolled a dice, read the spelling word that went with the number and then wrote the word.

"120 Puzzles"
In this center the kids worked together to put 120s puzzles back together.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 90

practice Magic Words

Math: page 9

Tuesday

Reading: page 91

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet 

Wednesday

Reading: page 92

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet 

Thursday

Reading: page 89

practice Magic Words 

Math: page 10

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 work on one more, one less, ordering numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least, and start comparing numbers using the <, > and = signs.

Week of 9/16

Our first Social Studies Class!

This year the first grade teachers decided to co-teach Social Studies to the entire first grade! It is a great way for the entire first grade to get to know the other teachers as well as their classmates! Last week was our first lesson on rules and laws and it went great!

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. We are a work in progress but we had a great week! I hope that you are continuing to set routines at home and are giving your child more responsibility. The more we work on this the more independent they will become!

Be sure to check out the pictures from our "Book Club" that we had on Friday when we met our 8th grade buddies. The kids discussed their summer reading books and made a craft to go with it! It was a great time!

Here are your reminders for the week:

- Please have journals decorated and covered by this Friday.

- 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.


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 83

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: page 86

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

Religion: practice praying the Hail Mary

Reading: read over story for test tomorrow
study spelling words

practice Magic Words 

Math: page 5

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion: Chapter 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! We will talk about how we are called to know, love and serve God.

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 we will also practice representing numbers in different ways with ten frames, pictures and tally marks. We will also being ordering numbers and talking about "one more" and "one less."

We LOVED meeting our 8th Grade Buddies!