Week of 1/28

Dear Parents,

Happy Catholic Schools Week! It was great seeing many of you at the Opening Mass yesterday. We have a very busy week with lots of activities going on. Please refer to the schedule below and let me know if you have any questions. Here are some other reminders:

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

- There will be a math quiz on Wednesday on Place Value.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Catholic Schools Week Schedule

Monday 
Quiet Riot
Teambuilding Activity 

Tuesday

 Stained-glass window presentation by the 8th grade

Wednesday - Crazy 8s Day!
Students can accessorize their regular uniform with 8 crazy items! Socks, hats, etc.

Spelling Bee: 9:15-10:15 in the gym. We will be cheering on Laursen!
Comedy Show - 12:15-1:15

Thursday

 Rap Battles 

Friday - Spirit Day!

 Students can wear blue and white to show school spirit!

 Student vs Teacher basketball game 9:00-11:00 in the gym

 - 12:00 pm dismissal

* All week we will be collecting cans for the Souper Bowl of Caring Collection. *


Place Value
Last week we worked with place value! We learned that only 9 digits make up all of our numbers and that each digit goes in a special place. We practiced writing digits in the correct places and also learned how to draw them using base ten blocks (ten rods and ones cubes). This week will focus for on finding the value/worth of each digit. 

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 196
practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: page 197

practice Magic Words

Math: complete test review

Wednesday

Reading: page 198

practice Magic Words

Thursday
Reading: 199
Practice Magic Words
Math: page 66

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 10 - "Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit."

Reading

Story: "The Big Race"

Target Skill: Drawing Conclusions

Phonics Skill: Long O and review Long A, soft c, g, dge

Grammar: Verbs and time

Magic Words: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, where, those, saw, round

Spelling Words: came, late, brave, shape, over, those, row, saw, face, edge

Math

We will continue our unit on place value this week and have a quiz on identifying tens and ones. We will start finding the values of digits and learning how to write number in expanded form.

Week of 1/21

Dear Parents,

Thanks for those of you who volunteered yesterday to help out with the day of service. We spent time in class last Friday and today talking and learning about Dr. King and all of the great lessons he has taught us.

There is not too much going on this week! Here are a few reminders:

- Mass from last Friday is rescheduled for this Thursday at 9:00 am. Please join us if you can!

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 9 on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home tonight.

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

- Catholic Schools Week opens with Mass on Sunday at 9:30. Hope to see you there!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Last week we became surgeons and performed "contraction surgery" where we carefully removed the correct letter/s from a word and added a "scar" aka an apostrophe. We had a blast and will practice some more this week! Ask your child is they can tell you the surgery steps!

Tuesday

Reading: page 189

practice Magic Words

Math: page 61-62
Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 192

practice Magic Words

Math: page 63-64
Religion: study for test tomorrow

Thursday
Reading: review story and study spelling words for test tomorrow
Practice Magic Words
Math: page 67

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 9 and have a test on Thursday.

Reading
Story: "Seasons"
Target Skill: Cause and effect
Phonics Skill: Long I, digraph -sh, -wh, -ph and contractions 's and n't
Grammar: Subjects and verbs
Magic Words: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow, many, pull, because, want

Spelling Words: ship, shop, which, when, whip, fish, want, like, kite, night

Math

We will continue our unit on place value this week. We will review identifying tens and ones in numbers. We will focus on finding the "value" of digits. We will also work with expanded form and comparing numbers.

Week of 1/14

Mrs. Pegg came in to read to us last week!

Dear Parents,

At this point in the year is when I start giving the students more independence to complete their work. They will start reading directions, completing workbook pages, worksheets and activities by themselves. For tests, I will only be reading the questions from now on. They will read the answers by themselves. It is important for them to become "self-starters" and gain the confidence to complete tasks by themselves. It would be great if you could reinforce this at home with homework. Of course, if they need help, help them, but make sure they try to read the directions or questions and figure it out by themselves first. The more independent they become the better off they will be!

Here are your reminders for this week:

- For MLK Day (1/21) SKS will be having a day of service from 10:00 am -12:00 pm in the cafeteria. All are welcome to volunteer! First grade has been asked to send in individually wrapped toothbrushes and toothpaste. If you would like to to donate you can send them in any time before Monday, 1/21. Thanks for your help!

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

-Wednesday is a Dress Down Day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.

- On Thursday, pictures for yearbook will be taken. Please do not dress down on this day.

- We will have our Monthly Mass on Friday at 9:00 am. All are welcome to join us!

That is all for now! Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Monday

Reading: page 181

practice Magic Words

Math: page 58

**please check that the groups of tens are circled correctly. We did it in class today. Some kids preferred counting by twos and some by ones.

Tuesday

Reading: page 182

practice Magic Words

Math: page 59

Wednesday

Reading: page 183

practice Magic Words

Math: page 60

Thursday
Reading: page 186
Math: FIM 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 9 "Jesus Died and Rose to New Life."

Reading
Story: "Seasons"
Target Skill: Cause and effect
Phonics Skill: Long I, digraph -sh, -wh, -ph and contractions 's and n't
Grammar: Subjects and verbs
Magic Words: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow, many, pull, because, want

Spelling Words: ship, shop, which, when, whip, fish, want, like, kite, night

Math

We will start our unit on place value this week. We will learn about the tens and ones place and practice identifying tens and ones in numbers.

Week of 1/7

Dear Parents,

This week we will get back into our normal routine with homework and tests. Here are your reminders:

- We will finish "How Leopard Got His Spots" this week and will have a reading test and spelling test on Friday.

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

- Picture re-takes are on Wednesday.

- We will start practicing timed math this week. This will not be graded and is only meant to get the kids ready and comfortable for when they do it next year.

- For MLK Day (1/21) SKS will be having a day of service from 10:00 am -12:00 pm in the cafeteria. All are welcome to volunteer! First grade has been asked to send in individually wrapped toothbrushes and toothpaste. If you would like to to donate you can send them in any time before Monday, 1/21. Thanks for your help!

- Friday will be a free Eagles dress down day! GO BIRDS!

That is all for now!

Miss Tosti

Monday

Reading: page 165

practice Magic Words

Math: page 46
Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Reading: page 174

practice Magic Words

Math: page 83
Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 177

practice Magic Words

Math: page 81
Religion: study for test

Thursday
Reading: study for reading and spelling test tomorrow
practice Magic Words
Math: page 82
Religion: study for test tomorrow

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 8 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
**Reading and Spelling test on Friday**

Math

This week we will review addition, subtraction and fact families. Next week we start our unit on place value. We will also start practicing timed math.

Christmas STEM Blog

Dear Parents,

The week before Christmas is always a tough one for students and teachers because we are all so excited for Christmas and the much needed break! It can be challenging to keep kids on task..especially when you have a full week of full days! Knowing this, I decided to plan some engaging STEM activities to excite and motivate the kids to use their brains and think "outside of the box." Let me tell you, they did a GREAT job! They worked individually and in groups and I was in awe of their critical thinking skills and interest in these activities. I hope that they shared some of the knowledge that they learned about snowflakes and igloos with you at home! Check out the pictures below to see some of what we did before Christmas!

Symmetrical Snowflakes

We first watched a video about how snowflakes are formed. The kids were shocked to learn that a single snowflake starts from a speck of dust! After talking about the life cycle of a snowflake we learned that each snowflake has 6 sides and they are symmetrical. After talking about what symmetry was we constructed our own snowflakes using Q-Tips and sequins. Each snowflake came out unique!

Engineering Igloos

Next, we learned about the coldest place in the world! Some kids already knew that it was the South Pole! We watched a video of a real igloo being built in the South Pole. We paid special attention to how the eskimos built from the bottom to the top. After talking about the construction and why it has to be built that way the kids were excited to build their own! I gave them a styrafoam cup, mini marshmallows and some icing for glue and they each built their own igloo! You could hear a pin drop in our classroom during this activity! I think it was their favorite :)

Christmas Tree Build

Our last STEM activity was a group one. The kids were split into groups and they had to design their own Christmas tree using toothpicks and gum drops. Before they started the groups discussed a plan and decided that they would need a sturdy base to build up. After the first try, they took them apart and built them again making changes to their original plans. I loved watching the kids work together and listen to one another and adapt their ideas.

We really had a blast the week before Christmas!

Miss Tosti