Week of 5/6

Dear Parents,

We will continue to work hard and finish strong these last few full weeks of school. I believe there are only 19 full school days left! I always takes some time to reflect how far these little ones have come since September. It's truly amazing how much growth happens in first grade.

Here are your reminders for the week:

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

- There will be a short measuring quiz on Thursday.

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

- Our first grade Mass will be next Tuesday at 9:00 am. We hope to see you all there!

- Important dates for May/June:
      - Wednesday, May 22nd - May Procession at 7:00 pm
      - No school Friday, 5/24, Monday, 5/27 and Thursday, 5/30
      - Tuesday, June 4th - Doughnuts with Dudes at 8:30 am

- The bench dedication for Erin Lively will be this Wednesday night at 7:00 pm in the Grotto. All are welcome to join.

- On Thursday, there will be an Alex's Lemonade stand at school during recess. All proceeds will go to CHOP.

- Don't forget to sign up for the SK5K which will take place this Saturday!

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Tosti

Congrats to our very own Jack Bariexca, who shared his poem "Green" at SCAN last week! We are so proud of you!

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 56
practice Magic Words
Math: page 125

Tuesday

Reading: page 52

practice Magic Words

Math: page 131

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 17 "The Church Welcomes New Members" 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.