Week of 3/21

Dear Parents,

We had so much fun building our traps last week. Their creativity and engineering skills blew me away. We had so much fun putting them together and sharing them with the class! Lucky the Leprechaun even stopped by while we were at lunch! Check out the pictures of the traps below. 

Spring is here and Easter is around the corner. Here are the reminders for this week:

- Report cards will be sent home today. You may keep the report card at home. Please sign and return only the envelope!

- There will be a math test on time on Friday. A review will be sent home for homework on Thursday.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 32

practice sight and spelling words

Math: workbook page 115

Tuesday

Reading: page 40

practice sight and spelling words

Math: workbook page 116

Wednesday
Reading: page 33
Practice Sight Words
Math: workbook page 117

Thursday
Phonics: page 156
Practice Sight Words
Math: complete test review

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 15 "We Belong to a Parish".

Reading
Story: "Where Does Food Come From?"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose
Phonics Skill: ay and ai words and ou/ow sound & oy/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: play, may, stay, way, day, pain, rain, grain, mail, sail

Math

We will continue to work with time and review hour and half hour. We will also work with time patterns and elapsed time. There will be a test on Friday.

Week of 3/14

We loved learning about the phases of the moon!

Dear Parents,

The kids did a great job taking their Terra Nova tests last week! We are happy to get back to the a normal schedule this week and will have a lot of fun building our leprechaun traps! Here are the rest of the reminders for the week:

- We will continue with the story "The Big Trip" this week but will not have a test on it.

- There will be a Religion test on Thursday on Chapter 12. A study guide will be send home today.

- Please be sure to send in a box and materials for leprechaun traps by Thursday! We will be building the traps first thing Thursday morning!

- Thursday is a Dress Down Day! Please send in $1.00 to dress down. All proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross for Ukraine relief. Thank you!

Have a great week!

Katie

It was great seeing everyone at the basketball party!

Monday

Reading: page 18

practice sight and spelling words

Math: workbook page 112

Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Reading: page 19

practice sight and spelling words

Math: workbook page 113

Religion: study for test

Wednesday
Reading: page 25
Practice Sight Words
Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study for test

Thursday

Reading: page 28

Practice Sight Words

Math: workbook page 114

Religion: study for test tomorrow

They all played great!

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 12 "The Church Serves" and have a test on Friday. We will continue to learn about Lent and The Stations of the Cross.

Reading

Story: "The Big Trip"

Target Skill: Compare and Contrast

Phonics Skill: Long E (ea, ee) and -ng, -nk words

Grammar: compound sentences
Sight Words: about, could, sure, don't, car, maybe, very, travel, really, through, by, there

Spelling Words: keep, seed, green, street, cheek, clean, read, mean, sea, heat

Math

We will start our Time unit this week. We will focus on learning the two hands of the clock and learning how to tell time to the hour and half hour.

Week of 3/7

Congrats to our 2nd trimester Peacemaker, Jack Kolmer!

Dear Parents, 

The second trimester closes this Friday and I can assure you that this last trimester will FLY by. In this final trimester, we really focus on responsibility, independence and self control. We talk a lot about being "almost second graders" and what being in second grade entails. One of the best parts of teaching first grade is seeing the growth that each child makes in 9 short months. Thinking back from September until now they are completely different kiddos! I am sure you see it too :)

This week is also Terra Nova week! We will be taking different parts of the test each day. Please follow the schedule that was sent home last week. I told the kids that for homework this week they should be in bed by 8:30pm at the absolute latest, and that they should be eating a healthy breakfast and packing a healthy snack for recess. These little things really do make a difference. Here are a few reminders:

- Please make sure the kids have a few sharpened #2 pencils and a good eraser each day for the test.

- There will be no homework this week! Getting to bed early should be easier this way! :)

- We will be building our leprechaun traps next week so don't forget to be collecting supplies!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

We had fun working on main idea last week!

NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

We had a fun math class outside and enjoyed the warmer weather!

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 12 "The Church Serves". We will continue to learn about Lent and The Stations of the Cross.

Reading

Story: "The Big Trip"

Target Skill: Compare and Contrast

Phonics Skill: Long E (ea, ee) and -ng, -nk words

Grammar: compound sentences
Sight Words: about, could, sure, don't, car, maybe, very, travel, really, through, by, there

Spelling Words: keep, seed, green, street, cheek, clean, read, mean, sea, heat

Math

We will continue working with money by counting mixed coins up to $1.00 and finish up the unit.

Week of 2/28

Last week we made our own models of the moon!

Dear Parents,

Can you believe it is March? This week we will be working hard reviewing long vowels, learning about money and preparing for the Terra Nova tests which will be taken next week. A schedule and a few tips will be sent home this week.  

Here are the reminders for this week:

- If you did not send in coins with your child, please do so ASAP! (4 quarters, 10 dimes, 20 nickels and 25 pennies).

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

- We will celebrate Ash Wednesday with Mass at 9:00am. All are welcome to join!

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

- Don't forget to have your child look up some leprechaun traps and start gathering the materials that they will need to build their own the week of 3/14.

We used different tools to make craters!

Monday

Reading: page 1

practice sight and spelling words

Math: workbook page 104 and worksheet

Tuesday

Phonics: page 194 and 211

practice sight and spelling words

Math: workbook page 105 and 106

Wednesday
Reading: page 13
Practice Sight Words
Math: workbook page 107 and 108

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Practice Sight Words

Math: workbook page 109

A Peek and our Week

Religion
We talk about Lent this week and begin the Stations of the Cross.

Reading
Story: "Let's Go to the Moon"
Target Skill: Main Idea and Details

Phonics Skill: Long U and review Long O

Grammar: questions

Sight Words: around, should, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, beautiful, tools, wear, people

Spelling Words: hole, stove, bone, chose, poke, blue, true, clue, suit, fruit

Math

We will begin our unit on money this week! We will learn to identify the coins and how much they are worth and practice counting. If you practice at home remember to start counting with the coins and that are worth the most! 

Week of 2/21

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a great holiday weekend! Can you believe we celebrated our 100th day of school last week?! This year is just flying by. This week we will start our next unit in reading. A new Reader's Notebook will be going home for homework for this week. Here are the rest of the reminders:

- We will start a new unit in reading! A new Reader's Notebook will be sent home today. 

- We will have a test in math on Friday on double digit addition and subtraction (no regrouping) and math facts with sums to 20. A review sheet will be sent home as homework on Thursday.

- We will have a Religion test on Chapter 11 on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- We will be starting our unit on money next week. If you could send in a ziplock bag labeled with your child's name with 4 quarters, 10 dimes, 20 nickels and 25 pennies that would be really helpful! Thank you!

- For the next few weeks we will also be preparing and reviewing for the Terra Nova test which will be taken the week of March 7th.

- Be on the look out this week for some information on Leprechaun Traps! We will be building them in school during the week of March 14th! The kids just need to collect supplies at home and bring them in that week. The information will give you plenty of ideas! 

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: page 2

practice sight and spelling words

Math: workbook page 81

Religion: study for test

Wednesday
Reading: page 7
Practice Sight Words
Math: workbook page 83 and 85

Religion: study for test

Thursday

Phonics: page 193

Math: complete review worksheet for test tomorrow

Religion: study for test

A Peek and our Week

Religion

We will continue with Chapter 11 and have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: ""Let's Go to the Moon"

Target Skill: Main Idea and Details

Phonics Skill: Long U and review Long O

Grammar: questions

Sight Words: around, should, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, beautiful, tools, wear, people

Spelling Words: hole, stove, bone, chose, poke, blue, true, clue, suit, fruit

Math

We will finish up our unit working with sums and differences to 20. We will also practice doing double digit addition and subtraction without regrouping. There will be test on Friday.

Week of 2/14

Our Valentine's Day puppies tell different ways that we spread love!

Dear Parents,

Happy Valentine's Day! We will finish up the last story in our reader this week! We will start a new unit and get a new workbook next week. We will also be starting a new math unit this week and practice adding and subtracting sums and differences under 20. Here are the rest of your reminders for the week:

- Dress down day on Tuesday! Please bring in $1.00.

- Please join us in the Church or virtually tomorrow night for the Home and School Meeting. Sr. Pat is a great speaker!

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

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

- No school on Friday or Monday! Enjoy the long holiday weekend!

Thanks!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Phonics: page 188
Practice Sight Words
Math: workbook page 77

Tuesday No homework for H&S Meeting

Phonics: 

Practice Sight Words 

Math: 

Wednesday

Reading: study for test tomorrow

Practice Sight Words 

Math: page 78 

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 11 "The Holy Spirit Helps the Church Grow."

Reading
Story: "Animal Groups"
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
Phonics Skill: Long U (u_e and oo), Review long i, silent digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb
Grammar: the verb be
Sight Words: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, walk, sing, does, all, they, those

Spelling Words: cube, dune, cute, mute, tube, moon, food, roof, mood, bloom

Math

We will start practicing addition and subtraction up to 20. We will review how to use a number line and start practicing memorizing our math facts.

Week of 2/7

Our spelling bee contestants! Congrats to Nicholas, who was a co-champion!

Dear Parents,

We had a great time during Catholic School Week! Thank you for all of your donations! You can check out some pictures below from the week. There are a few reminders for this week:

Valentine's Day info:

     - please have all valentines sent to school no later than Friday, February 11th.  We will be decorating bags for the valentines! There 20 students in our class!

     - No candy is permitted

- There will be a math test on skip counting and even and odd numbers on Thursday.

- There will be Religion test on Chapter 10 on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- If you haven't signed up for a second slot to mystery read please feel free to do so! You can find the link under the Mystery Reader tab.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Crazy 8s and hair day is always a hit!

Homework

Monday
Reading: page 211
Practice Sight Words
Math: workbook page 72

Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Phonics: page 182

Practice Sight Words 

Math: workbook page 73

Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 220

Practice Sight Words 

Math: complete test review

Religion: study for test

Thursday

Reading: page 219

Practice Sight Words 

Religion: study for test

We had many heroes including Mo Willems and Colin Gillespie

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We finish Chapter 10 and have a test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "Animal Groups"
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
Phonics Skill: Long U (u_e and oo), Review long i, silent digraphs kn, wr, gn, mb
Grammar: the verb be
Sight Words: bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, walk, sing, does, all, they, those

Spelling Words: cube, dune, cute, mute, tube, moon, food, roof, mood, bloom

Math

We will finish up skip counting my 2s, 5s and 10s and learning about odd and even numbers. We will have a test on Thursday.

STEM Day with our 8th Grade Buddies!

Minute to Win It, Mummy Wrap!

We love a good dance party!