Miss Tosti's Firsties!

Monday, January 9, 2023

Week of 1/9

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a nice weekend! There are a few things going on this week so please be sure to read through! Here are your reminders:

- We did a supply check today. Lots of kids are in need of new sharpened pencils, glues sticks, crayons etc. If you could check with your child this week and grab some new supplies in the next week or two that would be great!

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

- The first grade is collecting shampoo for the MLK Day of Service on Monday, 1/16. If you would like to donate some please send it in by Friday!

- With the cold weather, please be sure to mark all outerwear with your child's name!

- Spelling words will increase from 8 to 10 this week! They have been doing an excellent job with these!

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

- Thursday is picture retake day.

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 8 on Friday.

- There is no school on Monday, January 18th for MLK Day.

Homework

Monday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 181

practice sight Words

Math: page 70

Tuesday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 182

practice sight words

Math: page complete worksheet

Wednesday

Religion: study for test

Reading: RN page 183

practice sight words

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Religion: study for test tomorrow
Reading: page 186

practice sight words
Math: page 71

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 8 and have a test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "Seasons"
Target Skill: Cause and effect

Phonics Skill: Long I, digraphs -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, when, why, crash, like, kite, night, pie, tie

Math

We will continue comparing numbers this week using <, > and =. We will review one more and one less and start practicing finding 10 more and 10 less.

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Week of 1/2

We did some fun Christmas STEM activities last week!

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a great break! Thank you so much for your generous Christmas gifts. The entire faculty and staff truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. This week we will be working at getting back into our normal routine in reading, math and homework!

Here are your reminders for this week:

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

- Looking ahead: Picture retakes will be next Thursday, January 12th.

No school Monday, January 16th for MLK Day.

That is all for now! Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Polar Express Mazes

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 165

Math: page 67

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 177

Math: page 68

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: page 69

The ornaments turned out great!!

A Peek At Our Week

Religion
We will start Chapter 8 "Jesus Had Followers".

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, rich, cheer, three, beach, teach

Math

We will start our unit on number sense and review ordering numbers, find the number that comes before, after or between and start learning how to compare numbers using the <, > and = symbols.

Monday, December 12, 2022

Week of 12/12

It was a great Christmas Concert!

Dear Parents,

I hope you enjoyed the Christmas Concert last week! The kids looked and sounded wonderful. We hope it put you in the Christmas spirit! There are only 8 full days before Christmas Break and there is a lot going on so please read all the reminders! Here they are:

- Due to our field trip we are moving our class Christmas party to Tuesday, 12/20! If you volunteered to send something in please send it in by Tuesday morning! Thank you!

- Report cards will be sent home tomorrow. Please remember that these grades are a reflection of your child's work in school along with their test scores. You may keep the actual report card at home. Please just sign and return the envelope. If you have any questions please let me know!

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

- On Tuesday morning we will go to Santa's Secret Shop! Please mark the envelope with who your child is shopping for and how much to spend on each person. It is really helpful to me and the volunteers! Envelopes will be sent home today so please send them back in for tomorrow! Thanks!

-We will have math test on Wednesday on place value. A review will be sent home for homework.

- Friday will be a Dress Down Day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. Thank you!

- The 7th grade is collecting new socks for the homeless. If you would like to donate, please send them in this week!

- If anyone else would like to chaperone the bowling trip of Wednesday, December 21st please send me an email! I am still looking for 2 volunteers! I will be picking on Wednesday! The permission for and payment info can be found here: 1st and 8th grade Bowling Trip December 2022 Please have this completed by Friday of this week!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 166

Math: workbook page 66

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 168

Math: complete test review

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 167

Math: no homework

Thursday

Reading: RN page174

Math: complete worksheet

A Peek At Our Week

Religion
We will continue talking about the season of Advent and Christmas. We will also start Chapter 6.

Reading

Story: "How Leopard Got His Spots"

Math

We will continue have a test on place value on matching place value blocks to the number they represent, identifying digits in the tens and ones place, and finding the value of digits.

Monday, December 5, 2022

Week of 12/5

We practiced place value last week and got to write on our desks!

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a nice weekend! We have another busy week here with the Christmas Concert and no school on Thursday! Here are your reminders for the week:

- Tuesday night will be the K-4 Christmas Concert! The kids should wear their Sunday/Christmas best. Please no jeans. Please have your child arrive to church by 6:45pm. They can go right to their pew where we have been practicing. After the performance, you can pick them up from their pew! Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

- No school on Thursday due to the Holy Day! There is a pizza party after the 12:10 pm Mass Thursday. You can sign up HERE if you would like to attend!

- There will be a spelling and reading test on Friday. The spelling words are more difficult with the long vowel patterns so please be sure to study!

- We have our Monthly Mass on Friday at 9:00am! All are welcome!

- Our second field is quickly approaching! We will be bowling at Devon Lanes with our 8th grade buddies on Wednesday, December 21st! Please note that a pizza lunch is included in the price so you do not have to order lunch on Wednesday. We need 5 chaperones for this trip. If you are interested, please email me and I will pick out of a hat next week! Sorry, no younger siblings are welcome on this trip! If you could have the permission form and payment completed by Friday, December 16th that would be great!

BOWLING TRIP PERMISSION FORM

- Report cards will be given out next week.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 152

Math: workbook pages 62 and 63

Tuesday NO HOMEWORK/Christmas Concert

Reading:

Math:

Wednesday -

Reading: RN page 162; study for test Friday

Math: wb pages 64

Thursday

Reading:

Math:

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will continue to talk about the Advent season and the meaning of Christmas!

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
Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, me, my, here, who
Spelling Words: that, then, with, cape, name, make, say, pray

Math

We will continue our unit of Place Value. We will focus on identifying the value of digits, writing expanded form and building numbers with place value blocks.

Monday, November 28, 2022

Week of 11/28

Dear Parents,

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. This week we will start our second reading unit and start learning long vowels, we will also start a new math unit on place value and begin to practice for the Christmas Concert which will be held next week! Here are the rest of your reminders:

- The first trimester ends this Friday. Report cards will sent home on Tuesday, 12/13.

- Wednesday will be a dress down day to help fund the tree lighting. If your child would like to dress down please send in $5.00 on Wednesday.

- The tree lighting will be on Wednesday night from 6-8 pm! All are welcome!

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

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

-Next Tuesday, 12/6 at 7:00 pm will be the K-4 Christmas Concert! The students are to wear their Christmas best!

That is all for now! Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Religion: study for test

Reading: RN page 151

Math: wb page 58

Tuesday

Religion: study for test

Reading: RN page 150

Math: wb page 59

Wednesday

Religion: study for test tomorrow

Reading: RN page 153

Math: wb 60

Thursday

Reading: RN page 159

Math: wb page 61

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 5 and have a test on Thursday. We will also start learning about the season of Advent.

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
Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me
Spelling Words: that, then, with, cape, name, make, say, pray

Math

We will begin our unit on place value. We will learn about tens and ones and practice making numbers from 10-60.

Monday, November 14, 2022

Week of 11/14

Congrats to Charley, our first Peacemaker of the year!

Dear Parents,

We had another great week last week and will keep going strong into the holiday season. This week we will have our last reading and spelling test for our first unit and also will have a math test on fact families. Here are the rest of the reminders for the week:

- We have our first field trip on Wednesday to see the Wizard of Oz at Carroll High School! The kids can wear their gym uniforms to school. We will eat lunch a little later when we return to school. If you have not filled out the permission form or paid please do so ASAP! You can find the link HERE

- IXL and Kids A-Z logins were sent home last week! If you have any trouble logging in please let me know!

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

- There will be a math test on fact families and mixed addition and subtraction on Thursday. We will be reviewing all week.

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

That is all for now!

Miss Tosti

A big thanks for Charley L's Dad for coming in and teaching us about Veterans Day!

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 136

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 143

Math: wb page 46

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 145

Math: complete test review

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

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

Sight Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all does, they

Spelling Words: us, sun, bus, but, run, fun, dust, jump

Math
This week we will finish up fact families and have a test on Thursday.

Monday, November 7, 2022

Week of 11/7

Dear Parents,

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to meet with me for 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 after we finish this story and start our second reading unit! There are lots of pictures this week from the Saints Celebration and Halloween so be sure to check them out! Here are your reminders for the week:

- Thanks for all of the donations for the troops! We collected 5 boxes of supplies to send over and the kids made cards with their buddies to send too! Thanks to Mrs. Chott for the idea and for helping organize this!

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

- Chapter 4 Religion test will be on Friday. A study guide was sent home today.

- The link to the permission form and payment for our field trip next week can be found HERE

- Your child's login information to IXL and Kids A-Z will be sent home this week! The kids have used them in school and should know how to use them at home! If you have any trouble please let me know!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti