Week of 10/30

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a great weekend! We had an awesome time last week on our field trip and I was so proud of the kids for all of the hard work and practice they put into the Saints Presentation. We hope you enjoyed it! We'll have another fun week with Halloween tomorrow! Here are your reminders:

- No homework this week except for reading for 15 minutes and studying for tests :) Happy Halloween!

- Kids can wear their gym uniform to school tomorrow. Please send their costume to school in a bag and make sure all makeup is done at home. We will start changing into costumes around 12:30. You are welcome to come in and help if you want to. The parade starts at 1:00 pm.

- No school on Wednesday for All Saints Day! Here is quick plug for this 2nd opportunity to present your Saint! The kids can wear their Saint costumes to mass and we will have pizza for everyone in the parish center afterwards. Grandparents, parents, and other friends welcome too. The sign up link below is just to give us an idea of how many kids to expect. You can sign up HERE

- There will be math quiz on subtraction on Thursday. We will do a review in school on Tuesday.

- There will be a test on spelling and sight words on Friday. 

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish up Chapter 4 this week.

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 
Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences
Phonics Skill: short u
Grammar: contractions 
Sight Words: come, here, to, of
Spelling Words: rug, bug, hug, cup, up, fun, run, sun

Math

We will finish our unit on subtraction and have a short quiz on Thursday.

week of 10/23

We had a fun pep rally last week to kick off Homecoming weekend! It was great seeing some of you Saturday!

Dear Parents,

This week we will have our Saints Celebration! Be sure to read the reminders about the special day below.  Here are your reminders for the rest of the week:

- We have our monthly mass on Tuesday at 9:00 am. All are welcome to join us!

- We will be going on our first field trip to Saunders Woods on Thursday! The kids can wear their gym uniforms to school for the trip. We will be doing some light hiking so please make sure they wear good shoes or boots. The kids also need to pack a snack for the bus and a lunch. 

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please return them on Wednesday!

- There will be no tests this week, but please study the words because we will have the tests next week!

Saint Presentation reminders:

- The presentation will be at 9:00 am on Friday and will last about 40 minutes! We ask that all family members sit on the side pews (left and right of the altar).

- The kids are to come to school dressed in their costumes over their gym uniforms. Sneakers are fine!

- Please make sure robes are not too long as we will be walking to and from the church. Also, bobby pins tend to not keep veils on so if you can attach them to a headband or use clips that would be great.

Have a great week and GO PHILS!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: wb page 33

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: wb page 38

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: wb page 36

Thursday

Reading: read for 15 minutes

Math: Xtra math for 10 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will begin Chapter 4 this week and practice for our Saints Celebration!

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 
Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences
Phonics Skill: short u
Grammar: contractions 
Sight Words: come, here, to, of
Spelling Words: rug, bug, hug, cup, up, fun, run, sun

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction! This week we will focus on using a number line to count or hop back.

Week of 10/16

We couldn't believe how much our seeds grew in 1 week!

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a great weekend! The saints reports were done so well and  I loved reading them! We will be getting ready for our Saints Celebration this and next week! If your child was picked to read they will be coming home with a copy of their part to practice at home. It does not need to be sent back to school.

- The 7th grade will be selling popsicles for $1.00 at recess on Tuesday to raise money for Cases for Smiles. Raffle tickets will also be sold for a chance to win variety of different prize baskets. The form was sent home last week and tickets must be in by Wednesday! Thanks!

- There will be a math test on addition tomorrow. A review sheet will be sent home for homework tonight.

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

- Picture day is Thursday! Even though it is gym day, please send your child in their winter uniform. If you could pack their sneakers in their schoolbag we will change into them for gym. Thanks for your help with this!

- There Home and School meeting for Thursday night has been postponed. We will let you know when  new date is set up.

- Friday is the JDRF Walk with the Principal to raise awareness for Juvenile Diabetes. The kids may wear their gym uniforms, spirit wear or anything blue and white. If you would like to send in a donation for JDRF you can :)

That is it for now! Go Phils!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: complete test review

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: Xtra math for 10 minutes

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: wb page 31

Thursday

Reading: study for test tomorrow

Math: wb page 32

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will continue Chapter 3 "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family and have a test on Thursday.

Reading

Unit: Many Kinds of Characters 
Target Skill: Sequence of events, story elements, making inferences
Phonics Skill: short e
Grammar: Complete sentences, subject - verb agreement
Sight Words: look, are, said, to, my
Spelling Words: ten, men, pen, fed, bed, let, met, wet

Math

We will finish our addition unit and have our test on Tuesday. We will begin our unit on subtraction. We will learn about the minus sign, counting backwards and most importantly, that the bigger number always goes first in subtraction!

Week of 10/10

Going along with our reading unit of how plants grow and change, we used lima beans to see the life cycle of a plant!

Dear Parents,

Hope you had a great long weekend. We have a busy week and are cruising along through October. Please continue to review spelling words, sight words, math facts and read at home! Here are your reminders for the week:

- Winter uniforms start today!

- Saint reports are due this Wednesday!

- Test folders will be sent home on Thursday. Please sign and return them with the tests in the folder on Friday.

- School pictures will be next Thursday, October 19. Please send in your forms or complete them online. 

- We will have our Unit 1 reading test on Friday along with a spelling and sight word test.

- If you haven't signed the permission form or paid for the field trip on Thursday, October 26th please do so this week. The permission for can  be found HERE.

- Monday, October 16 will be a dress down day! Please send in $1.00 to dress down.

That is it for this week!

Miss Tosti

We loved playing "Making 10 Go Fish" to practice our sums of 10!

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: workbook page 29

Religion: saint report due tomorrow!

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: workbook page 27

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: workbook page 28

Thanks for Mrs. O'Rourke for being our mystery reader last week!

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. We will start practicing for our Saint Presentation!

Reading
Story: Plants and Animals Grow and Change
Target Skill: Asking Questions, Main Topic and Details, Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: Short o 
Grammar: nouns and verb tenses
Sight Words: have, jump, no, one, for
Spelling Words: mop, top, hop, not, hot, lock, rock, sock

Math

We will finish up our addition unit this week. We will focus on adding 3 addends and finding doubles and sums of ten to help up. We will also work with simple word problems. There will be a test next Tuesday on adding on a number line, adding 3 addends and word problems. 

Week of 10/2

Mrs. Johnson was our first Mystery Reader of the year!

Dear Parents,

Happy October! The kids are settling in and have been doing a great job. I cannot believe we are finished with September already. October will certainly fly by as well. Here are your reminders for this week:

- Information about the first grade Saints Presentation was sent home last week. Each child may choose any saint they want! The report will be due next Wednesday 10/11, so please work on it this week. 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 Presentation will be on Friday, October 27th at 9:00 am in the Church. 

- The kids will be given "book bags" this week which have books in them that reinforce the short vowel letters we have learned so far. They will be allowed to bring them home to practice reading if they want, I just ask that they take care of the books and remember to bring them back each day so we can use the books for future classes! 

- If you haven't signed the permission form or paid for the field trip on Thursday, October 26th please do so this week. If you would like to be in the drawing for a chaperone please email me! The drawing will be at the end of this week. The permission for can  be found HERE.

- We will have a math quiz tomorrow on number sense and addition. A review will be sent home tonight for homework.

- We've decided with the new reading series and the weekly testing that we will take the Religion tests together in school. Hopefully this will allow for more time to focus on reading and math at home! We will take the Chapter 2 quiz together on Thursday.

- There will be a spelling, sight word and reading quiz on Friday. Please study spelling and sight words each night!

- You will find all of your child's app logins in the inside cover of their Homework Copybook. We have used all the apps in school now so they should be familiar if you want to use them at home! I highly suggest using Xtramath a few nights each week to reinforce math facts!

- We will have an author visit on Friday afternoon. If you are interested in ordering the book please use this link:  https://childrensbookworld.net/moyle-oct-5-at-st-katharine/

- Looking ahead, we have off on Monday, 10/9 and winter uniforms will start Tuesday, 10/10!

I think that is all for this week! Please let me know if you have questions about anything!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Religion: work on saint report 

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: complete math review for test tomorrow

Tuesday

Religion: work on saint report

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: wb page 23

Wednesday

Religion: work on saint report

Reading: complete worksheet

Math: wb page 25

Thursday

Religion: work on saint report 

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: wb page 26

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion: Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

We will finish up Chapter 2 and have a quiz on Thursday that we will take together.

Reading

Story: Plants and Animals Grow and Change

Target Skill: Asking questions, Main Topic and Details, Sequencing

Phonics Skill: Short i

Grammar: Noun (review) and verbs

Sight Words: play, little, with, you

Spelling Words: lip, hip, rip, win, bin, pin, hit, bit

Math

This week we will  have our first quiz on addition. We will continue with addition and learn how to use a number line to solve problems and learn double facts. If you practice at home, please have your child start at the larger number!

Week of 9/25

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a great weekend! I can't believe we are in the last week of September already! We will continue working on our routines but the kids are really settling in and doing a great job! We have a pretty calm week but there a lot of reminders and here they are:

- We started our first unit in reading today on "How Plants and Animals Change". We will start making our flash cards for sight words this week. They will go home in your child's Home Folder each night. Please make sure they return to school. These words along with the spelling words for the week can also be found in your child's "R Copybook" and at the bottom of the blog. 

- Please review all spelling words and sight words each night to prepare for the test on Friday. There will also be a short reading quiz that we will prepare for in school.

- If you could check your child's homework for neat handwriting (especially letter and number reversals) and completeness that would be great. We've been working on writing neatly and in lower case letters in school and it would great if it could be reinforced at home.

- A paper explaining the Saints Celebration will be sent home tomorrow! Please read it carefully and mark down the dates! The report will be due on Wednesday, October 11th and the celebration will be on Friday, October 27th! If you have any questions please let me know!

- We have our first field trip planned to Saunders Woods on Thursday, October 26th! You can fill out the permission form for your child HERE. The payment info will be available tomorrow! We need 4 chaperones for our class. If you have your clearances and are interested, please email me back and I will pick from a hat next week!  

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: complete worksheet

study spelling and sight words

Math: workbook page 19

Tuesday

Reading: complete worksheet

study spelling and sight words

Math: wb page 20

Wednesday

Reading: complete worksheet

study spelling and sight words

Math: wb page 21

Thursday

Reading: study for spelling test tomorrow

practice sight words

Math: wb page 22

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion: Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"

In this chapter we will learn all about the three persons that make up the Blessed Trinity and we will also learn about what prayer is.

Reading

Story: "Five Little Tadpoles"

Target Skill: Asking questions, main idea, sequence

Phonics Skill: Short a

Grammar: nouns

Sight Words: and, go, the, see, she

Spelling Words: pat, bat, hat, had, mad, can, ran, fan

Math

This week we will continue with addition! We will review the parts of an addition sentence (addend + addend = sum) and work with memorizing the the math facts that equal 10! 

Week of 9/18

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!

Here are your reminders for the week:

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

- We will have our first Religion test on Thursday. Normally a study guide will be sent home for your child to study, but this week we will take it together in school to get used to it! I did send one home today if you want to start practicing with your child!

- Mystery Reader sign up dates can be found on the blog! Once every one signs up for one date I will let you know and you can sign up for a second if you want to! 

- The Star Student schedule was sent home last week. I will send a folder home with the directions the week before it is your child's turn.

- We will be trying to login to all of our new apps this week! Be on the lookout for login information going home this week so you can practice at home!

- If you would like to sign up for the second half of the year for reading circle please use this LINK. Thank you to everyone who has already signed up!

I think that is it for this week! Please email me if you have any questions!

Miss Tosti

We started practicing math centers last week!

Homework

Monday

Religion: study for test

Phonics: page 72

Math: workbook page 9

Tuesday

Religion: study for test 

Phonics: page 73

Math: wb page 15

Wednesday

Religion: study for test tomorrow

Phonics: page 74

Math: wb page 16

Thursday

Phonics: page 75

Math: wb page 17

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. We will take our first test together on Thursday!

Reading

We will continue with the Routine and Foundations unit and start practicing centers!

Math

This week we will start our unit on addition! We will learn the parts of an addition sentence (addends, plus sign, equal sign), start making our flashcards and learning how to add by counting on. Please start practicing flash cards at home!