Welcome to Catholic Schools Week. There are many exciting things happening at OLM. The theme of Catholic Schools Week is: Catholic Schools, Lighting the Way. Hopefully your family poster is done and will be sent to school on Monday. If it is not ready we will gladly take it whenever it is finished. Thank you. The big day of the week is going to be Tuesday. Tuesday is "Buddy Day". It is a BLUE AND WHITE free dress day. Your child should bring a small item for his/her buddy. We would like the item to be kept under $2.00. Some suggestions are: pencils, erasers, memo pads, homemade cookies, candy bars etc. A note written by your child is also a welcome addition. On Tuesday afternoon there will be a pep rally. On Wednesday OLM hosts the annual Cherish Luncheon. The first graders will be part of the entertainment for that day. Thursday will be Decades Day with games and dancing. Friday is the all-school mass that will be held at St. Patrick's Church. Please make sure your child's permission slip has been turned in. A reminder: On Friday drop your child off at St. Patrick's Church by 8:00. Your child will be returning to school by private vehicle. Dismissal is at 12:30 on Friday. It should prove to be a fun and exciting week. Then on Saturday evening is the OLM Parent Club Dinner and Auction.
In the classroom we are still studying about weather, the 4 seasons, the United States, and money. We are dancing in P.E. and learning more about Jesus in Religion. In Reading we continue to review and work on blends, short vowel sounds, rhyming words, contractions, compound words, base words and their endings, plurals, cause and effect, sequencing, summarizing, comprehension and vocabulary words. Some of your children do not know their vocabulary words. Please work with them at home. Another area that can be worked on at home is counting out money. We are using quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. When your child brings home his/her reader you can help with comprehension by asking the following questions:
Where does the story take place?
Who is the story about?
What is the problem in the story or what happened in the story?
How does the problem get solved or how does the story end?
Did you like the story? Why?
VOCABULARY WORDS
air
square
storm
remember
paint
city
donkey
distant
before
mystery
closet
caused
tasted
leave
Once again thank you for all of your support. Have a great week and remember that GOD LOVES YOU!
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
JANUARY 21-JANUARY 25
We hope you are enjoying your day off. Remember next Sunday, January 27, is the beginning of Catholic School's Week. We hope to see you at the 9:00 Mass. Please have your child dress in his/her school uniform.
In Reading, Math, Social Studies and Science we are still studying the same things as we were in the past week. Counting out money is difficult for some of your children. It is most helpful to work on this at home. This week we are adding the quarter.
VOCABULARY WORDS
world
quiet
forever
family
share
attic
window
toys
climbed
empty
bored
million
Next week we will be giving you information about Catholic School's Week. Have a great week and remember: GOD LOVES YOU!
In Reading, Math, Social Studies and Science we are still studying the same things as we were in the past week. Counting out money is difficult for some of your children. It is most helpful to work on this at home. This week we are adding the quarter.
VOCABULARY WORDS
world
quiet
forever
family
share
attic
window
toys
climbed
empty
bored
million
Next week we will be giving you information about Catholic School's Week. Have a great week and remember: GOD LOVES YOU!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
JANUARY 14-JANUARY 18
We had a great first week back after Christmas vacation. The children were enthusiastic and ready to learn. Their report cards went home with them on Friday. They are to be signed and returned by Friday, January 18.
In Reading we continue to review cause and effect, sequencing, blends, digraphs, contractions, compound words, predictions, comprehension, short vowel sounds, and vocabulary words. Please continue to review vocabulary words at home.
In Math we will begin a chapter on counting out money. It is important that your child know how to count by 5's. We start out counting pennies, nickels and dimes.
In Science we are learning about the weather and in Social Studies we are learning about the United States and some of its symbols.
In Mrs. Mills' class we are writing dictation sentences for the bonus on our spelling tests. This is something that can be practiced at home. Remind your child that each sentence always starts with an upper-case letter and has to end with punctuation. Mrs. Bellini will be starting this at a later date.
A reminder: Please turn in your money for the auction project. Thank you to all that have already turned it in. There is still time to fill out the Capital Campaign survey that is online. We are keeping a list of all students whose parents have already filled it in. The children of parents who participated in the survey will be awarded free dress on Tuesday, January 15. Thank you for taking the time to fill it out. Don't forget the Family Fifties Night on Friday, January 18. Would love to see you there!
The first grade is responsible for the 60's decade for the 80th anniversary. We will be sending home a flyer in the near future to let you know how we would like your child to participate in this project.
VOCABULARY WORDS
swim
afternoon
farther
drink
expect
built
hawk
grit
vacuum
quilt
edge
enough
clutch
everywhere
gizzard
Thank you again for all of your support. GOD LOVES YOU!
In Reading we continue to review cause and effect, sequencing, blends, digraphs, contractions, compound words, predictions, comprehension, short vowel sounds, and vocabulary words. Please continue to review vocabulary words at home.
In Math we will begin a chapter on counting out money. It is important that your child know how to count by 5's. We start out counting pennies, nickels and dimes.
In Science we are learning about the weather and in Social Studies we are learning about the United States and some of its symbols.
In Mrs. Mills' class we are writing dictation sentences for the bonus on our spelling tests. This is something that can be practiced at home. Remind your child that each sentence always starts with an upper-case letter and has to end with punctuation. Mrs. Bellini will be starting this at a later date.
A reminder: Please turn in your money for the auction project. Thank you to all that have already turned it in. There is still time to fill out the Capital Campaign survey that is online. We are keeping a list of all students whose parents have already filled it in. The children of parents who participated in the survey will be awarded free dress on Tuesday, January 15. Thank you for taking the time to fill it out. Don't forget the Family Fifties Night on Friday, January 18. Would love to see you there!
The first grade is responsible for the 60's decade for the 80th anniversary. We will be sending home a flyer in the near future to let you know how we would like your child to participate in this project.
VOCABULARY WORDS
swim
afternoon
farther
drink
expect
built
hawk
grit
vacuum
quilt
edge
enough
clutch
everywhere
gizzard
Thank you again for all of your support. GOD LOVES YOU!
Sunday, January 6, 2008
JANUARY 7- JANUARY 11
Happy New Year 2008!
We both hope your holiday season was a holy and happy one. As we begin this new year let us remember to keep Jesus Christ first in our lives.
We have finished the second quarter and report cards will go home on Friday. This is a good time to remind your child the importance of doing their best work at all times. It is also a time to talk about their behavior and effort, both inside the classroom and outside the classroom.
A reminder: 12:30 dismissal on Friday.
In Reading we will be introducing the short u sound. We continue to work on sequencing, cause and effect, categories, blends, digraphs, predictions, vocabulary words and comprehension. In Science we will be studying about the seasons and weather. We will be learning about our country, the United States, in Social Studies. In Religion we will be discussing the liturgical calendar and the life of Jesus.
VOCABULARY WORDS
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
strange
whole
elephant
pillar
turn
agree
great
moral
We look forward to seeing all of our students on Monday. GOD BLESS YOU!
We both hope your holiday season was a holy and happy one. As we begin this new year let us remember to keep Jesus Christ first in our lives.
We have finished the second quarter and report cards will go home on Friday. This is a good time to remind your child the importance of doing their best work at all times. It is also a time to talk about their behavior and effort, both inside the classroom and outside the classroom.
A reminder: 12:30 dismissal on Friday.
In Reading we will be introducing the short u sound. We continue to work on sequencing, cause and effect, categories, blends, digraphs, predictions, vocabulary words and comprehension. In Science we will be studying about the seasons and weather. We will be learning about our country, the United States, in Social Studies. In Religion we will be discussing the liturgical calendar and the life of Jesus.
VOCABULARY WORDS
first
second
third
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
strange
whole
elephant
pillar
turn
agree
great
moral
We look forward to seeing all of our students on Monday. GOD BLESS YOU!
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