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!
