We hope you are enjoying your 3-day weekend. We also hope to see all of you on Sunday, September 7 for Open House. Remember, Open House, is just that. It is a time to see your child's classroom, see the schedule, look at curriculum, to view some of your child's work and to enjoy the day. It is not a time to discuss your child's progress. Progress reports will be coming out in a couple of weeks. If you need to meet with either of us you are more than welcome to set up an appointment through the office. Thank you for your support and cooperation in this matter. Classrooms will open at 11:00am and close at 1:00pm. A wonderful tri-tip dinner will be in the auditorium from 11:00am until 2:00pm. Friday, September 5, is a Mass day and dismissal is at 12:30. A reminder: girls must wear their jumpers and the boys must wear their blue cords.
Thank you to all who sent in the oranges. We sliced them on Friday and they were enjoyed by the first graders.
A few reminders:
Please work with your children on vocabulary words, color words and number words.
Please make sure you check the planner, sign it and return it.
A note went home on Friday to help you understand why we want the vocabulary words signed and returned. We then send them back home to stay.
Next week we will be starting spelling.
VOCABULARY WORDS
over
out
said
and
little
copy
far
away
come
here
now
in
want
bear
If you have read this blog have your child give his/her teacher a "high 5"
GOD LOVES YOU!
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 23, 2008
AUGUST 25-AUGUST 29
Your children are now into their third week of school. They seem to be getting into the swing of the routine. We will be starting centers this week on Wednesday. We will be starting Computer and will be heading for the library. Your child is allowed to check out 2 books to take back to the classroom with them. When they have free time in class they are encouraged to take them out. We have also started our first story in our reading program. Some of the readers may seem easy to you. But that is a good thing. Easy books are great for improving your child's fluency. They will be bringing home the reader one night a week. Be looking for it.
Several reminders:
If your child is absent please send a note when your child returns and your child is to take it to the office before they come to the classroom. Likewise, if your child is tardy he/she must go to the office first to get an admittance slip. Your child is considered late if they are not in the classroom when the 8:00 bell rings.
All planners need to be signed beginning Monday, August 25. All homework that is to be redone or completed must be returned the following day. If your child has homework to be corrected, please send back both the original and the new one.
Your child should know all of the color words and the number words up to twelve. If they do not, please work with them at home. Continue to work on vocabulary words.
VOCABULARY WORDS
white
rain
on
sun
it
get
to
have
color
do
Thank you to all who read our blog and sent in the apples. Sending the apples was our way of knowing how many parents read the blog. This week please send an orange if you have read the blog. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
Several reminders:
If your child is absent please send a note when your child returns and your child is to take it to the office before they come to the classroom. Likewise, if your child is tardy he/she must go to the office first to get an admittance slip. Your child is considered late if they are not in the classroom when the 8:00 bell rings.
All planners need to be signed beginning Monday, August 25. All homework that is to be redone or completed must be returned the following day. If your child has homework to be corrected, please send back both the original and the new one.
Your child should know all of the color words and the number words up to twelve. If they do not, please work with them at home. Continue to work on vocabulary words.
VOCABULARY WORDS
white
rain
on
sun
it
get
to
have
color
do
Thank you to all who read our blog and sent in the apples. Sending the apples was our way of knowing how many parents read the blog. This week please send an orange if you have read the blog. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Week of 8-18-08
Wow! We have all gotten through the first week. Your children have gotten off to a great start and are quickly beginning to understand the routines in each classroom. The first 4-6 weeks are spent reviewing the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. Time is also spent on recognizing color words and number words, zero to twelve. New vocabulary words will be sent home on a weekly basis. It is very important that your child is able to read the vocabulary words. These are the words that will be used in the upcoming story. Please take time to review the vocabulary words nightly with your child. It is a good idea to make flashcards using 3 by 5 cards. Weekly work is sent home on Fridays. Please go over these papers with your child.
Your children put in a full day of work in our classrooms. Homework consists of studying for a weekly spelling test, reviewing vocabulary words and reading the story of the week. Other homework may include a math paper, occasional projects or work not completed in class during the day. Homework must be returned the following day. The student planner is a new addition to the first grade. It is considered homework. Therefore, if it is to go home it needs to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned the following day. We want your child to become responsible. If your child does not return homework or the student planner with a signature your child will sit out his/her first recess. They are still able to have their snack and use the bathroom.
A few reminders:
Make sure your child knows whether he\she is buying a hot lunch.
All school supplies were to be in by Friday, if you have not sent everything in, please do so. Money is also due for the student planner if you have not yet bought one.
If your child arrives before 7:50 he/she is to go into the auditorium until the 8:00 bell. There is supervision. The auditorium opens at 7:30.
Again, the student planners are a new addition. They will not always go home everyday, but when they do, they are to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned the following day. We are giving you all a week to get into the swing of signing the planner. Beginning August 25 your child will sit out if the planner is not signed. The planner will have homework assignments listed and will also contain the spelling word lists when they begin. It is also a great way to communicate.
THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 18. This is also a reminder. These are vocabulary words, they are not spelling words.
go
can
we
see
will
not
what
saw
the
went
you
help
did
walking
looking
IF YOU HAVE READ THIS BLOG PLEASE SEND AN APPLE TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD. THANKS.
If you have any questions feel free to ask us or jot down a note in the student planner. GOD LOVES YOU!
Your children put in a full day of work in our classrooms. Homework consists of studying for a weekly spelling test, reviewing vocabulary words and reading the story of the week. Other homework may include a math paper, occasional projects or work not completed in class during the day. Homework must be returned the following day. The student planner is a new addition to the first grade. It is considered homework. Therefore, if it is to go home it needs to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned the following day. We want your child to become responsible. If your child does not return homework or the student planner with a signature your child will sit out his/her first recess. They are still able to have their snack and use the bathroom.
A few reminders:
Make sure your child knows whether he\she is buying a hot lunch.
All school supplies were to be in by Friday, if you have not sent everything in, please do so. Money is also due for the student planner if you have not yet bought one.
If your child arrives before 7:50 he/she is to go into the auditorium until the 8:00 bell. There is supervision. The auditorium opens at 7:30.
Again, the student planners are a new addition. They will not always go home everyday, but when they do, they are to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned the following day. We are giving you all a week to get into the swing of signing the planner. Beginning August 25 your child will sit out if the planner is not signed. The planner will have homework assignments listed and will also contain the spelling word lists when they begin. It is also a great way to communicate.
THE FOLLOWING ARE NEW VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 18. This is also a reminder. These are vocabulary words, they are not spelling words.
go
can
we
see
will
not
what
saw
the
went
you
help
did
walking
looking
IF YOU HAVE READ THIS BLOG PLEASE SEND AN APPLE TO SCHOOL WITH YOUR CHILD. THANKS.
If you have any questions feel free to ask us or jot down a note in the student planner. GOD LOVES YOU!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Welcome Back Week of August 11-15
Mrs. Bellini and Mrs. Mills' First Grade
Welcome Back
Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy School and the first grade. We are delighted to have your child in our class. We want your child to learn, to grow, to be responsible, and to have a happy productive year. There are so many new and exciting things ahead of us. We are looking forward to a great year.
School Supplies:
Crayons (No more than 24)
4 #2 Pencils (Your child will always need pencils)
Scissors
Small Bottle of Elmer's Glue
5 Glue Sticks (These run out quickly)
School Supply Box (Approximately 6" by 8")
Markers
2 Boxes of Kleenex
Eraser (Eraser caps are great)
Water Colors ( Prang because they last longer, but others are fine)
2 Folders With Pockets (One will stay at school, the other goes home and back to school)
2 Large Stretchy Book Covers
School Planner
It is also necessary that your child have 2 8-packs of the basic color crayons. We use them frequently for color-coded papers. We would like your child to have all of their supplies in by the end of the first week of school.
Uniform Reminders:
No shorts on Mass days. The white school blouse is not to have any ruffle around the collar. Girls may only wear uniform hair accessories or a single blue, white, or red ribbon. In the first grade on P.E. days the girls may take off their jumpers as long as they have blue shorts on underneath their uniform. Biker shorts are not acceptable.
If you have any questions feel free to see us and ask.
We know we will have a great year knowing that God is with us always.
God Loves You!
Welcome Back
Welcome to Our Lady of Mercy School and the first grade. We are delighted to have your child in our class. We want your child to learn, to grow, to be responsible, and to have a happy productive year. There are so many new and exciting things ahead of us. We are looking forward to a great year.
School Supplies:
Crayons (No more than 24)
4 #2 Pencils (Your child will always need pencils)
Scissors
Small Bottle of Elmer's Glue
5 Glue Sticks (These run out quickly)
School Supply Box (Approximately 6" by 8")
Markers
2 Boxes of Kleenex
Eraser (Eraser caps are great)
Water Colors ( Prang because they last longer, but others are fine)
2 Folders With Pockets (One will stay at school, the other goes home and back to school)
2 Large Stretchy Book Covers
School Planner
It is also necessary that your child have 2 8-packs of the basic color crayons. We use them frequently for color-coded papers. We would like your child to have all of their supplies in by the end of the first week of school.
Uniform Reminders:
No shorts on Mass days. The white school blouse is not to have any ruffle around the collar. Girls may only wear uniform hair accessories or a single blue, white, or red ribbon. In the first grade on P.E. days the girls may take off their jumpers as long as they have blue shorts on underneath their uniform. Biker shorts are not acceptable.
If you have any questions feel free to see us and ask.
We know we will have a great year knowing that God is with us always.
God Loves You!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
AUGUST 11-AUGUST 15
Welcome back to school and to the first grade. On the first day of school we will have an all school Mass at 8:30. Dismissal will be at 12:30. On Friday it is the Feast of the Assumption and there will be an all school Mass at 8:15. The girls must wear their jumpers on Mass days and the boys must wear their cords. We are looking forward to our first week of school. See you on Monday. There will be more information next week. GOD LOVES YOU!
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