Happy New Year to all of you. As we begin the New Year let us remember to put Jesus first in our lives. Thank you to all of you that brought in the flour, sugar, salt and the wrapped gifts. You have no idea how much those things meant to the people and children that received them.
We hope your holidays were happy and a bit restful. Thank you to all the parents that helped out with the Christmas parties. A fun time was had by all. Thank you for all of the many gifts that we received. They were greatly appreciated.
The second quarter has ended and report cards will be going out on Friday. Please make sure you sign and return them. As we start the new year and a new quarter 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 what is expected of them both inside and outside the classroom.
In Reading we will continue to work on short vowel sounds, digraphs, blends, contractions, compound words, word endings, plurals, possessives, cause and effect, categories, predictions, nouns, verbs, comprehension and vocabulary. In Spelling we will be introducing short u words. In Science we are studying weather and the 4 seasons. In Social Studies we are working on the United States. Each first grade class will also be studying a particular country for International Night which will be held in February. Be looking for information on this event. In Math we are still learning about place value. In P.E. we are on a bean bag unit. In Religion we continue to learn about the life of Jesus.
A few reminders:
Friday there will be an all school Mass at 8:15 with dismissal at 12:30.
On these cold days please make sure your child wears a sweatshirt or a coat. Make sure their name is in the sweatshirt. We have lost a few already this year.
VOCABULARY WORDS
try
rest
hard
nice
play
sing
please
thank
word
Have a great New Year and a great week. If you have read this blog have your child write 2009 on a piece of paper and give it to his/her teacher. GOD LOVES YOU!
