If you were at the Ash Wednesday mass I think you will agree that the first graders did a great job. The first grade will be presenting the morning Lenten Prayer on Tuesday, March 21. Please join us if you can. Morning prayer begins at 8:00 every morning. Hopefully you are still talking to your children about the meaning of Lent and the things they can do to become closer to Jesus.
We are now beginning the 4th quarter. How time flies. Report cards will go out on Thursday, March 17. You may keep them and return them when we meet at conferences.
In Language Arts we are now in the Level 5 Reader. We continue to review vocabulary, plurals, possessives, cause and effect, sequencing, inferences, word endings of s, ed, and ing, blends, digraphs, short vowel sounds, and long vowel a and i, word families, abc order, nouns, verbs, dictation, and comprehension. This week we will be beginning our money unit in math. In Social Studies we are learning about where people live and what we will find in an atlas. In Science we will begin a unit on matter. Students will learn about solids, liquids, and gases. In Religion we will be discussing Lent, Holy Week, and the Stations of the Cross. In P.E. we have begun a bean bag unit.
This week there will be a half day on Thursday, March 17. It is a free dress, green and white, day for St. Patrick's Day. Dismissal will be at 12:30. There will be NO school on Friday.
VOCABULARY WORDS
night
present
against
board
push
toward
happen
ground
gathered
crowd
favorite
Thank you again for all of your support and for signing the planners. It is appreciated. If you have read this blog, have your child write in their planner where St. Patrick was born. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
