ITBS testing is over with and I would like to thank all of the parents that supplied the daily snacks. They were thoroughly enjoyed by the children. It is hard to imagine that we are going into October already. Thank you to all that have returned the Progress Reports. I am still missing a few. Please make sure that you sign and return them.
We are moving along in Language Arts. We will be learning about contractions and adding the endings of (ed) and (ing) to a root word this week. We have started the last reader in Level 1. We continue to read from the supplemental reader, Bells. We will spend one more week on short a and will then learn about short i. A vocabulary test will be given in 2 weeks. Please continue to review them on a nightly basis. In math we will start timed tests whose sum will be up to 12. I have shortened the time to 2 minutes. Your children have gotten faster on the tests. In Science we are still working on the ecosystem. On Tuesday I want everyone to bring in a leaf. Your child needs to know what kind of leaf they have. I will be sending home an atlas for Social Studies. We are working on the reading of maps. I will be sending home a note to let you know what I would like you and your child to do with the atlas. I would like the atlas returned by Thursday. In Religion we are talking about Baptism and becoming members of the Church.
NEW VOCABULARY WORDS
boy
girl
how
with
very
much
I'm
can't
I'll
it's
they
bet
lift
A reminder: there is a Safe Environment meeting on September 28, at 6:00 p.m. in the school library. If you want to drive or help in the classroom you must have attended one of the meetings.
Have a great week. If you have read this blog have your child write in the planner what day we celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day.
GOD LOVES YOU!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
SEPTEMBER 19-SEPTEMBER 23
Progress Reports went out on Friday. I also included the Conduct Rubric which is used by the school. Once again, remind your child to always put forth their best effort. The progress reports must be signed and returned by Friday, September 23.
The first grade went to Mass with the 8th grade upstairs in the chapel. It was a beautiful Mass. Every month one class has mass in the chapel. If you have never been upstairs to visit it you should. It is a wonderful, quiet place for reflection.
ITBS testing begins on Monday. It will continue through Thursday. It is important that your child be at school for the test. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and eats a good breakfast. Once again just tell your child to do their best. Healthy snacks will be provided for the children during the testing. Thank you to the parents who are providing the snacks.
This week the spelling test will include 2 challenge words. The challenge words will be ones that your child should know how to spell. They will be short a words that will have 4-5 letters. Those 2 words will be included in the overall spelling grade. I will be cutting the time on the timed math tests. Beginning this week they will have 2 minutes to do the 25 math facts. Your children are doing well. Keep on using those flashcards. Please work on vocabulary words nightly. When we are doing workbook pages sometimes your child must do the reading independently. If they do not know their vocabulary words these pages can be very difficult. Your child is also required to read a short story on the board which uses vocabulary and short a words. They are then required to draw a picture that goes with the story. This will also be difficult if they do not know their words. In a couple of weeks they will be individually tested on the vocabulary words. So please keep working on them every night.
The catalog sale ends this week. Hopefully you have been selling. I have seen a lot of frogs in our classroom. That is a good sign.
The Basic Safe Environment Training will be offered Wednesday, September 28. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the OLM library. If you want to drive or help in the classroom you must have attended one of these meetings.
Remember SHOP$SMART for SCHOOLS. Bring in your original receipts from any MERCED MALL store to the Customer Service Counter or to the office at OLM School. We want to be the school that WINS at the end of the year. THANK YOU.
Friday, September 23, is early dismissal at 12:30.
VOCABULARY WORDS
clean
all
of
why
up
would
this
but
take
because
find
circle
animal
turtle
Thank you for all of our support and for signing the planners and seeing that your child completes homework and returns it. If you have read this blog, have your child write in their planner the name of the ocean that is next to California. Thank you and have a great weekend. GOD LOVES YOU!
The first grade went to Mass with the 8th grade upstairs in the chapel. It was a beautiful Mass. Every month one class has mass in the chapel. If you have never been upstairs to visit it you should. It is a wonderful, quiet place for reflection.
ITBS testing begins on Monday. It will continue through Thursday. It is important that your child be at school for the test. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and eats a good breakfast. Once again just tell your child to do their best. Healthy snacks will be provided for the children during the testing. Thank you to the parents who are providing the snacks.
This week the spelling test will include 2 challenge words. The challenge words will be ones that your child should know how to spell. They will be short a words that will have 4-5 letters. Those 2 words will be included in the overall spelling grade. I will be cutting the time on the timed math tests. Beginning this week they will have 2 minutes to do the 25 math facts. Your children are doing well. Keep on using those flashcards. Please work on vocabulary words nightly. When we are doing workbook pages sometimes your child must do the reading independently. If they do not know their vocabulary words these pages can be very difficult. Your child is also required to read a short story on the board which uses vocabulary and short a words. They are then required to draw a picture that goes with the story. This will also be difficult if they do not know their words. In a couple of weeks they will be individually tested on the vocabulary words. So please keep working on them every night.
The catalog sale ends this week. Hopefully you have been selling. I have seen a lot of frogs in our classroom. That is a good sign.
The Basic Safe Environment Training will be offered Wednesday, September 28. It will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the OLM library. If you want to drive or help in the classroom you must have attended one of these meetings.
Remember SHOP$SMART for SCHOOLS. Bring in your original receipts from any MERCED MALL store to the Customer Service Counter or to the office at OLM School. We want to be the school that WINS at the end of the year. THANK YOU.
Friday, September 23, is early dismissal at 12:30.
VOCABULARY WORDS
clean
all
of
why
up
would
this
but
take
because
find
circle
animal
turtle
Thank you for all of our support and for signing the planners and seeing that your child completes homework and returns it. If you have read this blog, have your child write in their planner the name of the ocean that is next to California. Thank you and have a great weekend. GOD LOVES YOU!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
SEPTEMBER 12-SEPTEMBER 16
It is hard to believe that Progress Reports will be going home on Friday. This is a reminder that a progress report is just that. It shows your child's progress and lets you know where your child is right now. The first 4-5 weeks have been review with some new skills added. This is a good time to remind your child to always do their best work and to try and finish their work in the allotted time. Neatness, both in handwriting and in coloring is a part of the Effort grade. This is also a good time to review behavior both inside and outside the classroom. A conduct rubric will be going home. Progress Reports are to be signed and returned by Friday, September 23.
The timed math tests have begun. Our goal is that your child is able to memorize the math facts and not have to rely on beads, fingers or number lines. We are still working on math facts whose sum is no higher than 10. We have started an addition unit in math which should reinforce what you have been doing at home. Again, flashcards are good to be using.
Continue to have your child study vocabulary words and to read aloud at home. If your child struggles on vocabulary words, the workbook pages and the fill in board work can be difficult for them.
Spelling starts this week. On Tuesday their spelling list will go home. Please read the note that is with the list. Students will have a practice test on Thursday and the final test will be given on Friday. The score received on Friday is the score entered for a grade. Backward letters and upper case letters will be marked incorrect on a test. Please work on spelling words nightly. After a week I will be giving challenge words that go with the short vowel skill that we are working on for the week.
On Thursday a decorated bag will come home for a St. Vincent De Paul lunch. Fill it and return it on Friday. These will be distributed to those in need of a meal.
VOCABULARY WORDS
walk
run
jump
play
from
my
friend
is
fun
think
home
like
You are doing a great job in signing the planners. Keep it up. If you have read this blog, have your child write in their planner in the Sept. 12 box what country we live in. Thank you to all of you that are reading the blog. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
The timed math tests have begun. Our goal is that your child is able to memorize the math facts and not have to rely on beads, fingers or number lines. We are still working on math facts whose sum is no higher than 10. We have started an addition unit in math which should reinforce what you have been doing at home. Again, flashcards are good to be using.
Continue to have your child study vocabulary words and to read aloud at home. If your child struggles on vocabulary words, the workbook pages and the fill in board work can be difficult for them.
Spelling starts this week. On Tuesday their spelling list will go home. Please read the note that is with the list. Students will have a practice test on Thursday and the final test will be given on Friday. The score received on Friday is the score entered for a grade. Backward letters and upper case letters will be marked incorrect on a test. Please work on spelling words nightly. After a week I will be giving challenge words that go with the short vowel skill that we are working on for the week.
On Thursday a decorated bag will come home for a St. Vincent De Paul lunch. Fill it and return it on Friday. These will be distributed to those in need of a meal.
VOCABULARY WORDS
walk
run
jump
play
from
my
friend
is
fun
think
home
like
You are doing a great job in signing the planners. Keep it up. If you have read this blog, have your child write in their planner in the Sept. 12 box what country we live in. Thank you to all of you that are reading the blog. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
SEPTEMBER 5-SEPTEMBER 9
It was great to see you at Open House. I hope you enjoyed just browsing around the classroom and looking at the textbooks your child will be using in the First Grade. I hope you are enjoying your three day weekend.
Remember, there is no school on Monday. The OLM catalog sale kicked off on Friday. Your child should have brought home all of the information. Hopefully you have already started your sales.
Thursday, September 8, is the birthday of the Blessed Mother.
Thank you so much for the great job you are doing signing those planners. The students have really gotten into the groove about writing in them.
Curriculum remains the same. We are doing a lot of review in Language Arts. As you can see we have started the reading program. We will begin our third reader on Tuesday. Your children seem to be moving along with the vocabulary words. Please work on them every night. On Friday their first reading packet went home. There was a percentage printed up in the corner. That is to let you know what the letter grade was on those pages. There was also a note explaining the grading procedure.
We have started the Ecosystem in Science and we will start a unit on maps and where we live in Social Studies.
We will be starting the timed math tests on Tuesday. We will also be starting addition in our math books.
The ITBS testing will begin the week of September 19-23. Please make sure you do not schedule appointments during the school day, and make sure your child eats a good breakfast and gets a good night's sleep.
Just a note: Remind your children that their job in the classroom is to listen while I am teaching, follow directions and to complete their work in the allotted time. Some of the students are interrupting while I am teaching. Please remind them if they have a question they need to raise their hand. Thank you.
The Our Lady of Mercy Foundation is hosting their annual Wine and International Food Tasting on Saturday, September 10. It is always a fun event and is a great way to meet people. For tickets call the office: 722-7496.
VOCABULARY WORDS
found
going
am
for
under
across
bad
good
so
draw
are
look
Have a great weekend. If you have read this blog have your child write on a piece of paper the city and state he/she lives in. GOD LOVES YOU.
Remember SHOP$MART for SCHOOLS. Bring in your original receipts from any MERCED MALL store to the Customer Service Counter or to the office at OLM School. We want to be the school that WINS at the end of the year. THANK YOU.
Remember, there is no school on Monday. The OLM catalog sale kicked off on Friday. Your child should have brought home all of the information. Hopefully you have already started your sales.
Thursday, September 8, is the birthday of the Blessed Mother.
Thank you so much for the great job you are doing signing those planners. The students have really gotten into the groove about writing in them.
Curriculum remains the same. We are doing a lot of review in Language Arts. As you can see we have started the reading program. We will begin our third reader on Tuesday. Your children seem to be moving along with the vocabulary words. Please work on them every night. On Friday their first reading packet went home. There was a percentage printed up in the corner. That is to let you know what the letter grade was on those pages. There was also a note explaining the grading procedure.
We have started the Ecosystem in Science and we will start a unit on maps and where we live in Social Studies.
We will be starting the timed math tests on Tuesday. We will also be starting addition in our math books.
The ITBS testing will begin the week of September 19-23. Please make sure you do not schedule appointments during the school day, and make sure your child eats a good breakfast and gets a good night's sleep.
Just a note: Remind your children that their job in the classroom is to listen while I am teaching, follow directions and to complete their work in the allotted time. Some of the students are interrupting while I am teaching. Please remind them if they have a question they need to raise their hand. Thank you.
The Our Lady of Mercy Foundation is hosting their annual Wine and International Food Tasting on Saturday, September 10. It is always a fun event and is a great way to meet people. For tickets call the office: 722-7496.
VOCABULARY WORDS
found
going
am
for
under
across
bad
good
so
draw
are
look
Have a great weekend. If you have read this blog have your child write on a piece of paper the city and state he/she lives in. GOD LOVES YOU.
Remember SHOP$MART for SCHOOLS. Bring in your original receipts from any MERCED MALL store to the Customer Service Counter or to the office at OLM School. We want to be the school that WINS at the end of the year. THANK YOU.
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