If you attended the Ash Wednesday Mass I am sure you will agree that the first graders did a wonderful job. We are now into a very busy time. My first grade will be participating in the Stations of the Cross on Friday morning, March 2. It is tradition to act out the Stations with the 8th grade. You are all invited to attend. There will be no First Friday Mass that morning. It has been moved to the following Friday, March 9. On March 9th we will be going to The Hampshire and Emeritus to present the Stations of the Cross with the 8th graders. On Wednesday, March 14 we will be going to Park Merced to present the Stations of the Cross again. I will send out one permission slip for both days. I will need drivers. Then on Monday, March 26 and Thursday, March 29, my first grade is in charge of the Lenten morning prayer. On Wednesday, March 28, we will be performing in the Spring Program at the school. So you can see we are very, very busy. And in the middle of all of this report cards will go out with Spring Conferences the week of March 19.
We have started the last reader for the 1st grade. Your children were given a Reading Assessment for Level 4. I will keep that for the conferences. In Science we will start a unit on Matter. In Social Studies we will begin a unit on Community Helpers. In Math we will begin a unit on Money. Please work with your child on counting out money. We will start simple so please do not use a quarter. On daily assignments I require the students to write out the amounts counting on. This is the best way for them to learn counting money. Timed tests will start Monday with addition facts whose sums are up to 18. Please continue to have your child review all math facts.
Starting this next week, every Monday and Tuesday a reading envelope will go home with a little book in it. Your child is to read the book to you. There is a list of questions on the back of the packet. You should go over them with your child. Your child is to pick one question and answer it. The answer will be written in the planner. This is considered homework. Therefore it is very important that your child complete this assignment, you initial the envelope and return it the following day. Some of the books are easier than others. Easy books are good for improving reading fluency. Harder books challenge your child. If you have any questions about this just jot your question down in the planner.
VOCABULARY WORDS
against
board
push
toward
happen
hard
ground
gathered
crowd
I hope you have a great weekend. If you have read this blog have your child put these three words in ABC order: eight, one, four.
GOD LOVES YOU!
