Things have slowed down a bit for our first graders. We did our morning prayer and we performed in the Spring Program. This will be a short week, with dismissal at 12:30 on Thursday. There will be a Holy Thursday prayer service that morning at 8:15. The entire school will close down on Thursday at 12:30 for Easter vacation. There will be NO extended cared. School will resume on April 16.
Free dress on Monday for $1.00 in honor of Mercy's birthday. Money will go to the SPCA.
The first grade will be going to the Challenger Center in Atwater on Wednesday, April 18, for their field trip. The permission slips need to be turned in by Thursday, April 5.
When we return from Easter vacation on Monday, April 16, you need to know that we are in charge of the second grade's First Communion. Each student in my class will be asked to bring in 2 dozen cookies for the reception on Saturday, April 21. The First Communion mass begins at 9:00 on Saturday, April 21. I will need 2 parents who will be willing to take all the cookies and sodas to the church on Friday, April 20, in the morning at 8:00. You will be in charge of setting up everything. I will then need 2 parents to help with the reception on Saturday, April 21. I will be sending home a note when we get back from Easter break.
The last vocabulary list went home last week. In Language Arts we are working on long and short vowel sounds, categories, sequencing, cause and effect, problem solving, drawing conclusions, inferences, blends, digraphs, root words, endings of s, ed, and ing, plurals, nouns, verbs, and comprehension. In Social Studies we are finishing up a unit on community helpers. In Science we are studying matter. In Religion we are learning about Jesus' crucifixion and death. In Spelling we are reviewing long o. In Math we are finishing up the unit on money and telling time.
Please make sure you sign the planners and the reading packets that go home on Monday and Tuesday. The packets will have new books in them this week. They will take a longer period of time to read.
Please remind your child that they need to stay in their seat during the school day. Some students are up and about. It is a distraction to the rest of the class.
During this Holy Week of Lent please try to attend some of the church services. Remember Jesus suffered and died for all of us.
It is a good time to start a discussion with your child about the events that occurred during this week.
If you have read this blog.......thank you. Have a good week. GOD LOVES YOU! HAPPY EASTER.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
MARCH 26-MARCH 30
I enjoyed meeting with all of you for conferences. I sent home a note regarding the Spring Program on Wednesday evening at 6:30. It will be held in the OLM auditorium. I will be sending home the green skirts Wednesday evening. I have a softball game that evening so I probably will not be back to my room to open it until around 6:15.
Thank you to the families that donated books to our classroom library. It is greatly appreciated.
Curriculum remains the same. In math we began telling time.
A few reminders: some of the planners are not being signed and some of the reading packets that go home on Monday and Tuesday are not being signed. This is considered homework. It can have an effect on your child's effort grade. Thank you.
VOCABULARY WORDS
envelope
writing
special
inviting
stamp
wish
should
caught
blew
peering
If you have read this blog....thank you. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
Thank you to the families that donated books to our classroom library. It is greatly appreciated.
Curriculum remains the same. In math we began telling time.
A few reminders: some of the planners are not being signed and some of the reading packets that go home on Monday and Tuesday are not being signed. This is considered homework. It can have an effect on your child's effort grade. Thank you.
VOCABULARY WORDS
envelope
writing
special
inviting
stamp
wish
should
caught
blew
peering
If you have read this blog....thank you. Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
MARCH 19-MARCH 23
This will be a short week with dismissal at 12:30 Monday through Thursday, with no school on Friday as many of the teachers are going to Anaheim for a Religion Conference. The Scholastic Book Fair will begin on Monday and run through Thursday. Our class will preview the Book Fair on Tuesday. Report cards went home on Friday and you may sign and return them this week when I meet with you for conferences.
Thank you to all the drivers that helped out on Wednesday going to Park Merced. We are now practicing for the Spring Program which will be held in 2 weeks. A note will go home with more information.
We have a new student in our class. We now have a total of 20. The class has been wonderful about making her feel welcome.
Thank you to all of you that have come and shared your job with the first graders. It has been a wonderful experience for all of them. In Math we will begin telling time. Continue to work on counting out money using quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.
VOCABULARY WORDS
sniff
rough
fur
apples
carrots
smooth
smell
chew
flew
store
A reminder: please sign the planners and please initial your child's reading book packet that goes home on Monday and Tuesday.
If you have read this blog thank you! GOD LOVES YOU!
Thank you to all the drivers that helped out on Wednesday going to Park Merced. We are now practicing for the Spring Program which will be held in 2 weeks. A note will go home with more information.
We have a new student in our class. We now have a total of 20. The class has been wonderful about making her feel welcome.
Thank you to all of you that have come and shared your job with the first graders. It has been a wonderful experience for all of them. In Math we will begin telling time. Continue to work on counting out money using quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies.
VOCABULARY WORDS
sniff
rough
fur
apples
carrots
smooth
smell
chew
flew
store
A reminder: please sign the planners and please initial your child's reading book packet that goes home on Monday and Tuesday.
If you have read this blog thank you! GOD LOVES YOU!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
MARCH 12-MARCH 16
The third quarter is over and report cards will be going out on Friday. The following week I will be meeting with all of you for conferences. You may keep the report card and bring it back with you when we meet. This is a good time to remind your child that there is always room for improvement. Several suggestions: listen to and follow directions correctly, take your time and always turn in your best work, complete your work, take out a book and read when you are finished with your work.
We had a busy week last week. We Skyped with a school in Florida and I think it was quite interesting and the students really enjoyed it. Thank you to all the drivers that helped out on Wednesday when we traveled to The Hampshire and Emeritus for Stations of the Cross. We had several community helpers visit and share their jobs with us. A big thank you to them.
This week we will be traveling to Park Merced on Wednesday to present the Stations of the Cross. We will also be practicing for the Spring Program and our Lenten prayer presentations.
On Thursday evening is the 8th Grade Dinner Show. It is always quite entertaining and the dinner is delicious. Hope to see some of you there.
Curriculum remains the same. In math we have started counting money using quarters. Please work on this with your child. The following week we will begin working with clocks and telling time. I have been pleased with the reading packets that have gone home and the questions that have been answered. Please try to mix up the questions your child chooses to answer. Thank you for your support in this area. There are no new vocabulary words this week. It will give your child time to work on the ones they have.
Have a great week. If you have read the blog.......THANK YOU. God loves you!
We had a busy week last week. We Skyped with a school in Florida and I think it was quite interesting and the students really enjoyed it. Thank you to all the drivers that helped out on Wednesday when we traveled to The Hampshire and Emeritus for Stations of the Cross. We had several community helpers visit and share their jobs with us. A big thank you to them.
This week we will be traveling to Park Merced on Wednesday to present the Stations of the Cross. We will also be practicing for the Spring Program and our Lenten prayer presentations.
On Thursday evening is the 8th Grade Dinner Show. It is always quite entertaining and the dinner is delicious. Hope to see some of you there.
Curriculum remains the same. In math we have started counting money using quarters. Please work on this with your child. The following week we will begin working with clocks and telling time. I have been pleased with the reading packets that have gone home and the questions that have been answered. Please try to mix up the questions your child chooses to answer. Thank you for your support in this area. There are no new vocabulary words this week. It will give your child time to work on the ones they have.
Have a great week. If you have read the blog.......THANK YOU. God loves you!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
MARCH 5-MARCH 9
Our busy schedule has begun. The first and eighth graders were wonderful in presenting the Stations of the Cross. It truly reminds us of the sacrifice Jesus made for you and me. On Friday, March 9, there will be an all-school mass at 8:15. Later on that morning we will be leaving at 9:45 to travel to Emeritus/Hampshire for a prayer service and presentation of the Stations of the Cross. If you have signed up to drive I will be using you. A reminder to all: please bring your booster seats for the cars.
On Monday in Computer Lab we are going to Skype with a first grade class in Florida. If your child does not turn in the permission slip for this on Monday they will not be a participant. You have the option to say "no". Thank you.
Friday is the end of the third quarter. Report cards will be going out the following week. I am amazed at how fast the year has gone by. We have started our Community Helpers unit. We had a large response to the note about coming in to share your job with the first graders. Thank you to all that have volunteered. If you are still interested just send in a note. We actually will be working on this unit for 3-4 weeks.
Thank you for having your child read the book in the reading packet and answering the question. I tried to star all the answers so you knew that I had read them. Try to vary the questions your child chooses to answer as some are much easier than others. We are working on counting out money. Some of your children are having difficulty with this. Please work on this at home. We have not started with quarters yet. So for now, work with dimes, nickels and pennies. Quarters will be introduced at the end of this week. We will be on money for about 2-3 more weeks and will then start with time. Another reminder: the addition facts with sums up to 18 will be single digit numbers being added together. We will learn about adding double digit numbers together later on. Thank you
A reminder: Lots of children are up and out of their seats during class time. They are getting pencils, crayons, kleenex, etc. and then choose to stop and visit along the way. Oftentimes they have sharpened pencils and the crayons they need in their school box, but choose to get up. It is very distracting to me and to the rest of the class. Please talk to your child about this.
The playground problems have gotten better, but there is always room for improvement.
VOCABULARY
breakfast
decorate
birthday
party
basket
fruit
secret
collect
curl
sound
Have a great week! If you have read this blog.........thank you. GOD LOVES YOU!
On Monday in Computer Lab we are going to Skype with a first grade class in Florida. If your child does not turn in the permission slip for this on Monday they will not be a participant. You have the option to say "no". Thank you.
Friday is the end of the third quarter. Report cards will be going out the following week. I am amazed at how fast the year has gone by. We have started our Community Helpers unit. We had a large response to the note about coming in to share your job with the first graders. Thank you to all that have volunteered. If you are still interested just send in a note. We actually will be working on this unit for 3-4 weeks.
Thank you for having your child read the book in the reading packet and answering the question. I tried to star all the answers so you knew that I had read them. Try to vary the questions your child chooses to answer as some are much easier than others. We are working on counting out money. Some of your children are having difficulty with this. Please work on this at home. We have not started with quarters yet. So for now, work with dimes, nickels and pennies. Quarters will be introduced at the end of this week. We will be on money for about 2-3 more weeks and will then start with time. Another reminder: the addition facts with sums up to 18 will be single digit numbers being added together. We will learn about adding double digit numbers together later on. Thank you
A reminder: Lots of children are up and out of their seats during class time. They are getting pencils, crayons, kleenex, etc. and then choose to stop and visit along the way. Oftentimes they have sharpened pencils and the crayons they need in their school box, but choose to get up. It is very distracting to me and to the rest of the class. Please talk to your child about this.
The playground problems have gotten better, but there is always room for improvement.
VOCABULARY
breakfast
decorate
birthday
party
basket
fruit
secret
collect
curl
sound
Have a great week! If you have read this blog.........thank you. GOD LOVES YOU!
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