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.
