This is late being posted as I just returned from my weekend at the Anaheim Religion Congress.
We will be having a very busy month in March. You will be receiving a permission slip to sign and return as we will be presenting the Stations of the Cross. It is tradition to act out the Stations of the Cross with the 8th grade. We will be traveling to The Hampshire/Emeritus on Friday, March 8. On Wednesday, March 13, we will be presenting the Stations at Park Merced. The permission slip will cover both dates. I will need drivers. On Friday, March 22, we will present the Stations of the Cross at school at 8:00 in the morning. You are all invited to attend. Some of the first graders will be presenting morning Lenten prayer on Thursday, February 28, at 8:00 in the morning. You are welcome to attend. As you can see we will be very busy. And in the middle of all of this report cards will go out March 15.
I will be giving a vocabulary test to all students. You should have all the words at home. That is why your child prints them and takes them home. You can also check the blog. The words that your child will be tested on are on all the blogs beginning with the first blog in January up through the February 18th blog. As I have said many times, it is so important for your child to be reading those words every night. They do not have to spell them.
Friday, March 1, there will be an all-school Mass at 8:15. Dismissal will be at 12:30.
NEW VOCABULARY WORDS
present
watch
against
board
push
toward
happen
hard
ground
gathered
crowd
REMINDERS
Send in items for the D Street Shelter.
Shoes may not have colored soles.
No glitter on black shoes.
I hope you have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
FEBRUARY 18-FEBRUARY 22
I hope you are enjoying the 4 day weekend. There are still a few Progress Reports out. Please sign and return them on Tuesday. Thank you to the parents that helped with the Valentine's Party. The students had a fun time.
We have a short week this week. Dismissal is at 12:30 on Thursday with no school on Friday. The teachers will be attending the L.A. Religion Congress in Anaheim. There will be no spelling words this week.
Lent began on Wednesday. Lent is a season of prayer, fasting and alms. Lent is a time to grow and change and to become closer to Jesus. Please talk to your child about this season in the Church. Sometimes we forget that Lent is not always about giving something up but also about doing something for someone. This season makes it a good time for the first graders to be donating items for the D Street Shelter. If you remember this is our service project. I would like to have donated items here by March 15. Thank you for your support in this matter.
In Language Arts we will be finishing the Level 4 reader. We continue to review categories, cause and effect, sequencing, endings of ing, s, and ed, main idea, blends, digraphs, sentence structure, compound words, contractions, short and long vowel sounds, comprehension and vocabulary. In Science we will be learning about the 4 seasons. In Social Studies we are finishing up the United States and its symbols. In Math we are finishing up shapes and solids. Timed tests will begin on Tuesday with addition facts with sums up to 18. In Religion we will be learning more about Lent and the Stations of the Cross.
The first grade will be participating in 2 morning Lenten prayers and in the living Stations of the Cross at the end of February and into March. If a reading comes home in the planner please have your child practice it at home. Our first morning prayer will be on Thursday, February 28. I will have more dates in future blogs.
REMINDERS:
The math vocabulary is a page that is sent home out of the math workbook. The math vocabulary is highlighted in yellow. It is also highlighted again on their daily worksheets. You can find these in the work packet that goes home on Friday.
Some students are very unsure of reading vocabulary. It is so important that you work on this every night. It is often a reflection of the reading workbook packet scores.
You can help your child by reviewing spelling words every night. You can also assist them by dictating sentences for them to write. This is good practice for them. Ask your child to tell you and show you the hand motions for what a sentence is.
VOCABULARY WORDS
package
bright
letter
string
everyone
another
right
shoes
inside
perhaps
grown
around
night
collected
Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
We have a short week this week. Dismissal is at 12:30 on Thursday with no school on Friday. The teachers will be attending the L.A. Religion Congress in Anaheim. There will be no spelling words this week.
Lent began on Wednesday. Lent is a season of prayer, fasting and alms. Lent is a time to grow and change and to become closer to Jesus. Please talk to your child about this season in the Church. Sometimes we forget that Lent is not always about giving something up but also about doing something for someone. This season makes it a good time for the first graders to be donating items for the D Street Shelter. If you remember this is our service project. I would like to have donated items here by March 15. Thank you for your support in this matter.
In Language Arts we will be finishing the Level 4 reader. We continue to review categories, cause and effect, sequencing, endings of ing, s, and ed, main idea, blends, digraphs, sentence structure, compound words, contractions, short and long vowel sounds, comprehension and vocabulary. In Science we will be learning about the 4 seasons. In Social Studies we are finishing up the United States and its symbols. In Math we are finishing up shapes and solids. Timed tests will begin on Tuesday with addition facts with sums up to 18. In Religion we will be learning more about Lent and the Stations of the Cross.
The first grade will be participating in 2 morning Lenten prayers and in the living Stations of the Cross at the end of February and into March. If a reading comes home in the planner please have your child practice it at home. Our first morning prayer will be on Thursday, February 28. I will have more dates in future blogs.
REMINDERS:
The math vocabulary is a page that is sent home out of the math workbook. The math vocabulary is highlighted in yellow. It is also highlighted again on their daily worksheets. You can find these in the work packet that goes home on Friday.
Some students are very unsure of reading vocabulary. It is so important that you work on this every night. It is often a reflection of the reading workbook packet scores.
You can help your child by reviewing spelling words every night. You can also assist them by dictating sentences for them to write. This is good practice for them. Ask your child to tell you and show you the hand motions for what a sentence is.
VOCABULARY WORDS
package
bright
letter
string
everyone
another
right
shoes
inside
perhaps
grown
around
night
collected
Have a great week. GOD LOVES YOU!
Sunday, February 10, 2013
FEBRUARY 11-FEBRUARY 15
This is a short week, as is the following week. Remember we have no school on Friday, February 15. Spelling words will be going home on Monday, with the tests being moved up one day.
Thursday is Valentine's Day. We will be having a party in the afternoon. A note went home on Friday. Make sure your child has enough valentines for the entire class. We have 35 students. All your child has to do is to sign their name on the card. Do not address them. Thank you. Your children have free dress-----red and white. Also on Valentine's Day the faith families are getting together for a blanket drive. A flyer went home on Friday. If you can, send a new blanket with your child. They will be delivered to those in need.
Progress Reports went home on Friday. They are to be signed and returned by Thursday. Remember this is where your child is right now with the grades that have been entered. They still have the rest of the quarter to raise them. Some students are being careless in their daily work and some students have become talkative. Please talk to your children about this.
A FEW REMINDERS:
Please review vocabulary words and the math vocabulary words that have gone home. Some children do not know the meanings of the math words. It is important that they do.
We have been having playground issues with the game of tag. Students are not allowed to play tag because the tag game can get out of hand and students get hurt. There are plenty of other things to play on the playground. Detentions will be given.
If your child is bringing money to buy snacks, juice, cookies etc. please remind them they are not to buy for another child. Feelings get hurt.
.
Only OLM sweatshirts are allowed. A coat or jacket for outside is allowed.
Only blue OLM sweaters are allowed. No white sweaters are acceptable.
Shoes should be black, brown, blue or white. They should not have hot pink, orange, yellow, or any other color soles. If you have a question check with me.
Many students need a box of new crayons. Their crayons are broken, they have lost them, or they only have a few. They have their 8-pack, which is kept in a bin, but they need crayons for their school box. A pack of 16 is plenty. Students are also in need of glue sticks.
Thank you for all of your cooperation and help in these matters.
VOCABULARY WORDS
tasty
pulled
eaten
finally
guess
pictures
turned
crayons
spread
watch
listen
frankly
capture
Have a great weekend. GOD LOVES YOU!
Thursday is Valentine's Day. We will be having a party in the afternoon. A note went home on Friday. Make sure your child has enough valentines for the entire class. We have 35 students. All your child has to do is to sign their name on the card. Do not address them. Thank you. Your children have free dress-----red and white. Also on Valentine's Day the faith families are getting together for a blanket drive. A flyer went home on Friday. If you can, send a new blanket with your child. They will be delivered to those in need.
Progress Reports went home on Friday. They are to be signed and returned by Thursday. Remember this is where your child is right now with the grades that have been entered. They still have the rest of the quarter to raise them. Some students are being careless in their daily work and some students have become talkative. Please talk to your children about this.
A FEW REMINDERS:
Please review vocabulary words and the math vocabulary words that have gone home. Some children do not know the meanings of the math words. It is important that they do.
We have been having playground issues with the game of tag. Students are not allowed to play tag because the tag game can get out of hand and students get hurt. There are plenty of other things to play on the playground. Detentions will be given.
If your child is bringing money to buy snacks, juice, cookies etc. please remind them they are not to buy for another child. Feelings get hurt.
.
Only OLM sweatshirts are allowed. A coat or jacket for outside is allowed.
Only blue OLM sweaters are allowed. No white sweaters are acceptable.
Shoes should be black, brown, blue or white. They should not have hot pink, orange, yellow, or any other color soles. If you have a question check with me.
Many students need a box of new crayons. Their crayons are broken, they have lost them, or they only have a few. They have their 8-pack, which is kept in a bin, but they need crayons for their school box. A pack of 16 is plenty. Students are also in need of glue sticks.
Thank you for all of your cooperation and help in these matters.
VOCABULARY WORDS
tasty
pulled
eaten
finally
guess
pictures
turned
crayons
spread
watch
listen
frankly
capture
Have a great weekend. GOD LOVES YOU!
Saturday, February 2, 2013
FEBRUARY 4-FEBRUARY 8
We had a great week with all of the Catholic Schools Week Activities. A fun time was had by all. Hopefully we are back to a somewhat normal week. Thank you to all that drove back from the church. It was appreciated.
Progress Reports will go out on Friday. They are to be signed and returned by the following Friday. This is a good time to remind your child to always due their best, to follow directions, and to read all of the answers before choosing one. It is also a good time to remind you that your child needs to be reviewing vocabulary words, spelling words, and math vocabulary on a nightly basis. Some children are still rushing, not listening and making careless mistakes.
VOCABULARY
air
square
storm
remember
city
donkey
distant
before
mystery
closet
caused
tasted
leave
paint
Have a great week. If you have read this blog let me know in the planner who won the Super Bowl. GOD LOVES YOU!
Progress Reports will go out on Friday. They are to be signed and returned by the following Friday. This is a good time to remind your child to always due their best, to follow directions, and to read all of the answers before choosing one. It is also a good time to remind you that your child needs to be reviewing vocabulary words, spelling words, and math vocabulary on a nightly basis. Some children are still rushing, not listening and making careless mistakes.
VOCABULARY
air
square
storm
remember
city
donkey
distant
before
mystery
closet
caused
tasted
leave
paint
Have a great week. If you have read this blog let me know in the planner who won the Super Bowl. GOD LOVES YOU!
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