Announcements

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Newsletter for Week of May 22-25, 2017

The end of the school year is near but we’re still working hard! (-; Here is what we’ll be focusing on this week…

Tomorrow morning, first graders will visit both second grades to familiarize themselves with the second grade classrooms a bit.

During religion, we’ll talk about Jesus’ followers and how they tried to love one another as Jesus had loved others throughout his life. They prayed together, celebrated the Eucharist, and helped others.  Today, we try to live our lives as the first Christians did.  We will also talk about Pentecost.

Math – Finish up Equal Parts and move onto 3 Dimensional Shapes

Spelling/Phonics – vowel sound made by aw and/or au; short e sound made by ea (as in head or bread)

Comprehension – Draw Conclusions

Grammar – Using I and Me

High-Frequency Words – built, early, learn, science, through

We’ll conduct a few hands-on experiments to learn more about how certain characteristics help animals to survive during science and touch on some inventors during social studies.

IMPORTANT DATES

June 6 – 1st & 2nd Grade Picnic 10:00-2:00 (Lunch will be provided. Please remember to pack a morning snack as usual though.)

June 7 – Last Day of School (Closing All-School Mass 8:30, 10:00 Dismissal)

Newsletter for Week of May 19th-25th, 2017

We learned about the Fruits of the Holy Spirit during religion class. We learned that if we act with love, joy, and peace we will be patient, gentle, kind and have self-control.

Next… we’ll take Monday to work on intentions for our class Peace chain in preparation for joining other Catholic schools across the Archdiocese as we pray for peace on Tuesday. At school, we will stop throughout the day on Tuesday and reflect on intentions offered by each grade level. Then, at 1:30 all classes will gather in the courtyard to pray the Prayer of St. Frances while other schools do the same. Parents are welcome to join us for the 1:30 prayer. We would love to see you there and encourage you to come! After that, we’ll turn our attention back to the Holy Spirit.

Students learned about the vowel sound made by oo during reading. They also learned about dropping a letter before adding -ed or -ing (For example, joke -> joking, hide -> hiding)

Next – vowel sounds made by oi and/or oy (soil, boy) and suffixes -er and -or (buzzer, sailor)

Main Idea (comprehension)

High Frequency Words – against, goes, heavy, kinds, today

Homonyms 

During language arts (writing/grammar), we revisited how to begin/end sentences. We also worked on developing word choice in our writing and reviewed using a glossary.

Next, we’ll learn about pronouns.

We learned about composite shapes (a shape created by putting two or more shapes together) in math but did not yet get to lessons focusing on equal shares.

We’ll focus on equal shares next. Important vocabulary will include composite shape, equal parts, whole

Each student chose an animal to research for science. We finished up our research at school and graphic organizers were sent home to be completed.

We’ve delayed learning about inventors during social studies because we’ve continued learning about geography in relation to the animals students chose to research in science.

We’ll learn about inventors next…

IMPORTANT DATES

May 23 – Archdiocesan-Wide Prayer for Peace (Families Welcome – 1:30)

May 25 – 1st Grade Classrooms Open 8:20-9:10 for Viewing Animal Projects  

May 26 – No Classes (School Holiday)

May 29 – No Classes (Memorial Day)

June 6 – 1st & 2nd Grade Picnic

June 7 – Last Day of School/Closing All-School Mass

Newsletter for Week of 5/8 – 5/12/17

We started learning about two-dimensional shapes in math. So far we’ve covered squares, rectangles, triangles, trapezoids, and circles focusing specifically on sides and vertices.

Next, we’ll learn about composite shapes (a shape created by putting two or more shapes together) and then begin leaning about equal shares. Important vocabulary will include composite shape, equal part, whole.

Students learned about the vowel sound made by ou during reading. They also used sequencing (first, next, then, last) to help with comprehension.

Next – the vowel sound made by oo (as in moon and understood, for example) and inflected endings -ed and -ing

Compare & Contrast (comprehension)

High Frequency Words – among, another, instead, none

During language arts, we talked about when to use an explanation mark as opposed to a period.

Next, we’ll revisit how to begin/end sentences; work on developing word choice in our writing; review what using a glossary

May Crowning was on Monday. Since May is dedicated to Mary, we honored our blessed mother by focusing on her during religion class.

Next we’ll learn about the Fruits of the Holy Spirit.

Each student chose an animal to research for science. We started doing research at school and will continue working on this…

Inventors for social studies…

IMPORTANT DATES

May 19 – Variety Show

May 25 – 1st Grade Classrooms Open 8:20-9:10 for Viewing Animal Projects  

May 26 – No Classes (School Holiday)

May 29 – No Classes (Memorial Day)

June 6 – 1st & 2nd Grade Picnic

June 7 – Last Day of School/Closing All-School Mass

Class Schedule

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Specials Schedule 2016-17

Mondays – Art (1:10-1:50)

Tuesdays – Computer/Library (12:30-1:10); Music (1:45-2:25)

Wednesdays – Mass (8:30); Spanish (12:45-1:15)

Thursdays – Gym (1:45-2:15)

Fridays – Gym (12:55-1:25)

Links & Resources

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Newsletter for Week of May 22-25, 2017

The end of the school year is near but we’re still working hard! (-; Here is what we’ll be focusing on this week…

Tomorrow morning, first graders will visit both second grades to familiarize themselves with the second grade classrooms a bit.

During religion, we’ll talk about Jesus’ followers and how they tried to love one another as Jesus had loved others throughout his life. They prayed together, celebrated the Eucharist, and helped others.  Today, we try to live our lives as the first Christians did.  We will also talk about Pentecost.

Math – Finish up Equal Parts and move onto 3 Dimensional Shapes

Spelling/Phonics – vowel sound made by aw and/or au; short e sound made by ea (as in head or bread)

Comprehension – Draw Conclusions

Grammar – Using I and Me

High-Frequency Words – built, early, learn, science, through

We’ll conduct a few hands-on experiments to learn more about how certain characteristics help animals to survive during science and touch on some inventors during social studies.

IMPORTANT DATES

June 6 – 1st & 2nd Grade Picnic 10:00-2:00 (Lunch will be provided. Please remember to pack a morning snack as usual though.)

June 7 – Last Day of School (Closing All-School Mass 8:30, 10:00 Dismissal)