First Grade News August 24-28th

Important Dates:

Week of August 24 - 28

Tuesday 25–School Mass, 2:00 p.m.

 Thursday 27 – School Mass, 2:00 p.m.

 Friday 28 – No Uniform Day

September-

2 - Home & School Meeting, 6:30 p.m.

3 - Trash Bag Orders and Money Due

11 - Trash Bag Pick-up Day

18 - Grandparent Day, Sack Lunch Picnic Starting at Noon

25 - Family Picnic Day, No Uniform Day

28 - No School, In-service

Homework:

• Monday: Read for 10 minutes, practice spelling/sight words, practice the Our Father prayer.

• Tuesday: Read paper sent home (parents sign and send back), practice spelling/sight words, practice the Our Father prayer.

• Wednesday: Read for 10 minutes, practice spelling/sight words, practice the Our Father prayer.

• Thursday: Read paper sent home (parents sign and send back), practice spelling and sight words, practice the Our Father prayer.

• Friday: Read for 10 minutes, practice the Our Father prayer.

Spelling Words:

1. it

2. sit

3. miss

4. mitt

5. one

6. the

High-Frequency words:

New:

• do

• we

• one

• the

• like

Old:

• I

• a

• is

• his

• see

UFLI:

• Short o and short e sounds this week

Reading:

• Question of the week: What can I see in a neighborhood?

• Realistic Fiction

• nouns and Present tense verbs

Math:

• Continuing to grow in addition and subtraction.

Science:

• Parts of a plant

• Scientific Method: What happens when a piece of celery is placed in colored water?

Religion:

• Our God in Heaven, How we came to know God the Father through Jesus. How God created us out of love and how he cares for us as a Father.