Week of 5/24

We partnered up to find out facts about animals from last weeks story "Amazing Animals".

Dear Parents,

This is our last week in May! It will be a short one but we still have a lot going on! Please be sure to read all of the reminders:

- This week we will start our last story of the year. We will have a spelling and reading test on this story next Friday and it will count as the reading exam.

- Next week more information on exams will be on the blog and the exam schedule and study guides will be sent home.

- We hope you can join us in person or virtually at our first grade Mass tomorrow morning at 9:00 am! The kids have been working hard and are very excited!

- I'm sure you read the email about the mask restrictions being lifted for recess and outside gym! This is great news! Masks still need to be worn inside and we are running low on extras so if you could make sure your child has an extra or 2 packed in their schoolbag it would be a big help, especially with how bad the allergies have been. Thanks!

- No school Thursday, 5/27 through Monday, 5/31! Please note that Thursday is no longer an asynchronous day!

- Doughnuts with Dudes is planned for Tuesday, June 8th at 8:30 am in the recess yard if weather permits. Each child gets to invite one "dude" for coffee and doughnuts and some quality time! Dads, grandparents, uncles, close friends are all considered dudes :). More information will sent home next week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 111

practice Magic Words

Math: page 164, 165

Tuesday

Reading: page 117

practice Magic Words

Math: page 166 and 167

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion
We will start Chapter 23 "We Celebrate the Mass" and learn about the parts of the Mass.

Reading
Story: "Whistle for Willie"
Target Skill: Cause and Effect
Phonics Skill: 'oo' sound
Grammar: pronouns
Magic Words: again, along, began, boy, father, house, nothing, together
Spelling Words: look, book, good, hook, brook, took, shook, foot, wood, hood

Math
We will start our final unit on fractions and work on learning about equal parts, halves, quarters and thirds.

Week of 5/17

Dear Parents,


This is our last full week of full days before the end of the year! I can't believe it. We will continue to work hard and build independence as the year comes to a close. I know as the weather gets warmer and the end of the year gets closer it is easy to fall out of school routines, but I ask that you continue to keep those important routines going at home so we can finish the end of the year strong!

Here are the reminders for this week:

- Miss Rooney is out today. If there are any transportation changes please let me know so I can inform the substitute. 

- The Virtual May Procession will be on Tuesday night at 7:00 pm.

- There will be a math test on shapes and symmetry on Thursday. A review will be sent home for homework on Wednesday night.

- There will be a Religion test on Friday on Chapter 18. A study guide will be sent home today.

- Some kids are in need of glue sticks and new pencils! We did a supply check today. Please ask your child of they need any supplies for the end of the year! Thanks for your help with this!

- Important dates for May/June:
- Tuesday, May 25th - First grade Mass at 9:00 am (Virtual for school but parents are welcome)
- No school Thursday, 5/27th - Monday, 5/31st. School resumes Tuesday, June 1st.
- Tuesday, June 8th - Doughnuts with Dudes at 8:30 am (weather permitting)

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Rooney

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 95

practice Magic Words

Math: page 92 and 93

Religion: study for test

Tuesday- No Homework - May Procession

Wednesday

Reading: page 99, 103

practice Magic Words

Math: complete test review

Religion: study for test

Thursday

Reading: page 102

practice Magic Words

Religion: study for test tomm

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion
We will finish Chapter 18 "We Are All Followers of Jesus" and have a test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "Amazing Animals"
Target Skill: Drawing Conclusions
Phonics Skill: R controlled vowels: er, ir, ur
Grammar: pronouns
Magic Words: follow, years, learning, begins, young, until, baby, eight
Spelling Words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, third, bird, hurt, turn, fur

Math
We will finish our unit of shapes and symmetry and have a test on Thursday.

Week of 5/10

Last Wednesday, we celebrated James 7th Birthday! 

Happy Birthday James:)

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a great Mother's Day and weekend! Last week we finished our third reading unit. This week we will start our fourth reader, but will be doing things a little differently to end out the year. For this last reader, we will do one story a week. Sight words and spelling words will still be given and should be studied, but they will not be "formally" tested on them. We will continue to take the reading tests as practice but they will not count as a grade. We decided to do this to keep the kids engaged with new stories and words each week!

Here are the other reminders for the week:

- Dress down day today! Please send in $1.00.

- Test folders will be sent home on Tuesday. Please sign and return on Wednesday.

- No school on Thursday for the feast of the Ascension!

- Important dates for May/June:

- Tuesday, May 18th - Virtual May Procession
- Tuesday, May 25th - First grade Mass at 9:00 am (Virtual for school but parents are welcome)
- No school Thursday, 5/27th - Monday, 5/31st. School resumes Tuesday, June 1st.
- Tuesday, June 8th - Doughnuts with Dudes at 8:30 am (weather permitting)

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Rooney

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 80

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: pages 88

practice Magic Words

Math: page 90

Wednesday

Reading: page 81 and 87

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion
We will start Chapter 18 "We Are All Followers of Jesus".

Reading
Story: "The Garden"
Target Skill: Story Structure
Phonics Skill: -ar controlled vowel, review -or
Grammar: pronouns
Sight Words: few, night, loudly, window, story, shall, world , noise
Spelling Words: far, arm, yard, art, jar, bar, barn, bark car, yarn

Math
We will continue learning about 2D shapes and start learning about 3D shapes.

Week of 5/3

Last Friday we had some crazy weather!

The kids brought there "bag of books" outside to read but

we quickly started to get rained on. 

We improvised and set up shop inside on the stormy afternoon:)

Dear Parents,

We will continue to work hard and finish strong these last few full weeks of school! There is only one more full week of full days after this one! I loved all my teacher appreciation cards, what a fabulous way to start the week! THANK YOU for the beautiful orchid too. The kids are excited to help me keep it alive. 

I hope all of the moms have a wonderful and relaxing Mother's Day this Sunday :)

Here are your reminders for the week:

- Don't forget the Virtual Rosary is Tuesday night at 7:00 pm.

- There will be a math test on measurement tomorrow. A review will be sent home for homework tonight! The kids have been doing great with this!

- There will be a Religion test on Thursday on Chapter 17 on Baptism. A study guide will be sent home tonight.

- We will have a reading and a spelling test on Friday this week.

- Important dates for May/June:
- No School Thursday, May 13th - Feast of the Ascension
- Tuesday, May 18th - Virtual May Procession
- Tuesday, May 25th - First grade Mass at 9:00 am (Virtual for school but parents are welcome)
- No school Thursday, 5/27th - Monday, 5/31st. School resumes Tuesday, June 1st.
- Tuesday, June 8th - Doughnuts with Dudes at 8:30 am (weather permitting)

Have a wonderful week!

Miss Rooney

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 71

practice Magic Words

Math: complete test review

Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Phonics: pages 255-256

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 73

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study for test

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

practice Magic Words

Math:

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion
We will finish Chapter 17 on Baptism and have a test on Thursday.

Reading
Story: "Little Rabbit's Tale"
Target Skill: Cause and Effect
Phonics Skill: Short e (ea) and compound words
Grammar: prepositions
Sight Words: door, old, want, more, try, wash, mother, use, everyone, while
Spelling Words: bedtime, backpack, sunset, playpen, bathtub, raincoat, sailboat, inside, flagpole, himself,

Math
We will finish our unit on measurement and have a test on Tuesday. Then we will begin our unit on Geometry and shapes!