Week of 3/7

Congrats to our 2nd trimester Peacemaker, Nolan Sweeney!

It was a beautiful Ash Wednesday mass with the whole school

in attendance! Thank you the parents who attended as well!

Dear Parents,

The second trimester closes this Friday and I can assure you that this last trimester will FLY by. In this final trimester, we really focus on responsibility, independence and self control. We talk a lot about being "almost second graders" and what being in second grade entails. One of the best parts of teaching first grade is seeing the growth that each child makes in 9 short months. Thinking back from September until now they are completely different kiddos! I am sure you see it too :)

This week is also Terra Nova week! We will be taking different parts of the test each day. Please follow the schedule that was sent home last week. I told the kids that for homework this week they should be in bed by 8:30pm at the absolute latest, and that they should be eating a healthy breakfast and packing a healthy snack for recess. These little things really do make a difference. Here are a few reminders:


- Please make sure the kids have a few sharpened #2 pencils and a good eraser each day for the test.

- There will be no homework this week! Getting to bed early should be easier this way! :)

- We will be building our leprechaun traps next week so don't forget to be collecting supplies!


Have a great week!
Mrs. Hallinan 

NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion
We will begin Chapter 12 "The Church Serves". We will continue to learn about Lent and The Stations of the Cross.

Reading
Story: "The Big Trip"
Target Skill: Compare and Contrast
Phonics Skill: Long E (ea, ee) and -ng, -nk words
Grammar: compound sentences
Sight Words: about, could, sure, don't, car, maybe, very, travel, really, through, by, there
Spelling Words: keep, seed, green, street, cheek, clean, read, mean, sea, heat

Math
We will continue working with money by counting mixed coins up to $1.00 and finish up the unit.