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Homework for Wednesday:
Reader Our Family Get-Together Selection Test on Thursday.
Math Workbook p. 74 Pennies, Nickels, Dimes
Thursday is Student Appreciation Day! Show your Linus pride by wearing blue and white.
The students will enjoy popcorn and their choice movie in our school wing.
No "homework" tonight, but we are having our weekly spelling test tomorrow, so please review!
Happy Student Appreciation Day!
This week, our phonics focus is on the long i sound and medial consonants.
Due to the shorter week, our Spelling test will take place on Thursday. Here are the words:
like, ride, nice, white, time, five, your, friend, never, rabbit
High Frequency (shoebox) words: be, soon, pretty, friend, your
Please continue to work with these words frequently at home.
In Math, we are learning about money! We are counting coins. If you want to help your child learn about money concepts at home, pull out the piggy bank and have them sort the coins. They should be able to count combinations of pennies, nickels, and dimes, so far. We will add quarters soon. Remind them to count the coins with the greatest value first, and ask them to show you why they should do that!
Tuesday is the 100th day of school! We are planning some fun 100th day activities to celebrate!
On Thursday, school will be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. I will be available from 1-4 p.m. and 5-7:30 p.m. for optional conferences. If you have concerns or would like to discuss your child's progress, please stop by. Remember, I am available every morning, and most afternoons after school as well, and we can always "meet" by phone or email.
Reminder: There is no school on Friday, 2/10. Enjoy the long weekend!
Coming up... We will have a simple Valentine's Day celebration on Tuesday, February 14th. The children may bring valentine cards to share with the class. Please make sure they include all their classmates. We have 9 boys and 8 girls in our room.
Homework:
Reader The Rolling Rice Cake
Looking for 1 or 2 volunteers who'd like to help with our Valentine's Day party on Tuesday, 2/14. Our party will begin at 1 p.m. and end by 2:15. If you can help, please send a note or an email.
Thanks!
Reminder:
Early dismissal Thursday at 11:30. Open conference times are from 1-4 p.m. and 5-7:30 p.m.
No school on Friday.
Have a great week!
Happy 100th Day of School!
Homework:
Mini Reader Summer at Pine Lake Read aloud 2x with expression.
Circle the words with the long i vowel sound and the CVCe spelling pattern.
Homework:
Reader The Rat and the Cat Selection Test Thursday.
Spelling Test Thursday!
Math Workbook p. 77
11:30 Dismissal on Thursday.
No school on Friday! Enjoy the weekend!
The phonics focus for the week is on the long u vowel sound and final digraphs sh, ng, ch, th, tch, etc.
Spelling Words for Friday's test: fish, that, long, the, such, with, four, were, cute, use
High Frequency Words: four, funny, long, watch, were
We celebrate St. Valentine's Day on Tuesday, 2/14 with a simple celebration. Your child may bring Valentine cards to share with the class -- we have a total of 17 children, 9 boys, 8 girls. I believe that Mrs. Cholke could still use a little help with our celebration - please let me know if you would like to volunteer. We will celebrate near the end of our school day, from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
This week in Math, we introduce the quarter and dollar in our study of money. Please continue to practice counting coins at home. We use play coins here at school, but it just isn't the same as working with the real thing!
LAST MINUTE NEWS FLASH...
I've been told that we were granted an extension on the Great America Read to Succeed Six Hour Reading Program -- the new deadline is February 25th, so keep on reading if you haven't yet turned in your form!
Have a wonderful week!
Homework:
Reader <strong>June and the Mule: A Tall Tale> 2x with expression
Math workbook p. 78 Quarters
In Reading this week, all of our stories have a cowboy/girl theme. If your child has a cowboy hat or boots, they may bring them to school to be worn during Reading. I do have some hats here at school -- please don't go out and buy anything!
Tomorrow we celebrate St. Valentine's Day. If your child wants to exchange Valentine cards, please send enough for the entire class -- 17 total, 9 boys, 8 girls.
Reminder: Lunch towels!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Homework:
Mini Reader The Dude Ranch Dudes Read aloud 2x with expression.
Math Workbook p. 79.
Homework:
Reader Slim, Luke, and the Mules Selection Test Thursday.
Math Workbook p. 80, Money Amounts
A big THANKS! to Mrs. Cholke and Mrs. Mullarkey for their help in planning and providing a great Valentine's Day celebration!
St. Linus PeeWee NJHS for the 2nd Quarter
CONGRATULATION to Makayla Henry and George Partin who were selected to be recognized by the St. Linus National Junior Honor Society at a special lunch today. Makayla and George exemplify the pillars of the NJHS at a very young age. We are so proud of you! Keep up the great work!
Homework:
Be ready for a Spelling Test tomorrow!
Math workbook p. 81 Money Test tomorrow.
Reminder: Monday, 2/20 is Presidents Day -- no school.
Our next 1st Grade Mass will be celebrated on Friday, February 24th. Please send in a family photo that we can use during our celebration. It will be returned!
We will be celebrating our second 1st Grade Mass this Friday, 2/24. All are welcome to join us. If your child came home with a reading part in their Home folder, please help them practice it each day. We will also be practicing here at school on Wednesday and Thursday.
Our phonics focus for the week is the long e sound, spelled with one e or ee, and we will also be learning about compound words.
Spelling words for Friday's test: we, he, she, see, me, green, any, kind, anything, inside
High Frequency words: about, any, ask, anything, inside
Please remember to use the spellingcity.com website as a resource to practice these words!
Homework:
Reader Riddle-dee Fiddle-dee-dee 2x with expression.
Please bring in a family photo to be used in our 1st Grade Mass.
Reading parts for Friday's Mass are in Home folders today. If your child has a reading part, please help them practice each day this week.
We hope you can join us at our Mass on Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Homework:
Mini Reader: A Pack of Seeds Read aloud 2x. Circle and mark the long e words with single or double e spelling, underline the compound words.
Reminder: Family photo for our Mass poster asap!
Mass is Friday at 8:30 a.m. Readers, keep practicing at home!
Homework:
Reader: The Riddles Selection Test on Friday
Spelling Test on Friday
Important Math Unit 4 Test on Friday. Look over the Review page sent home on Wednesday to be ready!
Last call for family photos for our class poster used at Mass Friday.
Hope to see you at our 1st grade Mass at 8:30 a.m. on Friday! If you can't be there because of work, we understand!
Friday is a Ladies Guild lunch day -- no FSP lunches or milk served.
Thank you for sending in the beautiful family photos used in our 1st Grade Mass. I have returned them. You will find them in your child's Home folder. Once again, the children celebrated a beautiful liturgy and I was very proud of them. Their excellent participation and behavior was remarked upon by others who were attending Mass, too.
This week's phonics focus is on the long e sound spelled ea and inflected word ending -ed.
The Spelling words for Friday's test are:
ask, asked, call, called, clean, cleaned, think, only, teach, neat
High Frequency words: buy, only, or, right, think
If you are interested in ordering from the Scholastic Books forms sent home last week, please return your order with payment by Wednesday, 2/29. Thanks.
Homework:
Reader A Real Gift 2x
Math Workbook p. 82
Progress reports are in your child's Home folder today, along with our recent Reading Unit Skills Test and Math Unit Test. As always, please contact me with any concerns or questions.
Homework:
Reading/Phonics:
Mini Reader The Neat Green Cast Read aloud 2x, then circle and mark the words with the long e sound, IF they have the ea spelling pattern. See example on book cover. Bring mini reader back to school on Wednesday - it will be collected!
Math: Workbook p. 83
Be ready for a Facts Quiz on Wednesday!
Happy Leap Day!
Homework:
Reader: Arthur's Reading Race Selection Test tomorrow.
Math workbook p. 84 Doubles plus 1.
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