Dear Parents,
Just a few reminders: It is very important that all parents finish sending in all supplies especially the three folders, one notebook, one pencil case with 3 sharpened pencils with erasers and three dry erase markers of different colors, and another pencil case with a set of sharpened colored pencils and a glue stick. Please also remember that I asked for an extra ream of blank paper and $5.00 for the privacy board (needed on Monday). All parent forms including two emergency cards completely filled in are also due this week. Our schedule is not available yet but I do know that gym will be on Tuesdays at 8:15. We have our opening Mass this Thursday at 9:00 if you wish to attend. So far I have distributed four books: Phonics, Social Studies, Religion, and the Reader/Writer Journal. Please make sure all these books are brought back on Monday (even if you did not get a chance to cover them yet). Homework will be posted on a daily basis so please check for updates every afternoon.
Homework for Sept. 9 Mon.
Reading- Study definitions of vocabulary words and copy them in the notebook EXACTLY as it appears below. I will check notebooks on Wed. so you have two days.
Vocabulary for Stellaluna
1. survived- lived
2. perched- sat on a branch
3. daybreak- when the sun comes up in the morning
4. trembling- shaking from fear or cold
5. antonym- opposite in meaning
6. clumsy- opposite of graceful
Math- Do back side of Math sheet: Lesson 1 Homework p. 3.
***This week I will be placing an index card in your child's homework folder. It will have the username and password your child will need to log on to www.pearsonrealize.com .You and your child will be able to read on-line the books we are studying in class as well as practice phonics games. The two assignments you will be able to view are the book Stellaluna and the games on Pack Up the Skills. PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE CARD FROM YOUR CHILD's FOLDER!
*Tomorrow first grade has gym so wear gym clothes.
Homework for Sept. 10 Tues.
***Today I placed in the front panel of your child's folder an index card with the website, username, and password for our Ready Gen Reading program. Make sure you enter each one with no spaces in between. The password begins with a capital F and ends with the number 1. There are two tasks assigned: a book Stellaluna and Phonics games in Pack Up Skills. Children can hear the book read to them as the words are highlighted and in the Phonics games children can practice their consonant and vowel sounds. This is good preparation for next week's MAP testing. Children should work on this tonight.
Parent, please take a picture of the index card and leave the card in the folder.
Math-Do back side of Math sheet: Lesson 2 Homework
***ALL PARENT FORMS MUST BE FILLED AND BROUGHT IN NO LATER THAN THIS FRIDAY. ALSO SOME PARENTS STILL HAVE NOT SENT IN THE FIVE DOLLARS FOR THE PRIVACY BOARD. PLEASE SEND IN NO LATER THAN FRIDAY.
Homework for Sept. 11 Wed.
***On the same loose leaf paper provided in class students should practice writing their school heading correctly five more times under the one we did in class. See below for a sample:
First and Last Name Sept. 11, 2019
O.L.Q. M. Grade 1
Math- Do back side of Math sheet: Lesson 3 Homework.
****PLEASE send in all parent forms filled in AND the five dollars for the privacy board!!!!!
***Regarding parents who informed me this morning that they could not log on to www.pearsonrealize.com. I checked to see if each student could log on and if assignments are there. They CAN and they ARE. so please check again. Please remember there can be NO spaces in between anything and the password begins with a capital F and the number 1 at the end.! If you still have trouble please see me in the morning.
Homework for Sept. 12 Thurs.
Religion- Answer all questions in workbook p. 30. Answer bottom question in a sentence. Look up the answer in the chapter. Quiz on Chapter 1 next week!
Math- Do back side of Math sheet: Lesson 4 Homework.
***All parent forms are due in the office on Monday!!!!
***Students may dress down tomorrow if they wish.
***As of now students are having gym twice a week: on Tuesday first period and on Wednesday last period. Please make sure they wear gym cloths on those days. Also, I would appreciate that your children do not come in with toys, gadgets, extra jewelry, or things that distract them or expensive things that can be lost or damaged. I have enough LEARNING activities and manipulatives to keep them busy and as you know, getting children to focus is very difficult and important at this age.
Homework for Sept. 13 Fri.
***Next week there will be MAP testing so just continue working on the Success Maker program and you can also work on the Phonics games on the pearson website I assigned.
*** There will be a Religion quiz on Chapter 1 on Thurs. next week.
*** Next week I will send home all corrected homework sheets. I grade 4 and 3 as passing and 2 and 1 as failing. Any student who does turn homework in on time has zero. I noticed that several students are not following all directions. For example many did not CIRCLE in Math as the directions stated. In Religion many did not answer the last question which on the blog it says to do!!!! One of the most important test skills is the ability to FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. They need to develop this skill now.
