Dear Parents,
This Monday we have Mass at 9:00 to celebrate the feast of the immaculate Conception.
There will be a Grammar Quiz on Tuesday, a Social Studies Quiz on Thursday, and a Reading Test on A Fine, Fine School on Friday. PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL CHILDREN COME PREPARED WITH SHARPENED PENCILS WITH ERASERS, MARKERS, AND AT LEAST TWELVE COLORED PENCILS THAT ARE SHARPENED. PENS AND SHARPIES ARE NOT ALLOWED! Also please children clean out most of their folders except for cards and vocabulary sheet. Corrected work should be kept at home.
On Friday students may dress down for "Ugly Sweater Day" (unless they receive a note from me).
*Please click here to view this week's lesson plan
Homework for Dec. 9 (Mon.)
Math- Do workbook pp. 27 and 28. Follow the model in top right corner.
ELA- Study Voyages pp. 22 to 38 for Grammar Quiz on Tuesday. Be sure you know ALL about conjunctions, prepositions, proper nouns, and common nouns.
*Please make sure each student has a glue stick tomorrow.
Homework for Dec. 10 (Tues.)
Math- Do workbook pp. 31 and 32. Be sure to follow ALL directions.
Science- On loose leaf write a full heading. Make a graph like the one on textbook p. B 51 to show the number of three things in your closet (for example, shirts, pants, coats or dresses, jackets, boots). Use three different colors and start at the bottom. Be sure to label each column at the bottom.
***There is a school raffle going on for a huge Christmas stocking. Everyone has been asked to bring in $1.00. The stocking will be given out on the last day before the break, Dec. 20, which is an early dismissal day. The Christmas party will also be on that day!
Homework for Dec. 11 (Wed.)
Math- Do workbook pp. 35 and 36. Be sure to read and follow ALL directions.
Social Studies- Quiz tomorrow. Review textbook pp. 74 to 81. Be sure you about goods, services, shelter, salary, needs, wants.
Homework for Dec. 12 (Thurs.)
Math- Do workbook pp. 39 and 40. Do ALL parts as shown in the model in the top right corner.
ELA- Study the vocabulary definitions for A Fine Fine School in the notebook. Also read over the book on the Pearson website.
**Students took home their photos today, if they were ordered. The pictures of those in the after school were given to Eric.
Homework for Dec. 13 (Fri.)
Math- Do workbook pp. 43 and 44. Follow ALL directions! Study all TEN corrected exit tickets for Math test on Tuesday.
Science- Study Science notes in notebook for test on Wed. It is a small sheet that was stapled in.
***Ms. Alma said to check her blog to practice the song for the Christmas show. A few students have been chosen as part of a brief Christmas play.
***For those parents who are wondering about homework for the Christmas vacation, I am assigning work since students will be taking their very important on-line MAP test again in January. I am assigning FIVE new books to be read on the Pearson website: The titles are: At School, My School, Off to School We Go, Let's Be Fair, and It's Time to Get in Line. They will be given the 3 loose leaf sheets next week so they can answer the questions in complete sentences ONLY for the last three books mentioned above. It is important that students do this work themselves (with some help as needed, of course) but it is of no benefit to your children if all their work is done for them. It is important to keep practicing the reading so they are prepared for the MAP test when they return.
The books will appear on the Pearson website starting Dec. 16 and will there till Jan. 6.
**** I found out TODAY that Mr. Woods wants first graders to start working on the Success Maker program which is now up and running again. Today I received each student's new password and username and I will be sending these out on Monday along with the website for Success Maker on an index card which must be kept in the front panel of their folder. You may take a picture of it for safe keeping. It helps students in both Reading and Math. I will be keeping track during the vacation of what students are doing on the program. I strongly suggest 20 minutes a day in either subject at least every other day! I will start showing the students next week and be assigning some work in class and for homework.
