Saturday, December 15, 2018

Homework for Dec. 17 to 20

Dear Parents,
          Please remember to bring in $5.00 on Monday for the pizza party if you have done so.  Also please remember to send in a strong plastic or fabric bag to pack up books, and ONE Christmas card.
A reminder that this Monday there will be a Social Studies Quiz and a Math Quiz on Tuesday.  On Wednesday students should wear some combination of red and green clothes for Lessons and Carols.  The children doing the play will have to change clothes in school.  The children in the play will have a final practice 9:00 Tuesday morning. Please refer to Ms. Alma's blog for any information about the performance.  Below I listed the homework  for the entire week including for the vacation.

Lesson Plan

Homework for Dec. 17
Math- Study for Math quiz all corrected exit tickets 12 to 20 as well as corrected homework ages.
ELA- Practice reading A Fine, Fine School on the pearsonrealize.com website.
***There is a Christmas bake sale if anyone wishes to buy --one or two dollars is enough!

Homework for Dec. 18
***Bring in 2 or 3 individual juices and your treat for the class.
***Get all quizzes signed and return them after the vacation. Keep them stapled together!
There are 3 Reading Tests, 1 Writing Test, 2 Phonics Quizzes, 2 Math Tests, 2 Social Studies Quizzes, 1 Science Quiz, 1 Religion Quiz, and 1 Grammar Quiz. Please check for all these!
REMEMBER TO WEAR RED AND GREEN DRESS UP CLOTHES FOR LESSONS AND CAROLS TOMORROW!!!

Homework for Dec. 19
***All students have their books packed up in the back cabinets.  I told them to take home only their folder with their tests to get signed  and their Voyages ELA book because they will have a Grammar quiz on the Monday, Jan. 7--first quiz for the new year! It will be based on pp. 48 to 58. Students have also written their Christmas cards and these will be delivered tomorrow around the school!

ELA- On the pearsonrealize.com  website log on with your username and password.  Read ALL five books listed:  My School Off to School,  It's Time to Get in Line Let's Be Fair!  At School.   Then on loose leaf write a full heading and answer all questions in the back of any THREE books. Answer in complete sentences. Use one loose leaf for each book.

***I strongly recommend that you continue practice ELA and Math on the freckle website since all students will be taking the MAP test in January!!!!!  Students should also be answering the follow-up questions for each non-fiction article. In Math click on Math Practice and work on ALL the different skills (except Financial Literacy).  I will be monitoring on line the work that students are doing.

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Homework for Dec. 10 to 14

Dear Parents,
         This is a reminder about quizzes this week.  Reading quizzes to complete Unit 1 will be given this week as well as a Science quiz on Wednesday and a Social Studies quiz on Friday. Students have completed their class Advent wreath and this week will learn about creating a Nativity scene and listen to certain Bible stories related to the symbols on our Jesse Tree.  These are all Advent practices in preparation for Christmas that students need to learn. Next week I will send home another set of quizzes to be signed.  Please don't lose them in the Christmas frenzy.

Lesson Plan

Homework for Dec. 10
Math- Do workbook pp.65 and 66.  Follow the top sample we did in class.
ELA-Practice writing sentences describing how an animal sleeps. Practice writing question and answer on what an animal can do with its feet. For the test I will select an animal for them.

Homework for Dec. 11
Math - Do workbook pp. 69 and 70.  Read and follow ALL directions!
Science- Study ten vocabulary definitions in notebook and text book pp. B22 to B25 for quiz tomorrow.

Homework for Dec. 12
Math- Do workbook pp. 73 and 74. Follow ALL directions (eg. draw, cross out, write 2+ addition sentence)
Social Studies- On loose leaf write a full heading (see below).  Answer questions #1 to 4 under Thinking About Ideas on p. 98. Answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

        First and Last Name                                                                        Dec. 12, 2018
         O.L.Q.M.                                                                                         Grade 1
                                                         Social Studies

* Today I sent home the Math sprints your children have done in class. They are just done for practice and don't count for a grade.  Leave them home.  I am also sending home the photo packet you ordered!!!

Homework for Dec. 13
Math- Do workbook pp. 79 and 80.
Social Studies- Study text book pp. 74 to 83 for quiz tomorrow!  Know meaning of following words: job, goods, services, volunteers, needs, wants, shelter, spend.  Be able to give examples of some needs all people have.

*** Next week students will have two final quizzes before vacation: On Monday there will be a Social  Studies Quiz on text book pp. 84 to 95 and 99.  On Tuesday there will be a Math quiz based on exit tickets 12 to 20.  I will send exit tickets home on Friday. On Wed. morning there will be Lessons and Carols in church and then a Christmas pizza party in the afternoon.  Please send in $5.00 for two slices, chips, and candy.  Students will need to bring in their own small juice containers and ONE treat to share with the class.  We will discuss these in class. Next week I will also send quizzes home to be signed and returned. PLEASE DON'T LOSE THESE.  Yes-- there will be vacation homework but nothing overwhelming!

Homework for Dec. 14
Math - Do workbook pp. 83 and 84.  Be sure to study corrected exit tickets 12 to 20 for quiz on Tues. as well as corrected homework pages for those same lessons.

Social Studies- Study text book pp. 84 to 95 and 99 for quiz on MONDAY. Know meaning of following words: transportation, subway, penny, nickel, dime, quarter, coins, bills, mint, sort, picture graph,  symbol, pounds. Be able to explain how transportation helps people.

***Please send in $5.00 for pizza party no later than MONDAY if you have not done so yet.  Also please send in a medium size fabric or strong plastic bag to pack up students' books in the cabinet for the holidays by Monday also. For Wed. please remember to send in at least two individual juices for your child and ONE snack we discussed  to share with the class.  Also, please have your child bring in ONE Christmas card in an envelope on Monday and choose someone in the school (outside the classroom) that they want to write to.  We will do the writing in class in letter format. Thank you.


Sunday, December 2, 2018

Homework for Dec. 3 to 7

Dear Parents,
         This Friday there will 9:00 Mass to celebrate the feast of the  Immaculate Conception. As stated last week. there will a Mid-Module Math Test this Tuesday and a Writing Test on Wednesday based on the two books mentioned on the  pearson website.  This week I will keep assessing students' oral reading and comprehension on the non-fiction articles on the freckle website.

Lesson Plan

Homework for Dec. 3
Math - Do workbook pp. 47 and 48.  Review all eleven corrected exit tickets for quiz tomorrow, as well as corrected homework pages from those same lessons.
Science-  On loose leaf write a full heading.  Answer two questions in textbook p. B25 in complete sentences.  Be sure to begin with capital and end with period.  See below for sample heading.
***Bring glue stick for Science tomorrow.

         Name: First and Last                                                                         Dec. 3, 2018
         O. L. Q. M.                                                                                         Grade 1
                                                                  Science


Homework for Dec. 4
No Math homework tonight!
Phonics -  Do pp. 33. 34, 35, and 36

ELA- Study books on www.pearsonrealize.com for writing test tomorrow Time to Sleep and What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?   (this second book is found in Text Collection)  Students will need to write one question with its correct answer about an animal in EACH of these stories. Students will be required to write complete sentences that make sense with correct use of capital letters and use question mark and period where neeeded in eac sentence.


Homework for Dec. 5
Math- Do workbook pp. 53 and 54.  Follow sample in top right corner.
Religion- Study pp. 156-157 about  Advent.  Answer p. 164 about Christmas. Follow directions.

Homework for Dec. 6
Math - Do workbook pp. 57 and 58.  Again follow the sample in top right corner of each page.
Phonics -  Do pp. 37, 38, 39, and 40. Practice GOOD handwriting!   Use all lower case letters.

Homework for Dec. 7
Math- Do workbook pp. 61 and 62.  READ and FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS!
Science - Study  text book pp. B22 to B25 and notes below for quiz next Wed. Copy notes neatly on next notebook page.
                                                  Science Notes                     12-6
1. cub- baby lion
2. lamb- baby sheep
3. calf- baby cow
4. nymph- baby grasshopper
5. froglet - baby frog
6. nestling- a baby bird
7. hatch- to break out of an egg
8. molt- to shed its skin
9. chrysalis- a shell a caterpillar makes around itself
10. stages- steps of growth- The first stage of growth for many animals is the egg.

***Next week students will be taking the Reading tests on Time to Sleep and What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?   (this second book is found in Text Collection) and the End of Unit 1 Test.  These will be given throughout the week.
***There will be a Social Studies quiz next Fri. based on textbook pp. 74 to 83 in case you want to begin reviewing with your child.  Know the meaning of the words: job, goods, services, volunteers, needs, wants, shelter, and spend.





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