Notices for May 31 to June 3

 Dear Parents,

          This week gym will be Thursday from 9:45 to 10:30. There is NO SCHOOL on Friday.  There will a Science Quiz on Wed. on Butterflies, a Social Studies Quiz on Thurs. on Earth Day, and a Vocabulary Quiz on Arbor Day Square on Thurs. Study Guides are provided for each on google classroom. Please make sure to review well!

        Please remember that students should continue to read their next set of five leveled readers and/or set of decodable readers.  Students may also read the new book we will be studying this week in class Arbor Day Square, which has also been assigned on google classroom.  Consistent reading practice for your children is important!

Lesson Plan for May 31 to June 3

Notices for May 23 to 27

 Dear Parents,

        This week we have only three days of school. There is no school Thurs., Fri., and Mon. Two Reading tests are scheduled for this week.  Please consult google classroom. The next set of five leveled readers which is on plant growth has been assigned and will be available from May 23 to June 3.  A new set of five decodable books has also been assigned. Please make sure your children do these assignments.

       On Wed. all students will be attending a prayer service for those receiving Confirmation. Students should DRESS UP!!!!! No jeans allowed. It is scheduled for 11:00.  

        Last Friday Progress Reports were sent home along with a listing of recorded work your children have been doing on Edgenuity either in class or at home. Lines in red indicate work not done.

              As your children may have mentioned, at least twelve butterflies so far that your children helped rear are fluttering around in our sanctuary and sipping from orange juice soaked cotton balls. Besides observing them, your children have done the following:

1. watched and discussed several videos on the butterfly life cycle
2. read passages based on the topic and responded to follow-up questions,
3. completed two sets of worksheets based on butterfly activities to learn related vocabulary terms
4. practiced drawing and coloring their symmetrical wing patterns
5. and finally responded to 18 check up questions.
 Of course, after the break they can look forward to TWO Butterfly Quizzes. There will also be a Social Studies Quiz based on Earth Day. Study guides for each of these quizzes will be available on google classroom by May 27th in case you want an early start. 

Lesson Plan for May 23 to 27

Notices for May 16 to 20

Dear Parents,

         This week all first graders will be taking the MAP test on line.  On Tuesday they will take the Reading and on Thursday they will the Math. I will be reviewing some Edgenuity tasks in class, but parents need to check daily assignments on google classroom for additional review tasks students should do.  GYM  once again will be on Wednesday and again there will 12:00 dismissal on Friday. My turn to  meet with the coach is on Wed. from 12:45 to 1:30 so work will be assigned to students during that time.

             There will be a Writing Quiz on Wednesday and a Spelling Quiz on Friday.  No other homework will be given so students have time to do review work on Edgenuity.  A reminder that test folders are due back on Monday.  Progress Reports will be given out on Friday.  These reports need to be signed and returned the following Monday.

Lesson Plan for May 16 to 20

Notices for May 9 to 13

 Dear Parents,

         An important change this week!  GYM class will be on Wed. this week instead of Friday.  On Friday we are having Mass, including two Baptisms, followed by the Crowing of Mary. So on Friday all students must in SCHOOL UNIFORM.  Dismissal on Friday will be at 12:00. 

        A reminder that students will have two Math tests this week. On Monday I will be reviewing for these tests with students but it is important that students also review well at home. Students have Science and Social Studies homework this week that must be done on loose leaf.  It is important that this work is done neatly, carefully, and completely. 

Lesson Plan for May 9 to 13

Notices for May 2 to 6

 Dear Parents,

            Monday is International Harry Porter Day. Get ready to review study guides ----lots of tests this week. Social Studies Quiz is on Tues., Science Quiz is on Wed., Religion Quiz on Thurs., and Spelling Quiz is on Fri. The rest of  the NYSESLAT test sections will also be completed in the following weeks. 

          Last week your children learned about Earth Day (which is celebrated on April 23) as a Social Studies topic.  This week students will be working on Science. Your children have probably mentioned to you about our caterpillars. Each child has two which they have named and which they will be observing in the following weeks as they make their cocoons. The class have begun and will continue learning about them by means of videos, reading passages, books, and interactive activities. Assessments on these will be given in the following weeks.

         Progress Reports will be sent home on May 20.  The next set of test papers to be signed will be sent home shortly before that.

          Lesson Plan for May 2 to 6