First Grade News

This is my last newsletter as first grade teacher at St. Joseph.  This summer I am moving back home (West Virginia) to be closer to my family.  I was blessed to end my career here with a wonderful class.  We’ve had a great year and I want to thank you for all the time you have spent practicing spelling words and working with your child. I want to give a special thank you to Mrs. Dwyer and Mrs. Colvin for being wonderful and supportive homeroom moms.  They went above and beyond their duty. 

Math – We will be using a balance to compare weight.  We will also discuss the weight in pounds, grams, and kilograms.  We will also estimate and measure capacity using nonstandard units, cup, pint, quart, and liter.    

Reading – Our next story is Two Greedy Bears.  We will be working on the following skills:  comprehension, high frequency vocabulary words, phonics, making predictions, and math words.                      

Spelling –   This is our last spelling test!  This is also the last week for homework.

Religion –   We will study how the Holy Spirit gives us strength when we are afraid or scared.  We will also be practicing for our Mass on the last day of school.  Readings will be coming home soon.

Science – We will discuss seeds and what they need to grow.  We will also discuss the parts of a plant.

Social Studies - The last couple of weeks we will be studying dinosaurs.  One of our activities will be making a diorama.  Please send a shoe box with your child by next Friday.  If you have extra shoe boxes we would love to have them. Your child is welcome to share their books or videos about dinosaurs during class.

                             Dates to Remember

      May 15^th                      Peace Day – wear your peace shirt

     May 22^nd                     Field Day – wear comfortable and          

                                     appropriate play clothes.  Don’t forget your  

                                     tennis shoes and sunscreen! 

                                     Lunch provided.

     May 23^rd                      Last Day of School!  Dismiss at 12 noon.

                              No Primetime and No lunches served.

                              FIRST GRADE PREPARES THE      

                                         MASS!                                                           

Spelling words and dictation sentences for May 16, 2008.

Spelling words                          Challenge Words   

store                                          afford

corn                                           before

for                                             stomach

more                                          suddenly

or

morning

                        Dictation Sentences

1.    Get some corn at the store.

2.   It’s time for us to eat.

3.   Jan will go with us in the morning. 

Have a wonderful and safe summer!