We are officially in the fourth quarter!  I’m sure you’ll agree that the year is flying by!  Now it is time to put our best foot forward!

This Wednesday, April 18, 2018 is a Box Tops dress down day. Have you child bring in 25 box tops or $5.00 for a dress down day. Then Friday, April 20, 2018, the children have an 11:00 am dismissal due to a faculty meeting.

Keep your eyes out for a permission slip for our class trip to The Challenger Center. We will be going with the third grade to the Challenger Center on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. The children should wear their gym uniform that day and bring a bagged lunch to school that day. The permission slip and a list of souvenirs sold at their shop will be coming home on Monday, April 16, 2018. 

FYI…. I’ve entered our class in a contest for the most time on ixl.com through April 30. We will be on the website in class. Please encourage your child to use the website. It is a wonderful tool to help our children with reading and math skills. Maybe we can log enough hours to earn a pizza party courtesy of ixl.com!


A few of our regular reminders:  

• White socks are worn with the gym uniform.
• Please get index cards to be made into flashcards to help your child study addition and subtraction facts. Punch a hole in them and I will give you a binder ring.
• Absent notes: PLEASE, when your child is absent, send in a note to explain the absence. Thanks!
• Please return the Weekly Behavior Chart with the Friday folder.

Here’s what’s happening this week:

Religion: This week we continue to explore how Jesus taught his followers of God's forgiveness and the Sacrament of Penance and reconciliation. The children will have a test on Chapter 19 on Thursday, April 19, 2018.


Reading : This week we continue with Unit 5 and the adventures of “Kate”. As you know, we continue to follow this character throughout the reader. This week we will read The Hike, The Bone Man, Two Good Things One Bad Thing,  and Big Dig. Please continue to practice all tricky/decodable words from this unit and previous units. As always, please, read with your child and make sure the reading log is in his or her folder on Friday.


Phonics:     This week we will explore spelling alternatives for “r” and “l”. We will also examine root words and comparative endings, -er and –est. There will be a spelling test for this week’s words on Friday, April 20, 2018. There will also be Tic-Tac-Toe assignments for the week.


Grammar:      This week we will continue to practice declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences. In addition, we will discuss the differences between opinion writing and factual writing. We will also begin to expand our use of sentences (sentence building).


Math : This week we continue Unit 4 Section D-F. We will look at counting on tens and ones, sums to 40 and word problems. PLEASE remember to continue to practice sums with your child using the homemade flashcards that the children have made. 


SS/Sci: In social studies, we continue to explore communities. In the Listening and Learning Domain~ Astronomy, we will lern about stars and constellations. On May 8, 2018 when we will visit The Challenger Center in Suffern. This is a fun-filled day for the children.


Upcoming Tests
Monday, April 16, 2018                 Oral Recitation, Glory Be
Thursday, April 19, 2018                 Religion Test, Chapter 19
Friday, April 20, 2018                      Weekly Spelling Test
 

Looking Ahead… (Tentative dates)
 
Monday, April 23, 2018                  Tricky/Decodable Word Test U. 1-5
 
Tuesday, April 24, 2018                 Unit 5 Reading Test
 
Wednesday, April 25, 2018             Religion, Glory Be written (fill in)
 
Friday, April 27, 2018                     Weekly Spelling Test
 
Friday, April 27, 2018                      Unit 4 Math Test, Section D-F
 
Monday, April 30, 2018                   Religion Test                 


                      
                               

Tuesday     ~~ GYM
Wednesday~~ LIBRARY
                        COMPUTERS
Thursday    ~~ ART
 Friday        ~~ MUSIC 

When a scholastic flyer comes home, please use the activation code below to place your order. Simply go to www.scholastic.com, go to Book Clubs, and place your order each time the flyers are sent home a long as you do so by the date on the flyer.  

Grade 1 activation code: GT4DB