First Grade Homework Sheet Week of Oct. 31, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of Oct. 31, 2011

        This week your child will be bringing home our traditional First Grade Family Turkey Project.  This will be a two-week project designed for the entire family to contribute to the finished product.  Please read the letter of directions and carefully glue your template onto stiff cardboard or poster board.  You can use any materials you like and please try to be creative.  Our Turkey Projects will be on display in our classroom during the two weeks before Thanksgiving and the Principal, Father Henry, the Sisters, and other classes come through to see our completed projects.  I hope you will have fun with this project and your child will be proud of his/her finished masterpiece!  It is due Nov. 14.

        All Math-A-Thon money is due Thursday, and there is Free Dress for all students who have turned in their money that day.

Friday is Mass day so it is full uniform for all students (long pants for boys and dresses for girls; no shorts!).

        Thank you, thank you to Heather and all of our great parents who made our Halloween Party a wonderful success!

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #10 five times each;

        Phonics—“Patchwork Pals” short vowel review

        Read with parents

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #10 three times each;

        Math—“From Paw to Pail” addition to 14

        Read with parents

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #10 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Grammar—“On the Grill” nouns

FULL UNIFORM FOR MASS FRIDAY; NOON DISMISSAL

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of Oct. 24, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of Oct. 24, 2011

        This week is the annual Red Ribbon Week!  Please check the schedule of events which went home last Friday for each day’s theme or check the school website!   Of course, if you or your child does not wish to participate in the activity or dress for the day, just have him/her wear the school uniform.

        Please respond to Heather’s letter asking for volunteers for all of the Halloween events.  We need lots of people and donations to make these events successful.  Thank you in advance for all you are doing!

        This Tuesday is the book fair at Barnes and Noble in Redlands.  You can purchase scrip and/or attend the fair at the store to support our school and find lots of excellent reading material for your whole family.  Remember, books make fabulous Christmas gifts!!!

        Speaking of books, I always recommend that every child spends some time every night reading with parents or siblings.  You can take turns with your child; listen to their reading; and reading to them.  This should be a regular activity every night.

Monday:  Write Spelling Words List #9 five times each;

        Phonics—“Roundup”; read with parents

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #9 three times each;

        Phonics—“Under the Stars”; practice high frequency words

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #9 two times each;

        Phonics—“Perfect Harmony”

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #9 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Math—“Pitching In”; read with parents

WEAR YOUR HALLOWEEN COSTUME FRIDAY (LEAVE PLAY WEAPONS AT HOME!!!!)

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of Oct. 17, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of Oct. 17, 2011

        I would like to thank all 11 of our field trip drivers!  We had a great day in beautiful Oak Glen learning about apples.  The staff at Los Rios Rancho complimented me on how well-behaved and academically prepared our class always was when we visit the apple orchard.  I was very proud of our First Graders, and hopefully we can go on many more educational and fun field trips!

        Now is the time to collect your pledged money for the Math-A-Thon.  Please turn the money in to me, not the office.  Each teacher keeps track of the amounts pledged and collected before turning it over to the office.

        I have included copies of the recognized pre-primer and primer sight word lists with this homework packet.  These should be review for all first graders.  Please start working with your child to be able to read and comprehend these words.  These lists correspond with our

Open Court Reading

program and should be mastered by each student.  In a couple of weeks I will include the “First Grade” sight word list.

        This Friday we will try again to have a “board games and videos” afternoon.  Board games only, no video or electronic games, please.  We will not have Show and Tell that day.

Monday:  Write Spelling Words List #8 five times each;

        Math—“Bears and Berries”

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #8 three times each;

        Math—“Filled to the Brim”

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #8 two times each;

        Math—“A Sticky Snack”

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #8 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Math—“Picking Berries”

BOARD GAMES AND VIDEOS FRIDAY AFTERNOON!!!!

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of Oct. 10, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of Oct. 10, 2011

        This is a very busy week for First Grade!  Our first field trip is Tuesday, and if you signed up to be a driver, please be at the Mary statue by 8:30 that morning.  Also, be sure to send a lunch and a drink with your student for that day.  We will be having a picnic at the apple orchard and there will be no food bought there.  Please do not send any money with your student as we will not have time for any shopping!

        The Math-A-Thon is this Friday, Oct. 14.  Every family received a sponsor sheet in their monthly tuition envelope, but if you need another one, you can get one on the school website or in the office.  Every student will take the Math-A-Thon test as part of their regular math grade for the week so why not take advantage of this 100% fundraiser and get some sponsors!!!!  Please sign your student’s sponsor sheet and make sure they bring it in on Friday!  Our test will consist of several of our addition and subtraction facts which we have been practicing so there is nothing to study before the event.  Friday is also Free Dress for $1 if you choose to participate.

 I will be sending home a couple of lists of sight words for you to practice with your child in the next couple of weeks.  This will be review for some, but good practice for all.  Please be sure you supervise your child’s homework and practice reading with them every night.  I would also recommend that you help them with their spelling words orally in addition to more time with the written assignment.  Many of our students are getting excellent grades on our spelling tests, but others seem to need more help.  I have also included our next five lists of spelling words; there is no list #6, just review time.

Thank you all for all you do!

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of Oct. 3, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of Oct. 3, 2011

        I am so happy that every student turned in their permission slip and money for our field trip by the deadline last Friday!!!!  The field trip is a week from Thursday, and we are busy learning all about the apple tree life cycle, types of apples, products made from apples, etc.  It will be a great experience for our First Graders and the 15^th year in a row my class has taken this trip.

        I hope all of our First Grade parents have been checking GradeLink.  Through my program, I can actually see who and when you have logged on to check your child’s grades.  Don’t forget to use the “Letter Grade” mode, not percent!  If you are experiencing any difficulty in accessing your child’s grades, please let Mr. Nystrom know.  There will be a Parent Education Night on Oct. 13, and Mr. Nystrom will be presenting information on GradeLink so if you have any questions, please attend the meeting and discuss them with him.  This week I will be returning graded papers on Tuesday instead of Monday.  All papers which are returned are posted on GradeLink also.  Have a great week!!!

Monday:  Write Spelling Words List #5 five times each;

        Math—“Pumpkin Delivery”

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #5 three times each;

        Math—“Clowning Around”

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #5 two times each;

        Math—“Purr-fect Subtraction!”

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #5 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Math—“Lift Off!” 

MASS FRIDAY—FULL UNIFORM!!!!  NO SHORTS!!!!