First Grade Homework Sheet Week of May 23, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of May 23, 2011

        This Thursday will be our First Grade traditional “Stone Soup” party.  During our healthy eating unit in science, I always introduce the classic children’s story, “Stone Soup.”  It is a story about caring and sharing, as well as, preparing a delicious vegetable soup.  By the way, it does have stones in it!  Don’t worry; your first grader will explain everything Thursday afternoon!

        Your child has volunteered to bring a specific ingredient for our soup Thursday which is listed on the following letter.  Please do not cut, slice, or prepare your item in any way.  The children prepare everything, with supervision of course.  The other important aspect of this activity is that it is prepared first thing in the morning—please don’t forget to send in the item with your child’s homework.  We can not use it if it comes in at lunchtime!!!!  I don’t want anyone to be excluded so please remember to send it in the morning.  Also, I have no place to store anything so don’t send in your item until Thursday!

        Friday will be Free Dress for First Grade because we brought in the most Spell-A-Thon money!  We will also have board games and videos in the afternoon that day.

Monday:  Write Spelling Words List #32 five times each;

        Grammar—“Lasso Champ”

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #32 three times each;

        Math—“Extra Large Shower”

                                                                Continued….

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #32 two times each;

        Math—“A Tall Order”

BRING STONE SOUP INGREDIENT THURSDAY MORNING!!!

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #32 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Math—“A Reptile Parade”

FREE DRESS FOR FIRST GRADE FRIDAY; BOARD GAMES AND VIDEOS IN THE AFTERNOON!!!!

May 23, 2011

Dear First Grade Parents,

        On this Thursday, May 26, your First Grader will be making

“Stone Soup.”  This fun activity goes along with our healthy eating lessons we have been learning in science.

        According to the classic children’s story, everyone contributes to the soup, and we would like to do this as a class.

        Your child has volunteered to bring:

        Please have your child bring this item to school Thursday morning.  We will be preparing the soup the first thing so it will not work if you bring the item at lunchtime.  Please do not peel, slice, or in any way prepare this item.  We will do it together that morning.  We will be eating our “Stone Soup” later Thursday afternoon so your child will still need lunch for that day.

        This is a First Grade Tradition, and I thank you for your cooperation!!!

                                                        Mrs. Kondrack

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of May 16, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of May 16, 2011

        I hope everyone had a fun time at our wild and rainy FunFair!  Thank you again Ms. Rose for organizing our First Grade booth.  I worked in the Teachers’ booth so I didn’t get to see a lot of you; I hope everyone was on time and had a good time!

        According to the school calendar tutoring ends this week.  I have included a letter giving information about our O.L.A. Summer School.  I hope many of you will take advantage of this program to keep your new “second grader” on top of his/her skills during our long summer break.  Ms. Forbush will be conducting the primary summer program for the first time and Ms. Manel is taking a break.  I think it would be very beneficial for all of our new second graders to attend summer school and get acquainted with their new teacher!

        I also included a letter regarding our new science nutrition unit.  Next week you will be receiving information about our traditional “Stone Soup” party!  Please don’t worry, your First Grader will explain everything.

        Please remember to send in fresh flowers for the Mary statue all this month!  Also, continue to check the school calendar and Helpful Reminders for important end-of-the-year activities.

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #31 five times each;

        Grammar—“Bedding Down” nouns

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #31 three times each;

        Math—“Dimes-Nickels” counting coins

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #31 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Grammar—“Chow Time!”

First Grade Homework Sheet week of May 9, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of May 9, 2011

        Thank you all for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week!!!  I love all of my gifts, and I am especially grateful for the new CD player!  The last one I had gave out during rehearsal for our P.T.G. program last February, and this new one is fantastic!!!  Thank you to all who helped Ms. Rose purchase this for me.  The lunch provided by the School/P.T.G. Board and Room Parents was fantastic!!!!  I also really loved my huge bouquet of flowers!!  Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

        Several of you joined us for Mass and the May Crowning last Friday.  It was a beautiful event and our Mary statue looked wonderful.  If you can, periodically send in more flowers during this month as we honor Mary the mother of Jesus.

        This coming weekend is FUNFAIR!!!!  Be sure you have signed up with Rose for our First Grade booth and clean-up or set-up.  I will be there in the Teachers’ booth for my shift.  Let’s make this event the best ever!!  Bring all of your friends!!!  As usual, please check the school calendar and Helpful Reminders for all of the upcoming events, free dress days, etc.

Monday:  Write Spelling Words List #30 five times each;

        Math—“Diving In” word problems

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #30 three times each;

        Math—“Dimes-Nickels-Pennies”

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #30 two times each;

        Math—“Sights at the Zoo”

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #30 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Math—“Inching Along”

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of May 2, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of May 2, 2011

        Welcome back!!!  I hope you all had a wonderful Easter Vacation.  I can’t begin to tell you how special my time with my baby grandson, Jackson, was!  He is just amazing and gorgeous—do I sound like a grandmother or what?

        I believe we have a grand total of 28 days of school left in this school year.  That is crazy!!  I don’t know where the time has gone.  We still have a lot to do so let’s keep everyone healthy, on-time, and committed to making this the best learning year ever.  As always, please check the school calendar and Helpful Reminders regularly for important dates and events.

        This Friday is a very special annual event at Our Lady of the Assumption School.  It is our May Crowning of Mary.  We will begin with First Friday Mass and then participate in a Rosary Procession ending at our Mary statue.  Gabby Lopez has been chosen as the 8^th grader to crown Mary.  The students vote on classmates who most embody the spiritual values of the Mother of Jesus.  What an honor!

If you are able, please send flowers with your child on Friday to place around the statue.  We try to keep the Mary statue surrounded by flowers during the month of May so your child can bring flowers throughout the month.  Thank you.

This will be the last week of Learning Centers for the year.  We have so many upcoming end-of-the-year events and projects to complete that we always seem to need more time.  Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of our volunteers who have helped facilitate Learning Centers.  The students have loved this experience, and I couldn’t have done it without you!!!

Don’t forget the Track Meet on Saturday!!!     Continued…

Monday:  Write Spelling Words List #29 five times each;

        Math—“Dimes-Nickles-Pennies”

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #29 three times each;

        Math—“Skip to the Dimes”

Wednesday:  Write Spelling Words List #29 two times each;

        Math—“Egg Nest”

Thursday:  Take a Practice Test List #29 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Math—“What’s the Time?”

MASS FRIDAY (FULL UNIFORM—LONG PANTS FOR BOYS

      DRESSES FOR GIRLS); MAY CROWNING—BRING

      FLOWERS—JOIN US!!!

       

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of April 18, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of April 18, 2011

        I hope you all have a wonderful blessed Easter with your families!  I will be leaving on Good Friday morning to go to Omaha to spend the holiday vacation with my daughter and her husband, and of course our grandson Jackson!  I can’t believe how fast this school year has gone; our First Graders are getting excited about Second Grade.  They have learned so much and made excellent progress all year.  We still have a lot to cover, so please help me keep our students on track and on task!

        There will be no homework this week.  We are concentrating on Holy Week and I have included a special “Easter Cookie” recipe that I hope you can take the time to make.  It will be a very nice addition to your holiday preparation, and I know that our children love to help!

        Take care and have a relaxing and fun Easter Vacation!  Please be sure to attend Mass and many of the other liturgical celebrations and prayer services offered at Our Lady of the Assumption.  Ask your First Grader to tell you about Holy Week; they all know a lot about it!

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of April 11, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of April 11, 2011

        Congratulations to all of our wonderful spellers in First Grade!  We had 10 students score 100%, and 4 more only missed one!  Thank you, thank you, thank you Ms. Rose for being in charge of all of the test graders last Friday.  Everything went very smoothly, and hopefully this will be a profitable fund-raiser for our school again as in past years.  You have until Monday, May 2, (our first day back from Easter Vacation) to turn in your pledged money.  Of course, you can get additional sponsors until then!

        There is a lot going on this week; please check your school calendar and Helpful Reminders for important events and details.  The last Skating Party of the year is this Wednesday from 6:00-8:45p.m.  Progress Reports are available 24/7 any week on GradeLink.  If you want a printed copy, let me know by Wednesday, and I will be happy to arrange for one printed out for you.  Track Practice is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Also on Friday it is Free Dress for $1.00.  The proceeds will be going to Diabetes Awareness.

        Please remember that school is dismissed at 12:00 on Holy Thursday, and there is NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE!!!!

Monday:  Write Spelling Words List #28 five times each;

        Phonics—“A Rainy Play Date”

Tuesday:  Write Spelling Words List #28 three times each;

        Math—“Pad Hoppin’”

Wednesday:  No homework due to the Skating Party!!!

                                                                Continued…

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spelling Test List #28 and write any

        Word you miss five times each;

        Math—“Froggy Tic-Tac-Toe”

FREE DRESS FOR $1 FRIDAY FOR DIABETES AWARENESS!!!

First Grade Homework Sheet Week of April 4, 2011

First Grade Homework Sheet

Week of April 4, 2011

        Thank you again for our successful Bake Sale.  I have purchased 30 Phonics Phones which the students love!!  I can tell that they are already improving their individual reading skills.  The First Graders have gone crazy taking Accelerated Reader tests lately!  They understand how the program works, and they take the reading comprehension tests by themselves.  Most are passing tests with 100%!!!  They LOVE it (and so do I)!

        This Friday will be the school-wide annual Spell-A-Thon.  Please send your SIGNED SPONSOR SHEET that day, and if you need another one, you can get one on the website or from the office.  The pledged donations will be due the Monday we come back after Easter Vacation.  Of course, you can add more pledges during vacation.

        There will be no Learning Centers on Friday due to the Spell-A-Thon; although, we do need two volunteers per class for the event.  If you can be there, please let Rose Garcia know.  We need people here from 8:15-10:00.  Some of the other classes have been having a hard time getting volunteers for that day so we could actually use more than two people.  Thank you in advance!

Monday:  Write Spell-A-Thon words #31-40 five times each;

        Math—“The Race is On!”

Tuesday:  Write Spell-A-Thon #31-40 three times each;

        Math—“On Your Mark”

                                                                Continued……

Wednesday:  Write Spell-A-Thon #31-40 two times each;

        Vocabulary/Science—“The Same and Different”

Thursday:  Take a Practice Spell-A-Thon test #1-40 and write

        Any word you miss five times each;

        Math—“Peaceful Pets”

BRING SIGNED SPONSOR SHEET FOR SPELL-A-THON FRIDAY