I am excited to start a new school year!

See you at Open House on Monday, August 10 at 5:30 pm.  Meet in the church and then come to the classroom to drop off school supplies. 

The first day of school is on Thursday, August 13.

The First Grade Parent Handbook is in the document section at the right.

Here is a link to spelling word activities that may help your child learn to spell and help him/her want to practice spelling words.  These would also work with the words to know (sight words).  

https://specialedresource.com/multisensory-spelling-activities

 Also, you could focus on 3 words each night so that practice time is shorter and students may be more motivated to practice.

Another idea is to start a reward chart.  Each time your child practices the words, he/she could earn a sticker, star, etc. on a chart.  After a certain number of stickers, he/she could earn a prize or a privilege- ice cream, a small toy, time to play a video game, choosing the movie the family watches,.....

Participating at Mass

First grade students are learning how to participate at Mass by saying the prayers, singing, sitting, standing, and kneeling.  This is to help prepare them for making their First Communion in second grade.  Please encourage proper Mass behavior when you attend Mass on the weekend for your Sunday obligation. Thanks for your help with this.

Religion- the Sign of the Cross, Mary's birthday, ways we show we follow Jesus

Prayers- Sign of the Cross, The Lord's Prayer ( Our Father)

 Reading-  Henry on Wheels         Theme- Neighborhoods

Skill- Identifying characters, setting, plot

Words to Know- do    like     one    the     we    that    not    in    with

Vocabulary words- sand   block   street   corner   want   around   says   machines

Phonics- Consonant and Vowel sounds- short and long vowel sounds, paying attention to mouth position as we say the sound

Using sounds of letters to read words with a short vowel sound

Math-counting and naming numbers 1-100,  comparing numbers, joining groups to add

Writing-Writing complete sentences 

Important Dates

Monday and Tuesday, September 7-8- No School