April 7, 2008

Current Events

  Reading- We will be reading A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds.

            Religion-We will be reading about how the Holy Spirit helps us to pray.

  Phonics-We will learn how to spell with /ch/ and /j/ sounds (using the trigraphs we learned before Spring Break), digraph ie, take the next assessment and learn final stable syllable sion.  There will be no homework on Wednesday.

         

 

Math-We will be taking the next assessment and fact test, learning differences of 2 facts, counting quarters, and subtracting 2 digit numbers.  We will not have a Math lesson on Wednesday.

 

Social Studies- We will be reading about different cultures and using a map scale.

 

Spelling - A new spelling list will come home today and we will have a spelling test on Friday, April 11th.  Students will be working on a Spelling contract.

 

English - We will be talking about antonyms and synonyms.

 

   Science-We are going to be talking about recycling, Arbor Day, and Earth Day for the next couple of weeks.

 

 

.

 

I hope you had a great Spring Break!  It is hard to believe we only have 7 more weeks of first grade!

We will be going to Clowes Hall on Wednesday, April 9th.  We will be seeing Miss Nelson Has a Field Day.  Students may bring their lunch to school that day OR buy a school lunch.  We will be returning to school around 11:45, so lunch will be a little later than normal.  We will eat our snacks before we leave for the performance.  Please send your child to school in their school uniforms-no jeans-please.

We have had a few cases of Fifths Disease.  Students have the appearance of red cheeks and a lacy rash on arms and stomach.  It will go away on its own and students are still permitted to attend school.  Please contact Mrs. Caputo, our school nurse, with any questions.

It is great to see the weather warm up.  Students are enjoying going out for recess.  Please remember that we go out side at 10:40 so many times it is still cool.  Light jackets are still needed.

April book orders will come home today.  Please send orders back by this Friday, April 11th.