Week of 2/16-2/19

Hello Everyone,

We’re starting off the week with rain! This week is a very special and important week. We will have the WCEA and WASC on campus. Let’s pray that all the hard work that is put in by parents and staff shows them that we are a great and wonderful school that cares about our children. This week we will continue with Long Aa and ch and th digraphs. In comprehension we will review predicting and reality and fantasy. Their animal projects are going home today. Please look over the instructions and due dates. Their first observation is due next Tuesday February 24, 2009. I will be giving one week to complete one observation. Late observations will be graded lower. The final project will be due Tue. 3/17/09. On another note, I just wanted to mention that not many students are turning in their reading logs. These are due no later than Monday, unless we have no school. Please make sure your child turns in their reading log on a weekly basis. There will be no school this Friday 2/20 and Mon. 2/23.

Sight words for this week: every made mother of was

Spelling and Dictation Sentences:

1. Mother was very brave when she was little.
2. She made all of us happy with her good grades.

Challenge words: shape quake states blame face
Bonus Word: snowflake


Math: We will start a new chapter in place value. We will learn to make groups of ten and to write numbers through 100.

Social Studies: We will be reviewing seasons and weather. We will also talk about how weather is different in other places.

Hello Everyone,

Open House was a success! It was nice to see you here and at mass on Sunday. We are finishing up unit three in reading and have a unit test next Monday. The unit test will cover nouns, pronouns, short vowels, and s and l blends. It will also cover reading comprehension. I will be reviewing all of these concepts this week. Don’t forget about our mandatory parent meeting on Mon. 2/2 at 7:15 pm.in the parish hall. This week is also catholic school’s week. Students who attended mass in uniform on Sunday 2/1 will be allowed to have free dress on Wednedsday 2/4. Friday is spirit day. Students can wear red , white, and black to school.

Sight words for this week: again please read say word

Spelling and Dictation Sentences:

1. Please put the red rag next to the pan.
2. I can read a list very well.

Challenge words: plums snacking can’t hadn’t
Bonus Word: fantastic


Math: This week we will go over surveys. We will also be learning about range, mode, and median.

Social Studies: In social studies we will be learning about natural resources and how we can save our planet.

Behavior: Please check their calendar daily.

Spelling week of 1/6-1/9 Test 1/9 WELCOME BACK!

 I hope you had a wonderful and relaxing vacation.  It was a great time to spend with family and friends, but it is back to the daily grind.  We are continuing with our unit 3 in reading and a review of short e.  This week we will work with r and l blends.  The sight words for this month were in the December newsletter, please continue to work with them at home.  

Sight words for this week:   for some good too want

Spelling and Dictation sentences:

1.  Bring the sled to the deck for Ben.

2.  Ted can trap some green frogs for me.

Challenge words:  blending  sledding  tricks  drips

Next math test will be on Thursday Jan. 15.  It will cover subtraction, related addition and subtraction facts, and fact families.  I will start reviewing this week.  A practice test will go home on Wed. January 14th.

 

Social Studies:  We will begin a new unit.  Students will learn 7 continents and 4 oceans as well as different land forms.  Vocabulary for this week: weather season land ocean continent

Christmas Program

Hello Everyone!!!

What an exciting and busy week it's been.  Whew!!  Just a reminder about tomorrow's performance.  Dress code is black pants or skirts with a white dressy top.  Girls will be wearing a tissue paper flower so try not to put so much on their hair.  Please bring the students to the first grade classroom by 6:30 pm.  If it rains, bring them straight to church.  Let's hope it doesn't rain and that all goes well.  Hope everyone is has a wonderful Holiday Season.  Merry Christmas to all.

Mrs. Gonzalez

Spelling week of 12/8-12/12

 This week Short Ee and double final consonants

Dictation: 1.  A mess is on the wall.

                   2.  Can you help guess who made this mess?

Challenge Words:  helping  testing  guessing  tells

Sight Words: help  now  said  so  who ( Remember that these words are not part of the spelling test, but they should be able to read them.  They will be tested in context.)

Good Luck Everyone! :) 

Spelling 12/1-12/5

Spelling Words Week of 12/1-12/5 Spelling Test on 12/5

1. Mom said you have to lock the blocks here.
2. No, I do not like big rocks.

Challenge Words: stocking, crockpot, rocking
Sight Words: by eat sing stop them (sight words will be tested in context, please practice them anyway)

Spelling 11/17-11/21

Dear Parents,
Please note that this week we have two dictation sentences and 4 challenge words. Starting this now will give me a chance to see how the class does with dictation sentences. If the class does not do well I will go back to doing our spelling words the way we have been doing it. The sentences and words are sounds and spelling we have already done in class. Student should be familiar with short a and words ending with /k/ spelled ck. I have provided a sheet for spelling homework so they can study the sentences and words. Good Luck!

Dictation Sentences:
1. There is nothing here in this black sack.
2. When did Jack pack your snack?

Challenge Words:
slacks knack backpack crackers

Students will be graded on correct punctuatuation and capitalization. Points will be deducted if they leave these out. Also practice writing sentences with spaces between words.