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Class Teachers
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fiorestmaryfishkill.netGrade 1
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Mrs. Joan GregoryGrade 1 Classroom Aide
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June 11, 2018
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Announcements
Thank you to all the parents who chaperoned our field trip. It was a great deal of fun. The students enjoyed all the hands-on activities. We received many compliments about how well behaved and knowledgeable the children were.
We sent our 8th grade buddies off in style and tears on Friday. Strong bonds were formed over the two years with these children.
“How lucky we are to have something
that makes saying goodbye so hard.” A.A. Milne
We have completed the final ELA unit and the final Math Module for the year. The remainder of the year we will be putting those skills to work in different activities.
I would like to set up a fun set of reading and math activities for Friday. If you have a small plastic style flashlight that you feel comfortable allowing your child to bring to school, please send it in by Friday morning. Please label it with the child’s name.
I am very proud of the growth these amazing children have shown. Thank you for the opportunity to work with such a kind, caring, hard working group of students.
Just a reminder there is no hot lunch for the remainder of the school year. Also, there is NO homework. The class was very happy when they heard that.
Thank you for all you do.
Homework for the week of
June 4, 2018
Monday: Spelling Menu- due 6/8
Math- Module 6 lesson 24
Tuesday: Spelling Menu- due 6/8
Math – Module 6 lesson 25
Wednesday: Spelling Menu- due 6/8
WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS
refill refund reopen repay retell undo undress unhappy unkind untie different carry
The week of our trip is finally here. The parents that will be helping supervise on the bus will be Ms. McErleane, Mrs. Lupi, Mrs. Del Toro and Mrs. Hamel. All other chaperones are asked to drive to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. I would suggest carpooling if possible. As a reminder, the students must wear sturdy shoes, for example sneakers or boots. They must wear long pants and a sleeved shirt, no tank tops. We will be enjoying a picnic lunch. Please pack a lunch including a drink. We will be having an afternoon snack when we arrive back at the school.
We will be completing our final ELA unit this week. The final Unit Test will be given on Monday. The students will be applying the sound spellings we have worked on all year. There is no study guide for this, however, you can continue reading and asking comprehension questions and about the main idea of what they have read.
In Math, we have been working on money and will continue practicing. The children will be completing the module this week and have an assessment next Tuesday.
We will be meeting with our 8th grade buddies for the final time on Tuesday. Then on Friday, we will say our final good byes as we help “clap” them out.
This will be the last week of homework.
Hot lunch ends on Wednesday. Please make sure to pack your child a lunch for the remainder of the school year.
Homework for the week of
May 29, 2017
Tuesday: Spelling – menu due 6/1
Wednesday: Spelling- menu due 6/1
Math – Module 6 lesson 20
Thursday: Math – Module 6 lesson 21
Spelling: menu due 6/1
Weekly Spelling Words
saw draw crawl law jaw paw lawn yawn hawk through science
Wow, it’s hard to believe we are coming to the end of school. We only have two more spelling tests before we complete the final ELA unit for the school year. This week we will be looking at a biography for our weekly story. The class will be using a time line to organize the facts, something they are quite comfortable with. The spelling words will have the /aw/ sound as in hawk. We will blend this sound with two different spellings but the spelling test will only cover the aw spelling.We have been working so hard on adding 2-digit numbers using different strategies. This class has really impressed me with the quick tens and finding the new ten. This week we will be introduced to recognizing coins and their value. Extra practice at home identifying coins and coin values would be helpful. We will be finishing up the module and having a final assessment approximately June 12th.
Our 8th grade buddies will be graduating on June 8th. The whole school takes part in “clapping them out” that morning before our recess time. The first graders will be giving a balloon to their 8th grade buddies as they walk out the door. It is an emotional tradition for both the first and 8th grades.
This Friday is our Final First Friday of the school year. It is also a noon dismissal.
Homework for the week ofMay 21, 2018
Monday : Spelling – menu due 5/25
Reading Incentive/ Book Report
Math- Module 6 lesson 15
Tuesday: Spelling – menu due 5/25
Reading Incentive/Book Report
Wednesday: Spelling – menu due 5/25
Reading Incentive/ Book Report
Thursday: Reading Incentive/ Book Report
Math- Module 6 lesson 17
Spelling: menu due 5/25
Weekly Spelling Words
oil soil voice point boy boil coin oink toy join against heavy
Dear Parents,
What a crazy week we had last week. We spent some time on Friday talking about the storm. The students were given time to share to help them move past it. What a scary experience for everyone. I am glad everyone is safe.
The beginning of this week will be working on the lessons we missed due to the power outage. We will be introduced to the new spelling words on Monday for a spelling test on Friday. We only have a 4 more weeks of our last ELA unit. We have been working on identifying and using pronouns. “Going on a pronoun hunt” while you are reading together would be a good way to help practice.
We are approaching the middle of our final math module. This week we will be adding 2 double digit numbers where they will make a new ten. You may remember that being called regrouping or carrying over. They will use quick tens to show the new ten as well as writing the number sentences vertically, making sure to line up the tens and ones numbers will be important.
During Religion we have been learning about saints. This week we will be working as teams to learn about different saints. The teams will be creating posters of their saint and presenting to their classmates. These posters will be displayed in the classroom.
God Bless,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
May 14, 2018
MONDAY: Reading- Reading Incentive
Spelling Menu- due 5/18
Social Studies- map of your bedroom -sheet attached
TUESDAY: Reading- Reading Incentive
Spelling Menu- due 5/18
Math – Mod 6 lesson 13 (choose 8)
THURSDAY: Reading- Reading Incentive
Spelling Menu- due 5/18
Math- Mod 6 lesson 15 (choose 8)
Weekly Spelling Words
book moon took food look pool zoo noon good foot instead another
Field Day was a great success!! Thank you to everyone who helped out at the games and our refreshments. The children had a wonderful time. So many wonderful things happen at St. Mary’s because of the support of the families. It is such a blessing to be a part of the St. Mary School family.We are already approaching the half way mark of our final ELA unit. The sound spellings are becoming a bit challenging. There are many sound spellings for one sound ie, ou and ow for /ow/. This week we have oo for the sound in book. We have explored the oo in moon in previous lessons. We will continue to be word detectives and look for these sound spellings in stories we read. We are using the end of the day as D.E.A.R. time, Drop Everything and Read.
We will be working on adding two digit numbers this week. We will use our quick ten drawings to see how we can make new tens when the sum of the numbers in the ones column become greater than 10. It will be important for the students to keep the numbers and the quick tens lined up and organized. Please check the sample on the top of the homework for an example.
This week there will be a Social Studies homework assignment. The students will need to make a map of their bedroom. They have to imagine they are on the ceiling looking down. They must draw symbols for items they would see from the ceiling looking down. They symbols must be added to the map key. A paper will be given for this assignment.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
May 7, 2018
MONDAY: Reading- Reading Incentive
Spelling – Menu due 5/10- test Thursday
Religion review for unit 3 test on Tuesday – pages 243-244
TUESDAY: Math – Mod 6 lesson 10
Reading- Reading Incentive
Spelling – Menu due 5/10- test Thursday
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 5/10- test Thursday
Math – Mod 6 lesson 11
Reading- Reading Incentive
Weekly Spelling Words
mouth house found our out cloud ouch shout round count loved should
Field day is Friday! This is always a fun day. Students are to wear their gym uniform for Field Day. If you did not pre-order hot lunch for Friday please send a lunch. The room parents will have morning snacks and water for our break during the morning. After the activities we will relax in the classroom, if you would like to send an afternoon snack for your child for this part of our day.We will be having a short unit test in Religion on Tuesday. Please review the key words in chapters 16-19 and pages 243-244 with your child. We will also review in class.
Due to Friday being Field Day, we will have our weekly spelling test on Thursday. The spelling menu will also be due on Thursday. We are continuing blending words with the /ow/ sound spelled ow and ou. This week in spelling we will concentrate on the ou spelling. The stories we are reading will have both. The challenge of the ow spelling can be the spelling is the same for the long o sound. The children are taught to try both sounds when they come across an ow word in a story. They should also use the clues from the sentence and the pictures for the story. This is my favorite time of the year for reading. Typically, this is the time of the year where their reading takes off. This group of students are loving “quiet, independent” reading time. I am so proud of them.
In Math, we are continuing with place value with numbers up to 120. We are applying strategies we have already been taught. Of course they love working with big numbers and would like to go into the thousands.
This week, the first graders will be completing their final MAP testing of this school year. I am planning on making an agreement with the children similar to the last time we took these assessments. If everyone shows growth the class will be given a reward. Please remind your child to go slow and try their personal best.
Thank you for all you do.
Working on spelling words in the computer lab
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
April 29, 2018
MONDAY: Reading- Reading Incentive
Spelling – Menu due 5/4
TUESDAY: Math – mod 6 lesson 4
Spelling – Menu due 5/4
Reading- Reading Incentive
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 5/4
Reading- Reading Incentive
THURSDAY: Spelling – Menu due 5/4
Reading- Reading Incentive
Math –mod 6 lesson 6
Weekly Spelling Words
how town down now brown cow clown frown crowd growl eyes never
April 29, 2018Dear Parents,
I would like to start off by thanking you for your food donations our class collected an overwhelming amount. On Friday, it was announced that the school collected 12 boxes of food. Your generosity sets a good example for the students to follow in Jesus’ footsteps. This is a topic we discuss often in our Religion lessons and throughout the day.
After many emails and phone calls back and forth, our field trip has been booked for June 7th to the Hudson Highlands Nature Museum. The letter and permission slip will be going home Monday. If you wish to chaperone, you must have completed the Safe Environment Program and the certificate must have been submitted to the school office.
We are into our last module in Math. It’s hard to believe we are at this point in the year. The students will be building off of knowledge from previous modules. The will be using tape diagrams to help us decide which operation to use, as well as a visual to solving addition and subtraction problems with bigger numbers.
This week we will begin our last unit in ELA. We will be working with the last of our sound spellings for the year. This week we will be working with /ow/ as in cow and the -le ending sound. The class is enjoying reading Henry and Mudge, The Magic Treehouse and Junie B. Jones stories independently during free reading time.
Accordion Book Report Sample
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
April 23, 2018
MONDAY: Math –mod 5 lesson 13
Spelling – Menu due 4/27
Reading- Reading Incentive
TUESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/27
Reading- Reading Incentive
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/27
Reading- Reading Incentive
THURSDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/27
Reading- Reading Incentive
Math –mod 6 lesson 1
Weekly Spelling Words
careful gladly nicely painful playful quickly sadly slowly useful wonderful because across
Math Module 5 will be completed this week. The students and I will review in class for the test. I will send some review sheets home on Monday for you to practice with your children. The assessment will cover shapes, fractions and telling time to the half hour. We will begin Module 6 at the end of the week.
In ELA, we are finishing up our 4th unit this week. We will complete a Unit Benchmark Assessment at the end of the week. The students will be reading two grade level texts and answering comprehension questions as well as writing short responses to questions about the stories. The students have become very strong in using their background knowledge to help with their understanding of the stories we have been reading. It would be beneficial for you to ask your child questions while they are reading for their Reading Incentive. Some things to ask would be “What is the author’s purpose for writing this story?” “How can you tell?” “What do you think might happen next?” “What evidence from the story makes you think that will happen next?”
Thank you for sharing the Baptism pictures with us. Everyone enjoyed seeing them. It also helped make what we were learning more concrete to them.
Just a quick note as we are coming to the end of the year, the students are running out of their supplies. They are in need of glue sticks and wipe off/ dry erase markers. Please ask your child what supplies they may need. My extra supplies have also dried up. Thank you for your help in this matter.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
April 16, 2018
MONDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/20
Reading- Reading Incentive/ Accordion Book Report due 5/25
TUESDAY: Math –mod 5 lesson 9
Spelling – Menu due 4/20
Reading- Reading Incentive/ Accordion Book Report due 5/25
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/20
Math –mod 5 lesson 10
Reading- Reading Incentive/ Accordion Book Report due 5/25
THURSDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/20
Math –mod 5 lesson 11
Reading- Reading Incentive/ Accordion Book Report due 5/25
Weekly Spelling Words
backpack outside baseball herself flashlight bluebird lunchbox suitcase inside brainstorm remember picture
April 16, 2018Dear Parents,
In ELA this week, we will be working with our compound words and long u spelled ui, ew, and ue. The spelling words this week our compound words. We will be working with them during our centers this week. Our last Reading Incentive and Book Report will go home this week. As usual they will need to read 200 minutes. For the book report they will be making an “Accordion Book Report”. More information on how the create it and what’s is required for it will go home with the incentive. I do have some samples if you would like a visual to plan it, please feel free to stop in at the end of the day. I will work on putting some pictures on my teacher page. It has been a fun project in the past and I hope it is again this year.
We will be discussing Baptism as the first Sacrament this week. If your child has been Baptized and you have pictures your child would like to share please send them in on Wednesday. I will be looking for my own Baptism pictures to share.
Module 5 will be coming to an end the beginning of next week. We will be completing an assessment Wednesday, April 25th. Then we will begin our final Module. Module 6 covers money and adding and subtracting numbers greater than 40.
The first graders have been great bringing in food for the less fortunate. Keep it up. The school goal is to have more than 100 pounds of food. We will be weighing what we have so far this week.
Wednesday Computer Time has been very successful. It offers the students time to have skills reinforced as well as enriched. This week we will be spending part of the time on keyboarding skills. The children have become more confident in their use of the mouse, as well as becoming independent in finding the correct place for the headphones and changing the volume. All these skills will be helpful when we complete our next round of MAP testing.
God Bless,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
April 9, 2018
MONDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/13
TUESDAY: Math –mod 5 lesson 5
Spelling – Menu due 4/13
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/13
THURSDAY: Spelling – Menu due 3/31
Math –mod 5 lesson 7
Weekly Spelling Words
lie tie high might right night bright light pie tight above laugh
April 9, 2018Dear Parents,
The third quarter ended last Friday and report cards will be going home this Friday. We are still collecting food items for the food pantry. The Drama club is performing Peter Pan April 20th, 21st and 22nd. The ticket reservation letter went home in the Friday Folders.
The children’s time lines came out fantastic. They learned a lot about their famous people. I was very impressed. We will be working on finding facts during our reading lessons this week. This group of first graders are wonderful fact detectives. The next reading incentive will go home this week. Keep up the great work of reading at home.
We have been working on identifying plane and space shapes. This week we will be investigating different ways we use the shapes to make other shapes or shape pictures. Also, we will be introducing fractions as equal parts of a whole. We will work on halves and quarters. We will use vocabulary such as equal parts, denominator and numerator. The student will identify shapes with equal parts as fractions.
In Social Studies we will be working on map skills. We will utilize our rug in the front of the room to identify the 7 continents and direction words.
The students enjoyed learning about healthy foods and creating a healthy plate of food.
Thank you to Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Hamel for setting up the computers for the students to practice math facts. We are enjoying our computer time on Wednesdays.
Thank you for all you do.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OFApril 2,2018
TUESDAY: Math –mod 5 lesson 1
Spelling – Menu due 4/6
Reading- Reading Incentive/ Timeline due 4/4
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/6
Math –mod 5 lesson 2
THURSDAY: Spelling – Menu due 4/6
Math –mod 5 lesson 3
Weekly Spelling Words
blow boat coat loaf pillow road row snow soap yellow once wild
April 3, 2018Dear Parents,
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter.
The food pantry at Dutchess outreach is experiencing a great need. Our school will be collecting food items. Any food donations are appreciated! We will be collecting food items until April 27th. A box has been placed in the front of our classroom.
Some food suggestions are:
CANNED MEATS AND CANNED FISH (TUNA, HASH, STEW, ETC.)
CANNED VEGETABLES AND CANNED FRUITS
LARGE CANS OF SOUPS
CANNED YAMS AND CANNED POTATOES
PASTA/SPAGHETTI SAUCE WITH MEAT (PLASTIC BOTTLES)
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY
RICE
BABY FOOD AND BABY FORMULA
CEREALS (HOT AND COLD)
JUICE
The 3rd quarter of school will come to an end on Friday, April 6th. It’s hard to believe we are at last stretch of the school year. The children have grown so much academically. Their love for reading is amazing.
This week we will be starting Module 5 in Math. This is another short module. It should last about 15 lessons. It covers geometry, telling time and fractions. The students will continue to practice their addition and subtraction facts to build fluency.
We will be working on the long O sound using the oa and ow spellings. We will also be finishing up our Cinderella stories. We have enjoyed and Egyptian Cinderella story, a Chinese Cinderella story, a Wild West version as well as the traditional version. We will be comparing and contrasting these stories this week and writing an opinion piece about our favorite.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
March 19, 2018
TUESDAY: Math –review packet due Thursday 3/22
Spelling – study words test Wednesday 3/21
Reading- Reading Incentive / Timeline due 4/4
WEDNESDAY: Math –review packet due Thursday 3/22
Reading- Reading Incentive/ Timeline due 4/4
THURSDAY: Reading- Reading Incentive /Timeline due 4/4
Weekly Spelling Words
(same as last week due to snow day and teacher conference day)
eat sea each team please dream treat beach clean lean colors sign
March 19, 2018Dear Parents,
Even with the conference days and the snow day, we will be completing Module 4 this week. We will have the End of Module Assessment on Friday. A packet of review pages will be Math homework for the week. It will be due on Thursday. As a class, we will go over the questions. If there is a part that is a challenge for your child please note that on the review packet so I can make sure to work it through with your child. I know some of the parents go to the Engageny website and practice using the Module Assessments, this is great but please note I do not always use that assessment. I will often take parts of homework pages as well as the exit tickets to create an assessment. I do not want to discourage you from using the assessments as practice but I do want you to know I do make changes to their assessment.
As you will see we have the same spelling words this week. With the snow day I did not feel we gave the words the proper amount of time to understand the spelling pattern and meanings of the words. We will continue working on them in class. We will also be continuing our study of the Cinderella unit. We will listen to the Chinese, Native American and Egyptian versions this week. Then we will compare and contrast them during our class discussions.
Thank you to Mrs. Murphy for coming in last Wednesday to help set up the computers. The children had a blast practicing common and proper nouns. Thank you in advance to Mrs. Hamel for coming in this Wednesday to help Mrs. Murphy. It takes quite a bit of time to set up 25 computers for the class to use. This week we will be working on some keyboarding skills and some sight word bingo.
I am looking forward to seeing many moms and dads at the Bunny Brunch. The boys and girls are looking forward to something that only first grade is a part of.
Thank you all for everything you do. I can not believe we are just about to the fourth quarter already. I wish everyone a blessed Easter.
God Bless
Mrs. Fiore
Tomorrow, March 16th, is a dress down day. There is a $2 donation that will go to support The Sparrow’s Nest. Students should wear green. They should wear sneakers as it is a gym day.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
March 12, 2018
TUESDAY: Math –mod 4 lesson 24
Spelling – Menu due 3/16
Reading- Reading Incentive / Timeline due 4/4
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – Menu due 3/16
Reading- Reading Incentive/ Timeline due 4/4
THURSDAY: Spelling – Menu due 3/16
Reading- Reading Incentive /Timeline due 4/4
Math –mod 4 lesson 26
Weekly Spelling Words
eat sea each team please dream treat beach clean lean colors sign
March 12, 2018Dear Parents,
We are coming to the last few lessons of Module 4 in Math. My plan is to complete the module and have the assessment before we leave for Easter Break. It all depends on the weather. The snow days and delays have slowed us down. The story problems are quite challenging but the students are doing a great job finding key words and creating their tape diagrams to solve. Students do need to make a number sentence to show how they solved the story problem. When checking homework please remind your child to complete that step.
This week in ELA we will be reading a variety of versions of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. After we have read the other versions we will be comparing and contrasting them. Students will also be asked which is their favorite and why. We are working on building our responses by explaining why or using the text to further explain our answers.
I plan on taking the class into the computer room each Wednesday after lunch to practice typing skills as well as math and ELA skills. I have been exploring different websites to practice skills we are learning in class. If you know of a website that the class may benefit from please let me know. Some that I will be using or www.abcya.com, www.ixl.com, www.abcmouse.com and www.thatquiz.org. If you have time and would like to help set up the computers please send me an email. As you can imagine setting up 25 computers can be time consuming.
We have been working on creating time lines during our Social Studies lessons on important americans. I am looking forward to seeing the biography timelines for our March Reading Incentive. If your child has completed the time line feel free to send them in. I will be hanging them in the classroom as they come in.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OF
March 5, 2018
MONDAY: Math – mod 4 lesson 20
Reading- Reading Incentive due 4/4
TUESDAY: Math – mod 4 lesson 21 pick 2
Reading- Reading Incentive due 4/4
WEDNESDAY: Reading- Reading Incentive due 4/4
THURSDAY: Math – mod 4 lesson 24 pick 10
Reading- Reading Incentive due 4/4
No New Spelling Words this week
What a wonderful time the first graders are having learning about Dr. Seuss and reading many of his stories. We will continue this week and finish up with a Dr. Seuss themed snack.
This week we will be reading a variety of different versions of the Fairy Tale Cinderella. The children will be comparing and contrasting these stories. At the end of the week they will choose their favorite and least favorite and write about them. Since we are concentrating on expanding our knowledge of the classic Cinderella outside of our regular reading series, there will be no new spelling words this week. The March Reading Incentive and Biography Timeline Book Report requirements went home last week. Please let me know if you need any help choosing a book. The due date is April 4, 2018.
We will be using our number bonds and quick ten strategies to solve adding 2 digit numbers. The students are practicing adding ones first as well as adding tens first. We will be moving on to ways to decompose and make a ten. For example, 24+16= decompose the 16 to 10 +6. Add the 6 to 24 to make 30 then add the left over 10 to 30 to make 40. 24+16=40.
We are still collecting money for Missionary Childhood Association. Thank you to all who have donated so far.
Just a few reminders…
There is no school for students next Monday, March 12th and March 20th. The teachers have to attended workshops on those days.
A free ice cream coupon is being given out to each student from me for showing growth on the MAP testing. Prior to the test the students made me a “pinky promise” to take their time and do their personal best to show their knowledge. I was very impressed with their growth and felt they should be rewarded.
Pizza is offered for hot lunch during Lent.
Thank you for all you do.
Science Fair
Inclement Weather Notice
3/1/18
If there is a 2-hour delay or an early dismissal, the Science Fair will go on as expected. The viewing hours will remain at 10:00AM-10:45 AM.
If there is a school closing, the Science Fair will be rescheduled for Monday, 3/5/18, at 8:30 AM to
9:15 AM
Due date for the Biography Timeline has been changed to April 4th.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OFFebruary 26, 2018
MONDAY: Math- Mod 4 lesson 15
Spelling – spelling menu due 3/2
TUESDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 3/2
Reading- Incentive/ biography timeline due 3/23
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 3/2
Reading- Incentive/ biography timeline due 3/23
THURSDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 3/2
Math – Mod 4 lesson 19
Reading- Incentive/ biography timeline due 3/23
WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS
way day gray may play train tail mail rain afraid about would
February 26, 2018Dear Parents,
What an amazing job the students did presenting their Science Fair projects. Each student did a wonderful job presenting and their classmates had fantastic questions after each presentation. Just as a reminder the posters are to be brought back to school for the Science Fair viewing first thing Friday morning. We will set them up before mass. The parents are invited to view the projects from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
In ELA, this week we will be working on the long A sound spelled ai and ay. We will be reading a variety of Dr. Seuss stories. We will be comparing real words and nonsense words and discussing his rhyme patterns. We will read many stories and learn about his life.
In Math, we will continue exploring place value and how to apply it to addition and subtraction patterns. We will also decide when to add the ones or tens first. We will use our decomposing skills to make our number sentences to solve 2 digit and 1 digit numbers.
The next Monthly Reading Incentive and Book Report will be going home this week. Just as a reminder the Reading Incentive is for 200 minutes and counts as a homework assignment for ELA. This month the students will read a biography and create a timeline. The requirements for the timeline will be sent home with the Reading Incentive.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OFFebruary 19, 2018
TUESDAY: Math – Mod 4 lesson 12
Spelling – spelling menu due 2/23
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 2/23
THURSDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 2/23
WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS
faster fastest
taller tallest
shorter shortest
sadder saddest
bigger biggest
good-bye
before
February 19, 2018Dear Parents,
We will be completing Unit 3 in our Reading Streets Series. We will have our Unit 3 Assessment on Monday, February 26th. We will practice our skills this week. The students will find facts in stories and find the main idea. Students will read words with different sound spellings such as long vowels, dge, contractions and consonant blends.
We are approaching the halfway mark of Module 4. The students will be assessed on lessons 1-12 on Thursday. The students will decompose two-digit numbers as tens and ones and record their findings on a place value chart. The students will use tens and ones to create number sentences to represent numbers. (30+6=36)
The Science Fair Project Presentations have been very informative. We are slightly behind schedule on the presentations. I will store the projects in the classroom until the Science Fair on March 2nd. The projects will be taken home the day of the Science Fair after the viewing. The parents will be invited to view the projects at 10 a.m. that day.
The school is collecting money for the Lenten Mission. All money will go to the Missionary Childhood Association. It is asked that each family donates $5 but any amount is appreciated.
Pizza will be offered on Fridays during Lent for $1.50 a slice.
The next Reading Incentive will go home in March. The book report will be a time line of a biography. If you need help finding an age appropriate biography please let me know.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OFFebruary 12, 2018
MONDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 2/16
Math- Module 4 lesson 8
TUESDAY: Science Fair Project
Spelling – spelling menu due 2/16
WEDNESDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 2/16
Math – Module 4 lesson 10
Science Fair Project
THURSDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 2/16
SCIENCE FAIR DUE DATES
• 2/15 student numbers 1-7
• 2/16 student numbers 8-13
• 2/20 student numbers 14-19
• 2/23 student numbers 20-25
WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS
her girl shirt sir first burn fur bird were hurt visit done
Valentine’s List 
Vivi
Connor
Madelynn
Brayden
Vicente
Jackson
Marylin
Michael
Manny
Andrew
Carolina
Claire
Luke
Olivia
Timothy
Scarlett
Taylor
Gianna
James
Sean
Gabriel
Jessica
Divina
Nicholas
Kylie
February 12, 2018Dear Parents,
What a crazy weather week we had last week. Fortunately, we were able to complete the Shoebox Reports. I was very impressed with the projects and the presentations. Being the first time, the boys and girls had to stand up in front of their classmates to talk about their book and project, they all did very well.
The students have been talking about their Science Fair projects. I am very excited to see the presentations. This week and next week’s Science time will be blocked off for the presentations.
We are reading about some important historical people for Black History Month. Then we will be discussing two famous presidents. These topics cross over to our ELA lessons on finding facts in our reading. The team work of the students helping each other remember facts has been fantastic to witness. What a wonderful group of first graders I have been blessed to work with. In addition to reading about people from history we will be working on the /er/ sound spelled er, ir, and ur. These sounds can be very tricky. I would suggest extra practice for spelling this week. Go on a word hunt looking for /er/ words in stories you read, on cereal boxes or in the newspaper/ magazines.
We will be celebrating Valentine’s Day in the afternoon on Tuesday. In all the confusion of snow days and 2 hour delays I realized a class list didn’t go home for any one who wanted to send in Valentines for Tuesday. I will post a list on the website.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OFFebruary 5, 2018
MONDAY: Math- Module 4 lesson 5
Science Fair Project due 2/15-2/23
TUESDAY: Science Fair Project due 2/15-2/23
WEDNESDAY: Math- Module 4 lesson 7
Science Fair Project due 2/15-2/23
THURSDAY: Math – Module 4 lesson 8
Science Fair Project due 2/15-2/23
NO WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS
February 5, 2018Dear Parents,
The First Grade enjoyed a fun filled week celebrating Catholic Schools. The children sang beautifully for the grandparents. They make me so proud. With the 2-hour delays and fun activities, we did not finish our weekly story for our Reading lessons. We will continue to work on the /or/ and /ar/ sound spellings. The weekly spelling words go along with the weekly story so there will not be spelling words this week.
This week we will be reading and choosing facts about important people for Black History Month. We will read about Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson and Ruby Bridges to name a few.
Math Module 4 is off to a good start. The students are used to finding tens and ones in numbers during our number of the day routine. This week we will be adding and subtracting 1 and 10 from numbers up to 40. We will use models such as quick tens and ones (lll: =32). We have been counting down the days until the 100th day. Unless we have a snow day, it falls on Wednesday, Feb. 14. This is also Ash Wednesday.
Just a reminder the Science Fair projects will be presented by the students on the following dates:
• 2/15 student numbers 1-7
• 2/16 student numbers 8-13
• 2/20 student numbers 14-19
• 2/23 student numbers 20-25
They will be on display on March 2, 2018 in the gym after First Friday Mass.
The students will be presenting their Shoebox Book Report Projects this week. They will be going home on Friday.
God Bless.
Mrs. Fiore
Friday, February 2, 2018 is Grandparent's Day. The children are required to wear their full dress uniform. No Dress Down Day passes may be used on this day.
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OFJanuary 29, 2018
MONDAY: Spelling- spelling menu due 2/2
Science- Science Fair Project
Reading- Reading Incentive
TUESDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 2/2
Science- Science Fair Project
Math- Mod 4 lesson 2
WEDNESDAY: Spelling- spelling menu due 2/2
Reading- Reading Incentive
Science- Science Fair Project
THURSDAY: Spelling- spelling menu due 2/2
Math- Mod 4 lesson 4
Science- Science Fair Project
WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS
plan planned help helped drop dropped call called ask asked again soon
January 29, 2018Dear Parents,
Catholic Schools Week has begun. I want to thank you for choosing St. Mary School for your children. As a parent whose daughter attended a catholic elementary school, I understand the sacrifice it can be. However, I also know the importance of the morals and Catholic values that were instilled in my daughter. They continue to guide her in her adult life.
We are continuing to practice our r controlled vowels this week. This week we are concentrating on the /ar/ sound as in car. The students will be working on verbs in the future and past tense. Students will find verbs in sentences, create sentences and ask classmates to tell the tense of the verb. Our story this week will be animal fiction. The students will have to tell what characteristics of the story show its animal fiction.
First graders have completed Module 3 in Math. We enjoyed measuring many items and collecting data. Module 4 will build off of Module 2. We will be working with place value and decomposing numbers.
The students should be working a little each night on their science projects. The students are required to have the tri fold poster boards but may also have other items to share during their presentation and to show at the science fair. I am looking forward to seeing all of the completed projects. Please remember to check the due date for each project as they are not all due on the same day.
Your children may have told you how close we are getting to the 100th day of school. If we have no snow days we have figured the 100th day will be February 14th. What a fun filled day that will be. Due to the fact that Valentine’s Day is also Ash Wednesday we will be celebrating it on February 13th. A class list will be going home if your child would like to bring in Valentine’s cards to share with classmates. We will be having a small party. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK OFJanuary 22, 2018
MONDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 1/26
Math- Mod 3 lesson 10
TUESDAY: Spelling – spelling menu due 1/26
Reading- Reading Incentive
WEDNESDAY: Spelling- spelling menu due 1/26
Reading- Reading Incentive
Math- Mod 3 lesson 12
THURSDAY: Spelling- spelling menu due 1/26
Reading- Reading Incentive
Science- Science Fair Project
WEEKLY SPELLING WORDS
fix fixes
class classes
wish wishes
kiss kisses
bus busses
Challenge Words
friends
school
January 22, 2018
Dear Parents,
The Science Fair project approvals went home on Friday. I am still waiting for a few students to submit their ideas. Please make sure they are in by Monday morning.
We will be working on identifying verbs in sentences this week. The new sounds we will be working on this week are the /er/ sound spelled ir, er, ur. During our reading lessons we will be discussing the difference between fact and opinion. We will be finding facts and opinions in the weekly selection.
We will be finishing up Module 3 this week. Our last section is data collection and organization. We will complete the End of Module Assessment on Friday.
Catholic Schools Week is fast approaching. Please check the website for the schedule of events. Please note that on Cozy Comfy Day pajamas and slippers will NOT be allowed. Some suggestions are sweatpants and sweatshirts.
Thank you for your food donations for our “Feed Your Neighbor” collection. If you would still like to send it any canned items, the final date will be Friday, January 26th.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
January 22, 2018
Week of January 15, 2018Homework
Tuesday: Reading – Incentive/ Shoebox Book Report due 2/5
Wednesday: Reading – Incentive/ Shoebox Book Report due 2/5
Math- Module 3 lesson 9
Thursday: Reading – Incentive/ Shoebox Book Report due 2/5
Math- Module 3 lesson 10
No New Spelling Words
** Reminder- Science Fair Topic Sheet due 1/19**
January 15, 2018
Dear Parents,
The first grade will be completing their second session of MAP Testing this week. Just as a reminder these tests give the teachers data to help your children grow academically. These tests do not influence the report card grades. The students are encouraged to take their time and do their personal best. I have told the class if they show growth on the test scores from October to this session, they will be rewarded. Due to the day off for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the MAP Testing we will not have any new spelling words this week. We will continue practicing our blending and word attack skills on multisyllabic words such as compound words.
Please make sure to send in the Science Fair Topic ideas so I can approve and return them.
The Student Council will be running a food drive, “Feed Your Neighbor”, this month. This will begin this week and end January 26th. The Fishkill Food Pantry needs our help to restock after the holidays. Thank you for your continued help in guiding your children to show their faith in action.
We are almost completed with Module 3 in Math. The last section of the module is data collection and graphing. This has always been a fun section in first grade. We may be visiting our kindergarten friends to collect data.
In order to keep the sickness of our children to a minimum, we wipe the desks down daily with chlorox wipes. It would be wonderful if each family could donate a container to help off set the cost. Thank you in advance.
God Bless,
Mrs. Fiore
Homework for the week ofJanuary 8, 2018
Monday- Spelling Incentive (Due 1/12)
Tuesday- Math – Mod 3 lesson 5
Spelling – Spelling Menu (Due 1/12)
Reading Incentive Due 2/2
Wednesday- Science – Animal Sheet
Spelling – Spelling Menu (Due 1/12)
Reading Incentive Due 2/2
Thursday- Math – Module 3 lesson 7
Spelling – Spelling Menu (Due 1/12)
Reading Incentive Due 2/2
Spelling Words
bring trunk
pink bank
sang wing
rink blank
rang sunk
every lovely
January 8, 2018Dear Parents,
As we are moving into our third reading unit, we are continuing to practice the skills we have learned to this point and building on these skills. We continue to read a variety of genres and we are using the text to support our answers to text questions. We are building our blending skills with new sounds and multisyllabic words. We are working on main idea and supporting details during reading lessons as well as during Science and Social Studies. Our sentences are growing with our bigger vocabulary. This week we will be writing a narrative about being stuck in a snow globe. We will also be looking for facts in our stories about Martin Luther King Jr in Social Studies as well as in Science with our animals unit.
The class is enjoying the measurement unit. We will be exploring measuring with different objects this week. Our new vocabulary for the unit is longer than, shorter than and equal to.
Thank you for all you do!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
January 2, 2018Dear Parents,
I hope this letter finds everyone healthy and well rested after the Christmas break. I want to thank the class for the very generous and thoughtful gift, as well as all of the other gifts. I was overwhelmed with your generosity. I would also like to take a moment to thank the room moms and other parents for a wonderful Christmas party. A wonderful time was had by all.
We will begin our third unit in ELA this week. We will continue to practice the skills learned in previous units. This week we will work on blending multi-syllabic words. The students will see the different ways to spell long I and long E, both with the letter y. We will read a story that is realistic fiction and use the text to make the connection. The students will finish up proper nouns.
In Math this week, we will begin Module 3. This is a short Module on measurement and data. It is a break from number bonds, although we will still be practicing our addition and subtraction skills.
The January Reading Incentive and book report will be going home this week. The students are expected to read the same 200 minutes (more is always encouraged). The book report is a “shoe box” report. The children will be asked to create a 3-dimensional scene from one of the books from their list. They will also be expected to tell about the scene – naming the book title, characters and the scene they choose.
Happy New Year!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
Homework for the week of
January 2, 2018
Tuesday- January Reading Incentive (Due 2/2)
Math – Module 3 lesson 1
Spelling – Spelling Menu (Due 1/5)
Wednesday- January Reading Incentive (Due 2/2)
Spelling – Spelling Menu (Due 1/5)
Thursday- Math – Module 3 lesson 3
Spelling – Spelling Menu (Due 1/5)
January Reading Incentive (Due 2/2)
Spelling Words
my by try sunny handy fly cry lucky silly puppy things always
Holiday Dress Down Day on Wednesday, December 20th.
$2 donation
wear holiday colors and/or Disney theme
Homework for the week ofDecember 18, 2016
Monday- Social Studies- 6 Holiday Traditions
Tuesday- Math- review for Module 2 Assessment
December 18, 2017
Dear Parents,
We are working on completing Module 2 this week. I would like to have the students complete an End of Module Assessment before Christmas break. I will send a review sheet home on Tuesday for you to go over with your children. We will go over it in class Thursday to clarify any questions they may have.
We will be discussing holiday traditions in Social Studies. For homework, the students are to list 6 holiday traditions you may have. For example, we decorate a tree, bake cookies, go to Christmas Eve Mass etc.
There are no new spelling words this week. We have completed Unit 2 and will begin Unit 3 after the Christmas break. We will be putting our reading skills to work this week as we take our unit 2 assessment.
The first grade will participates in the annual Science Fair. A letter will be going home with the requirements. There is a form to be filled out and returned after the break. The students should choose two topics to be sent in for approval. In the past students have done some creative projects, ie. “How much sugar is in your drink”, “Life Cycle of a Frog” and “Types of Clouds”.
I would like to wish everyone a safe and blessed Christmas.
God Bless,
Mrs. Fiore
No new spelling words this week. Merry Christmas!!
Homework for the week of
December 11, 2017
Monday- Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/15)
Tuesday- Math – Module 2 lesson 22- choose 3 problems to solve
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/15)
Wednesday- Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/15)
Thursday- Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/16)
Math-Mod 2 Lesson 24- choose 2 problems to solve
Spelling Words
feet he see we green me she tree week be some familyDecember 1, 2017
Dear Parents,
We are finishing up our second unit in ELA. Next week we will have a Unit Assessment. If you would like to help your child prepare for this you can practice rhyming words with long vowel word families similar to the words we have had for spelling the past 6 weeks. Also, ask your child questions about stories they are reading. If it is a nonfiction story ask them to state facts they have found in the reading. If it is a fiction story ask them the sequence of the events of the story or what is the author’s purpose for writing this story and how can they tell. We have also been working on contractions. The children have learned the punctuation mark of the apostrophe.
In Math we are coming to a close in Module 2. I am planning on the End of Module Assessment before Christmas break. The students are working on using simple math drawings to show subtraction. This week we will use counting on and taking from ten as strategies for subtraction. Again for any help I strongly urge you to investigate the www.ojusd.org website for math help. From the home page it is a small blue box on the right that says ENY Math help. Once you click on that box you will click on grade 1. This brings you to a screen where you will click on Module 2. From there you will click on the video for lesson of the homework assignment. For homework this week ytou will notice that the children may choose which of the problems to do. Tuesday they may choose which 3 they want to complete and Thursday they may choose 2.
I would like to thank you all for your prayers and support during my recovery. I am still moving slow but I am happy to be back. A giant thank you goes out to Mrs. Gregory for holding down the fort.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
Dear Parents,
I have been given clearance to return to school on December 11th. I am looking forward to being back with your children. However sadly, I will miss the Christmas Concert. If anyone would be able to email me a video of the children singing, I would greatly apprecitate it.
Please make sure your children wear their "Sunday Best"(no jeans or sneakers) and arrive at the classroom by 6 pm.
The cards your children have sent me have brightened my days. Mrs. Miron and Mrs. Gregory have been keeping me informed about how well everything is going in my absence.
Thank you again for all of your support.
Mrs. Fiore
Homework for the week of
December 4, 2017
Monday- Christmas Concert
Tuesday- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/8)
Math- Mod 2 lesson 17
Wednesday- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/8)
Thursday- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/8)
Math-Mod 2 Lesson 18
Spelling Words
huge June rule tube use cube cute flute rude mule water under
Thank you for all of your prayers. My surgery went smoothly. I have been home resting. We will have a new student beginning on Monday. Nov. 27. Please welcome Connor to our class. As I mentioned in the past, Mrs. Gregory will keep me in the loop with the class and Mrs. Miron will be my liason for letters and school work.
I hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving.
Homework for the week of
November 27, 2017
Monday- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/1)
Tuesday- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/1)
Math-Mod 2 Lesson 13
Wednesday- Reading- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/1)
Thursday- Reading- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 12/1)
Math-Mod 2 Lesson 15
Spelling Words
home hope rose woke those bone hose joke rode stone there together
November 20, 2017Dear Parents,
It was wonderful having time to speak with you about your children. Also, I wanted to thank you all for your support and prayers for my surgery. I am thankful and blessed.
The first grade and the kindergarten will be celebrating Thanksgiving with a “feast”. This will be the conclusion of our The First Thanksgiving Unit. The first graders will dress as Pilgrims while the kindergarteners will dress as Native Americans. They will come together and share their friendship just as the Pilgrims and Native Americans had over 400 years ago. You are invited to observe the “feast of friendship” at 1:30 in the cafeteria on Tuesday, November 21st.
Due to the short week there will be no homework.
I wish you a blessed Thanksgiving.
God bless,
Mrs. Fiore
Facts about turkeys
Dear Parents,As we enter the second quarter, we are working on building our independence in completing our classwork. There will be times in our lessons that we will work with partners to “Think-Pair Share” but often the students will be completing assignments independently.
We have begun Module 2 in Math. We will continue to build off of the strategies we learned in Module 1. We will continue using ten frames and drawings in the 5 groups. In addition, we will be decomposing numbers to make new groups of 10 to add two numbers. We will be counting the ten way, ie. 15 is said 1 ten 5. It is important that the students can tell what two numbers make 10. This way can be tricky, so if the students need some help with homework please write it on the homework sheet. If you would like some clarification of this new way, check out Duane Habecker on you tube. His explanations to the lessons are amazing.
In ELA, we will continue blending words with long A and I with the CVCe spelling pattern. The students will be introduced to the /wh/, /ch/ and /ph/ sounds this week. We will work on blending this words in isolation as well as building words and word families with these sound spellings. Our weekly story this week is nonfiction. We will be using the text to give specific examples to show the author’s purpose.
In preparation for Thanksgiving, we will read and study the First Thanksgiving. We will compare life then and now. We will take a virtual field trip to the Pilgrim village. The first grade and the kindergarten will be celebrating friendship dressed as Pilgrims and Native Americans next Tuesday.
Student Council will be organizing a food drive for the Fishkill Food Pantry. All donations need to be brought to class by Friday, November 17th. The Food Pantry has a need for the following: canned peas, carrots, diced tomatoes, fruit, beans, tuna, beef stew, chicken and soups, 1lb packages of rice, dried beans, cereal, mac n cheese, pasta, spaghetti sauce, jelly, Jiffy muffin mixes, coffee, bar soap, toilet tissue, shampoo and conditioner. We appreciate your support!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
Homework for the week of
November 13, 2017
Monday- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 11/17)
Tuesday- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 11/17)
Math-Mod 2 Lesson 6
Wednesday- Reading- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 11/17)
Thursday- Reading- Reading Incentive (Due 12/11)
Spelling –Spelling Menu (Due 11/17)
Math-Mod 2 Lesson 8
Spelling Words
like ride smile time white bike dime hide ice kite who work
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Homework for the week of
November 6, 2017
Monday- Spelling – Menu (due 11/9)
Tuesday - Spelling – Menu (due 11/9)
Wednesday- Spelling – Menu (due 11/9)
Math Mod. 2 lesson 2
Spelling Words
face made age safe make take cage cake late name old couldNovember 6, 2017
Dear Parents,
There are still a few families that have not signed up for Parent- Teacher conferences. Please call the office to see what times are still available.
I was impressed with the book reports and reading incentives. A few of the first graders choose to read above the required 200 minutes. The more reading practice at home the stronger the reading skills. Children are encouraged to read more than the 200 minutes. This week we will go beyond short vowels and begin blending words with long A spelled a_e. We will also introduce the soft c sound.
We will begin the second Math Module this week. It takes the skills from Module 1 and builds on them. We will be working on our fact fluency as well during our math centers. The students will complete math facts as fast and accurately as they can. They will be racing the sand timers.
Last week, the first graders and their 8th grade buddies played Saint Bingo to celebrate All Saints Day. This week we will split up and half will work in the computer room on math facts and the other half will work on our reading skills.
Winter Uniforms have begun. The children look wonderful in their winter uniforms. Please note that these are not to be worn for gym. The winter gym uniform should be worn on Mondays and Fridays until the summer uniform begins again.
Thank you to the room parents for a fun filled Halloween parade and party. The children enjoyed the treats and the craft.
I am looking forward to meeting with everyone at Parent-Teacher conferences.
God Bless.
Mrs. Fiore
October 30, 2017
REMINDER: The Big Little Read projects will be on display for the Literacy Night Monday, October 30th from 3:00 to 6:30.Dear Parents,
We are approaching the end of the first quarter. If you have not made your appointment for Parent-Teacher Conferences please call the school office to see what times and dates are available.
We will have our first unit test in Religion on Friday. The book will go home during the week to review the key terms in Chapters 1-5. Please make sure the book returns each day as we will still be using it during the week.
Please remember to send in your child’s Halloween costume in on Tuesday in a bagged labeled with your child’s name. We will be putting the costume on right over our uniforms. Please note no weapons, makeup or hair color will be allowed.
We are moving right along in in our Reading lessons. Sh and th digraphs will be introduced this week. Our stories are growing in length and complexity. The students are enjoying reading from their book bins and have asked for longer stories. Their excitement for reading is enjoyable to me as I get to see a love for reading grow before my eyes. We are working on identifying common and sorting them by type. We will write our first opinion piece. The October Reading Incentive and Book Report are due on Friday, November 3rd. Both are considered homework assignments and will be graded.
In math we are continuing to build our fluency in subtraction. We will be using pictures drawn the “5 groups”. This means they will draw circles in groups of five then cross out the number taken away. For example, they would draw
7- 00000 00. We will continue making number bonds to create substation sentences.
I am looking forward to meeting with you at conferences to discuss the students’ progress.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Fiore
Homework for the week of
October 30, 2017
Monday - Spelling – Menu choose 3 to complete (due 11/3)
Reading- Reading Incentive/Book Report (due 11/3)
Religion Unit 1 test Friday, November 3 review chapters 1-5
Tuesday - Spelling – Menu (due 11/3)
Reading- Reading Incentive/Book Report (due 11/3)
Wednesday- Spelling – Menu (due 11/3)
Reading- Reading Incentive/Book Report (due 11/3)
Math – Mod 1 lesson 35
Thursday- Spelling – Menu (due 11/3)
Reading- Reading Incentive/Book Report (due 11/3)
Math – Mod 1 lesson 36
Spelling Words
fish then shut with rush shell shop trash thin ship want good
Thursday is Red Ribbon Day. Students are asked to wear a red accesory with their uniform to show their support to be be drug free. some ideas are a red bow, socks or tie.
Homework for the week of
October 23, 2017
Monday - Spelling – Menu choose 3 to complete (due 10/27)
Reading- Reading /Book Report (due 11/3)
Tuesday- Spelling – Menu
Math- Mod 1 lesson 28
Reading- Incentive/Book Report (due 11/3)
Wednesday – Reading- Incentive/Book Report (due 11/3)
Spelling – Menu
Thursday- Math- Mod 1 lesson 30
Spelling – Menu
Reading- Reading /Book Report (due 11/3)
Spelling Words
crust bump jump must just dust trust dusk hunt lump into many
October 23, 2017
Dear Parents,
Just a reminder the Book Fair is this evening and this is your chance to sign up for parent- teacher conferences. The sign-up sheets will be outside our classroom door.
Next Monday will be the school wide Literacy Night beginning at 3 and ending at 6:30. The First Graders completed their story, The Earth Under Sky Bear’s Feet, and have created constellations to place above the Kindergarten’s sunset pictures. Our hallway looks fabulous!!
In math, we are using our number paths and adding on the find the missing part. We are writing subtraction sentences as well as the related addition sentences to match. We are working on fact families and not letting “strangers” in the house (the number bonds). Ms. Schwiebert and I were very pleased with how well the class did on our first Math Assessment.
This week the students will be practicing consonant blends in our reading and in our spelling words. You can help your child by having them spot blends such as- gr, st, sp, br, bl, pl in the books they are reading for their incentive or on cereal boxes and the newspaper. We will continue to practice identifying the main character and setting as we add finding the plot. This week while working with our 8th grade buddies, half of the class will be going into the computer lab and practicing sight words using the websites www.abcya.com and www.shepphardsoftware.com . Both of these sites are free and can be used at home as well. They have ELA and Math games.
The class had a fun time exploring the fire truck with the local fire fighters. They asked some well thought out questions.
Halloween is next Tuesday. The students will celebrate after lunch. They are invited to bring in a costume that can go on top of their uniform. No make up or hair color will be allowed. They will parade through the classrooms of the upper hall then change out of their costumes and have a treat and a craft.
This week during one of centers the students will have to read to follow directions and create a Halloween Candy Corn with a face.
God Bless,
Mrs. Fiore