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Mrs. Shooshan’s Room
Welcome to First Grade at de Chantal!
May 21st - May 24th
OUR DAILY SCHEDULE: Math, Religion, Phonics, Reading, Handwriting, Spelling, and Language Arts *** Twice a week we switch for Social Studies and Science
SPECIALS:
MONDAY: Candle Ceremony, Spring Fling
TUESDAY: Computers
WEDNESDAY: P.E.
THURSDAY Art, Spelling Test
FRIDAY: No School!
READING WORDS: again, light, our, would, your ***Review: boy, care, girl, people, together, water, when, all, could, hello, oh, pull, walk, away, late, school, today, way, why, make, put, show, three, under, want, into, live, many, out, eat, no, of, some, who, does, her, one, they, two, help, use, now, very, come, on, good, that, run, ride, be, over, it, yes, too, down, jump, not, up, what, for, here, little, was, my, me, look, has, where, with, play, you, he, is, she, and, said, are, do, this, I, can, we, like, see, the, go, to, have, a *** Please make words cards and simple sentences at home.
SPELLING TEST ON THURSDAY: played, rained, showed, wished, stayed, fished, jumped, slowed, needed, mailed ***BONUS: Spring Fling
MATH: Count On to Add, Sums of 10, Making 10 to Add, Order Property
RELIGION: The Spirit Helps Us Know Jesus, The Spirit Helped the First Christians, The Holy Spirit Helps Us Be a Light, The Holy Spirit Always Helps Us, Chapter 24 Review & Test
PHONICS: Reviewing and Assessing Initial and Final Blends
REMINDERS:
NEW HOMEWORK POLICY: From now on, we will only have written homework in the Grammar workbook. The page will be circled and please do not go ahead. We will no longer be bringing home our Math workbook. Instead, we will be using it for morning work. Please help your child in math at home by practicing addition and subtraction facts up to 12, writing out fact families, and playing games, such as War, Checkers, or Chess. Have your child periodically tell you what time it is and fill a jar with coins for your child to play with. Please use any extra time to practice reading and spelling words. Visit the websites below. Encourage your child to read the Kids Post, and bring in an article to share with the class. Lastly, have your child PLAY outside as the weather gets warmer! : )
Daily written spelling class work has begun. On Monday, children print their words three times for a Handwriting grade. On Tuesday, children write their words in complete sentences for a Grammar grade. On Wednesday, children put their words in ABC order. On Thursday, children print their words in their Word books. These assignments are done in school and if all four assignments have been completed by the end of the week there will be a small reward. Any unfinished work will be taken home on Friday, not for homework, but for you to be aware of your child’s progress. However, if it is returned completed on Monday, they will receive credit.
We encourage your child to practice for the weekly spelling test by making simple sentences and typing the words on a computer.
The Lunch Angel schedules will be on the website. Our time is 12:05 PM on Monday - Thursday and 11:30 AM on full day Fridays.
As math facts are introduced, please buy some flash cards and work on these at home or while driving in the car. Check out http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/cathymath.html and http://www.fun4thebrain.com/addition.html for some computer math fun and www.spellingcity.com for some computer spelling fun! Also, check out www.sumdog.com! Bring your results or award to school for a sticker! Also, look on Miss Maguire's webpage for Sky Box math websites. The Brainpop user name is dechantal and the password is francis.
The Trading book is part of your child’s homework each night. Please remember to send the book back each day even if you did not have time to read it. We encourage you to ask comprehension questions (who, what, when, where, why and how) to your child on the trading book that is sent home every night. Have them predict what might happen on the next page, talk about the characters, and how things in the story relate to their life. We will be asking different students about their book at school.
Homework pages will be circled in the Math and Grammar workbooks. Please do not go ahead and there is no homework on Fridays! Sometimes a loose Math sheet may also be included as homework. Please use any extra time to practice reading words and I Can Read Books. Also, practice D’Nealian handwriting with the sheet that was sent home at Back to School Night.
The red folders go home daily with notes and graded work. Please look at our classroom webpage each week for important information. If you have any questions, concerns or compliments, please email me or write me a note and send it in your child’s red folder.
The first grade goes to Mass at 11:00 AM on the first and third Tuesday of each month. We would love for you to join us if you are free! : )
Please make sure your child has a snack everyday with a cloth placemat, and a bag for the lunch box trash (newspaper sleeve).
Thanks for all you do and have a great week! : )
