First Grade

Week of June 14th

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Tues. June 15- All school music concert at 8:30am and Chapter 11 math test

Wed. June 16- All school mass at 8:30am followed by activity day and picnic lunch with family under the pavilion

Thurs. June 17- K-2 field trip to Douglas Park

HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SAFE SUMMER! KEEP READING! :)

First Grader Raymond Silverman Wins K-2 Spelling Bee!

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Week of June 7th

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Mon. June 7th- Spelling Bee at 8:30 in the church

Thurs. June 10th- All school grad mass at 11:00am *Note there is no school mass on Wed.*

Fri. June 11th- Eighth grade graduation at 7:00pm in the Shrine

Week of May 31st

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NO NEW SPELLING WORDS THIS WEEK

Mon. May 31st- No School, Memorial Day!

Wed. June 2nd- All school mass at 8:30am

Thurs. June 3rd- Twin day!

Week of May 24th

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Wed. May 26th- All school mass at 8:30am

Thurs. May 27th- Chapter 10 math test

Fri. May 28th- No school, techer in-service

Mon. May 29th- No school, Memorial day

Week of May 17th

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*Tues. May 18th- Scholastic Book Orders are due! Progress reports go home.

*Wed. May 19th- All school mass at 8:30

*Fri. May 21- Rainbow day- first grade wears orange :)

Week of May 10th

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Wed. May 12- All school mass and May Crowning at 8:30am. 1st grade is to bring flowers on this day!

Penny War this week- bring in money to help an orphanage in Mexico.

Parents who would like to earn service hours by purchasing classroom materials- come see me

Jackson Pollock painting

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Week of April 26th

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Wednesday- All school mass at 8:30am

Thursday- Field trip to Ralphs! Wear your school uniform. SCIENCE FAIR AND ART SHOW! Check out science projects in the hall and art projects in the main hallway from 5:00-7:00pm.

science fair reminder: Bring projects on THURSDAY- do not bring them earlier than Thursday, we DO NOT have room to store them! Thank you!

Week of April 19th

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* Tues. April 20th- report cards go home
*Wed. April 21st- all school mass at 8:30am
*Thurs. April 22nd- earth day free dress- blue, green and brown colors

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS-
All students should be working on completing their project so that is ready for next Thursday! Experiments and models must both include a written report. If you need more information or another copy of the report paper please let me know! :) Can't wait to see them!

Week of April 12th

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Tues. April 13th- scholastic book orders are due!
Wed. April 14th- All school mass at 8:30am
Fri. April 16th- Chapter 8 math test

Week of March 29th

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Wednesday, March 31st- all school mass at 8:30am. Easter packets go home today, work on it over break!

Thursday, April 1st- 12:00 dismissal. Spring break begins!

Friday, April 2nd- No School! Happy Easter :)

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Thank you to everyone who joined us on fun-filled field trip today!

You helped make Moorpark farm a wonderful experience!

Week of March 22nd

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Tues. Mar. 23- spelling test (no spelling homework Tues.-Fri.)
Wed. Mar. 24- All school mass at 8:30am
Fri. Mar. 26- Farm center field trip!
FIELD TRIP REMINDERS:
*Put sunscreen on in the morning- we will be outside all day!
*Bring a bag lunch and bottle of water.
*Wear PE clothes and comfortable athletic shoes- we will doing a bit of walking.
CONFIRMED PARENT CHAPERONES- please be at school at 8:30am to assist us in our departure. Please wait outside the 1st and 2nd grade classroom until we are ready to depart! Thank you!

Week of March 15th

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Tuesday, Mar. 16th- First grade free dress day!
Wednesday, Mar. 17th- All school mass at 8:30am. St. Patrick's Day free dress- wear green!
Please return signed field trip permission slip and $15.00 before Friday.
Friday, Mar. 19th- NO SCHOOL
Spelling test will be NEXT TUESDAY

Week of March 8th

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Tuesday Mar. 9th- Chapter 7 math test and progress reports go home. Please review, sign and return!
Friday Mar. 12th- Morning visit to St. Matthew's School- leaving school at 10:00am and returning at 12:00pm in time for lunch!

Please take a moment to look over the March 26th field trip form to Moorpark Farm Center and fill out the form and return with payment as soon as possible.

**PLEASE NOTE! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME AS A CHAPERON TRY TO LET US KNOW BY FRIDAY 3/12 SO WE CAN SUBMIT OUR FINAL HEAD COUNT TO THE FARM! **

They need this information to plan accordingly.

Celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday with Reading!

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Week of March 1st

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Monday and Tuesday- book fair
Tuesday March 2nd- Dr. Seuss' birthday :) bring in your favorite book to share with the class!
Wednesday March 3- all school mass at 8:30am. St. Matthew's field trip permission slip due today!

*Thank you to the parents who offered to accompany us to St. Matthew's next Friday, but St. Matthew's takes care of all the arrangements for us. It is just a short, one hour visit to their campus to meet with our first grade buddies from their school.
Please look for information next week about another field trip later this month that I hope you can join us for! Thanks again :)

Week of February 22nd

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Wednesday, Feb. 24th- All school mass at 8:30am

Friday, Feb. 26th- Book Fair begins!

THE 100th DAY OF SCHOOL!

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100th day projects!

100th day outdoor activities!

100th activity checklist

Week of February 15th

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*Monday, Feb. 15- President's Day- no school!
*Wednesday, Feb. 17- Bring in your 100th day of school of school projects! Ash Wednesday, all school mass.
* Due to the shortened week, our spelling words are a review of sh-, th-, wh- and ch- and we will not be reading a new story this week. We will be reviewing and I will assess fluency and reading comprehension.

Week of February 8th

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Report cards go home this week. Please sign and return to school by Friday!
Tuesday Feb. 9th- Scholastic book orders are due
Thursday Feb. 11th- Box tops deadline
Friday Feb. 12- Chapter 6 math test! First grade Valentine's Day party. Red, white and pink free dress!

Spellingcity.com

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Discover a new and fun way to learn, practice and play with your spelling words!

1. Visit spellingcity.com

2. Under the title 'start here' you will see space to type in 5 spelling words. Under those boxes you will have to click on the add 5 (for a total of 10 words) or add 10(for a total of 15 words).

3. Enter the spelling words and choose from the selections at the bottom to "TEACH ME" "TEST ME" or "PLAY A GAME" and have fun!

Career Day!

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Firefighter

Officer Navarro

Nurse Webb

Ballerina Piper Harris

Week of February 2nd

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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!

Sunday Jan. 31- 10:00 mass and open house from 11:00-2:00 (come wearing your uniform and receive a free dress pass!)
Monday Feb. 1- School spirit free dress-yellow and blue
Tuesday Feb. 2- Career day guest speakers
Wednesday Feb. 3- Student appreciation day- free dress
Thursday Feb. 4- Teacher appreciation day
Friday Feb. 5- Parent appreciation day- donuts and water and morning drop off

Week of January 25th

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*Wed. Jan. 25th- All school mass at 8:30am

*Please continue working at home with your son or daughter on representing tens and ones in different ways. The more practice and review the better!

Sun. Jan. 31st- Saint Anne School open house

Pajama Party!

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Week of January 18th

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* No school Monday January 18th- Martin Luther King Jr. Day

*Tues. Jan. 19th- First Grade free dress for PERFECT!

*Wed. Jan. 20th- K-2 mass at 8:30am

*Fri. Jan. 22nd- First grade pajama party! First graders can wear their pajamas and bring one small stuffed animal as well :)

*No spelling words this week.

Week of January 11th

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Friday- Chapter 5 math test!

Week of January 4th

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Welcome back! Remember that nightly reading is now for 20 minutes.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Christmas Program 12-17-09

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Please drop your child off in the classroom at 6:30pm and then head to the hall- Seat fill up quickly! After the program is over you can pick your child back up in the classroom.

Week of December 14th

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*No spelling words this week- sight word testing.

* Wed. December 16th- K-2 mass at 8:30 am. Progress reports go home.

*Thurs. December 17th- Christmas program at 7:00pm in the hall. Wear green, red and black!

*Fri. December 18th- green/red/white and Santa hat free dress. 12:00pm dismissal.

* Winter break packets and Christmas present from Miss Battung went home Monday to ensure everyone got one :) Enjoy over vacation!

Week of November 30th

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This week we are focusing on the short e sound, initial r and l blends (frog/flag) and drawing conclusions when reading.

Please keep working on flashcards at home! We will continue with timed tests (100 problems in 5 minutes) in the classroom to improve proficiency with basic facts.

Tuesday 11-24-09

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Fall colors free dress! :)

Week of November 23rd

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No spelling words this week.

Wednesday, Nov. 25- First and second grade feast and noon dismissal. No need to pack a lunch today :)

Thursday, Nov. 26- Thanksgiving! Read a turkey day book!

Friday, Nov. 27- No School! Don’t forget to read!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

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Blowing out the candles on the first grade birthday cake :)

Week of November 16th

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Wednesday, Nov. 18- Noon dismissal; Parent conferences

Thursday, Nov. 19- Noon dismissal; Parent conferences. Last day to submit book orders!

Friday, Nov. 20 Noon dismissal; Parent conferences

* Please make sure you are at school, outside the classroom, ready and waiting for your conference time. We are allotted only 15 minutes and in consideration of others I will be beginning promptly at our scheduled meeting time and will not be extending meeting times. Thank you in advance!

* Also, please note that the first and second grade feast will take place on Wednesday, November 25- check the fish folder for details or stop by class and sign up to bring something!

Week of November 9th

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Wednesday, Nov. 11- No school, Veterans Day

Friday, Nov. 13- Chapter 3 math test!

Week of November 2nd

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Tuesday , Nov. 3- First Grade Free Dress! We finally got our first PERFECT- 6 days with no tardies!

Thursday, Nov. 5th- Field trip to Cabrillo Marine Aquarium! Remember to pack a bag lunch and bottled water and wear your PE clothes (I would suggest sweatpants and sweater because of the cool weather).

IMPORTANT NOTES
We haven’t brought in any cans in first grade. Please send in empty aluminum cans for us to bring on our field trip to donate. Part of our admission is to bring 1 large bag of cans for recycling!

Week of October 26th

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Tuesday, Oct. 27- PTA meeting at 6:00pm.

Wednesday, Oct. 28- All school mass at 8:30am.

Friday, Oct. 30- Halloween Parade! Come dressed in a school appropriate costume; weapons are not permitted. Also make sure it is comfortable enough to wear the whole day.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to join us on next month’s field trip. J If you were unable to accompany us this time, I will surely keep you in mind for our next opportunity!

Please send in empty aluminum cans for us to bring on our field trip to donate. They ask that we bring 1 large bag of cans for recycling.

MATH- we are moving from addition to subtraction. Please incorporate both in your nightly flashcard practice.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Field Trip!

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Please complete the field trip form and return with the $4 as soon as possible. Also, The Aquarium asks that we bring a large bag of aluminum cans to donate for recycling. Please send in any empty aluminum cans to school for our collection! Thank You!

Girl Scouts Wanted!

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Calling all girls for Girl Scouts! Join our local Girl Scouts troop for fun and service learning. Meetings held Mondays after school, 3:15-5:00. Contact Victoria Rueda, or vcarrueda@yahoo.com or Mary Salazar-Diaz, me_salazar@hotmail.com.

Week of October 19

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Wednesday, Oct. 21- K-2 mass at 8:30am.

Friday, Oct. 23- Chapter 2 math test! Study hard Thursday night!

* Important Notes*

Only half the class has their flashcards but everyone needs them. Please study every night! A classroom parent informed me that flashcards can be pruchased at the 99 cent store.

Week of October 12

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Monday, Oct. 12- No school, teacher in-service

Tuesday, Oct. 13- First PS science unit begins with Mrs. Rhalter!

* Important Notes*

ADDITION FLASHCARDS
If your child does not have a set of addition flashcards to practice with at home please get them now! The flashcards should be up to sums of 20. Any higher are not necessary for now. We must master the basics first!

We have begun our weekly language arts routine! You will see the following assessments start coming home on a weekly basis, in addition to the spelling test. Please take the time to review these paper with your child at home. Congratulate them on a job well done and/or go over any mistakes.

1. Two reading test- One is comprehension of the week's story and the other is vocabulary skills and comprehension skills

2. Writing for sounds sentences- One grade is for handwriting (neatness/slant/letter formation/spacing) and the other is language (grammar/mechanics/spelling application).

October 5- October 9

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Fire Safety Week! At the end of the week you will see the activity book we have been working on come home- please go over this with your son/daughter and be sure to do pages 7 and 12 as a family at home.

MATH
Please get a set of addition flashcards to keep at home if you don’t already have them (subtraction will be coming soon). We’ve started chapter 2, addition, and I will be conducting addition time tests to ensure that all children have their math facts memorized. Addition is very much drill and memorization so practicing at home helps significantly!

There were three cases of head lice last week at school, one in first grade. Please remind your son/daughter that they should not be sharing hair accessories, hats, combs, brushes and should not touch/play with other children's hair.

Sept. 28- Oct. 2

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Wednesday, Sept. 30- All school mass at 8:30am

Friday, Oct. 2- chapter 1 math test

Please use the resources in the fish folder when doing homework, that’s what they are there for! We are working on number order and greater than/less than and using the number line and hundred chart can help your child. Also reference the alphabet when doing spelling homework to see how to correctly print letters.

September 21- September 25

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Monday, Sept. 21- No school for students. Teacher technology in-service

Tuesday, Sept. 22- Hot lunch starts!

Wednesday, Sept. 23- K-2 mass at 8:30am and PE day

Thursday, Sept. 24- School picture day! Please dress in full and proper uniform!

Friday, Sept. 25- School spirit day! Students may wear blue and yellow :) Spelling test.

* Important Note*
Any student who has not turned in supplies- including $5.00 and large painting t-shirt- must do so this week! Several permission slips will be going home (family life/photography/Internet), please make sure you sign them and return them to school as soon as possible!

Keep the homework paper in the front of the fish folder so your son/daughter can write down their homework every day!

What is first grade studying?

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Language Arts- short a. -an -ap -at. nouns. verbs. predicting. sequencing. classifying. following oral directions. sentences that begin with capitol letter and end with a period.

Religion- ch.1 God Loves Us.

Math- ch.1 Numbers and Patterns. counting numbers to 20. comparing numbers. ordinals.graphs.

Social Studies- ch.1 Rules and Laws.

Science- unit study will begin Oct. 13

Art- following directions. fine motor skills, cutting and coloring.

Music- rescheduled to begin Sept. 24

First Week...

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Welcome and thank you for checking in with first grade! I am looking forward to a wonderful school year with a wonderful group a beautiful minds and children :) I can't wait to work with you to help your children succeed and achieve. I will be working on this blog to keep you posted with classroom happenings and reminders to the best of my ability- but please keep on the lookout for information to be sent regularly through our FISH folders.

Reminders:
*Back to School Night is Tuesday, September 15. Plan on being there! Important information will be shared.

*First grade has PE on Wednesdays. PE begins this Wednesday, September 16th. Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for PE, including proper sneakers. If you are unsure of the school PE uniform please check with the office.

*We are scheduled to begin music on Thursday, September 17th. Ask your son/daughter about it Thursday evening :)