February 1, 2016
Dear Parent(s),
Where has January gone? Catholic Schools Week will be full of fun. The children
are excited to dress as their favorite character and share what they liked about their
book. We hope you took some time to discuss your child’s progress report with them.
Information about the month of February follows.
Religion
We celebrate Catholic School’s Week during the first week of February.
Students will participate in several opportunities to celebrate the privilege of attending
such a special school.
During Religion class this month we continue work on the Sacraments, especially
learning how we can celebrate God’s forgiveness and be followers of Christ. We will
also talk about the Lenten Season and learn how to pray the Stations of the Cross.
Students will attend liturgies at 8:50 on February 3rd, 10th, (Ash Wednesday), 17th
and the 24th. Mrs. Burke’s Class will prepare the Liturgy on the 24th. We hope you will
be able to join us.
Reading
We will begin working in Theme 6-Animal Adventures. During this theme we will
be working on counting the number of sounds they hear in a word and the following
phonics skills: long vowel sounds of o and u, long vowel sound of e spelled ee and ea,
long vowel sound of a spelled ai and ay, and final consonant clusters ft, lk and nt.
Students will also practice using the following comprehension strategies: story
structure, summarizing, noting details, making predictions and inferences.
We will also continue to send home a book in a plastic bag with your child’s
name on it. These books may be sent back once your child has finished it. We
encourage your child to return the books in a timely manner so a new one can be sent
home. Once again, we thank you for all the help you give your child at home with their
vocabulary words and listening to them read. New 3rd quarter goals have been set for
AR.
Writing
In Handwriting class we continue instruction on proper formation of letters,
keeping letters the correct size and resting on the line. Students are working on writing
a personal narrative. We are working through the writing process, writing a rough draft,
proofreading and creating a finished product. In writing this narrative each student will
work to keep ideas in sequence and write sentences that tell about their topic. This
narrative will become part of their first grade Leadership Notebook. Thank you for
sending in the photos of your child to help with their writing.
Math
Please continue to practice math facts and work toward memorization of addition
and subtraction facts through 20. By the end of the year we would like to see students
be able to reach a goal of 4 seconds per problem.
We are working on counting and modeling numbers through 120 and comparing
numbers using >, <, and = signs.
Science/Social Studies
During this month we will finish our unit, “Where Do I Live?’. In this unit students
learned about maps, different land forms and bodies of water and caring for our natural
resources. Later in the month children will be learning about the weather and will track
weather changes in their Science Journal.
Other
 Our St. Valentine’s Day celebration will include a student card exchange. This
will be held on February 12th. If your child chooses to participate in the card
exchange, please send enough cards for everyone in the class. A list with
student names will be sent home.
 Show and Tell is February 18th.
 Sock Hop is February 19th.
 Skate Party is February 11th.
Mrs. Burke
Mrs. Weig