| Classroom Blogs - Grades K-2nd | | Written by Kindra Ervin | | Wednesday, December 12 2012 15:50 | St. Rose School Ms. Ervin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. December 11, 2012 Newsletter 13
1st Grade News
1st Grade Mass
Our class received several complements for doing such a wonderful job presenting the whole-school Mass last Friday! I was extremely proud of all our efforts. Every single student did a tremendous job in performing his/her assigned duty. I would like to thank all parents and family members who helped their students prepare for their assignments at home, especially in practicing with students who read during the Mass. Your hard work at home is greatly appreciated!
Secret Santa
Secret Santa will take place this Wednesday thru Friday (Dec. 12th- 14th) for students to purchase Christmas gifts for family/friends. Wednesday is strictly a “preview day” where we will visit Secret Santa only to view items so students can get an idea of what they would like to buy. Then on Thursday our class is scheduled to visit Secret Santa to make our purchases. It would be very much appreciated if you could help your child plan out their shopping in advance as best as possible. Please help them make a list of who they will shop for and about how much they will spend on each person. Please send this list in with their money and make sure your child knows how much money they have with them.
Christmas Play – Time Schedule and Arrival Details
The St. Rose School Christmas Play will take place next Monday evening, Dec. 17th, at 7:00PM in the PCC. As I’m sure you know, it will be a very crowded event and the scene in the lower level of the PCC is likely to become increasingly chaotic as it gets closer to time for the play to start. Therefore, it would be very helpful if students could arrive by 6:30PM in the lower level of the PCC. I will be down there to meet, organize, and stay with our students. Children should come ready to go on stage with their Santa hats (and please remember: nice outfits or school uniforms- NO JEANS/T-SHIRTS).
Next Week & Christmas Break
There will not be a homework packet assigned next week or over Christmas break. Nor will there be a spelling list/test. Also, this is the last newsletter that will be sent out before the break. I wish you all a very happy, healthy, and blessed Christmas and a fantastic start to the New Year! Please be safe and have an enjoyable break! –Ms. Ervin
What We’re Learning: Language Arts: words with ending blends; verb tense; identifying words/phrases in a story that suggest feelings Math: place value (counting by tens; tens & ones) Religion: the birth of our Savior Science: finishing up & test over animal chapter Social Studies: special things we do (celebrating with customs and traditions) Health: goal setting; reviewing unit on how we grow
Reminders *Science Test: Thurs., Dec. 13th *Secret Santa Purchase Day: Thurs., Dec. 13th *Spelling Test: Fri., Dec. 14th *Christmas Play: Monday, Dec. 17th, 7:00PM, PCC (please have students in PCC lower level by 6:30)
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| Classroom Blogs - Grades K-2nd | | Written by Kindra Ervin | | Tuesday, December 04 2012 00:00 | St. Rose School Ms. Ervin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. December 4, 2012 Newsletter 12
1st Grade News
1st Grade Mass
Our class will be in charge of leading the school Mass this Friday, Dec. 7th. Students who will be reading at Mass have already taken home their readings/prayers to practice for this Friday. We will be practicing each day here at school. However, if your child has a reading part, I ask that you please, please also practice each day with your child at home. Remember you are welcome to join us and support our class by attending Mass this Friday at 9:00am. Christmas Play Our class has been busy learning the words and motions to the song we will be singing during this year’s Christmas play. 1st graders will not be dressing up in special costumes, but each child will need a Santa hat to wear during our performance. If you don’t have a Santa hat at home, please send me a note and I will locate some extras. Students should wear nice clothing (such as a dress/skirt, or dress pants & blouse/dress shirt). Students are not allowed to wear jeans or t-shirts. If nothing else, students may wear their school uniform for the performance. The play will take place on Monday, Dec. 17th at 7:00pm in the PCC.
Secret Santa The school will hold Secret Santa next Wednesday thru Friday (Dec. 12th- 14th) for students to purchase Christmas gifts for family/friends. I have not yet been told which day our class will be attending, but will send this info home as soon as I receive it. Students are welcome to bring their money anytime and I will hold on to it for them. It would be very much appreciated by all involved if you could help your child plan out their shopping in advance. Please help them make a list of who they will shop for and about how much they will spend on each person. Please send this list in with their money and make sure your child knows how much money they have with them.
What We’re Learning:
Language Arts: words with ‘s’ blends; using verbs in sentences; including key details in retelling a story Math: finishing up & test over subtraction strategies; beginning place value Religion: Mary receives wonderful news; 1st grade Mass prep Science: animal babies Social Studies: using the directions on a map Health: how your blood moves
Reminder *Math Test: Thurs., Dec. 6th *Spelling Test: Fri., Dec. 7th *1st Grade Mass: Fri., Dec. 7th *Scholastic Book Orders Due: Fri., Dec. 7th
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| Classroom Blogs - Grades K-2nd | | Written by Kindra Ervin | | Tuesday, November 27 2012 15:48 | St. Rose School Ms. Ervin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. November 27, 2012 Newsletter 11
1st Grade News
Christmas Play This year’s Christmas play will take place on Monday, Dec. 17th at 7:00pm in the PCC. Our class will be singing a song. I am still working out the details of our presentation and will send home any additional information in next week’s newsletter. Our 1st grade portion of the play will not require students to be in any special costume. However, I am asking that each child bring in a Santa hat to wear during our performance. If you don’t have a Santa hat at home, just send me a quick note and I will locate some extras. Also, students will be expected to wear a nice outfit (dress, skirt, or dress pants & blouse/dress shirt). Students are not allowed to wear jeans or t-shirts. If nothing else, students may wear their school uniform for the performance.
Interims Interims for the second nine weeks will be sent home this Fri., Nov. 30th. Please do not be concerned if your child does not bring home an interim. Reports are only being sent if there is an issue regarding academic performance or behavior that needs to be reported and/or addressed. However, as always, please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns of your own regarding your child’s progress. 1st Grade Mass
This is just a heads up that our class will be presenting the school Mass next Friday, Dec. 7th. We will plan the details in class this week, so I hope to send assigned reading parts home with students by this Friday (Nov. 30th) so they will have plenty of time to practice.
What We’re Learning: Language Arts: words with ‘l’ blends; identifying verbs; looking for key details in a story Math: subtraction strategies (more practice on making 10 to subtract; relating addition & subtraction; fact families ) Religion: obeying the Ten Commandments; why Jesus was Baptized Science: animal needs Social Studies: how communities change over time; 4 directions on a map Health: how we breathe
Reminders *Spelling Test: Fri., Nov. 30th *Interims Home: Fri., Nov. 30th |
| Classroom Blogs - Grades K-2nd | | Written by Kindra Ervin | | Tuesday, November 13 2012 16:12 | St. Rose School Ms. Ervin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. November 12, 2012 Newsletter 10
1st Grade News
Newsletters & Homework
Do not be concerned that you missed a 1st grade newsletter from last week, because I did not send one out. Also, please note that because we will only be in school two days next week (Thanksgiving week), there will not be a spelling test or homework packet assigned for next week. This means your child will not be bringing home a spelling list this Friday. I will also not be sending out a newsletter next week. 1St Grade Saints
I want to thank 1st grade parents and families for all the time and effort put into making the saints costumes that students wore for the All Saints Day Masses. All the students looked terrific and everything went very smoothly at both Masses! I also want to thank the parents and other family members who came in to help us prepare and organize for the school Mass that morning. Your help was greatly appreciated!
Book in a Bag
I will be out of school attending a seminar tomorrow (Nov. 13) so students will not bring home a new Book-in-a Bag selection for that evening.
Classroom Supplies
I have noticed that we are running low on hand sanitizer and paper towels for our classroom. If you are able and willing to purchase and send in either of these items, our class would be very appreciative!
Mass at Church of Atonement
We will be traveling to Church of the Atonement in Crooksville for our school Mass this Friday. Mass will begin at 10:00am. We will leave school at 9:30 and will return at lunch time (11:30). The permission slip for this trip is coming home today. Please complete and return the slip to school by Thurs., Nov. 15th.
What We’re Learning:
Language Arts: words with ‘r’ blends; proper nouns; identifying characters & setting in a story; using a graphic organizer to sort ideas Math: subtraction strategies (using doubles, make 10 to subtract) Religion: Moses & the Ten Commandments; Saint John the Baptist Science: body parts of an insect Social Studies: using a map key Health: digestion
Reminders
*Scholastic Book Orders Due: Tomorrow, Tues., Nov. 13th *Spelling Test: Fri., Nov. 16th *School Mass at Church of Atonement: Fri., Nov. 16th @ 10:00am *Thanksgiving Break/No School: Nov. 21st – Nov. 25th
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| Classroom Blogs - Grades K-2nd | | Written by Kindra Ervin | | Thursday, November 01 2012 22:50 | St. Rose School Ms. Ervin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. October 30, 2012 Newsletter 9
1st Grade News
Parent-Teacher Conferences
I want to thank all of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend parent-teacher conferences last week. I feel very blessed to be working with such caring and supportive parents. I appreciate all the work you do at home to reinforce and encourage your child’s learning.
1St Grade Saints
All Saints Day is this Thursday, Nov. 1st. This is the day our 1st grade students will dress in costume as their assigned saints for both the 9:00am school Mass and the 6:00pm evening Mass. It would be best if students could arrive at school already in costume (or as close to it as possible) for the 9:00am school Mass. If any parents/grandparents or other family members are able and willing to come in and help us that morning it would be greatly appreciated! Students will also need to bring their school uniforms to change into after Mass for the remainder of the school day.
Fr. Jim has also invited students to attend the 6:00pm evening Mass in their costumes. This would give additional family members, friends, and parishioners who could not attend the school Mass the opportunity to see students dressed as their saints. Students are not required to come to the evening Mass but their attendance is strongly encouraged. If your child is able to attend the evening Mass please have them in the back of the church by 5:45 so we can get lined up for the opening procession.
All Day Retreat
This Thursday after the All Saints Day school Mass, our class will be participating in an all day retreat with the rest of the school. It will be held here at our school. The retreat is entitled “Dignity of the Human Person” and it will focus on bullying issues. Since we will not be following our normal classroom routine, students will not bring home a new Book-in-a Bag selection for that evening. What We’re Learning: Language Arts: words with long ‘o’ sound; irregular plural nouns Math: addition strategies (make a ten, add in any order & add three numbers) Religion: getting ready for the Savior (prophets) Science: animals (movement & body coverings) Social Studies: from Earth to a globe; from a picture to a map
Reminders *1st Grade Saints @ All Saints Day Masses: Thurs., Nov. 1st; 9:00am & 6:00pm *Spelling Test: Fri., Nov. 2nd |
| Classroom Blogs - Grades K-2nd | | Written by Kindra Ervin | | Tuesday, October 23 2012 23:18 | St. Rose School
Ms. Ervin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. October 23, 2012 Newsletter 8
1st Grade News
Parent – Teacher Conferences
Please do not forget to call the school office to schedule a conference time on either Oct. 24th or Oct. 25th. If you cannot make it this week, please let me know in some way (a short note in the home-school folder, email, or phone call to the school office) so that we can work something else out. Thank you.
Celebrating Halloween
In place of a class Halloween party, 1st grade will be participating in a classroom activity rotation with kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades on the afternoon of Tuesday, Oct. 30th. The teachers (Mrs. Fondale, Mrs. Shumaker, Mrs. Lucas, Mrs. Reed and I) will plan Halloween related activities and each grade will rotate among the different classrooms in order to take part in each activity. We will not be passing out classroom treats, so please do not send any candy or snacks with your child to share with classmates.
1St Grade Saints
All Saints Day is just a little over a week away on Thursday, Nov. 1st. This is just a reminder that. Fr. Jim is asking that students dress in costume as their assigned saints for both the 9:00am school Mass and the 6:00pm evening Mass. If any parents are able and willing to come in and help our class get prepared and organized before the 9:00am school Mass it would be greatly appreciated! As this date quickly approaches, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
What We’re Learning:
Language Arts: words with long ‘u’ sound; plural nouns; sequencing events Math: addition strategies (adding on a number line, using doubles & near doubles to add) Religion: obedience to God (Noah & Abraham) Science: how animals are classified Social Studies: neighborhoods (what is an address; jobs people do) Health: how we digest food
Reminders *P-T Conferences: Wednesday, Oct. 24th & Thursday, Oct 25th *Spelling Test: Thurs., Oct. 25th *No School: Fri., Oct. 26th
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