Off to a Great Start!

Dear First Grade Families,

I am so amazed at how quick the children have gotten in to the swing of things!  They take their responsibilities seriously and are awesome about putting their best foot forward in remembering their school items (snack, lunches, red folders, white envelopes, etc. when needed.)

The last weeks were in prep for the current week.  This week, I will be inputting class grades on a daily basis and need all homework the next day.  Your teamwork is most appreciated, as these grades will formulate your child’s report card grades.  In the case of illnesses, please have your child complete work in a timely manner, typically the next school day unless in the case of a lengthy illness.  Please feel free to email me or discuss if needed.

I would like to thank Shaun DuCharme and family for donating our class fan!  It has been a blessing in these rather warm days!

I would like to put a “shout out” for the following wish list items: a CD player, as mine has “kicked the bucket,” Baby Wipes for a quick hand cleaning and Clorox Wipes for keeping our desks clean and our germs away!

It was a blessing seeing many of you at 11:00 Sunday mass!  Thank you for your blessings upon the S.H.A. staff!

 Below is our weekly schedule of specialty classes:

Subject	Day(s) of the Week	Time
Class Mass	Wednesday	8:00 am (7:45 am drop off)
P.E.	Monday and Thursday	8:15 – 9:00 am
Computer	Tuesday	9:15 – 10:00 am
Spanish	Thursday	9:15 – 10:00 am
Library	Thursday	11:00 - 11:45 am
Music	Thursday	1:15 – 2:00 pm

Your child may wear their S.H.A. physical education clothing beginning this Monday and Thursday.  They will remain in P.E. clothing for the whole day.

We will celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday as a class on Friday, complete with apples, applesauce, apple pie and a themed movie. (My treat J)

I am so excited about the year ahead!  Your children are awesome!

Blessings,

Ms. West

Sacred Heart Academy

First Grade Curriculum Update

Dear Parents,                                                                                    September 17, 2012

Please make sure that your fabulous first grader goes over these areas of study with you this week.

Virtue of the Month: *Respect and Responsibility

Saxon Math: Lessons 9-12: Write the numbers (0,6,8,9,10 and 11); Shapes and Colors; How many? Graphing; Left, Right and Middle; 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd; Towers and Trains; Written assessment #1; Problem solving word challenge and Math centers in the classroom

History/Geography: * Equator; Rainforest locations

                                   

Religion: Chapter 2- God Cares for Us; Wednesday All Class Mass @ 8:00

Science: *Forest habitats; Rainforest booklet; Introduce Desert habitats

Literature: Teacher selections  *Johnny Appleseed, *God Bless America and *The Boy at the Dike; Poetry – Hope by Langston Hughes

Reading: Introduction to Reading Centers: Individual and Group Reading with the teacher, SSR – Student Silent Reading, Buddy Reading (with other 1^st graders and with our 4^th grade Reading Buddies) and Listening Center as a class until individual headphones are available to each student

Saxon Phonics/Spelling: Worksheet 8-11: Write the capital and lower case letter Aa(long and short vowel), Zz – zebra, Assessment #1 and Ss/Sz – sun and rose.  Identify and/or match pictures with corresponding sound of each letter and/or matching letter.

Language Arts: Capitals and periods

Art: * Paul Cézanne – Still Life apples 