Sacred Heart Academy
First Grade Curriculum Update
Dear Parents, October 28, 2012
Please make sure that your fabulous first grader goes over these areas of study with you this week.
Virtue of the Month: *Self-control and Self-discipline; Appreciation and Wonder for
Beauty of Our World
Saxon Math: Lessons 30-32: Write the numbers 28 and 29; Addition/sums and Number sentences; Top, bottom, left, right; Assessment #4 - Review as a class; Ordinal Numbers; Shape patterns; Number trains and Graphing and Math centers in the classroom
History/Geography: * The Mayans, continued
Religion: Serving God’s Kingdom; Session (Chapter) 8: Trust in God- The Lord's Prayer, Needs or Wants?, Ways of Being Like Jesus; Wednesday-Class Mass @ 8:00; Thursday-All Saint's Day School Mass @ 10:00 a.m.
Science: *Shoebox Diorama of a Habitat - Oral Presentations/Sharing continued; The Skeletal System
Literature: *Teacher “October-themed” selections; *October poetry for October Writing Journal
Reading: Reading Centers: Individual and Group Reading with the teacher, SSR – Student Silent Reading, Buddy Reading (with other 1st graders and with our 4th grade Reading Buddies) and Listening Center as a class, Decodable Books #4-6
Saxon Phonics: Worksheet 30 - Assessment #5; Worksheet 31- Digraph -th, Compound Words; Worksheet 32-Digraph -ng an suffix ending -ing; Identify letter sounds and code vowels and consonants; Identify and/or match pictures with corresponding sound of each letter and/or matching letter.
Spelling: Spelling List 4; Rainbow words and sentences; ABC Word Order; Spelling Pre-test on Thursday; Spelling test on Friday (if not 100% on Thursday;) Around the World (sight word and spelling words) in class and/or Sight word /Spelling word Bingo
Language Arts: Capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation marks, Spelling word sentences
Art: * October themes art and crafts
News to Know:
Class Mass on Wednesday @ 8:00 a.m.; All Saints Day All School Mass on Thursday @ 10:00 a.m.
Halloween Carnival on Wednesday! Your child may change in to their uniform prior to the carnival. We will have parent helpers, if needed for the costume change/prep. All students will eat lunch in the classrooms (home brought or purchased.) The Carnival ends at 2:30.
There will not be homework on Wednesday - other than studying for the Spelling Pre-test.
Friday is a Minimum Day. Students may wear Free Dress.
Weekly Reading logs (due every Friday) You or your child may write out book titles read. It is the greatest gift you can give your first grader – reading aloud to them or them to you! Saxon Decodable Books may count as a read aloud.
Star Student Posters: Please have your child (and family) help decorate your child’s ALL ABOUT ME! Poster. They may be 3-D, painted, colored, have real or hand-drawn photos added, magazine pictures, glitter, stickers, etc. added to make it your child’s own unique expression of themselves. Posters may be turned in as completed or by November 2nd.
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