Weekly Notable News Update
Dear Parents,
Thank you for a wonderful Valentine's Day celebration. Everyone enjoyed pizza, cookies, and juice. Thank you also for your kind words, cards, flowers, candy and gifts. You are appreciated.
Our Life Skill is Cooperation. We will be discussing and reading about ways to work together toward a common goal.
Our class will be studying the country of Japan during March. Our class will be assigned projects and food items to share. Japanese attire is optional. If your would like your child to have the Japanese clothing please see the information on BAND. If you do not wish to buy the outfit, your child may wear their blue uniform pants and a white uniform shirt on March 13th for Multicultural Day. More information will be sent in a few weeks.
In Math we are working in Chapter 9 Subtraction Facts within 20. Please practice time to the half hour and hour on a dial face clock, and counting coins and trading equivalent coin values to $ 2.00. Please continue to practice addition and subtraction fact families 0-12. Weekly timed drills and one on one assessments will continue.
In Reading we will continue working in Unit 10. Please practice Unit 10 vocabulary words on Seesaw to help your child read them fluently. Students will record the 10b video this Thursday. We will have the unit 10b Spelling test Friday. Please study. Spelling sentences will not be assigned for unit 10b.
The annual PBS "Go Writers" contest is a mandatory assignment. Your child should be half way done or more with their assignment. Next week, a progress form will be sent home with the report cards for you to indicate your child's progress. Please keep working on writing, editing, and publishing the story. Follow the instruction page carefully and return it with the completed project in March. Students may write about fiction or non-fiction family events. The story must be in your child's voice and vocabulary. Parental assistance is encouraged, however this is your child's assignment and should reflect their grade level work. First Grade has done incredibly well over the last decade. We have been awarded 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places almost every year. This year will be another great display of our class's talent.
Accelerated Reading (AR) quizzes are part of weekly homework. Please remember to include a completed AR form and the quiz number for each quiz. (See link). Regardless of the number of AR points earned, ALL students are required to take 2 AR quizzes each week. All progress needs to be tracked by parents on the AR website.
CONGRATULATIONS for AR progress to the following students:
All students should be passed 8.5 AR points.
9 points or more: Anya, Cairo Keep reading!
AWARD!!!! 10 points or more: Anahlyn, Leomar
11 points or more:
12 points or more: Jordan
13 points or more:
14 points or more: Francesco, Madeline
AWARD!!!! 15 points or more: Amara, Olivia
16 points or more:
17 points or more: Rylee, Julie
18 points or more: Kate, Layla, David
19 points or more:
AWARD!!!! 20 points or more: Nora, Ashley, Zoey, Aspen, Max
25 points or more: Anahi, Antonio, Gia, Belen
30 points or more: Princeton, Brennen,
Great work!!!! I am very proud! WOW !
This amazing progress is a direct reflection on your support and dedication to your child's progress in reading development. Pleasure reading provides golden opportunities to instill a love for reading and increase a variety of skills (comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, fluency, spelling, and writing). The more students read, the better they read, spell, and write.
As primary educators, parents are asked to insist on neat work. Your child's finest effort is expected on all work including homework (coloring, printing, cutting etc.). PLEASE REVIEW YOUR CHILD'S HOMEWORK. Sign or initial the Homework planner upon completion and review of your child's homework.
Please review all graded papers in the Weekly Folder. This work indicates progress, growth, and areas needing improvement. Sign and return any papers requiring a signature. Thank you.
REMINDERS and UPDATES:
- February 18th: Ash Wednesday
- Monday, February 16th: Presidents' Day. No School
- Thursday, February 19th: Report cards go home. Please sign and return the report card envelope (keep the report card), the AR report, and the PBS "Go Writers" form (indicating progress).
- Friday, February 20th: Academic Awards ceremony after Mass.
- Please purchase the book The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers - due February 20, 2026.
- Please note: The classroom is opened by 8:00 a.m. Students are tardy after 8:15. Tardiness disrupts the class and adds frustration to students. Please be punctual. Good habits are being formed at this early age. Your cooperation signifies your dedication to quality education and builds life long lessons in responsibility.
- School dismisses at 2:45. Please refrain from early dismissal. Thank you.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or concerns. Your support is appreciated. Have a wonderful week. Be sure to check the Home and School Connection for news and activities this week.
God bless you. Have a lovely week!
T.E.A.M. Together Everyone Achieves More!
Blessings,
Mrs. Thomas
