HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Grade 1 (Mrs. Peters)

cpeters@materdolorosaschool.org

3-5-24

Hi Parents- 

We are now in the 3rd quarter of the marking period.  Time is flying by!

Students have been working on being more independent and responsible.  This quarter, the students are writing their daily homework/notes in their notebook (daily planner/agenda), bringing it home each night, and returning it with their folders each morning.  I check them daily and the students have been doing a great job!  Please reinforce responsibility of daily folder/notebook at home.

This month we will be learning:

Religion - continue discussing Lent, praying to God our Father as Jesus prayed, listening and talking to God when we pray, and Virtues in Practice - St. John Vianney.

Math - continue working on using addition to subtract and strategies used to solve subtraction problems to 20.  Please work with your child on his/her math facts!

English - what is a biography - Sandra Day O'Connor and Jackie Robinson, timelines/sequencing;

r-controlled vowels er, ir, ur; endings ed and ing; and past verb tense.

Spelling words:  bird, birth, dirt, girl, her, hurt, term, turn, any, every, pull, very, were

Handwriting - we are continuing to work on improving our skills, focusing on correct letter formation and placement.

Social Studies - continue discussing symbols in our country, holidays, country leaders, Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Science - identifying/applying inquiry skills used by scientists during investigations.

March Events

Please reference the email sent out by Mrs. Fedora on Sunday, March 3.

Miscellaneous

-I want to thank everyone that donated items (snacks/Valentine cards and/or goody bags) for our Valentine Party.  With all the snacks that were brought in, the students were able to enjoy a 2nd "party".  They were very happy!

-Thank you to everyone that sent in a gift for me as well.  I appreciate all that you do for the class!

-Please make sure to sign your child's communication sheet in the folder daily.  This lets me know that the information contained has been looked at/read.  Also, please remove papers sent home from the folder.  Lots of work goes home almost daily and the papers tend to pile up if not removed.  Thanks for your help in this matter!

That's all for now!  Have a great day!  Thank you for all that you do for our class and school!

 Mrs. Peters