Dear First Grade Families,
Happy Sunday! Praying that everyone is having a blessed weekend with their families. Here is the information you will need for this week of 10/18 – 10/22. Please make sure to read all the reminders to avoid questions that are clearly stated on this email.
Our WASC visiting team will be on campus October 19-21. All students must wear their complete and proper uniform. Please refer to our handbook for details about the uniform. Please do not use your ‘free dress pass’ next week.
On Wednesday, October 20 will be our school mass and students must wear their complete formal mass uniform over their PE uniform.
Monday, 10/18- Hair Donation drive
Our school will also be holding a Hair Donation drive for Children with Hair Loss on 10/18. Please consider donating hair to this cause. All donations will be due to the school by 10/18 so we can mail them in to the organization. All students are free to wear pink shirts with their school bottoms.
Homework
Please make sure to follow the daily assignment on our homework weekly list that will be sent on Monday.
- Math- Go Math Standards Practice book pages
- Reading- (Mon. & Wed) Raz-kids books (listen, read, record & quiz)
- Word Study- (Tues. & Thurs. ) Word Study decodable on Seesaw (listen, read, record & highlight words with short /a/, /i/, /o/, /e/)
- Sight words- Week 7 (Please use October Menu, choose DIFFERENT activities every day)
- one
- had
- by
- words
- but
- not
Tests
Thursday, 10/21
Go Math Chapter 2: Subtraction concepts
Friday, 10/22
Sight Word test: Week 7
Word Study, Vocabulary, Reading comprehension Test
Religion: Oral test: Sign of the Cross & The Lord’s Prayer (our Father)
Uniform
Starting next week, I will be giving out uniform infractions to those students that are not wearing the correct or proper uniform. Please refer to our handbook for details about the uniform to avoid uniform infractions.
SAINT PLATE PROJECT & REPORT
VIDEO REPORT ON SEESAW DUE: OCT. 31st, till 5pm
ACTUAL PLATE REPORT DROP OFF: Nov. 1st
Please read the instructions below.
Report
- With the help of a parent, student will research about their assigned Saint (catholic.org, usccb.org)
- Complete the attached report sheet. (paper plate & Ziploc will also be provided)
- Include a photo or drawing on report sheet.
- Cut out the report and glue them onto one side of the plate provided.
- Using the stencil, create your Saint on the other side of the plate.
- Students will bring their project to school and submit their paper plate on Nov. 1st.
Attached below are some example projects from last year’s class. I would recommend having your child involved in making their own projects. Please use these as a reference, and let me know if you have any questions!
Dress-Up
- On November 1st, Students may come to school dressed up as any Saint.
- Saint costumes do not need to be elaborate!
- Students will process in Mass with the school in their costumes.
- Costumes should go over your child’s school uniform, as we will be changing in the classroom after Mass.
- I will give extra credit to the students that will dress up as a saint.
PACIFIC TOXICOLOGY (ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1890)
Please note that this is our Weekly COVID sign ups online. On campus testing through Pacific Toxicology will be held next on Monday, 10/22. If you would like to participate kindly fill out the form https://hipaa.jotform.com/212005922364144 by Thursday, October 21. I highly encourage that our students get tested weekly.
Halloween and All Saints Day
Our Trunk or Treat and costume parade is on October 29. Please read Mrs. Grey’s email about Halloween costumes guidelines.
Teachers will be asking students in advance what costumes they intend to wear. They must be appropriate and pre-approved, or a student may be sent home to change.
- Costumes should be child-friendly. No inflatables, no gory or scary clowns, no devils, or scary costumes
- Costumes Should Not:
- Be obstructive, offensive, inappropriate for a Catholic school (skimpy or revealing), gory, evil, or violent
- Drag on the ground
- Contain sharp objects, pointed objects or materials that may accidentally strike another person.
- Contain any weapons which resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon.
- Encourage cross-dressing. Boys dress up like boys and girls dress up like girls.
Students have to be able to sit down in their seats and come to school already dressed in their costumes. Students will bring their own bag/pail for Trunk or Treat.
Students must wear their saint costume on November 1 (Monday). Any saint of their choice. This will be part of their Religion participation grade.
Blue Mass
To honor our first responders, we would like to invite and celebrate you, your family, and friends on November 5th at our 8am school mass. Please rsvp to the school office on or before Monday, November 1, 2021. After Mass, we invite those First Responders in attendance, to enjoy a continental breakfast with our Student Government in the parish hall.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Ms. Martinez
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