Dear first grade families,
Here is all the information you and your child will need for the week of 10/31-11/4. I ask that you please read all the information I post or email along with all the attachments. I am being asked questions covered in detail by the email and posts I have put out.
If you miss out on any emails, you can check out my school blog: http://www.stanthonygardena.org/first-grade/
“Spiritual Warfare is Real” Parent Faith Formation Tomorrow Saturday, October 29, 2022
REMINDER tomorrow October 29, 2022 from 10am-4:30pm in the St. Anthony of Parish Church. Parents please note: you must attend the whole event to get credit (not get fined $50) and earn 2 service.
Halloween costumes- Oct 31st (NOON DISMISSAL, daycare till 3pm only)
To ensure that all costumes follow our School’s Halloween costume guidelines, I would like to ask everyone what costume their child is planning to wear on October 31. Please be sure costumes meet all these guidelines. They must be appropriate and pre-approved, or a student may be sent home to change. Please let me know what your child is wearing by clicking this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1772Nm-hySZNh6V9BQhasXgWatP4woamTGix7umrchx0/edit?usp=sharing
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 that resemble or could 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 must bring their own Halloween buckets/bag for trunk or treat. All students and adults volunteering may dress in their favorite appropriate Halloween costume and must follow these guidelines. The events are for students only. Adults working at or volunteering on campus for Trunk or Treat may earn up to 4 hours for decorating their trunks and helping to pass out candy. See Lorena Lakey for more info on Trunk or Treat.
Saint Plate project UPDATE: Project due & presentation on Nov 1st, Tuesday.
Students will present their saint plate in class wearing their saint costume. (Students can dress up as any saint or their assigned saint)
Your child will show their saint plate project first and know the following information during the presentation:
- The name of the saint
- What is the saint patron of?
- When is the feast day?
- 3 interesting facts about the saint?
- How can you be more like your saint?
TUESDAY, Nov 1st– All Saints Day dress up & All School Mass day (No MASS on Friday)
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. This will be part of their Religion participation grade.
First Grade Survey
I welcome feedback on how your year is going and how together we can make first grade a positive growth year. This may be too early to ask for an evaluation, but I would still like to hear your voice in case you did not have a chance to comment, ask, or suggest at our Back to School Night. This will be anonymous. Please respond by the end of this week. Please click the link below. https://forms.gle/AKzEJe61MwCr245u5.
Homework
Please follow the daily assignment on our weekly homework list. Kindly sign the homework list and your child’s behavior chart daily
· Math- Please see weekly homework list (Please avoid doing advanced pages)
· Reading- 1 Raz-kids’ books (listen, read, record & quiz)
· Word Study- 2 Word Study decodable on Seesaw (listen, read, record & highlight words with words with l-blends (bl, cl, fl, gl, pl)
· 3 Sight words notebook activities- Week 10 (Students must use their NOVEMBER menu, and choose DIFFERENT activities every day)
Week 10
1. which
2. she
3. do
4. how
5. their
6. if
TESTS
Every Friday, students will be tested weekly on Word Study/Phonics & Fluency/Sight Words. Parents can help their children by reviewing the topics we learned for that week.
Word Study- Words l-blends
Sight Words- Week 10
Vocabulary- Lesson 8
Comprehension- A Musical Day
Go Math Chapter 3 test
Uniforms & Accessories
Please refer to our Parent-Student handbook for any uniform policies. Unfortunately, I still see some first graders not wearing the correct and complete uniform.
Three uniform infractions will equal detention, and this affects the Work Habits grade and Citizenship
UPCOMING EVENTS The School calendar can be found (by clicking here)
Oct. 31 – Trunk or Treat (NOON DISMISSAL)
Nov 1- Saint Plate Project due & presentation
Nov. 1 – All Saints Day (Saint Dress Up Day)
Nov. 11 – Veteran’s Day (No School)
Nov. 18 – ST Math must be at 34%
Nov 22- 1st grade Thanksgiving Party
Nov. 23 – End of First Trimester (Noon Dismissal)
Nov. 24 – 25 – Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 2 – 1st Trimester Awards
Dec. 14- 1st grade Christmas party
Dec 16- Music field trip
Dec 21- Christmas Break
Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions/ concerns.
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Ms. Martinez
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