Dear first-grade families,
Hoping that everyone is doing well! Here is all the information you and your child will need for the week of 2/20-2/24. I ask everyone to please read all the information I post or email and the attachments. I am being asked questions covered in detail by the email and posts I have put out.
If you miss any emails, you can check out my school blog: http://www.stanthonygardena.org/first-grade/.
EXPRESS FEEDBACK FOR GOOD- Please continue to vote for our class!
Please continue to send your feedback and help our school raise $40,000 with the Express Feedback for Good (EFG) extended till February 21. It costs nothing, only time. Thank you for helping us raise money to pay our school share for our recent school renovations!
All grades will be in a friendly competition. Our first-grade class will be participating. GO AWESOME FIRSTIES! Our class is in 3rd place and thank you to those who signed up!
Please continue to submit and share this link to your families and friends to support our AWESOME FIRSTIES TEAM. Again, please avoid using ALIASES. 😊
Below are the 2 ways parents/family members/friends can sign up to participate
- Text “SAPS2023” to 90412
- https://bit.ly/HXC-SAPS2023
Don’t forget to sign up as AWESOME FIRSTIES!
Remember, the Top 3 classes will earn a Pizza and Ice Cream Party! The Top families will win a prize, and so will the top 3 teachers.
Feb. 20th – President’s Day
No school on Monday, enjoy the 3-day weekend!
Feb. 22nd– Ash Wednesday- ALL SCHOOL MASS
Our All-School Mass will be on Wednesday instead of Friday. Since, we will have PE class after mass, I will confirm with Mrs. Grey if its okay for our 1st graders to wear their PE uniforms. I will send a post on BAND app once its confirmed.
Feb. 24th– Ms. Martinez out
I will be out on Friday, February 24th. I will be attending a teacher conference and Ms. Gabby will be subbing for me. If you have any questions, please email me and I’ll respond to as soon as I can.
Baptism Folder project- due on March 17, 2023
For the upcoming weeks, we will be learning and talking about baptism.
Baptism is one of the Seven Sacraments. It is a special celebration when one is welcomed officially into the Catholic Church with holy water.
Last Friday, February 17, our baptism folder project instructions were sent out. Take some time this week to discuss baptism with your child. If they have been baptized, tell stories, look at the pictures, and remember their baptism together. Remind them who their godparents are, what they wore, and look at their baptism candle. If they have not been baptized, share the story when they were born instead. Look at pictures and share any special gifts, clothing, memories, etc. We will be discussing these special memories in class.
Together with your child, fill out the information sheets describing how their name was chosen and other information. Return this project to class by March 17th, 2023. Students can also provide pictures of their baptism or real objects from their baptism and design their baptism folder. I will be grading their creativity, information sheets, & work habits.
Attached below is an example of this project.
Morning
Students are asked to sit on the blue bench in the morning while waiting for the morning bell. Students shouldn’t be running and playing. We only have 1 teacher on duty in the morning and it’s difficult to watch all students when they’re all over the place and running around. Students running and playing might result to an accident. Once again, please remind your child to wait and sit on the blue bench while waiting for the morning bell.
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 the weekly homework list (Please avoid doing pages in advance)
· Word Study- 3 Word Study decodable on Seesaw (listen, read, record & highlight words with long a (ai & ay).
· 3 Sight words activities on Seesaw- Weeks 19 (Practice reading 100 words on Seesaw)
TESTS
Friday
- Word Study- Words with long a (ai & ay).
- Sight Words- Week 19
- Vocabulary- Lesson 18
- Comprehension- Where Does Food Come From?
Uniform
Parents, please refer to our handbook for details about the uniform to avoid uniform infractions, I will be giving out uniform infractions to those students that are not wearing the correct or proper uniform. Girls can’t have nail polish and boys’ shirts MUST always be tucked in their pants.
MON, TUES, THURS- Complete regular uniform
WED- Complete PE uniform
FRI- Complete formal mass uniform
First Grade Survey
I welcome feedback on how your year is going and how we can make the first grade a positive growth year together. This may be too early to ask for an evaluation, but I would still like to hear your voice in case you need 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.
UPCOMING EVENTS The School calendar can be found (by clicking here)
- February 20 – Presidents’ Day Holiday- NO SCHOOL
- February 21-24: Re-Registration Week for returning students
- February 27 -Faculty Retreat (NO SCHOOL)
- March 13 – End of 2nd Trimester
- March 24- 2nd Trimester Awards
- March 30- Spring Pictures
- March 30- K-5 Shrek Jr. Field Trip
- April 6- Stations of the Cross/Adoration 11:00- 12:00 (NOON DISMISSAL)
Please don’t hesitate to email me if you have any questions/ concerns.
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Ms. Martinez
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