Dear First Grade Families,
I hope everyone is well. Here is all the information that you and your child will need for this week, 10/30-11/3. I want to keep you informed about the exciting things happening in our first-grade class. Please take a moment to read through this week’s updates to avoid questions that are clearly stated on all emails/ reminders. I would greatly appreciate it!
Deadline:
Oct. 30, Mon.- Saint plate project
Dress up for the week:
Mon. Red ribbon Week-Red shirt and jeans (not ripped jeans)
Tues. Halloween costume
Wed. All Saints’ Day- Saint costume (any costume of your choice, costume over their PE uniform)
Thurs: All Souls’ Day-All School Mass- Formal mass uniform
Fri: Regular uniform
Smart Watches
To maintain an environment that is conducive to learning and limits distractions in the classroom, we have established a policy that prohibits the use of smartwatches, including Apple Watches, Android Watches, and similar devices, by students while on school premises. These devices have various functions, such as calling, acting as calculators, and other applications, which can potentially cause disruptions to your child’s focus and that of their classmates.
We kindly request that smartwatches be kept at home and not worn or brought to school by students. Should your child need to contact you during school hours, our office and teachers are readily available to assist. Your child can reach out to them for any necessary communication, ensuring that you remain connected while your child continues their learning without unnecessary distractions.
We believe that this policy will help in maintaining an optimal learning environment and fostering the concentration and engagement of our young students in their studies. We ask for your support in ensuring that your child does not bring these devices to school.
Nails & Accessories
Girls should not have nail polish, dangling earrings (only stud earrings), or wear jewelry (only religious jewelry allowed). No excessive bracelets on arms, only one simple bracelet (like a rosary bracelet). No ankle socks allowed at all, or prints on shoes.
Saint costume
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 PE uniform, as we will be changing after Mass. This will be part of their Religion participation grade.
Homework
If you missed my email last week, you can check out my school blog and click on the links related to the homework. http://www.stanthonygardena.org/first-grade/
Please make sure to follow the daily assignment on our weekly homework list that will be sent on Monday. Kindly sign the homework list and your child’s behavior chart daily
- Math- Please see weekly homework list (Please don’t do advanced pages)
- Word Study- 3 Word Study decodable on Seesaw (listen, read, record & highlight words with s-blends (sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw)
- 4 Sight words notebook activities- Week 9 (Students must use their November menu, and choose DIFFERENT activities every day)
Week 9
- will
- other
- out
- up
- about
- many
TESTS
Students will be tested weekly on Word Study/Phonics & Fluency/Sight Words every Friday. Parents can help their child by reviewing the topics we learned for that week.
- Word Study- Words with s-blends (sc, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, sw)
- Sight Words- Week 9
- Vocabulary- Lesson 9 (words and definition will be sent home)
- Comprehension- Dr. Seuss (copy of story will be sent home)
Saint Plate Project & Report DUE on Oct 30th
Instructions, template and report sheet was sent home Friday, Sept. 29th (1 month of prep for project.
Each student received the following materials:
- Ziploc
- Report instructions & rubric
- Report sheet
- Saint stencil
- Paper plate
Please read the instructions below.
- 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 and glue it on the other side of the plate.
- Students will bring their project to school and submit on Oct. 30th
* Please involve your child in making their own projects. *
Attached below are some example projects from the previous class.
Please use these as a reference, the reporting will be done in the classroom not on Seesaw.
Sample 1
Sample 2
Sample 3
Sample 4
Sample 5
Sample 6
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 after Mass. This will be part of their Religion participation grade.
Halloween costumes
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/1M3VW8FcFhJgLGnXCwFAaZsPXOgvg4cg23ODmT40fWSw/edit?usp=sharing
- Costumes should be child-friendly. No inflatables, no gory or scary clowns, no devils, or scary costumes
- No Harry Potter or Pokémon costumes (please see Mrs. Grey’s email)
- 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 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. More information for volunteers will be given to parents by Lorena Lakey, our Room Parent PLC lead and Trunk or Treat Lead.
UPCOMING EVENTS
School calendar can be found (clicking here)
- October 31 – Halloween Trunk or Treat (NOON DISMISSAL), Daycare till 3pm ONLY, 8th grade fundraiser at 11am (pizza sale), Daycare only from 12-3pm today (follow all Halloween dress up guidelines. Jr high to wear Formal Mass uniforms to daily Mass, then change into costumes)
- November 1 – All Saints’ Day: 8am All School Mass and Dress up, K-8 procession before 8am Mass (in saints’ costumes)
- November 2 – All Souls’ Day: 8am All School Mass
- November 9 – Fall Chocolate Sale: Magic Show for qualifying families, lunch and show provided in Hall
- November 10 – All School Ice Skating Annual Event (Sports PLC fundraiser) Toyota Center
- Nov 10– VETERANS’ DAY HOLIDAY observed, NO SCHOOL
- – 1st Trimester ends: All School Mass and Awards Ceremony, report cards go home
- 20-24 – Thanksgiving Holiday
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns. I will try my best to respond as soon as possible.
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Ms. Martinez
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