Dear First Grade Families,
I hope everyone is well. Here’s a look at what’s coming up this week, 10/07-10/11. Please make sure to read all important information to avoid questions that are clearly stated on all emails. I would greatly appreciate it! If you missed my email last week, you can check out my school blog; http://www.stanthonygardena.org/first-grade/
Deadlines:
- Oct 15th – Baptism Folder Project (Templates & Instructions sent Friday 9/16/24)
10/7-10/11 NOON DISMISSAL (PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE)
This week will be noon dismissal, daycare is offered from 12-6pm. Please arrive on time to your scheduled meeting time. Each family is given a 15 mins time slot, if you arrive 10 mins late, you will be rescheduled to the next available schedule. I will be discussing your child’s STAR test results and progress report. With that being said, any missing/incomplete homework will reflect on your child’s grades.
Please check Gradelink if your child is missing any homework and reach out to me directly if you have any concerns or questions. Please keep in mind that the progress report is just a snapshot of where your child is at right now. Final Grades will be given at the end of the 1st trimester.
Noon Dismissal P.E. Schedule
For this week only, first grade will have P.E. on Thursday 9am-9:30 due to noon dismissal schedule. Please ensure your child is in appropriate P.E. uniform.
First Grade Trunk or Treat
Our 1st-grade class is excited to participate in the Trunk or Treat! Our themes will be Disney’s Coco, headed by Nivia and Yesika and Disney’s Descendants, headed by Tammy and Cathy. Our room parents are working hard to create a fantastic trunk for the first-grade students. If you’d like to volunteer your time, talents, or resources, please reach out to our room parents through Band for more details.
Fall Activity
Please have your child bring in a ziplock of different leaves you may find around your home, school, or neighborhood. You may bring them throughout the week until Friday. We will be using them for a fall activity.
Focus of the Week
- Math: Properties of Operations
- Reading: Gus Takes the Train
- Word Study: Short vowels
- Grammar: Kinds of sentences
- Religion: God gives us peace, Our Father, Sign of the Cross
- Social Studies: Who is in Charge
- Science: Animals
Tests
Monday-Friday
- Religion: Sign of the cross, Our Father
Friday (Multiple Choice test)
- Reading Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Phonics
- Language
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/19pIQ0zkBWI34qCzxUBpsfJ9JiZ9gUogyVt6sIn23NJA/edit
- 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.
Truancy Policy
A student is considered truant when he or she is absent from school without a valid excuse for three full days in one school year or is tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof. The school shall report the student to the local public school district’s attendance office or the public-school district’s superintendent.
In the event that a school suspects that a student is truant (absent from school without a valid excuse), the school administration should first contact the parents/guardians. If the school suspects that the student is a habitual truant (absent three times in a school year without a valid excuse) and all resources at the school level have been exhausted, the school principal should notify the local Child Welfare and Attendance authorities.
If a student has been reported once as a truant and then is absent again for one or more days without a valid excuse or tardy on one or more days without a valid excuse, the school should again report the student as truant to the local public school district’s attendance office or the public school district’s superintendent. A student who has been reported as truant three or more times is considered a habitual truant and is subject to dismissal.
If a student has been absent without excuse, and it is impossible to contact the parents/guardians or designated emergency contacts within 4 hours and after repeated attempts, the school should notify the attendance office of the local public school district, the local police department, Child Protective Services, or all of those agencies.
Amazon Wishlist
As we gear up for an exciting school year filled with learning and growth, I wanted to share a wonderful opportunity to further enhance our classroom experience. I created an Amazon Wishlist with carefully selected items that will greatly benefit our students’ education journey. You may check out the link below:
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/36U1P6MLO309
UPCOMING EVENTS
School calendar can be found (clicking here)
- Sept 3-October 11– Fall Chocolate Fundraiser
- Sept 23-Oct 11 – Yearbook Cover Contest
- October 7-11 – Parent Conference Week, noon dismissal all week
- October 14 – Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day (NO SCHOOL)
- October 17 – All School Talent Show in the Hall
- October 29 – Picture Makeup Day
- 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)
- 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
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out. I look forward to another great week of learning with your child!
Thank you & God Bless!
Warmly,
Ms. Catbagan
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