The students enjoyed our author study of Leo Lionni. Please ask your first grader to tell you about his books.

Because of the author study the students will not be bringing word list books home this week.

There is no school tomorrow, September 20^th.

The permission forms for the field trip will be sent home on Monday so please be on the lookout. They are due back to school the following Monday, September 30^th.

Next Friday, September 27^th is a (free) dress down day!

As you may have noticed, in my weekly newsletter I do not list each subject and what we are working on in that subject. I know that you can look in the Friday folder and see what we have been doing. If there is some particular unit we are working on in which papers don’t come home, I will try to keep you informed.

I wanted to give you plenty of advanced notice about the mass that our class will be the helpers. It is Wednesday, November 13^th at 8:30. Each student in our class will have a job. It is always very special for them to have our first mass. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Have a wonderful 3-day weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

Today in the Friday folder you will find your child’s graded spelling test. I count the number of words correct out of 10. I count the bonus words as extra points. I also do not count backward letters wrong. If I cannot tell what a letter is, I do count it wrong. I also give a handwriting (HW) grade. It will be an M, P or N. These are the grades we use in first grade. M=most of the time, P=part of the time or N=not yet. This grade is based on the size of the letters and whether they tried to use the lines to guide their letters. Next week our spelling test will be on Thursday.

We will be doing an “Author Study” next week. The children will be learning about the author and illustrator, Leo Lionni. He has written and illustrated many wonderful books, such as; Swimmy, Inch by Inch and Alexander and the Wind Up Mouse. Please ask your child about this next week.

There is mass on Wednesday, September 18^th.

There is no school next Friday, September 20th.

The sign up for volunteers for the field trip to the pumpkin patch was sent this week. If you are interested in volunteering, please return the form by September 18^th.

If your child does not know how to tie his/her own shoes, please start working on this very important life skill. My goal is for all 1A students to know how to tie shoes by Christmas.

Have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Wilson

Your child had a special assignment in his/her GO folder on Thursday. Your child should do the writing, but you may help them spell words correctly. Your child should color the pictures around the paper. Please return the finished paper by Monday, September 9th.

Great news! We will start spelling units next week. Look for a spelling list to come home with your child on Monday in the Go folder. There will be an informational paper stapled to the list. The spelling test will be on Friday, September 13^th.

If you would to order books from the book order, the last day to do that is Tuesday, September 10^th.

Next Wednesday, September 11^th, there is a grade 1-2-3-4 mass at 8:30.

A fun family event for you to consider this weekend is the St. Leo Parish Festival. It is on Sunday, September 8^th from 11-6. It looks like lots of great activities are planned!

There is a mistake on the informational sheet regarding school uniforms for girls. It says only white shirts are allowed. Girls may also wear navy blue shirts.

Our Math book provides a practice page in addition to every page we do at school. I will sometimes give the students the option to take them home and do them. If they bring it home, it will be on the KEEP AT HOME side of the GO folder. It is a GREAT way to reinforce what we do. Do not send it back to school. However, on Mondays, there will be a Monday Math homework page that must be returned. It will be on the RETURN to SCHOOL side of the folder. It will look different than the pages from the book. It will usually be a photocopied page. If you’re unsure, you can have them do the page, send it to school, just in case.

As always, let me know if there are questions/concerns.

Have a wonderful weekend! GO BIG RED!

Mrs. Wilson