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1B News
September 15, 2019
Happy full moon and Friday the 13th!
Today in your child’s Friday folder you will notice some Math papers that are not complete. We write in a notebook, we use manipulatives and we write on white boards. We’re not going to do every page, so any that we don’t use at school will be sent home for you to use if you’d like to. Please do not return these pages.
Next week we will learn about the author Leo Lionni. Mr. Lionni’s books cover the themes of friendship, creativity, taking care of the Earth and getting along with others. He also uses collage for his illustrations which is a very fun medium to replicate!
Since we are doing an author study, the green word list folder will NOT be sent home, but we will still have a Spelling list. The Spelling test will be Thursday, September 19th.
You need to know…..
Wednesday, September 18th. Pumpkin Patch Volunteer note due.
Mass Grades 1-4
Friday, September 20th. No School for students.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. Kurtenbach
1B News
September 6, 2019
1B News
9-6-19
Hello all! We are building our stamina in 1B, so I’m sure your children are pretty tired when they get home! The children are working hard on using their time to show me what they know. Using time wisely, working independently and completing activities become the child’s responsibility in First Grade. This can be a challenge for some of them. Ask your child if he/she has had to complete or fix something at recess time. (Usually about 5 min.)This is a big transition so just encourage them to keep trying. They’ll get it!
Quick reminder about what is sent home and what needs to be returned at the beginning of the week.
Daily-GO Folder
Thursday-Word List Folder
Friday-Friday Folder, Poetry Book
Returned first day of the week-GO Folder, Friday Folder (emptied), Word List Folder(keep words at home to practice), Poetry Book.
***WoooHooo!*** Next week we start Spelling. On Monday we talk about and write the words. Those will come home in the GO folder. Practice all week and there will be a test on Friday!
You need to know…..
Sunday, September 8th. St. Leo Parish Festival. 11:00 am to 6:00pm.
Wednesday, September 11th. Book orders due or entered online by 5:00.
8:30 Mass. grades 1-5.
Please continue working on shoe tying! Thank You!
Hoping for another happy Husker weekend!!
Mrs. Kurtenbach
1B News
August 30, 2019
8-30-19
Hello everyone! !B has had a great 2nd week of school. I have so many things I’m excited to teach them and it already seems like our time together flies by!! They are doing a great job with the routines we’ve already learned.
We read a story together called Moonbear’s Books. The children wrote about it and found other books to go along with it. I took their pictures with books and will make a class book.
We (I) forgot to tell you about our grading last night. Our grades are: M-Most of the Time, P-Part of the time and N-Not yet. You will see this on Handwriting papers or possibly in the corner of your child’s spelling paper. If it is a daily paper you would see +15/15. The bottom number is the number possible. The top is the number your child had correct. You may also see a “rubric” on a project.
Another mistake was noticed in our information about girls uniform shirts. It should say
- Girls: White long or short sleeved oxford blouses OR long or short sleeved knit shirt OR long-sleeved turtleneck OR Navy knit shirt (effective October 22, 2018) Also, no embellishments on the girl’s shirts.
You need to know………
No School Monday, September 2nd
Tuesday, September 3rd. Family handbook/technology form is due.
Wednesday, September 4th 8:30 Mass grades 1-4
You will be getting a book order on Monday. Ordering is optional. I would like those orders back or ordered online by Friday, September 6th.
Many thanks to all who were able to attend our meeting last night. If you could not attend, please see the info in your child’s Friday folder today. If you have any questions, please let me know.
Have a fabulous 3 day weekend!!
Mrs. Kurtenbach
My name is Sue Kurtenbach. It's hard for me to believe, but I am in my 38th year of teaching at St. Pius X / St. Leo School. I have been teaching First Grade for about 28 of those years. I love seeing all of the growth that happens during the First Grade year. This school is very near and dear to me! I feel blessed to be a part of the SPSL community!
