Welcome to First Grade!

Please remember State Reports are due Monday  

Thursday, May 23rd our class has Mass in the Chapel at 8:00am...all are welcome.

There is no school Friday, May 24th and Monday, May 27th...Happy Memorial Day weekend!

Our First Grade Field Trip will be on Monday, June 3rd.  We will be going to the Elmwood Park Zoo  

We use REMIND...it is a phone app that makes communication with you quick and easy.  I can send  announcements, reminders and pictures throughout the year as well which is always fun for you to see all the super things your child will be doing this year.  Please sign up as soon as you can.  Here is how you can sign up...
Take out your phone
Enter this number 
81010
Text this mesage
@stephdib
 
Please feel free to email me or REMIND me with any questions or concerns.

CYO has a website for STC spirit wear...check it out and show your school spirit...www.ragtee.com

THIS WEEK IN FIRST GRADE
ELA Journeys - Unit 5
Theme - Unites States of America
Reading - The New Friend
Skills - Understanding characters
Strategy - Summarize
Spelling -  y makes long e (please check spelling link)
Phonics -  y makes long e
Grammar - Nouns, Verbs (-ed, ing), Subject, Predicates, Adjectives, Possessive Nouns, Plural and Singular Nouns, Using Articles (a, an, the),  Proper Nouns, Contractions, Conjunctions, Prepositions, Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns
Vocabulary Strategies - Antonymes, Synonyms, Homophones, Comparing with -er, -est, Suffixes (-y, -ful), Multiple Meaning Words
Writing - Sentences/Word Choice/Capital Letter/Punctuation/Commas/Question Words 
Fluency - Accuracy
Math - Unit 14
Religion - Members of the Church
Social Studies/Science - Our Country/Symbols/Maps