Newsletter
May 16th-20th
Dear Parents,
The count-down to second grade has begun!! 7 more days!
* Thank you for bringing in coins for our all-school penny war! Tuesday is the last day. All proceeds benefit the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
* This week, our all school Mass is on Thursday.
* All of the decodable readers from the year, which review our Phonics rules from First Grade, will be sent home this Thursday. Please keep these for your child to practice throughout the summer.
* Friday is Spirit Day!
* Your child may use any unused dress down passes any day that is not a Mass day for the remainder of the year.
Week plans
We will present our plays that we have been practicing to the class on Tuesday. Your child may bring in a prop or something to wear as a costume over their uniforms if they would like.
In Reading this week we will work in guided reading group
science: We will also work in Science centers where students will experiment with force and motion, gravity, and magnets.
Math:This week in Math, we will continue to workon finding the value of mixed amounts of coins. Some ideas to help your child with counting coins:
*Have them count back change at a store.
*Dump out loose change and have them count it.
*Hold up a coin and ask its name and value.
* Please continue to work on Math facts at home.
Writing: We will work on writing the “Berry Best Thing About First Grade” as well as a Memory Book for this year.
We will also write about what we learned in the month of Mayand finish up our writing books from the year. Look for your child’s book with writing samples throughout the year to come home in the couriers this week.
Religion: we will learn about the Eucharist and parts of the mass.
Tests
• Phonics Assessment over prefixes and suffixes is on Tuesday.
• Math Test over counting coins is on Thursday.