Dear Parents,                                                       September 6, 2011 I hope that you enjoyed the wonderful Labor Day weekend!  It was wonderful seeing so many of you at Back-to-School Night and at our first Primary Centers.  Thank you to all who were able to help – we could not do it without you! In language arts this week, we […]

Dear Parents,                                                       August 29, 2011 We had a wonderful first full week back to school!  The children are learning the routine of first grade and are doing a wonderful job.  I am very proud of them!  I would also like to remind you that Back-to-School Night is Wednesday and I look forward to you visiting […]

Dear Parents,                                             June 6, 2011 The last week of school!  I can hardly believe the year is just about over.  I had a wonderful time with your children.  They are very special and I enjoyed every day of school.  I would also like to thank you for your continued support throughout the year. This week […]

Dear Parents,                                                     May 31, 2011 I hope you all enjoyed the wonderful Memorial weekend – what a taste of summer!  There is still quite a bit to do so I am asking that you continue to require the best work from your children.  Please encourage them to print and color neatly and to take pride […]

Dear Parents,                                                     May 22, 2011 As you know, we had a WONDERFUL time at the zoo!  Please return your child’s zoo folder back to school, as we are still using them.  We will continue to use them as we study the continents and as we work on our research report. We are starting our last […]

Dear Parents,                                                     May 16, 2011 What an exciting week – the Spring Musical (performed by 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders), Primary Centers, and our FIELD TRIP! We have finished theme 9 in our reading series and are anxious to start our last theme for the year, however with Primary Centers and our field trip this […]

Dear Parents,                                                     May 9, 2011 I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful Mother’s Day! Our May Crowning was beautiful!  The children presented Our Mother with beautiful flowers, we all prayed the rosary and the first and second graders sang beautifully! Our reading strategy this week is questioning.  Reading the title, looking at the pictures […]

The week before Easter the first graders were on butterfly watch.  Our caterpillars had turned into chrysalises and we were very excited.  They waited for us…and today two of them have emerged from their chrysalises and are the most beautiful monarch butterflies we have ever seen! Look closely at the picture of the chrysalis…you can […]

Dear Parents,                                                     May 2, 2011 I hope that all of you had a very wonderful Easter vacation and a well-deserved rest!  It is so hard to believe we are already in May! Our reading strategy this week is evaluating.  The comprehension skill that will help us with evaluating is story structure.  Knowing the setting, the […]

Dear Parents,                                                     April 18, 2011 The Jog-a-thon was a great success!  The first graders had fun running, dancing, and eating.  Thank you PTC for such a fun fundraiser! Congratulations to the speech contest semi-finalists:  Sol, Kaylee, Aliyah, Ella, Naomi, Paris, and Matias.  Good Luck! We will spend this short week in review of our spelling […]