Our special day is just around the corner (Saturday, May 3rd). We have a busy week ahead of us with academics and preparation for our First Communion. We will be practicing in church everyday except Friday. I hope you all have a blessed week.
Reminders for First Communion:
The envelope for pictures went home today in your child’s homework folder. Pictures will be taken in the fourth grade classroom. The photographer will be here from 8:30-9:30. I recommend you come early to take your pictures. The photographer stops taking pictures at 9:30 because he needs to prepare for the class picture in church. First Communion Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. I can’t wait to see all our little angels on Saturday.
IMPORTANT: A few weeks ago I sent a letter requesting the “love letters” for you child. Please send in your love letter ASAP or no later than Thursday. Every child MUST have at least one letter turned in. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding “the love letter.”
If you have not already done so, please have a “dress rehearsal” at home with the special clothes. Make sure your child can walk (up and down stairs similar to altar steps), kneel, bow, stand, and sit comfortably. Shoes, (flat for girls), should not be slippery on the bottoms; they should stay on the feet, tied securely, buckled, etc., and feel comfortable. There are to be no gloves or anything carried in the hand. Veils, bows, wreaths, etc., for the girls need to be securely fastened with bobby pins. Girls’ dresses need to have sleeves.
Please remind your child about “fasting” before Mass; nothing to eat or drink, except water and not a lot, one hour before Mass. Also, make sure he/she uses the bathroom before we begin, and hands are clean.
As previously mentioned, your child does not need a sponsor for this sacrament. This has not been a tradition here at Sacred Heart. The class will be sitting together and participating in all aspects of the Mass as well as receiving Communion. We will only be receiving the Body of Christ. If you would like your child to receive the Blood of Christ, this can be done when you attend mass together as a family (maybe the next day, Sunday).
HERE IS A LOOK AT OUR WEEK:
Homework: IXL (any section for 20 minutes; but not too easy), Fluency, NEW READING LOG . Please cross out homework for Friday. Students only need to read from Monday to Thursday. Students need to be memorizing their poem. They all took a poem home two weeks ago. They must have it memorized by next week. I made copies of your child’s poem so if it has been misplaced please send me an email.
Study for spelling test, Unit 28. SPELLING TEST IS ON FRIDAY.
RELIGION: Liturgy of the Eucharist, Eucharistic Prayer, Gift of Jesus, Holy Communion.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
Reading: We will begin the story, Carousel. We will review that Predict/Infer means to use information from the text to tell what I likely to happen next. Our comprehension Skill Focus will be making judgments on the characters behavior throughout the story.
Writing/Grammar/Phonics: Prefixes, Multi-meaning words, adjectives; ABC order, creative writing, grammar and punctuation, lower case cursive letters (b, d and g).
SPELLING: Unit 28…or pattern. Our test will be on Friday since it’s a FULL DAY!
MATH: Adding and subtracting facts to 20; We will begin unit 7 in our everyday math. Your child will go home with their math books tomorrow. You can look through them and use some of the pages for practice at home. Tuesday is our math test. We did lots of reviewing today.
SCIENCE: Reviewing Vocabulary for this week: sound, energy, vibrate, low pitch & high pitch.
Reminders for this week:
Friday: Dismissal at 2:45 & Crowning of Mary following 8:30 a.m. Mass
Please pencil in our field trip for June. Our field trip will be on a Monday, June 2nd. You will get a permission slip when our field trip gets closer.
Please feel free to send me an email if you have any questions.
Blessings,
Mrs. Vazquez
