St. Joan of Arc School

Dear Parents:

The trees and flowers are blooming. The grass is green. The weather is getting warmer. God’s beautiful springtime is upon us. This year our first graders have grown in many ways as well.

Because the weather is warmer, we will be outside for recess almost every day. Water bottles are allowed in the classroom. Please send only water and nothing with a sugar base.

Important Dates to remember: May 8. Field Trip to Concordia College

May 11, Mother’s Day Program 9:30 a.m.

Religion- We are exploring the Sacrament of Baptism. We will become familiar with the symbols of Baptism, water and oil, candles, etc. We are hoping to have one of our priests join us to discuss the Mass.
Reading-

Phonics and Spelling- oo, as in moon, spoon; ar, as in bark; ur, ir, er as in fur, girl, fern; ou & ow as in house, cow; oi & oy as in boil, boy

Vocabulary - ing ending; When a word ends with a vowel and consonant, double the final consonant and add -ing, as in trip=tripping

When a work ends in an “e”, drop the “e” and add ing, as in name= naming

Reading and writing compound words

Grammar - Identifying subject and predicate, using pronouns, combining sentences.

Comprehension- Fantasy and Reality, Summarize, Main idea, details, infer, critical thinking

Study Skills- Test preparation, using reference tools, encyclopedia, dictionary, reading charts and diagrams

Writing: We will continue to journal as well as write and create cards and gifts for our Mothers.

Math: Addition and subtraction to 18. We will learn some strategies to help us add and subtract 9 and 8. Also we will learn strategies on how to add more than two numbers together.

Exploring Two-Digit Addition and Subtraction. We will begin adding numbers from 20-99 together.

Visit: www.brainpopjr.com for some fun math games to reinforce these skills.

Science: We will end the year with our final unit on Healthy Living. We will continue to discuss healthy meal planning, exercise, and good grooming.