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          FIRST GRADE

 

             (Last updated 01/30/12)

 

            Read this week's Study Guide

 

   


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Merry Christmas

 

 

Happy Halloween from the 1st Grade

 

 

Riverquest field trip

 

 


First Grade School Supply List for the  2011 - 12 school year

     Book bag  or back pack ( regular size)
     1 plastic snap lid pencil box

     safety scissors
     box of crayons (16 pack is enough)

     1 or 2 glue sticks ( solid kind)
     3 sharpened pencils (Please give your child new sharpened pencils each week)
The above items should fit in the pencil box.

     1 green folder with bottom pocket
     1 red folder with bottom pocket
     1 box Kleenex
     1 roll of paper towels

     1 composition book
     1 pink eraser
     paint shirt ( an old adult t-shirt works)


July 2011

Dear Parents/Guardians of First Graders,
     Welcome to a new school year! I am delighted to be working with your child in first grade this year. I hope that the year will be an exciting one for all of us. I am anxious to meet my students and am looking forward to offering your child a positive experience in first grade. First grade is a very important year and we will be setting the foundation in Reading, Math, Phonics and Writing, skills that are going to be very important in your child’s future. If at any time you have any problems or questions, please feel free to write a note or call me at school.
     Parents are the first teachers that the students meet. In order to reinforce the daily school lessons, positive support from home and family will help a student use and strengthen what he or she has learned. Your child will receive a study sheet with the goals for the week and additionally the study sheet will be posted on the St. Ursula site under teacher pages. Parental involvement in the homework process conveys the importance of education, and has been proven to increase literacy and development. So creating a homework friendly environment will help your child excel. Your child should spend 15 – 30 minutes a night on homework. The main purpose of homework is to review the work that has been introduced in class, and to begin to develop good study habits for the future. When your child is finished with their written homework, you should encourage them to read. Reading just fifteen minutes a night will help to improve your child’s vocabulary, comprehension and fluency.
     The first graders will have snack time each morning around 9:00. I will provide the snack on the first day. After the first day, children are to bring their own snack each day. The snack may be food and /or drink. It should be something they can eat in approximately 5 minutes such as pretzels, fruit snacks, or granola bars. No cupcakes, please, they are too messy.
     Your help and support are needed in making your child’s best year in school. I am looking forward to a great year! I consider it a privilege and responsibility to be your child’s teacher this year and look forward to working closely with you and your child.

Sincerely,
      Mrs. Ranallo
 


Highlights from the 2011-12 school year

  Happy Halloween

 

 

 See all of the Halloween photos on the
 School News page. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 Iceburgh Surprises the 1st Grade!

 

   St. Ursula's first grade are great

 Penguin fans and they were totally

 surprised when Iceburgh showed

 up in their classes. Iceburgh

 worked a few problems, spelled a

 few words and even sang and

 danced for the students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Catholic Schools Week  -  Dividends for Life

 

     The first grade had plenty of fun and

  plenty of activities the during Catholic

  Schools Week.
   Chrissy Spohn spoke to the first

  grade on Green Day about the

  importance of NOT littering.  The first

  graders made a litter  bug from

  recycled materials.

    The 100th day. The first graders

  are reading to help reach the school

  goal of 100 books.

    On Hat Day, the students were

  permitted to pick their favorite hat and

  wear it for the day. First grade also

  enjoyed a game day.

 

 


 First Grade Learns about Hearing Disabilities

 

     The first grade learned many

  things about those who are deaf and

  how to communicate through

  American Sign Language. Mrs.

  McTighe, a teacher at the Western

  Pennsylvania School for the deaf,

  came into our classroom for a

  special lesson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Gingerbread Houses - Yummy Fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 Happy Halloween

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

     First, Second and Third grades visited

 the National Aviary on November 23. Each of

 the grades had an instructional class. There

 they learned about the habitats of the birds,

 their eating habits, and much more. The

 students enjoyed the penguin encounter

 where they had a chance to crawl through

 the tunnels for a closer look.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



  

  

    STUDY SHEET for FIRST GRADE

        – January 30

 

 

 

 

Religion Jesus chooses the Apostles to help spread the

                Good News and Jesus calls us today to be Apostles.

Phonics – -r controlled, er, ir, ur

                        Contractions

Reading Draw  Conclusions
                practice these sight words each night

                   know            done             push

                   wait             visit

Monday read A Big Day for Mom

Tuesday read Sam Can Fly

Wednesday read I’m a Caterpillar

Thursday read A Visit to a Butterfly Garden or Butterflies

 

Grammar verbs am, is , are, was and were

 

Math –     addition  facts to 18

 

Spelling    her             first            bird

                  girl              burn            were

                  shirt            fur              hurt

                  sir               visit             done             Catholic

 

Math Facts. The children should begin memorizing math facts. Each week we will

work on memorizing a group of addition facts. They will have a quiz on Friday.

They will receive a grade of 1 - 4 on the facts quiz, 4 being perfect.  They are

working on speed and accuracy. They are timed for one minute and receive a

score for both timed and untimed.  I will record the grade for the untimed. 

(For +2 facts use the count up strategy).

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
+2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11


Book Adventure –
The children must complete the January goal of 4 books by Tuesday and prize day is Wednesday.

 

Wednesday is the 100th day of school.

 

Please send in the $7 for the Jump Zone field trip on Thursday.

 


Highlights from the 2009-10 school year

 

First Grade is Fun! - First grade is showing off their Christmas Scarves



First grade had gobs of fun making their gingerbread houses

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Our first graders shined at their Christmas concert

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First grade had plenty of fun with their turkey races

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St. Ursula School Visits St. Paul's Cathedral and the Carnegie Library
Last summer Pope Benedict XVI announced that the Church would dedicate this year in honor of St. Paul the Apostle. To participate in this celebration, the students from St. Ursula visited St. Paul's Cathedral in Oakland for a special Mass. After Mass the students toured the cathedral. After the tour of the cathedral, the students had lunch outside the Carnegie Library and then toured the library.

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