On Valentine's Day, students may bring in Valentines. Students must bring valentines for each member of the class. We will be making Valentine bags in class - so no need to send in a mailbox. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.

We are in need of four bags of small, regular conversation hearts for a Valentine's Day activity. Please let me know if you are able to contribute. Thank you!

We use our white board markers a lot in our classroom and are in need of some new ones. If you are able, please send in two new black white board markers. Expo is the preferred brand because of their durability. Thank you!

Each night we will also be taking home our reading book to practice reading the story we are reading in class. (Please do not go ahead in the book). We will be taking a comprehension test each week based on the skills and events in our story. Reading the story at home will help increase comprehension. In addition, we will have comprehension activities where the students read short selections and complete comprehension activities independently.

Throughout the month we will begin focusing on Long vowel sounds (as in cake), consonant blends (flag, plug, skip), and many new sight words. Practicing these skills with your children will help tremendously, especially if short vowels and previous sight words are still tricky.

Please continue practicing telling time to the hour and half hour as well as counting combinations of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters to 100 cents. These two concepts tend to be very tricky for first graders and both lend themselves well to at home learning experiences.

Please look over the papers in your child's folder nightly, as this is the best way to keep up with their daily progress.

Please make sure that all students are in complete winter uniforms. Boys must wear belts. Thank you!

Our Room Mothers are Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Garbett.

Here are a few reminders:

Daily Mass Schedule:

October 13

November 18

January 13

February 16

March 15

May 10

Mass begins at 8:00. Please do your best to have your child at school by 7:55 on these days. Thank you!

Our recess is from 10:30 - 10:55 and lunch is from 11:00 - 11:25. You are always welcome to join your child for lunch in the cafeteria!

Please sign the assignment pad each night at the bottom of the column. Your signature tells us that you have gone over the homework with your child and made any necessary corrections.

The homework folder and assignment pad will go home every night and must be returned the next school day. Thank you.

Our snack will be in the afternoon. Please make sure your child has a healthy snack each day. Students may also bring water bottles to school. Please only fill your child's water bottle with water.

Your child is bringing home his or her spelling book tonight. Please make sure that he or she writes his or her words two times each and then brings the book back to school. Please help your child practice his or her words this week.

Spelling Words February 13 - 18

1. hike

2. strike

3. write

4. quite

5. next

6. bite

7. kite

8. bike

9. white

10. all bonus: Saint Valentine

Homework February 13

Spelling: Write words two times each

Reading: Reread I'm a Caterpillar

Math: PW 79