Reminders: As we start to wind down from the school year, we have lots to prepare for! This Friday is the Mothers Day/ Mary Mass at 9a.m. Moms and family please join us for Mass and for a reception to follow. This is the LAST week children are able to check out books from the library. Please be sure to return any books. Thank you!!

We are sending our last booklog this month. It is so exciting to see how much our children have grown as readers.

I strongly advise continuing the booklog process over the summer months as children tend to lose stamina and skill mastery when they do not maintain a regular routine of reading. The Summer Reading list will come home at the end of the year with lots of suggestions for authors and topics that first graders enjoy. They are big fans of non-fiction as well as fiction so please read a variety of both.

We will be sending home their Language Arts and Math journals at the end of the year. These can be used to continue writing, drawing and problem solving in the specific skill areas covered throughout the year as there will be extra blank pages at the end of each journal. Writing across the subject areas is a process which is inter-connected by both brain function and teaching methods. Your children have written about science experiments, social studies concepts, plus how to solve math number or word problems. They have also written BEAUTIFUL thoughts and feelings about their Religious beliefs. You will LOVE reading their entries and helping them to continue the writing process throughout the summer months.

Remember to use the comprehension questions included in the Back to School information-they serve as wonderful guides for cementing comprehension whether you are reading to your child or he/she is reading to you. Asking about setting, characters, sequence of story events, main idea vs. detail and predictions enhances your child's reading experience and relates to the skills taught throughout the year.

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

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Calendar:

5/2 May Procession Mass @9:30 a.m.

5/3 Spirit Day -Baseball caps and jerseys

5/4 Cinco de Mayo Celebration

5/10 Spring Concert

5/11 Spring Concert 8:30 a.m.

5/18 Mary our Mother Prayer Service 1A @9:00 a.m. / 1B @ 10:00 a.m.

5/25 Sports Day -NOON DISMISSAL

5/28 Memorial Day holiday

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