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Miss Mary Clarkson
Miss Clarkson's Notes
ST JAMES THE GREATER SCHOOL
ST LOUIS,   MO   63139
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November 4,2009
Dear Parents and Students,
     Email: Please check your email each day for important school communications. Thank you!
     Thank you to all who helped with the Mission Carnival. It was fun. Thank you to our Room Mothers for the lovely cupcakes and treats.
    Please look in book bags for the 5 Book Reports for Novemeber.
    The First Grade will lead the Mass on Wednesday, November 18. It is the feast day of St. Rose Phillipine Duschene. Mass will be at 9am and all are welcome to join our celebration. Children have their readings to practice at home today.  Please return the readings to school each day. Thanks.
      Each Friday the First Grade will have a spelling test and a reading test.
      Please practice our list of sight words at home each night. Your child should practice words in his/her vocabulary folder EACH day.  Please review and practice these words daily. Also, please return the "Vocabulary Folder"  each day. I have noticed some improvement by those students working hard at home! Thank you.

      We are Catholic Christians. This should be lived by daily classroom behavior. Christian behavior is expected at all times in a Catholic school.

Religion: Mass readings

Penmanship: Keep practicing good letter formation at home!
      

Phonics: Short u page 169.
We have introduced our second short vowel sound. It is the short i sound heard in jig, pig, wig.

Reading:   Reading test on Friday. It will be on Friday,November 6.

grow       bay      where     do        watermelons
ever       go       down      dare      by  
Reading test on Friday, November 6. Know words.
Book Report due Thursday, October 29. Book reports may be turned in earlier than due. Your child may complete and turn in book reports in class each day. Five book reports will be due per month.
        

Math:  
       Fact 37B
       Practice 36B and 37B
      
      
Penmanship:

Spelling: Words 5 times due Thursday. Test Thursday this week.
Words:
dig      twig       jig      sprig  rig
they     where

The next spelling test is on Friday, November 6, 2009.Each word will be said, used in a sentence, and said again. Students need to memorize the spelling words for tests.  Sentences will be part of the back of the test.

Reading:  Book in  a Bag.
Read this book multiple times at home today. Parents please sign that you have listened while your First Grader read it aloud.
Practice vocabulary words

down           bay            where
do             by             watermelon  
ever           go             did
grow           with             one          very
much           here           no
Coco           Grandma        mountain
minute         frightened     gold           Spain
ocean          compass        spice          brave          Christopher Columbus
sailors        ships          here           can            you            clean
toys           why            away
me             see            lift
basket         are            why            away
study          play           run           jump
my             walk          from
learned        friend        explore
else           good           table
bad            so             on  
across         under          game
going          found          am
for            too            not
duckling       chick          caught
swim           hills          duck            quack
over           went            out
and            said            little
far            road           rainbow         black
red            white           yellow
fence          green           blue
brown          walking          I             went
you             did            see
me              what           at
saw             horse          dog
red             pink           blue
green           yellow         brown
white           black          purple
ten             one            three
four            two            five
eight           seven          six
nine        

Please read aloud at home. Read books please and other reading sources. A First Grade student should be reading aloud at least 20 minutes a day to an adult.
Read full word list.
Please practice reading sight word list each day.
Word cards - practice and RETURN.

Thursday Special:   Music and P.E.
Have a good week!
Regards,
Miss Clarkson


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