Grade 1's blog

Scholastic Book Fair

Posted January 30, 2012 - 7:59am

 Hello Grade One Families!

 This week St. Paul School will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair from Wednesday until Friday. The Grade One students will have a chance to preview the books on Wednesday morning. If possible, please take the opportunity to visit the book fair with your child on Wednesday or Thursday after school. Grade One students do not bring home a wish list as it is preferable that parents and children visit the book fair together.

 Thank-you for your support of the new home reading program! Please leave all of your child's response sheets in the red folder even after they have been marked.

 Thank-you!

 Mrs. Kelly

 

 

Home Reading Program

Posted January 10, 2012 - 9:28am

 Hello Grade One Families!

 On Wednesday January 11 the Grade One students will bring home their first assignment for the new home reading program. Please listen to your child read the book they have chosen. When they are able to read the book fluently and with expression, please work with them to complete the comprehension sheet. There are instructions and expectations for the home reading assignments glued into the red home reading folder that your child will bring home. Each comprehension sheet also has instructions for that specific assignment. Please send the book and assignment back to school in the same red folder. Students are to keep the assignment at home for as long as it takes to read the book and carefully complete the assignment. 

 If you have any questions about the home reading please e-mail me at gr1@stpaulschool.ca

 Thank-you!

 Mrs. Kelly

Happy New Year!

Posted January 3, 2012 - 6:06pm

 Hello Grade One Families!

 Happy New Year! I hope that you all enjoyed a wonderful holiday season.

 Please mark these special January dates on your calendar:

 Friday January 20 - please join us for the morning Assembly (9:00am) which will be led by Grades 1 and 4

 Wednesday January 25 - St. Paul Feast Day Celebration: Mass at 11:00am followed by a family luncheon in the gym. Dismissal will be at 1:00pm.

 Friday January 27 - there will be no classes on this day because of our feast day holiday

 These are our curriculum focus areas for the month of January:

 Religion: life and ministry of Jesus

             life of St. Paul

 Math: addition and subtraction

         problem solving

 Reading: small group oral reading

             sequencing the plot (the beginning, middle and end of a fiction story)

 Writing: non-fiction writing (beginning paragraph writing)

 Science: forces and motion

 Social Studies: symbols of Canada

 *Just a reminder to please send in a note to explain your child's absence from school due to illness/vacation etc.

 If you have any questions please contact me via e-mail at gr1@stpaulschool.ca

 Mrs Kelly

Merry Christmas

Posted December 15, 2011 - 8:25am

 Hello Grade One Families!

 Thank-you very much for the generous Christmas gift. I wish all of you a very blessed and joyful Christmas season!

 Just a reminder that dismissal tomorrow (Friday Dec. 16) is at 11:00am.

 See you on January 3!

 Mrs. Kelly

Three-Way Conferences

Posted November 22, 2011 - 8:32pm

 Hello Grade One Families!

 This Friday, November 25, St. Paul School will have three-way conferences. Please come to school at your appointment time and come directly into the Grade One classroom. There will be approximately three families in the room at one time. Each family is scheduled for a thirty minute period in the classroom. During this thirty minutes I will come to meet with you for  ten minutes regarding your child's progress this term. The other twenty minutes will be spent with your child looking through his/her books and work on the bulletin boards. The ten minutes spent with me will either be at the beginning, middle or end of your thirty minutes in the classroom so please come in and get started looking at your child's work and I will come to get you when it is your turn to meet with me. The students are usually very excited about showing their work and it is a wonderful celebration of their hard-work and accomplishments. Please ask your child about what you see in the books and engage them in conversation about their learning. The students are expected to wear their school uniform for their conference.

 If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at gr1@stpaulschool.ca

 I am looking forward to seeing you on Friday!

 Mrs. Kelly

Week of October 31, 2011

Posted October 29, 2011 - 8:05am

 Hello Grade One Families!

 Please note the following important messages for the week of October 31, 2011:

 1. PE classes will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday this week.

 2. On Monday October 31, 2011 the students may wear orange and black clothes to school. They do not have to wear their PE strip on this day. Please send a $2 donation for the Knights of Columbus "Coats for Kids" campaign.

 3. Friday November 4, 2011 is the last day to submit Scholastic orders.

 Thank-you very much!

 Have a super weekend!

 Mrs. Kelly

Primary Choir

Posted October 10, 2011 - 8:29pm

 Hello Grade One Families!

 This Wednesday, October 12, the Primary Choir will have its first practice. The Primary Choir is directed by Mrs. Melvin and Mrs. Jew and is open to all students in Grades One, Two and Three. After the first week, the choir practices will be held every Monday in the Music Room from 12:15pm - 12:45pm (lunch recess). I will be talking to the Grade One students about joining the choir, but as I mentioned at Meet the Teacher Night, the decision is ultimately up to each child. I hope that many of the children will decide to join the choir this year, but if not, there will always be another opportunity in Grade Two!

 Mrs. Kelly

October News

Posted October 4, 2011 - 8:13am

 Hello Grade One Families!

 Wow! We have already completed our first month of Grade One. Please note the following important school days and events in October:

 October 5 - individual photo day: students must wear their complete school uniform and girls' hair accessories must be simple and matching to the school uniform

 October 5 - Walkathon pledge forms due (they will be returned after the students walk if there is still money to be collected)

 October 7 - Walkathon Day! Students come to school at the regular time of 8:45am wearing comfortable clothes and shoes for walking and the weather. Please do not have your child wear boots regardless of the weather (hopefully we'll have a good weather day). If you are walking with us you are welcome to take your child home after the walk and all other students will be dismissed at 12:30pm.

 October 10 - Thanksgiving Day Holiday

 October 12 - all outstanding Walkathon money is due on this day please

 October 13 - school Mass at 11:00am

 October 14 - school Assembly led by Grades One and Four at 9:00am

 October 21 - Professional Development Day for teachers (no school for students)

 October 28 - Walkathon Prize Assembly at 9:00am

 October 31 - Halloween! Students may wear black and orange clothes instead of the school uniform on this day.

 If you have any questions please feel free to put a note into your child's agenda or e-mail me.

 Thank-you!

 Mrs. Kelly

Home Reading Homework

Posted September 15, 2011 - 4:17pm

 Hello Grade One Families!

 Today the Grade One students brought home their first home reading book. Please read the book with your child following the suggestions on the orange newsletter (in the home reading bag). When your child is able to read the book fluently, please return the book and the record sheet in the plastic bag and we will exchange the  book for a new one. You may keep the home reading book at home for up to one week to practice. The goal is for your child to be able to independently read the book with fluency. Please fill out the record sheet and return it to school when you return the book. 

 If you have any questions please send me an e-mail at gr1@stpaulschool.ca.

 Thank-you!

 Mrs. Kelly

Notes from Meet the Teacher Night

Posted September 14, 2011 - 8:29pm

 Hello Grade One Families!

 It was wonderful to see so many parents at Meet the Teacher Night last night.

 These are some of the items we covered yesterday evening:

 1. Earthquake Care Packages: Please update the information sheet and the bag and return both to school as soon as possible.

 2. Agenda Books: Student agenda books will come home for the first time on Thursday September 15. Please check and initial the agenda book each day after school. Newsletters and home reading assignments will be in the front pocket of the agenda book.

 3. Home Reading: The first home reading book will come home on Thursday September 15. There will be a newsletter explaining the program coming home with the book and record sheet.

 4. Attendance: Please send a note if your child is absent for any reason. Students who are late for school must report to the office before proceeding to the classroom.

 5. PE: The students are doing very well changing for PE. Please remember that PE classes are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday unless you are otherwise notified (in agenda book).

 6. Library: Beginning on Thursday September 15, the Grade One class will have library time every Thursday afternoon. Please ensure that your child returns his/her library book on the following Thursday morning at the latest.

7. Birthday Treats: You are welcome to send treats to celebrate your child's birthday. Please make sure that the treats are individually wrapped so that they can be handed out and sent home easily.

 Thank-you!

 Mrs. Kelly