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First Grade Weekly Update

The Show and Tell topic this week is ‘something that makes you laugh.’

Thank you to everyone who purchased books from the Book Fair to donate to the First Grade Classroom. The library is growing and the students are enjoying reading.

The students have also begun reading on RAZ kids this week. This can be accessed via Clever and can be done at home as well as school.

We hope you will be able to participate in two SPN traditions Advent & Christmas season:

  • Adopt a Family: We will be making cards and distributing gifts for Meals on Wheels, Friendly Visitors, and local convalescent homes. Please consider purchasing gift cards for groceries or food delivery and/or socks, scarves, or slippers for elderly men and women, wrapped (please label Male or Female and “socks,”  “scarf” or “slippers”)
  • Christmas Eve 5:15 p.m. mass: First graders are asked to volunteer to act out the nativity story. Please contact hcastelaz@gmail.com if interested.

The first grade portion of the Christmas Concert will be filmed on Thursday. Students are invited to bring Christmas attire to wear only during the filming (Santa hats, antlers, scarves….) with a white uniform shirt.

Finally, please check all sweaters/sweatshirts that come home to be sure it doesn’t have someone else’s name inside. We have a couple missing and they all look the same once they come off during the warmer days.

What we are working on:

Language Arts:

  • handwriting
  • continue to master short vowel sounds
  • spelling/sounds: /ed/ (melted, spilled, cracked) and the past tense
  • sight words: look, your, the, was, are, for
  • story comprehension: sequence of events, text structure
  • develop fluent reading with repeated reading
  • opinion writing

Math:

  • patterns
  • addition and subtraction practice
  • doubles +1

Religion

  • Advent
  • St. Nicholas & St. Juan Diego

Science

  • What causes the Northern Lights?

Dates to Remember:

  • December 8: Immaculate Conception Mass @ 9:30 a.m. live streamed in the classroom
  • December 14: December birthdays free dress
  • December 14: Art Docent
  • December 16: Christmas Concert (a link will be sent)
  • December 17: Minimum Day (noon dismissal, NO Share & Care)
  • December 20-January 3: Christmas vacation
  • January 3: No School-Teacher Work Day
  • January 14: No School-Elementary Staff Day

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What Our Families are Saying

"The supportive teachers at SPN played a big role in preparing me for high school and helping me understand what to expect. They encouraged me to ask questions and seek help when needed, which made me more confident in my learning. Thanks to them, I entered freshman year already familiar with many concepts and effective study habits that have helped me stay on top of my work. SPN also taught me valuable life skills that I still use today, helping me succeed academically, build strong friendships, and maintain my overall well-being."
— Tibby Horvath, SPN Class of 2022
"We are very satisfied with the SPN community, something that is important to our family. My children feel safe and comfortable with SPN. Our family feels connected with the SPN community from parents and families to the staff and faculty. My children and we as parents have made healthy and positive relationships with other families from school. We share time outside of school with other families which brings a level of connectedness I don't know if we would have elsewhere"
— SPN Parent
"My children are experiencing community in other ways than just friends and playdates. Faith Families is an example of community, interacting with students from all grade levels, and learning and creating for others outside of SPN. Field trips to Kids Against Hunger or the Alameda Food Bank where they work and see firsthand how their efforts help others less fortunate, for those who are in need of support. Community is not just our SPN ‘bubble,’ and that is what SPN demonstrates and provides– opportunity to explore a bigger community."
— SPN Parent since 2016

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