Newsletter 21
Grade 1 Mrs. Gioe
lgioe@stlorenz.org
January 30, 2012
Homework:
Memory verses: 50A on Tuesday, all of 50 on Wednesday, and 51 on Friday
Reading: New Popcorn Words:
Monday: Practice stories from the “bag of books” for fluency.
Tuesday: Book 75, The Bee and the Deer about
Wednesday: Book 76, Dragons Don’t Get Colds
Thursday: Book 77, The City Bus
Weekend: Book 78, Nellie and Charlie every
Spelling: We are learning words that end with _ing. The test will be on Friday.
Regular words: doing going seeing feeding feeling keeping
Bonus words: mowing picking packing bending
Helpers: Tuesday, January 31, from 9:35 to 10:35: Stacey B., Nancy B., and ________
Thursday, February 2, from 9:35 to 10:35: Lisa S., Pam K. and _________
It would be great to have an additional helper on each of the above days.
Book It! January “Book It!” log sheets should be signed and returned to me by the end of the week. February log sheets are available for all students who wish to participate.
Chapel Offering: February is “Hearts for Jesus” month. We will join with many other Michigan Lutheran Schools to donate our offerings to the Children’s Christian Concern Society.
Attachments: Attached to the blue newsletter are two items of interest.
The salmon tri-fold sheet provides more details on the upcoming Young Author’s Fair. This is an excellent enrichment option for the children.
Buffy Silverman, a noted children’s nonfiction author, will be visiting our school on March 2nd and also give a presentation at the Young Author’s Fair on the 3rd. The attached brown sheet is an opportunity to order her books.
Report Cards: Please return a signed copy in the envelope.
More Upcoming Events:
Thursday, Feb. 9th: The 100th Day of School. Watch for a note on this later in the week.
Tuesday, Feb. 14th: Valentine’s party. We will exchange valentines at the party. Our class list can be found in your current PTL Handbook. Please remember to add Luke.
Sunday, March 4th: First graders sing at the 8:00 a.m. worship service.