Week of March 1

First Grade News and Notes

*This week is vocations week!

* We will be celebrating Read Across America during the month of March.  We will be enjoying the many stories of the beloved children's author, Dr. Seuss!

Look What's Happening This Week

Monday: Spanish

Music: Music, Art

Wednesday: Spanish, P.E.

Thursday: Library, P.E.  Religion Quiz Q. CCC 35-36

Friday: Music Spelling Test 17

Look What We're Learning This Week

Math: counting by 100's, sums of ten, identifying the missing addend for sums of ten, drawing congruent shapes and designs

Phonics: suffix -es, diphthongs ou & ow, syllable division (vc/ccv, vcc/cv), sight words four & country

Religion: The Best Gift of All

English: Nouns

Science: Our Earth

Spelling Words

way         former

try          show

such        letter

part        barnyard

glass       *sure

stuff       *they

Jake left his backpack at school.

His spelling list was in it.

Religion Questions

 Q. 35 At the Last Supper, what did Jesus do with the bread and wine?

At the Last Supper, Jesus changed the bread and wine into His Body and Blood (CCC 1139).

Q. 36 Why can priests today change bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus?

Jesus gave this power to His Apostles and they gave it to the bishops and priests who came after them (CCC 1341).