Mrs. McGinns News!

Issue 12
November 13, 2015
First Grade St. Viator School

What We Are Learning in Room 202!

Reading We are wrapping up Unit 5. In Unit 6, students will look at
differentiating between long and short vowel words. They will learn
several rules for recognizing when a vowel is long or short in a word.
Math Students are continuing to learn new strategies for adding. We
will continue to practice these strategies, as well as adding numbers
greater than 10. We are also working on improving our math fluency by
doing Mad Minutes each week, with the goal of completing 30 addition
problems in 1 minute).
Science- Students are continuing to look at ways to classify animals. They
are also able to find similarities and differences in animals, and why these
exist.
Writing- We are now working on adjectives. Students have looked at
the many ways something can be described- feeling, color, size, shape,
and many other ways! They are working on adding more descriptions
throughout their writing.

Ethan!
Ethan did great with his poster and
brought in tons of cool pictures of his
family! His mom read Oh the Places
Youll Go to the class!
Next Week: Marissa!
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION: Please send in
any box tops from products you use! We will
count them at the end of each month, with a
prize going to the class with the most!

Tuesday, November 24
will be a half day for
students. Dismissal will
be at 11:30a.m.

Other Classroom News

Homework

Please check folders and assignment

notebooks each night for new
information.
There have been some glitches this
year with Superkids. When reading on
the Parent Portal is assigned, if you
are unable to log on, you may choose a
book at home to read instead.

Dates to Remember
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17- School Picture Retakes

18- Class Mass. 8:15 am.
20- St. Viator Spirit Day
20- 1st Trimester ends.
24- Half Day for Students. 11:30 dismissal.
24- Parent-Teacher Conferences.
25-29- Thanksgiving Break. No School.

As the weather cools, please make sure that your students

sweatshirts and outerwear is labeled with their name or
initials.
Our field trip to the play was wonderful! The kids got to
listen to jazz music and watch professional actors act out a
book they had read! The actors even did a question and
answer session with the audience afterwards!
Parent-Teacher conferences will be Tuesday, November 24,
from 1:00-8:00. Your childs report card will be given out at
the conference.

Contacting Mrs. McGinn

Feel free to contact me anytime
E-mail: smcginn@stviatorchicago.org
Bookmark our class webpage!
http://stephaniescahillgrade1.weebly.com/