It is very hard to believe that October is here and Halloween is already approaching.
We continue to learn about and pray the Rosary each day. Your child should have rosary beads in class.
Our first graders continue to adjust to the protocols and procedures. They are doing very well. We have been working on the concepts of addition and subtraction in math. 
Welcome Back Superkids has been a review of Kindergarten. When that is completed, the children will be given an assessment on those skills reviewed. We will then begin" Advenures of Superkids."
We are reviewing short vowel sounds. word families, Capitalization and Punctuation, writing sentences and recognizing sight words learned. We are also practicing  correct letter formation and spacing between words while writing.
In religion, we started September learning about Creation and the world God made, They also are enjoying our Bible stories.We have discussed The Feast of the Archangels, Our Guardian Angel, and the life of St. Francis of Assisi. We will be learning about the life of other saints.
Since the month of October is dedicated to Mary and the Rosary, we have been learning other names that Our Lady
is known as such as Our Lady of Fatima.
We had a lesson on The Holy Trinity today. That is a difficult concept for children to understand. They listened to a good story on the Trinity today.
In Science and Social Studies, we have been learning about the weather, the seasons, Columbus Day, holidays, calendar, days of the week and months of the year. We are reviewing manners and appropriate behavior. We will be working on a unit about Election Day and voting. So you can see that we have been very busy!
Enjoy the long weekend!












Please bring charged IPADS to school Thursday and Friday.
September 29 is the Feast of the Archangels. Our First Graders learned about St. Michael, St.Raphael and St. Gabriel. We learned about them and made a booklet to read at home.
*October is the month dedicated to the Holy Rosary.
Please have your child bring a set of rosary beads to school on Thursday, October 1st. We will be reciting a decade of the rosary each day. They may leave the beads in their desks for the month of October.
October 2nd is the Feast of the Guardian Angel. October 4th is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.





















  During the first week of school, the children should have  only the following items:

• School Bag with Name
• Soft Lunch Box with Name
• 6 two pocket folders with name written on the front.
• 1 plastic box that contains 1 box of 24 crayons, scissors and two glue sticks. name on the top. Please leave the remaining 4 large glue sticks, the 4 oz liquid glue and the second box of crayons at home. Please leave both packages of  markers and index cards at home as well.
• large cloth zippered pencil case containing SHARPENED pencils and erasers. The children are not permitted to use the class pencil sharpener during this time, so pencil cases will be sent home weekly or more often for pencils to be sharpened and replenished if necessary. We are no longer permitted to keep pencils and crayons in a class basket for all to use.
• Please make sure your child has all the supplies for Art Class in the second plastic art box labeled with name and ART Box. Your child should have two 5x8 plastic boxes( one for ART class and one for our class)  and a pencil case.
• PLEASE LEAVE ALL OF THE PAPER AND CLEANING ITEMS WE REQUESTED AT HOME FOR NOW. I will let you know when to send those items in. 
• Your child will be given textbooks, workbooks and notebooks in school. There is a fee for the notebooks. We will let you know.