Monday, February 1, 2021

 

Have fun in the snow!! 

Love,

Mrs. Novak

Thursday, January 28, 2021

 

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read a book from home, RazKids, or Epic Reading for 15 or more minutes and log.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu. Test will be tomorrow.

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Tomorrow --- TAG DAY! First grade will be wearing yellow/orange.

Priority Registration is due tomorrow! 

Pizza Day Tomorrow. Please send in $3 in a labeled envelope or ziplock bag if your child  is buying.

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

 

Today's Homework:

Reading: read for 15 or more minutes and log. A portion of that time should be re-reading today's decodable reader for fluency.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu. Answers should be written in their spelling notebook. Test will be on Friday.

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Friday: Tag Day --- first grade was assigned to wear the color yellow/orange for "STS Rainbow Day".

Have a wonderful day!

Mrs. Novak

Monday, January 25, 2021

 

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read for 15 or more minutes and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu and put answers in your spelling notebook.

Math: workbook pages (in folder).

Tag Day -- is this Friday. The theme is "Rainbow Colors". First Grade has been assigned to wear the color yellow/orange. 

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Friday, January 22, 2021

Parents: Please send in all books and completed work with your child on Monday. Thank you very much!

 

All google meetings (whole class and small groups) will use the code: stsfirstgrade

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting (Spelling Test paper)

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: do Crack the Code paper

Groundhog Book: do pages 29-30

Reading: read for 15 minutes or more any book from home, Epic Reading or Raz-Kids.

Calendar Time: do January Calendar worksheet

Please color and decorate the outside of the paper towel tube in the ziplock bag. You may use crayons, colored pencils or markers.

Snack/Bathroom

Students will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Spelling: Test

Grammar:

• Do page 60

Scholastic News: The Coolest Polar Bears 

Science: 

• review Lab #47 from yesterday
• Discuss and do Kazoo experiment (ziplock bag with materials)

Have a nice weekend!

Mrs. Novak

Thursday, January 21, 2021

 Hello First Graders!

All google meetings (whole class and small groups) will use the code: stsfirstgrade

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting (please have Roll It, Make It, Expand It page)

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

Afternoon: Please look at Mrs. DeGiulio's gym blog for your assignments.

https://stsgym.blogspot.com/

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: 

• Do Cow Book pages 60
• Unscramble Spelling Words page (on same paper -- sent home on Friday)
• Study your spelling words any way you would like. Test tomorrow.

Reading: re-read today's story: Jan's New Home (pages 72-85)

Math: do pages 223-224

Religion: read pages 202-203

Snack/Bathroom

Students will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Math: Roll It, Make It, Expand It page

Reading: 

• Read and discuss story, Jan's New Home, pages 72-85
• Jan's New Home comprehension questions
• Do Groundhog Book page 27 & 28

Science: 

• reading and discussing pages B24-B29
• Lab #47 (Does Sound Travel Through Things)

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

 

Hello First Graders --- it is Wonderful Wednesday!

All google meetings (whole class and small groups) will use the code: stsfirstgrade

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting (please have your religion books open to page 198)

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

Afternoon: Please look at Mrs. DeGiulio's gym blog for your assignments.

https://stsgym.blogspot.com/

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: 

• Do Cow Book pages 59
• ABC Order & Word Search (on same paper -- sent home on Friday)
• Study your spelling words any way you would like. Test on Friday.

Reading: read for 15 minutes a book from home, RazKids, or Epic Reading. Please also re-read today's decodable reader.

Phonics: Word Highlight Fun -- paper was sent home on Friday 

Snack/Bathroom

Students will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Religion: pages 198 - 199

Reading: 

• Read and discuss decodable reader " The Family Trip" 
• Do Groundhog Book page 25 & 26
• Grammar page 57 (Verbs that Do Not Add -s)

Math: pages 221-222

Science: 

• Bring your experiment from yesterday and all of your lab papers

After today's science lesson you will be doing the following:

• Do Properties of An Ice Cube Experiment --- paper was sent home the first week we were remote.
• Go on a Matter Walk -- find and record solids, liquids, and gases in your home. (record in Matter Walk booklet sent home)

Have a great day!

Mrs. Novak

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

 

Good Morning! Here is today's schedule:

All google meetings (whole class and small groups) will use the code: stsfirstgrade

Health Class will use the code: stsgym

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting 

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

1:15 - 1:45 -- Health Class (meeting code: stsgym)

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: 

• This week's words are: fix, fixes, class, classes, wish, wishes, kiss, kisses, bus, busses, friends, very.  The spelling words were also sent home on Friday.
• Do Cow Book pages 57 & 58
• Study your spelling words by exercising to them! (do jumping jacks or another movement that you like). Test on Friday.

Reading: read for 15 minutes a book from home, RazKids, or Epic Reading. Please also re-read today's decodable reader.

Phonics: Phonics word sort (-es word sort) -- paper was sent home on Friday 

Religion: read pages 196-197

Snack/Bathroom

Students will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Reading: 

• Read and discuss decodable reader " We See Pets" 
• Do Groundhog Book page 23 
• Reading textbook pages 68-69
• Do Groundhog Book page 24

Math: pages 219-220

Science: 

• textbook page B16-B17
• Parents: I will be giving the directions to your children and will be modeling this experiment when I meet with them. They will not be doing this "live" with me but after our lesson they can go do this experiment, when it is convenient for you in the afternoon/evening. Here is the info that I will be giving them: I have sent home a black piece of construction paper. On one half I wrote "plain" and the other half I wrote "salt". Your children will be placing a few drops of plain water on the "plain" half. They will then put a few drop of salt water on the "salt" half. (To make the salt water solution, mix 1 tbsp of salt per 1 cup of water. The salt should be stirred just before being dropped onto the paper.)
• We will be observing and drawing what we see on Science Lab Manual #43.

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Friday, January 15, 2021

Parents:

*** Please drop off your child's work in the bin marked First Grade outside of the school lobby doors sometime over the weekend. When you drop off their work (workbook pages and other papers), please also pick up next week's work which will be labeled outside in a bin as well. Thank you! *** 

Happy Friday First Graders! 

The whole class and small group meetings will use code: stsfirstgrade

Here is today's schedule:

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting (please have Spelling Test paper and Religion book ready)

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science/Martin Luther King, Jr.)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

Afternoon: finish any work you need to do.

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Reading: read for 15 minutes a book from home, RazKids, or Epic Reading

Math: do pages 217-218

Venn Diagram: Cats/Chickens

Writing: "I Have a Dream" -- do after small group meeting

Snack/Bathroom

You will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Spelling: Test (please have ready for 8:00am morning meeting)

Religion: page 194 (please have ready for 8:00am morning meeting)

Reading: 

• Groundhog Book pages 14
• Scholastic News -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Science

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Novak

Thursday, January 14, 2020

Hello First Graders! 

The whole class and small group meetings will use code: stsfirstgrade

Here is today's schedule:

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting (please have Grammar page 53)

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

Afternoon:

Gym Class -- Please see the gym blog for assignment. https://stsgym.blogspot.com/

Art Class -- You can do this assignment at anytime during the week. Please email the finished picture by Friday to the art teacher at art@stthereseroxbury.org

You should watch the following "How to Draw" video and draw along with it.  You then need to complete the drawing by adding a background and then color the picture completely. 

 https://youtu.be/2nr587hSR7o

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: 

• Do Cow Book page 56
• Take a practice test. Study your words any way you want --- test tomorrow.

Reading: read for 15 minutes a book from home, re-read Ruby in Her Own Time story in reading textbook, RazKids, or Epic Reading

Religion: read pages 192-193.

Snack/Bathroom

You will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Grammar: page 53 (please have ready for 8:00am morning meeting)

Reading: 

• Syllable Sort page (sent home on Friday)
• Groundhog Book pages 18-19

Math: pages 215-216

Science: Please have your science textbook open to page B10 and Experiment with Bubbles paper (sent home on Friday).

Have a great day!

Mrs. Novak

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Good Morning! 

The whole class and small group meetings will use code: stsfirstgrade

Here is today's schedule:

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting 

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

Afternoon: 

Gym Class -- Please see the gym blog for assignment. https://stsgym.blogspot.com/

Art Class -- You can do this assignment at anytime during the week. Please email the finished picture by Friday to the art teacher at art@stthereseroxbury.org

You should watch the following "How to Draw" video and draw along with it.  You then need to complete the drawing by adding a background and then color the picture completely. 

 https://youtu.be/2nr587hSR7o

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: 

• Do Cow Book page 55
• Spelling Word Search (paper was sent home on Friday)
• Write a sentence for each Spelling Word.

Reading: read for 15 minutes a book from home, RazKids, or Epic Reading

Writing: (do this after you read today's story during your small group session with me) Do "Quick Write" paper which was sent home on Friday. (Tell what you think of Ruby. Write at least two things you like about Ruby. Try to include how Ruby makes you feel.)

Religion: read about the 7 sacraments on pages 190-191.

Snack/Bathroom

You will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Reading: 

• We will be reading textbook pages 40-61 (story: Ruby in Her Own Time)
• Ruby In Her Own Time comprehension questions (2 pages stapled)
• Do Groundhog Book page17

Math: pages 213-214

Science: Please have your science textbook open to page B10 and Experiment with Bubbles paper (sent home on Friday).

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Good Morning! Happy Tuesday!

The whole class and small group meetings will use code: stsfirstgrade

Health Class will use code: stsgym

Here is today's schedule:

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting (please have religion book ready)

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

1:15 - 1:45pm -- Health Class (please use code stsgym)

Art Class -- You can do this assignment at anytime during the week. Please email the finished picture by Friday to the art teacher at art@stthereseroxbury.org

You should watch the following "How to Draw" video and draw along with it.  You then need to complete the drawing by adding a background and then color the picture completely. 

 https://youtu.be/2nr587hSR7o

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: 

• Do Cow Book page 54
• Put high frequency words in ABC order (paper was sent home on Friday)
• Draw a picture and hide your spelling words in the drawing. See if someone at your house can find them!

Reading: read for 15 minutes a book from home, RazKids, or Epic Reading

Snack/Bathroom

You will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Reading: 

• Compound word sheet (paper was sent home on Friday)
• Read and discuss decodable reader " Inside and Outside" 
• Do Groundhog Book pages 15 & 16 

Math: pages 211-212

Science: Please have your science textbook open to page B4 and Property Word Chart paper (describing color, size, shape, texture, weight)

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Monday, January 11, 2021

 

Good Morning! Here is today's schedule:

All google meetings (whole class, small groups and Spanish class) will use the code: stsfirstgrade

8:00 – 8:30am – Whole Class Morning Meeting 

8:30 – 9:15am – Small Group 1 Meeting (Brooklyn, Cataleya, Natasha, Valentina, Sophia, Aiden)

9:15 – 10:00am – Small Group 2 Meeting (Victoria, Catherine, Ryan, Lucy, Josie, Jackson)

10:00 – 10:45am – Small Group 3 Meeting (Clara, Carli, Jaya, Samantha, Angelina, Savannah)

10:45 – 11:30am – Small Group 4 Meeting (Zachary, Emma, Stephen, Ava, Calvin, Sean)

11:30 – 12:00pm – Whole Class Meeting (Science)

12:00 – 1:00pm --- Lunch/Recess

1:00 -- 1:30pm -- Spanish Class (please take out the Spanish paper that went home in your folder)

Please do the following when you are NOT meeting with me:

Spelling: 

• This week's words are: bring, trunk, pink, bank, sang, wing, rink, blank, rang, sunk, every, sure. The spelling words were also sent home on Friday.
• Do Cow Book page 53
• Trace and write spelling words (both sides of paper sent home on Friday)

Reading: read for 15 minutes a book from home, RazKids, or Epic Reading

Religion: read and do pages 184-187

Snack

You will be doing the following with me during your small group or whole class meeting times (Please do not do this ahead of time --- we will do this together):

Reading: 

• Read and discuss decodable reader " The Family Picnic" 
• Do Groundhog Book page 13 
• Phonics word sort (-ng and -nk endings) -- paper was sent home on Friday, 

Math: pages 207-208

Science: Activity #37

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Friday, January 8, 2021

Remote learning will begin on Monday for all. I will email you our schedule and all necessary information on Sunday. 

Have a good weekend!

Mrs. Novak

Thursday, January 7, 2021

 

Today's Homework:

Reading: Read this weeks leveled reader for 15 minutes and log. 

Spelling: please choose one activity from the spelling menu. Test tomorrow.

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Wednesday, January 5, 2020

 

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read a book from home, razkids, or epic reading for 15 minutes and log.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu. Test on Friday.

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

Tuesday, January 5, 2020

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read for 15 or more minutes and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu and write your work in spelling notebook. Test on Friday.

Tomorrow -- you may dress down in your Christmas "Whoville" attire.

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

Monday, January 4, 2020

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read for 15 or more minutes and log. During that time, please re-read today's decodable reader (we are working on letters that have a y --- which make the long i and long e sound).

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu and put your answers in your spelling notebook.

Please wear your pajamas to school tomorrow! First, Second and Third Grade will be having a pajama day!

Wednesday --- you can come dressed in your "Whoville" attire. We will be doing a Christmas craft courtesy of the HSA,

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak