Welcome to First Grade – 1M!
My email address is mmcdonnell@sainthelenaschool.org
Specials Schedule:
Monday: Music 10:35 am – 11:20 am and Art Express 1:05 pm
Tuesday: Gym 11:30 am – 12:15 pm (Wear gym uniform)
Wednesday: Computers 1:10 pm – 1:55 pm
Thursday: Library 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm (Please return books)
Friday: No specials
Important Dates:
11/12: Picture Retake Day
11/12: Thanksgiving Dress Down Day
11/13: 6:30pm Father Daughter Dance
11/20: “Wear One Color” Dress Down Day
11/23: 6:00pm Simple Supper Liturgy
12/3: Santa Shop
12/4: Santa Shop and 12pm Dismissal
If you have any immediate needs while Miss McDonnell is away, please contact Miss Britt at dbritt@sainthelenaschool.org.
Reminders for the week:
- Please remember that exact change is needed when paying for pretzels, thank you! (0.75 cents)
- Please remind your child to empty his/her completed and corrected papers from their Tiger folder each night.
Computer Helpers Sign Up
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0948AEA92FA1F49-67102434-1mcomputer#/
Mystery Reader Sign-Up
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0948AEA92FA1F49-66368799-1mguest
Prayer Link
October Prayer of the Month: Prayer to the Guardian Angel
Religion Facts
Click below for our Religion Facts
Parents, please remember to include Mrs. Tronoski on all emails regarding transportation and absences. Thank you! (mtronoski@sainthelenaschool.org)
Our reading, spelling, and religion tests take place every Friday.
First Grade Gingerbread Houses and writing piece for hallway bulletin boards are due November 20th. Please make sure your child’s name is on both papers!
- Please do not put food on the gingerbread houses, as they will be in the hallway over Christmas break.
Homework 11/9 – 11/13:
Monday, November 9:
- Math: Homework Page Lesson 4.6.
- ELA: Complete Digraph “sh” handout. Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be on Friday.
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 7. Religion Facts Test will be on Friday. Practice Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
- Important: Gingerbread houses and the writing piece along with it are due November 20th. They will be displayed in the hallway bulletin boards for the month of December! We ask that you do not put food on the houses, as they will be displayed in the hallway over Christmas break. Please make sure your child’s name is on both papers!
- Reminder: Wear gym uniforms tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 10:
- Math: No homework thanks to the Principal for the Day!
- ELA: Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be on Friday.
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 7. Religion Facts Test will be on Friday. Practice Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Wednesday, November 11:
- Math: Complete other side of Chapter 4 Review. Math Test on Chapter 4 will be tomorrow!
- ELA: Please complete the ELA handout. Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be on Friday.
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 7. Religion Facts Test will be on Friday. Practice Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Thursday, November 12:
- Math: No math homework!
- ELA: Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be tomorrow!
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 7. Religion Facts Test will be tomorrow!
Friday, November 13:
- No homework!
Homework 11/16 – 11/20:
Monday, November 16:
- Math: Homework Page Lesson 5.2.
- ELA: Complete Digraph “ch” handout. Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be on Friday.
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 8. Religion Facts Test will be on Friday. Practice Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
- Important: Gingerbread houses and the writing piece along with it are due November 20th. They will be displayed in the hallway bulletin boards for the month of December! We ask that you do not put food on the houses, as they will be displayed in the hallway over Christmas break. Please make sure your child’s name is on both papers!
- Reminder: Wear gym uniforms tomorrow!
Tuesday, November 17:
- Math: Homework Page for Lesson 5.3.
- ELA: Complete Digraph “ch” handout. Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be on Friday.
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 8. Religion Facts Test will be on Friday. Practice Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Wednesday, November 18:
- Math: Homework Page for Lesson 5.4.
- ELA: Please complete Power Words Review handout. Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be on Friday.
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 8. Religion Facts Test will be on Friday. Practice Prayer to the Guardian Angel.
Thursday, November 19:
- Math: Complete the back side of the Chapter 5 Review.
- ELA: Complete compound words handout. Practice Spelling Words. Spelling Words Test will be tomorrow!
- Religion: Study for Religion Facts Test on Chapter 8. Religion Facts Test will be tomorrow!
- Reminder: Gingerbread houses and the writing piece along with it are due tomorrow, November 20th. They will be displayed in the hallway bulletin boards for the month of December! We ask that you do not put food on the houses, as they will be displayed in the hallway over Christmas break. Please make sure your child’s name is on both papers!
Friday, November 20:
- No homework!
Spelling Words: (students will be tested on Spelling Words every Friday)
Spelling Words for Week of 11/9 – 11/13:
- ship
- shop
- wish
- rush
- fish
- dash
Spelling Words for Week of 11/16 – 11/20:
- chin
- chop
- much
- chip
- rich
- chick
Words to Know: (these words are not tested, but help build reading vocabulary)
Words to Know for Week of 11/9 – 11/13:
- by
- call
- could
- were
- know
- some
- there
- would
Words to Know for Week of 11/16 – 11/20:
- be
- here
- me
- play
- started
- today
- use
- very
Scholastic Book Orders
- When sending in money, please be sure to write your child’s name and what the money is for on the envelope. Thank you!
- Shop our class page below! (class code: 33978M)
Miss McDonnell’s Scholastic Page
Lunch Menu- Hot Lunch begins Monday, October 5
Counter Items (available every day starting in October): Apple juice, Water, Chocolate Milk, Ice Cream Novelties, Chips, Cookies
Class List – 24 Children
Boys Girls
Nicholas Alba Layla Cook
Nicholas Baker Valentina Corbo
Vincent Benedict-Cintorino Caroline Dobbins
Dean Borelli Charlotte Garvey
AJ Caglia Ella Gallagher
Steven Falcone Liliana Kohler
Richie Forish Molly McMahon
Liam Horgan Sienna Stanton
Bradley Kim Winnie
Cameron McClain Paige Tierney
Noah O’Boyle Madeleine Tuman
Christian Stanton
Nicholas Viscanti
My email address is mmcdonnell@sainthelenaschool.org