5/16 NO GYM TOMORROW - because we will be attending Mass for Ascension Thursday we will not have gym tomorrow ALL CHILDREN MUST WEAR THEIR REGULAR SCHOOL UNIFORM. We will have gym on Friday and because we have another no uniform pass the children may wear acceptable playclothes. Please no flip flops and short, shorts for the girls as this is not acceptable.
5/10- CLASS NO UNIFORM DAY TOMORROW MAY 11. Your child may wear acceptable playclothes.
Have a good night!
4/25 Our gym class has be rescheduled from Thursday to Friday for this week only. Your child should wear his/her school uniform tomorrow and his/her gym uniform on Friday. Have a good night!
4/23 I am sending home the field trip permission slips today in your child's folder. I have picked 8 names of chaperones for this trip and have attached them to the permission slip. If you have been chosen to be a chaperone please send in your money with your child's permission slip. REMEMBER THIS IS STILL A SURPRISE AND THE CHILDREN HAVE NO IDEA WE ARE GOING ON A TRIP!
4/8 HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE! I hope your day is filled with Jesus, family and Easter bunny fun. Because of the short week there will be no homework. We will be celebrating on Monday the Resurrection of our Alleluia Banner with one of our ice cream parties. Have a wonderful day with your family.
4/4 So sorry but I forgot to have Mrs. Araujo put the reading log back into your child's folder today. Just have him/her record tonights book on the log tomorrow.
4/2 LIFETOUCH SPRING PICTURES TOMORROW - children may wear their Sunday best for pictures. Also beginning tomorrow I will be giving two sheets of homework daily. Today in their folders they also brought home study guide papers for tomorrow's social studies test - please go over them with your child. Have a good night
3/26 EASTER JELLY BEAN POEM - today in your child's folder there is an Easter Jelly Bean Poem which every child in the class must learn to recite. I will be having them recite this poem to me individually as part of a Language Arts, as well as a Religion grade next week. Please practice this poem with your child starting tonight. If they are ready to recite it by the end of the week, I will let them recite it on Friday. Have a good night.
3/21 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID BOOKS - Please do not have your child bring in any Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. The class is not ready to be reading chapter books nor are these books appropriate for first graders. I do not allow them in class. Thanks for your cooperation with this matter.
3/15 Field trip tomorrow to see The Lorax - All children must wear their regular school uniform. We will be back in time for lunch so please send in lunch or lunch money for your child. They will NOT need a snack for the morning as this will be provided at the theater.
3/14 PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD IN WITH THE FLIP TOP THERMOS ANY LONGER - THEY ARE OPENING UP IN THEIR LUNCH BOXES AND SPILLING ALL OVER THE FLOOR CREATING A BIG MESS. ONLY THERMOS BOTTLES WITH TWIST OFF CUPS ARE ALLOWED. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATTER.
2/16 NO UNIFORM DAY TOMORROW - Because of the success of the Box Tops for Education, Mr. Pelletier has given the entire student body a no uniform day tomorrow. Your child may wear acceptable jeans, sneakers and t-shirt/tops.
Have a good night.
2/13 Tomorrow is Valentines Day and the children may wear something red over their school uniforms. Also we will be having our Valentines Day Party in the afternoon so please remember to send in your child's valentines. Also juice boxes would be helpful.
2/1 CANDY BAR BINGO/RED,WHITE & BLUE DAY, 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL - tomorrow is Candy Bar Bingo Day and each child
must have fifty pennies placed in a baggy with their name on it in order to play bingo. Tomorrow is also Red, White & Blue Day - children may wear red, white and blue playclothes or Patriots jerseys (GO PATS!!). To add to this hectic week and day tomorrow is the 100th Day of School
ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW - POINTS WILL BE TAKEN OFF YOUR CHILD'S GRADE IF THEIR PROJECT IS NOT BROUGHT IN TOMORROW. There are still some children who have not brought in their whipped cream and cherries for the ice cream sundaes on Hawaiian Day. Please remember to send it in tomorrow or your child will not be able to participate in making their own ice cream sundaes. Also there is no gym tomorrow. Have a good night!
1/26 IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT - There was an error on the date when the posters for Catholic Schools Week are due. I had put February 1st on my letter to you when in fact it should have been January 27 which is tomorrow. If you would like your child's poster to be displayed outside the classroom for this weekends open house (Sunday) - please send them in tomorrow. The posters we have received so far are beautiful - thanks for the time and effort. I am so sorry for the mix up but I am in charge of Catholic Schools Week for the entire school and I have so many dates to remember and instructions to type out that I think I'm seeing double right now.
1/25 SOCIAL STUDIES PAPER ON CONTINENTS/OCEANS - the social studies paper the children did on continents/oceans went home in their folders by mistake. Please either send it back to school to be put in their social studies folder or keep it at home for them to use to study when the unit is done. We will be doing a similar paper on continents/oceans that they will label so if you have already thrown it away they will still have something to study. Sorry for the confusion
1/4/12
Today in your child's folder were the two social studies papers they need to study for tomorrow's Social Studies test . We reviewed all the material today in class that will be on the test. Have a good night!
1/2/2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my children and their families I look forward to the new year together. School resumes tomorrow January 3rd. I can't wait to hear all about your Christmas with your families!
12/20 Mr. Pelletier has given us 2 no uniforms days for Wednesday & Thursday (no gym uniform Thursday). Nice dress jeans are acceptable and the children may red and green. Also in your child's folder I have sent home the fact sheets for them to practice their facts. Please keep them in their folder and do not write your child's name on it because these sheets belong to first grade for future use. They can begin to practice their facts nightly and I will let you know when we will begin timed Math fact tests. We practiced one today and they a pretty good job with it. Please remember that Thursday is our last full day of school until January 3 and extended care is available. Have a good night!
12/7 - Because we may not be able to go to Mass tomorrow for the Holy Day of Obligation, your child may wear his/her gym uniform in case we are able to have gym. Have a good night!
11/21 Just a reminder that tomorrow is a half day of school with dismissal promptly at 11:00 a.m. and no extended care. Happy Thanksgiving to all my first graders and their families!
11/14/11 Thanksgiving Dinner Basket - Please go to the homework page for an announcement about making a Thanksgiving food basket for a needy family. Thanks and have a good night!
11/2/11 SOCIAL STUDIES PAPERS - Today in your child's folder I have sent home the social studies papers they need to study for the test tomorrow. Please go over these papers with your child. Have a good night.
10/24 Progress reports - Because I was not in on Friday and not able to review the progress reports they did not go home with your child. I have reviewed them today and will be sending them home in their folders tomorrow.
Also we have everything we need for our Halloween party but still need candy for the children's bags. If you can help with that I would appreciate it very much. Have a good night.
10/19 No gym tomorrow - all children must be in regular school uniform.
10/6 - FIELD TRIP to Silverbrook Farm tomorrow. Children must wear their gym uniforms (preferably sweatpants and sweatshirt as it is supposed to be chilly) sneakers and a jacket. All children must have a snack, lunch and drinks in a brown paper lunch bag put inside a plastic grocery bag with their name on it. We will not be bringing any backpacks or lunch boxes so every must be disposable. We will be leaving school at 9:00 and returning at 1:30.
9/28 - Don't forget to have your child bring in an apple tomorrow for our apple unit. Also please remember gym has been rescheduled to Friday for this week only. Children should wear their regular school uniform tomorrow and their gym uniform on Friday.
9/13 Gym uniforms may be worn again tomorrow due to the hot weather and on Thursday for gym day. I will let you what the children should wear on Friday.
9/12 - Due to the hot weather, Mr. Pelletier is letting the children wear their gym uniforms tomorrow September 13 until further notice. I will let you know when they need to be in regular school uniforms again.
8/30 Our first day of school was hectic but fun. We met some new friends, organized our supplies (which took most of the day) went to art and learned about classroom rules. Tomorrow we will be attending our first school Mass together at 9:00 a.m. - you are welcomed to join us. Some children are bringing back their tennis balls because they were not cut so please return them as soon as possible. If your child is missing any supplies they should bring them in as soon as possible. Because we had art today you will not need to rush out to get the art box supplies until the first full week of September. Our next art class will be September 13. Don't forget that gym is on Thursday and all children should wear their gym uniforms. I hope your child had a fun-filled first day of school. They are a cute bunch of 6-7 year olds and I know we are going to have a great year. Have a good night, Mrs. Lemieux
8/22 WEEKLY READER - This year I will be using Weekly Reader as a supplement to our Social Studies curriculum. I would like every child to have a subscription to this new magazine. The subscription is $5.00 per child and is due by September 1, 2011. You may either send in cash or a check made out to St. Francis. I will then have the invoice paid through the office. Thanks for your cooperation with this request.
BIRTHDAY INVITATION POLICY
AS LONG AS ALL CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY I WILL PASS OUT INVITATIONS IN CLASS. THERE ARE TWENTY-EIGHT CHILDREN IN THE CLASS. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS WRITE THE INVITATION AND PLACE IT IN A BLANK ENVELOPE WHICH I WILL PLACE IN THEIR FOLDERS. IF NOT ALL TWENTY-EIGHT CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO THE PARTY I WILL NOT PASS OUT INVITATIONS AS THIS MUST BE DONE OUTSIDE ON THE PLAYGROUND ON YOUR OWN TIME. I hope this helps with all our birthday celebrations. I know that the children are always excited to invite friends to a birthday party but I do not want any child to feel left out. Thanks, Mrs. Lemieux