Archangel Gabriel Catholic School

First Grade 1A

Ms. Bruno

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Objectives for April:

Religion: Recognize that the Eucharistic prayer describes what took place at the last Supper; identify the season of Lent; say the rosary and learn the different mysteries; identify the New Life of Jesus and recognize the feast days of St. Patrick and St. Joseph. We will be going to Stations of the Cross on March 3, 11, 18, 24, and 30.

ELA (English and Language Arts): Continue long vowel identification especially long a as ai or ay, long e as ea, ee, ie, y or ey, long i as ie , y or igh and long o as oa, oe or ow; identify contractions with: is, have, are and not; use the verbs am, is, are, was and were correctly; review vowel sounds of y at the end of words and changing the y to an i when adding an ending; continue to use -s, -es, -ing, -ed, -er and -est endings; and double the final consonant if it follows a short vowel before adding -ed or -ing; identify opposites.

We will celebrate Dr. Seuss and “Read Across America” all month long, concluding on Mar. 31 dressing up as our favorite Seuss character.

Math: Skip counting to 200 and 300 by 2, 5, 10, and 25. Written and oral skip counting tests, finishing money, telling time to hour/ half hour.

Handwriting: Practicing correct letter and number formation; printing neatly on the top, middle and base lines.

Remember in April:

Apr. 2-7 No School / Easter Break

Apr. 9 - April Birthday Bag Mass

Apr. 10 - Disney Day

Apr. 30 - Knight of Art

Our Specials: Monday - Health

Tuesday - Spanish

Wednesday - Art & PE

Thursday - Mass, Music & Spanish

Friday - Computer

Homework for Apr. 6-10, 2026

These words will be tested on Thurs. / April 16:

Vocabulary words: found, hard, near, woman, would, write, signals, clever, Mickey, buddy, guide, lazy, fussy, family, healthy, happy, city, Penny, Koko, kitty

These words will be tested on Fri. / April 17:

Spelling Words: key, bumpy, puppy, funny, penny, sandy, my, night, wash, would

Monday: Simple Solutions #

Tuesday: Simple Solutions #

Read "Hi! Fly Guy"

Wednesday: Simple Solutions #

Thursday: Simple Solutions #

Friday: No Homework - enjoy the weekend with your family and friends!

Important Websites

Reading: https://my.mheducation.com/login

Rocket Math: https://play.rocketmath.com/

Accelerated Reader: https://global-zone05.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/24403

Scholastic News: https://sn1.scholastic.com/

F.Y.I

*The work in the Orange "Take Home" folder has been completed, checked and can stay at home.

*The words in the Blue "Vocabulary Folder" are to be studied during the week and brought back to school on Wednesday.

*The work in the "FID Folder" stays in the folder. It is put in your child's folder in case school is closed and they need to work from home.