Mrs. McVeigh Room 122

Hello, Room 122 Parents,

Welcome to the month of March!

Here are our curriculum highlights for the week, as well as any announcements that are related to first graders.

This week in:

Religion

We have begun Unit 4/"We Celebrate and Live Our Faith" and have started Lesson 16/"Jesus Gives Us the Eucharist".

We will continue to discuss the virtue of perseverance. We are learning the meaning of the word and what it feels like to persevere with something.

We will continue to talk about the meaning and importance of Lent. We will attend Stations of the Cross on Wednesday afternoon.

We attend First Friday mass on Friday at 9:30.

Math

We have begun Chapter 9. In Chapter 9, we will learn to subtract facts within 20. We will have a "Check Your Progress Quiz" on Wednesday.

Reading/Spelling

We will review concepts taught in Module 5/"Now You See It, Now You Don't" and take the Module 5 Test this week.

We will review the High-Frequency Words and Spelling Skills from the 3 weeks taught in Module 5.

We will review the following grammar skills: Working with the verbs is, are, was and were/Verbs with -ed/Present and Past Time/Subject and Verb Agreement/Verbs with -s.

In Fundations, we will continue in Unit 7. In this unit we will learn the glued sounds: ang ing ong ung. This week we will review the sounds: ank ink onk unk. We will review Trick Words: put two. Our Word of the Day will be link.

Science

We will continue our science unit on weather and have our first stem lesson with Miss Winterle this week.

If you have any questions about the curriculum, please reach out to me.

Have a great week,

Lisa McVeigh

Announcements: Read Across America Week!

Monday, March 2-"Hats off to READING": Everyone can wear their favorite hat.

Tuesday, March 3-"Read on the Beach"-bring in a beach towel and sunglasses.

Open House-4:45-6:00-Come to visit our classroom and

school!

Wednesday, March 4-"Wacky Wednesday"-Wear crazy socks.

We will go to church at 2:00 to pray the Stations of the Cross.

Thursday, March 5-Dress up as your favorite book character.

Friday, March 6-"Camp Out and Read"-Bring a small flashlight from home.

Looking Ahead:

Notes:

-We will continue to go outside for recess in cold weather, unless the temperature goes below freezing. Gloves and hats are really important!!

Continue to put your child's name on everything, even hats and gloves. Thanks...it really helps!!!

Have a great week,

Lisa McVeigh

Meet the Teacher:

Hello, Cardinal John Foley Families,

My name is Lisa McVeigh. I am very happy to be a member of the faculty and staff at Cardinal John Foley School for the 2025-2026 school year. I have been teaching for many years, most of them as a first grade teacher. I have also taught 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade and kindergarten.

I received my bachelor's degree from West Chester University in elementary education with a concentration in early childhood. Shortly after, I earned a masters degree in reading from Saint Joseph's University. Following the obtaining of my masters degree, I continued to take many education courses to further my knowledge in education.

I live in Havertown with my husband and 2 adult children. When I am not at school teaching, I love spending time at the beach, cooking, reading and dancing!

I look forward to participating in the many wonderful things that are a part of Cardinal Foley School!