Week 2/2/26

Homework:

Monday:  Math and Spelling worksheets

Tuesday:  Math and Spelling worksheets

Wednesday:  Math and Spelling worksheets

Thursday:  Study for Spelling Test, Read Story

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 2 – Grade 5 Vocabulary Parade at 8:00 AM; All students may wear patriotic accessories with their school uniforms!

Tuesday, February 3 – Green and Gold Day – Free Dress Down Day! Ice cream treat at lunch!!

Wednesday, February 4 – Religion Bee –  Grades 1 & 2 compete at 1:15 PM

Thursday, February 5 – Grade 6 Ancient Civilizations Fashion Show at 8:00 AM

Friday, February 6 – Mass at 8:00 AM followed by the Junior Theatre Club Skit at 8:45 AM

Thursday, February 12 – NJHS-sponsored Casual Day (Wear Valentines colors!); HSA Valentines Pizza Sale 

Friday, February 13 – Mass at 8:00 AM 

Friday, February 13 – 12:00 NOON Early Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development; No Lunch; No Aftercare; Preschool Closed

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 15: The students will be able to explain that love for God is the top priority of human life, explain that God  desires our love, identify ways to show love for God.

ELA:

Unit 4 Week 2

Animals Together

Essential Question: How do animals help each other?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; Determine main idea and key details; retell the text

Writing: draw evidence from nonfiction text; write opinion text; conduct short research on how animals help each other

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about animals together; retell and discuss A Team of Fish; present information on how animals help each other

Content Knowledge: explore different animals have behaviors that help them survive

Language Development: conventions- use has and have;  Develop oral vocabulary- behavior, beneficial, dominant, instinct, endangered; Acquire and use academic vocabulary- partner and danger; use sentence clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills: phonics- long e;e, ee, es, ie; prefixes re-, un-, pre;  spelling-me, feed, seat, we, keep, beak, play, rain, because, other; high frequency words- because, blue, into, or, other, small; fluency- appropriate phrasing; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

The students will be able to identify concepts of various fractions, identify one half, on third, and one fourth of a set, and tell time to the hour, write time in standard notation.

Week 1/26/26

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet and Spelling worksheet

Tuesday:  Celebrating our Students with NO HOMEWORK!

Wednesday:  Math worksheet and Spelling worksheet

Thursday:  Math worksheet, Study for Spelling Test, and read story

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, 1/26:  Celebrating our Nation

Tuesday, 1/27:  Celebrating our Students

• Green and Gold Day! Free Dress Down Day for all students – Show your Janer spirit!

• Laser Light Assembly in Gym at 8:30 AM 

• Ice Cream Treat at all lunches provided by HSA 

• Scholastic Book Fair begins – Times TBD

Wednesday, 1/28:  Celebrating our Diocese

• Mass for 65th Anniversary of Allentown Diocese at 8:00 AM

  • Altar Server & Sacristan recognition following Mass

• Religion Bee in the Chapel

  • Grades 1 & 2 at 1:15 PM 

• Scholastic Book Fair continues – Times TBD

• Family Rosary in the Chapel at 6:30 PM followed by Dessert Social in FFH

Thursday, 1/29:  Celebrating our Faith

• Dress Down Day – donate at least one item to the SVdP Food Drive

• Dance Marathon led by Mrs. Blasi and Eighth Grade helpers 

• Ancient Civilizations Fashion Show (Grade 6) in the Chapel at 8:30 AM 

• Joyful Janers Video Premiere during all lunches today

Friday, 1/30:  Celebrating our Faculty and Staff, 11:00am dismissal--NO LUNCH, NO AFTERCARE

• Opening of CYO Tricky Tray at St. Jane Parish Center – Stop by and join the fun!

Sunday, 2/1:  Celebrating our Parish

• Opening Mass at St. Jane Church at 10:00 AM 

• Open House at St. Jane School 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

• Scholastic Book Fair 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

• Used Uniform Sale 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

• Band and Handchimes Concert 1:00 PM

Monday, 2/2:  Celebrating our Nation

• Students wear patriotic accessories with their uniforms to celebrate America 250

• Schoolwide Patriotic Song Contest 

• Vocabulary Parade (Grade 5) in the Chapel at 8:00 AM

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 14: Explain that Jesus had  compassion for suffering people, express an awareness of those who are suffering, identify ways to alleviate the sufferings of others, explain that Jesus has power over life and death, describe the power Christians have to make Christ present for worried and troubled people, identify ways to show thoughtfulness and concern toward the suffering, explain that their expressions of concern and care for others are signs of Jesus’ presence, identify ways to help others as Jesus did.

ELA:

Unit 4 Week 1 continued

Animal Features

Essential Question: How do animals’ bodies help them?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; Determine plot- sequence; retell the text

Writing: draw evidence from fiction text; write narrative text; conduct short research on how animal features

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about animal features; retell and discuss A Tale of a Tail; present information on how animals’ bodies help them

Content Knowledge: explore different animals’ body parts

Language Development: conventions- use was and were;  Develop oral vocabulary- feature, appearance, determined, predicament, relief; Acquire and use academic vocabulary- special, splendid; use a dictionary to determine word meaning

Foundational Skills: phonics- long a; a, ai, ay; alphabetical order;  spelling- mail, chain, play, rain, way, day, snail, gray; high frequency words-about, animal, carry, eight, give, our; fluency- intonation; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

Lessons:  8.8 One Dollar,  Lessons: 5.1 Equal Parts, 5.2 One Half ½

The students will identify the dollar bill and its value, identify concepts of whole, equal parts, and various fractions. 

Week 1/19/26

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet and ELA worksheet

Tuesday:  Math worksheet and ELA worksheet

Wednesday:  Math worksheet and ELA worksheet

Thursday:  Math worksheet, ELA worksheet, and read story

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 19 – School Closed; Teacher In-Service Day

Wednesday, January 21 – Mid-Trimester 2 Progress Reports will be emailed to parents today. 

Thursday, January 22 – HSA-sponsored Snack Sale at all lunches today ($1-$4 for treats)

Friday, January 23 – 8:00 AM Mass followed by NJHS Inductions 

January 25-31 – CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!! See the full schedule HERE

Sunday, January 25 – CSW Opening Mass at 10:00 AM; Open House 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Monday, January 26 – Wear patriotic accessories with school uniform!

Tuesday, January 27 – Green and Gold Day! Free Dress Down Day!

Wednesday, January 28 – Mass for 65th Anniversary of Allentown Diocese at 8:00 AM

Thursday, January 29 – Donate at least one item to the St. Vincent dePaul Food Drive for a Dress Down Day

Friday, January 30 – 11:00 AM Early Dismissal; No Lunch; No Aftercare; Preschool Closed

January 30-February 1 – CYO Tricky Tray at St. Jane Parish Center!! See the attached flyer for more information and to order your tickets.

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 13:  The students will  explain that all people work together to bring God’s love to our world, describe the different kinds of work that further God’s kingdom on earth, explain that Jesus loves them and takes care of them, express an understanding that Jesus wants them to ask for help when they need it, explain that all Christians are called to be Jesus’ helpers, identify deacons, priests and religious as people who share Jesus’ work in a special way, describe the life of Saint Frances Cabrini.

ELA:

Unit 3 Phonics Test

CSW Writing

Unit 4 Week 1

Animal Features

Essential Question: How do animals’ bodies help them?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; Determine plot- sequence; retell the text

Writing: draw evidence from fiction text; write narrative text; conduct short research on how animal features

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about animal features; retell and discuss A Tale of a Tail; present information on how animals’ bodies help them

Content Knowledge: explore different animals’ body parts

Language Development: conventions- use was and were;  Develop oral vocabulary- feature, appearance, determined, predicament, relief; Acquire and use academic vocabulary- special, splendid; use a dictionary to determine word meaning

Foundational Skills: phonics- long a; a, ai, ay; alphabetical order;  spelling- mail, chain, play, rain, way, day, snail, gray; high frequency words-about, animal, carry, eight, give, our; fluency- intonation; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

The students will find the value of a group of coins consisting of a quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies, check progress with the objective of Lessons 1-5, identify two groups of coins that show the same amount, show equal amount, find the value of a group of coins consisting of a quart, dimes, nickel, and pennies, compare an amount of money to the price of an item.

Week 1/12/26

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet and spelling worksheet

Tuesday:  Math worksheet and spelling worksheet

Wednesday:  Math worksheet and spelling worksheet

Thursday:  Read story and study for spelling test

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 12-- Reading STAR Testing, K-2 Theatre Adventures 2:15-3:15 pm in the gym

Thursday, January 15-- NJHS sponsored Casual Day--- Wear your comfy flannel!

Friday, January 16-- 8:00 Mass, Pretzel Day! 

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 11: Review and Test 

Chapter 12: The student will be able to describe the simple, loving life-style of the Holy Family, identify ways that family life can be a happy, loving experience, explain that all families are different and describe the gift of their own unique family, identify ways to contribute to family happiness, explain that they belong to a parish family, describe the importance of participating in the parish family’s weekly celebration of the Mass, recall concepts presented during the unit, demonstrate an understanding of the material.

ELA:

Unit 3 Week 5

From Farm to Table

Essential Question: How do we get our food?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; Describe connections between two events, ideas, or pieces of information; retell the text

Writing: draw evidence from nonfiction text; write opinion  text; conduct short research on how we get our food

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about food; retell and discuss Where Does Food Come From?; present information on how we get our food

Content Knowledge: explore how people get their food

Language Development: conventions- use contractions with not;  Develop oral vocabulary- delicious, enormous, nutritious, delighted, responsibility; use context clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills: phonics- variant vowel spelling with digraphs: oo,u; inflectional endings -ed and -ing  spelling- book, look, cook, took, hood, wood, nose, cute, buy, done; high frequency words- after, buy, done, every, soon, work; fluency- intonation; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

The students will be able to recognize the value of a penny, nickel, dime, and a quarter; count on with nickels, pennies, dimes and quarters; find the value of a group of coins consisting of a quarter, dimes, nickels, and pennies.

Week 1/5/26

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet and spelling worksheet

Tuesday:  Math worksheet and spelling worksheet

Wednesday:  Spelling worksheet

Thursday:  Read story and study for spelling test

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, January 5 – School Reopens, K-2 Theatre Adventures 2:15-3:15

Tuesday, January 6 – Epiphany Party,  First Grade Math STAR Testing

Friday, January 9 – 8:00 AM Mass 

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 11: Tell the story of how the shepherds heard about Jesus’ birth and visited him, relate the joy the angels and the shepherds experienced upon seeing the newborn Savior and express it in creative movement, tell the main message of the traditional Bible story of the Wise Men, explain that Jesus came to save all people, name ways to  spread the Good News to people who do not know about Jesus, explain that gifts show love, describe how they can give the gift of themselves, demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in this chapter.

ELA:

Unit 3 Week 4

Now and Then

Essential Question: How is life different than it was long ago?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; Describe connections within text: compare and contrast; retell the text

Writing: draw evidence from nonfiction text; write opinion text; conduct short research on life is different from when it was long ago

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about now and then; retell and discuss Life at Home; present information on how life is different than it was long ago

Content Knowledge: explore transportation from long ago

Language Development: conventions- use is and are; Develop oral vocabulary- century, past, present, future, entertainment; use context clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills: phonics- long o o_e, long u u_e, long e e_e;  spelling- hope, nose, note, rope, cute, cube, nice, ledge, ago, people.; high frequency words- ago, boy, girl, how, old, people; fluency- appropriate phrasing; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

Lessons:  4.6 Bar Graphs, 4.7 Surveys

Make and interpret bar graphs, add and subtract to interpret data from bar graphs, conduct a survey, organize and interpret the results of a survey, Chapter 4 Review, Chapter 4 Test, complete Diocesan Graphing Assessment

Week 12/15/25

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet

Tuesday:  Math worksheet

Wednesday:  Math worksheet

Thursday:  Math worksheet

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, December 15 – K-2 Theatre Adventures 2:15-3:15 PM 

Thursday, December 17 – NJHS-sponsored Casual Day (Wear your ugly sweaters!) 

Thursday, December 18 – NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE TODAY

Friday, December 19 – 8:00 AM Mass

Tuesday, December 23 – 11:00 AM Early Dismissal; No Aftercare; No hot lunch

Wednesday, December 24 - Sunday, January 4 – School Closed for Christmas Break

Monday, January 5 – School Reopens

Topics:

Religion:  Advent

Reading/ELA:  Friendly Letter to Santa, Various Christmas stories and writings. Small reading groups.

Math: The students will sort data using a Venn Diagram, record tallies to match the number of objects in a group, make and interpret tally charts, and how to make and use various types of graphs.

Week 12/8/25

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet and Spelling worksheet

Tuesday:  Math worksheet and Spelling worksheet

Wednesday:  Math worksheet and Spelling worksheet

Thursday:  Study for spelling test and Read story

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, December 8 – IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – 8:00 AM Mass 

Thursday, December 11 – Christmas Band Concert at 12:45 PM 

Friday, December 12 – Christmas Pageant Practice during school, Christmas Pageant at St. Jane Church (Hartley Ave.) at 6:30 PM 

Monday, December 15 – K-2 Theatre Adventures 2:15-3:15 PM 

Thursday, December 17 – NJHS-sponsored Casual Day (Wear your ugly sweaters!)

Thursday, December 18 – NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE TODAY

Friday, December 19 – 8:00 AM Mass

Tuesday, December 23 – 11:00 AM Early Dismissal; No Aftercare; No hot lunch 

Wednesday, December 24 -- No school Christmas Eve

Thursday, December 25 -- No school, Merry Christmas!

Friday, December 26 -- No school

Topics:

Religion:

We will be discussing the the theme of Peace during the second week of Advent and the Immaculate Conception.

ELA:

Unit 3 Week 3

Tales over Time

Essential Question: What is a folktale?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; determine plot: cause and effect; retell the text

Writing: Friendly Letter to Santa

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about tales over time; retell and discuss The Nice Mitten; present information on what a folktale is 

Content Knowledge: explore the similarities in literature over time

Language Development: conventions- use past and future tense verbs; Develop oral vocabulary- tale, hero, timid, foolish, eventually; use context clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills: phonics- soft c, soft g, dge; spelling-rice, nice, page, age, wedge, ledge, like, ride, from, once.; high frequency words-any, from, happy, once, so, upon; fluency- expression; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

The students will determine if a number is even or odd, count by 5’s, count by 2’s, demonstrate knowledge of Chapter 5. 

Week 12/1/25

Homework:

Tuesday:  Snow Day

Wednesday:  Math worksheet, Spelling worksheet

Thursday:  Math worksheet, Spelling worksheet, Read Kites for Sale

Important Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, December 3 – Trimester 1 Report Cards issued today

Thursday, December 4 - Friday, December 5 – Santa Shoppe

Friday, December 5 – 8:00 AM Mass 

Monday, December 8 – IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – 8:00 AM Mass 

Thursday, December 11 – Christmas Band Concert at 12:45 PM and 6:30 PM

Friday, December 12 – Christmas Pageant at St. Jane Church (Hartley Ave.) at 6:30 PM 

Topics:

Religion:

The students will explain how Advent is a season of preparation for the birth of Jesus. Brother Francis Advent Series.

ELA:

Unit 3 Week 2

Essential Question: How do Plants Change as They Grow?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; determine plot: sequence; retell the text

Writing: draw evidence from fiction text; write narrative text; conduct short research on how plants change as they grow

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about how plants grow; retell and discuss Time to Plant; present information on how plants change as they grow

Content Knowledge: explore what helps plants survive

Language Development: conventions- use of present-tense verbs; Develop oral vocabulary- bloom, assist, sprout, spied, grasped; use context clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills: phonics- long i (i_e); plural for of CVCe words; spelling- like, spike, ride, hide, bike, mine, make, came, water, should.; high frequency words- green, grow, pretty, should, together, water; spelling- like, spike, ride, hide, bike, mine, make, came, water, should; fluency- phrasing; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

The students will identify and describe number patters in numbers 1-100, use a hundred chart to order numbers identify numbers ten more or ten less than given numbers, and identify even and odd numbers. Students will also be assessed on skills learned in this chapter up to lesson 16. 

Week of 11/24

Homework:  

Monday:  Math worksheet

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, November 24 – Thanksgiving Fruit Basket donations due! See donation list HERE

Tuesday, November 25 – 8:00 AM Thanksgiving Prayer Service followed by Grade 3 Shoebox- Float Parade

Wednesday, November 26 - Monday, December 1 – SCHOOL CLOSED; Happy Thanksgiving to all our families near and far! 

Tuesday, December 2 – School Reopens

Wednesday, December 3 – Trimester 1 Report Cards issued today

Thursday, December 4 - Friday, December 5 – Santa Shoppe

Friday, December 5 – 8:00 AM Mass 

Monday, December 8 – IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – 8:00 AM Mass 

Thursday, December 11 – Christmas Band Concert at 12:45 PM and 6:30 PM

Friday, December – Christmas Pageant at St. Jane Church (Hartley Ave.) at 6:30 PM 

Topics

Religion:  

Advent– The students will identify that we pray using the Advent wreath during Advent, describe the significance of the parts of the Advent wreath, describe how we pray using the advent wreath. 

ELA:  

   Thanksgiving Day Booklet

How to Catch a Turkey Writing

Thanksgiving Placemat Writing

Math: 

Compare two digit numbers,  and put two digit numbers in orders

Week of 11/17/25

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet, Spelling worksheet, Study for Chapter 10 Religion Quiz

Tuesday:  Math worksheet, Spelling worksheet

Wednesday:  Math worksheet, Spelling worksheet

Thursday:  Math worksheet, Study for Spelling Test, Read Whale at the Lake

Important Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, November 19 – END OF TRIMESTER 1 

Thursday, November 20 – START OF TRIMESTER 2 

Thursday, November 20 – NJHS-sponsored Casual Day 

Friday, November 21 – 8:00 AM Mass and Pretzel Day!!!

Monday, November 24 -- Send Fresh Grapes for Thanksgiving Day Baskets

Tuesday, November 25 -- 8:00 AM Thanksgiving Prayer Service followed by Grade 3 Shoebox-Float Parade

Wednesday, November 26 -- School closed for Thanksgiving

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 10 Continued: God Chose Mary and Joseph– Students will be able to explain that Jesus, Mary, and Joseph are the Holy Family, explain that God wants each one of us to be loved and cared for, identify those who provide love and care, express an appreciation for the love and care of others, demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in this chapter. 

The Year in Our Church:  liturgical calendar

Advent:  The students will discuss God’s promise to send us a Savior, name ways Jesus comes to us each day, describe Advent as a time for preparing to celebrate Christ’s birth.

ELA:

Unit 3 Week 1

Essential Question: How do we measure time?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; describe characters, settings, plot; retell the text

Writing: draw evidence from fantasy text; write narrative text; conduct short research on how we measure time

Speaking and Listening: engage in collaborative conversation about time; retell and discuss Nate the Snake is Late; present information on how we measure time

Content Knowledge: explore the relativity of time

Language Development: conventions- use of verbs; Develop oral vocabulary- schedule, immediately, weekend, calendar. Occasion; use context clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills: phonics- long a (a_e); contractions with not (isn’t, aren’t , wasn’t, weren’t, hasn’t, haven’t, can’t); spelling- make, take, came, game, gate, late, chin, graph, some, today.; high frequency words- away, now, some, today, way, why; fluency- intonation; decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Math: 

The students will estimate the quantity in a set of up to 60 objects, determine the value of a designated digit in a number, write the expanded form of 2-digit numbers, identify and write numbers one less and one more than a given 2-digit number.

Week of 11/10/25

Homework:

Monday:  Math worksheet, Study for Chapter 9 Religion Quiz

Tuesday:  Math worksheet, Reading worksheet

Wednesday:  Math worksheet

Thursday:  Math worksheet, Reading worksheet

Important Dates to Remember:

Tuesday, November 11 – VETERANS DAY: Prayer Service at 12:40 PM followed by Wilson Borough Veterans Parade 

Thursday, November 13 – PICTURE RETAKE DAY,  Barnes and Noble Night 6:00-8:00 PM 

Friday, November 14 – 8:00 AM Mass 

Wednesday, November 19 – END OF TRIMESTER 1 

Thursday, November 20 – START OF TRIMESTER 2 

Thursday, November 20 – NJHS-sponsored Casual Day 

Friday, November 21 – 8:00 AM Mass and Pretzel Day!!!

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 9:  Con’t and Assess

The students will  identify situations that cause sad and happy feelings, recognize how our actions affect ourselves and others, demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts in this chapter

Chapter 10:  

God showed divine mercy when the parents of the human family used their freedom to oppose God’s expressed will.  The children learn the effects of sin and how the promised Redeemer restored to all people the possibility of sharing in God’s life, thus enabling them to live as God’s children on earth and to live with God forever in heaven.

ELA:

Unit 2 Phonics Assessment

Review digraphs and trigraphs:  ck, sh, th, ch, wh, ph

Review Unit 1 and 2 High Frequency words

Writing:  

• My Thankful Prayer

• Pumpkin Acrostic 

Math: 

The students will express and represent numbers 20-100 as composed of tens and ones, 

Social Studies:  

We will define the term veteran, retell the history of the first Veterans Day, and explain how to honor veterans on Veterans Day. 

Week of 11/3/25

Homework:

Monday:  Spelling worksheet, Math worksheet

Tuesday:  Spelling worksheet

Wednesday:  Spelling worksheet, Math worksheet

Thursday:  Read "All Help with the Play", Spelling Test, Math worksheet

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, November 3 – Winter Uniforms begin, All Saints Day Prayer Service & Grade 4 Parade of Saints 8:00 AM

Friday, November 7 – 12:00 NOON Early Dismissal; Teacher PD; No Lunch; No Aftercare; Preschool Closed 

Topics

Religion:

Chapter 9:  God Sent His Son as Our Savior– Students explain that God created human beings capable of knowing and loving him, explain that when the first people were obedient to God, they had a loving relationship with God, each other, and all creation, express that people are happy when they live in a loving relationship with God.

ELA:  Unit 2 Week 5

Follow the Map

Essential Questions: How can you find your way around?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; Identify the main topic and retell the key details; Retell the text; 

Writing: Journal

Speaking and Listening: Engage in collaborative conversation about finding your way around; Retell and Discuss Which Way on the Map?; Present information on maps.

Content Knowledge: Explore maps and globes 

Language Development: Conventions- irregular and plural nouns

Develop oral vocabulary (locate, route, height, model, separate)

Foundational Skills: Phonics- consonant digraphs ch, -tch, wh, ph

Irregular plural nouns

Spelling words (whip, whale, catch, match, chin, graph, shop, with, many, around)

HFW (around, by, many, place, walk)

Fluency-appropriate phrasing

Math: 

Students will identify ten as a set of 10 ones, represent and recognize sets of ones as groups of tens and ones, read and write numbers and number words for decade names ten to one hundred, count by 10’s to 100, write numbers 11-19 using numbers and number words, express and represent numbers 11-19 as composed of 1 ten and ones.

Week of 10/20/25

Homework:  

Monday:  Math and Spelling worksheet, Religion Chapter 7 review for Quiz

Tuesday:  Math and Spelling worksheet

Wednesday:  Math and Spelling worksheet

Thursday:  Math worksheet, Study for Spelling Test, Read Big Rock Pond

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, October 20 – Parent-Teacher Conferences 2:30-4:30 pm

Tuesday, October 21 – Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-6:00 pm

Friday, October 24 – 8:00 am Mass (6A assisting with today’s Liturgy)

Friday, October 31 – Preschool & Kindergarten Halloween Parade

Monday, November 3 – Winter Uniforms begin

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 7 Review and Assessment

Chapter 8 The students will be able to  explain that Jesus gave us the Our Father, describe the petitions in the prayer, pray the Our Father meaningfully, define heaven and Mass.

ELA:

Community in Nature

Essential Questions: Where do animals live together?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text, identify the main idea; Retell the text

Speaking and Listening: Engage in collaborative conversation about animal communities; Retell and Discuss the Best Spot; Present information on animal communities.

Content Knowledge: Explore how animals adapt to different communities. 

Language Development: Conventions-use possessive nouns

Develop oral vocabulary (habitat, depend, hibernate, tranquil, tolerate)

Phonics- ending consonant blends nd, nk, nt, st, sk, mp

Spelling Words: lend, send, fast, past, sink, wink, run, bug, of, who

High Frequency Words (eat, no, of, under, who)

Fluency-appropriate phrasing

Decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text

Math: 

The students will use a number line to count back from 12 or less to subtract, identify pattern rules and complete subtraction patterns with facts from 12 or less, identify related subtraction facts when subtracting from 12 or less, subtract from 12 or less in horizontal and vertical form, recognize the relationship between addition and subtraction, use related addition facts to check subtraction (sums to 12).

10/13/2025

Homework:

Monday:

No school

Tuesday:

Spelling worksheet

Math worksheet

Wednesday:

Spelling worksheet

Math worksheet

Thursday:

Study for spelling test

Math worksheet

Read Pals Play and Hum

Important Dates to Remember:

Monday, October 13 – School Closed; Diocesan Education Convention

Tuesday, October 14 – HSA Fall Festival during school for all grades!

Wednesday, October 15 – Trimester 1 Progress Reports emailed today

Friday, October 17 – Opening of 40 Hours devotions; Grades 2-8 will travel by bus to St. Jane Church today for quiet time in adoration. No school Mass.

Sunday, October 19 – Closing of 40 Hours at 4:00 pm at St. Jane Church; all school families are invited to attend!

Monday, October 20 – Parent-Teacher Conferences 2:30-4:30 pm

Tuesday, October 21 – Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-6:00 pm

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 7: We Pray to God Our Father

The students will explain that God communicates with Samuel and continues to speak to people. Describe the importance of listening and talking to God, explain that praise, gratitude, petitions, and sorrow for sin can be expressed in prayer

ELA:

Buildings Around Town

Essential Questions: What buildings do you know? What are they made of?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; describe character, settings, and events; Retell the text; using illustrations

Writing: Draw evidence from fantasy text; Write informative text; Conduct short research on buildings

Speaking and Listening: Engage in collaborative conversation about buildings; Retell and Discuss Cubs in a Hut; Present information on buildings

Content Knowledge: Explore how the environment affects the ways people live. 

Language Development: Conventions- singular and plural nouns; Develop oral vocabulary (shelter, furious, materials, refused, collapsed)

Foundational Skills: Phonics- short u; contractions with ‘s; Spelling words (run, fun, nut, cut, bug, rug, men, head, could, one)

HFW (could, live, one, then, three)

Fluency-expression

Decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text

Math: 

The students will add and subtract with zero, subtract from 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 in horizontal and vertical form, explore subtraction as a whole separated into parts.

10/6/25-10/10/25

Homework:

Monday:

Spelling worksheet

Tuesday:

Spelling worksheet

Wednesday:

Religion Chapter 6 Test

ELA worksheet

Math worksheet

Thursday:  

Math worksheet

Spelling Test

Read-- A Fun Job

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 6:  God Speaks to Us

We will be learning about and discussing the various ways that God speaks to us: in silence, when quiet, in the Bible, and through others.

ELA:

Jobs Around Town

Essential Questions: What jobs need to be done in a community?

Close Reading of Complex Text: cite relevant evidence from text; describe character, settings, and events; Retell the text 

Writing: Draw evidence from realistic fiction text; Write opinion text; Conduct short research on jobs in a community

Speaking and Listening: Engage in collaborative conversation about a community; Retell and Discuss Good Job, Ben!; Present information on the community

Content Knowledge: Explore the work people do. 

Language Development: Conventions- nouns; Develop oral vocabulary (occupation, community, equipment, fortunately, astonishing)

Foundational Skills: Phonics- short e spelled e and ea; inflectional ending -ed

Spelling words (leg, beg, men, hen, head, bread, grass, spin, there, again); 

HFW (again, help, new, there, use)

Fluency- intonation; Decodable text- apply foundational skills in connected text

Math: 

Lessons:  Lessons 2.14 Addition Practice, Chapter 2 Test, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Use addition strategies to find sums to 12, explore the concept of subtraction as an action of separation from groups of 6 or less to a number sentence, recognize the minus and equals signs, complete and write a subtraction sentence for a total of 6 or less that describes a pictured action.

9/29/2025-10/3/2025

Week 9/29/25 Homework

Monday:  

Math-worksheet

Spelling worksheet

Tuesday:

Math- worksheet

Spelling- worksheet

Wednesday:

Math- worksheet

ELA- worksheet

Religion- study Chapter 5

Thursday:

Spelling- Study

Read- Kids Can Move

Important Dates to Remember:

Friday, October 3 – 12:00 NOON Early Dismissal; Teacher PD; No Lunch; No Aftercare; Preschool Closed

Friday, October 3 – 8:00 am Mass 

Tuesday, October 7 – Middle of First Trimester; Grade 1-8 Progress Reports sent via FACTS

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 5-  God Shares His Love for Us

Math: 

Add numbers with sums of 11 and 12 in horizontal and vertical form, find other names for numbers, sums to 12, use a number line to count on to add sums to 12, add doubles for sums through 12 and doubles plus 1.

ELA:

Weekly Concept: Let's Move!

Essential Question:  How does your body move?

Writing- organization

Speaking and Listening- Engage in collaborative conversation about movement; Retell and discuss Move and Grin; Present information on how your body moves. 

Content Knowledge- explore how people and animals use their body parts

Language and Development-  conventions (use statements); vocabulary acquisition (develop oral vocabulary (physical, exhausted, exercise, difficult, agree), use context clues to understand unknown words

Grammar & Mechanics-  Writing sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

Structural Analysis- Possessives

Foundational Skills-Beginning consonant blends- r- blends and s- blends; spelling (spill, spin, grab, grass, drip, drop, hop, lot, two, move); HFW (jump, move, run, two); appropriate phrasing; apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Handwriting: Cc

9/22/2025-9/26/2025

Week 9/22/25 Homework

Monday:  

Math-worksheet

Spelling worksheet

Tuesday:

Math- worksheet

Spelling- worksheet

Wednesday:

Math- worksheet

ELA- worksheet

Religion- study Chapter 4

Thursday:

Spelling- Study

Read- What Can It Do?

Important Dates to Remember:

Friday, September 26 – 8:00 am Mass; Pretzel Day!

Thursday, October 2 – School Picture Day :) 

Friday, October 3 – 12:00 NOON Early Dismissal; Teacher PD; No Lunch; No Aftercare; Preschool Closed

Friday, October 3 – 8:00 am Mass 

Tuesday, October 7 – Middle of First Trimester; Grade 1-8 Progress Reports sent via FACTS

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 4-  God our Father is Holy and the Church is a Holy Place. We will tour the Chapel and Sacristy. 

Math: 

 Identify the plus and equals signs, relate the joining of two groups to number sentences with sums of 6 or less, complete and write and addition sentence that describes a pictured action for sums of 6 or less, know the parts of addition, identify related facts, add numbers with sums of 10 or less in horizontal and vertical form.

ELA:

Weekly Concept: Let’s be friends

Essential Question: What do friends do together?

Writing- Draw evidence from nonfiction text; write informative text; conduct short research on friends.  

Speaking and Listening- Engage in collaborative conversation about what friends do together; Retell and discuss Toss, Kick, Hop; Present information on friends

Content Knowledge- explore why we respect the rights of others.

Language and Development- conventions (use questions and exclamations); vocabulary acquisition (develop oral vocabulary cooperation, chore, relationship, collect, deliver), use context clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills- Short O; Alphabetical order with first letter; spelling (hop, top, log, hog, hot, lot, flip, black, they, too); HFW (fun, make, they, too); appropriate phrasing; apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Writing: I stay close to Jesus by....

Handwriting: a, Bb

9/15/2025-9/19/2025

Week 9/15/25 Homework

Monday:  

Math-worksheet

Spelling worksheet

Tuesday:

Math- worksheet

Spelling- worksheet

Wednesday:

Math- worksheet

ELA- worksheet

Religion- study Chapter 3

Thursday:

Spelling- Study

Read- Kim and Flick

Important Dates to Remember:

Friday, September 19 – 12:00 Noon Early Dismissal; Teacher PD; No Lunch; No Aftercare; Preschool Closed

Friday, September 19 – 8:00 am Mass 

Friday, September 26 – 8:00 am Mass;  Pretzel Day!

Thursday, October 2 – School Picture Day :) 

Topics:

Religion:

Chapter 3-  God our Father cares for us and is a good Father.

Math: 

Identify and understand ordinal numbers and positioning from 1st to 10th. Begin addition facts with sums 0-12.

ELA:

Weekly Concept: Our Pets

Essential Question: What makes your pet special?

Writing- draw evidence from fantasy text; write narrative text; conduct short research what makes our pets special. 

Speaking and Listening- engage in collaborative conversation about pets; retell and discuss A Pig for Cliff; present information on what makes our pets special. 

Content Knowledge- explore what pets need to survive

Language and Development- conventions (use statements); vocabulary acquisition (develop oral vocabulary care, companion, train, popular, groom), use context clues to understand unknown words

Foundational Skills- Beginning consonant blends: l-blends; -s in plural nouns; spelling (clip, flip, slip, flag, black, plan, glass, place); HFW (be, come, good, pull); appropriate phrasing; apply foundational skills in connected text. 

Handwriting:  a, Bb

9/8/2025-9/12/25

Week 9/8/25 Homework

Monday:  

Math- worksheet

Spelling- worksheet

Tuesday:  

Math- worksheet

Spelling- worksheet

Wednesday:

Religion- study for Chapter 2 Quiz & 

cover book with clear contact paper

Math- worksheet

Spelling- worksheet

Thursday:

Math- worksheet

Spelling- study

Reading- read “Pip and Tip”

Important Dates to Remember:

Wednesday, September 10 –  Reading STAR Testing

Back-to-School Night for Grades 1-5 at 6:00 PM in school chapel

Thursday, September 11 - Math STAR Testing

Friday, September 12 – 8:00 AM Mass (8A students assisting with today’s Liturgy)

Tuesday, September 16 – HSA Meeting at 6:30 PM on Zoom

Friday, September 19 – 12:00 Noon Early Dismissal; Teacher PD; No Lunch; No Aftercare; Preschool Closed

Topics for the Week:

Religion:  We care for God's World

Math:  Order and compare numbers 0-12

Reading & ELA:

Essential Question:  What is it like where you live?

Comprehension Strategy:   visualize

Comprehension Skill:  key details

Oral Vocabulary:  city, country, bored, feast, scurried

Grammar:  word order

Structural Analysis:  double final consonants

Mechanics:  sentence punctuation

High Frequency Words:  down, out, up very

Phonics:  short i sound

Spelling Words:  pin, win, hit, sit, miss, kiss, nap, can, out, up

Week 9/1/2025

First Grade Homework Week 9/1/25: 

Monday:  No school

Tuesday: Spelling- Worksheet

      Religion- Study for Chapter 1 Quiz (read Chapter 1 with your child and discuss)

Wednesday: ELA-Worksheet

                             Spelling-Study words

Thursday: Spelling-Study for test

                       Math p. 5 (worksheet)

Topics for the Week:

Religion:  The goodness of creation leads us to give thanks and praise to our Father, the source of al life and goodness, who lets us share in binging all creation to fulfillment. The children learn that God made everything and that living things grew best when they are given good care.

Math:  Recognize and draw groups with one fewer and one more than a given group. Order numbers from 0-12.

Reading/ELA:  

Essential Question:  What do you do at your school?

Comprehension Strategy:   visualize

Comprehension Skill:  key details

Grammar:  sentences 

Structural Analysis:  inflectional ending -s

Mechanics:  sentence capitalization

High Frequency Words:  does, not, school, what

Phonics:  short a sound

Spelling Words:  man, can, nap, tap, cat, hat, not, does

Email:  mbozzi@stjaneschool.com

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Hello First Grade Parents!

Welcome to first grade! I’m so excited to begin this new school year with you and your child. Our classroom will be a place full of curiosity, creativity, and growth. This year, we’ll build strong reading and math skills, learn about Jesus, explore new ideas, make friends, and most importantly—have fun while learning!

I believe that communication and teamwork between home and school are key to a successful year. I look forward to partnering with you to support your child every step of the way. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns!

Many Blessings,

Mrs. Bozzi

Email:  mbozzi@stjaneschool.com

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