Welcome to First Grade

February 2026

Please see below for this week's news and important 1st Grade Updates! 

Language Arts 

We are working on Unit 7 Fundations. Unit 7 will introduce your child to additional glued sounds ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk. Trick Words are why, by, my, try, two, too, very, put, also, come, some.  We will continue our small group reading instruction. 

Math 

The focus will be: 

• Addition and Subtraction strategies of counting on and counting back to solve equations

• Making 10

• Doubles

• Missing Addends 

• Think Addition

• Adding and subtracting within word problems 

• Understanding the relationship between addition and subtraction 

• Fact Fluency 

Science/Social Studies

We will continue our Science Unit focusing on light and sound. 

Religion 

This week our learning goals include: 

• Lent

• God the Holy Spirit and Sacraments 

Specials 

Monday: Music

Tuesday: PE (PE Uniforms)

Wednesday: Library

Thursday: World Cultures

Friday: Art 

Announcements: 

Dear Parents,

As part of our ongoing commitment to providing a strong, faith-filled education for every child, we are participating in the annual Catholic Schools Stakeholder Survey. This survey invites families to share feedback about our school culture, academic experience, communication, and Catholic identity. Your voice is essential in helping us continue to grow and strengthen our community.

The survey is anonymous and takes only a few minutes to complete. Ours is a community that values connection and takes pride in who we are together. This survey is about growth, and we invite thoughtful, constructive feedback focused on solutions that help us continue to strengthen our school as a whole.

Please complete one survey per family.

Within the survey, you will be able to list all grade levels of your children so that each grade receives credit toward participation incentives.

Parent/Guardian Survey Link

Deadline to complete the survey: Friday, March 6

To encourage strong participation:

• Any grade level with 50% or more parent participation will earn an out of uniform day.

• The grade level with the highest overall participation will win an extra recess/dance party.

We hope to see strong participation across every grade level so that we can gather meaningful insight from our entire community. Thank you for taking the time to share thoughtful feedback and partner with us in our shared mission.

In Christ,

Nancy Baker

Dear Families,

We’d like to share a couple quick health reminders in an effort to support a healthy school community.

Please keep your child home if they are sick, as this helps prevent illness from spreading to others. We know this can be an inconvenience, since you have to rearrange schedules, we truly appreciate all your efforts to keep your child home when they are not feeling well. If your child is coughing or sneezing, but well enough to attend school, we kindly ask that they wear a mask. This is not required, but we would appreciate the courtesy. 

If your child is diagnosed with a communicable illness (for example: flu, COVID, RSV), we’d appreciate you letting our school nurse, Ms. Toth, know by emailing her at [email protected] so she can track trends and take appropriate actions when needed.

Thank you for your partnership in keeping our students and staff healthy.

• Gentle Reminder for Late Arrivals

  • After 8:15am, please park and bring your student into the lobby and sign them into school. If the safeties and staff are no longer outside, ALL students should come through the main entrance/front doors. This is for safety purposes as all other entrances lock at 8:15am.

Important Dates: 

• Wednesday, February 18th- Ash Wednesday/ House Day (Wear your House Color)/ All School Mass 

• Friday, February 20th- Spirit Wear Day 

• Friday, February 27th- End of Trimester 2 / Remote Day for Students 

• Friday, March 6th- Spirit Wear Day/First Friday Adoration 

• Wednesday, March 11th- Class Picture Day 

• Friday, March 13th- No School for Students- Professional Development Day

• Monday, March 16th- School Closed 

• Wednesday, March 17th- St. Patrick's Day

• Wednesday, March 18th- Spring Clubs/Sports Picture Day 

• Friday, March 20th- Spirit Wear Day / 8th Grade Student/Teacher Basketball Game @ Spalding 

• Wednesday, March 25th- House Day & All School Mass Day 

• Friday, March 27th- Spirit Wear Day 

• Wednesday, April 1st- Living Stations/Summer Uniform Begins 

• Thursday, April 2nd- Early Dismissal Day/ ESP close @4pm/Holy Thursday 

• Friday, April 3rd-Sunday April 10th- Easter Break (School Closed) 

You can contact our team at the following email addresses: 

Mrs. Nappi   [email protected]

Mrs. Guillen   [email protected]

Mrs. Clough          [email protected]