Trinity Lutheran School

sharing God's love

TLS 1ST GRADE NEWSLETTER
·April/May 2008 ·

Dear Parents,

It has been our pleasure to work with this class! They are a very congenial group! Your help and encouragement at home has certainly contributed to your child’s success in school. We urge each parent to KEEP YOUR CHILD READING during the summer months. Studies have shown that a child can fall back as much as six months if skills learned are not reinforced during the summer. Please don’t wait until August to “brush up.” All children would greatly benefit by completing the Summer Bridge Book grade 1 to 2 which is available at Learning How in Bel Air. We look forward to the spring school activities. Please check the school calendar, information in the weekly Parent Folder, and the 1st grade homework website for announcements.

CURRICULUM

Christian Education: We will learn more about Jesus’ life and ministry on Earth. We’ll study the miracles Jesus performed. We’ll learn about ways to worship and praise God. We will continue to memorize Bible verses.

Bible Verse: Bible verses will come from the New Testament. Watch for these to come home as handwriting exercises which may be on the same page as ABC order or combined with some other work page. You may also access Bible verses on the 1st grade homework website.

Reading: The pace for both “Friends” and “Pals” will quicken as we work to complete books 4 and 5 of the 1st grade curriculum. Amigos have completed all required 1st grade readers and are doing enrichment work. We are extremely pleased with the progress made by each child in the class in the area of reading. KEEP READING THIS SUMMER!

Language: We’ll learn more about nouns and verbs. We’ll learn more about capitalization and punctuation. Our creative writing stories are now becoming longer and are very fun to share by reading aloud to the class.

Spelling: We will apply and combine reading and spelling skills. We’ll use consonant clusters (blends) and vowel combinations to help spell words.

Math: We will study addition and subtraction facts to 18, 2-digit addition and subtraction, and column addition with 3 or more numbers looking for doubles or sums of 10. SUMMER REVIEW: Fact families, rapid recall of math facts through 18, counting coins, and telling time.

Social Studies & Science:
We’ll learn about food groups and our five senses. We’ll welcome spring and learn about the changes brought about by this season. We’ll study plants, U.S. geography, and more about maps. We will learn about drug awareness through I LIKE ME…DRUG FREE.

SPECIAL BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:
Michael Brown – April 7, Kerrigan Clem – April 16, William Decker – May 17, Daniel Ludwig – May 17, Kenny Shires – May 17, Destiny Smith – May 26

POEM:
Summer is happy, Summer is bright,
Look out your window, A beautiful sight.
Flowers are blooming, And the sky is so blue.
What does summer mean to you?
By Matt Emlen – age 7

DATES TO REMEMBER:

April
3/31 – 4/4	Achievement Testing – Gr. K-8
4	3rd Quarter Report Cards distributed – Gr. 1-8
7 – 11	Teacher Appreciation Week
10	Teacher Appreciation Luncheon 1:00 p.m. – Fellowship Hall
16	Grandperson’s Day – See Separate flyer to come home
25	TLS K-8th Early Dismissal – 12:45 p.m. K – 5th & 1:00 p.m. 6th – 8th
25	Basket Fun Night–Fellowship Hall–Doors open 6:00 p.m. & Games Begin 7:00 p.m.
29	First Grade Orientation Night – 7:00 p.m. - Fellowship Hall
May
2	Field Day & Fun Fest
5	Gold Tournament – details to come
6/7	PTL Flower Sale
8	Spring Vocal Concert & Art Show – Gr. 1-3 – 7:00 p.m. New Church Sanctuary
13	Spring Instrumental Music Program – Gr. 4-8 – 7:00 p.m.
14	Closing Chapel for all classes (School & Child Care Center) – 10:00 a.m. New Church Sanctuary – All Families Invited
15	Spring Vocal Concert and Art Show – Gr. 4-8 – 7:00 p.m. New Church Sanctuary
22	8th Grade Graduation & Reception – 7:00 p.m. New Church Sanctuary
26	Memorial Day – All TLS Closed
28	Awards Assemblies – 9:30 a.m. – Gr. 4 & 5 – 10:30 a.m. – Gr. 6 & 7 – location to be announced
29	End of Year Picnics – 10:45 a.m. – K-2nd & 12:15 p.m. – 3rd, 4th & 5th
29	Kindergarten Graduation (combined TLS & CCC) – 7:00 p.m. New Church Sanctuary
30	Last Day of School – K-7th – 12 noon dismissal

Even though your child will soon be leaving our classroom, please know that we will continue to remember each of them in our prayers. If we may be of assistance to you in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us. Your child holds a special place in our hearts.
“I thank my God every time I remember you.” Philippians 1:3

Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Minarik

Trinity Lutheran School

1100 Philadelphia Rd

Joppa, MD 21085

410-679-4000