LAST QUARTER
 We will be very busy mastering the rest of our skills needed for first grade at St. Edward. Go, Eagles!!

In reading, we are testing for mastery of identifying long vowel sounds. We continue to test blending, spelling, writing and reading words with the short Aa, short Ee, short Ii,  short Oo, and short Uu sounds. We are also reviewing our HIGH-FREQUENCY sight words for mastery. GO, EAGLES!!!

We will be working on spelling words correctly.  We will even take a spelling test each week. We are learning to write sentences correctly on our own. We have a lot to say!! GO, EAGLES!!!

We are working on our enrichment chapter of TABLES, GRAPHS, and FRACTIONS!! Our vocabulary includes tally chart, picture graph, pictograph, bar graph equal parts, unequal parts, halves, fourths and thirds. Math is always FUN!! Excellent!

May is the very special month to celebrate Mother Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth. We will crown Mother Mary each day as part of our prayer liturgy. We will pray the rosary for our families and for our country. 

We will continue to learn about each of the sets of mysteries -- the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries, and the Luminous Mysteries. We will say a part of the rosary each day for our families as we prepare for summer and first grade.

We are learning our prayers and songs for Mass. We are learning to behave properly and respectfully in church, which is God's house. We will continue to test individually for the Sign of the Cross, the Angel of God, Blessing Before and After Meals prayer and the Glory Be. We say the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be each day as we pray the rosary. We pray the Act of Contrition and the prayer to St. Michael, the Archangel,  each day, too. Please take time together as a family to pray a part of the rosary. It is a powerful practice!!

The Children's Rosary Club is every Wednesday at 3:15 pm in church. Everyone is invited to participate. Moms, dads, aunts, grandparents can attend with their kindergartener. Just walk to church from the pavilion with your child. Please take advantage of this beautiful opportunity to pray with your child. Jesus hears the prayers of children FIRST. 

In Social Studies we are learning all about the many symbols of America. God bless America!!

In Science, we are learning about the Solar System. God's creation is sooooo AWESOME!!!

 We will continue testing ALL of our students individually for letter recognition, consonant sounds, short vowel sounds, number recognition (1-100), shapes(circle, square, rectangle, triangle), patterns, money value, prayers and writing our whole name correctly on the lines. We will master these important skills so that we will be successful first-grade eagles. It is always a very busy and exciting time!! Go, Eagles!!!

 All children not picked up promptly by 3:15 pm each day will be brought to Aftercare. There is a fee for Aftercare. Please be prompt at Pavilion Pick-up!! You can even come as early as 2:50 pm.

There is NO running in the pavilion!  There is NO playing in the grassy area. This is VERY dangerous. Adults are so busy visiting with other adults that they are NOT supervising their own children. Please be respectful of our school rules. Thank you so much for your cooperation at dismissal!! Go, Eagles!!