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Mrs. Betsy Albert

​My name is Betsy Albert. This is my fifteenth year at Little Flower School and my eighth year teaching 1st grade. I have been in education for twenty-one years. I have taught kindergarten, first, third, and fifth grades. After a brief survey of intermediate grades, I realized that I enjoy working with 1st graders the most. I received my B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Colorado and my Master's in Elementary Education from the University of Nevada. In addition to teaching 1st grade, I will be teaching general music to grades K - 5. I live in Reno  with my family and new puppies, George Theodore and Genevieve Rose.
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Mrs. Josie Griggs

​Mrs. Josie Griggs will be our first grade aide this year. This is her sixteenth year at Little Flower School; thirteen of those were spent as the kindergarten aide. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education while in her native country, the Philippines. She taught there for four years prior to moving to the States. She has lived in Reno for the past twenty-one years.

If you have any questions or concerns about 1st grade, please feel free to email us at balbert@littleflowerschoolnv.org. We are looking forward to a fun-filled year!

Reading/Language Arts

At Little Flower we use Journeys to deliver literacy instruction. This week we will begin Unit 2. In Lesson 6, students will study words with short a sounds and double final consonant patterns, identify complete sentences, and write to describe. We will read the fable "Jack and the Wolf."
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Mathematics

At Little Flower we use Math in Focus to deliver math instruction. This week we will continue to work on Chapter 4, Subtraction Facts to 10.
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Specialty Classes

Monday:         Spanish
Tuesday:         P.E.
Wednesday:   Art
                         Library
                         Music
Thursday:       Mass
                         Spanish
Friday:             Computers - Please sign
                         the computer practice
                         score sheet every week
                         & return to Mrs. Palatty.

Homework

Homework folders will be coming home on Monday this week. Please return the folders on Thursday.

                Spelling Lesson 6

Monday
Practice Book - Lesson 6 (pp. 69 - 72)
Math - Chapter 4, Lesson 3 (pp. 55 - 58)

Tuesday
Spelling - Pull and Blend
Math - Chapter 4, Lesson 4 (pp. 59 - 60)

Wednesday
Spelling - Three Times Each
Math - Chapter 4, Chapter Review
(pp. 89 - 92)

Thursday
Reading - A decodable book will be coming home. Have your child read it to you or other family members three times and then sign the back.

Testing Corner

We will take the Lesson 6 Spelling Test on Thursday, October 17, 2019.

​We will also take the Lesson 6 Reading Test on Thursday, October 17, 2019.

FYI

Diocesan In-Service
School will not be in session on Friday, October 18, 2019 Teachers will be at a diocesan training.

​Mass
Our weekly school mass is on Thursday at 10:00am.  Families are welcome to join us. Please get a nametag in the school office at 9:45am.

Our School Day
School begins at 8:20am and ends at 3:15pm, Monday through Friday. Students will be marked tardy at 8:30am. At pick up, be prepared to show identification before signing your children out. Students who are not picked up by 3:30pm will be walked to the after school program.

Student Learning
Expectations

Little Flower Students will be...
Servants
Educated
Leaders
Faith Filled
FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR STUDENTS, 1ST GRADE IS A NUT-FREE CLASSROOM.