1st Grade
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Message Board Please make sure your child is reading the weekly stories with you each night and returning their reading book to school each day. Upcoming Dates June 4th John Ball Park Zoo (Parents welcome) June 7th Field Day June 8th Last Day! Half Day 
Class Work / homework
Tuesday Words - beginning September 5. Students will need to bring their Word List to school to read aloud to a teacher. New lists will be sent home each Friday - please have your child practice reading their list. Forms & Documents
USEFUL LINKS
Daily Mass Readings http://wwwmigrate.usccb.org/bible/readings Children's Prayers http://www.catholic-kids.com/prayers.htm MAPS Testing https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2011/07/A-Parents-Guide-to-MAP-.pdf Educational Children's Website www.abcya.com Educational Children's Website starfall.com PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/ Reading Rockets http://www.readingrockets.org/ Learning to Read http://reading.ecb.org/ Stories Read Online http://www.storylineonline.net/ National Geographic for Kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ Math Website for Students ixl.com Math Website for Students MobyMax National Gallery of Art for Kids http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/kids.html Free Math Games for Kids http://www.coolmath-games.com/ newsletter
March is Reading Month! We kicked off Reading month with a celebration of Dr. Seuss! The students shared their favorite Dr. Seuss stories and they even got to try Green Eggs and Ham!! (The reading was fun, but the green eggs got mixed reviews!)
It may be snowing outside, but it's a beach reading day in First Grade!
First Grade is enjoying Spirit Week - especially Crazy Hair Day!
Love One AnotherIn celebration of Catholic Schools week, our Love One Another activity for January was to thank our community helpers for all that they do for us! First grade put together a gift basket of treats and made a card for the staff at Harborview Animal Hospital. It was a great way to spread love and thank those who make our world a better place!
Celebrating AdventThe first graders are busy preparing their hearts for Jesus this Advent season. We have collected hats and mittens to donate with our own hat and mitten tree. It was fun to visit the St. Mary's Food Pantry to deliver all 13 bags! We have also made cards for all of the residents at Evergreen Village and we can't wait to deliver them later this month!
Thanksgiving CelebrationsThis week, the First Graders spent time learning about Native Americans and Pilgrims. We spent time making necklaces and headbands with Native American symbols. The students also practiced weaving colorful patterns. Next, we read about Pilgrim life and made our own Pilgrim hats.
Classroom VisitorsWe have had some fun classroom visitors recently. Father Dave came to speak with us about the Bible story of creation. We had lots of interesting questions for him! We also enjoyed a presentation from the Spring Lake Fire Department about Fire Safety!
Robinette's Apple Orchard Field TripWe had a wonderful time learning about the apple orchard! We toured the orchard, navigated a maze together, made apple cider, enjoyed donuts and picked our own apples. It was a beautiful day!
Inspired by Saint Mary and rooted in our Catholic faith, St. Mary's School fosters spiritual development, academic excellence, responsibility to self, and service to others in order that the Gospel of Christ may be known in the world.
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Parish Address
St. Mary's Catholic Church 406 E. Savidge Street. Spring Lake, MI 49456 Phone (616) 842-1702 
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School Address
St. Mary's Catholic School 430 E. Savidge Street. Spring Lake, MI 49456 (616) 842-1282 
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