Newsletter and Spelling Words

Newsletter for the Week of May 6, 2024

 

Hello,

 

This week we will have the iReady Reading Diagnostic Test on Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure your student is well rested and has breakfast before the test days.  Please encourage them to do their best.

 

Academically, here is what we will learn:

 

In Religion, we will begin Chapter 10, We Celebrate the Eucharist, in our Blest Are We book.

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will begin our last unit, Unit 16, in our Superkids series. The students will be introduced to the oo sounds as in book and spoon. Please find the Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts/Writing, the students will be working on Memorable Events, Favorite Things, and an Action poem.

 

In Math, the students will be tested on 2-D and 3-D attributes on Friday. We will also have a Math fact quiz. Please continue to have your student work on their Math facts through the end of the school year.

 

We will discuss the life cycle of the cicadas during Science class.

 

In Social Studies, we will continue to explore where families live.

 

Here are the Spelling words:

 

moon

spoon

 

room

broom

 

book

took

shook

 

hood

wood

stood

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a great weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the week of April 29, 2024

 

Hello,

 

This week, we will enter the last month of your student's first-grade year. It is hard to believe that eight months have flown by.

 

On Thursday morning, your student will take an Archdiocesan Religion test on their iPad. I invited every student to join Our 1A Community Google Classroom. On Thursday, they will open the link in Google Classroom and take their test online. Please ensure your student has a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and comes to school on time.

 

Here is what your student will learn this week:

 

In Religion, the students will take their Chapter 8 Religion test on Friday. Please look out for their Chapter 8 packet, We Give Thanks to God, on Tuesday afternoon.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to the -ow long o vowel sound in words such as grow and snow. They will also spell the Memory Words that were introduced last week. Please find the Spelling words below.

 

In Math, the students will build and draw 2-D shapes and will define attributes of 3-D shapes. They will have a quiz on Friday regarding the attributes of circles, triangles, rectangles, squares, and hexagons. They will also have a Math Fact quiz. Please have them study the Math Fact sheet that was sent home Friday.

 

In Science, we will continue studying the phases of the moon. I was so happy to hear how many students saw the full moon last Tuesday. We will predict when the next full moon will occur when we finish our Moon booklet.

 

In Social Studies, we will start a new lesson, Where Do Families Live?

 

Here are the Spelling words for this week:

 

low

blow

grow

slow

snow

 

Memory Words

warm

walk

once

give

done

 

Please continue to encourage your student to complete the two required Math and two Reading personalized iReady lessons each week. Our last iReady diagnostic tests will occur in the next two weeks.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of April 22, 2024

 

Hello,

 

I published this Newsletter a bit early. If you are looking for the current week, April 15th, please scroll down to the last Newsletter.

 

We are celebrating an earned special day on Monday, April 22, Earth Day! The 1A students can come to school out of uniform in Spring attire. On Friday, April 26th, we have an early dismissal day.

 

Here is what we will be learning academically during the week:

 

In Religion, we will begin Chapter 8, We Give Thanks to God, in our Blessed Are We book.

 

During Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to the -ow and -ou sounds in words such as loud and town. Please see the Spelling words below.

 

In Math, the students will take the Topic 13, Coins and Time Test, on Tuesday. Then, the students will begin Topic 14, Shapes and Their Attributes.

 

During Language Arts, the students will begin research on their informational book.

 

In Social Studies, the students will learn about Earth Day.

 

In Science, we will continue our studies of the moon's phases.

 

Here are the Spelling words:

 

loud

cloud

proud

 

found

round

sound

 

town

clown

brown

frown

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of April 8, 2024

 

Hello,

 

Thank you for coming to the 1A Mass if you were able on Friday. The students did a fantastic job greeting the Congregation, reading, and presenting the gifts! 

 

This week will be filled with wonderful activities. On Monday, our class will be viewing the Solar Eclipse! Please talk to your student about wearing the provided safety glasses for the entire time while they are viewing this spectacular event. We do not want them to have any damage to their eyesight. Secondly, we will be going to Carmel to see Seussical the Musical. The students are very excited about going on this field trip!

 

Here is a look into our academic studies this week:

 

In Religion, we will begin Chapter 7 in our Blest Are We book, Loving God and Others.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to -oy and -oi words such as joy and coin. Please continue to study the Spelling words with your student as repetition makes a difference in their recall and test scores. You can find the Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts/Writing, we will begin our poetry unit. They will be writing a descriptive poem, an action poem, and a cinquain. As a side note, the students' Narrative stories were some of the best I have ever read as a first-grade teacher. Way to go first-grade students! We will be hanging them up in the hallway for all to enjoy.

 

In Math, we will have our Measurement test on Tuesday, and begin our Money and Time unit in the middle of the week.

 

In Science, we will have a lesson on the Solar Eclipse which pairs beautifully with our study of the Moon and Stars unit. As mentioned, we will view the Solar Eclipse from the back parking lot Monday!

 

In Social Studies, we will continue our study of reading maps.

 

Please continue to have your student complete two iReady Reading and two Math personalized lessons each week. In addition, please have your student study the Math Fact sheet given to them weekly. Growth follows with consistency.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

oil

boil

soil

 

coin

join

 

point

joint

 

joy

toy

boy

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a marvelous weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

Have a happy Easter and wonderful Spring Break!!

 

Newsletter for the Week of April 1, 2024

 

Hello! This week is a shortened week as we have Easter Monday off. We will prepare for our Mass which occurs on Friday, April 5th. Please have your student practice their reading parts (if any). Please join us if you are able at 8:30 AM on Friday at Church!

 

Here is a preview of what the students will be learning this week:

 

In Religion, in addition to preparing for Mass, we will review our Blest Are We Easter chapter.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will learn the sounds for -ir and -ur used in words such as bird and turn. We will also review the Memory Words introduced the week of March 18th. Please see the Spelling list below. These Memory words can be tricky as many of them can not be spelled the way they sound.

 

In Language Arts, the students will finish writing and illustrating their Narrative story. They have been enjoying this process!

 

We will begin a new topic, Measurement, in Math.

 

In Science, we will also start a new unit, The Moon and Stars.

 

In Social Studies, we will continue our study of Geography and will read maps using map keys, symbols, and a compass rose.

 

Here are the Spelling Words for this week:

 

bird

third

 

turn

burn

 

Memory Words:

cold

know

does

laugh

both

again

 

Please have your student study their Math facts and complete two iReady Math and two iReady Reading personalized lessons per week. We have a Math fact quiz weekly.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of March 18, 2024

 

Hello! This is the last week before Spring Break! We have two events happening in addition to our regular curriculum. On Tuesday, the students will learn about the Lake County Sherrif's K-9 Unit. If you did not fill out the permission slip for your student to participate in this event, please fill it out over the weekend and have them bring it to school. Secondly, the students will go to Church on Friday to watch and participate in the Stations of the Cross, hosted by the fifth grade.

 

Here is what we will be learning this week:

 

In Religion, we will review the events of Holy Week and will focus on Easter. Mass parts were distributed to the students. Please ask your student to practice their reading part (if any) during the next two weeks as our Mass is on April 5th, Friday, when we return from Spring Break. Please join us if you can at the 8:30 AM Mass.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to the -ar and -or sounds in words such as star and short. Please see the Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts/Writing, the students will begin a narrative story.

 

In Math, we will continue our subtraction unit. Their test will be Friday, along with their weekly Math Fact quiz. Please continue to have your student study their math facts and complete two iReady Math and two iReady personalized lessons per week.

 

In Social Studies, we will begin a new unit on Geography. The students will be reading maps.

 

In Science, we will be discussing Daylight Savings Time.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

car

far

star

 

card

hard

 

born

corn

horn

 

short

sport

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of March 11, 2024

 

Hello! We are starting the 4th, and last, quarter of your student's first grade year! It is an exciting time filled with our preparations leading to Easter, the most holy Holiday of our Religious year. 

 

Please continue to have your student complete two iReady Reading and two iReady Math personalized lessons every week. Also, please have your student study their Math Facts. We have a Math quiz most Fridays.

 

Here is a preview of what your student will be learning this week:

 

In Religion, we will be learning about Holy Week. The student's Holy Week test will be on Friday. Please be on the lookout for the Holy Week packet on Wednesday.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to the -aw sound as in saw and crawl. The students will also be reviewing and spelling the Memory Words that were introduced last week. Please see the Spelling Words below.

 

In Language Arts, the students will be writing a descriptive paragraph.

 

In Math, the students will be starting a new topic, Subtracting Tens and Ones, using various strategies.

 

In Science, we will continue to learn about how daylight is different in the various seasons.

 

In Social Studies, we will finish our lesson on What Do Good Neighbors Do. Our test will be on Friday.

 

Here are this week's Spelling Words:

 

law

saw

 

dawn

lawn

crawl

 

come

coming

they

our

put

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a great weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of March 3, 2024

 

Hello,

Welcome to the last week of the 3rd Quarter! Please ensure that your student is completing two iReady Math and two iReady Reading personalized lessons every week and that they study their Math facts. Both activities will help them grow academically and have them ready for the rest of the year and beyond.

 

Here is a preview of what your student will be learning:

 

In Religion, we will have our test on Lent on Tuesday. A packet was sent home this weekend. Please have your student study all the highlighted information in the text. We will begin studying Holy Week next and will continue to pull notes with service activities from our Kindness Jar.

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will learn the -all sound, such as small, basketball, and hallway. Please find the Spelling words below. 

 

In Language Arts, we will be completing descriptive sentences and will be combining sentences using the conjunction and.

 

In Math, we will continue to add single and double-digit numbers using various strategies including place-value blocks, making a ten to add, and an open number line.

 

In Science, we will continue our studies of the sun and determine why it feels as if we are going to bed earlier in the summertime.

 

In Social Studies, we will learn what good neighbors do.

 

Here are the Spelling words for the week:

 

call

mall

small

stall

wall

 

baseball

basketball

 

hallway

fallen

taller

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a great weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

Newsletter for the Week of February 26, 2024

 

Hello! We will have a shortened week as Friday is an Early Dismissal day. We will have Mass and Adoration on Friday. Please join us if you can!

 

Here is a preview of what your student will be learning this week:

 

In Religion, we will continue to learn about Lent from our Blest Are We book. The students are serving others by following a note that they chose from the Kindness Jar. Each student will be given an opportunity to pull a note from the jar, act upon it, and write about it in their journal.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to "long vowel tricker" words. These words are multi-syllabic and have a long vowel and short vowel within. They will also review the Memory Wrods that were introduced last week. When reading multi-syllabic words, we will encourage the students to "try short, then try long" when pronouncing the vowels within the words. Please see this week's spelling list below. This spelling list can be particularly challenging. Please help your student review/write and orally say these words multiple days before the test on Friday.

 

During Language Arts, the students will be writing a Book Review.

 

In Math, the students will be adding tens and ones using different strategies to help them do so. You may want to ask them towards the end of the week which strategy they prefer (place-value blocks, a number chart, or an open number line). Please have your student study their Math Fact list. We will continue to have a Math Fact quiz every Friday.

 

During Social Studies, we will learn about our last lesson in the Economics Unit: What Good 

Neighbors Do.

 

In Science, we will continue our studies of the sun and learn how the sun can help you if you get lost.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

paper

even

silent

open

super

 

Memory Words

their

now

always

because

been

 

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

 

Have a wonderful weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of February 16, 2024

 

Hello,

 

Thank you to the Room Moms and parents who made our Valentine's Day party a success! Thank you, too, to those families who contributed to our dwindling supply of Kleenex/tissues. We have been using a few boxes every week!

 

Our Lenten journey has begun. We went to Mass on Ash Wednesday and received ashes. We are learning about ways that we can be more mindful of Jesus/God and each other during the 40 days preceding Easter. Making Lenten crosses, praying, and thinking of ways to serve others are some activities that our 1A community can do to help ourselves grow closer to God.

 

We will continue learning about our Growing in Love program during Religion this week, as well as talking about Lent.

 

We are in the middle of our Friendzy book and had a great discussion on what we do to calm ourselves down if we are mad or frustrated in the classroom. Please talk to your student about healthy ways to stay calm after becoming mad. Some examples included taking a deep breath, counting backward from ten, reading a book, or drawing something. Coping skills are an important part of growth during the student's formative years.

 

During Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to the contractions with am, is, are, and will such as I'm, she's, and he'll. Please see this week's Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts, the students will be using story evidence to answer written questions about a text.

 

In Math, the students will be taking their Topic 9 Test on Comparing Numbers. Then, the students will begin Topic 10, Using Models and Strategies to Add Tens and Ones. Please have the students study their Math fact sheets. Their quiz for the Math facts is every Friday.

 

During Social Studies, the students will be reviewing How Do Families Take Care of Each Other and will have their test on Thursday.

 

In Science, we will continue learning about the sun and how it can help you if you get lost.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

I'm

 

he's

she's

it's

 

we're

you're

 

I'll

he'll

she'll

you'll

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a fabulous three-day weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of February 12, 2024

 

Hello,

 

This week we will be celebrating Valentine's Day on Tuesday complete with a party in the afternoon. Thank you in advance to our Room Moms and helpers for planning and assisting with the celebration. If you would like to have your student bring in Valentine's cards for the class, please make sure that they have one for each of our 25 students. On Wednesday, February 14, we will be going to church to receive ashes as it is the first day of our Lenten season.

 

Please continue to encourage your student to study their Math facts and complete two iReady Math and two iReady Reading personalized lessons per week. The memorization of Math facts, while a struggle at first, will help your student immeasurably when it comes to multi-step problems in second grade and beyond. 

 

Please check your student's PowerSchool grades. The different categories viewed can help you see where your student is excelling and where your student needs help/assistance in studying/learning.

 

Here is a look at our upcoming week:

 

In Religion, we will continue learning about our Growing in Love unit and also learn about Lent. We will be making Lenten crosses to display in our school windows for the remainder of the Lenten season.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will review that -ay endings to words sound like the long vowel a, as in say and play. They will also learn the rule that they must change the -y to an i before adding an -er or an -est in two-syllable short vowel words, as in happier and happiest, and will spell last week's Memory words. Please find the Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts, the students will finish writing and illustrating their How-to texts.

 

In Math, we will continue comparing two-digit numbers and will use the greater than, less than, and equal to signs.

 

In Science, we will continue our studies of sun and shadows. The students enjoyed going outside to draw their shadows on Friday morning and noticed how their shadows changed after lunch because of the sun's apparent change in location in the sky.

 

During Social Studies, we will continue learning about how our families care for one another. We have discussed the meaning of chores (jobs done daily/weekly) and bonds (time spent together) within the family.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

say

may

play

 

happier

happiest

 

down

too

work

many

first

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a great weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of February 5th, 2024

 

Hello,

 

We had a great Catholic Schools Week full of different interactive activities.

 

Here is a preview of the upcoming week:

 

We will be having our Chapter 6 Religion test on Tuesday. Please review the highlighted information and the review in their packet that came home in their red folder on Thursday. Then, we will begin our Growing in Love module.

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will be learning about words that end in -y that can sound like a long i as in try or sound like a long e as in puppy. The students will also be introduced to words with the -ay ending that sounds like a long a as in pay. Please see the Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts, the students will begin to learn how to write an explanatory or How-to text. Last week many of the students finished their Narrative stories. They did such a good job that I will be hanging them up in the hallway.

 

In Math, we will have our Topic 8 test. I am so proud of the students who are doing very well in converting a ten rod into ten ones and can figure out different ways to represent the same number. After our test, we will be comparing two-digit numbers in Topic 9. Please continue to encourage your student to study their Math facts. We will have our Math fact quiz on Monday (we did not have one today).

 

In Social Studies, we will begin our last lesson in our Economics unit titled How Do Family Members Care for Each Other?

 

During Science, we will explore how gnome statues and our bodies can cast shadows.

 

Here are our Spelling words for the week:

 

by

fly

cry

try

 

belly

jelly

smelly

 

bunny

funny

sunny

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Have a terrific weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of January 29, 2024

 

Hello, and welcome to Catholic Schools Week! We will have many special activities to celebrate our students and the Catholic community this week. On Monday, the students can be out of uniform if they bring in a canned good for our Food Pantry. On Tuesday, we will have a STEAM party and watch the Talent Show. On Wednesday, we will take part in making a school mural. On Thursday, Deacon Bob will talk to our students about vocations. On Friday, we will celebrate Mass and Adoration together.

 

Here is what we will be learning this week:

 

During Religion, we will continue to learn about Baptism. The photos that you sent in were placed in a collage in our classroom. The pictures are wonderful and a perfect visual of how children are welcomed into our Catholic community with joy. If you still need to send in a photo, please do so. We have room to display them next to our other classmates' photos.

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will learn irregular contractions. We are using our second Reader titled More Adventures of the Superkids. This book features small chapter readings. Please see the Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts, we will be finishing our Narrative Story and will be publishing our story in book form.

 

In Math, the students will continue learning about place values containing tens and ones. Please continue to help your student study their Math facts daily.

 

In Social Studies, we will be finishing up our studies of What Our Families Need or Want.

 

In Science, we will be starting a new unit on the sun and shadows. The students will be completing an activity noting the positioning of light and the effects it has on making shadows.

 

Please continue to encourage your student to complete two iReady Math and two iReady Reading personalized lessons per week. It makes a positive difference in their Math and Reading abilities!

 

Here are the Spelling words for the week:

can't

won't

don't

 

Memory Words

boy 

girl

two

four

about

over

before

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a wonderful Sunday!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of January 22, 2024

 

Hello,

 

This will be the first full week of 2024! Please note that we will be having the iReady Reading Test first thing in the morning on Monday and Tuesday. Please make sure your student is well rested, has had breakfast, and is ready to go on Monday and Tuesday morning. On Thursday during 3rd Period, between 9:20-9:50 AM, the students will be attending the Book Fair. If you haven't already, please send in the envelope that was sent home last week with any money that you would like to have them spend on books. The student's 100 Days of School poster is due at the end of the week along with their Baptismal photo. Directions for the poster can be found below.

 

Here is what we will be learning academically this week:

 

In Religion, the students will be learning about Baptism in Chapter 6 of their Blest Are We Book. The students have enjoyed looking at some of the Baptismal photos that have been coming in!

 

In Spelling and Reading, the students will be introduced to contractions such as didn't and weren't. Please see the complete Spelling list below.

 

In Language Arts, the students will begin writing a personal narrative. They will be putting it in book form over the next two weeks.

 

In Math, we will have our Topic 7 Test, Counting from 1-120. Then we will be moving on to Topic 8, Making Numbers with Tens and Ones. Please have your student study their Math facts daily as we will be having a Math fact quiz on Friday.

 

During Social Studies, the students will be writing examples of Families' Needs, Wants, Services, Goods, and Markets where they shop. They will also play a game and determine how much money they will spend on various items.

 

In Science, the students will be looking at plants under microscopes.

 

Here are the directions for the 100 Days Poster (due on Friday):

On a standard-sized poster board (24" x 36") please have your student choose 100 items and group them in 5s, 10s, 20s, or 25s in a picture. The title on the poster should read 100 Days of School. Please have your student put their name on the lower right-hand side.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

isn't

didn't

hasn't

hadn't

aren't

wasn't

weren't

haven't

couldn't

wouldn't

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a warm weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of January 15, 2024

 

Hello! I hope that you had a wonderful Snow Day on Friday. This upcoming week will be another shortened week. Please note, that because we didn't have school on Friday, we will have our Spelling test and the Math fact quiz for last week as soon as we get back. We will also have our second iReady diagnostic testing for Math on Thursday and Friday morning. As stated for the previous iReady testing, please make sure that your student is well-rested and has eaten breakfast before coming to school. 

 

For those who would like to start thinking about and working with your student on their 100 Days of School poster, here are some guidelines. On a standard-sized poster board (24" x 36") please have your student choose 100 items and group them in 5s, 10s, 20s, or 25s in a picture. The title on the poster should read 100 Days of School. Please have your student put their name on the lower right-hand side. The poster is due on January 26th. We will be celebrating our 100 Days of School the week of January 29th, which happens to coincide with Catholic Schools Week.

 

Here is what your students will be learning this week:

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to additional words featuring two vowel sounds such as blue, and pie. They also will be spelling the Memory words that they were introduced to last week. Please see the Spelling word list below.

 

In Language Arts, the students will be writing and discussing reasons for liking one of two presented activities/things/seasons.

 

In Math, we will be finishing Topic 7, Counting from 1 to 120.

 

During Religion, the students will be having their Chapter 9 test and will recite the Hail Mary on Wednesday. Then we will begin Chapter 6 and discuss what Baptism is. Please send in a picture of your student being baptized. If they haven't been baptized, please send in a picture of them as a baby. We will place the pictures in a collage and display it in our classroom.

 

During Science, the students will work to come up with an experiment regarding plants and how they react to the sun.

 

In Social Studies, we will make a display of examples of the vocabulary words found in the What Do Families Need or Want lesson.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

blue

tie

heat

keep

 

Memory Words:

would

could

some

one

new

were

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and stay warm on this cold blustery weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

Hello, and Happy New Year!

 

Tuesday, January 9th, begins our 3rd Quarter. Many of the students need some extra school supplies such as pencils, erasers, crayons, and/or markers. If you sent your student with a second box of crayons at the beginning of the year, I will give them those this week. Please ask your students if they remember having the aforementioned school supplies. If they do not remember, they probably will benefit from some new items. :)

 

Your student will receive their iPad on Tuesday and will need to complete two iReady Math and two iReady Reading personalized lessons by Saturday midnight. Our second iReady diagnostic test will be at the end of the month.

 

Here is what your student will be learning during their first week back:

 

In Religion, we will continue our studies of the Virgin Mother, Mary. The students have been reciting the Hail Mary and will need to recite it by heart by Wednesday of next week. Here is a link that we had been using in December to help them memorize the prayer: 

 

During Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to CVVC words with the long a and long o sounds such as mail and boat. The students will learn that the first vowel states its letter name and the second vowel is silent. They will also be introduced to additional memory words. A copy of those memory words will be sent home this week. Please make sure your student is familiar with these words and can read them easily when seen. The patterned Spelling words can be found below.

 

In Language Arts, the students will be working on Opinion pieces.

 

During Math, we will be continuing our Topic 7 Unit by counting to 120 by 1's and 10's on open number lines and number charts. 

 

Please note that we will begin recording grades for their weekly Friday Math fact quizzes in January. Studies have proven that students who know their Math facts have more capacity and less frustration when working on multi-step Math problems in future grades. Please have your student study their Math fact sheets daily. We will make sure that each student has an updated Math fact sheet on Tuesday. 

 

In Social Studies, the students will be learning about what families need and want. We will be completing a poster of various examples of goods, markets, prices, needs, and shelters as students make connections to these vocabulary words and content.

 

During Science, students will be listening to a read-aloud about a plant experiment. Then, we will be designing our own plant experiment.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

mail

nail

tail

 

rain

train

 

boat

coat

float

 

load

road

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a super weekend with your family,

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of December 18, 2023

 

Hello! This is the last newsletter of the second quarter. Time seems to be flying by! We should be having fun this shortened week. On Monday, the 1A students will be out of uniform wearing Christmasy colors. Candy Cane Corner will be happening on Tuesday. If you haven't sent in money for your student yet, please do so if you want them to buy any family members or friends gifts on the 19th in Valker Hall. We will also be seeing our Buddies on Wednesday and will sit with them at Mass.

 

We will continue our studies of the Infancy Narrative focusing on the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, during Religion. We have been learning the Hail Mary in class. Here is the link that you can play to have your student practice the prayer. The students will be expected to know the prayer the second week we get back from break in January. https://www.google.com/search?q=hail+mary+prayer+by+tomkin&rlz=1C1GCEV_enUS966US966&oq=hail+mary+prayer+by+tomkin&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160l3.7550j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on

 

During Reading, Spelling, and Language Arts, we will be reviewing what we have learned thus far with various activities and games. We will not have a Spelling test this week.

 

In Math, we will begin our Topic 7 unit by counting to 120 by tens and ones. The students will not be receiving their iPads over break. We will resume handing out the iPads on Tuesday afternoon, January 9th. Please have your students review their Math facts if you have time over break. We will begin recording grades for their weekly Math fact quizzes in January. 

 

In Science, we will complete an activity by making umbrellas that are less likely to blow over in the wind.

 

We will not be starting a new lesson in Social Studies until we come back from our Christmas break.

 

If you have any questions please email me at [email protected].

 

Have a blessed and wonderful Christmas with your family,

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of December 11, 2023

 

Hello! This is the last full week Newsletter of the second quarter! This week we have our Christmas Concert on Thursday evening. Please have your student in the Church by 6:30 pm for the 7:00 performance. They have been working hard in Music class. I am looking forward to hearing their songs!

 

The students voted for an Advent service project during Religion class. The majority wanted to bring a new unwrapped toy for a person to help benefit our sister parish, Mother of the Americas. This project is being spearheaded by our SFS Student Council. I asked the students to use at least $1.00 of their own money to purchase this gift to show that they are truly helping to serve others. Other suggestions were to bring in a hat or mittens for the mitten tree and bring in canned goods for the food pantry.

 

Here is what we will be learning academically during the week:

 

In Religion, we will be learning about the birth of our Savior Jesus by reading Chapter 9 in our Blest Are We book and listening to various stories about Jesus' birth.

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will be learning about CVCe words with the -ing and -ed endings such as baking, and smiled. We need to remember to drop the e before adding the ending -ing or -ed to keep the CVCe vowel sounding long like its letter name. The students will also be spelling the Memory Words that were introduced last week. Please see the Spelling words below. This is the last Spelling list of the quarter.

 

During Language Arts, the students will complete their thank-you notes and write a friendly letter. The students will be asking you for the address of a person of choice for whom they wrote the letter.   

 

During Math, we will continue learning to interpret data. We will have our Math test on Thursday or Friday. Please continue having your student practice their given Math facts. The more they do, the better they will be at becoming fluent. They will be quizzed on them this Friday. 

 

During Social Studies, we will finish learning about different jobs that people have. They will have their test on Thursday.

 

In Science, the students will be completing an activity that will demonstrate how a tree can stay standing during a windy day by using different types of paper umbrellas.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

baking

baked

 

smiling

smiled

 

Memory Words:

oh

any

day

good

very

want

 

If you have any questions please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of December 4, 2023

 

Hello! Thank you for helping your student practice their part in our Mass and/or for coming to Mass to support your student yesterday. The students performed their jobs well; it was a beautiful celebration.

 

This week should be entertaining! We have our field trip to the play, Mrs. Claus, A Holiday Musical! Please pack your student a brown bag lunch and two snacks. We will eat a snack before we go to the play and one on the bus after the play. A drawstring backpack would be appropriate to hold their snacks on the trip. Our lunch will be eaten in our classroom once we have returned.

 

Here is what we will be learning this week:

 

During Religion, we will continue to learn about Advent and celebrate St. Nicholas Day on the 6th. The Mass for this week will be on Friday (not Wednesday), as it is a Holy Day of Obligation. 

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to plural CVC and CVCe words. They will also learn that we need to add an -es to words that end in x, ch, sh, and ss. Please find the Spelling words below.

 

In Math, we will start our new unit on Collecting, Representing, Organizing, and Interpreting Data. PLEASE NOTE: your student must know their Math facts. They have received a Math fact list every Monday since the second week or so of school. I have not entered those grades in the grade book thus far but will begin the week we come back from our Christmas break. Please review these Math facts with them daily. Thank you to those who have been doing so. The students tend to do better on their weekly, Friday-timed tests if they study those facts that are on their list rather than through a jumble of various Math facts. 

 

In Social Studies, we will continue our Economics Unit on the types of jobs that are available in school.

 

In Science, we will continue our studies on plants.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

bakes

cakes

makes

takes

snakes

 

bikes

likes

hikes

 

hopes

ropes

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of November 27, 2023

 

Hello!

 

I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving holiday and a great time with the family this past week.

 

We will be starting off this busy week by practicing for our Mass which is on December 1st, Friday, at 8:30 am. Please join us as your student will be hosting as a greeter, reader, or gift bearer. If your student has a reading part, please continue to have them practice it, so that they are comfortable, confident, and fluent with the words.

 

During Religion, we will continue our studies of Advent by reading from our Blest Our We book, presenting an Advent overview at Mass, and working on an Advent project in class. 

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will be learning this CVCe words' rule: when there is a CVCe word, the first vowel is long (says its letter name) and the e is silent, such as ride and game. We will also review and spell the Memory Words which were introduced two weeks ago. Please see this week's Spelling Words below.

 

In Language Arts, we will be completing an informative paragraph.

 

During Math, we will finish Topic 5 by adding 3 addends, solving addition and subtraction word problems, and making true equations. The Math test will be on Friday.

 

In Social Studies, we will begin our studies of Economics.

 

In Science, we will be looking at honeybee legs and plant life through our new microscopes.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

game

same

 

ride

side

 

Memory Words

said

only

you

out

of

here

 

If you have any quesitons, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of November 13, 2023

 

Hello,

 

This is the last full week before Thanksgiving vacation. Please make sure that you are reviewing Spelling Words, Memory words when given, and the Math facts that are on the individual slips of paper in their red Take Home folder nightly. The more your student reviews these words and facts, the better they will be in Reading and on their tests on Friday.

 

Here is what we will be learning this week:

 

In Religion, your student will have their Chapter 5 Test on Tuesday. Please make sure that you are reviewing the Chapter 5 packet's highlighted information and review page with your student. We will also be reviewing our Mass parts that will be handed out this week for our December 1st 1A Mass. I will send home your student's part for the Mass in their red Take Home folder. If your student has a speaking/reading part, please practice this with them so that they are confident that they can read it fluently.

 

During Reading and Spelling, the students will be reintroduced to long vowel CV words such as we and go. Please find the Spelling words below.

 

During Language Arts, the students will be doing informative writing.

 

In Math, the students will begin a new topic, Topic 5, and will be adding and subtracting equations with unknown numbers, identifying and solving true and false equations, and adding three numbers. Thank you for helping your student work through the math problems on their homework sheets. Overall, we are doing well in understanding how numbers within the part part whole chart are related.

 

During Social Studies, we will be finishing our Civics unit.

 

In Science, we will continue our studies of plants and use our new microscopes and slides to pique our curiosity about nature.

 

Here are the Spelling words:

 

no

go

so

 

be

he

me

she

we

 

hi

 

flu

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Happy Thanksgiving in advance! I will post the next newsletter on Sunday, November 26th.

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of November 6, 2023

 

Hello!

 

We have quite a few bus changes this week. No bussing is available on Monday. There isn't bussing in the afternoon on Thursday. Friday is an early dismissal, at noon.

 

Here is what your student will be learning this week:

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will continue to read and spell CVC words with the -ed and -ing endings such as flipping and stepped. I have been reviewing the rule that when the students see a short vowel base word (such as flip), the word must have two consonants after the vowel before putting on an -ing or -ed ending. Many of the students can cite this rule, however, it would be helpful if you could ask them to tell you the rule to reinforce their learning. In contrast, a short vowel base word, such as jump, does not need an added consonant as it already has two consonants after the vowel. We will also be reading and spelling the Memory words that were introduced last week. Please find the Spelling words below.

 

In Writing, the students will be writing a descriptive paragraph about the monsters that they created out of scraps of cloth and yarn. Then, we will begin identifying the main idea of a story and the details that support that main idea.

 

In Religion, we will continue learning about God, our loving Father. Please be on the lookout for the Chapter 5 packet to come home on Wednesday. Our test will be on Friday of this week.

 

In Math, we will finish with our unit on Subtraction up to 20 and will have our Topic 4 test on Thursday.

 

During Social Studies, we will be learning about and stating the different types of groups that we belong to.

 

In Science, we will continue our studies of plants and how seedlings can be observed and identified with their adult plants. We also received some exciting gifts from the money that was raised through the fundraisers. We will be able to use microscopes that will deepen our knowledge about the nature that surrounds us! Thank you!!

 

Here are the Spelling words for this week:

 

Base word = flip

flipping

flipped

 

Base word = step

stepping

stepped

 

Memory Words

there

from

be

to

we

or

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of October 30, 2023

 

Hello,

 

We have many different activities planned for this week. On Monday, per Student Council, we may be out of uniform if we wear pink in support of Cancer Awareness. On Tuesday, we have our Halloween party. The students may wear costumes but no masks. On Wednesday, we will celebrate All Saints Day at mass. On Friday we will have Adoration in Church. Permission slips for the field trip to the Apollo Theater are due on Friday as well as picture retakes. Students who are having their pictures retaken may be out of uniform.

 

Here is what we will be learning this week academically:

 

In Religion, we will be learning about All Saints Day.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be learning the CVC rule when adding an ending such as -ing or -ed to the base word. If there is a short vowel sound, you need to double the consonants following the vowel before adding the -ing or -ed ending in words such as hug, hugging, and grin, grinned. The CVCC words such as help and ask already have two consonants following the short vowel sound so we do not need to double the consonant. Please see the Spelling words below.

 

In Language Arts, we will be writing descriptive paragraphs using adjectives.

 

In Math, we will continue to learn about subtraction and will be studying our fact families.

 

In Social Studies, we will continue to understand why it is important to follow the Golden Rule in school.

 

In Science, we will begin our unit on plants.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

helping

helped

 

asking

asked

 

hugging

hugged

 

shopping

shopped

 

grinning

grinned

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of October 23, 2023

 

Hello,

 

This week should be fun-filled for our students. On Thursday we will be going to the zoo. Please make sure that they pack a brown bag lunch and have a drawstring bag or light backpack to put it in. We will be carrying our lunch and water bottles with us when we are at the zoo. Also, please have your student dress for the weather. A poncho or rain jacket with a hood might be necessary for that day. On Friday, the students may come out of uniform if they dress as one of the Superkids (they voted for this theme for receiving 15 poms for good behavior).

 

Please remember to let me know if your student wants to participate in the Speech Contest. Their speech selection is due on Monday.

 

Here is what we will be learning this week:

 

In Religion, we will continue our studies of praising God. Watch out for the Chapter 4 review packet coming home. Have them study the underlined/highlighted information and their review page. The test is scheduled for Friday.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to the -ed ending sounding like (t) as in jumped and -ed ending sounding like (d) as in smelled. Please find the Spelling words below.

 

In Math, the students will be taking their Topic 3 test on Monday. A packet of review questions was worked on in class and sent home with your student to review. Then, we will begin our Topic 4 Subtraction unit. They also will have a Math minute review quiz on Friday. Please make sure that you study the Math facts with your student daily.

 

Two iReady Reading and two iReady Math personalized lessons should be completed weekly. Please encourage your students to complete the minimum number of lessons and go on to more lessons if time allows. I am noticing great progress overall in the Reading and Math scores.

 

In Language Arts, your student will be writing an illustrated book about a story that happened to them.

 

During Social Studies, we will be learning about the Golden Rule, respect, and responsibility.

 

In Science, we will be creating leaf drawings. The trees are so beautiful this time of year!

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

yelled

smelled

 

jumped

bumped

 

Memory Words:

look

your

the

was

are

for

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of October 9, 2023

 

Hello,

 

This upcoming week will be short as we are off school on Monday for Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day. Just a reminder that the permission slip for the zoo field trip is due on Tuesday, October 10th. Here is what the week will look like for your student:

 

In Religion, we will have our Chapter 3 test regarding the Bible being the Word of God. Please look for the Chapter 3 packet that will be sent home on Tuesday. Have your student review the highlighted information and the Review in preparation for the test on Thursday.

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to -le words, as in candle and bottle. They will also spell the Memory words that we were introduced to last week. Please find the Spelling words below. 

 

In Math, we will add and subtract numbers up to twenty using different strategies including our Part-Part Whole charts. Please continue having your student work on two or more iReady Lessons per week (and two or more in Reading). Also please have your student study their Math Fact list. We will have another quiz on Friday for our adding and subtracting content and for our Math Facts.

 

During Language Arts/Writing, we will be writing about our favorite seasons complete with reasons for our choice.

 

In Science, we will learn about inheritance and variations in traits.

 

During Social Studies, we will begin our studies of why we have school rules.

 

Here are this upcoming week's spelling words:

 

bubble

little

candle

pickle

 

Memory Words

do

have

show

how

me

a

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a terrific three-day weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for October 2, 2023

 

Hello! First of all, I want to give a huge thank you to all the parents who helped out during Spirit Day! You made the day fun for all! Permission slips were handed out for our field trip to the zoo. The fee, $26, and the permission slip are due by October 10th. Our trip is on October 26th. Also, if you would like your student to participate in this year's Speech Contest (it is optional for first graders), please start thinking about a 14-plus-line poem, speech, or story that your student can memorize. You can go to our St. Francis website under the Arts tab to find out more information about the Speech contest and what it entails. Speech submittals are due by October 23rd.

 

Here is what we will be learning this week:

 

During Religion, we will continue to learn and listen to Bible stories. 

 

In Reading and Spelling, we will be introduced to the ng ending.

 

During LA/Writing we will be discussing our opinions and supporting them in groups in front of the class. I will be hanging up our Facts About Yaks sentences in the hallway shortly. Please take the time to view them if you can.

 

In Math, we will finish our addition and subtraction up to ten topic and take the Topic 2 Test.

 

In Social Studies, we will review our Getting Along in School lesson and take the test.

 

In Science, we will finish our camouflage studies and will take a quick assessment.

 

Here are the Spelling Words for the week:

 

king

sing

thing

 

hang

bang

sang

 

long

song

 

rung

sung

 

Please remind your student to complete two iReady Math and two iReady Reading personalized lessons on their iPads each week. The time given by the administration is between Sunday at 12:01 am through Saturday at midnight.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a great weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the Week of September 25, 2023

 

Hello,

 

Spirit Week is this week! We will be out of uniform showing our School Spirit: Monday is Tropical Day; Tuesday is Movie Character Day; Wednesday is Sports Day; Thursday is Tie Dye Day; and Friday is Spirit Shirt Spirit Day! Please make sure your student wears or brings their gym shoes on Tuesday and Thursday as we will still have P.E. Comfortable clothes and shoes should be worn on Friday as there will be lots of fun activities planned after the walk.

 

Here is what the students will be learning this week:

 

During Religion, we will begin our studies in Chapter 3, God's Word Teaches Us. The students will learn that the Bible is God's Word. We will listen to Bible stories and hear how receiving God's love can change peoples' lives for the better. Our All About Me Bag presentations will occur on Thursday instead of Friday this week. Our presenters will be Jack, Victoria, Marianna, and Mateo. The students are really enjoying listening and learning about each other!

 

In Reading and Spelling, the students will be introduced to the digraph th as in thank and math. The Spelling words can be found below.

 

We will be learning how to ask research questions during LA class and will find facts in non-fiction texts and write about them.

 

During Math, we will be adding in any order and using addition to subtract. By using our Part-Part Whole Chart, the students will see how the numbers in the fact families are related.

 

During Science, the students will complete camouflage activities. It was exciting for me to hear that some of the students noticed how some animals were camouflaged in different books that they were reading. I love the video/text-to-text connections that they are making!

 

In Social Studies, the students will continue learning about how to get along with each other by working on their listening skills and realizing that even though we are similar in some ways, we are different in others. Those differences can help us learn from one another.

 

Here are the Spelling Words for the week:

 

this

that

thin

think

thank

 

bath

path

math

 

cloth

moth

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a terrific weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

 

 

Newsletter for the week of September 18, 2023

 

Hello,

 

This upcoming week will be short as Thursday is an Early Dismissal day and on Friday the students do not have school. Parent Teacher Conferences are on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Please sign up if you haven't already. I look forward to meeting with you and sharing your student's iReady diagnostic scores and work with you.

 

Mrs. Helgeson and I discussed how we can better communicate with you with respect to understanding which papers to complete as homework and which should be practiced or kept. Mrs. Helgeson or I will stamp the papers to be completed with a homework stamp, and will stamp other papers "Practice" if that is what is to be done. If your child needs to fix something to clarify his/her understanding, that will be marked "please fix" in green. All papers that have been graded that do not need to be signed can be kept. Math fact papers should be studied nightly along with spelling words. 

 

Here is what your student will be learning this week:

 

In Reading the students will be introduced to wh words, such as where and when. 

 

In Spelling, the students will be expected to write the wh question words and some -sh words. The Spelling Test is on Thursday this week, as we have a shortened week. Please find the spelling words below.

 

In LA/Writing, the students will be introduced to informative writing by writing and asking questions using the wh words.

 

In Religion, the students will have their Chapter 2 Religion test regarding the parish and items that can be found in a Catholic Church. Please study the Chapter 2 highlighted information and Review pages that were sent home on Thursday. We are also continuing our social-emotional learning program called Friendzy. 

 

The students, as a whole, are picking up the concept of fact families by using their part-part whole chart. We will continue our addition and subtraction understanding by looking at doubles, near doubles, facts within a ten frame, and adding in any order during our Math class.

 

In Social Studies, we will continue learning about why it is important to learn from each other. Many of our students have been given opportunities to help one another when they have completed a task and want to assist another student in their understanding of a concept/problem.

 

During Science, we will continue our studies of the importance of camouflage.

 

Here are this week's Spelling words:

 

where

what

why

when

which

who

 

cash

dash

crash

trash

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you and have a great weekend!

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of September 11, 2023

 

Hello,

 

This upcoming week will be filled with different kinds of activities. On Tuesday, we have Picture Day! The students can come out of uniform but must adhere to the non-uniform guidelines that were sent in the school's newsletter. Also on Tuesday, the students and families are encouraged to go to Culver's as a fundraising event. I will be serving from 5-5:30 p.m. and would love to see you there. The next four students presenting their items from their All About Me white bags are Daisy, Noeano, Benzie, and Karol. Pajama and Stuffy Day is on Friday! The students can come dressed in pajamas or comfy clothes and bring their stuffed animals. The iReady diagnostic tests are complete, so we will start our Reading and Math chats with the students this week. We will choose what skills the students want to improve on during the rest of this calendar year. Conference sign-up times have been posted, but if you would like an earlier conference, please let me know.

 

Academically speaking, here is what your student will be learning this week:

 

In Religion, we will continue our studies about Mass and begin the Growing in Love curriculum (keeping your child safe).

 

In Reading, the students will be introduced to the sh digraph, as in fish and shell. The Spelling words will contain the sh words and some Memory Words that they were introduced to. Please see the list below.

 

In Language Arts/Writing, the students will be writing a personal narrative about a place that they visited.

 

In Math, we will have our addition and subtraction test and then will begin our fluency chapter on adding and subtracting to ten.

 

In Social Studies, the students will be learning why it is important to learn from each other.

 

In Science, we will learn about camouflage and survival by figuring out why polar bears are white.

 

Here are the Spelling words:

 

fish

wish

 

rush

brush

 

I

my

she

her

he

his

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Have a great weekend,

 

Nancy Chappell

Newsletter for the Week of September 4, 2023

 

Hello,

 

Happy Labor Day weekend!! We will not be having class on Monday. I hope everyone has a fantastic three-day weekend!

 

Our schedule this week will again be a bit different. We will have iReady Testing for Reading on Thursday and Friday morning from 7:45-9:10 a.m. Please make sure that your student is well rested, breakfasted, and on time for school. On Thursday evening we will have Curriculum Night. I look forward to seeing everyone! 

 

Here is what we will be learning during the week:

 

In Religion, we will be going to Mass on Wednesday and will be starting Chapter 2, We Gather to Celebrate Mass. The students will be learning about the names of the different things we can find in our church (for example, the ambo and the altar).

 

In Reading the students will be introduced to words containing the digraph ch as in bunch and chip.

 

In Spelling, the students will have the ch digraph sound in each of their words. Please find the Spelling words below. Their test is on Friday.

 

In Language Arts, the students will be introduced to Narrative writing.

 

In Math, the students will be subtracting and adding equations. Please continue to study the Math vocabulary flashcards with your student. The students will also have their normal timed Math fact test on Friday.

 

During Science, the students will learn why a baby duck follows their mother.

 

During Social Studies, the students will finish their studies of how they can get along with each other in school.

 

Here are the Spelling words for the week:

 

bunch

lunch

 

inch

pinch

 

ranch

branch

 

chip

chop

chick

check

 

Please check Power School to review your student's grades. If they have any missing work, please have them complete it, and return it to me.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at [email protected].

 

Thank you,

 

Nancy Chappell