January 27-February 3
WELCOME TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK!!!
There are many activities to be involved in during Catholic Schools week. On Saturday they will be having a Mass dedicated to Catholic Schools week. If you attend any of the masses this weekend please have your child wear their school uniform.
Tuesday we will be having Buddy Day with the 8th grade. Please bring a gift that costs no more than a dollar. This day will also be Blue and White Day. You can send your child in Free Dress but please be sure they wear Blue and White to support the Week. There will be NO HOT LUNCH ON TUESDAY or WEDNESDAY so please be sure your child has a cold lunch both days.
Please refer to the Monthly Newsletter for a list of all of the Activities.
In Religion we will be begin to talk about Celebrating the Holy Spirit. In math we will continue to learn about Geometry.
We will continue to work on the weather in Science and Culture in Social Studies.
We will not be having Vocabulary words this week. Please be sure to focus on the words that already have been done to ensure success in reading and fluency. Thank you
Thank you to all of you who turned in your Latvia Projects. The last day to turn in the Projects is Tuesday, January 31st. I enjoyed looking at all of the different ways the projects have been done. Each one is unique in its own way and this is why I do not put any restrictions on how your child does the project. If you have not done the project its not to late. Please turn it in by January 31st. Thank you
Friday will be a 12:30 dismissal
Have a great weekend and God Bless
Friday, January 27, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
January 17-20
Please speak with your child about playground rules. There is to be no running on the Jungle Gym and no tag games. The children have been very rough and they have been warned for the past two weeks about playground behavior. If they have to be told this week and from now on detentions will be handed out. Please remind them of the rules.
We have also been discussing how to be respectful and how to use our manners. It seems since we have gotten back from break students need to be reminded about the classroom rules and what is expected of them. Simple things such as not getting up out of their seats until they raise their hand and not talking when an adult is talking. Please talk with your student about how they think they have been doing in class and remind them that they are preparing for the second grade. The second half of the year goes by very quickly and I want all children to be prepared.
I have moved students desks to better help with the classroom conduct. The first half of the year contains some review but the second half is a lot of new material. It is extremely important that your student stay on task and follow classroom rules and follow the conduct rubric.
Everyone received a paper discussing your child's assignment for International Night. Please refer to the handout and have the project turned in by January 31st. We will also be needing volunteers for International Night. If you would like to volunteer please let me know. We need people to make food and to work the night of the event.
Thank you very much for the D Street Shelter items. Each month we are recognized and thanked for preparing the lunches.
Catholic Schools week will begin on January 29th and continue through February 3rd. If you are able to drive on Friday, February 3rd please let me know. We will be meeting at St. Patrick's church and drivers are needed for after the mass.
In Religion we will be continuing to discuss that Jesus teaches us about Forgiveness. We will begin discussing some morals and sin.
In Math we will finish the chapter on addition and subtraction facts up to 18. We will be having a test on Thursday so please be sure to practice the math facts and fact families. Friday I will be introducing Geometry.
We will begin to read The Seven Sillies in your child's hardback reading book. Continue to only read the selection of the week. We will talk about descriptive writing and how it can make a story more interesting. Continue to work on Vocabulary words.
VOCABULARY WORDS
swim
farther
drink
expect
built
hawk
grit
vacuum
edge
enough
clutch
gizzard
afternoon
everywhere
In Social Studies we have been discussing Culture. We have been discussing Chinese New Year and the symbols associated with the holiday. Chinese New Year is on January 23rd. If you have read the BLOG please write the year your child was born. We will be making animals for an art project and I would like it if they knew the Year ahead of time.
Continue to sign planners and please make sure your child has their homework to turn in the following day. Planners are also a good way to communicate if you feel the need. I also use the planners as a tool to let you know about your child's day.
Thank you again and God Bless!!
Please speak with your child about playground rules. There is to be no running on the Jungle Gym and no tag games. The children have been very rough and they have been warned for the past two weeks about playground behavior. If they have to be told this week and from now on detentions will be handed out. Please remind them of the rules.
We have also been discussing how to be respectful and how to use our manners. It seems since we have gotten back from break students need to be reminded about the classroom rules and what is expected of them. Simple things such as not getting up out of their seats until they raise their hand and not talking when an adult is talking. Please talk with your student about how they think they have been doing in class and remind them that they are preparing for the second grade. The second half of the year goes by very quickly and I want all children to be prepared.
I have moved students desks to better help with the classroom conduct. The first half of the year contains some review but the second half is a lot of new material. It is extremely important that your student stay on task and follow classroom rules and follow the conduct rubric.
Everyone received a paper discussing your child's assignment for International Night. Please refer to the handout and have the project turned in by January 31st. We will also be needing volunteers for International Night. If you would like to volunteer please let me know. We need people to make food and to work the night of the event.
Thank you very much for the D Street Shelter items. Each month we are recognized and thanked for preparing the lunches.
Catholic Schools week will begin on January 29th and continue through February 3rd. If you are able to drive on Friday, February 3rd please let me know. We will be meeting at St. Patrick's church and drivers are needed for after the mass.
In Religion we will be continuing to discuss that Jesus teaches us about Forgiveness. We will begin discussing some morals and sin.
In Math we will finish the chapter on addition and subtraction facts up to 18. We will be having a test on Thursday so please be sure to practice the math facts and fact families. Friday I will be introducing Geometry.
We will begin to read The Seven Sillies in your child's hardback reading book. Continue to only read the selection of the week. We will talk about descriptive writing and how it can make a story more interesting. Continue to work on Vocabulary words.
VOCABULARY WORDS
swim
farther
drink
expect
built
hawk
grit
vacuum
edge
enough
clutch
gizzard
afternoon
everywhere
In Social Studies we have been discussing Culture. We have been discussing Chinese New Year and the symbols associated with the holiday. Chinese New Year is on January 23rd. If you have read the BLOG please write the year your child was born. We will be making animals for an art project and I would like it if they knew the Year ahead of time.
Continue to sign planners and please make sure your child has their homework to turn in the following day. Planners are also a good way to communicate if you feel the need. I also use the planners as a tool to let you know about your child's day.
Thank you again and God Bless!!
Monday, January 9, 2012
January 9-13
Welcome!!!
Report Cards went home on Friday. Be sure to sign and return them as soon as possible. Please remember the report cards are a reflection of your students overall work. The first quarter is a lot of review where the rest of the quarters will be new material. Please understand that there may be a slight change in your students grades due to the new material that is learned. Overall I was pleased with the achievements all of the children have accomplished.
Only OLM sweatshirts can be worn at school. Jackets may be worn outside but not in the classroom or at morning prayer. If your child is wearing a non OLM sweatshirt for a jacket they will be asked to take it off in class and during morning prayer. This is part of the OLM uniform.
Thank you
On Monday January, 16th we will have NO SCHOOL due to holiday of Martin Luther King.
This Friday we will be having an early dismissal at 12:30. Teachers are preparing for the Accreditation of our school.
International Night will be on February 7th at 6 pm in our Cafeteria. I will be sending home a note with an assignment for your child. The assignment will be displayed on International Night. I will need as much help as possible on the night of and before to help prepare for the event. If you are able to make food, volunteer that night or help ahead of time please let me know.
In class we will be learning about different cultures. January is also the Month of Chinese New year so we are learning and making arts and crafts about the New Year. It is the Year of the Dragon.
We are discussing Weather in Science and in Math we will begin subtraction facts. Please be sure to help at home with these assignments.
On February 11th we will be having one of our biggest fundraisers for the school which will be a Mardi Gras Theme. All are encouraged to attend. Our class will be making an auction item to bid on. This is a very special event and helps benefit the school.
Ash Wednesday will be on February 22nd our class will be helping for the Mass. Please come if you can.
Our class is in the Spring Program which will be held on March 28th in our school Cafeteria.
Vocabulary
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
strange
elephant
whole
pillar
turn
agree
moral
great
If you have any questions please let me know and God Bless!!!
Welcome!!!
Report Cards went home on Friday. Be sure to sign and return them as soon as possible. Please remember the report cards are a reflection of your students overall work. The first quarter is a lot of review where the rest of the quarters will be new material. Please understand that there may be a slight change in your students grades due to the new material that is learned. Overall I was pleased with the achievements all of the children have accomplished.
Only OLM sweatshirts can be worn at school. Jackets may be worn outside but not in the classroom or at morning prayer. If your child is wearing a non OLM sweatshirt for a jacket they will be asked to take it off in class and during morning prayer. This is part of the OLM uniform.
Thank you
On Monday January, 16th we will have NO SCHOOL due to holiday of Martin Luther King.
This Friday we will be having an early dismissal at 12:30. Teachers are preparing for the Accreditation of our school.
International Night will be on February 7th at 6 pm in our Cafeteria. I will be sending home a note with an assignment for your child. The assignment will be displayed on International Night. I will need as much help as possible on the night of and before to help prepare for the event. If you are able to make food, volunteer that night or help ahead of time please let me know.
In class we will be learning about different cultures. January is also the Month of Chinese New year so we are learning and making arts and crafts about the New Year. It is the Year of the Dragon.
We are discussing Weather in Science and in Math we will begin subtraction facts. Please be sure to help at home with these assignments.
On February 11th we will be having one of our biggest fundraisers for the school which will be a Mardi Gras Theme. All are encouraged to attend. Our class will be making an auction item to bid on. This is a very special event and helps benefit the school.
Ash Wednesday will be on February 22nd our class will be helping for the Mass. Please come if you can.
Our class is in the Spring Program which will be held on March 28th in our school Cafeteria.
Vocabulary
fourth
fifth
sixth
seventh
strange
elephant
whole
pillar
turn
agree
moral
great
If you have any questions please let me know and God Bless!!!
Monday, January 2, 2012
January 2-6
Happy New Year!!! I hope that all of you had a super holiday and vacation.
Thank you so much for all of the nice gifts I received. I appreciated all of them. Thank you for those who participated in bringing or coming in to our Christmas Party. The students really enjoyed the day.
The second quarter has ended and we are now beginning the 3rd quarter. My has the time flown by...Report cards will go home on Friday. This is a good opportunity for you as parents to remind your child how important it is that they do their best each and everyday in school. Effort grades are recorded according to returning students readers, completing assignments and homework. Conduct is a reflection of your students behavior in and out of class. Please refer to the conduct rubric if you are unsure of the grading.
In reading we have finished our 3rd reading series and we will begin our 4th reading series which is a hardback book. Please only read the assigned story of the week. Going ahead can cause confusion because we preview and build background knowledge ahead of time.
In Science we will begin the Weather. We will be discussing temperature and season change.
Our Changing World will begin the Social Studies chapter.
In Religion we will be discussing what happened after the birth of Jesus.
In spelling we will continue to work on short vowel sounds. This weeks words will be with short U. Instead of doing challenge words we will be doing dictation sentences. Two sentences each week. The students have already been introduced to dictation.
Timed tests will be combining subtraction and addition facts to 12. Keep working on this at home.
On Friday we will be having an All School Mass at 8:15. Dismissal will be at 12:30.
Remember to have planners signed for Wednesday. I am not counting tomorrow but if you did that is great. Hope you all have a great week.
Thank you and God Bless You!
In math we will start working on math facts up to 18.
Happy New Year!!! I hope that all of you had a super holiday and vacation.
Thank you so much for all of the nice gifts I received. I appreciated all of them. Thank you for those who participated in bringing or coming in to our Christmas Party. The students really enjoyed the day.
The second quarter has ended and we are now beginning the 3rd quarter. My has the time flown by...Report cards will go home on Friday. This is a good opportunity for you as parents to remind your child how important it is that they do their best each and everyday in school. Effort grades are recorded according to returning students readers, completing assignments and homework. Conduct is a reflection of your students behavior in and out of class. Please refer to the conduct rubric if you are unsure of the grading.
In reading we have finished our 3rd reading series and we will begin our 4th reading series which is a hardback book. Please only read the assigned story of the week. Going ahead can cause confusion because we preview and build background knowledge ahead of time.
In Science we will begin the Weather. We will be discussing temperature and season change.
Our Changing World will begin the Social Studies chapter.
In Religion we will be discussing what happened after the birth of Jesus.
In spelling we will continue to work on short vowel sounds. This weeks words will be with short U. Instead of doing challenge words we will be doing dictation sentences. Two sentences each week. The students have already been introduced to dictation.
Timed tests will be combining subtraction and addition facts to 12. Keep working on this at home.
On Friday we will be having an All School Mass at 8:15. Dismissal will be at 12:30.
Remember to have planners signed for Wednesday. I am not counting tomorrow but if you did that is great. Hope you all have a great week.
Thank you and God Bless You!
In math we will start working on math facts up to 18.
Monday, December 12, 2011
December 12-16
Happy 3rd week of Advent!!!
This week will be a very busy week starting tomorrow. We will be having a dress rehearsal for the Christmas Program at school at 8:30. The classes have been working very hard and can't wait to share the program with you.
Wednesday, December 14th your child must be dropped off at St. Patrick's church no later than 8 am. We will be practicing for the Christmas Program. After the practice we will be traveling to Emeritus and Park Merced to do some Christmas Caroling. Please talk with your child about their behavior when we are out. If you have signed up to drive please be at the church no later than 9:15 am. We should be back to school by 11:15.
Wednesday night is the Christmas Program Performance for all. Please be at the church no later than 6:15 pm. The program will begin at 6:30. Wear nice clothes on the night of the performance. I would prefer girls to wear a dress and boys to wear slacks and a shirt. The boys may wear a tie.
If you have not brought in items for the "D" street shelter and the "Spirit of Christmas" please turn in the items no later than Thursday, December 15th.
Friday we will be having an early dismissal and Free Dress. We will be having a class party with crafts and snacks. Please be sure to pick up your child promptly at 12:30. There will be no extended care or preschool pick up.
Thank you for a great first half of the school year. Have a good two weeks off and remember to discuss with your children why The Spirit of Christmas is so important. Thank you so much and May God Bless you.
This week will be a very busy week starting tomorrow. We will be having a dress rehearsal for the Christmas Program at school at 8:30. The classes have been working very hard and can't wait to share the program with you.
Wednesday, December 14th your child must be dropped off at St. Patrick's church no later than 8 am. We will be practicing for the Christmas Program. After the practice we will be traveling to Emeritus and Park Merced to do some Christmas Caroling. Please talk with your child about their behavior when we are out. If you have signed up to drive please be at the church no later than 9:15 am. We should be back to school by 11:15.
Wednesday night is the Christmas Program Performance for all. Please be at the church no later than 6:15 pm. The program will begin at 6:30. Wear nice clothes on the night of the performance. I would prefer girls to wear a dress and boys to wear slacks and a shirt. The boys may wear a tie.
If you have not brought in items for the "D" street shelter and the "Spirit of Christmas" please turn in the items no later than Thursday, December 15th.
Friday we will be having an early dismissal and Free Dress. We will be having a class party with crafts and snacks. Please be sure to pick up your child promptly at 12:30. There will be no extended care or preschool pick up.
Thank you for a great first half of the school year. Have a good two weeks off and remember to discuss with your children why The Spirit of Christmas is so important. Thank you so much and May God Bless you.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Welcome to the 2nd week in December !!!!
Thank you to all of you who drove for the Nutcracker. It was nice to see some of our classmates performing.
We have been preparing for the Christmas Program. Please be sure to work with your students on the words. Starting today we will be practicing with no sheet music. Remind your child this is a big part of their music grade along with conduct. We are practicing everyday so if we all work together it will become a great success. Thank you again for preparing your child for this event.
Thursday we will be having an All School Mass at 8:15 for the Feast of Immaculate Conception.
For the Spirit of Christmas first grade is to bring in sugar, salt or flour. This all goes to help prepare the dinner for the Shelter.
In class we have been talking about the Advent and Christmas Season. We have discussed how some people are less fortunate and are in need of practical items. In helping with our community I am asking our class to bring in items for the D street shelter by December 15th. Please be generous. Some suggestions: the dollar store has knitted caps, scarves, mittens, socks, small packages of Kleenex, hand sanitizer, lip balm, soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair brushes, combs, shampoo etc. Thank you so much for your support during this time of need. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Please check with your child for the vocabulary words for this week.
Thank you and have a great week !!!!
Thank you to all of you who drove for the Nutcracker. It was nice to see some of our classmates performing.
We have been preparing for the Christmas Program. Please be sure to work with your students on the words. Starting today we will be practicing with no sheet music. Remind your child this is a big part of their music grade along with conduct. We are practicing everyday so if we all work together it will become a great success. Thank you again for preparing your child for this event.
Thursday we will be having an All School Mass at 8:15 for the Feast of Immaculate Conception.
For the Spirit of Christmas first grade is to bring in sugar, salt or flour. This all goes to help prepare the dinner for the Shelter.
In class we have been talking about the Advent and Christmas Season. We have discussed how some people are less fortunate and are in need of practical items. In helping with our community I am asking our class to bring in items for the D street shelter by December 15th. Please be generous. Some suggestions: the dollar store has knitted caps, scarves, mittens, socks, small packages of Kleenex, hand sanitizer, lip balm, soaps, toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair brushes, combs, shampoo etc. Thank you so much for your support during this time of need. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Please check with your child for the vocabulary words for this week.
Thank you and have a great week !!!!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Week of November 14-18
Welcome to the Thanksgiving Season even though there are Christmas Decorations out we sometimes pass Thanksgiving by and we forget what we are thankful for. Please talk with your student about being thankful and being helpful to others.
There will be no new Vocabulary words this week so be sure to practice all of the words up to date.
We will have a new spelling list that will be going home tomorrow.
Tomorrow your child may have free dress if they bring in a canned food item.
Friday will be a 12:30 dismissal and we will be having a Thanksgiving Prayer Service.
Progress Reports will be going home on Friday. Please understand these are not the Final Grades for the Quarter. The grades can still change up until the end of the quarter.
Our class will also be participating the Christmas Program. We will be singing songs to help with the play. Music sheets will be sent home and we will begin practicing Wednesday and Thursday. This is going to be a big project and it will be a big part of your students grade so please be sure to practice at home too.
There will be no school on November 21-25th. School will resume on Monday, November 28th.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP.
Welcome to the Thanksgiving Season even though there are Christmas Decorations out we sometimes pass Thanksgiving by and we forget what we are thankful for. Please talk with your student about being thankful and being helpful to others.
There will be no new Vocabulary words this week so be sure to practice all of the words up to date.
We will have a new spelling list that will be going home tomorrow.
Tomorrow your child may have free dress if they bring in a canned food item.
Friday will be a 12:30 dismissal and we will be having a Thanksgiving Prayer Service.
Progress Reports will be going home on Friday. Please understand these are not the Final Grades for the Quarter. The grades can still change up until the end of the quarter.
Our class will also be participating the Christmas Program. We will be singing songs to help with the play. Music sheets will be sent home and we will begin practicing Wednesday and Thursday. This is going to be a big project and it will be a big part of your students grade so please be sure to practice at home too.
There will be no school on November 21-25th. School will resume on Monday, November 28th.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND HELP.
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