August 31-September 4
This week we will be having a few tests along with our normal spelling and vocabulary. We will be having a Math test on Wednesday. We will be Doing a review in class tomorrow that will be sent home corrected so you are able to help your child study. This will be on chapter 1. The English test on Thursday and will also cover chapter 1.
Our class has began practicing for the all school mass which will be held on Tuesday, September 8th.
We are also in the process of getting our Monterey Bay Aquarium field trip arranged. Please look for permission slips and information that will be in red folder sometime this week.
The students are enjoying the book club books and Seem to be interested in reading what their friends have brought.
Thank you again for your time and it patience. There is always an adjustment period for all and takes time for all of us to get in a routine.
Monday, August 31, 2015
Monday, August 24, 2015
August 24-28
Welcome to week 3!! We are well on our way through our first month of school. Most of the students are adjusting well. We are working on making an easy transition in subjects and learning study skills. Our first Social Studies test will be on Wednesday and I am doing my best to work with the students in class to ensure their success.
The homework folders seem to be going well. Thank you for being consistent in signing the planners. Also if you write a note please let your child know so they can remind me to read it.
Our class will be in charge of the school mass on Sept. 8th. If your child has a reading or part in the mass please read over their part with them. I will send home the readings on Wednesday or Thursday.
GREAT WORK!! A big thank you for the continued support with the coupons. We are now up to 36 items. Keep the coupons coming!! Remember toiletry coupons are recommended.
Pictures will be on Tuesday and Wednesday. I am not sure what day we will have pictures but usually we are on the first day.
Open House will be this Sunday, August 30th from 11-1 pm. Lunch will be from 11-2 pm. Your child has been working hard so if you can please come and help it would be greatly appreciated.
Friday, August 28th your child may wear free dress if they bring in $1 for SPCA in honor of Lancey and Mercy.
English - Chapter 1 ( punctuation, and types of sentences)
Spelling- please be sure that your child is doing their spelling homework. This is to help with memorization and it definitely helps for the assessments. They should not be using uppercase letters unless it is necessary. I will be marking the word wrong this week if the beginning letter is uppercase.
Reading - Animal Fact/Animal Fable
Math - Chapter 1 Lesson 1-9 - 1-11
Social Studies - Chapter 1 test Wednesday - please understand this is a new format of testing for the students that is why I am doing my best to let them know what's on the test ahead of time.
Science - Chapter 1 Plants
Religion - Chapter 2 - Sacraments
Phonics - Hard and soft sounds Unit 1
Thank you to the parents who helped out with planting and growing our grass heads for Science. Thank you Dr, McFadden for organizing the project. Cant wait to see them grow ;)
Almost forgot Spelling and Vocab Words
held
arithmetic
bridge
lemon
difficult *
drill
discovered *
finish
expects *
shell
necks
cliff
left
lesson
ditch
magnified *
underneath *
beliefs *
temperature *
fable *
Thank you and God Bless
Welcome to week 3!! We are well on our way through our first month of school. Most of the students are adjusting well. We are working on making an easy transition in subjects and learning study skills. Our first Social Studies test will be on Wednesday and I am doing my best to work with the students in class to ensure their success.
The homework folders seem to be going well. Thank you for being consistent in signing the planners. Also if you write a note please let your child know so they can remind me to read it.
Our class will be in charge of the school mass on Sept. 8th. If your child has a reading or part in the mass please read over their part with them. I will send home the readings on Wednesday or Thursday.
GREAT WORK!! A big thank you for the continued support with the coupons. We are now up to 36 items. Keep the coupons coming!! Remember toiletry coupons are recommended.
Pictures will be on Tuesday and Wednesday. I am not sure what day we will have pictures but usually we are on the first day.
Open House will be this Sunday, August 30th from 11-1 pm. Lunch will be from 11-2 pm. Your child has been working hard so if you can please come and help it would be greatly appreciated.
Friday, August 28th your child may wear free dress if they bring in $1 for SPCA in honor of Lancey and Mercy.
English - Chapter 1 ( punctuation, and types of sentences)
Spelling- please be sure that your child is doing their spelling homework. This is to help with memorization and it definitely helps for the assessments. They should not be using uppercase letters unless it is necessary. I will be marking the word wrong this week if the beginning letter is uppercase.
Reading - Animal Fact/Animal Fable
Math - Chapter 1 Lesson 1-9 - 1-11
Social Studies - Chapter 1 test Wednesday - please understand this is a new format of testing for the students that is why I am doing my best to let them know what's on the test ahead of time.
Science - Chapter 1 Plants
Religion - Chapter 2 - Sacraments
Phonics - Hard and soft sounds Unit 1
Thank you to the parents who helped out with planting and growing our grass heads for Science. Thank you Dr, McFadden for organizing the project. Cant wait to see them grow ;)
Almost forgot Spelling and Vocab Words
held
arithmetic
bridge
lemon
difficult *
drill
discovered *
finish
expects *
shell
necks
cliff
left
lesson
ditch
magnified *
underneath *
beliefs *
temperature *
fable *
Thank you and God Bless
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Thursday, August 20
Today was our first day of writing study questions for our Social Studies test which will be on Wednesday, August 26th. The students have written down 5 vocab words along with 3 complete answer questions. We were able to look up most of the vocab words. The students are to finish completing the words along with looking up the answers to the 3 questions on the bottom of study guide. DO NOT TEAR STUDY GUIDE OUT SPIRAL NOTEBOOK. If you would like to make study cards or flash cards please feel free to do so but do not tear page out of spiral notebook. I will go over the questions tomorrow and following days leading up to the test. I will do this each time we have a Social Studies or Science test. I will go over the complete test in class along with the multiple choice questions. I have found that by introducing students to the study guide they are better able to learn study skills that will help them in the future. If you have had a child in my class before maybe you can answer any questions for the new parents. Thank you
ALSO WE WILL NOT HAVE A VOCAB TEST TOMORROW. I DID NOT RETURN THE WORDS ON TUESDAY SO THE ONLY TEST WILL BE ON THE BACK OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE READING TEST ALONG WITH OUR SPELLING TEST.
Thank you and I hope this clarifies any questions as far as testing for Social Studies and Science.
Have a good evening.
Today was our first day of writing study questions for our Social Studies test which will be on Wednesday, August 26th. The students have written down 5 vocab words along with 3 complete answer questions. We were able to look up most of the vocab words. The students are to finish completing the words along with looking up the answers to the 3 questions on the bottom of study guide. DO NOT TEAR STUDY GUIDE OUT SPIRAL NOTEBOOK. If you would like to make study cards or flash cards please feel free to do so but do not tear page out of spiral notebook. I will go over the questions tomorrow and following days leading up to the test. I will do this each time we have a Social Studies or Science test. I will go over the complete test in class along with the multiple choice questions. I have found that by introducing students to the study guide they are better able to learn study skills that will help them in the future. If you have had a child in my class before maybe you can answer any questions for the new parents. Thank you
ALSO WE WILL NOT HAVE A VOCAB TEST TOMORROW. I DID NOT RETURN THE WORDS ON TUESDAY SO THE ONLY TEST WILL BE ON THE BACK OF THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE READING TEST ALONG WITH OUR SPELLING TEST.
Thank you and I hope this clarifies any questions as far as testing for Social Studies and Science.
Have a good evening.
Sunday, August 16, 2015
August 17-21
Whew!! Well we made it through our first week of school and I will say overall we had a very nice week. Thank you for making the week run as smooth as possible.
We went through most subjects last week and some students seemed to have some difficulty with transitioning. I tried to remind them it will get a little easier as time goes on. This week we will be adding English and Science to our studies.
Since our school motto is "Compassion in Action" we were really focusing on how to treat others in and out of class. I will continue to go over classroom rules and the way the students socially interact with others. I am a big fan of working as a team and I will remind the students regularly that God wants us to love others.
In the homework folder there was a paper about our class community project. If you did not see it please review the letter. We will be collecting toiletry coupons regularly to help with Mrs. Lorenzi who purchases the products with the coupons and give the items to our local agencies for those in need. If you collect the coupons please turn them in right away. No need to save them up as they may expire.
I would like to talk briefly about homework. I feel that I do not give a lot of homework and what I do assign helps the child's learning. For example if a child writes all of their spelling words correctly on each homework assignment chances are they will receive a higher grade than those who speed through the spelling homework and write the words incorrectly. As a parent I would encourage you to check your child's spelling homework to be sure they have spelled the words correctly and written neatly. Also please be sure your child has their name, date and subject
The students did a nice job with the homework folder last week. The green paper will be stared by me or highlighted depending on if there work was turn in and complete. The star or check amounts as credit. Highlighted means it was not turned in. If you have any questions please let me know.
Our class has began PE or Physical Education. This will be on Tues from 1:15-1:45,and Thurs and Fri from 12:45-1:15. I know that it was a hot week and it looks like the heat will probably continue. I have reminded students that they may bring water bottles and leave them in the back of the class along with staying hydrated during the day. The girls are allowed to take off their jumpers as long as their shorts are arms length when they place their arms by their side. I would encourage boys to wear shorts. PE is a grade so I stress to students that if they can play full speed at recess then their is no excuse when it comes to PE time unless their is a health issue. If the students shows any kind of heat stress we will handle all means necessary to ensure the health of your child.
If your child has a hand held pencil sharpener I would like them to bring it to school. I know that the list said not to bring one but I have a lot of students using class time to sharpen pencils. Also the electric sharpener is not for colored pencils. Thank you
Their will be a Safe Environment meeting this week at 7 am for those parents who are not able to make a night meeting. Again all parents must be fingerprinted and Safe environment trained if you are intending on attending any 3rd grade field trip or volunteering in our class. This is the Diocese policy.
Open house will be on Sunday, August 30th. Please mark your calendar to come and see your students work. It will be from 11am to 1pm.
Subjects:
English - Chapter 1 - we will be focusing on sentence structure
Reading and Spelling - Lon Po Po Tests on Friday along with Vocabulary
Math - Chapter 1 place value, comparing numbers, rounding
Social Studies - Chapter 1 - We will be finishing our chapter this week which means we will have our first test next Tuesday. I will give the students a study guide that they will write in their spiral notebook on Wednesday or Thursday. The students will write the questions and they are expected to come back the following day with answers so we can study in class.
Science - Beginning Chapter 1 Plants
Religion - We are finishing chapter 1 and will have an open book test on Wednesday. Please encourage your child to take their book home to study with you.
Thank you for all of your support and if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to ask. God Bless.
Whew!! Well we made it through our first week of school and I will say overall we had a very nice week. Thank you for making the week run as smooth as possible.
We went through most subjects last week and some students seemed to have some difficulty with transitioning. I tried to remind them it will get a little easier as time goes on. This week we will be adding English and Science to our studies.
Since our school motto is "Compassion in Action" we were really focusing on how to treat others in and out of class. I will continue to go over classroom rules and the way the students socially interact with others. I am a big fan of working as a team and I will remind the students regularly that God wants us to love others.
In the homework folder there was a paper about our class community project. If you did not see it please review the letter. We will be collecting toiletry coupons regularly to help with Mrs. Lorenzi who purchases the products with the coupons and give the items to our local agencies for those in need. If you collect the coupons please turn them in right away. No need to save them up as they may expire.
I would like to talk briefly about homework. I feel that I do not give a lot of homework and what I do assign helps the child's learning. For example if a child writes all of their spelling words correctly on each homework assignment chances are they will receive a higher grade than those who speed through the spelling homework and write the words incorrectly. As a parent I would encourage you to check your child's spelling homework to be sure they have spelled the words correctly and written neatly. Also please be sure your child has their name, date and subject
The students did a nice job with the homework folder last week. The green paper will be stared by me or highlighted depending on if there work was turn in and complete. The star or check amounts as credit. Highlighted means it was not turned in. If you have any questions please let me know.
Our class has began PE or Physical Education. This will be on Tues from 1:15-1:45,and Thurs and Fri from 12:45-1:15. I know that it was a hot week and it looks like the heat will probably continue. I have reminded students that they may bring water bottles and leave them in the back of the class along with staying hydrated during the day. The girls are allowed to take off their jumpers as long as their shorts are arms length when they place their arms by their side. I would encourage boys to wear shorts. PE is a grade so I stress to students that if they can play full speed at recess then their is no excuse when it comes to PE time unless their is a health issue. If the students shows any kind of heat stress we will handle all means necessary to ensure the health of your child.
If your child has a hand held pencil sharpener I would like them to bring it to school. I know that the list said not to bring one but I have a lot of students using class time to sharpen pencils. Also the electric sharpener is not for colored pencils. Thank you
Their will be a Safe Environment meeting this week at 7 am for those parents who are not able to make a night meeting. Again all parents must be fingerprinted and Safe environment trained if you are intending on attending any 3rd grade field trip or volunteering in our class. This is the Diocese policy.
Open house will be on Sunday, August 30th. Please mark your calendar to come and see your students work. It will be from 11am to 1pm.
Subjects:
English - Chapter 1 - we will be focusing on sentence structure
Reading and Spelling - Lon Po Po Tests on Friday along with Vocabulary
Math - Chapter 1 place value, comparing numbers, rounding
Social Studies - Chapter 1 - We will be finishing our chapter this week which means we will have our first test next Tuesday. I will give the students a study guide that they will write in their spiral notebook on Wednesday or Thursday. The students will write the questions and they are expected to come back the following day with answers so we can study in class.
Science - Beginning Chapter 1 Plants
Religion - We are finishing chapter 1 and will have an open book test on Wednesday. Please encourage your child to take their book home to study with you.
Thank you for all of your support and if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to ask. God Bless.
Monday, August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015
Please read the previous Blog if you have not done so already. :-)
Whew!!! We survived the first day of school. Your child should have came home with a planner and a homework folder. Please sign necessary papers in the homework folder and return them tomorrow. This is their only homework tonight. Tomorrow they will have spelling, reading, a math page and Vocabulary. We will finish most of the vocabulary in class.
Please stress to your child how important it is to be respectful and kind to all students.
Our school Motto this year is "Compassion in Action." We discussed how to be good classmates today and did a lot of role play so the students understand how to be a good friend. We will continue to work on Social interaction all week along with school rules.
Many students brought all their school supplies to school. If there were duplicates your child can take them home until they are needed. They will need 3 spiral notebooks to begin the school year. Thank you for all of the helpers this morning covering books.
The safe environment meeting will be on Wednesday at 6pm. This will be the first meeting. If you are unable to make it please be sure to attend one of the following meetings.
Subjects
English - we will be focusing on Social interaction. Tattling vs. reporting
Reading - We will begin our first story Little Painter of Sabana Grande. The students will have a comprehension test on Friday
Spelling - I will post the words below along with a * by the vocabulary words. The test Friday will consist of a spelling test and a vocabulary test that will be given orally. Your child must know the definition of the word.
Math - Chapter 1 Place Value and comparing numbers
Social Studies - Chapter 1
Religion - The Holy Spirit Guides us to Live as Christians
Spelling Words ( Please check your child's planner to be sure they are spelled correctly. We ran out of time today)
ashes
bless
better
bath
attic
scrap
ankle
edge
branch
belt
check
thatched *
desk
cabin
fresh
imaginary *
miserable *
stump *
adobe *
shallow *
Thank you
Please read the previous Blog if you have not done so already. :-)
Whew!!! We survived the first day of school. Your child should have came home with a planner and a homework folder. Please sign necessary papers in the homework folder and return them tomorrow. This is their only homework tonight. Tomorrow they will have spelling, reading, a math page and Vocabulary. We will finish most of the vocabulary in class.
Please stress to your child how important it is to be respectful and kind to all students.
Our school Motto this year is "Compassion in Action." We discussed how to be good classmates today and did a lot of role play so the students understand how to be a good friend. We will continue to work on Social interaction all week along with school rules.
Many students brought all their school supplies to school. If there were duplicates your child can take them home until they are needed. They will need 3 spiral notebooks to begin the school year. Thank you for all of the helpers this morning covering books.
The safe environment meeting will be on Wednesday at 6pm. This will be the first meeting. If you are unable to make it please be sure to attend one of the following meetings.
Subjects
English - we will be focusing on Social interaction. Tattling vs. reporting
Reading - We will begin our first story Little Painter of Sabana Grande. The students will have a comprehension test on Friday
Spelling - I will post the words below along with a * by the vocabulary words. The test Friday will consist of a spelling test and a vocabulary test that will be given orally. Your child must know the definition of the word.
Math - Chapter 1 Place Value and comparing numbers
Social Studies - Chapter 1
Religion - The Holy Spirit Guides us to Live as Christians
Spelling Words ( Please check your child's planner to be sure they are spelled correctly. We ran out of time today)
ashes
bless
better
bath
attic
scrap
ankle
edge
branch
belt
check
thatched *
desk
cabin
fresh
imaginary *
miserable *
stump *
adobe *
shallow *
Thank you
Sunday, August 9, 2015
AUGUST 10-14
WELCOME BACK!!!
Tomorrow is the first day of school. Students must wear full uniform. No shorts are allowed. Mass will begin at 8:30. If you are able to attend mass it can be a very nice beginning to your day.
I was very pleased to see many of you at the "Meet The Teacher" night. It was good to see many of the students with smiles on their faces and some eager for school to begin. We have a few new students in our class that we will want to feel welcome to OLM school along with their parents. Please reach out in any way possible to make all feel welcome. It is an important goal of mine to be sure students are respectful to one another along with many everyone feel welcome and involved. I am sure you have also heard Parents are the Primary Educators. With all of us working together as a team we can help your child in succeeding.
First day of school
- Label all school items if you have not already done so
- we will cover all school books after we return from mass. If a few parents would like to stay it is greatly appreciated. It will take about 20 min.
- Please remind your child they are to be as well behaved as they possibly can at mass
- There will be no extended care the first day of school and dismissal is 12:30.
- Tuesday - Friday dismissal is at 2:30
- BRING A CANNED FOOD
- There will be no hot lunch all week. So please pack your child a cold lunch.
This year as a school we are focusing on COMPASSION IN ACTION. In doing so all students are encouraged to bring a canned food to Mass. The food will be donated to local charities.
-As a community service project for our class I have decided that our class will help Mrs. Lorenzi's class in collecting toiletry coupons. I will send a letter or Blog the instructions. Thank you
ATTENTION
This is our cycle year of Safe Environment. ALL PARENTS WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN THE CLASS, STAY FOR PARTIES, OR ATTEND FIELDTRIPS MUST BE SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINED. MRS. BLACKBURN WILL BE OFFERING CLASSES IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSES AS TO WHY THE CLASS WAS NOT COMPLETED SO PLEASE ATTENDED THE MEETING IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING INVOLVED. ALSO IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FINGERPRINTED I AM ENCOURAGING ALL PARENTS WHO ARE INTENDING ON ATTENDING FIELDTRIPS TO DO SO. THIS WILL LAST THE DURATION OF YOUR CHILD'S OLM SCHOOLING.
Please read the parent/student handbook regarding uniform, grading scale, playground rules, etc.
Please use the Blog as a tool to find out upcoming events along with any materials the students will need for the week. You will receive a packet the first day of school. Please sign and return all necessary papers as soon as possible. Be sure to read everything and have your child understand the playground and homework rules. I am trying something new with the homework. Your child will receive a homework folder the first day that they must return each day and I will check off if the work is complete. I am hoping this will help with any problems of late work or no work. I am also requesting that the correct heading be put on all homework if it is not a worksheet. This will help to keep everything uniform.
There will be new post on Monday, August 10 discussing school subjects and other information.
This time of year can be overwhelming so I will do my best to communicate as clearly as possible.
IF EVER YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL THE SCHOOL OR EMAIL ME samanthablissolm@yahoo.com
Thank you and God Bless
WELCOME BACK!!!
Tomorrow is the first day of school. Students must wear full uniform. No shorts are allowed. Mass will begin at 8:30. If you are able to attend mass it can be a very nice beginning to your day.
I was very pleased to see many of you at the "Meet The Teacher" night. It was good to see many of the students with smiles on their faces and some eager for school to begin. We have a few new students in our class that we will want to feel welcome to OLM school along with their parents. Please reach out in any way possible to make all feel welcome. It is an important goal of mine to be sure students are respectful to one another along with many everyone feel welcome and involved. I am sure you have also heard Parents are the Primary Educators. With all of us working together as a team we can help your child in succeeding.
First day of school
- Label all school items if you have not already done so
- we will cover all school books after we return from mass. If a few parents would like to stay it is greatly appreciated. It will take about 20 min.
- Please remind your child they are to be as well behaved as they possibly can at mass
- There will be no extended care the first day of school and dismissal is 12:30.
- Tuesday - Friday dismissal is at 2:30
- BRING A CANNED FOOD
- There will be no hot lunch all week. So please pack your child a cold lunch.
This year as a school we are focusing on COMPASSION IN ACTION. In doing so all students are encouraged to bring a canned food to Mass. The food will be donated to local charities.
-As a community service project for our class I have decided that our class will help Mrs. Lorenzi's class in collecting toiletry coupons. I will send a letter or Blog the instructions. Thank you
ATTENTION
This is our cycle year of Safe Environment. ALL PARENTS WHO WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO WORK IN THE CLASS, STAY FOR PARTIES, OR ATTEND FIELDTRIPS MUST BE SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINED. MRS. BLACKBURN WILL BE OFFERING CLASSES IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSES AS TO WHY THE CLASS WAS NOT COMPLETED SO PLEASE ATTENDED THE MEETING IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON BEING INVOLVED. ALSO IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN FINGERPRINTED I AM ENCOURAGING ALL PARENTS WHO ARE INTENDING ON ATTENDING FIELDTRIPS TO DO SO. THIS WILL LAST THE DURATION OF YOUR CHILD'S OLM SCHOOLING.
Please read the parent/student handbook regarding uniform, grading scale, playground rules, etc.
Please use the Blog as a tool to find out upcoming events along with any materials the students will need for the week. You will receive a packet the first day of school. Please sign and return all necessary papers as soon as possible. Be sure to read everything and have your child understand the playground and homework rules. I am trying something new with the homework. Your child will receive a homework folder the first day that they must return each day and I will check off if the work is complete. I am hoping this will help with any problems of late work or no work. I am also requesting that the correct heading be put on all homework if it is not a worksheet. This will help to keep everything uniform.
There will be new post on Monday, August 10 discussing school subjects and other information.
This time of year can be overwhelming so I will do my best to communicate as clearly as possible.
IF EVER YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL THE SCHOOL OR EMAIL ME samanthablissolm@yahoo.com
Thank you and God Bless
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