Week of 12/17

The kids were wonderful at the concert last week!

Thank you Mrs. Ciavarelli for coming in and reading to us!

Dear Parents,

Before we get to the happenings of this week I would like to wish you and your families a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year! I hope you take some time to relax and enjoy all the blessings in your life. Please know that all of us here at SKS are so thankful for you and your support.

The last week before Christmas break will be FULL of Christmas fun! Here is what we will be doing:

- No homework this week! Merry Christmas!

- Field trip permission forms and money are due tomorrow! Thank you!

- There will be a short quiz on Fact Families on Tuesday. The kids really have a great grasp on this and we will review it today and tomorrow before the quiz.

- Report cards will be sent home on Tuesday. Please sign the envelope and return it. You may keep the report card. Thanks!

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return.

- The 5th-8th grades will put on Tableau this Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. They really do a wonderful job at reminding everyone about the true meaning of Christmas. All are welcome to go.

- We will be doing different Christmas STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) activities all week. We will learn about how snowflakes and igloos are made (and make our own) and we will build Christmas trees using toothpicks and gum drops! The kids will definitely be putting their imaginations to good use!

- Friday is our bowling trip with our 8th grade buddies! Please make sure your child has a morning snack or money for a pretzel that they can take to eat at the alley. Pizza will be provided for lunch when we get back from bowling. Please refrain form sending in gifts for buddies. We made them Christmas cards :)

- Friday is a dress down day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. If your child doesn't dress down they can wear their gym uniform to school since we will be going on our field trip. Pajamas are also allowed on this day :).

- School resumes on Thursday, January 3rd!

Have wonderful Christmas and New Year!

Miss Tosti

Week of 12/10

Thanks to Mrs. Hintze for coming in to read to us last week!

Dear Parents,

Happy second week of Advent! The kids are certainly excited for Christmas and we have been talking a lot about the true meaning of Christmas and how it is not always about things. The Christmas Concert will certainly get you in the Christmas spirit Wednesday night :). Here are your other reminders:

- The 2nd trimester starts today. Report Cards will be sent home next week.

- We will celebrate our Monthly Mass tomorrow at 9:00 am. All are welcome!

- The K-4 Christmas Concert will be Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. Please have your child in the Parish Center no later than 6:40pm. They are to dress in their "Christmas Best." Please no jeans or sneakers. You can pick your child up after the concert in their pew. Please make sure I see you take your child :).

- Permission forms for our bowling field trip will be sent home this week. Please return them by next Tuesday. I am still in need of some chaperones. Let me know if you are interested. The trip is Friday, December 21st at Sproul Lanes from 9:30-11:30 am and a pizza lunch will be provided.

-We will have a Religion test on Chapter 5 (sorry I put 8 on the blog last week) on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

Stay warm!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 166

practice Magic Words

Math: page 43

Tuesday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 167

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday - No Homework - Christmas Concert

Reading: 

practice Magic Words

Math: 

Thursday
Religion: study for test tomorrow
Reading: page 168
Math: FIM 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 5 "Jesus Teaches About Love" and have a test on Friday.

Reading
Story: "How Leopard Got His Spots"
Target Skill: Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: Long E, digraph -ch, -tch
Grammar: Statements and Commands
Magic Words: hold, been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very, good, full, friend
Spelling Words: chin, chop, much, chip, rich, chick, friend, never, steep, bean

Math

We will finish our unit on subtraction this week. We will review subtraction on a number line and with ten frames. We will finish working with fact families. There will be a test next week on fact families.

Week of 12/3

Dear Parents,

The next three weeks are busy and full of holiday fun! Please be sure to read all reminders and mark the dates on your calendars. Here are the reminders for this week:

- For homework this week I ask you to help your child fill out the letter that we will be sending to Santa at the end of the week! Please make sure their handwriting is neat. This is due on Wednesday. Thanks for your help!

- We will have a short subtraction quiz on Thursday this week.

- We will have a reading and spelling test on the story "At Home in the Ocean" on Friday. The spelling words are harder for this story so please make sure you are reviewing at home.

- We will be going to Santa's Secret Shop on Wednesday at 10:30am. Please send your child's envelope in by Wednesday marked with who they are buying for and approximately how much to spend on each person. If you would like to come in and help your child shop that is fine!

- We will be going on our bowling field trip with our 8th grade buddies at Sproul Lanes on Friday, December 21st from approximately 9:30-11:30 am. I will need 4 chaperones (no siblings please). If you would like to be in the drawing please email me and let me know. You must have all of your clearances up to date! A pizza lunch will be provided that day so you do not have to order hot lunch.

- A reminder that next Wednesday, December 12th is the K-4 Christmas Concert. It begins at 7:00pm in the Church. Students are to wear their "Christmas" best and you are asked to drop them off at the Parish Center at 6:30pm. I promise it will get you in the Christmas spirit!

- Please ask your child to check their art supplies and pencil cases. Many kids are in need of new pencils, glues sticks etc.

- The second trimester ends on Friday. Report cards will be sent home sometime before Christmas.

That is all for now!
Katie

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 154
complete Letter to Santa

practice Magic Words

Math: page 38

Tuesday

Reading: page 159
complete Letter to Santa

practice Magic Words

Math: page 40

Wednesday

Reading: page 162

practice Magic Words

Math: complete math review

Thursday
Reading: study for tests tomorrow
practice Magic Words
Math: FIM 15 minutes

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We start Chapter 8 - "Jesus Had Many Followers."

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)
Phonics Skill: Long A, digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Magic Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who
Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, seven, and, here, she

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction this week. We will continue practicing how to check subtraction by using addition. We will also start working with Fact Families. There will be a short quiz on Thursday.