Week of 12/19

Mrs. Gallagher got us in the Christmas spirit with home holiday books!

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.

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!

- On Tuesday, Mrs. Downs will be coming in to teach the kids a little about Hanukkah!

- Wednesday will be our Polar Express Day! We will make pizzelles, drink hot chocolate and watch the Polar Express. Thank you to everyone who donated supplies!

- 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.

- Thursday is our bowling trip with our 8th grade buddies! Please make sure they have 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.

- Thursday 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.

- School resumes on Tuesday, January 3rd!

Have a great break!

Miss Tosti

The K-4 Christmas Concert was a great night!

Week of 12/12

Dear Parents,

We have made it to the last full week before Christmas break. Where is the time going?! There is a lot going on the next two weeks. Here are your reminders:

- Report cards will be sent home Tuesday. Please sign the envelope and send it back. The report card can stay at home.

- The K-4 Christmas Show 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.

- Our bowling field trip permission form and money should be turned in by Friday, December 16th. If you would like to chaperone please email me or send me in a note. I will be picking 4 names out of a hat on Thursday. Please remember you must have all clearances to chaperone.

- If you are Mystery Reader, please refrain from bringing in treats for the kids. Due to allergies, the only time we can have treats brought in is for birthdays and holiday parties.

- We will have the spelling and reading tests this Friday.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 159

practice Magic Words

Math: page 43

Tuesday

Reading: page 162

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday - No Homework - Christmas Concert

Reading: 

practice Magic Words

Math: 

Thursday
Reading: study for spelling test tomorrow
review story for test tomorrow
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, cake, stay, my, me, who, this

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.

Week of 12/5

Special thanks to Fiona's grandparents who came in and read to us last week!

Dear Parents,

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

- The second trimester begins today. Report cards will be sent home before the break.

- We will be going to Santa's Secret Shop on Tuesday at 2:00pm. Please send your child's envelope in by Tuesday 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!

- There is no school on Thursday.

- Friday we will celebrate the monthly Mass at 9:00am. All are welcome to join us!

- We will have a reading and spelling test on the story "At Home in the Ocean" on Friday this week.

- Please ask your child to check their art supplies and pencil cases. Many kids are in need of new pencils, glues sticks, index cards etc. It would be a good idea to get some new supplies over break. Thank you!

- A reminder that next Wednesday, December 14th 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 before. I promise it will get you in the Christmas spirit!

That is all for now!
Katie

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 154

practice Magic Words

Math: page 41

Tuesday

Reading: page 156

practice Magic Words

Math: page 42

Wednesday

Reading: write spelling words 2x each
study for tests on Friday

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.

Week of 11/28

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and enjoyed the time off with your family and friends. Here are your reminders for the week:

- First grade is collecting pasta sauce and penne pasta for Mercy Hospice. If you would like to donate please send your donations in by Monday, December 5th. Thank you for your generosity!

- The first trimester ends this Friday.

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

- We are starting Unit 3 in reading this week. There will now be 12 Magic Words instead of 10.

Have a great week!
Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 151

practice Magic Words

Math: page 34

Tuesday

Reading: page 150

practice Magic Words

Math: page 35

Wednesday

Reading: page 152

practice Magic Words

Math: page 36

Thursday

Reading: page 153

Math: play First in Math for 15 minutes
(login and password can be found in home folder)

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We start Chapter 13 this week and learn about season of Advent.

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 practice it on a number line and also with 10 frames. Please be sure to practice flash cards!

Week of 11/21

Thanks to Mrs. Starck and Michael for coming in to read last week!

Dear Parents,

We have a short week this week! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends and get to enjoy the little break. Here are a few reminders:

- No school Wednesday-Friday.

- First grade is collecting pasta sauce and penne pasta for Mercy Hospice. If you would like to donate please send your donations in by Monday, December 5th. Thank you for your generosity!

- No tests or homework this week!

That is all! Have a wonderful break :)

Miss Tosti

Week of 11/14

Thanks for coming to read, Mrs. McGrath!

Dear Parents,

We had a great trip to Highland Orchards on Friday! Check out some pictures below. It is hard to believe that this is the last full week before Thanksgiving! Here are your reminders for the week:

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

- There will be a Reading and a Spelling Test on Friday.

- If you have any old coats, gloves or hats we are collecting them for Cradles to Crayons throughout the month of November.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 140

practice Magic Words

Math: page 31

Tuesday

Reading: page 143

practice Magic Words

Math: page 32

Wednesday

Reading: page 145

practice Magic Words

Math: page 33

Thursday

Reading: write spelling words 2x each in W copybook
review story for test tomorrow

Math: play First in Math for 15 minutes
(login and password can be found in home folder)

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 5 "Jesus Teaches About Love."

Reading

Story: "A Cupcake Party"

Target Skill: Story Structure (characters, setting, plot)

Phonics Skill: Short u sound and final blends -mp -nk

Grammar: using a, an and the. Synonyms and antonyms

Magic Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all does, they

Spelling Words: us, fun, sun, bus, but, run, give, take, does, they, dust, jump

Math
This week we will start our subtractions unit. We will learn that subtracting means to "take away." We will learn how to write number sentences and use pictures to help us solve problems. We will also use number lines and ten frames to help us solve problems.

Week of 11/7

Dear Parents,

I'd like to thank each of you for coming in last week and meeting with me at conferences. As always, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me. We have another busy week ahead of us! Here are your reminders:

- We will have our monthly Mass on Tuesday, November 8th at 9:00. All are welcome to join!

- There is a Home and School Meeting Thursday night at 7:00pm in the cafeteria. We hope you can make it!

- SKS Got Talent is Friday night at 7:00pm in the gym!

- There will be Religion test on Chapter 4 on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home.

- There will be a Math test on addition on Thursday as well.

- We will be going on our field trip on Friday! Students are to wear their gym uniforms. It will be a bit chilly so please make sure you send them in sweatshirts and sweatpants. Please also send your child with a brown bag lunch (please no glass bottles).

- Veteran's Day is this Friday and we will be having a special ceremony in the school yard in the afternoon at 1:30 pm. If you have any family members or friends who served in the armed forces please send in a picture or index card with their name on it so we can honor them. All are welcome to join us too!

- If you have any Veterans in your family who would like to come in a speak with the class about serving our country please let me know and we will set up a time for them to come in next week!

- Be sure to check out the pictures from Halloween below :)

Have a great week!
Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Religion: review for test

Reading: page 135

practice Magic Words

Math: page 27

Tuesday

Religion: review for test

Reading: page 137

practice Magic Words

Math: page 28

Wednesday

Religion: review for test

Reading: page 134

practice Magic Words

Math: complete review for test tomorrow

Thursday

Religion: 

Reading: page 136

Math: play First in Math for 15 minutes
(login and password can be found in home folder)

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We have our test on Chapter 4 on Thursday.

Reading

Story: "A Cupcake Party"

Target Skill: Story Structure (characters, setting, plot)

Phonics Skill: Short u sound and final blends -mp -nk

Grammar: using a, an and the. Synonyms and antonyms

Magic Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all does, they

Spelling Words: us, fun, sun, bus, but, run, give, take, does, they, dust, jump

Math

We will have a test on addition on Thursday.