Week of 1/18

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a nice weekend! Today we talked about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and why he is an important part of history and a great role model! The kids did great completing homework last week. Each week they should be getting more independent with completing it! Here are your reminders for the week:

- The MLK Bags are Service can be returned to school next week! First grade has been asked to donate shampoo as well. If you would like to donate some, you can send it in anytime this or next week! Thank you!

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please sign and return on Thursday. Thank you!

- Our virtual Monthly Mass will be this Thursday at 9:00 am. Please join us! Virtual students do not need to sign on until 10:30 am on mass days!

- We will have a reading and spelling test this Friday on the story and words for "Seasons".

Homework

Tuesday

Phonics: page 172

practice sight and spelling words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: page 190

practice sight and spelling words

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday
Reading: study for reading and spelling test tomorrow
Practice Sight Words
Math: complete worksheet

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 9 "Jesus Died and Rose to New Life."

Reading
Story: "Seasons"
Target Skill: Cause and effect
Phonics Skill: Long I, digraphs -sh, -wh, -ph and contractions 's and n't
Grammar: Subjects and verbs
Sight Words: green, yellow, open, pull, grow, fall, new, down, goes, because

Spelling Words: ship, shop, when, why, crash, like, kite, night, pie, tie

Math

We will focus on 10 more/less and 1 more/less of a specific number. We will start trying to do this mentally without the help of a number line!

Week of 1/11

We got so good at having pencil mustaches!

 

Dear Parents,

Thanks for a great virtual week! The kids were great, but I am happy to be back in school! We will continue to work on being self starters and gaining independence during this second half of the year! Here are the reminders for this week:

- Homework will start this week! It would be great to set a up a homework routine with your child this week. The kids should be able to open their homework copybook and find the pages in each workbook. They should also try to read the directions on the pages or worksheets independently and start their work. I know this might take a little more time in the beginning and maybe even cause some frustration, but it is a great way to build independence. Of course, if your child needs help, please help them, but know that the more they try to do by themselves the better off they will be. They should also be responsible for putting their books back in their schoolbag!

- The sight words and spelling words will also increase from 8 to 10 this week! They have been doing an excellent job with these!

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 8 on Wednesday.

- Wednesday is a Dress Down Day for the Remar family. Please send in $1.00 to dress down and continue to keep the Remar's in your prayers. 

- There is no school on Friday. A few asynchronous activities to complete.

- There is no school on Monday, January 18th for MLK Day.

- Our class will be collecting items for the MLK Day Bags of Service. Once our class is assigned the item I will email you! If you would also like to make a "bag a service," they can be picked up at school on MLK Day between 10am and 12:00pm.  The flyer was attached to the weekly email!

Homework

Monday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 182

practice sight Words

Math: page 69

Tuesday
Religion: study for test tomorrow

Reading: page 189

practice Magic Words

Math: page 68

Wednesday

Phonics: 169

practice Magic Words

Math: page 70 

Thursday
Phonics: 170
Math: complete worksheet

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 8 and have a test on Wednesday.

Reading
Story: "Seasons"
Target Skill: Cause and effect
Phonics Skill: Long I, digraphs -sh, -wh, -ph and contractions 's and n't
Grammar: Subjects and verbs
Sight Words: green, yellow, open, pull, grow, fall, new, down, goes, because

Spelling Words: ship, shop, when, why, crash, like, kite, night, pie, tie

Math

We will continue comparing numbers this week using <, > and =. We will review one more and one less and start practicing finding 10 more and 10 less.

Week of 12/21

Dear Parents,

How is Christmas this week!? I'm so proud of the kids and how hard they have worked so far this year! 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 of the blessings in your life, even if the holidays look a little different this year! Please know that all of us here at SKS are so thankful for you and for your support. 

Here are the reminders for this week and for when we come back after break:

- If you haven't returned your report card envelope please send it in tomorrow!

- Tomorrow is a FREE dress down day! Kids can wear Christmas attire or their pajamas to school. Please no slippers :)

- Don't forget Virtual School for Monday 1/4 and Tuesday 1/5 when we return from break.

- The Board of Limited Jurisdiction has given every student a special SKS Blue Ribbon School shirt! I sent them home today in your child's school bag. If your child is virtual, I can give it to them when they return after break or let me know if you would like to pick it up today or tomorrow.

- ALL WORKBOOKS AND COPYBOOKS (with the exception of "R copybook") CAN STAY HOME UNTIL WE RETURN AFTER BREAK!

- There were 2 packets sent home last week:
        1. Packet 1 - marked with "Monday 1" is for the Virtual Days on 1/4 and 1/5. Please keep these in a safe spot!
        2. Packet 2 - marked "OPTIONAL Christmas Break Packet" - this is 100% optional! It will not be graded, nor does it need to be turned in. It is a packet reviewing the skills we have learned in phonics and math thus far this year. If your child would like to work on it over break they may do so. Most papers they will be able to complete by themselves. Again, this is completely optional!

*All packets can be found under the virtual tab if they get misplaced!

Have a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!

Miss Tosti

Week of 12/14

First snow of the winter!

Dear Parents,

I hope you got a chance to watch the Virtual Christmas Concert. The kids did a great job! Here are your reminders for the week:

- We will start a new story this week and the long vowel e. 

- We will have math test on Wednesday on place value.

- Report cards will be sent home today. Please remember that these grades are a reflection of your child's work in school along with their test scores. Please read the letter in the envelope from Mr. Tosti explaining report cards. You may keep the actual report card at home. Please sign and return the envelope.

- There is no school on Friday, but there will be asynchronous assignments sent out Thursday night. They will be on Seesaw and IXL like they were last time. Mr. Burman will also send you an optional music assignment too!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

We practiced building numbers with our place value blocks this week!

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 8 "Jesus Had Many Followers". We will learn about how Jesus traveled all over to get followers and that he taught them how to pray. We will also learn what are praying for when we pray the Lord's Prayer.

Reading
Story: "How Leopard Got His Spots"
Target Skill: Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: Long E, digraph -ch, -tch
Grammar: Statements and Commands
Sight Words: hold, been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very, good
Spelling Words: chin, chop, much, rich, cheer, beach, three, teach

Math

We will continue have a test on place value on matching place value blocks to the number they represent, identifying digits in the tens and ones place, and finding the value of digits.

Week of 12/7

Dear Parents,

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend! I thought virtual school went pretty smoothly on Monday and Tuesday of last week. Thanks again for your help and patience with it!  If you have any feedback about how the virtual days went, how the schedule was etc, feel free to share! Here are your reminders for the short week:

- If your child is ever virtual you can find the times to log on, the worksheets for the week and other helpful info on the blog under the Virtual Information tab!

- There will be a spelling and reading test on Friday. The spelling words are more difficult with the long vowel patterns so please be sure to study! For the reading test, I will only be reading the comprehension questions. The kids will have to read the choices and pick their answer.

- Virtual Monthly Mass on Friday at 9:00! Virtual kids do not need to sign on until 10:35 this day.

- Report cards will be given out next week.

- Please be sure that your child is reviewing sight words and is reading, especially during the days off and over break! They can lose these important skills just as fast as they learn them! This should be their "homework" along with math facts every night. Kids A-Z and IXL are both great for practice at home. Please use them!

- I sent home a packet of "Sight Word Phrases" with each child today to practice at home. This will help with sight word recognition and fluency! Work on one page at a time. Once your child can read the phrase without pausing or having to sound out words, check it off! Once they can read all the phrases on the first page with pausing/sounding out, move on to the next page.

- I am planning on starting homework when we return from Christmas Break.

- Hopefully you read Mr. Tosti's blog that was sent out earlier in the week! We will be having Virtual School on Monday, January 4th and Tuesday, January 5th when we return from Christmas break.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will continue to talk about the Advent season and the meaning of Christmas!

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Fact and Opinion
Phonics Skill: Long A, (a_e and ay, introduce -ai) digraph th
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where
Spelling Words: that, then, with, cape, name, make, say, pray

Math

We will begin our unit of Place Value. We will focus on identifying the value of digits and building numbers with place value blocks.

Week of 11/30

Dear Parents!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and a nice break. Our first virtual day went smoothly! Thank you for having them on time and prepared. I was really impressed with all of them. I know it is not easy for them to sit and listen for that long, but we completed everything I had planned and they were GREAT!

Here are the reminders for this week:

- Virtual school Monday and Tuesday of this week.

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

- Dress down day on Friday of this week. Please send in $1.00.

- NO SCHOOL next Monday or Tuesday (12/7 & 12/8)

- Grades close this Friday, 12/4. Report cards will be given out the week of 12/14.

- If you signed up for Mystery Reader on a day that we had off please feel free to sign up for another date!

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 5 and take the test together in class. No studyguide needed! We will also start talking about the season of Advent.

Reading
Story: "At Home in the Ocean"
Target Skill: Fact and Opinion
Phonics Skill: Long A, (a_e and ay, introduce -ai) digraph th
Grammar: Proper Nouns
Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where
Spelling Words: that, then, with, cape, name, make, say, pray

Math

We will begin our unit of Place Value. We will focus on learning tens and ones and where they go in the place value "house". We will also practice making tens, teen numbers and numbers up to 40.

Week of 11/23

Our friends in 5th grade wrote us some awesome saint books!

Dear Parents,

There are only 14 school days until Christmas break! I cannot believe how fast this year is flying by. This week we will start our new story and start learning the long a sound and do Thanksgiving themed activities. We will also have our class party on Tuesday! Thanks to everyone who donated! I hope you all have a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving! Please know that the entire SKS faculty and staff are so grateful and thankful for your support this year. We could not do this without your help and support! 

Below you will find everything you need to know regarding Virtual School on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Virtual School Information for Monday 11/30 & 12/1

- Next Monday and Tuesday we will be fully virtual. The kids will be coming home with all of their workbooks and copybooks on Tuesday. There will not be any worksheets to print for Monday or Tuesday. The kids will have their Monthly Folder home with things to do if they finish early or have extra time.  I will review these tips and rules with the kids in school this week, but it is a great idea for you to review them at home as well. 

A few helpful tips and suggestions are:

        - Please be sure to have your child logged into google and ready to go by Sunday night. 

        - Post the Meeting code somewhere visible: ktosti19

        - Look at the Virtual Schedule a couple days ahead of time.

        - Follow a Virtual Learning Schedule: HERE (students will stay logged on for morning break but will have to resign on after lunch at 12:10).

       - Have materials ready for the week: pencils, workbooks, copybooks, reader, crayons, colored pencils, headphones, etc.

       - Have a quiet distraction free place to work. Students should not be laying on beds, away from your pets, TV, toys, and other family members.  

       - Wear your required uniform daily (spring uniform is okay).

      - Make sure devices are fully charged and have the charger available if needed.

      - Check your child’s computer volume and practice muting and unmuting.

     - Remind your child that virtual school is like being at school, but from home. The same behavior is expected. They should be respectful of the teacher and classmates.  

      - If they have question or need help with something, they should ask ME,  just like if we were in school! You should be nearby in case your child needs help finding a page or logging on, but you should not have to sit with your child during each lesson.

    - The kids should stay on mute at all times unless they are called on or have a question. If they have a question, they can raise their hand. Please do not use the raise hand button or thumbs up button as it becomes a distraction. Also, they are not allowed to change their backgrounds.

I know this is a lot of information, but it will help everything transition smoothly if you are prepared and ready to go! Remember, this is a trial run and we can tweak things if we need to!

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Miss Tosti

They even gave us special cross pins!