Week of 1/31

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Dear Parents,

Happy Catholic Schools Week! We have a fun week planned with lots of activities! You can find all the information you need below. Valentine's Day information is also posted below!

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

- There will be a spelling and reading test on Friday this week.

- Dismissal is at 12:00 pm on Friday!

- Some special Catholic Schools Week notes:

                  *Send in canned goods, MLK bags and shampoo all week!

                  Monday (1/31) - dress down (no charge) in yellow

                  Tuesday (2/1) - Crazy 8's Day and Crazy Hair Day - accessorize your school uniform with 8 items (shoes, jewelry, socks, hats, sunglasses etc)!

                  Wednesday (2/2) - Dress up as your hero day!

                  Thursday (2/3) - Blue and White Day! Dress down in blue and white!

                  Friday (2/4) - Pajama Day! Dismissal at 12:00 pm. 

Valentine's Day info:

     - please have all valentines sent to school no later than Friday, February 11th.  

     - No candy is permitted

             

Homework

- There will be no written homework this week! Please just review for the reading and spelling test and read for 10-15 minutes each night

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will start Chapter 10 "Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit." 

Reading

Story: "The Big Race"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: Long O and soft c, g, dge

Grammar: Verbs and time

Magic Words: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, where, those, saw, round

Spelling Words: rose, hope, cone, home, low, slow, coat, road, race, cage

Math

We will continue practicing skip counting by 10s, 5s and 2s! We will focus on counting backwards this week and also start learning about odd and even numbers.

Week of 1/24

Dear Parents,

The kids have been doing really well with memorizing the long vowel patterns and spelling words. I know these words are harder and trickier but the kids have been finding the different patterns we have learned so far everywhere! We have another full we before Catholic Schools Week starts on Sunday. Look below for an outline of what to expect! Here are the reminders for the week:

- If you have not been a Mystery Reader yet, please be sure to sign up this week! Next week, I will open it up to sign up a second time for the remaining slots!

- We will have a math test on 10 more/less and 1 more/less on Tuesday. A review will be sent home for homework tonight.

- If you would like to send in rosary beads for your child, please do so. We will start saying a decade of the rosary every Friday as a class.

- We will have a Religion test on Chapter 9 on Friday. A study guide was sent home today.

- You can send in your MLK Bags of Service this and next week and any shampoo donations. Thank you!

- Catholic Schools Week begins at Mass on Sunday! Be on the look out for an email with more detailed information about the Virtual Talent Show, SKS Spirit Family Pics and Art Activity!

  Some special notes:

                    * Send in canned goods, MLK bags and shampoo all week!

                  Sunday (1/30) Opening Mass at 9:30 followed by coffee

                  Monday (1/31) - dress down (no charge) in yellow

                  Tuesday (2/1) - Crazy 8's Day and Crazy Hair Day - accessorize your school uniform with 8 items (shoes, jewelry, socks, hats, sunglasses etc)!

                  Wednesday (2/2) - Dress up as your hero day!

                  Thursday (2/3) - Blue and White Day! Dress down in blue and white!

                  Friday (2/4) - Pajama Day! Dismissal at 12:00 pm. 

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 196

practice sight and spelling words

Math: complete test review

Religion: study 

Tuesday

Reading: page 197

practice sight and spelling words

Math: no homework

Religion: study 

Wednesday
Reading: page 204
Practice Sight Words
Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study 

Thursday

Reading: page 201

Math: workbook page 74

Religion: study for test tomorrow

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will finish Chapter 9 "Jesus Died and Rose to New Life" and have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "The Big Race"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: Long O and soft c, g, dge

Grammar: Verbs and time

Magic Words: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, where, those, saw, round

Spelling Words: rose, hope, cone, home, low, slow, coat, road, race, cage

Math

We will finish up with finding 10 more/less and 1 more/less than numbers and have a test on Tuesday. We will begin practicing skip counting by 10s, 5s and 2s! 

Week of 1/17

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a nice long weekend! Last week we talked about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and why he is an important part of history and a great role model! 

- The MLK Bags of Service can be picked up this week! They will be collected during Catholic Schools Week (January 31st-February 4th). First grade has also been asked to donate shampoo! Thanks in advance for your help with this.

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

- Our Monthly Mass will be this Thursday at 9:00 am. Please join us in person or virtually.

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

Stay warm!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 189

practice sight and spelling words

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 192

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
Magic Words: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow, many, pull, because, want

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 hundreds chart!

Week of 1/10

Dear Parents,

I hope the kids enjoyed their first snow day of the year! I don't know about you, but I felt like it was much needed even though it was out first week back! We'll take our tests today that we were supposed to take on Friday and start our new story for the week. Here are the rest of the reminders:

- We did a supply check today. Lots of kids are in need of new sharpened pencils, glues sticks, crayons etc. If you could check with your child this week and grab some new supplies in the next week or two that would be great!

- With the cold weather, please be sure to mark all outerwear with your child's name!

- Spelling words will increase from 8 to 10 this week! They have been doing an excellent job with these!

- Wednesday is a Dress Down Day for the BVM School in North Philadelphia. Their school was flooded and then broken into, burglarized and vandalized. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. Thank you!

- Thursday is picture retake day.

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

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

Homework

Monday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 181

practice sight Words

Math: page 69

Tuesday
Religion: study for test

Reading: page 182

practice Magic Words

Math: page 70

Wednesday

Religion: study for test

Reading:  RN page 183

practice Magic Words

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Religion: study for test
Reading: page 186
Math: page 71

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

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

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
Magic Words: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow, many, pull, because, want

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 1/3

We loved Pajama Day!

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a great break! Thank you so much for your generous Christmas gifts. The entire faculty and staff truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. This week we will be working at getting back into our normal routine in reading, math and with homework! 

Here are your reminders for this week:

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

- There will be a reading and spelling test on Friday.

- Looking ahead: Picture retakes will be next Thursday, January 13th.

                            No school Monday, January 17th for MLK Day.


That is all for now! Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 165

Math: complete worksheet

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 177

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday 

Reading: RN page 175

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: page 67 and 68

A Peek At Our Week

Religion
We will start Chapter 8 "Jesus Had Followers".

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, rich, cheer, three, beach, teach

Math

We will continue our unit on number sense and review ordering numbers, find the number that comes before, after or between and start learning how to compare numbers using the <, > and = symbols.

Week of 12/13

Dear Parents,

I hope you enjoyed the Christmas Concert last week! The kids looked and sounded wonderful. We hope it put you in the Christmas spirit! We have a busy full week so please read all the reminders! Here they are:

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

- We will have math test on Wednesday on place value. A review will be sent home for homework.

- Report cards will be sent home tomorrow. Please remember that these grades are a reflection of your child's work in school along with their test scores. You may keep the actual report card at home. Please just sign and return the envelope. If you have any questions please let me know!

- On Thursday morning we will go to Santa's Secret Shop! Please mark the envelope with who your child is shopping for and how much to spend on each person. It is really helpful to me and the volunteers! You can send your envelope in anytime before Thursday! Thanks!

- Friday will be a Dress Down Day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down. Thank you!

- We are still collecting socks for the homeless if you would like to donate some this week! 

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti 

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 166

Math: workbook page 64

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 168

Math: complete test review

Wednesday 

Reading: RN page 167

Math: no homework

Thursday

Reading: RN page174

Math: complete worksheet

A Peek At Our Week

Religion
We will continue talking about the season of Advent and Christmas. We will also start Chapter 6 "

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, rich, cheer, three, beach, 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 12/6

Dear Parents,

I hope you all had a nice weekend! I thought virtual school went pretty smoothly last week. Thanks again for your help and patience with it! We have another busy week here with the Christmas Concert and no school on Wednesday!  Here are your reminders for the week:

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

- No school on Wednesday due to the Holy Day!

- Thursday will be the K-4 Christmas Concert! The kids should wear their Sunday/Christmas best to school on Thursday morning. Please no jeans. There will be two shows, one for parents of K-2 and another for 3-4. If you have a child in both of those grades please choose which show you would like to attend.

          - Performance 1 - 9:15-10:00 am

          - Performance 2 - 10:45-11:30 am

- The 7th grade will be doing a sock drive for the homeless. If you would like to donate socks please send them in this and next week. Thanks for you help!

- 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! 

- We have our Monthly Mass on Friday at 9:00! All are welcome!

- Report cards will be given out next week.

Have a great week!

Miss Tosti

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 159

Math: workbook page 59-60

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 154

Math: wb page 61 and 63

Wednesday - NO SCHOOL

Reading: 

Math: 

Thursday

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: wb page 66

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion

We will continue to talk about the Advent season and the meaning of Christmas! We will finish up Chapter 5 and take the test together in school.

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 continue our unit of Place Value. We will focus on identifying the value of digits, writing expanded form and building numbers with place value blocks.