Friday, September 26, 2014

September 26, 2014

We had so much fun this week celebrating Johnny Appleseed Day!

The envelopes your child received on Wednesday(if they are Catholic) are from the Religious Education Office.  They are for your child to have their "own envelope" to put in the basket at Mass on the weekends.

Theme: Harvest

Sight Word: a

Author of the Month: Eric Carle (Sept)/ Mo Willems (October)

Letter Formation: m

Poem: Harvest Time

Nursery Rhyme: Muffin Man

Religion: God Made the Animals

Math: 3D Shapes

Math Vocabulary: above, below, next to, beside, in front of, behind, solid, #D, cone, cube, cylinder, sphere

Reading: nouns and verbs

Writing Prompt: What's your favorite thing about fall?

Science: My Five Senses

Special Event: Guardian Angel Day (Thursday)

Friday, September 19, 2014

September 19, 2014

Please remember that students do not have school on Tuesday September 23rd.  Enjoy your day off!

Theme: Harvest

Author of the Month: Eric Carle

Sight Word: see

Letter Formation: g

Poem: The Apple Tree

Nursery Rhyme: B-I-N-G-O

Math: -graphing
          - triangles
          - rectangles and squares
          - circles and hexagons

Math Vocabulary: corners, sides, triangle, rectangle, square, circle, hexagon

Science: -apple taste test and graphing
              - using senses to describe apples
              - describe and compare objects seen in the night and day sky
              - describe weather changes from season to season

Religion: God Give Us Land
                Practice Prayers






Friday, September 12, 2014

September 12, 2014

Hope everyone had a great week!  We had fun celebrating Mrs. Crawford's birthday yesterday!

On Monday you receive the results for our first assessment.  The assessment is an alphabet awareness assessment.  Please practice letter recognition as well as letter sounds and writing capital and lowercase letters at home.  Also, make sure your child is writing their name with a capital letter to start and then all lowercase letters.

Theme: All About Me/Harvest

Author of the Month: Eric Carle

Sight Word: and

Letter Formation: d

Poem: My Garden

Nursery Rhyme: Hey Diddle Diddle

Religion: God Gives Us Water

Science: -Apple Investigation
              - Object in the day sky and night sky
              - Weather

Math: -counting and matching numbers
          -sorting
          -exploring shapes
          -graphing real objects

Math Vocabulary: corners
                             sides


Friday, September 5, 2014

September 5, 2014

Remember that next Thursday is a 2:00 Dismissal.  Please plan accordingly and let me know where your child needs to go if it is something different!

We are starting our science and math unit on apples.  I need 1 bag of red apples, 1 bag of yellow apples, and 1 bag of green apples.  If you can send in one bag, please send me an email.

Have a great weekend!  Go Irish!

Theme: All About Me

Author of the Month: Eric Carle

Sight Word: the

Poem: Apples

Nursery Rhyme: Jack Be Nimble

Letter Formation: a

Math: -sorting shapes
          - matching items that are the same

Math Vocabulary: same, different, sort, count

Science: -weather
              - apple investigation
              - sink or float

Writing: how to label

Religion: God Gives Light
               Practice Prayers

Reading: beginning sounds





Thursday, September 4, 2014

Cooking Supplies

Thank you to those parents who generously signed-up to bring in cooking supplies.  We do cooking every Friday!  There are still some open weeks if you would like to sign-up to bring in the materials.

August 29- Ladybugs                                
supplies: box of vanilla wafers, can of vanilla frosting, bag of mini-M&Ms

Last Name Morin


September 5- Inchworms                                  
supplies: 13 bananas, bag of thin licorice

Last Name Picking

                     

September 12- Fine Motor Fishing
supplies: thin carrot sticks, bag of thick pretzel sticks, hummus, goldfish

Last Name Skwarcan
      


September 19- Bear S’mores
supplies: 1 box of graham crackers, 1 bag of large marshmallows, 1 bag of small marshmallows, mini chocolate chips, large chocolate chips, nutella

Last Name Santucci


September 26- Applesauce                         
supplies: bag of red apples, crock pot, sugar, cinnamon, plastic spoons

Last Name Wiginton



October 3-Moo Milkshakes                         
supplies: skim milk, vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, plastic spoons, paper cups

Last Name Gerard
October 10- Moolicious Cow                        
supplies: box of graham crackers, box of oval cracker, bag of chocolate chips, bag of candy corn, bag of M&Ms, can of vanilla frosting

Last Name Simpson



October 17- Chocolate Spiders                     
supplies: 2 cans of Chow Mein Noodles, bag of chocolate chips, bag of mini M&Ms, wax paper

Last Name Larkin



October 24- Oreo Bats                             
supplies: box of oreos, bag of candy corn, bag of mini-M&Ms, bag of red licorice, box of triangle crackers

Last Name Larkin



November 7- Carmel Apple Slices                  
supplies- apple slices, carmel, sprinkles

Last Name Pendergrass



November 14- Rainbow Toast                       
supplies: 2 loaves of bread, paper cups, ½ gallon of milk, stick of butter, cup of sugar

Last Name Schoenle



November 21- Turkey Roll-Ups              
supplies: Flour tortillas, turkey slices, ranch dressing

Last Name Helman
December 5- Tortilla Snowflakes                  
supplies: tortillas, butter, cinnamon, sugar

Last Name Larkin



December 13-Reindeer                              
supplies: 2 loaves of bread, marraschino cherries, block of cream cheese, bag of pretzels, bag of chocolate chips

Last Name Vangel



January 9- Perfect Penguins
supplies: 1 box of Oreos, candy corn*, 1 bag of chocolate chips

Last Name Gasper


January 16- Mini Pizzas
supplies: English muffins, American cheese, pizza sauce, toaster oven

Last Name Skwarcan


January 23- Teddy Bear Bubble Baths
supplies: small marshmallows, 1 box of teddy grahams, brownie bites

Last Name Pursell


February 6- Apple Mouths
60 apples slices (any type), 1 bag of mini marshmallows, 1 jar of vanilla frosting

Last Name_____________________________     Email____________________________

February 20- Washington’s Cherry Surprise
supplies: box of graham crackers, cupcake liners, 2 cans cherry pie filling, can of whip cream

Last Name Vangel

February 27- Trail Mix Cones
supplies: 28 wafer ice cream cones, 3 cups of Cheerios, 4 cups of popped popcorn, 1 bag of yogurt covered raisins

Last Name_____________________________     Email____________________________


March 6- Dr Seuss Hats
supplies: 1 box of Oreos, 3 bags of Lifesaver gummies (red variety), vanilla icing

Last Name Pursell


March 13- Ritz Crabs
supplies: box of Ritz crackers, pretzel sticks, can of vanilla frosting, mini M&Ms


Last Name Myers


March 20- Strawberry Mice
supplies- 28 strawberries, box of Triscuts, 28 small squares of white cheese, 10 string cheeses, 1 small bag of sliced almonds

Last Name_____________________________     Email____________________________


March 27- Eggs in a Nest
supplies: 1 box of vanilla, can of vanilla frosting, bag of jellybeans, bag of coconut

Last Name Vangel


April 17- Veggie Flowers
supplies: 2 large bags of baby carrots, green grapes, celery sticks, graham crackers


Last Name Hurley




April 24- Apple Octopus
supplies: 14 small green apples, green grapes, bag of chocolate chips, can of vanilla frosting

Last Name Morin


May 1- Friendship Fruit                       
supplies: fruit cut into chunks, wooden skewers

Last Name Skwarcan


May 8- Butterflies
supplies: Bananas, bag of pretzel twists, raisins, apple slices

Last Name Helman


May 15- S’mores Trail Mix
supplies: teddy grahams, chocolate chips, marshmallows

Last Name Glenn


May 22- Banana Tacos
supplies: flour tortillas, banana, jar of chocolate frosting, bag of chocolate chips

Last Name Barnett


May 29- Fruit Flowers
supplies: bananas, strawberries, celery sticks, graham cracker

Last Name Schoenle



Science Supplies

Thank you to all the parent who have been so generous in their donations for science.  Below is a list of what you signed up for in case you have not sent it in.

cotton swabs (30)                                          Schoenle

2 L Sprite                                                         Skwarcan
                                               
1 bag of raisins                                               Vangel

bag of small marshmallows                            Glenn

can of shaving cream (not gel type)               Larkin

medium bag of M&Ms                                      Gerard

white vinegar                                                  Schoenle

white vinegar                                                  Gerard

2 L Coke (regular, not diet)                             Skwarcan

1 c flour (label in Ziploc bag)                          Santucci

1 c white sugar (label in Ziploc bag)              Gasper

1 c brown sugar (label in Ziploc bag)             Barnett

1 c rolled oats (label in Ziploc bag)                 Barnett

1 c orzo (label in Ziploc bag)                          Santucci

Alka Seltzer tablets                                         Pursell

baking soda                                                     Glenn

food coloring                                                   Pendergrass

Powerade (purple)                                          Wiginton

Club soda (small)                                            Simpson

1 bag of Gummy Bears                                   Pursell

empty 2 L plastic bottle                                   Vangel

½ gallon whole milk (September 8)                 Picking

5 white carnations (September 22)                Helman

2 hard-boiled eggs (November 3)                   Glenn


½ gallon 2% milk (December 1)                      Picking