January 23, 2015

Catholic Schools Week Schedule

Saturday, January 24

Light of Learning Mass at 5:00 pm to honor Mrs. Miller

Sunday, January 25:

Open House 11:30 am – 2:00 pm

Monday, January 26:

Theme: Community

Spirit Day- Students can wear jeans and a CKS shirt. 

Tuesday, January 27:

Theme: Faculty/Staff/Volunteer

Crazy sock day- Students can wear jeans, college shirt, and crazy socks.

Wednesday, January 28:

Theme: Nation

Flag ceremony at 8:15 in the gym presented by the Boy Scouts

Students can wear a red, white, and /or blue shirt. Regular uniform pants, please.

Thursday, January 29: 

Theme: Vocations

Sports Day- Students can wear favorite sports team shirt or jersey with jeans.

Friday, January 30:

Theme: Students/100^th Day of School/Invite-a-Friend

Dress Down Day. Wear appropriate dress down sweatpants, jeans, or athletic pants, t-shirts and/or sweatshirts.

You may notice a few more numbers on behavior charts in your child's folder.  After Christmas, we're a little less lenient in regards to behavior in order to prepare your child for 1st grade.  It's not a problem unless it becomes a pattern.  If you have any questions, please contact me.  

Remember that headphones for our iPads should be sent in by Monday.  

Invite-a-Friend is next Friday (January 30) at 10:00am.  Your child's guest should meet us in the church basement.  All guests must be 18 or older and they will need to leave by 10:45 so we can get ready for lunch.  

Letters went home with supplies needed for 100th Day.  Please send in the supplies Wednesday.  Mystery Bags are due Thursday.  

Additional Dates:

February 10- Field Trip

February 12- 2:00 Dismissal

February 16- No School Presidents' Day

February 27- End of Trimester 2

Theme: Arctic Animals

Sight Words: away/by

Letter Formation: e

Poem- 5 Snowmen

Nursery Rhyme: Little Bo Peep

Author of the Month: David Shannon

Word Family: -ip (chip, clip, dip, drip, flip, grip, hip, lip, rip, ship, sip, skip, slip, trip, whip)

Wonderful Word: adventure

Religion: Jesus Teaches Us and Helps Us

Math: subtraction, using a number line

Writing: Informational Writing

Reading: Singular and Plural Words

                Blends

                Past Tense Verbs

                Beginning, Middle, and End of a Story

Things to Work on at Home:

- Reading EVERY night!

- Sight Words

- Counting and Writing to 100

- Letter Formation (writing on the correct lines ex. t needs to start at the t and go all the way down)

- the concept of more and fewer

- recognizing digraphs (ch, , ph, sh th, wh, ck, qu)

- Word Families (-ub, -um, -en, -ip, -it)

- Main Idea of a Story and Details

Have a good week!

January 16, 2015

Please remember to send in headphones for our iPads.  I'm hoping to start using them starting the week of the 26th.

Upcoming Dates:

January 19- No School

January 25- Open House 11:30am- 2:00pm

January 26-30- Catholic Schools Week

January 30- Invite-a-Friend 10:00 am (invitations went home yesterday)
                    100th Day of School

February 12- 2:00 Dismissal

February 13- Valentine's Day Party 2:15-2:45

February 10- Field Trip to see Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse at IUSB
(permission slips will go home next week)

Theme: Arctic Animals

Author of the Month: David Shannon

Sight Words: some/he

Wonderful Word: dwelling

Word Family: -ub (club, cub, grub, hub, rub, sub, tub)
                       -um( drum, gum, hum, plum)

Poem: I'm a Little Penguin

Letter Formation: n

Reading: -blends
               - singular and plural words
               - verbs in the past tense

Writing: - beginning, middle, end
              - sequence writing using first, next, then, finally
              - writing 4 sentences on the same topic

Math: - subtraction
          - word problems

Math Vocabulary: plus, add, addition, +, minus, subtract, subtraction, -, equal, =

iPads

Our classroom is piloting an iPad program!!  They are almost ready to implement in our classroom. We will use them for Daily Five, Math Stations, and for enrichment and accommodation purposes.  Please send in a pair of headphones in a plastic bag with your child's name on it so they can use sound on the apps.  They have headphones in the computer lab, but those are kept in there.  The headphones will be returned to you at the end of the year.  Thanks!

January 12, 2015

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone enjoyed their snow/cold days!

Remember since we are after Christmas now, kindergarteners need to tuck in their shirts for the entire school day and they need to write their first and last name on all work.  Please remind the kids of these things at home!

Upcoming Dates:

January 13- 2:00 Dismissal

January 19- No School

January 25- Catholic Schools Week Open House 11:30-2:00

January 25-January 31- Catholic Schools Week

January 30- Invite-a-Friend (invitations will go home this week) 10:00-10:45 am
Students may invite ONE adult (18+) to have breakfast with them in the church basement and then see their classroom

February 13- Valentine's Day Party 2:15-2:45
All parents are invited, but NO siblings!


Theme: Arctic Animals

Author of the Month: David Shannon

Sight Words: all/when

Word Family: -en (den, hen, men, pen, ten, then, when)

Letter Formation: f

Poem: Little Polar Bear

Nursery Rhyme: Five Fast Fishes

Religion: Jesus Grew Up in Nazareth

Science: Lifecycle of a Butterfly

Reading: Verbs in the Future Tense

Writing: Sequence Writing (First, Next, Then, Finally)
               Blends

Math: addition word problems
           one more or less


Have a great week!!

December 19, 2014

I hope everyone had a nice time at the Christmas program last night!  The kids did such a nice job!

January Family Projects went home in today's folder.  Your snowman is due Friday January 9th.

Upcoming Dates:

January 5- Classes Resume

January 13- 2:00 Dismissal

January 19- No School

January 25-31- Catholic Schools Week

January 30- 10:00-10:30 Invite-a-Friend 

(Students can invite one adult to breakfast and to visit our classroom.)

Theme: Arctic Animals/Winter

Sight Words: was/she

Letter: r

Author of the Month: David Shannon

Word Family: -it (bit, hit, kit, lit, pit, quit, sit)

Wonderful Word: enormous (vocabulary word)

Poem: A Chubby Snowman

Nursery Rhyme: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Religion: God the Father Gives Us Jesus

Math: concepts of addition

           one more or one less

           greater than or less than 

Math Vocabulary: add, plus, addition

Science: Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Writing Prompt: How to Make Hot Chocolate

Have a wonderful Christmas!!

  

December 12, 2014

Lots going on this week!

Tuesday:
8th grade Buddies
We will be meeting with our buddies to celebrate Christmas.  We will be making gift bags in class to give to our buddies.

Thursday:
Rehearsal
In the morning, we will go to Saint Mary's to practice for the Christmas Program.

Christmas Program
The program starts at 7:00.  Students need to arrive by 6:30 and should meet me by the steps on the left.  Please make sure to keep their coats with you.  Parents can pick up their children immediately after the performance in the lobby.  Kindergarten is not sitting in the balcony this year and will sit with their families if they are going to stay for the rest of the performance.


Friday:
Jean Day
Students may wear jeans with a Christmas shirt or uniform/Friday shirt.

Economic Mall
Every year, 8th grade puts on the Economic Mall.  They sell items that they have made and it gives the students an opportunity to buy Christmas presents for their family.  If you would like to shop with your child, please meet us in the Church basement at 9:00.  If you are not shopping with your child, please send in a few dollars so that they can shop on their own.

Happy Birthday Jesus
Instead of a Christmas party, we sing Happy Birthday to Jesus and we will celebrate this on Friday.

2:00 Dismissal
Friday is a 2:00 dismissal.  If your dismissal plans are different, please let me know!


Throughout the week:

Please send in items for the Women's Care Center.  We are collecting diapers, wipes, baby clothes, and money.


Theme: Christmas/Advent

Author of the Month: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Sight Words: said/good

Word Family: -op (bop, chop, cop, crop, drop, flop, hop, mop, pop, shop, top)

Letter: b

Poem: A Visit from Santa

Nursery Rhyme: Baa Baa Black Sheep

Math: whole and part

Religion: Christmas/Advent

Word Work: Arranging Sentences

Have a great week!

December 5, 2014

Mass for the Immaculate Conception: December 8
Christmas Program: December 18
2:00 Dismissal: December 19

Please remember to send a hat and gloves with your child each day.  We go outside for recess if the windchill is above 20 degrees.  

Next week Mass will be on Monday instead of Wednesday.


Theme: Advent/Christmas

Author of the Month: Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Sight Words: play/for

Letter: u

Poem: Candy Cane Poem

Word Family: -ad (bad, dad, fad, glad, had, lad, mad, pad, sad, tad)

Nursery Rhyme: I'm a Little Snowman

Religion: God Choses Mary
                Advent

Reading: Past Tense Verbs
                Vowel Sounds

Math: Concepts of Addition
           Parts and Whole

Word Work: Real and Nonsense Words

Writing: Sequence Writing (First, Next, Then, Finally)

Have a great week!