Mark Your Calendar:

 

Presidents’ Day Report and HW Folder are PAST Due.  Please send them in now.  Thank you.

 

Week of February 25>  Review Week:  Sight Word, Listening Comprehension and Unit 4 Writing Assessment

Thursday, March 1>  Fire Station Field Trip Permission Slips going home>  DUE DATE:  Friday, March 9th

Friday, March 2>  Half-Day 12:00 Dismissal; Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Enrichment Activity

Monday, March 5>  New HW Packet goes home and the Heritage Map Project is DUE

Friday, March 9>   Quick Check Assessment

Friday, March 16>  Quick Check Assessment,  End of 3rd Quarter

Thursday, March 22>  Homework Packet due today; Quick Check Assessment

******Spring Break> <March 23 – April 2, return to school on Tuesday, April 3.

Schedule of Specials: 

 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Writing a Complete Sentence; identifying middle sounds

Word Study:   Continuation with Blends;   -ed words (past tense verbs)

Writing:  Completing Sentences; developing their own story:  character, setting, problem: Opinion Writing

Sight Words: Review Week

Math Block:   comparing lengths, nonstandard units of measure

Science/Social Studies/Art:  Start of our 4-6 week USA Unit of Study

Religion:   St. Teresa Play; Virtues of Faith, Hope and Love;  Noah’s Ark

 Enrichment: 

USA Themed Projects over the next 4-6 weeks (some of which includes the following:  Classroom Heritage Map; USA Book-which includes Presidents and US Symbols; 50 States Song; etc)

***Bonus:  Fox in Socks math enrichment activity on March 2nd.

Mad Scientist:  Oobleck

Foodie Fun:  

To Work On At Home:

writing their first and last name

writing numbers to 100

blending sounds together to read words>reading and writing simple sentences

memorize phone number and address

Mark Your Calendar:

 

No School>>>Friday, February 16-19th

Tuesday, February 20>  return to school; Presidents’ Day Report Due

Friday, February 23>  HW Packet Due and Quick Check Assessment

Week of February 25>  Review Week:  Sight Word, Listening Comprehension and Unit 4 Writing Assessment

Friday, March 2>  Half-Day 12:00 Dismissal; Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Enrichment Activity

Monday, March 5>  New HW Packet goes home

Friday, March 9>   Quick Check Assessment

Friday, March 16>  Quick Check Assessment,  End of 3rd Quarter

Thursday, March 22>  Homework Packet due today; Quick Check Assessment

******Spring Break> <March 23 – April 2, return to school on Tuesday, April 3.

 

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Presidents’ Day

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Writing a Complete Sentence; identifying middle sounds

Word Study:   Continuation with Blends;  QU Words

Writing:  Completing Sentences; developing their own story:  character, setting, problem: Opinion Writing

Sight Words: ate    all    could    over>>>> many children are struggling to retain words

Math Block:   pay for items to $1 using dimes; identify seasons of the year and compare temperatures during different seasons

Science/Social Studies/Art:  Start of our 4-6 week USA Unit of Study

Religion:   Stations of the Cross

 Enrichment:

  USA Themed Projects over the next 4-6 weeks (some of which includes the following:  Classroom Heritage Map; USA Book-which includes Presidents and US Symbols; 50 States Song; etc)

Mad Scientist:  Egg Experiment

Foodie Fun:   QU Wedding

To Work On At Home:

writing their first and last name

writing numbers to 100

blending sounds together to read words>reading and writing simple sentences

memorize phone number and address

tie their shoes

Mark Your Calendar:

**The completed Valentine Cards are due on February 12th. The Presidents’ Day Research Challenge Report is due February 20th.

February, 12 and 14>  Health Screenings

Monday, February 12>   Valentine Cards DUE today

Tuesday, February, 13>  Valentine Card Exchange (not a party)

Wednesday, February 14> Ash Wednesday Mass at 1:30

Thursday, February 15>  Quick Check Assessment

No School>>>Friday, February 16-19th

Tuesday, February 20>  return to school; Presidents’ Day Report Due

Friday, February 23>  HW Packet Due and Quick Check Assessment

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Dental Health

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Writing a Complete Sentence; identifying middle sounds

Word Study:   Continuation with Blends  H Brothers:  and the QU Wedding Celebration!

Writing:  Completing Sentences; developing their own story:  character, setting, problem

Sight Words: said   good   was   then>>> many children are struggling to retain words

Math Block:   identify a 1-cup measure and follow a recipe; identify full, half-full and empty containers and identify a quart container; cover a design in a more than one way; continue counting/writing numerals

Science/Social Studies/Art:  Dental Health Activities

Religion:   Miracles

                                                                                        Enrichment   

Mad Scientist: “Brushing Your Teeth Is Important” activity

Foodie Fun:   QU Wedding

To Work On At Home:

writing their first and last name

writing numbers to 100

blending sounds together to read words>reading and writing simple sentences

memorize phone number and address

tie their shoes

 

Mark Your Calendar

Monday, February 5>  New Homework Packet goes home and is due February 23:  Included with this packet is a Presidents’ Day Research Report that is due on Tuesday February 20th.  Super Hero Shirt Day:  wear your favorite super hero shirt with your PE shorts

Tuesday, February 6>  100th Day Of School>  baggie of 100 pennies due today Blue and Gold Day:  wear your favorite blue and gold shirts with jeans

Friday, February 9> Quick Check Assessment  Crazy Sock Day:  wear your favorite crazy socks with your regular uniform

February, 12 and 14>  Health Screenings

Monday, February 12>   Valentine Cards DUE today

Tuesday, February, 13>  Valentine Card Exchange (not a party)

Wednesday, February 14> Ash Wednesday Mass at 1:30

Thursday, February 15>  Quick Check Assessment

No School>>>Friday, February 16-19th

Tuesday, February 20>  return to school; Presidents’ Day Report Due

 

Schedule of Specials: 

Tuesday and Thursday (PE): children wear PE short and shirt with approved tennis shoes and plain white socks.  Light-Up shoes and socks with color/emblems are not allowed.

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Spanish, music, guidance):   children wear regular uniforms (no PE).  Approved shoes and navy socks are required.  Tennis shoes are not to be worn on these days.  Belts are required if there are belt loops.  Hair accessories are limited to the colors found in the uniform.

Academic Themes for the Week

Topic: Valentine’s Day

Look for their Weekly Emergent Readers to go home on Fridays.  I encourage you to save these weekly emergent reader books in a special place:  a treasure box or special basket.  Whenever they want to pull out a story to read to you, they can select a story from their special story box.

Reading Block:    Capitalization & Punctuation; Blending; Writing a Complete Sentence; identifying a noun and verb in a sentence

Word Study:   Continuation with Blends;  -et word family introduction,

Writing:  Completing Sentences; developing their own story:  character, setting, problem

Sight Words: them   give   say   new>>> many children are struggling to retain words

Math Block:  100th Day Math Counting to 100 with pennies!;  combine sets by counting on and using numbers to describe how many objects are in a set, identify numbers 0-20, identify before, after and between and order the numbers 0-20.  Assess writing number 0-50.

Science/Social Studies/Art:  100th Day Celebration Week

Religion:  Introduce and Learn about the 12 Apostles, Define a Miracle

Enrichment  –

variety of Valentine Crafts and Stories 

Mad Scientist:  

Foodie Fun:  

To Work On At Home:

writing their first and last name

writing numbers to 100

blending sounds together to read words>reading and writing simple sentences

memorize phone number and address

tie their shoes