Dear Parents, October 19, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: This week, we begin Theme 3! Our reading strategy is “evaluate”. After reading a story, we think back on what we read and learned to decide if we like or dislike the story and why. The comprehension skill that will […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, It is all about Saints! Many students have selected a saint to represent in our upcoming Saint’s Parade on November 6. This coming week I am hoping all students will know their saint so we can begin to craft little paper saints in class. Required work: Continue to read and track with […]
The 6th grade is continuing the study of the first civilizations in the world. We enjoyed a wonderful field trip to the Skirball Center to dig and analyze artifacts. Next we had an Agricultural Revolution feast eating foods from the ancient world that we still eat today. We also had a special guest who explained […]
Hello- We are looking forward to our Primary Center day on Friday. Thank you to our volunteers this week. Please send extra water with your child this week. Kids seem to be all out of water by lunch time. 🙂 Homework: Reading Log: Log in minutes into Reading Glue. Students should be reading for a total […]
Hello 3rd Grade Families, Please make sure that you are reviewing and signing your child’s planner every night. If you’ve fallen out of the habit, there’s no time like the present to get back into it. This week in class… Math: Unit 3: Measurement. In class, the students will be measuring to the nearest half […]
We continue to hope for cooler weather; we are doing our best to stay focused, but it has been very challenging! Please send lots of water with your child! If you haven’t returned the progress report, please do so this week. If you have not been signing your child’s planner every night, please do so. […]
Dear Families, This Friday is a noon dismissal. As the weather stays warm I encourage all students to bring extra water to school. I have decided to change our chapter two science test to Wednesday. I think we will benefit from another day of study. Next Wednesday is Free Dress for $1 to benefit Adopt-a-Family. […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, Happy Columbus Day Monday! We have been working hard even in this very warm weather. I am proud of what your children are accomplishing in our class. After a week of using the Book It app for reading minutes – it looks as most have been able to download and use this […]
Dear Parents, October 11, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy is “summarize”. After we have finished reading a story we should be able to retell the story in just a few sentences. The comprehension skill that will help us with the reading strategy is story structure. Knowing […]
Hello 3rd Grade Families, Trimester 1 Progress Reports are scheduled to go home tomorrow. Please take a moment to review these before signing and returning them. We are busy as always. See below for details. This week in class… Math: We will wrap up Unit 2 with our second math test on Wednesday. Good luck! […]