Dear Kindergarten Families, I hope everyone enjoyed this beautiful fall-like weekend. Get ready for the return of extra warm weather! With that said – please help our mission project ‘Adopt a Family’ by allowing your child to purchase a bottle of water on Tuesday and Thursday. Cost $1.00 Our academic week includes: Religion focus: Quiet […]
Dear Parents, September 29, 2014 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. If we have difficulty understanding the story as we read, we stop and go back to reread the sections that were confusing. We also use key words or the pictures to […]
For the first trimester, all three middle school classes have formed book clubs to discuss their independent reading books. Each class meets 1 day a week in the library. 6th graders are reading 6 different fictional novels, Chase, Blown Away,Keeping Cool in Middle School,IQ, Soldier X, andOne Left Behind. The entire 7th grade is reading The […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, Each week I am happy to see the quality of work your children do for homework. Bravo! Thursday we read the book responses from last week. Your children feel a connection with their classmates when we go over the homework together. Read nightly and record books you read together or listen to […]
The 7th grade is currently studying the Islam religion in history class. After watching a video on a Mecca Pilgrimage the class is putting the factors of Islamic Spain into the 4 Worlds model. This helps us understand a far away and long ago place better.
Hello Third Grade Families! This week marks the beginning of ITBS testing for grades 2-8. We will be testing during the early mornings for the next two weeks. As always, please remember to arrive at school on time as testing will begin promptly. Results will be shared with parents during conferences in early December. In […]
Second Grade Families, Thank you to all who volunteered to help with our Primary Centers. Your extra hands are ALWAYS appreciated to make our centers run so smoothly. The students had a GREAT time being a big buddy to our Kinder and First Grade Friends. If you didn’t get a chance to volunteer this time, […]
Week of September 22, 2014 We have begun our ITBS testing, easing into the process with just one test today. We continue testing Tuesday-Thursday, and then again next week. As a result, our daily schedule has changed somewhat. We are doing Math at 11 each day, and we will not be going to computer lab. […]
The middle school religion classes have been focusing on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit. Each class has looked them up in our Catholic Youth Bible and reflected on which ones they need to work on this trimester. On Friday our school wide Family activity will feature an activity revolving around the Fruits of the […]
Dear Families, This week begins our first week of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). Please make sure that your child is on time because we start testing at 8 am. We will test this week and next week all morning. This Friday is a full day of school with a 2:45 dismissal. Below […]