Fourth and fifth grades attended a musical, Ellis Island, yesterday at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. Some students thought it was “wonderful”, others were not so taken. I thought it was a great opportunity to discuss musical theatre! This week we begin to read and discuss chapter 9 of social studies, “Challenges for California.” […]
Dear Kindergarten Parents, Here we are in the month of May! Our religion focus is on Mary. During the month of May we will be learning to pray the rosary. In our religion book, chapter 21, we have learned to appreciate light as a gift of God. Jesus being the light of the world. We […]
Dear Second Grade Families, This week is First Holy Communion countdown. We will be practicing in the church everyday, hopefully, except Friday. If you have not already done so, please have a “dress rehearsal” at home with the special clothes. Make sure your child can walk (flat and up and down stairs similar to altar […]
Dear Third Grade Families, Tomorrow is our field trip to the Santa Barbara Sea Center! Be sure to pack your son or daughter a lunch. A paper sack lunch or your child’s regular lunch box is fine. We will be leaving in the morning, so be sure to arrive at school on time. We will […]
Dear Families, Everyone did an excellent job at reciting his or her poem in class. Congratulations to our top five, Madeline, Austin, Rosita, Aidan, and Gisele. They will present their poems to a panel of judges on Wednesday. On Thursday we will have our school Mass at 8:30 am. Please join us if your schedule […]
Dear Parents, April 30, 2012 Thank you to all the parents who supported and participated in the Jog-A-Thon on Friday! It was a fantastic success and the students had “The BEST day ever!” (or so they told me!) […]
Kindergarten Families, This week I am sending home a reading booklet, two math worksheets, and a few interactive games. Have your child read the booklet to you. List on log and read each night for 10-20 minutes. Discuss what is happening in the stories as you read together. As your child reads help them to […]
This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Easter. The Gospel uses the analogy of Jesus as our Shepard and we are his flock of sheep. The class discussed the many ways we all try and act like good sheep and follow the ways to act taught by Jesus. The Gospel mentioned the wolf who represents […]
Dear Third Grade Families, It feels good to be back at school. I was in New York for the past couple of days. This will be a very busy and eventful week, so let’s hit the ground running! Starting on Tuesday, our class will begin recitation for the annual school poetry contest. Five students will […]
Dear Second Grade Families, This is another busy week for all second graders. We will begin classroom poem presentations. Everyone will do this, as this is part of Language Arts. Those desiring to go on for the speech contest will be chosen and notified by this Friday. This is always a tough decision as there […]