Dear Parents, January 17, 2012 Thank you to those who were able to help in Primary Centers. The children (and me too!) enjoy seeing you in our classroom and truly appreciate the help. I hope that everyone enjoyed the three-day weekend! We are finishing theme 5 in our reading series this week and will continue […]
This Sunday is the second Sunday in Ordinary Time and John teaches us about the time when Jesus called upon the first disciples. The 8th grade reflected on how amazing and hard it must have been for the disciples to leave behind their families, job, and homes to follow Jesus. Yet they did this to […]
No school on January 16th as we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King. The big news of the week is our field trip to Rancho Olivas Adobe on Thursday the 19th. There are still a few permission slips and payments that have not yet been returned. The students should wear clothes that are ok to get […]
Dear Kindergarten Parents, Homework for this week is listed below. I have reformatted the assignment sheet and logs for easier downloading and printing. Please let me know if you are having trouble printing this week. We are close to the halfway point in school. It is time to use reading tools to build reading skills […]
Week of January 9-13, 2012 Dear Second Grade Families, Sacrament time is soon approaching. The Sacrament of Reconciliation for your Sacred Heart School child will be celebrated during the school day. We will be meeting with our priests soon to set the date. Information and the dates (for both sacraments) will be sent home soon. […]
Dear Third Grade Families, As always, this week promises to be a busy one. In Reading, we’ll be working on the comprehension skill “making connections.” We know that reading is thinking and that making connections between ourselves and texts build our understanding of characters and events. In language, we will be moving on to reference […]
Dear Families, I hope everyone is having a wonderful New Year. The students are doing an excellent job and keeping focused and keeping organized. This is a skill we work on throughout fifth grade. This Friday is a noon dismissal. We will also be having our school wide learning centers. Below is an overview of […]
Dear Kindergarten Parents, As we begin another week in January we have two more birthdays to celebrate! Carlos had his birthday last Wednesday, we will catch up and acknowledge his birthday this week. Elizabeth will be six on Thursday, she will be wearing her birthday crown this week as well. Primary Centers is on Friday […]
Dear Parents, January 9, 2012 Our first week back was very busy and a lot of fun! Our reading strategy this week is summarizing and the comprehension skill that will help us with that strategy is making generalizations. Paying attention to the beginning, middle, and end of the story will help us with summarizing […]
I hope 2012 has gotten off to a good start for you! We were all a bit sluggish last week, but should be back into the swing now. Last week in math we reviewed division skills. We continue this week with a focus on divisibility, prime and composite numbers, and finding averages. We have started […]