Dear Second Grade Families, FLAT PEOPLE UPDATE: The Flat People are just about ready to go! Photographs have been taken. Letters of introduction need to be written and envelopes addressed and stamped. Please reassure your child’s host that they will be receiving mail soon. Stay tuned! SAINTS: Saint selection was done on Friday, lottery style. […]
Dear Third Grade Families, Wow! We’re already in mid-October! This week, as always, is a busy one. Wednesday is a free dress day. Please remember to bring $1 for charity if our child plans to participate. The theme is powder blue and pink in the spirit of cancer awareness. Also, we are still collecting new […]
Dear Parents, October 10, 2011 This week in language arts we will be reading about Christopher Columbus and making a project to accompany our story. This week, 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 […]
This week we are saying goodbye to Kona, Stumpy, and our Gooseberry Park friends. I know the students have enjoyed the novel and now it is time to move on to our second book, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. The chapter 2 math test will be Wednesday. We have been reviewing in class and […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, Happy Monday! A busy week this will be: Wednesday is a free dress for cancer–wear blue or pink please bring in a $1.oo donation. A special school Mass for Mrs. Dwyer Primary Centers after Mass Noon dismissal As I have mentioned, please be thinking of whom your child will represent for the […]
Dear Parents, By now the news has spread that Mrs. Manning is moving to eighth grade and I will be the first grade teacher! It is with great excitement that I begin this position! As mentioned in previous introductions, I am an alumna of Loyola Marymount University. I graduated as a member of the University […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, Here we are in a new month. I hope all families have been thinking which saint your ‘little saint’ will represent. We will be discussing many saints in class and reading to understand how they helped people spreading God’s love and faith. Progress Reports coming home today! Please review, sign and return by […]
Dear Second Grade Families, Yeah!!! the testing is over and now we can progress with all second grade work all of the time. Some second grade activities were put on hold to accommodate the many tests that were needed. This week is a full week with five full days! Please remember the note concerning food […]
Dear Parents, October 3, 2011 It has been a great year so far! I would like to thank you for sharing your children with me – I have enjoyed getting to know them, spending time learning and playing together. Our eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Dwyer, is relocating to Rio de Janeiro and I will be […]
Dear Third Grade Families, I am pleased to report that as of last Thursday, we are all done with ITBS and CogAT testing for the 2011-2012 academic year! The next time your child completes these assessments he/she will be a fourth grader. All of our students deserve a big pat on the back for their […]