Dear Families, I hope every had a restful and peaceful Easter vacation. Below is an overview of our week: Religion: Chapter 14. Jesus heals us in the sacrament of Penance. Social Studies: We will evaluate whether the Boston Tea Party achieved the expected results. Vocabulary. We will have our unit 8 test on Wednesday. We […]
Dear Kindergarten Parents, Here we are back from a blessed Easter Holiday – refreshed and ready to learn! Our Christian faith and practice: God sent Jesus to show us how to live and love. The wonders of new life – evident in the season of spring. English Language Arts: phonics focus- final consonant and sound […]
Dear Parents, April 13, 2015 I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and a fantastic break! This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “predicting/inferring”. The comprehension skill that will help us with inferring is drawing conclusions. Using the text, pictures, and our own prior knowledge will […]
Hello- This week… Homework: The only required homework is searching for a poem. I sent home a note with the requirements for this year’s poem contest. I asked the students to take some time to read for fun as well. Your child will receive a homework pass to use the first week back from Easter […]
Report cards and work packets go home tomorrow. I am very pleased with the progress I am seeing; we have been working very hard! The Speech contest will be at the end of April. We will begin reciting poems the first week back from Easter break. All students need to have a poem selected by […]
On Friday the middle school students participated in a Lent Retreat up in the hall. The focus of the retreat was learning how to accept others and include everyone throughout the day. They listened to several readings and prayers, worked in groups to make posters, and participated in discussions. At the end everyone took a […]
Hello Third Grade Families, Progress Reports will be going home tomorrow along with student work and the April family envelope. Please remember to sign and return the envelope no later than Thursday so that they may be used again. Math: The Unit 7 Progress Check (test) is currently scheduled for Wednesday, April 1st. As always, […]
Dear Families, This Tuesday our Report Cards go home. Please sign and return the envelope to me by Thursday. Thursday is a noon dismissal. Since Thursday is a noon dismissal we will not have P.E. School resumes on April 13th. I hope everyone enjoys their Easter Vacation! Religion: Our focus will be on Holy Week. […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, Our religion lessons continue with the Passion of Jesus as we count down the last days of Lent. Wednesday, the Living Stations of the Cross are at 2:00 as always join us if your schedule permits. Tuesday, the Standard based Progress Report cards come home. Please keep the report for your records, […]
Dear Parents, March 30, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “evaluating”. The comprehension skill that will help us in evaluating is topic, main idea, details, and summarizing. After reading a selection, being able to identify the topic of the selection, the main ideas and […]