Dear Kindergarten Families, Our new math program, Everyday Mathematics is filled with games and activities. This program will focus on understanding and building a mastery of basic skills, based on how children learn. In addition, Everyday Mathematics has four home connection booklets. I am sending home the first book home this week. Start by reading […]
After several weeks of studying the different forms of government and the Founding Fathers, the 8th grade class completed an Icivics lesson on Sovereign States. Icivics is an amazing website created by retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The site provides in-depth lessons and interactive games to engage students in civic education. The assessment […]
Today on September 17, 1787 the Founding Fathers signed our United States Constitution. This is the 226th anniversary of the signing. The Founding Fathers spent over 3 months discussing, arguing, and designing the government we have that guarantees the many freedoms we enjoy today! The middle school celebrated with different activities during history classes today.
Dear Families, This week is the start of our ITBS testing. We will be testing daily in the morning for the next two weeks. Today we started and the students did a wonderful job! Please make sure that your child has a good night’s sleep and arrives to school on time. This Wednesday is our […]
Dear Second Grade Families, This week marks the beginning of the ITBS testing or Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Second Grade is the first grade level where we begin the ITBS testing. We will have about 9 days to complete the entire test. Our testing period for each day will be from 8:15-10:00 and some […]
Dear 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 after enjoying a healthy breakfast. Results will be shared with parents during conferences in early December. Wednesday […]
Dear Kindergarten Parents and Families, This week starts our fifth full week of school! Your children are doing a great job making friends and following the daily routine as they work carefully on classwork. I am happy to see the reading logs for homework as well as attention to IXL math/websites coming in each week. […]
Dear Parents, September 16, 2013 In language arts this week, we will work on the consonants n, f, p, and we will keep working on short /a/. Since we are still working on short /a/ there will not be any new spelling […]
This Sunday is the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Gospel is written by Luke and the point is to teach us that God forgives and accepts sinners. The 8th grade class reflected on the importance of forgiveness. Many mentioned that they need to forgive someone in their own life or ask forgiveness of someone […]
Dear Kindergarten Families, The first of the year we are learning about our class friends. Please complete the My “Me” Cube with your child. We started coloring neatly at school, I am hoping to see your child’s best efforts with this project. Because it is difficult to draw in the small areas, I am suggesting […]
