Week of May 31, 2022

SKS Class of 2029 

Please Note

-I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful holiday weekend.  Summer break is quickly approaching.  We have a lot to do this week! 

- Doughnuts with Dads will be next Tuesday at 8:30am on the playground. All dads should bring a picnic blanket/beach towel to sit on and meet us on the playground. An invite was sent home last week with all the information. 

- A letter with the exam schedule and study guides were sent home last week.  These study guides can STAY HOME and are for you to complete and review with your child. We will be reviewing for exams in school this week as well.

- The only homework for this week will be to review for exams using the study guides that were sent home. If you have any questions about exams etc. please let me know.

- There will be a reading and spelling test on Whistle for Willie next Tuesday, June 7th. This will count as the final reading test/exam for this year.

- Just a reminder that half days start next Wednesday, June 8th.  Please be sure your child knows how they are getting home each day and be sure to check if your child's bus is providing transportation on these days.

-I think that is it.  Have a great week!

Congratulations to Nick, our third trimester Peacemaker!

Final Exam Schedule:

Tuesday, June 7th - Reading and Spelling (Whistle for Willie)

Wednesday, June 8th - Religion

Thursday, June 9th - Math

Friday, June 10th - Phonics

We had a fun time celebrating Mr. Tosti!

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will be reviewing for our exam next week.

Reading

Story: "Whistle for Willie"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: 'oo' sound

Grammar: pronouns

Sight Words: again, along, began, boy, father, house, nothing, together

Spelling Words: look, book, good, hook, brook, took, shook, foot, wood, hood

Math

We will be reviewing for our exam next week.

Week of May 23, 2022

Please Note

- This week we will start our last story of the year. We will have a spelling and reading test on this story next Friday and it will count as the reading exam. 

- A packet with the exam schedule and study guides was sent home today. These study guides can STAY HOME and are for you to complete and review with your child. We will be completing a set in school  and they will be sent home when they are completed.

- We will celebrate our Monthly Mass on Wednesday at 9:00am.  All are welcome!

-Wear orange shirts with uniform shorts/skorts on Wednesday for our Summer Reading Book Reveal that will take place in the afternoon. No uniform shirt needed now.

- No school Thursday, 5/26 through Monday, 5/30! 

- Doughnuts with Dads/Dudes is planned for Tuesday, June 7th at 8:30 am in the recess yard.  Each child gets to invite their dad (or a "dude" if their dad can't make it) for coffee and doughnuts and some quality time! Dads, grandparents, uncles, close friends are all considered dudes.  :-)  An invitation was sent home in your child's home folder today.

Important June dates:

June 7th - Doughnuts with Dudes

June 17th - Closing Mass by the first grade! This was rescheduled from May.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 111

practice words and read

Math: page 164, 165

Tuesday

Reading: page 117

practice words and read

Math: page 166 and 167

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 18 and take the test together in school.

Reading

Story: "Whistle for Willie"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: 'oo' sound

Grammar: pronouns

Magic Words: again, along, began, boy, father, house, nothing, together

Spelling Words: look, book, good, hook, brook, took, shook, foot, wood, hood

Math

We will start our final unit on fractions and work on learning about equal parts, halves, quarters and thirds.

Week of May 16, 2022

Please Note

- Tuesday night we will have our May Procession. Students are to wear their winter uniforms. The kids need to be in our classroom no later than 6:40 pm and can be picked up by the front doors of the school after the May Procession. In the event of rain, we will meet and be dismissed from the Church. Please let me know if you have any questions.

- Our field trip to Devon Lanes is on Thursday! Kids can wear their gym uniforms to school. Please make sure they pack a snack or bring pretzel money for a morning snack. We will return to school for lunch and pizza will be provided! 

- There will be a math test on shapes and symmetry on Friday. A review will be sent home for homework.

-Important May/June dates:

May 17th - May Procession

May 19th - 1st and 8th grade field trip to Devon Lanes 

May 25th - School Mass

May 26th-30th - Ascension Thursday and Memorial Day Weekend break!

June 7th - Doughnuts with Dudes

June 17th - Closing Mass by the first grade! This was rescheduled from May.

-Have a wonderful week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 95

practice Magic Words

Math: page 93

Tuesday- No Homework - May Procession

Reading: pages  

practice Magic Words

Math: page 

Wednesday

Reading: page 99, 103

practice Magic Words

Math: complete test review

Thursday

Read Amazing Animals

practice words

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will start Chapter 18 "We Are All Followers of Jesus"

Reading

Story: "Amazing Animals"

Target Skill: Drawing Conclusions

Phonics Skill: R controlled vowels: er, ir, ur

Grammar: pronouns

Magic Words: follow, years, learning, begins, young, until, baby, eight

Spelling Words: her, fern, girl, sir, stir, third, bird, hurt, turn, fur

Math

We will finish our unit of shapes and symmetry and have a test on Friday.

Week of May 9, 2022

Please Note

-I hope you had a great Mother's Day and weekend! The kids loved making their gifts for you.  

-Thank you so much for making last week so special for all the teachers! I loved my gifts, and so did Maggie and Lucy!🐶🐶  I truly appreciate your generosity and kindness. There is no better community than SKS!

-Last week we finished our third reading unit. This week we will start our fourth reader, but will be doing things a little differently to end out the year. For this last reader, we will do one story a week. Sight words and spelling words will still be given and should be studied, but they will not be "formally" tested. We will continue to take the reading tests as practice but they will not count as a grade. We decided to do this to keep the kids engaged with new stories and words each week! 

- Test folders will be sent home on Wednesday. Please sign and return on Thursday.

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 17 on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- Be on the look out for an email about the May Procession next week! The students usually wear their winter uniform unless the weather looks too hot. It might be a good idea to pull one out or visit the uniform closet at school.

- If you haven't filled out the permission form or paid for our bowling field trip next week please do so by Friday. You can do both at this link: https://stkatharineofsiena.factsmgtadmin.com/form/Tmtnk9KsB?i=&authToken=__token__

- The chaperones for the trip will be: Mrs. McLaughlin, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Shevlin, and Mrs. Botzler.  If I missed anyone, please let me know. Thanks so much for volunteering!

-Important May/June dates:

May 14th - Father Daughter Dance

May 17th - May Procession

May 19th - 1st and 8th grade field trip to Devon Lanes 

May 25th - School Mass

May 26th-30th - Ascension Thursday and Memorial Day Weekend break!

June 7th - Doughnuts with Dudes

June 17th - Closing Mass by the first grade! This was rescheduled from May.

-Have a wonderful week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 80

practice words

Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Reading: pages  88

practice words

Math: page 90

Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: page 81

practice words

Math: complete worksheet

Religion: study for test

Thursday

Reading: page 87

Read and discuss The Garden

Practice words

Math: page 92

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will start Chapter 17 on Baptism and have a test on Thursday.

Reading

Story: "The Garden"

Target Skill: Story Structure

Phonics Skill: -ar controlled vowel, review -or

Grammar: pronouns

Magic Words: few, night, loudly, window, story, shall, world , noise

Spelling Words: far, arm, yard, art, jar, bar, barn, bark car, yarn

Math

We will continue learning about 2D shapes and start learning about 3D shapes.

Week of May 2, 2022

Please Note

Happy May! We will continue to work hard during these last few full weeks of school.  Please mark your calendars with the important dates listed below.

- The 4th grade is selling lemonade tomorrow at lunch to benefit Alex's Lemonade. There is no set price they just ask that you make any donation!

- There will be a math test on measurement tomorrow.  A review will be sent home for homework tonight.  The kids have been doing great with this!

- There will be a reading and spelling test on Friday

- Our bowling field trip with our 8th grade buddies at Devon Lanes is on Thursday, May 19th!  Please fill out the online permission form and pay through this link: https://stkatharineofsiena.factsmgtadmin.com/form/Tmtnk9KsB?i=&authToken=__token__

A pizza lunch will be provided that day so no need to order or pack one! We will need 5 chaperones for this trip. If you would like to come please email me and I will pick out of a hat next week. Thank you!

Important May/June dates:

May 14th - Father Daughter Dance

May 17th - May Procession

May 19th - 1st and 8th grade field trip to Devon Lanes (more info to follow)

May 25th - School Mass

May 26th-30th - Ascension Thursday and Memorial Day Weekend break.  Have a wonderful week!

June 7th - Doughnuts with Dudes

June 17th - Closing Mass by the first grade! This was rescheduled from May.

Have a great week!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 71

practice words

Math: complete test review

Tuesday

Phonics: pages  255-256

practice words

Wednesday

Reading: page 73

practice words

Math: complete worksheet

Thursday

Reading: Read and discuss Little Rabbit's Tale

practice words for tests tomorrow

Math: page 89

A Peek at Our Week

Religion

We will start Chapter 17 and learn about the sacrament of Baptism

Reading

Story: "Little Rabbit's Tale"

Target Skill: Cause and Effect

Phonics Skill: Short e (ea) and compound words

Grammar: prepositions

Sight Words: door, old, want, more, try, wash, mother, use, everyone, such, while, treats

Spelling Words: bedtime, backpack, sunset, playpen, bathtub, raincoat, sailboat, inside, flagpole, himself

Math

We will finish up our measurement unit and have a test on Tuesday.   Then we will begin out unit of Geometry and Shapes.