Week of January 3, 2018

-  I just wanted to take a minute to thank you all very much for your generosity over the Christmas season.  Your thoughtfulness is appreciated!  I hope you had a fun and relaxing break with your families.

-  In picking up where we left off before break, we will have our reading test for How Leopard Got His Spots this Friday.  We will review in class but if you have a minute please review at home AGAIN.  So sorry we never got to this before break!

Homework

Wednesday
Reread How Leopard Got His Spots.
Practice Words
Math - 42

Thursday
Practice Words
Math - 43

Our Week

Religion

We will start Chapter 9 "Jesus Died and Rose to New Life".

Reading
Story: "How Leopard Got His Spots"
Target Skill: Sequence of Events
Phonics Skill: review short vowels, digraph -ch, -tch
Grammar: Statements and Commands
Sight Words: hold, been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very, good, full, friend
Spelling Words: chin, chop, much, chip, rich, chick, catch, watch


Math
We will continue our unit on subtraction this week and working with fact families.  We will have a subtraction test later next week.

Week of December 18, 2017

- No written homework this week! Please be sure to read How Leopard Got His
Spots and review the sight and spelling words.  Our test will be Wednesday.

- Thursday is our bowling trip with our 8th grade buddies! Please make sure
your child has a morning snack or money for a pretzel that they can take to
eat at the alley. Pizza will be provided for lunch when we get back from
bowling. Please refrain from sending in gifts for buddies. We made them
Christmas cards :)

- Thursday is a dress down day. Please send in $1.00 to dress down.  
If your child doesn't dress down they can wear their gym uniform to school
since we will be going on our field trip.

- School resumes on Wednesday, January 3rd!

Merry Christmas to you and your families.

I hope you have a peaceful, relaxing break!

Thanks for all you do.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2018!

Week of December 11, 2017

Please Note

- Report cards will be sent home Tuesday. Please sign the envelope and send it back. The report card can stay at home.

- The K-4 Christmas Show will be Wednesday night at 7:00pm in the Church. Please have your child in the Parish Center no later than 6:40pm. They are to dress in their "Christmas Best." Please no jeans or sneakers. You can pick your child up after the concert in their pew.

- If you have not sent in the permission form and money for the bowling trip please do so. Right now I only have 3 chaperones I could use one or two more. Please let me know if you are interested.  Chaperones will meet at Sproul Lanes at 9:30.  We will leave at 11:30.  Sorry, no siblings, please!

-We will have a Religion test on Chapter 8 on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- Our reading and spelling test for How a Leopard Got His Spots will be next Wednesday.

- We will have a subtraction test the Friday after our break.

- Please ask your child to check their art supplies and pencil cases. Many kids are in need of new markers, pencils,  homework folders, etc. These items might make great stocking stuffers!

Homework

Monday

Religion: study guide

Reading: page 166

Practice Sight Words

Math: page 37

Tuesday

Religion: study guide

Spelling:  Copy words one time

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: 40

Wednesday

No written homework - Christmas Concert

Religion: study guide

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

If time, play Reading Eggs and/or First in Math

Thursday

Religion: 106, study guide

Reading: page 168

Math: 41

Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 8 "Jesus Had Many Followers" and have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "How Leopard Got His Spots"

Target Skill: Sequence of Events

Phonics Skill: review short vowels, digraph -ch, -tch

Grammar: Statements and Commands

Sight Words: hold, been, brown, know, never, off, out, own, very, good, full, friend

Spelling Words: chin, chop, much, chip, rich, chick, catch, watch

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction this week. We will continue practicing how to check subtraction by using addition. We will also start working with Fact Families.

Week of December 4, 2017

Please Note

- The second trimester begins today. Report cards will be sent home sometime next week.

- The permission slip for our bowling field trip will be sent home today. Please return the permission form and payment ($20 cash/check) by Monday, December 11. I will need 5 chaperones to meet us at Sproul Lanes from 9:30 - 11:30. If you would like to be in the drawing please email me by this Wednesday. Thanks!

- We will be going to Santa's Secret Shop on Tuesday at 1:30pm. Please send your child's envelope in by Tuesday marked with who they are buying for and approximately how much to spend on each person. If you would like to come in and help your child shop that is fine!

- We will have a reading and spelling test on the story "At Home in the Ocean" on Thursday this week.

- There is no school on Friday.

- Please ask your child to check their art supplies and pencil cases. Many kids are in need of new markers, pencils,  etc. These items might make great stocking stuffers!

- A reminder that next Wednesday, December 13th is the K-4 Christmas Concert. It begins at 7:00pm in the Church. Students are to wear their "Christmas" best and you are asked to drop them off at the Parish Center at 6:30pm.

Homework

Monday

Complete Letter to Santa

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Religion:  Complete Advent paper

Math - page 38

Tuesday

Reading: page 159 and 162

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 35

Wednesday

Reading: Read and discuss At Home in the Ocean

Practice Sight and Spelling Words for tests tomorrow

Math: page 36

Our Week

Religion

We will continue Chapter 13 this week and learn about the season of Advent.

Reading

Story: "At Home in the Ocean"

Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)

Phonics Skill: Long A, digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)

Grammar: Proper Nouns

Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who

Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, thick, think

Math

We will continue our unit on subtraction this week. We will practice using a number line and also with 10 frames. We will learn how to check subtraction by using addition.

Week of November 27th, 2017

Please Note

- I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and enjoyed the time off with your family and friends!

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

- The first trimester ends this Friday. Report cards will be sent home in mid December.

- Here are some dates to mark down for December:

            - No school - 12/8

            - Breakfast with Santa - 12/10

            - Christmas Concert K-4 - 12/13

            - Bowling field trip with 8th grade buddies - 12/21

Homework

Monday

No homework :-)

Tuesday

Reading: page 150 and 152

Practice Sight Words

Math: page 31 and 32

Wednesday

Reading: page 151

Copy spelling words one time

Practice Sight and Spelling words

Math: page 33

Thursday

Reading: page 153

Practice Sight and Spelling words

Math: page 34

Our Week

Religion

We start Chapter 13 this week and learn about the season of Advent.

Reading

Story: "At Home in the Ocean"

Target Skill: Author's Purpose (Persuade, inform, entertain)

Phonics Skill: Long A, digraph -th, endings (ed, ing, s, es)

Grammar: Proper Nouns

Sight Words: blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where, here, me, my, who

Spelling Words: that, them, then, with, this, bath, thick, think

Math

This week we will start our subtraction unit. We will learn that subtracting means to "take away." We will learn how to write number sentences and use pictures to help us solve problems. We will also use number lines and ten frames to help us solve problems.

Week of November 13, 2017

- Thanks to all who generously donated wish list items.  One item was our Reading Eggs subscription.  We are in the process of obtaining our one-year subscription and the children will receive new login information.  I will update their username and passwords and get the information to you as soon as it is available.  Thanks again!

- There will be a Math test on Addition this Thursday. A review sheet will be sent home on Tuesday and Wednesday.

- There will be a Reading and a Spelling test on Friday.

- If you could donate a jar of pasta sauce this week for Mercy Hospice it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!

- Handbag Bingo is this Thursday night at 7:00pm in the Parish Center.

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 145

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 27

Tuesday

Reading: worksheet

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: worksheet

Wednesday

Reading: worksheet

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: worksheet

Thursday

Reading: review story (A Cupcake Party) for test tomorrow

Practice Sight and Spelling Words for test tomorrow

Math: play First in Math for 15 minutes (see H copybook for login info)

Our Week

Religion

We will begin Chapter 5 - ‘Jesus Teaches Us About God’s Love’

Reading

Story: "A Cupcake Party"

Target Skill: Story Structure (characters, setting, plot)

Phonics Skill: Short u sound and final blends -mp -nt, -nd, -st, -sk

Grammar: using a, an and the. Synonyms and antonyms

Sight Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all, does, they

Spelling Words: sun, bus, but, run, dust, jump, does, they

Math

We will continue working on addition this week. We will practice using ten frames and number lines to add and continue adding 3 addends.  When adding 3 addends together, use "Box, Add, Move, Add" to help them remember the steps.  We will have an addition test on Friday.

Week of November 5, 2017

Please Note

- We will have our monthly Mass on Wednesday, November 8th at 8:45. We are starting early because Sr. Liz's funeral Mass will be held right after. All are welcome!

- SKS Got Talent is Friday night at 7:00pm in the gym!

- We will celebrate Veteran's Day this Thursday by having a special ceremony in the schoolyard at 8:30am. If you have any family members or friends who served in the armed forces please invite them! If they cannot attend you can send in a picture or index card with their name on it so we can honor them and/or those who are no longer with us.

- Kids may accessorize their uniforms with red, white and blue on Thursday.

- If you have any pictures from field trips, Halloween, etc. could you please share them with Mrs. Ryan, our yearbook coordinator. You can email the pictures to the following address: sksyearbook@sksschool.org. Thanks for your help!

Homework

Monday

Reading: page 135

Practice Sight Words

Math: page 23

Tuesday

Spelling:  Copy words one time each

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 24

Religion - Study Guide

Wednesday

Reading: page 137

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 25

Religion - Study Guide

Thursday

Religion - 66 and study guide for test tomorrow

Reading: page 140

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: page 26

Our Week

Religion

We will continue Chapter 4 this week and learn about Jesus and his work among the people.  We will have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "A Cupcake Party"

Target Skill: Story Structure (characters, setting, plot)

Phonics Skill: Short u sound and final blends -mp -nt, -nd, -st, -sk

Grammar: using a, an and the. Synonyms and antonyms

Sight Words: eat, give, one, put, small, take, sing, all, does, they

Spelling Words: sun, bus, but, run, dust, jump, does, they

Math

We will continue working on addition strategies. We will practice using ten frames and number lines to add and continue adding 3 addends. We will have an addition test next week.