Week of January 29, 2018

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 10 on Friday. A study guide will be sent home.

- For Valentine's Day we will decorate bags in school to put valentines in. Please do not
send in any boxes. Also, please remember that no candy is to be attached to valentines.

Catholic Schools Week Schedule

Monday - "Learn"

- Spelling Bee for grades K-4 from 1:15-2:15 in the gym. We will be cheering on Alex!!!

Tuesday - "Serve"

- We have assemblies from the Radnor police and fire fighters, Jenna's Blessings Bags,
Cradles to Crayons, St. Edmond's Home and make cards for them.

Wednesday - "Lead"

- In the afternoon we will do STEM activities with our buddies!

- We will also say a decade of the rosary with our buddies in Church.

Thursday - Crazy 8s Day!

- Students can accessorize their gym uniform with 8 crazy items! Socks, hats, etc.

- We will also play Minute to Win it Games

Friday - Spirit Day!

- Students can wear blue and white to school or EAGLES gear!

- Student vs Teacher basketball game

- 12:00 pm dismissal

* All week we will be collecting cans for the Souper Bowl of Caring Collection. *

Homework

Monday

Religion: study guide

Reading: page 196

Practice Sight Words

Math: 61

Tuesday

Religion: study guide

Reading: Copy spelling words one time

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: 62

Wednesday

Religion: pages 128 and 129, study guide

Reading: page 198

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: 63

Thursday

Religion: page 130, study guide for test tomorrow

Reading: page 204

Practice Sight and Spelling Words

Math: 64

Our Week

Religion

We will continue with Chapter 10 - "Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit" and have a test on Friday

Reading

Story: "The Big Race"

Target Skill: Cause and effect

Phonics Skill: Long O and review Long A, soft c, g, dge

Grammar: Verbs and time

Sight Words: four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, where, those, saw, round

Spelling Words: came, late, make, gave, page, brave, shape, faced

Math

We will continue our unit on place value this week:  identifying tens and ones, expanded form
and finding the value of digits.

Week of January 22, 2018

Please Note

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

- Catholic Schools Week opens with Mass on Sunday at 9:30. All are welcome!

There will be a lot going on next week so I will send home a schedule this week

so you can plan accordingly.

Monday

Reading: worksheet

Practice Words

Get tests signed.

Tuesday

Reading: page 189

Practice Words

Math: page 58

Wednesday

Reading: page 186

Practice Words

Math: page 59

Thursday

Reading: review story and study sight and spelling words for test tomorrow

Math: page 60

Our Week

Religion

We will start Chapter 10 "Jesus Sends the Holy Spirit".

Reading

Story: "Seasons"

Target Skill: Cause and effect

Phonics Skill: Long I, digraph -sh, -wh, -ph and contractions 's and n't

Grammar: Subjects and verbs

Sight Words: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow, many, pull, because, want

Spelling Words: ship, shop, which, when, whip, fish, this, trash

Math

We will start our unit on place value this week. We will learn about the tens and ones

place and practice identifying tens and ones in numbers.

Week of January 16, 2018

Please Note

- Sorry there was not a blog last week with reminders.  As a result, we had 5 students dressed down
on a mass day.  In the future, please keep in kind that the children are not permitted, as policy from
the front office, to dress down on mass days.  Thanks!

- SKS will be participating in Jump Rope for Heart with the American Heart Association. Information
about the program will be sent home today.

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

-Wednesday is a Dress Down Day. Please send in $1.00 on Wednesday so I can send the collection
to the office.  The children should wear their gym uniform on Wednesday as usual and can then
dress down on Thursday instead.

- There will be a Chapter 9 Religion test on Friday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- SKS Trivia night will be Saturday in the Parish Center!

Homework

Tuesday

Math - 46

Reading - 183

Religion - study guide

Practice words

Wednesday

Religion - 116 and 117, study guide for test Friday

Math - worksheet to review for test Friday

Reading - Practice words

Thursday

Religion - 118, study guide for test tomorrow

Math - worksheet to review for test tomorrow

Reading - Practice words

Our Week

Religion

We will finish Chapter 9 "Jesus Died and Rose to New Life" and have a test on Friday.

Reading

Story: "Seasons"

Target Skill: Cause and effect

Phonics Skill: Long I, digraph -sh, -wh, -ph and contractions 's and n't

Grammar: Subjects and verbs

Sight Words: down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow, many, pull, because, want

Spelling Words: ship, shop, which, when, whip, fish, this, trash

Math

We will finish our unit on subtraction this week. We will review subtraction on a number line
and with ten frames. We will finish working with fact families. The test will be Friday.

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.