Next Week:

Phonics - Letter Ww and Reading List #19,

Letter W test and spelling test on reading list #13 on Friday 5/15

Math - Money 

Religion - Mother Mary 

Science - Whales and Water

No Homework: We are finished with Homework for the rest of the year. Please make sure you catch up on any homework assignments your child has not completed yet. We are also finished with AR for the year. Please continue to read stories at home along with reading lists and sight words! 

Prodigy:

Please encourage your child to play the online math game Prodigy at home during the month of May to help our school have a chance to win the Prodigy National Cup! There is only one week left in the competition! If you need your child’s username or password, please let me know.

Dates & Reminders:

5/14 - Letter Ww Show and Tell

5/20 - May Retreat Day & Mass 

5/21 - Letter Qq Show and Tell, Book Orders Due

5/22 - No School

5/25 - No School

Scholastic Book Orders:

This will be our last Scholastic Book Order of the school year! It is a wonderful opportunity to get some new books for your child to enjoy and practice reading over the summer. Please submit your online orders by May 21 using our class code: PBNRH. Thank you for supporting our classroom readers!

Coats and Jackets:

Please make sure your child brings a raincoat, sweat shirt or jacket with a hood on rainy and chilly days. We have to walk across campus everyday! 

Next Week:

Phonics - Letter Jj Reading List #17

Religion - St. Joseph the Worker, We Pray Everyday! 

Math - Money! Recognizing Coins and how much they are worth

Science - Jellyfish and Ocean Life

Letter Jj test and Spelling Test on Reading List #11 words on Friday 5/1

Homework:

Monday- Write Letter /Jj/ 5x  

Tuesday-  Write a fact you learned or know about Jellyfish and draw a picture 

Wednesday- Draw a clock and write the digital time that matches the clock you drew

Thursday- Write three words that rhyme with “Jam”

Dates and Reminders:

- Please take a moment to empty your child's daily folder

- 4/24 T3 Interims 

- 5/1 - Holy Cross Walkathon! Thank you to everyone who donated! Students should wear Walkathon shirts with gym shorts and any comfortable sneakers they want. Students may also bring in a beach towel or picnic blanket to sit outside for lunch! Pack lots of water! 

Book Orders:

This will be our last Scholastic Book Order of the school year! It is a wonderful opportunity to get some new books for your child to enjoy and practice reading over the summer. Please submit your online orders by May 21 using our class code: PBNRH. Thank you for supporting our classroom readers!

Field Trip:

Students should wear their gym uniform with sneakers to school for our field trip. All students need to pack a disposable lunch in a brown or plastic Ziploc bag. No lunch boxes. We will be gone from 8:30am until 12:30pm. Thank you! 

Next Week:

Phonics - Letter Vv, Reading List #16

Religion - My Family is a Sign of God's Love, Jesus Teaches Us to Pray

Math - Telling Time to the Hour and Half Hour

Science - Volcanoes, Earth Day

Letter V test and Spelling Test on Reading List #10 words on Friday 4/24

Homework:

Monday - Write letter Vv 5x

Tuesday - Write a sentence using two words from Reading List #16

Wednesday - Write about your favorite lunch. Draw a picture!

Thursday - Write two words that start with “Dr” and draw a picture

*Stay inside the lines when writing and try to write super duper nice!

*Practice Reading Words, Sight Word List #2 and tying your shoes!

Reminders:

- Please take a moment to empty your child's folder of any old papers, pencils, bracelets, stickers or prizes. Some folders are quite thick and take up a lot of room in our Red Folder Basket. Thank you! 

- Students can now wear Spring Uniform! 

- 4/24 T3 Interims 

- You can order Chickfila for your child's lunch on Thursdays through MyHotLunchBox.com! 

Scholastic Book Order:

This will be our last Scholastic Book Order of the school year! It is a wonderful opportunity to get some new books for your child to enjoy and practice reading over the summer. Please submit your online orders by May 21 using our class code: PBNRH. Thank you for supporting our classroom readers!

When We Return from Easter Break! 

T3 Interim Assessments 

Phonics - Letter Sound & Reading Word Review 

Math - Telling Time to the Hour 

Religion - The Resurrection, Divine Mercy Sunday

Homework:

No Homework the week we return from Easter Break. Students WILL take home A.R. books. Please review some of the skills listed below that your child will be tested on for T3 Interims:

Date of Birth, Home Address, Phone Number,Recognizing all 26 Capital and Lowercase Letters, Recognizing Numbers to 40, Counting to 100, Tying Shoes, Sight Word Lists 1&2, Rhyming Words, Patterns, Forming Letters and Numbers Correctly

Scholastic Book Orders:

This will be our last Scholastic Book Order of the school year! It is a wonderful opportunity to get some new books for your child to enjoy and practice reading over the summer. Please submit your online orders by May 21 using our class code: PBNRH. Thank you for supporting our classroom readers!

Reminders:

- 4/13 School Reopens, Easter Egg Hunt and New Life Party 12:30pm, Parents Welcome 

- Spring Uniforms begins on April 1st!

- 4/15 $1 Ice Cream Sundaes

Next Week: 

Lent and Easter Fun: 

-Holy Week 

-Jelly Bean Prayer 

-Stations of the Cross

-Wednesday Mass 9:30am 

-Last Supper: Snack and Prayer 

-Veggie Tales: Rack, Shack and Benny 

Books We Will Read:

-Egg

-God Bless Our Easter 

-The Great Eggscape

-Happy Easter, Mouse!

-How to Catch the Easter Bunny!

-Pete the Cat Big Easter Adventure 

-There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick!

Homework:

No Homework and No A.R. this week!

Please take this time to read with your child or have them read to you! Review sight words and reading words and practice tying shoes! We are going to begin assessments for T3 interims when we return from Easter Break! Please let me know if you need any book recommendations! 

Easter Eggs:

Please turn in your 12 filled eggs for our Easter Egg Hunt before we leave for Easter Break on 4/1. Kindergarten will hunt for the eggs on April 13th when we return to school. Kindergarten will have a party in the Parish Hall immediately following. Parents are welcome to attend! Students are free to leave with their parents when it is over. 

Next Week:

Phonics - Letter Dd, Reading List #15, Letter Test on Friday and Spelling Test on list #9 on 3/27

Math - Measurable Attributes

Science - Dinosaurs 

Religion - Lent, Easter, Stations of the Cross 

Letter D Show & Tell on Thursday 3/26 

Return any borrowed Library books on Wednesday! 

Homework:

Monday - Write letter Dd 5x

Tuesday - Write a funny sentence using the words dog and dig 

Wednesday - What is your favorite Easter candy? Answer using a complete sentence and draw and color a picture to go with it

Thursday - Find three things in your home that start with D. Write what you found in your homework notebook

Please turn in your 12 filled eggs for our Easter Egg Hunt before we leave for Easter Break on 4/1. Kindergarten will hunt for the eggs on April 13th when we return to school. Kindergarten will have a party in the Parish Hall immediately following. Parents are welcome to attend! Students are free to leave with their parents when it is over. 

Reminders:

- 12 Filled Easter Eggs due 3/31

- 4/1 Half Day

- 4/2 - 4/12 Easter Break 

- 4/13 School Reopens, Easter Egg Hunt and New Life Party - Parents Welcome 

- Students should be wearing black shoes with navy blue socks or tights. No black socks or tights

Next Week: 

Phonics - Letter Yy, like Yellow and Yak,  Reading List #14

Math - Measurement & Data

Religion - Lent, Resurrection Eggs, Stations of the Cross, St. Patrick

Science - Spring! 

Friday 3/13 Letter Yy Test and Spelling Test on Reading List # 8 words

Homework:

Monday - Write the letter Yy 5x

Tuesday - Draw and color a rainbow in using the correct color order. ROYGBIV 

add detail! 

Wednesday - Write the word "yam" and two more words that rhyme with it

Thursday - Go on a nature walk and look for signs of spring and new life! Draw a picture and tell what you 

saw!   

*Practice Tying Shoes! 

Dates and Reminders:

March 13th - Leprechaun Traps Due! 

March 16th - No School, Teacher PD Day

March 17th - Class St. Patrick Snack, $1 Tag Day 

March 18th - 9:30am School Mass

Spring Uniforms begins on April 1st! 

All students should only be wearing black shoes with navy blue school socks or tights. No black socks or tights. Please review the student handbook for uniform dress code. Thank you! 

Easter Egg Hunt:

Kindergarten is planning to have an Easter/New Life Egg Hunt on Monday 4/13 when we return from Easter Break! We are asking for each child to bring in 12 filled plastic Easter Egg with an individually wrapped piece of candy or a small toy. We ask that you refrain from chocolate in case it is a warm day, we don't want it to melt. Please have the eggs turned into school before we leave for break by 4/1. Thanks!

NEXT WEEK:

Phonics - Short Vowel Sound: Ee, like in pet, Reading List #13 words

Math - Measurement & Data

Religion - Resurrection Eggs, Stations of the Cross

Friday 3/13 Letter Ee Test and 

Spelling Test on Reading List # 7 words

Homework:

Monday –  Write the letter Ee 5x, SUPER NICE

Tuesday –  Read a story on your own to another person in your family. Write the title of the story, the name of the person you read it to and draw a picture from the story

Wednesday – Write a sentence using one word from Reading List #13 and draw a picture to go with it

Thursday –   Draw a picture of your leprechaun trap and write a sentence about how it will help you catch

a leprechaun

*Leprechaun Traps due Friday, 3/13!

**Practice Tying Shoes! 

Dates and Reminders:

March 10th - No School for 3YO-7th Grade, 8th Grade Only

March 11th - $1 Ice Cream, return Library Books

March 13th - Leprechaun Traps Due! 

March 16th - No School, Teacher PD Day

March 17th - Class St. Patrick Snack 

March 18th - School Mass

Easter Eggs:

Kindergarten is planning to have an Easter/New Life Egg Hunt on Monday 4/13 when we return from Easter Break! We are asking for each child to bring in 12 filled plastic Easter Egg with an individually wrapped piece of candy or a small toy. We ask that you refrain from chocolate in case it is a warm day, we don't want it to melt. Please have the eggs turned into school before we leave for break by 4/1. Thanks!

Tying Shoes:

Please start practicing tying shoes with your child at home! Kindergarten will be working towards this throughout Trimester 3. It is included in their report card grades as a fine motor skill standard. 

Next Week:

Assessments for T3 Interims begin! 

Phonics - Letter Cc, Reading List #12, Practice spelling words from list #6 for spelling test on 2/27

Religion - Lent and Catholic Schools Week 

*Please encourage your child to borrow a book from Library each week to promote a love of reading and return the book to school every Wednesday! If you have an overdue book at home, your child may not be allowed to check out a new book until it is returned.

Homework:

Monday - Write letter Cc 10 x

Tuesday -  Find 3 objects in your house that start with the letter C and write their names

Wednesday -  Help your parents with a chore. Write a sentence about how you helped

Thursday -   Write a sentence using a word from Reading List #12 

Important Dates and Reminders:

2/20 - 100th Day Fashion Show in Parish Hall 10am, 11:20am Dismissal, After Care available

2/22 - Students welcome to wear uniform to mass 

2/23 - Catholic School Week Mass, Students may wear silly socks to school if they make a donation of socks for People's Place other donation items welcome: pull ups, towels, twin sheets

2/25 - Red White & Blue Bling with uniform

2/26 - Bake Sale in the cafeteria 

2/27 - Free Student Tag Day, Free Ice Cream, Scally Brothers concert

Easter Eggs:

Each child needs 12 plastic Easter eggs for a Lenten project! Each child will need the eggs by 2/23 so we can begin the project on time!

Thank you!