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5450 Ohio Street | Vermilion, Ohio 44089 | Phone: 440-967-7911 | Fax: 440-967-8287

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus- Spring Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/, /b/, /l/, /k/, /u/, /g/, /w/, /x/, /v/

~ Word Wall Word: Review all Words

~ Handwriting: Review Letters

~ Math: Tangrams, Hot vs. Cold, Coins, Shapes

~ Science: Recycling-Five Senses

~ Religion: We Thank God at Mass

~ Skill Ring: I Know all 26 Letter Sounds

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Allie (Monday), Natalie (Tuesday), Miranda (Wednesday), Ella W. (Thursday), Jenna (Friday)**

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please be sure to make extra time for alphabet skill ring practice this week! Have your child identify capital and lowercase letters as well as placing letters in alphabetical order J

~ Please be sure to practice counting to 100 this week with your child J Try counting backwards too!!

~ Practice asking your child about groups of objects and numbers. Which is more? Which is less?

~Handwriting Letters Xx and Vv

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ SPRING CONCERT @ 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 15th

PLEASE DRESS IN THE FOLLOWING: Pants or shorts, long sleeve shirt, and tennis shoes. NO FLIP FLOPS, SANDALS, OR CROCS

~ Muffins for Mom is on Thursday May 17^th from 7:30-8:30 a.m.

~ Friday May 18^th we have our holy child mission collection. If you bring a dollar you may dress down.

~ Friday May 18^th is also EARLY DISMISSAL @ 1:30 p.m.

~ DATES TO PAY ATTENTION:

        May 29^th: BACK TO THE WILD

        May 30^th: FIELD DAY

        June 5^th: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL (Early Dismissal @ 1:30p.m.)

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus- Spring Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/, /b/, /l/, /k/, /u/, /g/ Word Wall Word: he, she

~ Handwriting: Letter Gg

~ Math: Left vs. Right, Tangrams, Counting Forward and Backward, Matching Numbers to Sets

~ Science: Recycling-Plants/Flowers

~ Religion: Baptism

~ Skill Ring: I Can Count by 10’s to 100

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Natalie (Monday), Miranda (Tuesday), Noah (Wednesday), Ella C. (Thursday), Luke (Friday)**

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please be sure to make extra time for alphabet skill ring practice this week! Have your child identify capital and lowercase letters as well as placing letters in alphabetical order J

~ Please be sure to practice counting to 100 this week with your child J Try counting backwards too!!

~ Practice asking your child about groups of objects and numbers. Which is more? Which is less?

~Handwriting Letters Uu and Kk

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ Please return washed pillows and blankets to school for rest time.

~ WAY TO GO KINDERGARTEN!!! The Kindergarten class won the can collection for lower grade levels on GO GREEN Day last week. We brought in more cans than any other class J Thank you for all of your efforts and support!! Students will enjoy a pizza party in the late afternoon sometime this week.

~ GO GREEN DAY this week!!! On Thursday May 3^rd we will be weighing in for PAPER. Let’s win another pizza party!! Wear jeans and a green t-shirt J

~ Birthday this week: Sunday, May 6^th

                 Happy Birthday Luke Cutcher!!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/, /b/, /l/, /k/, /u/ Word Wall Word: review all words

~ Handwriting: Review of Letters Ll, Kk, Uu

~ Math: Patterns, Dividing by Sharing, Comparing Numbers, identifying Left vs. Right, Tangrams

~ Science: Recycling/ Earth Day

~ Religion: Baptism

~ Skill Ring: Indicating more vs. less

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Aden (Monday), Cohen (Tuesday), Ella W. (Wednesday), Jenna (Thursday), Allie (Friday)**

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please be sure to make extra time for alphabet skill ring practice this week! Have your child identify capital and lowercase letters as well as placing letters in alphabetical order J

~ Please be sure to practice counting to 100 this week with your child J Try counting backwards too!!

~ Practice asking your child about groups of objects and numbers. Which is more? Which is less?

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ Please return washed pillows and blankets to school for rest time.

~ Next week on Wednesday, April 25^th we will be having our Go Green Day for cans! Remember to bring cans to school and dress in a green shirt with gym sweats. We will also be celebrating Earth Day. We are asking that students bring in rakes, brooms, and gloves to help make St. Mary School grounds look more beautiful!

~ Yearbook deadline is Wednesday, April 25^th à Don’t forget to place your order!!

~ We will be taking a walk to the Vermilion Boat Ramp on Friday, April 27^th to watch the trout release into Lake Erie. Please have permission slips turned in by Wednesday, April 25^th.

~ The STUDENT ART SHOW is this weekend in the gathering space. Please stop by to check out your child’s beautiful art work after church on Sunday.

~ Birthday this week: Wednesday, April 25th

                  Happy Birthday Ella Wojciechowski!!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/, /b/, /l/, /k/, /u/ Word Wall Word: here, was

~ Handwriting: Letter Uu

~ Math: Identify Cylinder, Ordering Objects by Height, Extending Patterns, Ordering Objects, Comparing Objects and Numbers

~ Science: Recycling

~ Social Studies: US Symbols

~ Religion: Jesus has Friends (Saint Peter)

~ Skill Ring: I can count to 100

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Noah (Monday), Ella C. (Tuesday), Luke (Wednesday), Maria (Thursday), Rocco (Friday)**

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please be sure to make extra time for alphabet skill ring practice this week! Have your child identify capital and lowercase letters as well as placing letters in alphabetical order J

~ Please be sure to practice counting to 100 this week with your child J Try counting backwards too!!

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ Please return washed pillows and blankets to school for rest time.

~ Spring Picture order forms will be going out this week. Please return your order with money by Wednesday, April 18^th to school if you are interested in ordering any prints.

~ Donuts for Dads before school on Wednesday, April 18^th at 7:30 a.m. in the cafeteria.

~ Next week on Wednesday, April 25^th we will be having our Go Green Day for cans! Remember to bring cans to school and dress in a green shirt with gym sweats. We will also be celebrating Earth Day. We are asking that students bring in rakes, brooms, and gloves to help make St. Mary School grounds look more beautiful!

~ Yearbook deadline is Wednesday, April 25^th à Don’t forget to place your order!!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/, /b/, /l/, /k/ Word Wall Word: little, said

~ Handwriting: Letter Kk

~ Math: Paying for Items with Nickel, Estimating, Identify Cylinder, Ordering Objects by Height

~ Science: Farm Animals

~ Social Studies: US Symbols

~ Religion: Easter

~ Skill Ring: I can recognize and state value of coins (penny, nickel, dime, and quarter)

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Jenna (Monday), Bayleigh (Tuesday), Natalie (Wednesday), EllaW. (Thursday), Miranda (Friday)**

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please be sure to make extra time for alphabet skill ring practice this week! Have your child identify capital and lowercase letters as well as placing letters in alphabetical order J

~ Please be sure to ask your child and practice with them identifying and stating coin values!! (Penny, nickel, dime, and quarter!)

~ Practice Writing Bb and Ll

~ Practice Writing numbers 0-20

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ Please turn STOMPER’S READING CLUB PROGRAM FORM BY Monday, April 9, 2012.

~ Please return washed pillows and blankets to school for rest time.

~ This Friday, April 13^th is a $1 mission day. Please bring in a $1 for our mission girl and dress down. J

~ Spring Picture order forms will be going out this week. Please return your order with money by Wednesday, April 18^th to school if you are interested in ordering any prints.

~ Birthday Girl Bayleigh Ellis! Bayleigh will be turning 6 on Tuesday, April 10^th.

Happy Birthday Bayleigh!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/, /b/, /l/ Word Wall Word: review of all words

~ Handwriting: Review Letters

~ Math: ABC Patterns, identifying Nickel, Counting by 5’s, Paying for Items with Nickel

~ Science: Chicks

~ Social Studies: US Symbols

~ Religion: Stations, Holy Week, Palm Sunday

~ Skill Ring: Match rhyming words with pictures

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Rocco (Monday), Aden (Tuesday), Cohen (Wednesday), Jenna(Thursday), Allie (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J Many students are coming in without these essentials. Please provide your child with these items! Thank you.

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please be sure to make extra time for alphabet skill ring practice this week! Have your child identify capital and lowercase letters as well as placing letters in alphabetical order J

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ Continue to work on filing Lenten Rice Bowl. This is a Lenten project that the school is participating in and must be returned filled by Friday, March 30th.

~ Report Cards go out this Wednesday, March 28th. Do not forget to sign and return the envelope.

~ Please turn in permission slip by Tuesday, March 27^th for Vermilion Elementary Assembly that whole school will be attending Wednesday, March 28^th.

~ We will be celebrating Holy Week and the Easter Season on Friday March 30^th with a Retreat Day.

~ Please turn STOMPER’S READING CLUB PROGRAM FORM BY Monday, April 9, 2012.

~SPRING BREAK begins after school on March 30^th all the way through April 8^th. School Resumes April 9^th. Enjoy this time with your families J Have a Happy Easter!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/, /b/, /l/ Word Wall Word: and, what

~ Handwriting: Letter Bb and Ll

~ Math: Comparing length, ordering objects

~ Science: Chicks

~ Social Studies: US Symbols

~ Religion: Stations

~ Skill Ring: I can identify my lowercase letters

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Ella C. (Monday), Luke (Tuesday), Maria (Wednesday), Bayleigh(Thursday), Noah (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J Many students are coming in without these essentials. Please provide your child with these items! Thank you.

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please be sure to make extra time for alphabet skill ring practice this week! Have your child identify capital and lowercase letters as well as placing letters in alphabetical order J

~ Letter Ee

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ DO NOT FORGET to send in items for the Fish Fry Raffle Baskets. The fish fry will be the evening of March 23^rd. Items must be brought in by March 20^th. Kindergarten was asked to donate items for a Movie Night Basket.

~ Continue to work on filing Lenten Rice Bowl. This is a Lenten project that the school is participating in and must be returned filled by Friday, March 30th.

~ End of the third quarter is Friday, March 23, 2012. Be on the lookout for report cards next week.

~ Lenten Fish Fry is this Friday, March 23, 2012. Please join us!! Fish Fry will take place from 5-8p.m.

~Spring Pictures are Friday, March 23, 2012. Please dress-up with sensible shoes. NO HIGH HEELS PLEASE!

~ Please turn STOMPER’S READING CLUB PROGRAM FORM BY Monday, April 9, 2012.

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/, /e/ Word Wall Word: this, do

~ Handwriting: Letter Ee

~ Math: Paying for items to $1.00, identify seasons, temperature, comparing length, ordering objects

~ Science: Chicks

~ Religion: St. Patrick’s Day

~ Skill Ring: Days of the Week

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Bayleigh (Monday), Rocco (Tuesday), Aden (Wednesday), Cohen(Thursday), Jenna (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J Many students are coming in without these essentials. Please provide your child with these items! Thank you.

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Practice and review the days of the week with your child.

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ DO NOT FORGET to send in items for the Fish Fry Raffle Baskets. The fish fry will be the evening of March 23^rd. Items must be brought in by March 20^th. Kindergarten was asked to donate items for a Movie Night Basket.

~ Continue to work on filing Lenten Rice Bowl. This is a Lenten project that the school is participating in and must be returned filled by Friday, March 30th.

~ Holy Mission Child Day on Friday, March 16, 2012. Please bring in a dollar and dress down!!

~ Maria Dee will be celebrating her birthday this Friday, March 16th, 2012.

Happy Birthday Maria!!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/, /d/, /r/ Word Wall Word: review of all words

~ Handwriting: Letters Dd and Rr

~ Math: identifying a Measuring Cup and Following a Recipe, Covering Designs, Paying for items to $1.00 using dimes

~ Science: Chicks

~ Religion: Lent: Jesus Teaches Us to Pray, We Pray Everyday

~ Social Studies: US Symbols

~ Skill Ring: Syllables in a Word

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Bayleigh (Monday), Rocco (Tuesday), Aden (Wednesday), Cohen(Thursday), Jenna (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J Many students are coming in without these essentials. Please provide your child with these items! Thank you.

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Letter Dd and Rr practice pages and phonics pages

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ Thank you to all of those who came to the Open House and French Toast Breakfast Sunday to show your support to Saint Mary School.

~ Please remember to purchase or return your child’s art work magnet. Money or magnet must be returned by Monday, March 5, 2012.

~ DO NOT FORGET to send in items for the Fish Fry Raffle Baskets. The fish fry will be the evening of March 23^rd. Items must be brought in by March 20^th. Kindergarten was asked to donate items for a Movie Night Basket.

~ Continue to work on filing Lenten Rice Bowl. This is a Lenten project that the school is participating in and must be returned filled by Friday, March 30th.

~ Domino’s Pizza Night is Thursday March 8, 2012. Order Domino’s on this night and part of the proceeds will go to St Mary School!!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/, /h/ Word Wall Word: are

~ Handwriting: Letters Hh

~ Math: Combining Sets and Identifying and Ordering Numbers 0-20

~Science: Migration

~ Religion: Mardi Gras, Lent, New Life

~ Skill Ring: Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: No School (Monday), Jenna (Tuesday), Allie (Wednesday), Noah (Thursday), Ella W. (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J Many students are coming in without these essentials. Please provide your child with these items! Thank you.

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ It is getting cold outside and your child’s lips are getting chapped! Many of them have been complaining. Feel free to have your child bring in chapstick to protect their lips from this cold weather!

~ NO SCHOOL February 20^th: PRESIDENT’S DAY!

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Letters Dd and Rr Writing Pages and Phonics Pages

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ NO SCHOOL February 20^th: PRESIDENT’S DAY!

~ Natalie's half birthday was last week on Valentine's Day - HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATALIE!

~ Noah's half birthday is March 23rd - HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOAH!

~ Thank you for all of your help and support last week as I was getting over an illness.

~ The students enjoyed a very fun filled Valentine’s Day celebration. Thank you to Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs. Bogle, Mrs. Iafolla, Mrs. Williamson, and Mrs. Wojciechowski for all of your help!

~ Tuesday, Febraury 21, 2012 we will e celebrating Mardi Gras in the classroom.

~ Wednesday, February 22, 2012 is ASH WEDNESDAY and the beginning of the Lenten season. We will be celebrating at an all school mass at 9:00 a.m. Please join us. 

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/ Word Wall Word: play

~ Handwriting: Letters Oo and Ff

~ Math: Patterns, , Graphing, Positions, Matching Numbers to a Set, Estimating, Counting by Tens, Patterns, Identify Dimes

Celebrating the 100^th day of School J

~Science: Hibernation and Animal Tracks

~ Religion: Signs of God’s Love

~ Skill Ring: Arranging Objects in a Pattern

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Miranda (Monday), Noah (Tuesday), Ella C. (Wednesday), Luke (Thursday), Maria (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J Many students are coming in without these essentials. Please provide your child with these items! Thank you.

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ It is getting cold outside and your child’s lips are getting chapped! Many of them have been complaining. Feel free to have your child bring in chapstick to protect their lips from this cold weather!

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~Letter Oo and Ff pages

~ Writing numbers 0-9 and practicing writing name

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ The 100^th day of School is this week!! (ALREADY!!) We will celebrate it Tuesday February 7^th. Please bring in 100 items that can fit into a gallon sized bag.

~The Kindergarten is hosting fundraiser “Pennies for Pooches.” Please bring in 100 pennies (if possible, any donation will do) in honor of the 100^th day of school to raise money for the Saint Francis Animal Sanctuary. The Kindergarten class with the help of the fifth graders will be counting and graphing how much money was raised!

~ Go Green Day is Thursday, February 9^th. Please bring in CANS!! Your child may wear a green shirt with jeans.

~ Please bring in a shoebox by this Friday, February 10^th for our Valentine’s Day Project.

~ NO SCHOOL Monday, February 13^th.

~Students will need to complete the “Ohio AMVETS American Flag Drawing Contest”. This is a project to be completed at home and turned into school by Tuesday, February 14^th. A note will be sent home later this week.

~ The students had a great time last Friday visiting the theatre and viewing the "SkipppyJon Jones” play. Thank you to the moms who attended with us!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/ Word Wall Word: play

~ Handwriting: Letter Ff

~ Math: Patterns, Geo-board Designs and Line Segments, Graphing, Positions, Matching Numbers to a Set, Estimating, Counting by Tens, Patterns, Identify Dimes

~Science: Hibernation

~ Religion: The Holy Family

~ Skill Ring: I know the sign of the cross

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Cohen (Monday), Jenna (Tuesday), Allie (Wednesday), Natalie (Thursday), Ella W. (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J Many students are coming in without these essentials. Please provide your child with these items! Thank you.

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ It is getting cold outside and your child’s lips are getting chapped! Many of them have been complaining. Feel free to have your child bring in chapstick to protect their lips from this cold weather!

~Please return the permission slip for Fieldtrip by Wednesday February 1, 2012. Also, remember YOU MUST PACK LUNCH for Friday, February 3, 2012 the day of our fieldtrip.

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~Letter Ff pages J

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~ STAR of the WEEK: Natalie Williamson

~ This week is Catholic Schools Week. This is a week-long celebration of Catholic Schools. The schedule for events is as follows:

Monday: Rainbow Day-Kindergarten students must wear only RED!

Tuesday: Clash Day-Students can wear any clothing items that clash

Wednesday: Sports Day-Students can wear sweatpants with any sports type shirt or their St. Mary gym shirt

Thursday: Hat Day-Students may wear a hat to school

Friday: Spirit Day-Show your spirit for St Mary School. Wear your sweatshirt or other St. Mary clothing apparel. Our school colors are blue and white.

~ Fieldtrip on Friday, February 3, 2012 to view “SkippyJonJones.” Be sure to pack a lunch on this day-milk will be available.

~ The 100^th day of school is next week!! Be on the lookout for more information. J

~ Please begin to think about saving a shoebox for Valentine’s Day activities. I will be sending more information home next week.

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/, /f/ Word Wall Word: play

~ Handwriting: Letter Ff

~ Math: Patterns, Geo-board Designs and Line Segments, Graphing, Positions, Matching Numbers to a Set, Estimating, and Counting by Tens

~Science: Snow and Ice

~ Religion: We Care for Others

~ Skill Ring: I can show my left and right

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

**Snack this week: Luke (Monday), Maria (Tuesday), Bayleigh (Wednesday), Rocco (Thursday), Aden (Friday)**

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ It is getting cold outside and your child’s lips are getting chapped! Many of them have been complaining. Feel free to have your child bring in chapstick to protect their lips from this cold weather!

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~Letter Oo pages J 

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ STAR of the WEEK: Allie Shepherd

~ Next week is Catholic Schools Week. This is a week-long celebration of Catholic Schools. The schedule for events is as follows:

Monday: Rainbow Day-Kindergarten students must wear only RED!

Tuesday: Clash Day-Students can wear any clothing items that clash

Wednesday: Sports Day-Students can wear sweatpants with any sports type shirt or their St. Mary gym shirt

Thursday: Hat Day-Students may wear a hat to school

Friday: Spirit Day-Show your spirit for St Mary School. Wear your sweatshirt or other St. Mary clothing apparel. Our school colors are blue and white.

~Students are going on a fieldtrip next Friday-be on the lookout for the permission slip. It will be due by Wednesday February 1^st.

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/, /o/ Word Wall Word: is

~ Handwriting: Letters Oo

~ Math: Patterns, Geo-board Designs, Graphing, and Positions

~ Religion: We are Children of God

~ Skill Ring: I can recognize ALL Capital Letters

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ It is getting cold outside and your child’s lips are getting chapped! Many of them have been complaining. Feel free to have your child bring in chapstick to protect their lips form this cold weather!

~ NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 16, 2011. This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will be celebrating this next week and discussing what it means to bring peace. We also do not have school on Friday, January 20, 2011. This is a teacher in-service day.

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please have your child recite the alphabet to you each night this week. This can be in the car, before dinner, at bedtime, etc. Please make sure they are clearly saying L, M, N, O, and P.

~NO written homework this week.

 “EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ STAR of the WEEK: Rocco Iafolla

~ I would like to say thank you to those moms and dads who helped with the Christmas Party. (Linda Bogle, Natalie Iafolla, and Mike and Laura Roztas.) It was a huge success with the students. We had a very fun-filled party which was a great culminating activity to our Christmas Unit! Now on to our Winter Unit! J

~ Also, thank you to those of you who brought in paper for the Go Green Day last week. The Kindergarten class brought in over 400 pounds of paper and came in second place! This is a record breaking number for any Kindergarten class at St. Mary School. It was also the most paper brought to school overall by all grade levels. The students were given an extra special treat on Friday for their wonderful achievement. Way to go Kindergarten! Let’s see what we can do for the next Go Green Day of cans!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Winter, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/ Word Wall Word: review of all words this far

~ Handwriting: Letters Cc and Nn

~ Math: Identifying Objects, Money, Patterns

~ Religion: We are Children of God

~ Skill Ring: I can match the correct number of objects to numerals (0-10)

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ Friday, January 6, 2011 is a mission day. We will be celebrating by hosting a prayer service. Please provide your child with their dollar mission money in support of our mission child.

~ Please remember to send in school supplies with your child this week. We are running low on crayons and glue sticks. Thank you J

~GO GREEN DAY!! Thursday, January 5, 2012 is a paper recycle day. Those who bring in paper items will get to dress down for the day. J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please have your child recite the alphabet to you each night this week. This can be in the car, before dinner, at bedtime, etc. Please make sure they are clearly saying L, M, N, O, and P.

~ Handwriting the letters Cc and Nn

 “EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ STAR of the WEEK: Rocco Iafolla

~ Hopefully, many of you noticed the change with the behavior chart. Students will now be recording their behavior over a month long period instead of just a week. Please be sure to keep a close eye on the paper.

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Signs of Christmas, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/, /c/ Word Wall Word: have

~ Handwriting: Letter Cc

~ Math: Time to the Hour, Ordinal Numbers

~ Religion: Advent and the Christmas Story

~ Skill Ring: Saying the Alphabet (L, M, N, O, P clearly)

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ Friday, December 16, 2011 is a mission day mass. We will celebrate mass at 9:00a.m. Please bring in a dollar to support our mission girl. This is a dress down Friday mission day. Students will be able to dress down if they bring in a dollar. An envelope will be provided later this week.

~ This is the third week of Advent. Be sure to check your calendar of Advent Activities and encourage your child to prepare for the coming of Jesus.

~Please continue to bring in items for the elderly. A letter went home last week as well as with the apple notes about our class’s specific gift items. This holiday season is a great time to remember and give to those in need.

~ The Christmas Program is Tuesday December 13, 2011. This will be a dress-up day at school. Dress to look your Christmas Best! A program is being held in the afternoon and evening. The afternoon show begins promptly at 1:30 p.m. The evening show begins at 6:15 with a preschool performance. The K-6 performance begins at 7:00 p.m. ALL STUDENTS must be in their classrooms by 6:30 p.m.

      ***DRESS TO LOOK YOUR BEST FOR THE EVENING PERFORMANCE!! ***

~Regarding the Kindergarten Class Performance of “The Christmas Story: Jesus’ Birth” Please have costumes to the classroom by Friday December 16, 2011.

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please have your child recite the alphabet to you each night this week. This can be in the car, before dinner, at bedtime, etc. Please make sure they are clearly saying L, M, N, O, and P.

 “EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ STAR of the WEEK: Noah Burke

~ Birthday Girl: Miranda Bogle on December 16^th

                  HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIRANDA!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Signs of Christmas, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/, /n/ Word Wall Word: to

~ Handwriting: Letter Nn

~ Math: Time to the Hour, Ordinal Numbers

~ Religion: St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 6^th), Advent, Christmas Story

~ Skill Ring: Orally spelling first and last name

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

*** A new snack calendar went home for the months of December and January.***

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. - - A note about the Volunteer Policy went out on Friday, Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ This is the second week of Advent. Be sure to check your calendar of Advent Activities and encourage your child to prepare for the coming of Jesus.

~ Gym Day is Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Dress for gym on this day. J

~ Thursday is an all school mass celebrating the Immaculate Conception at 9:00a.m.

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Please have your child practice orally spelling their name out loud to you each night this week. J

~ Math Lesson 44 Penny Pocket Activity (Going home Tuesday Night)

 “EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ STAR of the WEEK: N/A

~Santa Shop is this Friday, December 9, 2011. Students will visit the gym on Friday at 11:00-11:45. This is an opportunity for students to buy small items for their parents, siblings, and grandparents. A note went home last week explaining this fun day! You may wear jeans with Christmas colors (red and green) on this day!

~ Also, this Friday December 9, 2011, grades five and two are hosting a gum drop guess to raise money for a charity of Father Ron’s choice. Each guess is worth 25 cents. Please support this good cause. J

~ This Christmas season we are collecting items for the elderly. Please see the attached letter regarding what the kindergarten class is responsible for providing.

~Next week, Tuesday, December 13, 2011, students will be participating in our yearly Christmas Program. There are two Christmas shows. The first show will be in the afternoon beginning at 1:30p.m. The second show will be in the evening beginning at 6:15p.m. Please dress to look your best and arrive to school at 6:00p.m.

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Wheels and ways we move, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/ Word Wall Word: review of all words

~ Handwriting: Review of Ss, Mm, Aa, Pp, Tt, and Ii

~ Math: Identifying numbers, Sequencing numbers and events, identifying and counting pennies

~ Religion: Advent

~ Social Studies: Sharing and Caring (Being a Bucket Filler)

~ Skill Ring: Sequence numbers

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

*** A new snack calendar went home for the months of December and January.***

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. - - A note about the Volunteer Policy went out on Friday, Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~ This is the first week of Advent. Be sure to check your calendar of Advent Activities and encourage your child to prepare for the coming of Jesus.

~ NO SCHOOL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5^th!!!

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Students are coming home with a packet of extra work for over the LONG holiday break. This will also serve as homework for the following week. It is not due until Tuesday, December 6, 2011.

~ Students will be working on recognizing numbers 1-10 out of sequence. Please work on this skill at home.

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ STAR of the WEEK: Bayleigh Ellis

~ Students enjoyed a great two days in school last week! The Harvest Feast celebrated on Tuesday went especially well. Students enjoyed turkey, mashed potatoes, squash, homemade bread and butter, popcorn, pumpkin seeds, and a little chocolate to sweeten the pot! They enjoyed an afternoon of dancing, games, and a holiday craft. Thank you to Mrs. Wojciechowski, Mrs. Conway, Mrs. Shepherd, and Mrs. Bogle for the extra help!

This Week in Kindergarten:

~ Language Arts: Focus-Thanksgiving, Phonemic Awareness of letter Ii, Blending Sounds /m/, /a/, /s/, /p/, /t/, /i/Word Wall Word: go

~ Handwriting: The letter Ii and review of Ss, Mm, Aa, Pp, and Tt

~ Math: Identifying numbers, Sequencing numbers and events, ordinal positions

~ Religion: Jesus Welcomes You

~ Social Studies: Thanksgiving Unit J

~ Skill Ring: Reciting address and birthday

Gentle Reminders:

~ Please provide a healthy snack on your child’s assigned day (i.e. pretzels, popcorn, crackers, fruit, and veggies). Please NO chips, donuts, candy, or cookies. Please make sure you are looking at the snack schedule to see when your child has snack.

~ Your child MUST be appropriately dressed with coats, hats, gloves as needed for the weather. J

~ In order to take field trips with the class parents must be fingerprinted. In some cases a protecting the youth class is required. Please call Mrs. Lima in the office for more information. - - A note about the Volunteer Policy went out on Friday, Please adhere to this policy set forth by the Toledo Diocese. Thanks J

~Conferences are this week! I am looking forward to meeting with all parents this week. Please arrive on time for your scheduled conference. Remember that each conference is limited to 15 minutes.

~November 2-27^th is the St. Mary’s Annual Food Drive for the poor. Please bring in your canned good items throughout this time to support our efforts in making a difference. We have not had many items yet come into the classroom L A note was made in the apple bytes newsletter last week about how this food drive works! Please help support those in need J

At Home Practice:

~ Please continue to have your child work on their alphabet skill ring. Play a matching game of capital and lowercase letters or have your child share the letter sounds. (Ask them about the PHONICS DANCE!)

~ Continue practice with the word wall skill ring and making sure your child knows these words. Have them write them out, spell them out loud, and say the word. Have them finger point as they’re reading the words.

~ Students were also introduced to a number skill ring. Have your child practice identifying and writing numbers 1-25.

~ Practice writing a capital and lowercase Tt each night this week

~ Please practice reciting birthday each night this week as well as continuing to practice address.

“EXTRA, EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT!”

~ STAR of the WEEK: Ella Wojciechowski

~ November 12^th was Allie Shepherd’s Birthday!! Happy Birthday Allie J

~ Last minute sweatshirt orders may be handed in on Monday, November 14^th

~ The entire student body enjoyed the movie “Nomeo and Juliet” last Friday afternoon. They enjoyed an afternoon of friends and popcorn. Students were surprised by a FLASH MOB of administration, teachers, and parents. What fun!

~ A letter went home Friday explaining our Thanksgiving Unit. An envelope will be sent home with students Monday for money donation for food. It was not attached to letter as specified.