"But in the day that I'm afraid, I lay all my fears before you and trust in you with all my heart. What harm could a man bring to me? With God on my side, I will not be afraid of what comes.”
– Psalm 56:3-4
This Year's 2024-2025 Theme:
"MARY SHOWS US THE WAY"
WEEKLY SPELLING HOMEWORK
Monday - words 2x on LL; study
Tuesday - rhyming words on LL; study
Wednesday - ABC order on LL; study
Thursday - study
SPELLING TEST RUBRIC
4 = 17-18 correct (thorough & consistent)
3 = 13-16 correct (grade level)
2 = 9-12 correct (partial understanding)
1 = 1-8 correct (minimal understanding)
READING TEST RUBRIC
4 = 9-10 correct (thorough & consistent)
3 = 7-8 correct (grade level)
2 = 4-6 correct (partial understanding)
1 = 1-3 correct (minimal understanding)
Math - addition & subtraction strategies
LA - sentences; punctuation; subject/predicate
Reading - character traits, point of view, central idea, text organization, theme
Religion - Creation; feast days; The Luminous Mysteries; The Fall; The Promise of a Savior; Mass & weekly Gospels
Social Studies - landforms & bodies of water
Science - inquiry skills
Day A - LIBRARY (9:06-9:46)
Day B - LITURGICAL MUSIC (1:12-1:52)
Day C - MUSIC (1:54-2:34); 2nd STEP (10:30-11:10)
Day D - ART(9:06-9:46)
Day E - STEM (9:06-9:46)
Day F - GYM (9:06-9:46)
LUNCH (11:12-12:12)
*special lunches MUST BE ordered directly through My Food Days
Snacks/Ice Cream: 12 coupons = $12
Water Bottles: 10 coupons = $15
OUR NOTEBOOKS ARE COLOR CODED:
PURPLE = copying daily HW
RED = SS & Science
BLUE = Reading & Spelling
GREEN = front: Religion & back: Journal
BLACK = front: Math & back: LA
*Classroom temperature: Windows are open & fans are on, so if your child will be cold they can only wear the gym sweatshirt, striped school sweater, or 3/4 zip with school logo. Jackets & fleeces cannot be worn.
*Every weekend sharpen all pencils & bring new reading books for the week.
*Children have received logins to: iReady, Tumblebooks, IXL, Starfall, & Raz-Kids (Learning A to Z). The list is in their purple NB. Keep in mind the ipads are school-issued & not for personal use (gaming, photos, other subscriptions, etc).
-2020 Dinner Dance: A WONDERFUL NIGHT!
*For those who couldn't make it to the celebration, here's the touching introduction given by Fr. James & Mrs.St. John & my acceptance speech.
Intro = /documents/2020/2/full%20intro.wmv
Speech = /documents/2020/2/TY.wmv