Week of 10/24

Last week we learned about the scientific method and learned learned about why certain things float and sink!

We were shocked when the pumpkin floated!

In math, we used our unifix cubes to help us with subtraction.

Dear Parents,

This week we will have our Saints Celebration! Be sure to read the reminders about the special day below. Here are your reminders for the rest of the week:

- This is the last week to send in donations for our troops! Please do so by Friday! Thanks so much!

- We will be going on our first field trip to see "The Wizard of Oz" at Carroll High School on Wednesday, November 16th! Be on the look out for the permission form and payment link. We will not need chaperones for this trip, but don't worry, we have a bowling trip in December with our 8th grade buddies where we will need volunteers!

- For the first 3 stories we kept the sight and spelling words to 6 each so that they kids could get used to studying them and to prepare for the test. Since they have been doing such a great job we will now do 10 sight words and 8 spelling words per story.

- Test folders will be sent home tomorrow. Please return them on Wednesday!

- Friday will be a Phillies Dress Down Day. The kids can wear their Phillies gear under their saint costumes.

- Just a reminder to mark your calendar: No school on Tuesday, 11/1 and Friday, 11/4.

- Conferences will be held Thursday, 11/3 (afternoon/evening) and Friday 11/4. You can sign up HERE

Saint Presentation reminders:

- The presentation will be at 9:00am on Friday and will last about 40 minutes! We ask that all family members sit on the side pews (left and right of the alter).

- The kids are to come to school dressed in their costumes over their gym uniforms or Phillies gear. Sneakers are fine.

- Please make sure robes are not too long as we will be walking to and from the church. Also, bobby pins tend to not keep veils on so if you can attach them to a headband that would be great.

Have a great week and GO PHILS!

Mrs. Hallinan 

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 120

Math: wb page 38

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 122

Math: wb page 36

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 119

Math: wb page 37

Thursday

Reading: RN page 128

Math: complete worksheet

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion
We will begin Chapter 4 this week and practice for our Saints Celebration!

Reading
Story: "Dr. Seuss"
Target Skill: Graphic Features and Biographies
Phonics Skill: Short e sound and -s blends
Grammar: Antonyms
Sight Words: after, draw, pictures, read, was, write, do, find, funny no
Spelling Words: yes, let, red, ten, bed, get, step, sled

Math
We will continue our unit on subtraction! This week we will focus on using a number line to count or hop back.

Week of 10/17

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a great weekend! The saints reports were done so well and I loved reading them! We will be getting ready for our Saints Celebration this week and next! If your child was picked to read they will be coming home with a copy of their part to practice at home. It does not need to be sent back to school.

- The 7th grade will be selling popsicles for $1.00 at recess on Tuesday and Thursday to raise money for Cases for Smiles. Raffle tickets will also be sold for a chance to win variety of different prize baskets. Information was sent home Friday on this. 

- Information about parent teacher conference sign ups will be sent out this week. Please be on the look out for more info from me.

- If you would like to donate to our service project for the troops this month please send in small games (cards, dice, sudoku, crosswords) small gift cards to purchase books, movies, tv shows! All donations are due by Friday, October 28th! Thanks so much for your help with this!

- We will have a Religion Test on Chapter 3 on Thursday.

- There is a Virtual Home and School Meeting on Thursday night at 7:00 pm. Minding Your Mind will be presenting about anxiety in children. The zoom link will be sent out!

- Reading and Spelling test on Friday on a Musical Day.

- Friday is the JDRF Walk with the Principal to raise awareness for Juvenile Diabetes

-Thanks for having their winter uniforms ready to go last week! Here are a few things to note about winter uniform:

Girls and Boys = Navy socks, not white
Boys = white golf shirts without tie or white oxford button down WITH tie, belt required

Also, please be sure their names are in all sweaters, vests, 1/4 zips, jackets, etc. I will continue to check uniforms the next couple weeks.  Thank you!

That is it for now! Go Phils!
Mrs. Hallinan 

Homework

Monday

Reading: RN page 110

Math: wb page 31 and 32

Religion: study for test

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 116

Math: wb page 33

Religion: study for test

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 114

Math: wb page 34

Religion: study for test tomorrow

Thursday

Reading: study for test tomorrow

Math: wb page 35

A Peek at Our Week

Religion
We will continue Chapter 3 "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family and have a test on Thursday.

Reading
Story: "A Musical Day"
Target Skill: Sequence of events
Phonics Skill: Short o sound and -l blends
Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns
Sight Words: her, now, our, she, today, would
Spelling Words: on, pop, got, not, fox, hop

Math
We will begin our unit on subtraction. We will learn about the minus sign, counting backwards and most importantly, that the bigger number always goes first in subtraction!

Week of 10/11

Go Phillies!

Red October!

Last week, we celebrated Declan's birthday! 

Happy Birthday Declan!

On Friday, we took our bag of books outside to enjoy

the weather.

They partnered up and read their books

with a friend!

Dear Parents,

Hope you had a great long weekend. We have a busy week and are cruising along through October. Please continue to review sight words, math facts, and read at home! There are a lot of reminders this week, so please be sure to read them all!


- Winter uniforms start today!

- Saint reports are due this Wednesday!

- Test folders will be sent home on Wednesday. Please sign and return them with the tests in the folder on Thursday.

- School pictures will be on Thursday. Please send in your forms this week or complete them online.

- We will have a math test on Friday finishing up our unit on addition. We will do a review in school on Thursday.

- Our monthly Mass will be on Friday at 9:00 am. We will be doing a Living Rosary in the school yard before Mass at 8:30! All are welcome to join us!

- If you would like to donate to our service project for the troops this month please send in any travel size toiletries or powered drinks mixes like gatorade or hot chocolate! All donations are due by Friday, October 28th! Thanks so much for your help with this!

That is it for this week!
Mrs. Hallinan 

Homework

Tuesday

Reading: RN page 105 & 107

Math: workbook page 29

Relifion: saint report due tomorrow!

Wednesday

Reading: RN page 113

Math: wb page 27

Thursday

Phonics: page 118

Math: wb page 28, review for test

A Peek at Our Week:

Religion
We will begin Chapter 3 "Jesus Grew Up in a Family". We will learn about the birth of Jesus and the Holy Family. We will start practicing for our Saint Presentation!

Reading
Story: "A Musical Day"
Target Skill: Sequence of events
Phonics Skill: Short o sound and -l blends
Grammar: Complete sentences and nouns
Sight Words: her, now, our, she, today, would
Spelling Words: on, pop, got, not, fox, hop

Math
We will finish up our addition unit this week. We will focus on adding 3 addends and finding doubles and sums of ten to help up. We will also work with simple word problems. There will be a test on Friday on adding on a number line, adding 3 addends and word problems. We will do our Test Review in school on Thursday. You can use this to study at home that night.

Week of 10/3

Last week, Mrs. McCracken came in every day 

and we began Fundations! The kids love it!

We started to get logged into our tablets and different accounts.

We played a game that focused on our comprehension skill

of the week, Main Idea.

Max and Emma took turns figuring out our Main Idea Mystery Bag!

The class spread out and read their new "bag of books"!

Max and John hard at work on their Fundations magnet boards.

Gym class was cancelled on Friday so the kids

zenned out with a little cosmic yoga!

Charlotte, Felicity, and Lucy took turns reading their bag

of books!

Dear Parents,

Happy October! The kids are settling in and have been doing a great job. I cannot believe we are finished with September already. October will certainly fly by as well. Here are your reminders for this week:

- Information about the first grade Saints Presentation was sent home last week. Each child may choose any saint they want! The report will be due next Wednesday 10/12, so please work on it this week. Please make sure the report and the picture are done neatly. Don't forget to have your child practice reading their report because they will be sharing it with the class for a grade. The Saints Presentation will be on Friday, October 28th at 9:00 am in the Church.

- The kids were given "book bags" last week which have books in them that reinforce the short vowel letters we have learned so far. They will be allowed to bring them home to practice reading if they want, I just ask that they take care of the books and remember to bring them back each day so we can use the books for future classes!

- We will have a gym assembly on Thursday about Growth Mindset. Mrs. Marchese will be sending home more information about it this week!

- There will be a Religion test on Chapter 2 on Thursday. A study guide will be sent home today.

- There will be a Spelling and Reading test on Friday for our story "How Animals Communicate."

- Looking ahead, we have off on Monday, 10/10 and winter uniforms will start Tuesday, 10/11!

- Please be sure to let me know via email or note if your child is staying for a club. With clubs back in full swing it is difficult to keep track of all 18 different schedules. This way I can make a note and make sure dismissal is as smooth as possible.

I think that is all for this week! Please let me know if you have questions about anything!

Mrs. Hallinan 

Homework

Monday

Religion: work on saint report and study

Reading: RN page 91

Math: workbook page 23

Tuesday

Religion: work on saint report and study

Reading: RN page 95

Math: complete worksheet

Wednesday

Religion: work on saint report and study

Reading: RN page 101

Math: wb page 25

Thursday

Religion: work on saint report

Reading: study for tests tomorrow

Math: wb page 26

A Peek at Our Week!

Religion: Chapter 2 - "We Believe in the Blessed Trinity"
We will finish up Chapter 2 and have a test on Thursday.

Reading
Story: "How Animals Communicate"
Target Skill: Main Idea and Details
Phonics Skill: Short I sound and R blends
Grammar: Nouns and commas in a series
Sight Words: animal, how, make, of, some, why
Spelling Words: in, will, did, sit, six, big

Math
This week we will continue with addition and learn how to use a number line to solve problems and learn double facts. If you practice at home, please have your child start at the larger number!