Newsletter

Mrs. Seidl

 

9/22//08

Dear Parent,

I can't believe it's already the end of September!  Your students are off to a great start.  They are completing their work and are remembering to turn in their daily homework assignments.

It's Marathon Time!!!  The students are out collecting pledges. We are hoping to be the highest class to bring in money so that we can pour water over Mrs. Bertrand.  The school goal is $23,000.  Our Marathon will take place on Friday, October 10.  We hope you will be able to join us.

Remember your child needs a dated note signed by you if he/she needs to ride a different bus home or be picked up by you or someone else.  If a child does not have a dated note, he/she will be sent home.  We cannot accept a child’s oral message.

Bus Safety

We all passed our Bus Safety test

Book Orders

Monthly book order forms from a variety of different companies will be sent home.  Ordering from these is optional.  If you choose to order books remember to send the order form back with your child’s name.  Please send cash or write a check for the correct amount to me because I order on-line.

Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and comes to school ready to work. 

Please remind you child to read at home and take an AR test when they return their book to school.

Our class schedule and other school information is at the bottom of this page.

Remember to check out the pictures in the Parent site.

                                                                                                          Sincerely yours,

                                                                                                                               Mrs. Seidl  

 

             

Dates to Remember 

Sept. 2  -  First Day of School

                 Mass at 10:15 a.m.

September 25 - 10:15 am Mass-Staff

                            **  DRESS UP DAY **

September 26 - NO SCHOOL

                         Mandated Diocesan Teacher Workshop

October 2 - 10:15 am Mass grade 6

                    Midquarters

October 6 - 2-hour later start

October 9 - 10:15 am Mass grade 5

                      7 pm First Reconciliation Parent Meeting in Church Hall

October 16-17  MEA NO SCHOOL

October 23 - 10:15 am Mass grade 4 **Dress Up Day**

October 30 - 10:15 am Mass grade 3

October 31 - End of First Quarter

                        Halloween

 

 

             

         OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

 

       

Spelling  

A list of spelling words will be sent home each Monday and a spelling test will be given on Friday.  I hope you will take time to help your child practice these words during the week. 

September 8-12  Unit 1

ask    sat    fan    map    hand    cap    sad    fat    bat    as

September 15-19  Unit 2

send    bell    well    help    fell    went    spell    next    tell    end

September 22-26   Unit 3

hit    fill    will    sind    miss    milk    win    hill    bill    fit

September 29-October 3   Unit 4

dog    doll    stop    cot    log    fog    spot    pond    nod    lot

October 6-10   Unit 5

jug    mud    just    hunt    club    drum    jump    dust    rub    cup

October 13-17  Review Units 1-5

Religion 

 Parent Meeting for First Reconciliation will be held in the Church Hall at 7 pm on Thursday, October 9, 2008.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2008.

Your child will be begin preparing for this sacrament on Friday, October 3, 2008.

He/She will be bringing home his/her book each Wednesday beginning October 8th.

 

Please visit our Faith First web site at www.faithfirst.com

Reading     

In our first unit we will read about finding messages in a secret code, a book, a name, a letter, the tail of a kite, and a piece of art.

Reading sheets with sentences and vocabulary words will be sent home at the beginning of each new story.  Please listen and help your child read the words and sentences.  When your child can read this sheet fluently please sign your name and have your child return it to school.

AR Reading Points for September

I am asking that each student earn 4 or more points. The information about AR was sent home the first week of school.  Please remind your child to return his AR book and take a test on it.

 

Math   

In math we are reviewing our math facts: doubles, +0, +1, and +2.

Other skills are : ordinals to the 12th position, telling time to the hour, 1 hour from now, and 1 hour ago, writing our numbers to 150, and counting money using nickels, dimes, and pennies.

Please remember that your child has daily homework in math.  Take time to help your child as needed and correct mistakes with him/her.  Math homework is expected to be handed in the following morning with your signature.

Language   

In Language we will be reviewing sentences.

Library                                         

Your child will visit the library each Thursday at 2:05 p.m.  Your child may check out 1 book each week providing they have returned their book from the previous week.  Please read these with your child and return them as soon as you have finished reading them.

Postcards

This year we will be working towards collecting a postcard from every state, but we need your help. If you travel to another state we would like you to send a postcard to our class.  Or if you have a relative in another state maybe you could get them to send us a postcard.

We have a very good start collecting postcards.  Thanks for your help in this project.

We would also like postcards from around the world if someone is traveling outside of the United States.

This will be a fun way for us to expand our geography knowledge.  We are hoping to receive a postcard from each state by the end of the year.  We would also like postcards from around the world.  Please keep us in mind when you, a friend, or a relative are traveling.

 

Science

Main Objectives for Habitats

Desert and Rain Forest Habitats

Social

People All Around

Computer      

We will have computer class on Thursdays after library.  I'm not quite sure when this will begin.

                        CLASS SCHEDULE

Homework

Your child will have homework in math, reading, and spelling.  He/She will be bringing home a folder each night.  Please go over their homework and return it to your child’s book bag so they can turn it in each morning.

In spelling a list of words will be sent home each Monday and a spelling test will be given on the following Friday.  I hope you will take time to practice these words during the week with your child.

Reading sheets with sentences and vocabulary words will be sent home at the beginning of each story.  Please listen and help your child read the words and sentences.  When your child can read this sheet fluently, please sign your name and have your child return it to school.

Your child will have daily homework in math.  Take time to help your child as needed and correct mistakes with him/her.  Math homework is expected to be handed in the following morning with your signature.

Absences

If your child is sick, please keep him/her at home.  Coming to school will only prolong and spread the illness. When your child is absent I will be glad to send work home with a sibling or neighbor that is designated by you.  When your child returns from being absent, you should send a note explaining the reason for being absent. Please remember to sign and date it.

Bumpy Day Note

If your child has had a bad night, please feel free to let me know so that I may be aware of the problem and possibly be of some help.

Snacks

Each morning around 9:05 we will have milk break.  If your child would like to bring a snack please send a healthy snack.

Buses

Your child needs a dated note signed by you if he/she needs to ride a different bus home or be picked up by you or someone else.  If a child does not have a dated note, he/she will be sent home.  We cannot accept a child’s oral message.

Book Orders

Monthly book order forms from a variety of different companies will be sent home.  Ordering from these is optional.  If you choose to order books remember to send the order form back with your child’s name.  Please send cash or write a check for the correct amount to me because I order on-line.

 

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