The Last Day of School

It is hard for me to believe that the school year is over. It has been eventful!

We survived several nasty go rounds with the flu, broken bones, headaches, bellyaches, and some hospitalizations. We learned addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts. We studied dinosaurs, plants, germs, and light and color. We learned about communities, government, and our ancestors. We went from beautiful printing to gorgeous cursive. We laughed together, prayed together, played together, and worked together. We learned about discipline, organization, and respect.

Your children are wonderful! They are so caring and loving towards each other. Oh, there were moments of arguing and disagreement, but just like in any family, these moments were forgotten quickly and the class is stronger for them.

Your children made me laugh with their stories and antics. They made me cry when they raised their sweet voices in song and earnest prayer. They reaffirmed my deep love of teaching each time they said they loved school or the day went so fast or they didn’t want to be done yet. I will miss them.

Please be sure your children read every day this summer. Encourage them to read independently. Read more complex, difficult stories to them. Make sure they practice their math skills. Ask them to tell you the time, make change for a dollar, count coins, practice their addition and subtraction facts, and work on story problems. There are some great websites with free practice games (just “google” free [addition] [subtraction] math practice problems). Encourage them to practice spelling words on SpellingCity.com. All the lists from second grade will remain up and you can also search for third grade words. If you need any ideas or suggestions for fun ways to practice academics, please feel free to drop me an email at dittman.amy@gmail.com.

Thank you for all your support this year. It was truly delightful getting to know you and your children. I feel very blessed to be a small part of your lives.

Enjoy your summer!

ONE MORE WEEK

I find it difficult to believe that next week is our last week of classes. Students will still have a spelling test and a reading test. There will also be one last assessment in math, science, and social studies.

Here is our schedule for the last week of school:

Monday 31      NO SCHOOL

Tuesday  1     Cleaning Day

Wednesday 2  Erie Zoo

Thursday  3    Retreat

Friday   4       Last day of school (early dismissal)

www.smories.com

My husband is a wonderful source of information about new and exciting educational opportunities. Today, he sent me information about this site, www.smories.com . I went to it and was very excited! There are a number of short stories read by children on it and more stories are added each month.

Although it is  a new site, it seems like a great place to let your children visit, especially over the summer. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Sniffle! Sniffle!

We have opened our last box of Kleenex just as allergy and cold season seems to be in full swing. If you are able to send in a box to help us in this situation, we would greatly appreciate it!

May News

Students will have a busy month!

May

  6  Thursday      7th grade play at 1:15PM

  7   Friday          Donuts with Dads from 7:45-8:30

10  Monday        Early Dismissal at 1:30PM

13 Thursday      Ascension Thursday Mass at 1:45PM at school

14  Friday         Rosary Field Trip with Guardian Angels

17  Monday       Swimming at YMCA  1-2PM

20 Thursday      Spring Concert 7PM

21 Friday          Final school mass

24 Monday        Swimming at YMCA 1-2PM

28 Friday          Swimming at YMCA 1-2PM

31 Monday        NO SCHOOL

June

1 Tuesday         Cleaning Day

2 Wednesday     Field Trip to Erie Zoo

3 Thursday        School-wide retreat

4 Friday            LAST DAY for students

May Crowning

The May Crowning, presented by kindergarten, first, and second grade, will be on Tuesday, May 4th at 2PM in the gym.  Previously, the time was listed as 2:15PM.

Students with speaking parts will be bringing them home today. Please be sure that they practice so they will be comfortable on Tuesday.

All are welcome to attend.