Please sign and return the retreat permission slip as soon as possible. The first and second grade retreat will be Friday afternoon at St. Stephen Church. The topic will be “Noah’s Ark.” We will sing songs, read stories, make animals for the ark, and have a snack.
I hope everyone had a lovely weekend! We are in the downhill slide of the school year. Please help your child to remember that there are still 9 days of school left---we have lots of fun things to learn about right up to the last day!
The Chinese Auction, a fundraiser for 8th grade, will take place Friday afternoon. Tickets are 25 cents each or 5 for $1.00. Tickets will be on sale through Friday morning.
Our next Mass will be on Ascension Thursday, May 21 at 1:45PM at school. The third graders will be the special guests as they will be celebrating having made their First Holy Communion.
Guardian Angel Games Day will be on Friday, May 22nd. Please let me know if you will be sending in a board game for us to use. Be sure it is one that your child knows how to play and can easily explain to others.
NO SCHOOL ON MAY 25th as it is Memorial Day.
Second grade will be attending a retreat at the church with first grade on the afternoon of Friday, May 29th. A permission slip will be coming soon as well as additional information.
All the second graders planted lima beans today. Students planted the seeds, described the process in their log books, and made posters depicting the parts of plants and their purpose.
We will check the growth of the plants every few days and record the progress in the log books.
The class was VERY excited to see the worms and pill bugs that tagged along in the compost soil I brought from home. Ask your child to describe the food cycle from plant to worm to plant again!
I am seeing a slide in math fact retention. This is causing mid-term grades in math to be lower than they were previously. If you see any slippage in the immediate recall of math facts, be sure your child practices every day. Flashcards are a fine way to practice and are listed on the homework sheet. I am also including a very good site that has math games which may increase interest and, therefore, the amount of time spent practicing.
Be sure to check out the GAMES section on the left side of the webpage. There are four games (MATHO, Concentration, Hidden Picture, and Planet Blaster). All of the games are really fun and very educational.
If your child completed the Catapult Reading for April, please return the yellow booklet on Monday. I need to collect them and give them to Mrs. Stevens.
The permission slips for the end-of-the-year field trip to Clarion University for “fit-trition” day are due on Wednesday, May 6th.
Permission slips for the safety program being presented on Friday, May 8th by Mrs. Snow are due. These signed slips are required in order to participate.
Mid-term reports will be coming home on Friday, May 8th.
Our last Mass at the church (weather permitting) will be at 1:30PM on Friday, May 8th.
Mrs. Marvin’s last day before she starts maternity leave will be Friday, May 8th.
*Do you get the feeling Friday, May 8th is a BIG day?! :)
Please check the older posts if you haven’t been here for a while. I still need volunteers to walk with the class to Mass on Friday. Thanks!
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