Reading: George Washington Visits

Sight words: see, look

Writing: Journal entries, independent themed writing

Math: Fraction Review; More Likely/Equally Likely/Less Likely

Religion: Jesus Wants us To Love

Social Studies: Slip Sliding on Ice Weekly Reader

Science: Building a Snowflake STEM activity

Homework: Fraction review worksheet; CVC word worksheets; Book it! Challenge

• Tuesday 1/26- $1 Ice Cream Sandwich Sale at lunch
• Friday 1/29- $1 Snack Sale at lunch
• Sunday 1/31- Begin Catholic Schools Week!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2021/01/24/74060/

Reading: Little Quack

Sight words: as, on, get

Writing: Journal entries, independent writing

Math: Introductions to fractions and symmetry

Religion: Jesus Teaches and Helps Us

Social Studies: Martin Luther King Jr./ We are all different

Homework: Math review worksheets

• Monday 1/18: School Closed
• Tuesday 1/19: Resume in-person learning
• Thursday 1/21: Wendy’s Special Lunch (Remember to send money in tomorrow, if you have not already)

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2021/01/18/73915/

Reading: “Little Panda”

Sight words: me, with, she

Writing: journal entries, independent writing

Math: surveys, bar graphs

Religion: Jesus Grew Up in Nazareth

Social Studies: MLK Jr. Day/ We are all different

Science: San Diego Zoo Panda Cam Observations

Homework: Math review worksheets, Book it! Challenge

Monday 1/11:

• Welcome back! School reopens for in-person learning
• Snowflake projects due

Wednessday 1/13:

• $1 snack sale at lunch

Friday 1/15:

• School CLOSED/ Winter Walk-Through Event

Monday 1/18:

• School Closed/ Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Thursday 1/21:

• Special Wendy’s Lunch for Kindergarten

Remember to check the Thursday Folder each week for updates and important forms!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2021/01/10/73763/

Happy New Year!

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a very safe, relaxing break!

May 2021 be filled with amazing new experiences, health, and happiness!

Thank you so much for all of your kindness and thoughtfulness this holiday season. It means so much to me!

Reading: “Jack and the Beanstalk”

Sight words: it, be

Writing: journal entries, New Year writing activities

Math: Tally marks, Picture graphs

Religion: Feast of the Epiphany

Social Studies: Happy New Year! Weekly Reader

Homework: IXL assignments posted on Google Classroom, Book-It! challenge

Monday 1/4:

• School reopens- Remote learning all week

Monday 1/11:

• In-person learning resumes
• Snowflake project due

Welcome back to the second week of remote learning! We are virtual all this week as a precaution to give us an extra week to quarantine after the holidays. I will see everyone back in person on January 11th! Please stay safe!

We are following the same routine as last time. We’ll begin at 8:15am each day and finish by 11:50am.

Your child should be dressed and have had breakfast before logging on. Please no eating during class time. We will have multiple breaks and snack time each day.  Please make sure your child is seated in a quiet part of the house with their supplies and no distractions. While we are working I will ask your children to turn the microphone off. This way we will not have everyone talking at once. I will let your child know when to unmute.

Please send back the folder I sent home with all worksheets and work we might not have gotten to. (No need to send in workbook pages. You can keep those at home!)

All homework will be on Google Classroom (using IXL). You’ll have to log onto Mrs. Ferrara’s art class via her Google Classroom, just like the snow day. You’ll find Mrs. Donovan’s music assignment on MY google classroom along with Ms. Mitchell’s gym activities. Please feel free to reach out on Remind or Class Dojo with any questions.

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2021/01/03/73560/

Reading: “A Bed for Winter”

Sight words: he, for

Writing: Christmas writing activities

Math: Introduction to estimation

Religion: Advent, Christmas

Social Studies: Holiday Wants and Needs Weekly Reader

Science: Disappearing candy canes experiment

Homework: Fun Christmas themed work/Math work, Book-It! challenge

• Wednesday 12/16- $1 Snack Sale at lunch
• Thursday 12/17- Pajama party and movie day
• Friday 12/18- Santa Claus visits Small Blessings
  • Santa will visit K2 at 11:00am. He will be handing out gifts and taking pictures with the children.
  • Following Santa’s visit, we will be having pizza! (If we spoke about your child not having pizza, please provide lunch for them. Otherwise, you do not need to send lunch.)
  • Class moms will be providing a special snack for us, as well. Thanks moms!
  • Children can wear red and green clothes/holiday colors!
• Friday will be our last day of school until after break! We return to school on January 4th, but this will be our virtual week (1/4-1/8). We return to in-person learning on January 11th.
  • Work will be sent home this week for virtual learning. It will be the same process as last time.

I am wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Please stay safe.

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/12/13/73350/

Reading: “Bear Snores On”

Sight Words: did, please, at

Writing: journal entries, independent writing

Math: Numbers 21-31, greater than/less than

Religion: Advent, Christmas, St. Nicholas Day

Social Studies: Animals in winter

Science: Hibernation

Homework: Math workbook pages; Book-it! Challenge

• Monday 12/07: Children return back to school!
• Wednesday 12/09: K2 goes to the Santa Shop
  • Children should have money in an envelope along with a list of who they are shopping for and how much they should spend. Children will have assistance shopping.
• Wednesday 12/09: $1 Snack Sale at lunch (Check Thursday Folder)

Stay safe all! Let’s do our best to keep healthy and social distance!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/12/06/73207/

Reading: Animal Babies in Grasslands

Sight Words: we, my, like

Writing: Independent writing, Venn Diagrams

Math: Writing/counting numbers 11-20, Greater than/Less than/Equal to

Religion: Advent

Social Studies/Science: Habitats/Where animals live

Homework: IXL actvities linked on Google Classroom; Book-it! Challenge

• November reading logs are due on Tuesday (12/1). Please take a picture of the completed calendars and send it to me on Tuesday. I will be issuing rewards on Tuesday!

This week we begin virtual learning. Each morning we will begin our day at 8:15am and end our day at 11:50am. Please follow the schedule and information sent home to know what we will be doing each day. We will have special classes every day, except Friday when we will have Book and Tell. We will have multiple breaks throughout the day, along with snack time. IXL homework will be posted on Google Classroom every day at 12:00pm and will be due before the following morning. Once you complete the activities, click “Submit” on Google Classroom so that I know you are finished, and I can check the work on my IXL account.

In order to reduce background noise and let the children have an easier time hearing me, I strongly suggest wearing headphones while learning. Everything we are doing this week is the same as what we do every week, so the children will easily be able to follow along with me and work independently. This is new for all of us, so please bear with us! If we ever get disconnected, I will try to reset and get back on as soon as possible. We just have to get through this week and then we will be back together in person next Monday (12/7)!

If you have any questions at all, please contact me via Remind or Class Dojo.

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/11/29/72970/

Reading: Thanksgiving Stories

Sight Words: Review

Writing/Letter Recognition: Thanksgiving writing

Math: Review

Religion: Advent, Thanksgiving blessings

Social Studies: Story of Thanksgiving

Homework: Review sheet, Book it! Challenge (Read for 20 minutes daily)

• Continue to practice the following skills at home: tying shoes, putting on/taking off coats, using a hanger for coats, putting on/taking off gloves/hats, blowing noses
  
• Please send in Santa visit money by November 24th.
• There will be NO book and tell this week.
• Wednesday 11/25 we will dismiss at 11:50am. Aftercare will be open! The children will have their special snack provided by our class mothers. (Thanks class moms!)
• Thursday 11/26 & Friday 11/27: School closed- Thanksgiving Recess
• Monday 11/30 starts our first week of virtual learning!
  • We will return in person on Monday 12/7.
  • Tomorrow I will be sending home a packet of all work we will be doing. It should be easy for the children to follow along with me!
  • Attached to our packet of work is also our weekly schedule, a detailed info. letter, and a list of all work/assignments we will be doing.
  • Homework for our virtual week will be on IXL. Please be sure to sign in with the log in info sent home a few weeks ago and familiarize yourself with how it works!
  • I am suggesting (if possible) children wear headphones while we are learning virtually in order to minimize background distractions and help them focus on following along with what we are doing.
  • Children will need pencils, crayons, scissors, and glue for at home work.
  • Please contact me via Remind or Class Dojo with any and all questions! I am happy to assist!

Have a happy, healthy, safe, and blessed Thanksgiving!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/11/22/72864/

Reading: “Nature Spy”

Sight words: and, but

Writing: Journals, Sentence building

Math: Number line counting, Ordinals (first-tenth), Number patterns

Religion: “God Wants Us All to be Friends”

Social Studies: A Heart Full of Thanks

Science: Leaf Rubbings; Studying the lines in leaves

Homework: Letter review sheets, Book it! Challenge (Read for 20 minutes daily)

• Continue to practice the following skills at home: tying shoes, putting on/taking off coats, using a hanger for coats, putting on/taking off gloves/hats, blowing noses
  
• Please send in Santa visit money by November 24th.
• I still have a few students who are not yet signed up for Google Classroom. Please be sure to sign up this week and sign into IXL as well to make sure everything works! I will be assigning homework on IXL the week we are going remote, so I want to make sure the kids can all get on with no issues.

If you have any questions or concerns, please be sure to reach out via Remind or Class Dojo!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/11/15/72655/

Reading: “Flowers”

Sight words: have, is

Writing: Journaling, sentence building

Math: Counting and writing numbers 0-10

Religion: We Learn About God with our Friends

Social Studies: Veteran’s Day

Science: Temperature

Homework: Letter review sheets, Book it! Challenge (Read for 20 minutes daily)

• Remember to check the Thursday folder weekly!
• Please practice the following skills at home: tying shoes, putting on/taking off jackets, hanging up jackets with a hanger, putting on/taking off gloves, blowing noses
• If you happen to see disinfectant spray when you are out shopping and can grab one for our classroom, please send your child in with a can. I have plenty of wipes and cleaning supplies, but we are running low on aerosol disinfectant spray. We go through a lot spraying multiple times a day. Thanks so much!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/11/08/72409/

Reading: “Dig, Dig, Digging”

Sight Words: blue, go

Writing/Letter Recognition: Reviewing Aa-Zz; Sentence building and writing

Math: More, Fewer, Equal

Religion: God Helps Us to Discover, We Learn About God with our Families

Social Studies: Community Helpers

Science: Germs

Homework: Letter review sheets, Book-It! Challenge

• Check the Thursday Folder every week to be up to date with all that is going on at school.
• Every Friday is “book and tell” unless otherwise noted.
• Friday is a $1.00 tag day and 11:50am dismissal! Aftercare is open.
• Turkey in disguise projects are due Friday!
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Please practice the following skills at home: tying shoes, putting on/taking off jackets, hanging up jackets with a hanger, putting on/taking off gloves

Have a great week and Happy November!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/11/01/72194/

Reading: Halloween Themed Stories

Sight words: Review of all covered thus far (I, am, all, red, the, little, yes, no, a, to)

Math: Review of positional words/ Halloween Themed Activities

Religion: Saints/All Saint’s Day

Science: Pumpkin Investigation

Social Studies: How/ where do pumpkins grow?

Homework: Review worksheets, Book-It! challenge, Review letter sounds and sight words

• Tomorrow (10/26) progress reports go home. Please sign and return as soon as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
• Tomorrow (10/26) I am also sending home our next class project for the month of November. This is my personal favorite, “turkey in disguise” project. The goal of this fun project is to take our friend Tom the Turkey and disguise him, so that Farmer Brown cannot have him for his Thanksgiving dinner! Please do not just have your child simply color the turkey different colors! The goal is to be as creative as possible with your turkeys and really disguise them! Examples are below:
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• Wednesday (10/28) school is closed due to teachers’ professional day.
• Friday (10/30) children may come to school wearing their Halloween costumes. Regular face masks must be worn with their costumes. There will be no Halloween parade (for safety reasons). Class assistants are providing goodies for the children and we will be having a special Halloween snack.
• Friday night (10/30) is Trunk or Treat from 6-9pm! (See Thursday folder for info.)
• October Book-It! Calendar logs are due Monday, November 2nd. Please send in your child’s completed log (if they read each day) and I will note it in their online accounts. Students who meet our class goal will be emailed their reward by Pizza Hut!
• For those who haven’t done so yet, please remember to sign up for my Google Classroom. The link is: https://classroom.google.com/c/MTY0MjE4MjYyOTA1?cjc=jkfwren  This is precautionary! Also, be sure to sign up for Mrs. Ferrara’s art class with the code: tljyqfz

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/10/25/72038/

Reading: “Smash! Crash!”

Sight Words: to, a

Writing/Letter Recognition: Vv-Zz

Math: Positional Words continued (above/below, over/on/under, in front/behind, left/right, between)

Religion: God Made All People, God Made Us

Social Studies: Voting/ Election Day

Homework: Letter Writing/Recognition worksheets, Book it! Challenge, Review Sight words

• Check the Thursday Folder for Trunk or Treat information and other important information.
• Every Friday is “Book and Tell” unless otherwise posted!
• Individual school pictures will be held on Thursday (10/22). Children can wear either their winter uniform OR any dress clothes of their own.
• You can still shop online at the virtual book fair!!
• Tomorrow we begin wearing winter uniforms:

Girl’s Winter Uniform

Plaid jumper

White long or short sleeve Peter Pan blouse

Gray cardigan sweater with logo (optional)

Red or gray cotton knee socks

Black shoes

Boy’s Winter Uniform

Black trousers

Long or short sleeve dress white shirt

Black belt

REQUIRED-either the gray pullover sweater with logo or gray sweater vest with logo

Gray cardigan sweater with logo(optional)

Black or white cotton socks

Black shoes

As always, feel free to contact me via Remind or Class Dojo with any questions!

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/10/18/71821/

Reading: “Miss Bindergarten takes a Field Trip”

Sight Words: yes, no

Writing/Letter Recognition: Rr-Uu

Math: Positional Words (above/below, over/on/under, in front/behind, left/right)

Religion: Church and the Church Year

Science: Leaf Investigation and “Sing a Song of Autumn” Reader

Homework: Letter Writing/Recognition worksheets, Book it! Challenge, Review Sight words

• This week begins the Virtual Book Fair!
• Check the Thursday Folder for important information.
• Summer uniforms can be worn until October 19th. Mrs. Durocher extended it further due to the warmer weather.
• Every Friday is “Book and Tell” unless otherwise posted!
• K individual school pictures will ONLY be on October 22nd. (This year there is no group class pictures.)

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/10/12/71662/

Reading: “Plaidypus Lost”

Sight Words: the, little

Writing/Letter Recognition: Mm-Qq

Math: Patterns

Religion: God gives us Land, God gives us Animals

Science: Fire safety

Social Studies: Learning about Firefighters

Homework: Worksheets in blue folder

• Check the Thursday Folder each week for important information!
• Please remember to sign up for school emails, Remind App, and Class Dojo.
• Log into Google Classroom via your child’s email address that was sent home and join both my class and Mrs. Ferrara’s class
• Book and Tell is every Friday! (Unless otherwise posted)
• Friday, October 9th, the fire department is coming to visit to help us learn about fire safety!
• Next Monday, October 12th, school will be closed for Columbus Day.
• *A change to the calendar I made and sent home*: Oct. 22nd is our picture day! (There will be no group pictures this year.)

http://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/2020/10/04/71451/