4A—Mrs. Alberti

Tomorrow, Thursday April 18th. 9:00 am mass

Friday / Saturday / Sunday  – school musical “Annie, Jr.”

Thursday April 25th – Science project is due; students may bring in their projects ahead of time

Friday April 26th. – school is closed for teachers’ professional day

Thank you to the class mothers for providing treats for Easter.

Tomorrow, Thursday March 28th is a FREE dress down day and a half-day, 12:00 dismissal.  There is NO aftercare.

Reminder: Book Reports are due tomorrow, March 28th. as noted on this page and Google classroom.

Students should begin working on their Science projects which are due by April 28th.  Students were given a guide to follow.    An example of what their board should look like is pictured on Google classroom.  During class we viewed on YOUTUBE,  different experiments that they could choose.  Many are in their science books.

To all families, Happy Easter!

Friday March 22nd. Noon Dismissal

4A & 4B will be leading the Stations @10:15 am in the Church; all parents are welcome

Please remind your children that their book report is due on Thursday March 28th.

4A & 4B will be leading te Stations of the Cross on Friday March 22nd. in the Church @ 10:15 am.

Correction to previous post:

Book Report Due Date is March 28th (not April)  This was assigned March 4th.

April 28t – is the due date for their Science project.

Friday March 15th -$1 –  Tag Day ..wear GREEN

Tests:

Reading: Open Book in Reading ‘Eye of the Storm’

Math – weekly skills – all fractions: comparing ording, adding & subtracting; improper fractions

Language Arts: ALL Adjectives

BOOK REPORT – DUE APRIL 28TH.

Next Friday 4A & 4B will be leading the Stations of the Cross @ 10:00 am in church

4A will be going to the Bookfair tomorrow;

check Google classroom for updates on homework

Check Powerschool for report cards on Friday March 8th,

February Notes:
Art Boxes: Parents, please check your child’s art supplies and what materials they are either missing or are unusable.  Mrs. Ferrara cannot supply students with the materials needed to complete their art projects.

Wednesday February 14th is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.  Students will attend mass @9 am.

Parents please continue to view your child’s progress on Powerschool.

Mapgrowth testing begins tomorrow, Monday January 22nd.

St. Jude Fundraiser also starts tomorrow January 22nd. through February 5th. All funds raised go directly to fund research for children’s cancer. Please open the link below.

https://www.sacredheartlynd.org/school/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/St.-Jude-Poster-2024.pdf

Catholic School’s Week: Please review all activities for the week of January 29th

SACRED HEART SCHOOL
LYNDHURST, NJ
MONDAY: January 29 “Service Day”
1. Mercy House donations of baby supplies and food due by Feb. 1
(classes will be assigned certain donation items)
2. Student Council teaches for a class period
3. Make cards for Father Thesmas and Fr. Ceasar
TUESDAY: January 30 “Celebrating Faith”
Mass for K-8 at 9 a.m.
WEDNESDAY: January 31 “Academic Day”
1. Spelling Bee 8:45 a.m.
Class Spelling Bees to be conducted the week of 1/22. 2 winners
per class by Jan 24th.
1. Individual classes will play various “bees” for each subject
2. Grades 5-8 Quiz Bowl Competition
THURSDAY: February 1 “Student Appreciation Day”
1. Grade Buddies activities / Individual class activities
2. Grades Pre K – K – Dress in favorite color
Grade 1-2 “Teddy Bear Day”- Students bring in Teddy Bears and wear
pajamas to school.
Grades 3-4 “Career Day” – Students will choose an occupation
to dress up as
Grades 5-8 “Dress Down Day”
FRIDAY: February 2: “Teacher Appreciation Day” / “Sports Day”
Volleyball game- All students Pre-K-8 may dress in their favorite sports
person/team. Assemble in the gym at 10a.m. Game starts at 10:30 a.m

NO AFTERCARE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 2ND.

Tomorrow, Friday January 19th.  PIZZA LUNCH IS CANCELLED….  students need to bring lunch.

Attendance & Lateness:

Please review the attendance policy which all parents signed off on in September.  Some students are reaching the following consequences:

• promotion to the next grade
• non- attendance on the class trip
• Summer school program

Attached below are the complete details as stated in the School handbook.

ATTENDANCE

Prompt regular attendance is absolutely essential to academic success. The parent/guardian is expected to foster these good habits in the student, both for the benefit of the student’s current academic achievement and to encourage mature adult behavior in the future. We strongly recommend that doctor and dental appointments should be scheduled for days or times when school is not in session.

• After 5 times late each trimester, the student may not receive a perfect attendance award.
• After 15 times late, parents will be notified and warned that lateness could affect their promotion to the next grade.
• After 20 late notices there will be consequences:

   – The student will not be permitted to  go on the class trip.

   – The student will not receive any perfect attendance award.

• After 25 or more late notices, the student must attend a Summer Program before being promoted to the next grade.

POLICY REGARDING STUDENT ABSENCE

A parent/guardian must call the school no later than 9:00 am to report a student’s absence. If no call has been received by 9:00 am, the school will make a reasonable effort to reach a parent/guardian by phone to verify the legitimacy of the absence. These procedures represent a mutual effort to account for the presence of the student during school hours.

When the child returns to school, a written excuse from a parent/guardian stating the student’s name together with the dates and reason for the absence must be presented. An absence of three (3) consecutive days or after a communicable disease requires a doctor’s note. Parents requesting permission to take a child on trips, vacations, etc.  during school time must know the child is considered absent. The procedure regarding vacations during school time is:

• A note stating the reason and the travel date must be sent to the student’s homeroom.
• Specific advance assignments will not be given to any student prior to the vacation.

It is the parents’ responsibility to see that the student completes all class-work and assignments missed during the absence. Absence without the parents’ knowledge is a serious offense. The student will not be admitted back to school until a conference has taken place between the parents or guardian and the principal. A child who is chronically ill may be eligible for home instruction. Please contact the principal for information.

MAKE-UP WORK DUE TO ILLNESS

Students are required to make up all work missed due to absence. Students have one school day to make up work for each day they are absent. (A student who was absent three days would have three school days, including his or her first day back at school, to complete all missed assignments.) It is the student’s responsibility, not the teacher’s, to obtain makeup work. Any parent of a student in Grades K–4 who wants to pick up work on the day a student is absent may call the school office by noon. If called in later in the day, we cannot guarantee that the work will be ready for that day. Work may be picked up after dismissal at the Aftercare desk in the Big Room. Students in Grades 5–8 need to get missed work from their teachers when they return to school. Some assignments are posted in Google Classroom which is available online.

4A Class Updates:

All students should have the case for their chromebook by Thursday.  Next week, the chromebooks will be used for the Mapgrowth Test assessments.  Please refer to the instructions sent home with your children.

Friday January 12th. & Monday January 15th – School is CLOSED

Now that students have their chromebooks, all assignments are found on Google classroom.  If a textbook is forgotten, the pages from the textbook can be found on Google classroom.

Happy New Year to all!   Thank you to students & parents for your kind and generous Christmas gifts! I am truly thankful!

January 5th. – Noon dismissal & $1 Tag Day

4th grade students will be receiving their chromebooks TOMORROW. Students must have their chromebook cases.  All were given instructions on proper use and care for their chromebooks.

All assignments are listed on Google Classroom.

Thank you to all families for your wonderful gift from the class of 4A.  It was extremely thoughtful of my students and parents.

I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and safe, healthy & Happy New Year!

Hello families,

Thank you to the class moms for the snack, munchkins & drinks sent in for 4A’s class party.  Our Christmas Concert begins @ 10:00 am tomorrow.   December 21st. is a 12:00 dismissal with NO aftercare and the start of Christmas Break.  However, students may be dismissed with their parent immediately after the concert is over.

NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT! Yay!

Tomorrow, December 20th is ‘Ugly Christmas Sweater’.  If not wearing a an ugly sweater, yo must wear your uniform.

Thursday – Christmas Sing a Long – Dismissal after performance.

Dec. 22  –  Januray 1st . – School Closed for Christmas Break -Merry Christmas to all families.

Reminders:

Santa Shop – tomorrow morning

Science Test tomorrow

Christmas concert – Thursday December 21st

4A Christmas Party  – Wednesday December 20th.

This is a reminder that report cards can be viewed on Powerschool as of Friday December 8th.

The scores from the Mapgrowth testing were sent home with your child yesterday.

Santa Shop – 4A  will be visiting the Santa Shop on Thursday December 14th.  

Class Christmas Party will be on December 20th.

The ‘Sing-A-Long’ for Sacred Heart is scheduled for Thursday December 21st.   Students were sent home with instructions for their attire for the ‘Sing-A-Long’.  Dismisssal on the 21st. is 12 noon; NO AFTERCARE; this is the last day of school before the Christmas break.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

Tests this week:

Science & Religion – Thursday November 9th.

Reading – Friday November 10th. – ‘What Jo Did’

Math – Friday – Nov. 10th. Multiplication 1 & 2 digit computation

Please check Powerschool for students’ progress.  If a grade is missing, this means that the student did not complete the assignment or test.  The first trimester is coming to a close in 3 weeks.

Donations to our Class Themed Based  “ENERGIZE” are due by Friday;

Friday November 3rd. is a Tag Day $1; and 12:00 Dismissal

Please remind students to review multiplication tables and check Google classroom for homework.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 29TH.

MONDAY OCTOBER 30TH – ‘LIVING ROSARY’ GRADES 1-4

TUESDAY OCTOBER 31ST. – CLASS HALLOWEEN PARTY

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2ND. LANGUAGE ARTS TEST

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD. – MATH COMPUTATION TEST   & NOON DISMISSAL

Notes for the  week of October 22, 2023:

Please note that the winter uniform should now be worn on Tuesdays, Wednesday, & Thursdays.  Monday & Friday are gym days.

Picture day has been rescheduled to November 7th & 8th as noted in Mrs. Durocher’s email on October 15th.

Reminders:

4A will be attending the Book Fair Friday morning, October 20th.; IF SENDING IN MONEY, PLEASE PLACE IN AN ENVELOPE LABELED WITH YOUR CHILD’S NAME

Winter uniforms should now be worn.  as detailed in the school’s handbook, please note below:

• Boys: black pants, (not sweat pants), white shirt with vest or sweater; black shoes
• Girls: plaid skort; white blouse (not polo), with vest or sweater; BLACK shoes; SNEAKERS ARE PERMITTED IF ALL BLACK

Pizza Lunches:

Please double check which pizza lunch that money is being sent in for and note that dateon the outside of the envelope.

Reminders:

Sacred Heart is CLOSED on Wednesday October 18th.  Please refer to Mrs. Durocher’s email.

Parents, please take note of which Pizza lunch you are sending money in for.  There are two separate pizza lunch days:

• HSA – Home School Association
• 8th grade fundraisers

• Book Reports are due Tuesday October 10th.
• Tomorrow, Friday October 6th. is a half day and Tag Day; dismissal at 12:00 noon;
• Monday October 9th Columbus Day Holiday – School is Closed!
• Mapgrowth Testing will take place on Tuesday & Wednesday  October 10th & 11th.

Please make sure your children  bring all of their supplies to class.  For Art, they must have crayons, scissors and glue with them each and every time they come to class.   It is week 5 of school and they still don’t have art supplies.   Starting next week if they don’t have supplies they will not be able to participate in class.

Students have the option to practice the Mapgrowth test at the following link:

studentresources.nwea.org

Testing for 4th grade is on Tuesday & Wednesday Oct 10 & 11.

Forms for Technology use and Chromebook agreement forms & are still missing for several students.

HEADPHONES ARE MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY.

All homework and test schedules are noted on Google Classroom.

Hello families,

It was nice to meet you last night at ‘Back to School Night’.   There were  questions regarding the consequences for tardiness and absences.  To clarify, below is an excerpt from the school’s handbook regarding the policy on attendance.  (The number of absences however is omitted , but will be clarified in a future addendum.)  Please reach out to me with any questions.

ATTENDANCE
Prompt regular attendance is absolutely essential to academic success. The parent/guardian is
expected to foster these good habits in the student, both for the benefit of the student’s
current academic achievement and to encourage mature adult behavior in the future. We
strongly recommend that doctor and dental appointments should be scheduled for days or
times when school is not in session.
● After 5 times late each trimester, the student may not receive a perfect attendance
award.
● After 15 times late, parents will be notified and warned that lateness could affect their
promotion to the next grade.
● After 20 late notices there will be consequences:
– The student will not be permitted to go on the class trip.
– The student will not receive any perfect attendance award.
● After 25 or more late notices, the student must attend a Summer Program before being
promoted to the next grade.
POLICY REGARDING STUDENT ABSENCE
A parent/guardian must call the school no later than 9:00 am to report a student’s absence. If
no call has been received by 9:00 am, the school will make a reasonable effort to reach a
parent/guardian by phone to verify the legitimacy of the absence. These procedures represent a
mutual effort to account for the presence of the student during school hours.
SACRED HEART SCHOOL
PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK 2023-2024
When the child returns to school, a written excuse from a parent/guardian stating the student’s
name together with the dates and reason for the absence must be presented. An absence of
three (3) consecutive days or after a communicable disease requires a doctor’s note. Parents
requesting permission to take a child on trips, vacations, etc. during school time must know the
child is considered absent. The procedure regarding vacations during school time is:
● A note stating the reason and the travel date must be sent to the student’s homeroom.
● Specific advance assignments will not be given to any student prior to the vacation.
It is the parents’ responsibility to see that the student completes all class-work and assignments
missed during the absence. Absence without the parents’ knowledge is a serious offense. The
student will not be admitted back to school until a conference has taken place between the
parents or guardian and the principal. A child who is chronically ill may be eligible for home
instruction. Please contact the principal for information.
MAKE-UP WORK DUE TO ILLNESS
Students are required to make up all work missed due to absence. Students have one school
day to make up work for each day they are absent. (A student who was absent three days would
have three school days, including his or her first day back at school, to complete all missed
assignments.) It is the student’s responsibility, not the teacher’s, to obtain makeup work. Any
parent of a student in Grades K–4 who wants to pick up work on the day a student is absent
may call the school office by noon. If called in later in the day, we cannot guarantee that the
work will be ready for that day. Work may be picked up after dismissal at the Aftercare desk in
the Big Room. Students in Grades 5–8 need to get missed work from their teachers when they
return to school. Some assignments are posted in Google Classroom which is available online.
EMERGENCY CONTACT FORMS
Great care should be taken to complete emergency cards thoroughly and accurately. If contacts
or phone numbers/addresses change, the parent must notify the school office immediately.
Failure to include or change emergency numbers could result in a very unfortunate situation
should an emergency arise involving your child.

Hello families,

4A has completed their first full week of school.  While homework is USUALLY  NOT given on the weekends, some students will need to complete assignments that were not finished in school during the week.  Some classwork assignments date back to Monday but were either incomplete or not done at all.

I am asking parents to check any papers that are sent home in their ‘Take-Home Folder’.  If a signature is required, please sign and return to school, otherwise the papers can remain at home.  All have papers going home this afternoon that need to be signed.

Tuesday September 19th. is ‘Back to School’ Night.  I look forward to meeting all parents.

Have a safe and enjoyable weekend.

Reminders:

Students must bring lunch tomorrow; no hot lunches will be provided; going forward, Fridays will have pizza for lunch.

Please bring in an extra notebook for journal writings

Parents,

Students were given the class code for Google Classroom, Grade 4A.  Daily homework assignments will be posted here as well as upcoming tests.  The students are still responsible for writing into their planners their daily assignments.

I am still missing forms from several students.  On the school’s website, under the Thursday folder tab you will find all forms which need to be completed and returned to school.

Finally, all should have an Art box with crayons, scissors, glue stick, colored pencils.  A small separate case for pencils and an eraser is needed as well.  You can get a container with a lid in the Dollartree store.

Thank you

Hello 4th grade,

Google classroom for our homeroom has just been created.  The new class code is listed below:

Google Class Code:     3hzxwiv

You can check your homework at home, however make sure the necessary books are brought home to complete your assignments.  We are still getting organized this week, so homework may be on the lighter side.  What you can do on your own is constant review of multiplication and  division facts.

Starting tomorrow, homework will be noted on Google classroom, but students are still expected to note assignments in their daily planners.