************March 4th,2010***********
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
For Centers this week in Reading we read different leveled book out of the phonics library. In Science we made a dino-skeleton by cutting out bone pieces and putting the dino back together. In Math we did a dino-addition worksheet and then created our own dino-addition problems. In Rainbow Shamrocks we colored a rainbow on a paper plate then connected shamrocks on the bottom. In Listening we heard the story of "Patricks Dinosaur" and wrote our favorite part in our journal. Lastly in Dino Book we colored and put a dinosaur book together.
In Math we worked on estimating and measuring. We learned the math vocab words; empty. full, more & less. We also introduced how to estimate and measure capacity using different units.
In Language Arts/Reading we read another book "Grandpa for Sale" from our Grand Canyon Reading Collection. We also read "What Will the Weather Be" and "Chicken Soup With Rice" and did the workbook pages that went along with the story. We made a journal entry on our favorite part of our chick science project. We reviewed all the RED words on the smartboard. We practiced writing our first and last name in D'Nealian handwriting. We also celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday and made our own "cat in the hat" hats and wore them while we did Read Across America with the school. Lastly we introduced the letter of the week, Mm and made our letter book.
In Religion we have been keeping to our class Lenten Promise and said our 10 Hail Mary's every day after lunch. We wrote in our prayer journals daily after bellwork. We also went to Adoration.
Reminder:
*No school on 3/8-3/9
*Monday, March 22nd is our field trip to the Botanical Gardens. Please turn in your permission slip and payment (cash or check made out to SJB) ASAP!
*3/17 Denim Dollar Day
Thank You!
*Mrs. Czerniski for sharpening our colored pencils.
*Mrs. Lisi for making our letter books.
*Mrs. Czerniski and Mrs. Spitza for helping out in the classroom.
************February 26th************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
We welcomed three new additions to our class, our baby chicks were born on Wednesday, February 23rd 2010 and measured at 4 inches long. We voted on names and the gray one is Fuzzy Feet, the red one is Lucy and the brown/black one is Sam. We will have them in our classroom for one week and then they will have to go to the farm to be with their families.
For Centers this week in Math we graphed different oviparous animals. In Science we labeled all the different parts of the egg. In Reading I read different leveled reading books out of the phonics library and did a "What Hatches" worksheet. In Word Families we did the -ick family book and word wheel. In Oviparous Books we made an egg shaped book and they drew their favorite oviparous animal inside. In Listening we heard the story of "The Happy Chick" and made a journal entry on our favorite part.
In Math we learned how to estimate and measure height and distance. We estimated how many steps it would take to places in the classroom and also how many arm lengths it be to a certain object. We also did a chapter review/test on comparing length, ordering by length, measuring length and estimation. We introduced comparing and ordering by weight. We also measured different objects on the scale.
In Science we wrote about Day 19 in our science journals. Also read "Chicken and Egg" and candled the eggs. On Tuesday we noticed that the small tan egg had pipped a little hole. On Wednesday we wrote about Day 21, the actual day our chicks hatched! We also made chick hats and announcements and had a beautiful chick baby shower.
In Reading/Language Arts we read "Peace and Quiet" and did the workbook pages that went along with the story. We also blended the words, I, and, go, a & to into sentences. We introduced the letter of the week, Nn. We made "My Letter Nn Book" and worked in our handwriting book. We also read our Star of the Week's book, "Green Eggs and Ham".
In Religion we drew pictures of ourselves following Jesus. We went to the chapel every day after lunch to say our 10 Hail Marys as part of our class Lenten Promise. We also wrote in our prayer journal daily.
In DWP we talked about the #10 skill, Communication. We discussed thesephrases and learned when to use them ; please, hello, I'm sorry, Goodbye, etc. We made a "What Do You Say If...." book filling in those phrases in the proper sentences.
Thank You!
*Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Spitza for all the hard work you put towards our whole science project and for organizing centers. We had such a wonderful time learning all about our baby chicks.
*To all the parents that volunteered to take our baby chicks home over night.
*Mrs. Padilla for cleaning our desks every day after school.
*Mrs. Lisi for making our letter books every week.
*Mrs. Spitza for sharpening colored pencils every week.
************February 19th, 2010************
Mrs. McCormick's
Kinder Update:
On Tuesday we celebrated Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday. We read "Mimi's First Mardi Gras" and also colored and decorated masks. We went on a parade around the school wearing our masks and playing our musical instruments.
In Religion we celebrated Ash Wednesday by attending Mass and discussed the meaning of the ashes. We also colored our Alleluia Banners and took them to Atrium to be buried. We made tissue paper crosses with our 8th grade buddies. We also wrote in our prayer journals daily.
For Centers this week inReading group we read "What Hatches" and did the vocab and comprehension worksheets. InReligion we picked an egg and tried to unscramble the letter tiles to make one of the students' names and wrote them on our worksheet that said "I Will Pray For..." and had to draw a picture of themselves with that person. InMath we estimated how many marshmellows could fit in a plastic egg and then counted out the exact amount and glued them on our paper egg. In Listening we heard the story of "A Duck So Small" and wrote what happened in the Beginning, Middle and End. In CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) Science we worked on an "All About My Egg" project with hard boiled eggs. We graphed the size of the egg, the water level after dropping the egg in the water, and the weight of the egg.
InScience we had Mrs. Kelly come in to candle our eggs and drew a picture of what we had seen in the egg. We did our writing on Day 13 and also Day 16 and discussed what the inside of the egg looks like now.
In Math we reviewed the story "Flower Garden" and introduced the new vocabulary words in the chapter. We learned about length, comparing length and ordering by length. We talked about the ruler and measured different things in the classroom. We worked in our workbooks on measuring with cubes and also on estimation.
In Reading and Language Arts we reviewed all the RED words on the smartboard. We worked in our workbooks using the words man, can, ran, my, and & go to fill in sentences. We read the story "My Teacher for President" and wrote in our journals on comparing what I do in the classroom to what they did in the book. We introduced the letter of the week, Rr and worked in our handwriting books.
Thank You!
*Mrs. Kelly for taking the time to teach us every week about the development of our baby chicks
*Mrs. Spitza for getting our centers ready and helping out every day and also for sharpening our colored pencils
*To all the parents that came and helped with centers, lunch recess and in the lunchroom
*Mrs. Padilla Garcia for cleaning our desk tops after school
*Mrs. Lisi for making our letter books every week.
Reminders:
************February 12, 2010************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
For Centers this week in Reading Group we read "The Hen Book" together and worked on our vocab and comprehension worksheets. In Listening we heard the story of "Henny Penny" and wrote what happened first in the story, middle and then the end. In Math we worked on making our own addition problems. First we opened one yellow egg with little chicks in it. Second we opened one orange egg with little eggs in it. Third we wrote out how many chicks we had plus how many eggs we had, then wrote the sum of each problem. In Red Words we opened eggs with different letter tiles in them. Then we had to build red words out of the tiles. In Chick group we made our own boy/girl chicks and hung them around the room. In Chick Books we had to put pages in order as the chick hatches.
In Math we reviewed addition problems on the smartboard using picture clues. We read "Flower Garden" for the start of Unit 6 Measurement.
In Science we did a chemical reaction experiment with the Pre-K class. We attached a balloon (filled with baking soda) to a plastic bottle (1/4 filled with water). Once the balloon was attached, the children let all the baking soda fall into the bottle and got to observe as their balloon expanded. We had Mrs. Kelly come in to candle our eggs to see how our chicks are growing. Also did our writing for Day 6 and wrote what the word "Oviparous" means. Which means any animal that hatches from eggs. We also read and watched the video "Chickens Aren't the Only Ones".
In Reading & Language Arts we worked in our Handwriting books on the letter Yy & Jj. We read our "Star of the Week's" favorite book, "The Giving Tree". We also read "Ten Little Puppies" and did the workbook pages that went along with the story.
Thank You!
*To all the parents that came to your student-led conferences.
*To all the parents that put on our Valentines Day party! The kids loved it:)
Reminders:
*February 15th- No School, Presidents' Day
*February 17th- Ash Wednesday, Mass @ 9am
*February 19th- Father/Daughter Dance
************February 5th, 2010************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This month we will be hatching baby chicks (for our science project) in our classroom "IF" everything goes right. Mrs. Kelly came in this week to teach the kids all about our precious baby chicks. We have learned a lot of interesting things so far. Learned about the incubator and the right temperature it needs to stay at for the chicks to stay warm. Mrs. Kelly cracked an egg for us and showed us the different parts. We have also started our observation writing in our chick journals and have written out the cover page, day 1 and day 3. The kids are so excited to see and learn what happens over the next few weeks.
February 2nd was Groundhog Day and we found out that the Groundhog did in fact see his shadow and we will have 6 more weeks of winter....We made a "Blame it on the Groundhog" booklet and played a groundhog game on the smartboard. We also made groundhog puppets.
In Math we reviewed time. The children were given a test on "Half-Past Times" that they had to try to do themselves.
In Language Arts we read the story "Counting Noodles" and did the workbook pages that went along with the story. We reviewed all the RED words on the smartboard. We also worked in our handwriting books on the letters Ww & Yy.
In Religion this week we attended Atrium and Adoration. We read "Boschetto's Dream" and colored a picture of Saint John Bosco in honor of his feast day which was on January 31st. This week was Catholic Schools Week and had a picnic/game day on Tuesday. We also colored a CSW banner that is displayed in our classroom. We talked about what a Seminarian is and wrote a letter to Mr. Rollo, the seminarian that our class has adopted. We have also been writing in our prayer journals daily. Please continue to say your prayers every night.
Reminders:
*If you haven't already, please bring in empty tissue boxes (kleenex brand with the hole on top) labeled with your child's name.
*You may purchase yearbooks online through the yearbook link on our homepage, or by check made out to SJB. The cost is $33.00.
*February 9 & 10- 1/2 Day, noon release due to conferences.
*Wednesday, February 10- Denim Dollar Day (it was switched due to Ash Wednesday)
*Thursday, February 11- Class Pictures, mass uniform required
*Thursday, February 11- Our class V-Day party, please have your child bring in their valentines day cards in a plastic bag labeled with their name.
*February 15- No School, Presidents Day
Thank You!
*Mrs. Kelly & Mrs. Spitza for taking the time for our chick lesson
*Mrs. Padilla for always cleaning our desks after school
*Mrs. Lisi for making our letter books
*Mrs. Spitza for sharpening our colored pencils
************January 29, 2010************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
On Wednesday we went on a field trip to the Phoenix Zoo. We got to see all the different animal exhibits. I put some pictures up of the beautiful animals that we had seen on my website under "photos".
For Centers this week in Math the children made their own zoo on construction paper and counted out animals to put in the zoo. In Listening they heard "Five Little Monkeys at the Car Wash" and colored a picture of five little monkeys jumping on the bed. In Igloo center they colored a "Capital I" and glued marshmallows in the shape of an igloo. In Reading I worked with all the groups with different leveled books out of the phonics library. They also worked on vocab and comprehension worksheets that went along with the stories. In Zoo Book they made an "I See" Zoo Book. In Religion they drew a picture of themselves listening to Jesus.
In Math we introduced the dollar. We also did a chapter test using all the coins and adding them together.
In Language Arts we practiced writing the word "and" in our workbooks. We read "One Winters Day" and made a journal entry on their favorite part. We also read "Feast for Ten" and worked on the workbook pages that went along with the story. We introduced short and long vowels on the smartboard and watched a short vowel video. We also read "The Hat" and put characters in order as they heard them in the story. Lastly they made "My Ww Book" and we played the Blues Clues guessing game with things that start with the letter W.
In Religion we talked about God's creation, the animals. They did a worksheet on what animals need. We also attended Atrium.
Thank You!
*Thank you parents that came on the field trip to help chaperone.
*Thank you parents that helped with centers
*Thank you Grammy Rafford for helping out in the classroom
*Thank you Mrs. Lisi for making our letter books.
*Thank you Mrs. Spitza for always sharpening our pencils
Reminders:
*You may purchase yearbooks online through the yearbook link on our homepage, or by check made out to SJB. The cost is $33.00.
*************January 22nd, 2010*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week we completed the following
In Math we continued learning about money. We discussed and learned the value of the dime. We worked in our workbooks on adding the dime to the nickel and the penny. We also introduced the quarter this week.
In Language Arts we read "Stone Soup" and "Benny's Pennies" and did the workbook pages that went along with the stories. We also read and discussed "Martin's BIG Words, The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." We worked in our reading workbooks filling in sentences with short "a" words. Also using the words a, to & see. We reviewed all the RED words week 1-16 on the smartboard. We read "The 100th Day of School". Lastly we introduced the letter of the week and made "My Little U Book".
For Centers this week in Math we made a piggy bank and wrote out the names and values of each coin on strips and put them in the bank. In Word Families we worked on the -ing endings and made sentences out of the words. In Reading Group we read the different leveled readers books out of the phonics library. Also worked on vocab and comprehension. In Listening we heard "Penguin Pete and Pat" and put our own penguin together. In Religion we did a dot-to-dot cross and made a Noah's Ark wheel. Lastly in Martin Luther King we made a "He Had a Dream" book and put together our own M.L.K.
In DWP we reviewed all the skills that we have already learned. #1 Listening, #2 Following Instructions, #3 Asking Questions (who, what, when, where), #4 Sharing (space, time, people & things), #5 Social Skills and #6 Cooperation. We learned about the #7 skill, Rules and the #8 skill, Completing a Task.
In Computers we reviewed how to get to Star Office. Also how to make shapes and putting text inside the shapes.
On Thursday our 8th Grade Buddies helped us celebrate the 100th day of school. The first group helped us count out 100 froot loops and glued them on our 100 hats. The second group helped us make "My 100 Book" and also helped us count out the 100 items that we brought in from home.
Reminders:
*Students can wear jeans with their SJB polos and tennis shoes on Wednesday for the field trip. For all the parents that are going on the bus, we will be leaving the school by 8:30am. If you are meeting us there, we will be arriving around 9:00am. Please provide your child with a hat and/or sunglasses, water bottle with name on it and a sack lunch.
*************January 15th, 2010*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week we completed the following...
In Math we reviewed how to read analog and digital clocks. We started a new chapter on money. We learned about the penny and the nickel and how much the two are worth. Also learned how to add the two coins together.
In Language Arts we read "Snow Friends" & "The Biggest, Best Snowman" and got to choose which one to write about in our journals. We also read "The Lion and the Mouse" & "My Dad and I" and did the workbook pages that went along with the story. We reviewed all the RED words for weeks 1-15 on the smartboard. We did a rhyming activity on the board, erasing parts of the picture that rhymes with the clues given. We introduced the letter of the week, Ii, and did "My Letter I Book". We also worked in our Handwriting books on this weeks letter and any other letters we may of missed.
In Religion we read "On Noah's Ark" and colored a picture of our one favorite animal. We also went to Atrium and wrote in our prayer journals daily.
For Centers this week in Math we sorted different types of clothes and accessories that we would wear in either the winter or the summer. In Word Families we worked on the -ot words and made sentences using the words. In Reading Group I worked with the different leveled readers with the books out of the phonics library. In Listening we heard different ending sounds and had to find the picture that had that ending sound. In Religion we made our own Noah's Ark to be displayed in the classroom. Lastly in Snowman Book we put together a book in the order that the snowman melted.
In DWP we learned about the #6 skill, Cooperation. We discussed all the different ways we can work together.
Our 8th Grade Buddies helped us put together a Martin Luther King mobile. We had to fill in the sentences "I Have a Dream.....for my country, for the world, & for the community".
Reminders:
*Please bring in empty tissue boxes with the opening on the top.
*Wednesday, January 20th- Denim Dollar Day
*Permission slips for the Phoenix Zoo were due on Jan. 15th. If you have not already sent it in please do so ASAP. The field trip is on Wednesday, January 27th.
Thank You!
*To all the parents that took the time to help with centers, lunch recess or in the lunchroom.
*************January 8th, 2010*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update:
This week we completed the following
In Math we started Unit 5 "Time & Money" in our workbooks. First we worked on the different times of the day. We had to figure out whether certain activities that we do are done in the morning, afternoon or nighttime. Next, we used picture clues to help us compare temperatures. We also worked on problem solving using a calendar. Lastly we learned with picture clues how to determine which would take more or less time to complete.
In Language Arts we worked in our workbooks on filling in sentences with the missing words I, like, see & my. We also had to find and draw things that started with the letter Nn. We read and discussed "Friends at School" and "Aaron & Gayla's Alphabet Book" and did the workbook pages that went along with the stories. We also read "Look-a-Like Snowflakes" and had Miss Dorothy teach us how to make snowflakes to display in the classroom. We read "All to Build a Snowman" and got to make our own snowman to display on our Snow Pals wall. We introduced and learned how to write the letter of the week "Kk" on the smartboard.
In Religion we read "Jesus is Born" and worked in our promise book. We read and discussed the story "On Noah's Ark". On Tuesday we went to Atrium with Mrs. Donahue. On Wednesday we filled out prayer cards with someone who needed prayers and brought them to Adoration. We also have been writing in our prayer journals daily. Please continue saying all the prayers that we have been learning, Hail Mary, Our Father, Glory Be, Guardian Angel & Glory Be.
For Centers this week in Math we worked on Five Frosties. In Religion we colored Noah's Ark Story Book. In Listening we heard and wrote about the story "Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck." In Word Families we wrote out words that end with -ig and put them in our own sentences. In Consonant S we colored all the pictures that start with the letter S. Then made a snowman with a pouch, then filled the pouch with all the colored pictures. Lastly in Reading group we read the different leveled books out of the phonics library and worked on vocab & comprehension.
Our 8th Grade Buddies helped us make mittens and colored pictures of all the characters in the story that we will be reading. We then read "The Mitten" and we put the characters into our mitten in the order we heard them in the story. We also colored and put together the book "Welcome in the New Year" and their buddies helped them write or draw a picture of a goal they have for the new year.
Reminders:
Starting Monday January 11th we will be taking the pink "2nd warning" behavior card away. So if any of the children happen to get his/her card turned to yellow, after that it will go to red.
We will be sending home a permission slip for the Phoenix Zoo Field Trip on Monday in your child's homework folder. Please fill out and return with payment ASAP.
Add to homework: Practice tying his/her shoes
January 18th- No School M.L.K. Day
January 20th- Denim Dollar Day
January 27th- Field Trip to the Phoenix Zoo 8:30-1:00
Thank You!
*Thank you to all the families who contributed in the gift of money or brought gifts to myself, Miss Stephanie & Miss Dorothy, we would like to thank you for your generosity and appreciate everything that you do for us.
*Thank you to the parents who volunteered their time to help with centers, lunch recess or in the lunchroom.
*Thank you Mrs. Padilla for always cleaning and disinfecting our desks after school.
*Thank you Mrs. Spitza for always taking home and sharpening our colored pencils.
*Thank you Mrs. Lisi for making our letter of the week books.
***********December 11th, 2009***********
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week we completed the following:
In Religion we learned all about St. Nicholas. On Tuesday we had Mass at St. Benedicts. We also watched the video "Juan Diego Messenger of Guadalupe". We had Mrs. Olivas tell us all about Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe.We made beautiful statues of Our Lady and also made our very own tilma's like the one of Juan Diego. We also have been practicing our play every day and writing in our prayer journals.
In Listening Center we heard the story of "A Froggy Christmas". In Math we made Christmas tree puppets and decorated it by gluing sequins in a pattern. In Religion we colored a picture of Our Lady and used push pins. In Reindeers we colored, cut out and put the body parts together with fasteners and displayed them on our wall. In Reading groups we read different level books, "Nat, Nan, and Pam", "Elephant Walk", "The Play" and "The Toy Tooth". Also gave them homework books out of the phonics library. In Writing we wrote letters to Santa to mail to him.
In Math we finished up Unit 4 in our workbooks on learning how to sort by 2's and by 3's. Also learned odd and even numbers. We read the story "Bunny Day" to start Unit 5.
In Language Arts we introduced the letter of the week, Hh, on the smartboard and wrote on screens. We read "Friends at School" and worked in our workbooks on the pages that went along with the story. We introduced the RED words for the week, are, but, brown, get & he.We also read "A Star So Bright A Christmas Tale".
Reminders:
*CTODP Reminder*
Contributions can be made online at www.catholiceducation.org or by dropping off your form in the front office.
The tax dollars you redirect to St. John Bosco between now and December 31st go toward funding the scholarships awarded in the spring. Every family is expected to participate. Any amount is acceptable. (limit $1000 married, $500 single)
Questions? Gabe Ortiz – gjunior88@cox.net, Tracy Ryan – tracyryan26@cox.net, Bill Mager – magersul@cox.net, Lisa Campbell – lcampbell@cox.net
*Wednesday, December 16th - Christmas Program. Please bring your child to my classroom (Mrs. McCormick) at 6:15pm.
*Thursday, December 17th - Denim Dollar Day. Please follow the guidelines in the school handbook.
*Thursday, December 17th - Our class play, "The Birth of Jesus" at 8:30am in the MPR.
*Friday, December 18th - 1/2 Day, Noon Release
*December 21-January 1 - Christmas Break. Schools resumes on January 4th.
*************December 4th,2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update:
This week we completed the following,
In Religion we discussed Advent and learned how we prepare for it. On Monday we gathered in the courtyard for our Advent Prayer Service. On Wednesday we went to the chapel for Adoration. We listened to the story of The Birth of Jesus and practiced our play. We made a Nativity ornament for our christmas tree.We also have been writing in our prayer journals daily.
In Centers had Listening center and heard the story "The Christmas Without a Tree" and wrote about it. In Religion we cut out hands and made Advent Wreaths. In Math we made a 12 Days of Christmas book. In Reading group we read My Cat from the Phonics library. In Word Families we worked on the word group -ell. In the Poinsettia group we cut out poinsettias and made a stem and leaves for them.
In Math we worked in our workbooks on Ordinal numbers and filling in missing numbers. We also learned about More & Fewer.
In Reading & Language Arts we read the story of "Shoes for Grandpa" and worked on the pages that went along with the story. We used the words I, See and My in our workbooks. We introduced the letter of the week, Tt on the smartboard.and played our Blues Clues guessing game. We also made My Tt Book. We also reviewed the RED words for the week and the past week.
In DWP we learned about the number 5 skill, Social Skills.
In Computers we reviewed how to get on the website and got to play games from the educational link.
Reminders:
*Donate a New Pair of Children's Pajamas – The Mom's Club is continuing to collect pajamas for “Jamma Jingles” (sizes from newborn to 17 years of age). Please drop off your donation at the SJB School Office by Friday, December 11th, 2009. We hope to collect over 200 pair of pajamas. Please help us reach that goal and help keep a child warm this Christmas Season!
*You can now order your yearbook online.Yearbook price if you order online- $33.00 per book, or by check - $35.00 per book. Please make your check payable to St. John Bosco and give it to Mrs. Prezkop or the front office.
*Denim Dollar Day has been changed from Wed. Dec 16 to Thurs. Dec 17 due to the Christmas program.
Thank You!
*To all the parents that have been volunteering their time to help in the classroom, lunch recess/lunch room and working at home on assignments.
*************November 25th,2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week we completed the following,
In Math we worked on writing the numbers 11 & 12 and also worked on problem solving in our math workbooks.
In Reading we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears and worked in our reading workbooks on the pages that went along with the story. We also read 3 books Thank You, Thanksgiving, Over the River A Turkey's Tale, & The First Thanksgiving. We then got to choose one story to write about in our journals.
In Religion we wrote in our prayer journals about what we are thankful for. We readThanksgiving is for Giving Thanks.
Our 3rd Grade Buddies helped us write Thanksgiving cards to the people in Hospice.
*We had our Thanksgiving Feast*
Reminders:
*Coffee – Donuts – and CTODP*
The St. John Bosco “Internet Café” will be open Wednesday, December 2nd from 7am to 9am. Be sure to stop by to enter the drawing for a chance to win front row seating and a prime parking spot for the evening. CTODP committee members will be on hand to answer any questions and walk you through the process. Computers will be set up with internet access so you can make your contribution online or, bring in your completed form and we will mail it for you. It’s a no-cost, win-win for everyone, especially our students. Remember…the tax dollars you redirect this year go directly to fund the scholarships you apply for in the spring. All of our families are required to participate in this program at a level that fits their own situation. (maximums are $500 single head of household, $1000 married filing jointly)
November 26-27, OFF for Thanksgiving Break
Upcoming Dates
12-2 Spirit Day
12-5 Winter Wonderland
12-8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 9am Mass at St. Benedict's.
12-9 Performing Arts Showcase 1:15pm and 6:30pm performances
12-16 Christmas Program 1:15 and 6:30 performances
12-17 Denim Dollar Day & Our Christmas Play at 8:30am in the MPR
12-18 12pm dismissal, no lunch, Mass is at 10:30am that day
Thank You!
*Mrs. Spitza for always sharpening our pencils!
*To all the parents that helped with centers
*To all the parents that volunteered their time to help with our Thanksgiving Feast!
We appreciate all that you do for our class!
*************November 20th, 2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week we completed the following,
In Centers we had listening center and we heard the "Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" and painted a picture of our favorite part. In Reading group we read"We're A Family" out of the Phonic's Library. In Word Families we worked on the -an word groups. In Math we did a "Pick a Turkey" experiment worksheet. In Religion we wrote what we are thankful for and made a "Thank You for the Food We Eat" blessing card for the dinner table. Lastly in the Thanksgiving Book center we colored and cut pages for a Thanksgiving book.
In Math we read the story of "James and the Rain" and reviewed counting and how to write the numbers 1-12 in our workbooks.
In Reading we introduced the RED words for the week on the smartboard and reviewed all the words from the previous weeks. We read the story of "Jonathon and His Mommy" and worked in our workbooks. We also wrote in our journals on what we did over the weekend. We read "Tortillas and Lullabies" and discussed the characters and settings in the story.
In Language Arts we introduced the letter of the week, Ll. We worked on "My Letter L Book" and played our Blue's Clues guessing game.
In 8th Grade Buddies we made turkey centerpieces by cutting out turkeys and glued on tissue paper for the feathers.
Reminders:
*CTODP Reminder
Anyone who makes their CTODP contribution prior to December 8th will be entered into the drawing for front row seating and a prime parking space at the Christmas show. New this year – for anyone outside of our school (family, neighbors, friends) that you personally invite and who then makes a contribution designating St. John Bosco (school code 211) you will receive an additional entry for the drawing. There is no limit to the number of times you can enter.
Contributions can be made online at www.catholiceducation.org or by dropping off your form in the front office.
The tax dollars you redirect to St. John Bosco between now and December 31st Every family is expected to participate. Any amount is acceptable. (limit $1000 married, $500 single) go toward funding the scholarships awarded in the spring.
Questions? Gabe Ortiz – gjunior88@cox.net, Tracy Ryan – tracyryan26@cox.net, Bill Mager – magersul@cox.net, Lisa Campbell – lcampbell@cox.net
*November 25th- Our class Thanksgiving Feast 9:30-set up, 10:00-11:00-feast time, 11:30-clean up
*************November 13th, 2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
In Social Studies on Wednesday, November 11th we learned about Veteran's Day. We went outside with the whole school around our flagpoles in honor of Veteran's Day. In class we read "Celebrating Patriotic Holidays" and made red, white and blue pinwheels and star decorations. We also wrote letters and mailed them to Miss Stephanie's little brother, who is serving our country.
In Centers we had Listening center we heard the story of "The Biggest Pupmkin Ever" and drew what happened first, middle and last. In Reading Group we made an "I See Colors" book where they had to make a picture clue with every color. In Word Families we worked on the -ag word families. Then we had to make our own words using bottle caps with different letters on them. In Indian Corn we had to make patterns with beads either AB, ABC or AABB. In Tall Paul we made accordion style legs and arms to attach to Paul's body. Then drew our favorite Thanksgiving food on the plate. In Cornucopia we chose 6 fruit or veggies to color and glue in the cornucopia.
In Math we learned about spheres, rectangular prisms and cylinders. We read "Skippy Jon Jones, Shape It Up" to go along with the unit. Also worked in our math workbooks and finished up with a chapter test.
In Reading we read"The Way I Feel" and made a journal entry about a feeling that we have towards something. We introduced the RED words for the week on the smartboard and reviewed the words from the previous weeks.We also worked in our reading workbooks on writing the letter Rr. We also learned the rhyme "I Went On A Turkey Hunt"
In Religion we reviewed the Lord's Prayer together. Read "God Our Father" and did a coloring sheet to go along with the story. We went to Atrium and was introduced to some of the sacred articles that are used in mass. Such as the Altar, Paten, Chalice, the Candles and the Crucifix. Please have your children look for these items at Mass. We have been writing in our prayer journals daily. We read "Big Brown Bear's Up and Down Day" and talked about friendship and sharing. Please continue to practice the Lord's Prayer.
In Language Arts we introduced the letter of the week, Bb on the smartboard with the use of pictures and wrote on screens. We also made "My Bb book" and played our Blue's Clue's game. I gave out clues for items in the mystery bag that start with the letter B.
In DWP we learned about the #4 skill, Sharing. We talked about how we can share people, things and how we can share time.
Our 8th Grade Buddies helped us make a turkey and color their feathers in a pattern. They also helped us put together a book, "Turkey, Turkey What Do You See".
In Computers we have been writing our first and last name, our numbers and any RED words that we know. We also learned the use of the Shift, Enter and Backspace keys on the keyboard.
In Spanish we have been reviewing all our songs and have been learning the parts of the face.
*Reminders*
*Nov. 18th- Denim Dollar Day. Students may bring in a dollar and can wear denim jeans with their uniform shirt. Please follow the guidelines in the Student Handbook.
*Nov. 25th- Our Thanksgiving Feast, 9:30-10:00 Set Up, 10:00-11:00 Feast, 11:00-11:30 Clean Up. 1/2 Day-Noon Release
*Nov. 26,27- NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving break.
* Please bring in empty toilet paper rolls for a project we are going to do with our 8th grade buddies.
* Please read the green paper "McCormick's Adopt a Family" that was in your child's homework folder.
Thank You!
* To all the parents that have been volunteering there time to help with centers.
* To all the parents that have been helping out with lunch time duties.
***************October 6th, 2009***************
Mrs. McCormick's Update:
We introduced "Centers" this week. We have centers every Tues-Thurs unless it is canceled. Every week there will 6 centers to go to and the children are divided into 6 groups, Diamonds, Rectangles, Triangles, Squares, Circles & Ovals. We have two-twenty minute sessions a day so that all the children will have completed each center. In Religion Center we did a "God Gave Me Feelings"worksheet along with our "I can share" promise book. In the Word Families Center we did -atword families. In theScarecrow Center we made a scarecrow book of colors. In the Skeleton Center we put bones together to make a skeleton and made a skeleton book filling in missing bones. In Listening Center we heard"Halloween Costume Party" and drew pictures of what happened first, middle and last. Lastly we had Reading Center with myself using picture clues with the phrase "I See".
In Religion we learned about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). We read "Dia de los Muertos" and "Festival of Bones" and learned about Calaveras or sugar skulls with Mrs. Olivas. We had the opportunity to decorate our own calaveras and colored and decorated masks. We went to our first Atrium on Tuesday and learned how to act in the chapel during atrium. We also attended Adoration on Wednesday and did our Pantry Walk. We walked over together and each of the children got a chance to place a food item on the shelf in the pantry at St. Benedicts. We also colored Pilgrims & Indians to put around our "Thanksgiving Blessing's" board.
In Math we worked in our work books on the description and surfaces of solid shapes. Also how to combine solid shapes.
In Language Arts we introduced the letter of the week,Ff on the smartboard using picture clues and practiced writing on screens. We made "My Ff Book". We also played our Blue's Clue's game. I gave out clues to things in the mystery bag that start with the letter F. We also worked in our Handwriting workbooks on letters Ff & Ss.
In Social Studies we had Detective McCormick come in and tell us all about his job and how police officers keep us safe. He read and discussed the book "Policeman's Safety Hints".
In Reading we read "In The Big Blue Sea" and"How the Birds Got Their Colors"and worked in our workbooks on the pages that go along with the story. We also went over this week's RED words, find, away, jump, black& orange.
In Science on Thursday we celebrated and learned about ARBOR DAY and helped plant our Kindergarten tree. We read "The Giving Tree" and did a coloring sheet.
Reminders:
*Please make sure to label your child's sweatshirt, water bottles, etc.
*November 13-15 St. Benedict's Fall Festival
Thank You!
*To all the parents for taking and bringing in pictures of Schnepf's Farm.
*Mrs. Czerniski for making the picture collages for our classroom from the field trip.
*Mrs. Olivas for taking time to come in and teach us all about Dia de los Muertos. Also for preparing our calaveres' for us.
*Mrs. Yousif, Mrs. Czerniski, Mrs. Spitza & Mrs. Lisi for volunteering their time to help with centers.
*Mrs. Padilla for taking the time to clean our desks every day after school.
*Mrs Spitza for always taking our colored pencils home to sharpen.
Thanks again!
*****************October 30th*****************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week we completed the following:
Red Ribbon Week!
We talked about the meaning of Red Ribbon Week and learned why we need to always say no to drugs!!
In Math we did a symmetry project where the children were given different shapes that were folded in half, then had to punch out holes. When they opened it they noticed that holes were in the same spot on each side and they were in fact symmetrical. We introduced three dimensional shapes and worked with different solid shapes to determine which can slide,roll or do both. We also had a Halloween math center where we had to sort different candy bones.
In Language Arts we introduced the letter of the week, Ss. Practiced writing the letter on our screens. We played the Blue's Clues game, guessing all the different things that start with the letter S. We also made a journal entry on the story of the "Pumpkin Patch.
In Religion we watched the video "The Rosary for Little Children" and colored a picture of the Rosary. We talked about how God gave us people in our community to help us, Police Officers, Firefighters, Doctors, Postman, etc. We read "The Picture Book of Saints". We also learned about and colored pictures of Saints. We also watched the 7th Grade Saint presentation.
In Reading we read the "Five Little Pumpkins" and made books to go along with the story. We also read "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" We introduced the RED words for the week, at, make, find, come, and run. We also made a bat clip in our Halloween centers that made Red words.
Our 3rd Grade Buddies helped us make Scarecrow books.
Our 8th Grade Buddies helped us make our Pumpkin masks for our Five Little Pumpkins' song.
Reminders:
*Please remember to label your child's sweatshirts, jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, etc. If items are left in the classroom and nobody claims them we have to bring it to Lost and Found.
*The new snack calendar for November will be sent home in your child's Friday Folder. It also available for viewing on my website.
*November 3rd- Picture Retake Day
*November 4th- Spirit Day,Students may wear an official SJB team or club shirt with their uniform bottoms and shoes.
*November 4th- Students will deliver food to St. Benedict's SVDP organization. They will walk over and stock the shelves themselves.
*November 6th- Family Movie Night in the SJB courtyard.
Thank You!
*Thank you to all the parents that came to conferences
*Thank you Jaravata Family for buying pencils, napkins and wipes for our classroom. It is very much appreciated!
************October 23rd,2009************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week in Kindergarten we completed the following:
In Math we reviwed halves and symmetry. We worked in our workbooks on predicting and reporting outcomes.
In Language Arts we did a journal entry on what we did over the weekend. We introduced the letter of the week "Ee" and made our E book and wrote on our screens. We also read My "E" Book and played our Blue's Clue's game. We made another journal entry using 5 or more colors and as many RED words that we knew. We wrote about what we liked about the pumpkin patch on our field trip to Schnepf's Farm and also on the story of The Dark Dark House.
In Religion we have been saying our 10 Hail Mary's daily and have been writing in our prayer journals. We watched the video of St. Bernadette and discussed as a class who she was. We also colored a picture of St. Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes. We did a "Say Thanks" worksheet and wrote a thank you to someone who had taught us something.Please continue to practice the Hail Mary prayer each night.
In Reading we reviewed Caps for Sale from last week. We read The Dark Dark House. We worked in our reading workbooks on identifying words with picture clues that start with the letter Mm. We also went over the RED words for the week, one, two, three, said & not.
In Computers we identified parts of the keyboard and typed the color words, first & last name and also our numbers.
In DWP with Mrs. Douglas we learned about the #3 DWP Skill which is "Asking Questions". We learned that when asking a question we need to first raise our hand, then when called on we start the question with the word who, what, when or where.
Our 3rd grade buddies helped us make Spider Books.
Reminders:
*Conference week schedule*
10-27 Noon Release, 1:00-6:00 conferences
10-28 Noon Release, 1:00-8:00 conferences
10-29 No School, 9:00-5:00 conferences
10-30 Noon Release, 1:00-3:00 conferences
*Parents, if you signed up for conferences then you should be receiving a reminder email of the date and time that you requested. No lunch will be served Tuesday-Friday.
*Next week October 26th-30th is Red Ribbon Week. Your child will be given a red ribbon to wear for drug prevention. Wearing your red ribbon every day earns you a ticket for a drawing on Friday.
*Please view my wish list of things needed for the classroom :)
*Please view the snack calendar to see which day your son/daughter are to bring snack. Thank you.
Thank You!
*Thank you Mrs. Benvin for buying our bulletin board to put outside our classroom.
*Thank you to all the parents chaperoned the field trip to Schnepf's Farm. Hope everyone had great time!
*Thank you to all the parents that came to my VIP meeting. We got a lot of volunteers and there is still more slots to be filled. If you didn't come to the meeting and would like to volunteer in the classroom please come see me to see what is still available.
*Thank you to all the parents that have been volunteering your time to help out at lunch.
*************October 16th, 2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kinder Update:
This week in Kindergarten
we completed the following:
In Math we learned how to identify and recognize different shapes. We introduced and learned about symmetry. We had the class cut paper circles in half and had a group discussion to tell whether or not the circles were symmetrical. We worked in our math books on picture problem solving showing foods cut in half and telling whether or not they were equal pairs.
In Language Arts we introduced the letter of the week, "Cc". Read "My C Book and played the Blue's Clue's game. Also colored and made our C book and practiced writing the letter in our colorful sand. We also made another journal entry on what we did over the fall break. We had to use 5 or more colors, made sure to write the date and include any RED words that we know.
In Religion we learned about special intentions and began writing them in our prayer journals after bell work. We continued to learn all about our 5 senses.
In Reading we read Fire! Fire! and continued to learn about fire safety. We also read Bats In The Library. We read Caps of Many Colors to go along with the work in our reading workbooks. We also went over this week's RED words, we you, my, play & look.
In Science we had Mrs. Griedl come in to tell is all about Nutrition and talked about the food pyramid. We talked about how much of the different food groups we need to eat daily.
With worked with our 8th grade buddies and learned about bats and made bat books. We also read the book Spiders and made and decorated construction paper spiders.
Reminders:
*The children can bring in money on Tuesday, October 20th for the Book Fair. We will take the kids to their normal library time and they can purchase books at that time. You can also go before or after school.
*We have our Field Trip to Schnepf's Farm this Thursday, October 22nd. The children are to wear jeans, SJB polo shirt and their tennis shoes. We will not be having hot lunch at the school so please bring a sack lunch and a water bottle with your child's name on it. Parents, you can meet us at the farm if you pay $5.00 in cash to Mrs. McCormick before the day of the trip. Also only if you have completed Called to Protect. Please do not bring any siblings.
*Also this Thursday I will be having my volunteer meeting at 5:30pm in my classroom. Hope to see you all there :)
*Please remember to check the snack calendar to see if its your child's day to provide snack. The updated calendar is always available for viewing on my website under snack schedule.
*I will be sending home another "Batty For Box Tops" form so we can hopefully get 10 box tops for the Batty For Box Top Classroom Challenge. Forms are due no later than October 26th to your classroom teacher. You may enter as many times as you like as long as each sheet includes 10 box tops. The class that turns in the most will win a FREE DRESS DAY and a SPECIAL TREAT!!
*October 27th- Noon release Conferences 1pm-6pm
*October 28th- Noon release conferences 1pm-8pm
*October 29th- No School conferences 9am-5pm
*October 30th- Noon release conferences 1pm-3pm
* We're all going for a walk! The feedback from the students, staff, teachers and St. Vincent de Paul was so positive and enthusiastic last year that we decided to adopt the SVdP Pantry Walk as a school-wide service project again this year. There are an increasing number of families within the boundaries of St. Benedict Parish that are struggling to put food on the table and purchase basic toiletry items many of us take for granted. St. Benedict Parish has an active SVdP ministry working to help ease these difficult circumstances for our neighbors and they need our help. We ask that each student contribute items to help stock the SVdP pantry and on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009 every class will walk over to St. Benedict and stock the items on the shelves themselves. The items will go directly from the shelves, to a family in need. We ask that each student bring only the number of items they can safely carry in their hands or in a bag. A list of suggested non-perishable and toiletry items will be sent home soon but please encourage your child to think of items that they may enjoy themselves if they were hungry. Imagine the difference 570+ children one short walk can make!
Thank You!
*Thank you to all the parents involved with our door decorating!
*Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Spitza and Mr. & Mrs. Benvin for coming in early Saturday morning to put up our door decorations. It looked GREAT!
*************October 9th, 2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Update:
This week in Kindergarten we
completed the following:
This week we had our good friend Firefighter John come in and tell us all about Fire Safety. We learned how and when we should call 911. Also learned the difference between a tool and a toy. We learned that all firefighters are our friends and we shouldn't hide from them if there is ever a fire.
In Math we learned how to make pictographs using blocks. We also did a chapter test in our workbooks. Started a new chapter and learned about shapes and read "The Shape of Things".
In Language Arts we introduced the letter of the week "Gg". Read the book "My Gg Book" and played our Blue's Clue's guessing game. Practiced writing their first and last name.
In Religion we learned about Saint Francis of Asissi and read the book about him. We had a school wide Rosary outside around our Mary statue. Also did a blessing of our pets around our St. Francis statue. Colored a picture of Our Lady of Fatima.
In Reading we read the story "I Went Walking" and had to illustrate a picture of themselves walking somewhere. Wrote in our October journals and drew a picture from the story of the "Lonely Scarecrow". We reviewed our RED words for the week up, sad, can, big & little.
In Science we made a book and had a smartboard presentation on our 5 senses.
With our 3rd Grade Buddies we colored and made an apple tree.
With our 8th grade buddies we colored and made a scarecrow and pasted pictures of body parts inside of the scarcrow.
Reminders:
Permission slips for Schnepf's Farm are due by Wednesday October 14th.
Saturday October 17th- Harvest Fest 4pm-9pm Hope to see you all there!!
Please keep practicing the RED words. You can find the updated list in your child's homework folder every week.
Please practice the "Hail Mary" prayer each night.
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among woman,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners now,
and at the hour of our death.
Amen
Thank You!
Thank you Lisi Family for bringing in pencils that I had posted on my wish list.
Thank you to all the parents for volunteering their time helping out with the lunch duties.
*************October 2nd, 2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update:
This week in
Kindergarten
we completed the following:
In Math we learned about ordinal numbers and learned the math vocab terms: first through fifth. We reviewed sorting and classifying. We did a group project using grocery ads. Each table had to cut out and sort all the meats, vegetables, fruits, breads and drinks. We also tried 3 kinds of apples (red, yellow and multi) then we categorized and compared the way the apples tasted.
In Language Arts we worked in our workbooks on writing the letters Ww, Xx, Yy and Zz. Learned how to write the letter of the week, Oo. We also made special Birthday cards for Mrs. Conner.
In Religion we learned about our 5 senses and did an activity worksheet, "God Gave Me Senses". Discussed with a partner something we can see, touch, hear, smell and taste. Read the story of "St. Therese" and discussed who she was. We colored a beautiful picture of Mary to go around our rosary. We also watched the video "The Day the Sun Danced"
"Little Flower At This Hour, Show Your Power"
In Reading we read and discussed the story of "The Apple Tree". Also read our Star of the Week's favorite book "Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct". We read "I Need a Lunchbox" and worked in our reading workbooks on the pages that went along with the story. We also went over the RED words for the last 3 weeks. A, I, is, in, it, the to, go, for, me, and, see, red, yellow and blue.
In Science we learned about the Fall season and sponge painted paper leaves for our fall board.
Reminders:
Oct. 7th- Spirit Day, Students may wear an "official" St. John Bosco team or club shirt. Uniformed bottoms and shoes are required.
Oct. 8th- 1/2 Day, Noon dismissal. No lunch served.
Oct. 9th- No School, Fall In-service
Oct. 12th- No School
Oct. 17th- Harvest Fest
Thank You!
Thank you Rafford Family for bringing in napkins for the class.
Thank you MacKenzie Family for donating fish food for our class pets.
*************September 25th, 2009*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update
September 25th, 2009
This week in Kindergarten we completed the following:
In Math we read "10 Apples Up On Top" and did a self portrait with apples up on top. Practiced writing the numbers 0-5 in our workbooks. Went over one-to-one correspondence as a class using manipulatives. Learned how to count by 10's to 100. Also did apple graphing with the apples the children brought in. We graphed them in categories of Red, Yellow, Green and Multi. We discussed together which group had more and less.
In Language Arts we worked in our workbooks on letters Ss, Tt, Uu and Vv. We introduced the letter "Dd" and played our Blue's Clues game. We also went over the RED words for the week: me, go, for, to and the in addition to the words from last week. Practiced writing our first and last name in D'Nealian handwriting.
In Science we read "My Own Human Body" and talked about the parts of the body.
In Religion we talked about all the wonderful things that God created and did an activity worksheet of God's Gifts to Us. We read "Whoever You Are" and discussed what makes us the same and how we are different.
In Reading we read "The Apple Pie Tree" and did a journal entry on their favorite part. We also read "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs". We had 3rd grade buddies read or had the kids read to them. We read "Way Up in the Apple Tree" with our 8th grade buddies and made a book to go with the story. Read "Johnny Appleseed" and talked about who he was. Also read our star of the week's book "Fancy Nancy Bonjour Butterfly".
In Computer Lab we have been learning how to type our first and last name and learning how to make pictures using shapes.
In Spanish we have been discussing family members. We read "La familia" and drew a picture of the people in our family.
Reminders:
The Service to Life fair is on Tuesday, September 29th. The fair is an excellent opportunity for our students and families to become involved in charitable organizations in our community. Becoming involved in a particular charity is not a "one size fits all" endeavor. Different charities and organizations touch peoples hearts in unique ways and for different reasons. Presenting as many opportunities as we can will only increase the chance that our students and their families will find one that touches their hearts and will move them enough to be involved on a long term basis.
October 8th- 1/2 Day, No lunch served
October 9th- No School
October12th- No School
October 17th- Harvest Fest
Thank You!!
Thank you MacKenzie family for bringing in wipes, paper plates and napkins.
Thank you Padilla-Garcia family for bring in paper plates.
Thank you Mrs. Spitza for sharpening all our colored pencils.
Thank you Gamez family for bringing in treasure box items.
Also thank you to all the parents for helping out with recess and lunch duties.
It is all very much appreciated!
************September 18*************
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update
September 18th, 2009
This week in Kindergarten we completed the following:
In Math we did a few exercises with sorting. We used manipulatives to review patterns. We also learned about one-to-one correspondence and did examples on the smart board as a class.
In Language Arts we learned how to write capital and lowercase Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq & Rr in our reading workbooks. Also worked on learning how to write and sound out the letter Aa and brainstormed as a class all the different words that start with A. We introduced the first week RED words, I, A, in, it, is.
In Social Studies we learned about Diez y Seis de Septiembre and talked about Mexico.
In Religion we read You Are Special. Made a "Thank You God" placemat and drew what we are thankful for. Also read Look and See What God Gave Me. We also talked about mass behavior.
Please continue to practice the Guardian Angel prayer and the Glory Be prayer
In Reading we read Mice Squeak, We Speak. We also read The Grouchy Ladybug and Here Are My Hands. We read The Crayon Box That Talked and went over our classroom crayon rules.
In DWP we learned about the #1 DWP rule, listening.
Reminders:
Please bring a labeled water bottle each day. Also please make sure your child has a drink in his/her lunchbox (please no soda).
The Service to Life fair is taking place on September 29th. The fair is an excellent opportunity for our students and families to become involved in charitable organizations in our community. Becoming involved with a particular charity is not a "one size fits all" endeavor. Different charities and organizations touch peoples hearts in unique ways and for different reasons. Presenting as many opportunities as we can will only increase the chance that our students and their families will find one that touches their heart and will move them enough to be involved on a long term basis.
An Evening of Culture will be on September 23rd 6:00-9:00pm in the MPR.
Picture Day will be on Thursday, September 24th. Uniform dress is required. No P.E. uniforms.
Parents, please talk over with your child about how to act in mass.
*Always show respect for God and the church.
*Always genuflect to the Tabernacle. Jesus is present.
*Do not talk during Mass.
*Always walk in church.
*Bow before receiving the Eucharist.
*Always give God my full attention during Mass.
********September 11********
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update
September 11th, 2009
This week in Kindergarten we completed the following:
In Math we reviewed patterns. We counted to 100 together as a class. We also learned about different shapes and finding similar shapes. We made a book called "My Shape Book". Learned alike and different. We learned about sorting and made a sorting booklet. We did eye color graphing and made a pictograph. We also did rhythmic patterns.
In Language Arts we read "Harold's Purple Crayon" and watched the video. We read "Baa Baa Black Sheep". Also read "David Goes to School" and made a journal entry. Read "Little Bo Peep" and made matching cards. We used a story board as we read "The Three Little Pigs". We also read "Now I'm Big" and worked in our reading workbooks.
In Social Studies we're still continuing to learn "All about me". We read "I'm Gonna Like Me" and talked about what we like about ourselves.
In Religion we read "Joseph's Colorful Coat". We did a paper on why we like being a boy/girl. We talked and wrote about what we like doing with our family. We made a collage on God's Beautiful World by looking through and cutting out pictures from magazines.
Please practice the "Glory Be" prayer and continue to practice the "Guardian Angel" prayer
Glory be to the Father, And to the Son, And to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, Is now and forever shall be, World without end.
Amen.
In Reading we worked on writing capital and lowercase letters Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk and Ll.
In DWP we continued to learn all about our school rules and why we must always follow them.
Reminders:
Please make sure to bring a water bottle each day labeled with your childs name. Also please let Miss Stephanie or myself know if there is a change of where your child will be going after school. Whether it be in person, email or by calling the school.
Thank You!
Thank you so much Mrs. Padilla-Garcia for bringing in large and small paper plates that I had listed on my wish list. Also thank you to all the parents that have been volunteering at lunch recess and in the lunch room!
*********August 28************
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update
August 28, 2009
This week in Kindergarten we completed the following:
In Math we learned about directional words and started learning about patterns. The students were very excited to make their pattern noodle necklace.
In Language Arts we continued working on our rhyming activities. We read and made little books to go with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Jack and Jill. We also read Star Light Star Bright and made a puzzle that they cut out and pasted back together.
In Social Studies we continued to learn "all about me". We read I Love My Family and illustrated our family portraits.
In Religion each day we made a page to go in our Creation book. We completed days 1-7. We are still continuing to learn the Guardian Angel Prayer. Please practice with your child at home.
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear, To whom God's love commits me here Ever this day be at my side to light and guard, to rule and guide.
Amen.
In Reading we worked in our reading workbooks on Capital and Lowercase letter C and D
We continued to learn about our school's DWP rules in Listening, and Following Instructions.
Reminders:
Please make sure to send a water bottle each day labeled with your child's name.
My wish list is updated
No school on September 7 & 8 in honor of Labor Day.
Thank You!!
I would like to thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend curriculum night. I was very happy to have so many parents stop by. To those who could not make it, you will find all the information that we talked about in your child's Friday Folder. Also thank you for bringing in snack on your child's assigned day.
**************August 21, 2009************
Mrs. McCormick's Kindergarten Update
August 21, 2009
The students had a great second week of school. Miss. Stephanie and I are really enjoying getting to know all of them and it has been lovely to see how well they have settled into their new class.
This week in Kindergarten we completed the following:
In MATH we continued our unit on position words such as above, below, top, middle and bottom.
In LANGUAGE ARTS we worked on rhyming activities through the use of nursery rhymes, including Humpty Dumpty and Little Boy Blue. We also read and sequenced Little Red Riding Hood and The Little Red Hen.
In SOCIAL STUDIES we continued with all about me. The children learned the "I Like Me" chant and illustrated the chant with two items that they liked. They also shared their homework project and what is special to them.
In RELIGION we read the story of creation. We sequenced the order of what God created each day. We are also continuing to learn the Guardian Angel Prayer. Please work with your child at home.
Angel of God, My Guardian Dear,To whom God's love commits me here
Ever this day be at my side to light and guard and rule and guide.
Amen.
In READING we are working in our reading workbooks on the letter A and B.
We had our first lesson on DWP skills with Mrs. Douglas on following school rules.
Reminders:
Curriculum Night is Thursday, August 27th at 6:30.
Don't forget to check the snack calendar and send a healthy snack on your snack day.
Please send your child to school each day with a labeled water bottle.
No school on September 7th in honor of Labor Day.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
To the parents that have been coming to help with lunch.
*******************August 14, 2009*****************
We had a wonderful first few days of Kindergarten. Through our gradual entry I was able to get to know the students in a small group each day and become familiar with their names and personalities. We are working on learning our daily routine, class rules and procedures as well as the DWP (Discipline with Purpose) skills. We were also able to make some new friends and share about ourselves. We will continue to learn about each other in our first unit, "All about ME".
On the first day of class we toured the campus and met all of the teachers. Today the "Gingerbread Man" had us chasing after him as he was visiting our campus. He left notes for us in the technology lab, library, nurses office, front office, music and the art room. We finally caught up to him back in our classroom where he left us some treats.
Reminders...
Friday folders were sent home today and should be returned on Monday. Look for the snack calendar today.
Homework folders will go home on Monday and should be returned on Fridays.
Please send a labeled water bottle (filled with water only) with your student each day.
Return all information sheets to school as soon as possible as this helps me to meet the needs of all students.
Please work with your child on tucking in their shirt. Belts are not required but shirts must be tucked in at all times when on campus.
Curriculum Night is August 27th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Denim Dollar Day
Our first denim dollar day of the year will be this Wednesday, August 19th. Students are allowed to wear jean bottoms with a SJB shirt for one dollar. Proceeds benefit Friends of the Orphans or Student Council. Please follow the guidelines in the student handbook.
Hot Lunch Program
Hot lunch will be available beginning on Monday, August 17th. You may add money to your hot lunch account by clicking on the accounting tab on Renweb and then pay now. Lunches are $3.25 a day. You may purchase milk if your child is bringing lunch (.40).
Drop Off Procedures:
Students arriving on campus should report to the classroom to drop their backpack by the door and then proceed to the playground or Library. Students arriving after 8:00 will need a tardy slip from the front office, parents are not permitted to accompany them to the classroom after 8:00 a.m.
Dismissal procedure:
Students registered for MAP will be escorted to the MPR.
Students using car-pool will be escorted to the car-pool area. Parents can also pick up students in the classroom.
MAP (Multi Age Program)
St. John Bosco provides before and after school care for an hourly charge. For more information click on the MAP registration tab on our webpage.
