Thank you for helping your children. Homework will be sent home on Mondays. If there is no school on Mondays, homework will be sent home on Tuesdays. The children will do their English homework on Monday and Wednesday. The Spanish homework will be done on Tuesday and Thursday. If your child is absent over an extended period, please pick up the packet from me, ready on Mondays. We will give your child up to the following Monday to turn it in.
Our schedule this week:
Monday (English)
Packet with the long /o/ sound.
Tuesday (Spanish)
1- Color image according to the indicated syllable and writes the number of drawings found.
2- Read every word, find the corresponding picture and write the words once.
3-Read, color and writ the words with P
4-Reading report
Draw on each part.
Wednesday (English)
Packet with the /p/ sound.
Thursday (Spanish)
1- Color image according to the indicated syllable and writes the number of drawings found.
2- Read every word, find the corresponding picture and write the words once.
3-Read, color and writ the words with M
4-Reading report
Draw on each part.
HOMEWORK TIPS:
1. Take out the homework packet for the week from the binder and leave it at home. The children do not need to take them to school every day until Friday, when it is time to submit the packet unless they go to after school care and you want them to do their homework there.
2. Homework is graded on the following criteria:
a. Correct answers
b. Neatness
c. Timely submission
d. Following directions
3. Make sure your child writes his/her full (first and last) name on the front of the packet. Please continue practicing with your child how to write their name. We still have some who says that they are unable to do so.
4. Keep the packet stapled, in the same order in which it was sent.
5. Timely submission is part of their grade. So please be conscientious in sending your child’s homework at all times.
For every day a student is late in submitting homework, a half-point will be deducted from the grade. The student will receive a grade of zero if homework is not submitted. We will allot extra time for completion if the student was absent due to illness, family travel, or any other unusual circumstances, on a case by case basis. If, however, after the extra time, the homework is not submitted, the student will receive a grade of zero.
6. Thank you so much for helping your child clean up his/her binder by removing finished school work that was sent home. They are doing well in practicing their organizational skill, something they will need their whole life.
Below are additional resources for our families:
1. Khan Academy (Math Resource)
1. Raz-Kids (Reading Resource)
October 31, 2016
Dear Parents,
Blessed be God!
Please
read the HOMEWORK GUIDELINES below. Some
children are still turning in their homework without following the guidelines.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
October 31 (Monday) P.E. (Please
have your children wear their P.E. uniform)
Homework
Sent Home
November 1 (Tuesday) Regular Day
November 2 (Wednesday) P.E.
(Please have your
children wear their P.E. uniform.)
Celebration For All Saints Day and Dia De Muertos
Families
are invited (12:30 to 2:00 PM)
Regular Dismissal.
November 3 (Thursday) Regular Day
November 4 (Friday) Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at
Mater Dei Church (8:30 AM). Families are invited to attend. (Please
have your child wear their mass uniform).
FALL FESTIVAL – 3:30 TO 5:30 PM
HOMEWORK
Thank you for
helping your children. Homework will be sent home on
Mondays. If there is no school on Mondays, homework will be sent home on
Tuesdays. The children will do their
English homework on Monday and Wednesday.
The Spanish homework will be done on Tuesday and Thursday. If your child is absent over an extended
period, please pick up the packet from me, ready on Mondays. We will give your
child up to the following Monday to turn it in.
Our schedule this
week:
Monday (English) Packet with the long /o/ sound.
Tuesday (Spanish) Packet with the
letter “P” – Trace letter and syllables.
Wednesday (English) Packet with the /p/ sound.
Thursday
(Spanish) Packet with the letter “M” – Trace letter and syllables Book Report
in Spanish
HOMEWORK
TIPS:
1. Take out the homework packet for
the week from the binder and leave it at home. The children do not need to take
them to school every day until Friday, when it is time to submit the packet
unless they go to after school care and you want them to do their homework
there.
2. Homework is graded on the
following criteria:
a. Correct answers
b. Neatness
c. Timely submission
d. Following directions
3. Make sure your child
writes his/her full (first and last)
name on the front of the packet.
Please continue practicing with your child how to write their name. We still have some who says that they are
unable to do so.
4.
Use RED pencil tracing; REGULAR pencil
for writing; and CRAYONS for coloring. Do not use markers for coloring because they
bleed and makes the paper look messy.
Keep
the packet stapled, in the same order
in which it was sent.
5.
Timely submission is part of their grade. So please be conscientious
in sending your child’s homework at all times.
For every day a student is late in
submitting homework, a half-point will be deducted from the grade. The student
will receive a grade of zero if homework is not submitted. We will allot extra
time for completion if the student was absent due to illness, family travel, or
any other unusual circumstances, on a case by case basis. If, however, after
the extra time, the homework is not submitted, the student will receive a grade
of zero.
6. Thank you so much for
helping your child clean up his/her binder by removing finished school work
that was sent home. They are doing well
in practicing their organizational skill, something they will need their whole
life.
SCHOOLWORK
English
1. Reading:
a.
Phonics: Letter name and sound of long /o/ and /p/
b.
Phonemic Awareness: Recognize rhyming words
Count syllables on words of the month
Count words on sentences.
c.
Vocabulary:
-
Words that begin with the sound of long /o/
and /p/ sound
-
High Frequency Words: the, for, in, is, it
Word
Wall: October words
d.
Shared Reading: Poem of the Week: “ The
Leaves Are Falling”
e.
Guided Reading: “Colors Of The Fall”
f.
Close Reading: “A Tree For All Seasons” and
“Tap The Magic Tree”
2. Writing:
a.
Guided Handwriting: Uppercase and lowercase
Oo and Pp.
b.
Writer’s Workshop: Sentence structure,
capitalization and punctuation marks (period, question mark, and exclamation
mark).
Spanish
1. Reading:
a.
Read “Juegos A Leer” (Words that start with P
and M.
b.
Read stories for November themes.
c.
Phonics: Identify, sound, syllables and write
letter P and M
2. Writing:
a.
Write about the pilgrims.
b.
Write words that begin with P and M
Math
1. Represent,
Model and Count number 10
2. Daily
calendar
Social
Studies
1. Spanish
– Mexico and Dia de Muertos; Introduce pilgrims
(history and life)
2. English
– Pilgrims (Story of the First Thanksgiving
Science
1. English
– Discuss seasons (changes in environment,
clothes, activities).
Art
1. Pilgrim Hats (geometric
shapes).
REMINDERS
1.
Please continue to read books in English and
Spanish on Raz Kids
We will email you the
book report format with instructions and a sample for both English and
Spanish. We will alternate the book
reports each week between the two languages.
We will start with English next week.
Please check the monthly calendar for the schedule. We had the children practice last week with a
story in English. This week, they will
practice doing it in Spanish. We will
make modifications to the format as they become better writers and readers.
Please pick a book with a story that has a beginning, middle and end.
2.
Please help your child cut pictures of the
following for each of the four seasons:
a.
Pictures showing the different changes in the
environment for the four seasons ( 2 for
spring, 2 for summer, 2 for fall and 2 for winter).
b.
Pictures showing clothes that we wear for the
four seasons ( 2 for spring, 2 for summer, 2 for fall, and 2 for winter).
c.
Pictures showing different activities for the
four seasons ( 2 for spring, 2 for summer, 2 for fall and 2 for winter).
Please put all the pictures in a ziplock bag or envelope, label and
write their name on it. Please send the picture to school with their homework
on Friday.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
1.
THURSDAY, November 3
a.
2 parents to prepare homework packets and
schoolwork
b.
2 parents to organize graded work to be sent
home.
Please sign up at
shutterfly. Then email us to confirm. We
only want the specified number of volunteers per day to keep it manageable for
us.
2.
FRIDAY, November 4
a.
2 parents to help with class projects
3.
We need parents to make playdough at home
for us every two weeks starting next week. This is a perfect way for parents
who can not come to the classroom to help to earn your volunteer hours. We will
post the recipe on Shutterfly and you can sign-up for the days that you want to
do it.
Mater Dei, lead us to your son, Jesus.
Yours in Christ,
Faina Salter and
Karina Moncayo
