Week 10: 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)
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