Our schedule this week:
Monday (English)
1. Trace and write uppercase and lowercase Ss.
2. Color, cut, and glue picture that has the initial /s/ sound.
3. Color the sets that show numbers 6-10
4. Show different ways to make 10.
Tuesday (Spanish)
Packet with the number 2.
Wednesday (English)
1. Trace and write uppercase and lowercase Tt.
2. Color, cut, and glue picture that has the initial /t/ sound.
3. Color the sets that show numbers 6-10.
4. Show different ways to make 10.
Thursday (Spanish)
Parent Conferences
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.
November 14, 2016
Dear Parents,
Blessed be God!
Please
read the REMINDERS below. We have a lot
of upcoming events.
VIRTUE OF
THE MONTH: GENEROSITY
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
November 14 (Monday) P.E. (Please
have your children wear their P.E. uniform)
Homework
Sent Home
November 15 (Tuesday) Regular Day
Girl
Scout Introductory Meeting
November 16 (Wednesday) P.E.
(Please have your
children wear their P.E. uniform.)
Parent Conferences
Catholic
Principals Appreciation Day
November 17 (Thursday) Regular Day
Parent Conferences
November 18 (Friday) Mass at Mater Dei Parish (Please
have your child wear their mass uniform). Families are invited.
MINIMUM
DAY – DISMISSAL AT 11:30
Parent
Conferences
Homework Due
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 initial /s/ sound.
Tuesday (Spanish) Packet with the
number 2.
Wednesday (English) Packet with the initial /t/ sound.
Thursday
(Spanish) Packet with the rhyming words.
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 /s/ and /t/
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 /s/ and /t/
sound
-
High Frequency Words: to, my, we, me
Word
Wall: November words
d.
Shared Reading: Poem of the Week: “Five
Little Pumpkins”
e.
Guided Reading: “I Am Thakful”
f.
Close Reading: “First Thanksgiving”
2. Writing:
a.
Guided Handwriting: Uppercase and lowercase
Ss and Tt.
b.
Writer’s Workshop: Sentence structure,
capitalization and punctuation marks (period, question mark, and exclamation
mark).
c.
Draw and Write- “I Am Thankful For…”
Spanish
1. Reading:
a.
Read “Juegos A Leer” (Words that start with
p,s,l,t,m,n
b.
Read stories for November themes.
c.
Phonics: Identify, sound, syllables and write
letters p,l,m,n,t,s
2. Writing:
a.
Narrative writing on Pilgrims
b.
Write words using combination syllables for
t-d (3 syllable words).
Math
1. Represent,
Model and Count number 10
2. Daily
calendar
Social
Studies
1. Spanish
– Pilgrims and Native Americans
2. English
– First
Thanksgiving
Science
1. Spanish
– Discuss seasons (changes in environment,
clothes, activities).
2. English
– Make A
book on: The Four Seasons showing the differences through cut-out pictures and
or drawings.
Art
1. Pilgrim Hats (geometric
shapes).
REMINDERS
1.
WALKATHON
Thank you so much for all
your donations and support to our cause.
The children had a lot of fun. We
are truly blessed to have very generous families in our school.
2.
SCHOOL MASS
We will have our weekly
mass back to Friday, Nov. 18 at the Mater Dei Parish. We look forward to
celebrating the mass with you.
3.
PARENT CONFERENCES
We have posted our
conference times From November 16 - November 18 on Shuterfly. Please sign-up if you have not done so. There are two slots for the families per 30
minute interval. We look forward to
seeing you. We are eager to share your child’s progress in class.
4.
VIRTUE OF THE MONTH: GENEROSITY
We are currently
collecting canned goods and dried foods for our Food Drive. We will give these much needed items to our
brothers and sisters who need the help the most through our charitable
institutions. Please check the
expiration dates on all the items that you will donate. Please write your child’s name on the bag and
drop it off in our classroom
5.
GIRL SCOUT INTRODUCTORY MEETING
There will be a
representative from the Girl Scouts to give you the information that we need to
start a Girl Scout Troop for K and TK girls.
The invitation went home last Thursday with your child. If you are interested, pleas ecome to the
Kindergarten classroom at 3:30 PM.
6.
THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
We have started our
annual Thanksgiving food drive until Nov. 18.
Please send canned goods and/or dried goods to school. All donations will be given to our local
charity food bank. Please do not send
fresh or perishable food because we do not have the storage needed. This is a great way to practice generosity
which is our virtue of the month. Thank
you in advance.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
1.
THURSDAY, November 17
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.
Mater Dei, lead us to your son, Jesus.
Yours in Christ,
Faina Salter and
Karina Moncayo
