Good Afternoon!
Happy November & All Saints Day!
This morning we started off our new month by attending mass for All Saints Day.
This entire month we will be honoring and learning about many saints, with a
special “Saint of the Day” and reminding one another how we can all live our lives
by following their example. :)
Here is some information regarding the week ahead:
1) Winter Uniforms have now begun! Please ensure your child is dressed in their
appropriate winter uniform and please, please, please LABEL all articles of
clothing they may remove, such as sweaters, jackets, etc. Please see the school
website if you are unsure of what this uniform entails.
2) Today our “Disguise a Turkey” project came home in homework folders.
This is one of our favorite projects to share & display during the month of
November. Please help your child decorate a disguise for their turkey using any
items they would like, and return it to school next Monday, November 7th.
There are a plethora of ideas online if your child needs a bit of motivation,
however knowing how creative they are already I cannot wait to see what they
come up with! :)
3) Reading folders went home today with this week’s packet and the
November monthly packet. We are still going through October’s work
and will send them home with their prizes by the end of this week.
4) The Box of Joy outreach project is due by next Thursday,
November 10th.
5) Next Thursday, November 10th we will be having a special “Veterans Day
Awareness Day” where we will dress down in Red, white & blue. We will be
collecting $1 donations from students who dress down and will be using that $ to
send Christmas Care Packages to Mr. Popowicz (a STS parent) & his unit who are
currently deployed in Iraq.
6) Our Kindergarten class will soon be preparing for our first performance-
a play about “The First Thanksgiving- Thank You God for our Friends!”. As of
now the tentative date is Friday, November 18th (in the afternoon) but
more details to come by the end of this week as we secure the time & date.
7) During the week of November 21st we will be having half days with noon
dismissal due to conferences for grades 1-8 (there will be after care available
on Monday 11/21 & Tuesday 11/21 for all students if needed- there is NO
aftercare on Wednesday 11/23 for the entire school).
Please note, as mentioned at Back to School Night, our Kindergarten
conferences will be held in January upon the completion of the second
marking period when our students will receive their first report card.
Here are our themes/concepts for the week:
1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:
Bootcamp Assessments (FINISHING)
Sight Words: my, down, in, jump, big
Reading Skill: Plot & Character
Writer’s Workshop- Creating a Simple Sentence
Syllables!
2) Mathematics:
Place Value- Tens & Ones
Tally Marks & Data Unit Begins
3) Religion:
Honoring the Saints
The Church Year
Thankful Hearts
4) Social Studies:
Election Day- America Mini Unit
The First Thanksgiving
Important Dates Ahead:
-Friday 11/04: First Friday Mass @ 8:45 am
-Thursday 11/10: Red, White & Blue Dress Down Day for Veterans
-Friday 11/11: School Closed for Veteran’s Day
-Friday 11/18: Class Photo & Picture Retake Day
-Friday 11/18 TENTATIVE DATE- Kindergarten Thanksgiving Performance
Thank you so much for your time & attention. Have a wonderful week.
Love & Prayers,
Mrs. Tironi
