Week of December 19th

 

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I sincerely apologize I did not get a chance to send my weekly update yesterday, we have been VERY busy with all the Christmas magic going on. 

Polar Express Surprise on Friday was TRULY AMAZING! Thank you SO much to all incredible families who donated, assisted, and supported us to help make it truly one of the most memorable and magical days ever! Santa loved seeing our class! 

Below is a VERY IMPORTANT reminder about tonight's Christmas Concert. 

*Please let me know ASAP if your child will NOT be coming, unfortunately we do have quite a few students out sick (reminder-any student who is absent today due to any illness or fever is unfortunately not permitted to attend the concert due to school policy). *

STS K-8 Christmas Concert 2022 

Date: Tuesday, December 20th 

Time: 7:00 pm (students must be dropped off at 6:30 pm)

Location: St. Therese School Auditorium

Attire: “Festive Holiday Best” with safe footwear for stage 

Important Info:

Kindergarten students are asked to be dropped off into the second grade classroom, located immediately to your left upon entering the main building. The learning center will not be open. 

The concert will begin with a band performance at 7:00 pm and then Kindergarten will be the first class to sing on stage. Immediately following our performance, our class will be escorted back to the second grade classroom for dismissal. 

All Kindergarten families must come pick up their children immediately after our performance. It is not mandatory for Kindergarten to stay for the duration of the entire concert, however, if you’d like to stay you are more than welcome, just please ensure that your Kindergarten student sits with you in the audience. 

A few additional quick reminders about the week ahead:

1) Gift exchange presents are asked to be sent in no later than Thursday please. We will be having our party on Friday morning for the children to open up presents together. Please let me know if you are unable to purchase a gift ASAP so I have time to make arrangements, not a problem at all. 

2) This Friday is a TAG day, the theme is "Christmas/Festive". Students may dress down in any fun Christmas clothes they would like. If your child dresses down, please send in the $1 TAG donation in their folder that morning. 

3) Friday is a half day with noon dismissal and NO after care. School will be closed for Christmas vacation and reopen on January 3rd. 

4) There is NO new homework for this week, we will resume our weekly & monthly routines when we arrive back from Christmas vacation. 

Thank you so much for all your time & support. 

I look forward to a beautiful concert this evening. God Bless! 

Love & Prayers,

Mrs. Tironi 

Week of December 12th

 

Good Afternoon,

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! I am SO very excited for this magical week of JOY ahead. If you haven’t already done so, please review my previous message from this afternoon & complete the digital permission slip for our surprise day on Friday.  :) 

Please read below for our weekly update & information:

1) Reading Folders went home today with our new weekly packet. Due to the Christmas Concert & busy week ahead, this packet is not due back to school until next week. Students may take their time completing the assignments and return when finished. 

2) A letter went home today in homework folders with information about our K-8th Christmas Concert. Please review it carefully and let me know if you have any questions. 

3) A reminder that there is NO after care this Wednesday, December 14th. 

4) Pizza Money due by Thursday. 

5) Thank you so much to all who signed up to help us make our surprise day super magical on Friday. If you signed up to donate materials, please try to send them to school (discreetly) by Thursday if possible.  If you signed up to help us that afternoon, please arrive around 12:00 pm to help us set up the remaining surprises for the class. 

6) The Toy Drive will be collecting donations until this Friday. 

7) A reminder that our Kindergarten Christmas Gift Exchange gifts are due by next Tuesday, December 20th. 

8) A reminder that Friday, December 23rd is a noon dismissal with no after care. Our class will be having a small Christmas party celebration that morning. I may be sending out another SignUpGenius within the next few days regarding some party supplies. Thank you for all your support! :) 

Here are our themes/concepts for the week:

1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:

• Sight Words: red, said, make, funny, me

• Reading Skill: Setting & Characters

• Writer’s Workshop- Simple Sentence

• Syllables & Blending Sounds 

2) Mathematics:

• Measurement Unit Begins!

 

3) Religion:

• Preparing for Christmas

• Advent- Week of Peace

4) Social Studies:

• Holidays Around the World

• Saint Lucia Day (Sweden) 

• Diwali (India)

• Hanukkah (Israel) 

• Christmas in Austraila 

Important Dates Ahead:

-Wednesday 12/14- NO AFTERCARE available 

-Thursday 12/15- Christmas Concert Grades K-8 (evening time)

-Friday 12/16- TOP SECRET SUPER SPECIAL SURPRISE DAY FOR K! (Pajama Day) 

-Tuesday 12/20- K Christmas Gift Exchange Gifts are due 

-Friday 12/23- Half Day- 12:00 dismissal- NO aftercare 

-Friday 12/23 Class party- TAG Day Christmas/Festive attire 

Thank you so much for your time & attention. Have a wonderful week.

Love & Prayers,

Mrs. Tironi 

Week of December 5th

 

Good Afternoon!

I  hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Happy Second

Week of Advent- The Week of Peace! I am excited for another amazing week ahead.

Please see below for important info:

1) 50/50 Tickets went home in homework folders today. Our Reading folders also went home today with our new weekly work, it is due back on Friday. 

2) A letter explaining our “Kindergarten Christmas Gift Exchange” went home in homework folders today. Gifts are asked to be back to school no later than 12/20 please. :)

3) Next week we have a lot of fun happening here at STS:

- On Wednesday, December 14th there will be NO after care available (it is still a regular full day of school). 

-On Thursday, December 15th will be our K-8th Grade Christmas Concert in the evening (time to come- typically around 6:30/7:00) students will be asked to come dressed in their “Festive Sunday Best”. 

-On Friday, December 16th will be the most magical & TOP SECRET special day for our class, our Polar Express Day! More Info to come by the end of this week but briefly to explain: students are told that they have earned a “ Pajama Party” so they are asked to come in their jammies and the whole day will be spent aboard the Kindergarten Express as we have lots of fun and surprises for them. We do need some help making this day as magical as possible, so if you are interested in assisting, please see the sign up genius below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0549AFA929AAFB6-topsecret1

4) Pizza money is due on Thursday. We will also be attending mass on Thursday at 8:45 am for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. 

Here are our themes/concepts for the week:

1) Reading/Language Arts/Phonics:

• Sight Words: red, said, make, funny, me

• Reading Skill: Setting & Characters

• Writer’s Workshop- Simple Sentence

• Syllables & Blending Sounds 

2) Mathematics:

• Measurement Unit Begins!

 

3) Religion:

• Preparing for Christmas

• Advent- Week of Peace

4) Social Studies:

• Holidays Around the World

• Saint Nicholas Day (Germany)

• Las Posadas (Mexico)

• Christmas in Italy

• Saint Lucia Day (Sweden) 

Important Dates Ahead:

-Tuesday 12/06- Santa Shop 

-Wednesday 12/14- NO AFTERCARE available 

-Thursday 12/15- Christmas Concert Grades K-8 (evening time)

-Friday 12/16- TOP SECRET SUPER SPECIAL SURPRISE DAY FOR K!

-Tuesday 12/20- K Christmas Gift Exchange Gifts are due 

-Friday 12/23- Half Day- 12:00 dismissal- NO aftercare 

-Friday 12/23 Class party- TAG Day Christmas/Festive attire 

Thank you so much for your time & attention. Have a wonderful week.

Love & Prayers,

Mrs. Tironi