First and Second Grade decorating cookies

First and Second Grade Decorating Cookies

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December 17, 2012

Please enjoy your family this week as we fast approach the Christmas Holiday.  I asked the children to be kind to their families and help in any way that they can to prepare for your traditions.  Therefore we will not have homework.

Also with a heavy heart I do thank you for the confidence you have in our school.

Thank you for all that you do!!!

Family, Friends and Students sharing holiday cheer with a great concert by our School!!

Holiday Shopping

SECRET SHOPPING

Future Shoppers of America

A fun time was had by all!!

Thanks to all our volunteer moms!

December 10, 2012
Religion:  Help your family  ALL WEEK
Reading: read for 5 - 10 minutes
Spelling: write words 1-4 and wreath 3x
Writing: WILT
Math:  practice Facts and First in Math

December 11, 2012
Spelling:  write words 5-8 and wreath 3x
Writing: WILT
Math:  practice Facts and First in Math

December 12, 2012
Reading: reread letters N-Z in B is for Buckaroo book
Spelling:  write words 9-12 and wreath 3x
Writing:  WILT
Math:  Mixed Fact Quiz    First in Math
FYI:   SECRET SANTA SHOP!! bring in money in an envelope with your child's name

December 13, 2012
Spelling:  study all words - test tomorrow
FYI:  Christmas Pageant at Archbishop Wood Tonight!!!! Please be there between 6:15-6:45  Show starts at 7:00 PM

Vocabulary:  cyclone, fame, legend, pride, philopophers, rodeo

Spelling:  1 read; 2 each; 3 eat; 4 see; 5 keep; 6 teeth; 7 team; 8 clean; 9 Easter; 10 feet;
11 between; 12 feel   "wreath"

December 3, 2012
Hopefully you are all preparing to have a great Christmas holiday with the family.  Our Players of the Day have been many:  Jose Chavez, Isabelle Scotese, Haley Gash, Mariah Goode, Alex Troy.  Congratulations to everyone.  We are still 8th in the school!  We are still on the Cowboy unit and we are hoping to celebrate with a Cowboy party when we return from the Christmas Break.

Also we will begin to practice copying our Homework in the H copybook.  Wish us luck!!



November 19, 2012
With Thanksgiving fast approaching we will not have any homework this week.  I instructed the students to be sure to help and cooperate with your families.
Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!



November 9, 2012,
Our math stars for the week are - player of the day - Joseph Savarese, Isabelle Scotese, Vincent Tate.
Our classroom is ranked 8th in the school - thanks to all our math stars.

Good News - we have rescheduled our Saints Celebration for Friday, November 16th, 9:00 AM.
Father Masson will join our prayer service and we are excited to share this event with him.

Also the students will be having a good behavior party - Reading to their favorite animal on Friday, November 16th in the afternoon.

The students are have a lot of fun with the cowboy activities that go along with the Wild West Unit.
Thank you for all that you do and enjoy your weekend!!!



November 1, 2012
Happy All Saints Day!!!! We will be rescheduling the Saints Celebrate and will inform you of the details.  Thank you for all your cooperation with the conferences.  We will work through this.

We are looking forward to beginning our Wild West Unit.  Last year the children had fun and truly enjoyed the activities and stories.  We hope to plan another Wild West Day which consist of cowboy activities,  and western dancing.  Be sure to ask the children about this unit in a few weeks.

Thanks again for all your support!!

November 16, 2012
Thank you for being so flexible with rescheduling conferences.
Today the children celebrated the Saints with a prayer service and parade around school.  Thanks to all the efforts that were put into the costumes.  Also thanks to the moms who came in early to help the students get dressed.  Photos were taken and hopefully they will be on the blog soon.
Enjoy the weekend!

October  28, 2012
Hurricane Sandy has rained on our conference parade.  For all my families scheduled for Tuesday afternoon or evening we can reschedule.  Times available are any morning 7:30 AM; 7:45 AM;  Wednesday and Thursday afternoon 3:30 or 3:45 PM;  Telephone conferences are a possibility as well.
Let me hear from you so we can schedule a time.  Stay safe!
October 26, 2012

Date Alert!!!  so sorry that the date on the feather project should read:  Monday, November 5th.
Thank you for understanding.


October 19, 2012
First in Math still is something that the children look forward to hearing about.  Each morning they want to know the rankings.    We seem to have a duel going on for player of the day.  Jose Chavez and Christopher Branchide are the contests.  More importantly our class is working together to keep our class in the top 10 of the school.  So we say our class has 22 players of the day!!!!!
We had fun creating a spooky monster and being newspaper reporter for Snowflake Bently by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.



October 16, 2012
First in Math has been a hit for room 204.  Our class ranks 8th in the entire school.  We certainly have Math Wizards.   Our players of the day have been Christopher Branchide, Aston Lovelace, Vincent Tate.  Congratulations to all my students for their efforts.
Enjoy the day off tomorrow!




October 10, 2012

Please note in the Saint Celebration Paper there is an error on the dates.  The correct dates are:
       Costumes - Friday, October 26th
       Celebration - Monday, October 29th
So sorry for the mix up!!!!

October 6, 2012
Our school has chosen this outstanding educational website to help your child master fundamental and advanced mathematics skills.
Quick Start Guide
     1.  Go to www.firstinmath.com
     2.  Type User ID/Password (ID begins with 2 numbers, and ends with 2 letters)
     3.  Click GO, then click GO on the Progress Page
     4.  You are now at Player Home Page Hub - click a Skill Set, GYM, Just The Facts, Measurement       World, K&S, or Bonus module to begin!

Visit the HELP section for information about scoring, rankings, content, troubleshooting, FAQ's and more.

Parents: Browse PARENTS section by clicking link on main home page.  Use Login Help link for login issues.

Note:  Make sure Adobe Flash 10 or greater is installed.

Have FUN!!


This week the students will be bringing home their First In Math user name and password.

October 3, 2012
FYI:  please fill out the emergency card for the nurse.  Each child must return this completed by Thursday, October 4, 2012.  You will find this in the take home folder.
Thank you for your assistance,
Judy
October 3, 2012
The Second Grade honors the Saints in October.  We have a celebration that will be held at the end of October.  More information will be sent home after we have had our meeting with the administration.  All details will follow.  So to get started your child should choose a saint that they would like to learn about.
Also we have sent home today a "Our Saint Banner" activity.  All directions appear on the sheet and the materials necessary are attached.  Please work on this with your child and return the sheet with the activity.
Thanks so much for all you do!


October 2, 2012
The children practiced a Shelter-In-Place drill and they should be proud.  There cooperation was outstanding!!

September 26, 2012

Johnny Appleseed took center stage with our children today.  First and Second grade cooked up some home-made applesauce.  We read and created a book to remember him.  Also Johnny Appleseed bingo was played and everyone enjoyed it.
FYI:  please sign the tests in the folder and return!
         Thank you so much for all your generosity!!

Off to another week!  The students were very cooperative today - they should be proud!  This week we will be reading "Johnny Appleseed", a play in our reader.  Also to honor him we will have a Johnny Appleseed celebration on Friday.  Stay tuned for some pictures!

September 21, 2012

Another successful week completed.  The children met their prayer partners today and had a great time.  We also celebrated our Watermelon Day by enjoyed some delicious cold watermelon!!! Thank you for a good week and have a fabulous weekend!!!

We will be reading our Fall Literature books in honor of the season!   The first and second grade will be having a Johnny Appleseed Party with homemade applesauce.  Wish us luck!

Thank You!!

09/13/12

Please accept my thanks for your generosity and kindness.  Today we had our first Mass practice and our children were impressive.
Just a reminder - Mass tomorrow - send in the sneakers.
Enjoy the night!

September 12, 2013

Thank you for coming out last night to our Back-To-School night.  The children enjoyed seeing your notes and knowing you took their book home.

Just a reminder tomorrow we have mass which translates to please wear the regular uniform.  You may send in their sneakers in a bag.  Be sure to label all shoes and sneakers.

September 11, 2011

Dear Parents,
You would have been so proud of your children today as they paid tribute to 9/11.  We shared a prayer service with first, and third grade and placed a flag around our tree.  I will upload the photos as soon as possible.

Looking forward to seeing you tonight!

September 10, 2012

Homework will officially begin on Monday, September 17th.  We realize that some of the children have siblings that will also have Back-To-School Night so we thought it would be easier this way.

I will begin to do homework with the children in the H copybook so you can see how it will work.

Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow night!

Good Morning,
Just a few notes for this week's happenings:

• Back to School Night - Tuesday, September 11th, 7:00 PM
• Tuesday E-envelope will begin on Tuesday, September 11th
• Shelter-In-Place baggie due this Friday.  A ziplock bag containing a bottle of water and an non-persishable snack with your child's name clearly marked should be sent in by Friday.
• Friday is our first school Mass.  Our children must wear their regular school uniform, and send in their sneakers in a bag for gym.  FYI:  just a suggestion - mark their shoes and sneakers with a permanent marker on the bottom with their name or magic number.  This will help in securing they wear their own sneakers and shoes.  THANKS!!!

Isabelle work completed and now monkey play!!!  Caroline joins Isabelle with smiles!!!

First week of learning and fun!!!!  A great class in room 204!!