I Hope Everyone Had a Blessed Christmas and Will Have a Wonderful Beginning to 2018! Vacation

CLASS NOTES

Mr. Cuttica

I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and will have a wonderful beginning to 2018! Vacation is nice but I hope the children are as anxious to get back as I am. How blessed I am to work with such wonderful children, parents, and staff at ICCS. It is not work, but a labor of love. This third quarter we will work hard on writing skills, reading skills, and math skills! Please encourage IXL, reading and writing at home as well. God bless you all with a happy, healthy New Year!

Week of January 1-5

READING: We will be reading a classic folktale, “Three Billy Goats Gruff.” From the diocesan reading list. We have a class set of books and some fun activities to accompany our literature study.

PHONICS: We review the vowels and apply their sounds to our word work. This week we will review the blends.

SPELLING: NO SPELLING this week!

ENGLISH: We will begin the unit on verbs this week.

MATH: Our daily review includes skip counting, calendar work, concepts of before, after, between, addition and subtraction facts. Keep reviewing the “Doubles Rap” as well as the 5 Facts a Week! We will begin chapter 9, fractions and probability. Parts of a whole, ½, 1/3, and ¼ are our topics this week. MEMORIZE 5 FACTS A WEEK and keep adding to the pile!!

Themes include Winter and Snow!

Please see Ms. Streib’s class page for information about Religion, Social Studies, and Science!

IMPORTANT DATES

·  1/1 Happy New Year, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God

·  1/2 Feast of St. Basil the Great and National Cream Puff Day!

·  1/3 SCHOOL BEGINS … Feast of St. Genevieve, National Chocolate Covered Cherries Day. JRR Tolkien’s birthday!

·  1/4 Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, National Spaghetti Day, Louis Braille’s Birthday!

·  1/5 Feast of St. Roger, National Bird day!

·  1/15 NO SCHOOL

NEWS n NOTES

·  Mass will be Thursday, dress uniform PLEASE, including sweater! Hope you can join us!

·  PLEASE be sure to practice High Frequency Words and spelling words as they are getting progressively more difficult. Be sure also to review the old High Frequency words! The more practice you do… the better reader you become!

·  Check the handbook for uniform regulations!

·  PLEASE check the classroom website for updates and info! There are some helpful links for math and Reading on there as well

THOUGHT: New Year’s Day always brings resolutions…. Why not discuss as a family one or two “doable” family resolutions? Perhaps it could be board game night once a week, family rosary every Wednesday, a weekly charitable act, etc. I am sure the ideas will fly once you get started. Just be sure to make it something attainable…and stick to it!

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Prayers for Teachers and Students

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was a Catholic convert and seen by many as the foundress of Catholic parochial schools in the United States. Her primary inspiration and attraction to the Catholic Church was the Blessed Sacrament. In honor of her feast day on January 4, consider sharing these prayers with your students and fellow teachers:

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Prayer for Students


O God,
You called Elizabeth Ann Seton to be an instrument of your loving mercy.
Despite loss and sorrow, she was an example of hope and love.
Inspire us with your Blessed Sacrament to live our life for others.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Teacher.
Amen.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Prayer for Teachers


Holy Father,
You called Elizabeth Ann Seton to educate your children.
Inspire us, by her example, to find your will in the present moment.
Through her prayers, may we learn to teach others how to love like you.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Teacher.
Amen.