Happy Monday everyone!!!
I hope you all had a nice weekend. I am really looking forward to this week. The days leading up to Halloween are always so exciting, and we have some fun activities going on here at St. John the Apostle.
A reminder that on Friday the students are invited to wear black and orange. We will also be participating in a Pumpkin Raffle! Each class will be decorating a pumpkin, and then there will be a pumpkin display in the Learning Commons on Friday. Tickets for the raffle will be 25 cents each or 5 for $1.00. For students bringing $5 or more, their names will be put into a draw for SJA Spirit Wear! All money raised is going to the United Way.
Also, this week, homework calendars and Scholastic orders are due back on Wednesday. A big thank you if you have already returned these things.
Just a reminder that our class visits the Learning Commons on Wednesdays. Please help your child remember to return his/her book on or before Wednesday so that he/she can take out a new book.
Last week we started some photography with Kate Settle. Kate shared her expertise with the students and they had a blast taking pictures of different things from different perspectives.
This week, we will be reading a book called There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat! The book follows the same patterns as the story, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (I am sure you have all heard of it!!). The story allows the students to focus on rhyme and repetition which are both excellent strategies to use on our journey to becoming better readers!
Last week, we read a story called Birthday Party Pandamonium! After reading the story, we discussed who the characters were, where setting was (where the story took place) and what happened. We identified what happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the story. These story elements will help the students learn more about how narrative stories are structured as well as developing their comprehension of the text.
Our word family this week is _in. We will read a poem about spiders and how they spin a web. Talk about words in the _in word family with your child. Stay tuned for pictures of our work!
Here are our word wall words for the week!
In the mail bag today, you will see a fundraiser package. Please take a few minutes to read through and see if this is something you would like to participate in. I know it can be difficult to juggle the activities of two schools, so please do not feel pressured to participate in this fundraiser. It is there as an option for you!
There will also be a letter regarding parent teacher interviews. Your child's progress report and IEP will be going home some time this week from their home school. I would love to meet with you to discuss your child's progress and next steps in language and. Our interviews here at SJA are being held on Wednesday November 5th from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm. If you would like to schedule an interview with me on that date, please call the office and Mrs. Guilfoyle will help you set up a time that works for you. If you are unavailable on that day and would like to schedule an interview on a different day, please write me a note in the mail bag with some dates and times that work for you wand we will schedule a meeting.
I hope everyone has a nice week. Please do not hesitate to call or write a note if there is anything you need!!
I hope you all had a nice weekend. I am really looking forward to this week. The days leading up to Halloween are always so exciting, and we have some fun activities going on here at St. John the Apostle.
A reminder that on Friday the students are invited to wear black and orange. We will also be participating in a Pumpkin Raffle! Each class will be decorating a pumpkin, and then there will be a pumpkin display in the Learning Commons on Friday. Tickets for the raffle will be 25 cents each or 5 for $1.00. For students bringing $5 or more, their names will be put into a draw for SJA Spirit Wear! All money raised is going to the United Way.
Also, this week, homework calendars and Scholastic orders are due back on Wednesday. A big thank you if you have already returned these things.
Just a reminder that our class visits the Learning Commons on Wednesdays. Please help your child remember to return his/her book on or before Wednesday so that he/she can take out a new book.
Last week we started some photography with Kate Settle. Kate shared her expertise with the students and they had a blast taking pictures of different things from different perspectives.
This week, we will be reading a book called There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat! The book follows the same patterns as the story, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (I am sure you have all heard of it!!). The story allows the students to focus on rhyme and repetition which are both excellent strategies to use on our journey to becoming better readers!
Last week, we read a story called Birthday Party Pandamonium! After reading the story, we discussed who the characters were, where setting was (where the story took place) and what happened. We identified what happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the story. These story elements will help the students learn more about how narrative stories are structured as well as developing their comprehension of the text.
Our word family this week is _in. We will read a poem about spiders and how they spin a web. Talk about words in the _in word family with your child. Stay tuned for pictures of our work!
Here are our word wall words for the week!
In the mail bag today, you will see a fundraiser package. Please take a few minutes to read through and see if this is something you would like to participate in. I know it can be difficult to juggle the activities of two schools, so please do not feel pressured to participate in this fundraiser. It is there as an option for you!
There will also be a letter regarding parent teacher interviews. Your child's progress report and IEP will be going home some time this week from their home school. I would love to meet with you to discuss your child's progress and next steps in language and. Our interviews here at SJA are being held on Wednesday November 5th from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm. If you would like to schedule an interview with me on that date, please call the office and Mrs. Guilfoyle will help you set up a time that works for you. If you are unavailable on that day and would like to schedule an interview on a different day, please write me a note in the mail bag with some dates and times that work for you wand we will schedule a meeting.
I hope everyone has a nice week. Please do not hesitate to call or write a note if there is anything you need!!
