SACRAMENTAL BUDDIES
Hello Parents,
Perhaps by now, you may have heard your child talk about their Sacramental Buddy. Our Sacramental Buddy program was established to provide the second grade students with an eighth guide to better help them understand their faith. The 8th grade students' responsibility is to act as a positive role model for the 2nd grade students.
The teachers put effort into matching the students with buddies that we think will suit each other's personalities. Sometimes a 2nd grader may have one or two 8th grade buddies, or vice versa, depending on the size of the classes. We try to meet several times during the school year to work on activities with each other. We also sit with our Buddies during our All School Masses.
We will be having our first get together this week, our "Meet and Greet". The students will interview each other, and have their photo taken with their buddy. The students will be making a photo frame in which to keep their photo as a keepsake. This will be going home within the next few weeks.
It is always nice to see the friendships that develop between the students. Because we honor special events in each other's lives by making cards and crafts for each other at school, we request that you do not send any extra gifts with your child to school for their buddy.
Happy Fall!
Ms. Anderson
MOVING ALONG
Hello Parents,
Well, our first two weeks of school have just flown by! During our first week of school we spent much of our time organizing our materials, learning our routines, and doing some activities that helped me to become familiar with your students. During our second week, we have delved into our Reading, Phonics, Spelling, Math and Religion curriculums. As we progress and pick up our pace, we will add in our English, Science and Social Studies.
It was so wonderful to see all the students lined up by the front door on the first day of school, ready to enter the building at 7:50 a.m. Just a gentle reminder that our first bell rings at 7:50. This is the bell for entering the building. The children then have 10 minutes in which to organize and prep themselves for the start of the day. The tardy bell rings at 8:00 a.m. and the doors close at this time. We begin classes right there after. It is so helpful to your child if they enter the building at 7:50. Arriving late causes your child to miss important information and not have the opportunity to set themselves up for the day. It also causes a disruption and interruption when instruction has begun. You may always drop your child off by the front doors prior to 7:50. The doors are monitored by Mrs. Delisi. In this manner you will also not get stuck in the long line of traffic in front of the school!
Arriving in a timely manner will be especially important as we begin our first i-ready diagnostic next week. Our schedule calls for testing to begin at the start of our first period, which is right after the 8:00 a.m. bell.
Next week will also be the first time your child brings their first set of graded quizzes and tests home. You will find these papers in your child's Take Home Folder. Although these papers will have a grade on them, they will not be averaged into your child's First Trimester grades, as this will be a "practice run": allowing the students an opportunity to become familiar with the assessment format. I will also guide the students through the first few sets of assessments. As they become more familiar and comfortable with the routine, they will work on these in a more independent manner.
Well, that's about it for now! Until next time...
Ms. Anderson
WELCOME NEW SCHOOL YEAR: 2025 - 2026
Hello Parents,
Welcome to my blog site. This blog site is where you can go to find general information regarding our classroom activities. I usually update this site at least once a month. For more specific weekly information, I will send home a "What We're Working On This Week" newsletter at the beginning of each week. This will keep you posted on our daily progress, as well as give you a heads up about scheduled quizzes and tests. You will find this sheet in your child's "Take Home Folder" at the start of each week.
Our "Take Home Folder" will go home and come back to school each day. Please take time to check this folder every day. Papers that are on the "Papers and Mail" side of the folder are for you to take out and peruse, and sometimes to return. Papers that are on the "Homework" side of the folder are for your child to complete and bring back to school.
When we begin homework assignments, our "Assignment Notebook" will also go home and come back to school each day. This notebook is where the students will record their homework tasks. As this will be a new experience for your child, they may need some guidance and reinforcement with this responsibility. Please look inside on each day's page to see what your child needs to accomplish.
If ever you should have any questions, concerns, or anything you need to share, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to our new school year together!
Sincerely,
Ms. Anderson