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☺️Announcements for the Week of September 22-26☺️
☺️Announcements for the Week of September 22-26☺️
📝WEEKEND HOMEWORK:
📝WEEKEND HOMEWORK:
1. Read over your spelling list, making yourself familiar with this week's spelling words. You will be tested on THURSDAY this week since Grandparents Day is Friday.
1. Read over your spelling list, making yourself familiar with this week's spelling words. You will be tested on THURSDAY this week since Grandparents Day is Friday.
2. Continue practicing our Grandparents' Rap so that you know the words by heart! We will be handing out special signs for several of our students to hold when we record our final performance on Thursday (see below for more information).
2. Continue practicing our Grandparents' Rap so that you know the words by heart! We will be handing out special signs for several of our students to hold when we record our final performance on Thursday (see below for more information).
3. Read and record your minutes on your reading log. Our Book Bash is coming soon, next Tuesday, 9/30! You will need a total of 300 minutes by then. Parents must sign off and total your minutes on your log in order for you to participate. All assigned reading for homework must be on your log as well. We will have a couple stories from our new Amplify Reader that will need to be logged this week.
3. Read and record your minutes on your reading log. Our Book Bash is coming soon, next Tuesday, 9/30! You will need a total of 300 minutes by then. Parents must sign off and total your minutes on your log in order for you to participate. All assigned reading for homework must be on your log as well. We will have a couple stories from our new Amplify Reader that will need to be logged this week.
4. Clean out your green folders and go over your graded assignments in your Trojan folders with your parents. Make sure your backpacks are packed and ready to go for Monday morning!
4. Clean out your green folders and go over your graded assignments in your Trojan folders with your parents. Make sure your backpacks are packed and ready to go for Monday morning!
☺️CLASS SNACKS: Our class stash of snacks for students who forget to bring one is running low. Donations are greatly appreciated!
☺️CLASS SNACKS: Our class stash of snacks for students who forget to bring one is running low. Donations are greatly appreciated!
📚FALL BOOK FAIR: The Scholastic Book Fair is at our school all week! Our class will go shopping on Monday at 12:30pm. Parents are invited to join us. In lieu of purchasing books for our classroom, as many students like to do during the weeks of the Book Fair, we're asking that you consider making a donation to our class e-wallet instead. Ms. Boczek and I love to purchase books for our classes throughout the school year, and your contribution will be greatly appreciated! You can do so by visiting the following link: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=2daa83a3-7158-4fbc-bf9f-55c39beb74ec
📚FALL BOOK FAIR: The Scholastic Book Fair is at our school all week! Our class will go shopping on Monday at 12:30pm. Parents are invited to join us. In lieu of purchasing books for our classroom, as many students like to do during the weeks of the Book Fair, we're asking that you consider making a donation to our class e-wallet instead. Ms. Boczek and I love to purchase books for our classes throughout the school year, and your contribution will be greatly appreciated! You can do so by visiting the following link: https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=2daa83a3-7158-4fbc-bf9f-55c39beb74ec
❤️GRANDPARENTS DAY - FRIDAY: This Friday, we will celebrate our special grandparents in our lives by beginning with school Mass at 8:30am, followed by donuts and coffee in the gym/cafeteria. As stated by Mrs. Jones, all grandparents will meet up with their grandchildren in the GYM. PLEASE NOTE: To help make our grandparents' visit run more smoothly, our second graders will perform the rap on Thursday so that it may be recorded and emailed out to parents to share with all grandparents. Students will NOT perform on Friday, as originally planned. The Book Fair will also be open. IMPORTANT: Students must be signed out IN OUR CLASSROOM in order to be dismissed with their grandparents. A valid ID will need to be shown in order for your child to leave with their visitor. Grandparents will need to sign their grandchildren out BY 12:00PM so that normal dismissal can take place at 12:30. Thank you!
❤️GRANDPARENTS DAY - FRIDAY: This Friday, we will celebrate our special grandparents in our lives by beginning with school Mass at 8:30am, followed by donuts and coffee in the gym/cafeteria. As stated by Mrs. Jones, all grandparents will meet up with their grandchildren in the GYM. PLEASE NOTE: To help make our grandparents' visit run more smoothly, our second graders will perform the rap on Thursday so that it may be recorded and emailed out to parents to share with all grandparents. Students will NOT perform on Friday, as originally planned. The Book Fair will also be open. IMPORTANT: Students must be signed out IN OUR CLASSROOM in order to be dismissed with their grandparents. A valid ID will need to be shown in order for your child to leave with their visitor. Grandparents will need to sign their grandchildren out BY 12:00PM so that normal dismissal can take place at 12:30. Thank you!
🍏SEPTEMBER BOOK BASH: In Second Grade, we love to read! This month’s Book Bash celebration is called Leaf Through a Good Book. We will be learning how Johnny Appleseed traveled all over our country planting apple trees so the pioneers would have shelter and food when they traveled out west. On Tuesday, September 30th, we will read our favorite book under a tree and have an apple snack, just like Johnny Appleseed! In order for your child to be able to participate in the Book Bash, he/she must read EVERY Monday THROUGH Friday for at least 15 minutes OR for a TOTAL of 300 minutes by 9/30. Story titles and minutes read must be neatly recorded on the reading log AND initialed by a parent each night. Weekends can be used to get caught up OR to read more than what’s required! Parents, please total your child’s minutes and write that on the top of the front page. Students will receive a classwork participation grade of 100% if a completed log is turned in each month. No log results in a zero. If you would like to help with this month’s Book Bash, we will need packaged sliced apples and caramel packets sent to our room on Tuesday, September 30th. Thank you for helping your child develop a love of reading!
🍏SEPTEMBER BOOK BASH: In Second Grade, we love to read! This month’s Book Bash celebration is called Leaf Through a Good Book. We will be learning how Johnny Appleseed traveled all over our country planting apple trees so the pioneers would have shelter and food when they traveled out west. On Tuesday, September 30th, we will read our favorite book under a tree and have an apple snack, just like Johnny Appleseed! In order for your child to be able to participate in the Book Bash, he/she must read EVERY Monday THROUGH Friday for at least 15 minutes OR for a TOTAL of 300 minutes by 9/30. Story titles and minutes read must be neatly recorded on the reading log AND initialed by a parent each night. Weekends can be used to get caught up OR to read more than what’s required! Parents, please total your child’s minutes and write that on the top of the front page. Students will receive a classwork participation grade of 100% if a completed log is turned in each month. No log results in a zero. If you would like to help with this month’s Book Bash, we will need packaged sliced apples and caramel packets sent to our room on Tuesday, September 30th. Thank you for helping your child develop a love of reading!
😇ALL SAINTS DAY: We will celebrate this special day on Thursday, October 30, and it is fast approaching. Students are to dress that day as their favorite saint (someone whom they look up to and admire). The focus needs to be on the qualities of the saint, not the costume. Our Blessed Mother Mary is our greatest and most popular saint, selected each year by many girls. We ask that there be no Mother Marys this year. We want all students to choose a saint unknown to them--one they have never dressed as. There are hundreds of saints to discover, so we encourage families to learn about a new saint for their child to dress as and emulate. We are here to help and we have many saint books to share for ideas so please don't hesitate to reach out.
😇ALL SAINTS DAY: We will celebrate this special day on Thursday, October 30, and it is fast approaching. Students are to dress that day as their favorite saint (someone whom they look up to and admire). The focus needs to be on the qualities of the saint, not the costume. Our Blessed Mother Mary is our greatest and most popular saint, selected each year by many girls. We ask that there be no Mother Marys this year. We want all students to choose a saint unknown to them--one they have never dressed as. There are hundreds of saints to discover, so we encourage families to learn about a new saint for their child to dress as and emulate. We are here to help and we have many saint books to share for ideas so please don't hesitate to reach out.
🍁SEPTEMBER IMPORTANT DATES:
🍁SEPTEMBER IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, 9/22 - Friday, 9/26 - Fall Book Fair Week
Monday, 9/22 - Friday, 9/26 - Fall Book Fair Week
Friday, 9/26 - Grandparents' Day; 12:30 Dismissal
Friday, 9/26 - Grandparents' Day; 12:30 Dismissal
Tuesday, 9/30 - September Book Bash (Bring your logs with minutes totaled, students!)
Tuesday, 9/30 - September Book Bash (Bring your logs with minutes totaled, students!)
👻OCTOBER IMPORTANT DATES:
👻OCTOBER IMPORTANT DATES:
Wednesday, 10/1 - Westover Fire Dept. & Krepps Park field Trip (Students, pack your lunch and wear your uniforms)
Wednesday, 10/1 - Westover Fire Dept. & Krepps Park field Trip (Students, pack your lunch and wear your uniforms)
Friday, 10/3 - Bishop Brennan visits our school today!
Friday, 10/3 - Bishop Brennan visits our school today!
Wednesday, 10/15 - SCRIP Dress-Down for September Purchases
Wednesday, 10/15 - SCRIP Dress-Down for September Purchases
Saturday, 10/18 - SF Quinquennial Gala 5pm-12am
Saturday, 10/18 - SF Quinquennial Gala 5pm-12am
Monday, 10/20 - End of the First Quarter
Monday, 10/20 - End of the First Quarter
Friday, 10/24 - Fall Picture Make-Up Day / SF Trunk-or-Treat 6pm
Friday, 10/24 - Fall Picture Make-Up Day / SF Trunk-or-Treat 6pm
Monday, 10/27 - No School (Parent/Teacher Conference Day)
Monday, 10/27 - No School (Parent/Teacher Conference Day)
Thursday, 10/30 - All Saints Day Celebration (Students dress as Saints today!)
Thursday, 10/30 - All Saints Day Celebration (Students dress as Saints today!)
Friday, 10/31 - Happy Halloween! October Book Bash today!!
Friday, 10/31 - Happy Halloween! October Book Bash today!!
WEEKLY REMINDERS:
WEEKLY REMINDERS:
👉ARRIVAL TIME: Students enter the classroom at 7:35 and immediately begin working. (Tardy bell rings at 7:50) Each day, students will have a morning packet containing 5 language arts and 5 math skills to complete. Handwriting practice is also completed at this time. Being on time is crucial for students to begin their day. We have a full day of learning and teach bell to bell, which enables us to cover all subject areas. Thank you for helping your child be on time.
👉ARRIVAL TIME: Students enter the classroom at 7:35 and immediately begin working. (Tardy bell rings at 7:50) Each day, students will have a morning packet containing 5 language arts and 5 math skills to complete. Handwriting practice is also completed at this time. Being on time is crucial for students to begin their day. We have a full day of learning and teach bell to bell, which enables us to cover all subject areas. Thank you for helping your child be on time.
🥰HOSPITALITY: Students are learning that their new classroom is their home away from home. We want our classrooms to be welcoming places. Upon guests entering our classrooms, students will extend hospitality by quickly standing, looking at the guest(s), and saying a warm "Good morning" or "Good afternoon." Students will continue to be respectful listeners with eyes focused on the speaker and their hands folded on their desks. Students are encouraged to extend hospitality outside the classroom: at church, greeting the priest, or with visitors to their home. Students giving full attention to the speaker (whether it is the teacher, another student, or a guest) helps them with comprehension and following directions. Encourage your child to do this outside of school, too.❤️
🥰HOSPITALITY: Students are learning that their new classroom is their home away from home. We want our classrooms to be welcoming places. Upon guests entering our classrooms, students will extend hospitality by quickly standing, looking at the guest(s), and saying a warm "Good morning" or "Good afternoon." Students will continue to be respectful listeners with eyes focused on the speaker and their hands folded on their desks. Students are encouraged to extend hospitality outside the classroom: at church, greeting the priest, or with visitors to their home. Students giving full attention to the speaker (whether it is the teacher, another student, or a guest) helps them with comprehension and following directions. Encourage your child to do this outside of school, too.❤️
📗GREEN FOLDERS & ASSIGNMENT BOOKS: Students will be responsible for taking home and bringing back to school their green folders and assignments books each day. The folder pockets will be labeled "Take Out" and "Bring Back." Items in the "Take Out" side should be removed each day, while the items in the "Bring Back" side should be sent back to school the next day (unless noted otherwise). We spend time in class copying down our daily homework assignments. The classroom teachers will verify that each student has copied his/her assignments correctly by initialing each assignment book. We ask that parents initial their children's assignment books in the evening once homework has been completed and checked. We will speak more about homework during our Curriculum Night!
📗GREEN FOLDERS & ASSIGNMENT BOOKS: Students will be responsible for taking home and bringing back to school their green folders and assignments books each day. The folder pockets will be labeled "Take Out" and "Bring Back." Items in the "Take Out" side should be removed each day, while the items in the "Bring Back" side should be sent back to school the next day (unless noted otherwise). We spend time in class copying down our daily homework assignments. The classroom teachers will verify that each student has copied his/her assignments correctly by initialing each assignment book. We ask that parents initial their children's assignment books in the evening once homework has been completed and checked. We will speak more about homework during our Curriculum Night!
👉UNIFORM REMINDERS: Please visit the following link and click on "Pre-K through 5th Grade" to review our school's uniform policy: https://stfrancismorgantown.com/students-parents/uniform-code/ One change that was made late this summer is that girls are now permitted to wear a red or black polo dress with the SF logo on it. Friendly reminders: shoes must be all black (including the soles - no slides or boots); hair accessories must be white, black, or red; belts must be worn with belt loops; permitted jewelry - a religious medal or bracelet (no colorful beads) and small post earrings. Thank you for ensuring your child is dressed appropriately for school each day!
👉UNIFORM REMINDERS: Please visit the following link and click on "Pre-K through 5th Grade" to review our school's uniform policy: https://stfrancismorgantown.com/students-parents/uniform-code/ One change that was made late this summer is that girls are now permitted to wear a red or black polo dress with the SF logo on it. Friendly reminders: shoes must be all black (including the soles - no slides or boots); hair accessories must be white, black, or red; belts must be worn with belt loops; permitted jewelry - a religious medal or bracelet (no colorful beads) and small post earrings. Thank you for ensuring your child is dressed appropriately for school each day!
📚LIBRARY READ ALOUD: Our class will be going to the library on Tuesdays at 11:35am each week. Parents are invited to come in to read to our class during this time. Please visit the following link to sign up for a date to read to our students. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050849AFAA28A7FD0-57907466-second#/
📚LIBRARY READ ALOUD: Our class will be going to the library on Tuesdays at 11:35am each week. Parents are invited to come in to read to our class during this time. Please visit the following link to sign up for a date to read to our students. Thank you! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050849AFAA28A7FD0-57907466-second#/
🌟CLASS WISH LIST: It's going to be a wonderful year together! Please visit our class wish list link if you would like to donate any items to our classroom. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity💕 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/L8946DZ0JMML?ref_=wl_share
🌟CLASS WISH LIST: It's going to be a wonderful year together! Please visit our class wish list link if you would like to donate any items to our classroom. We truly appreciate your kindness and generosity💕 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/L8946DZ0JMML?ref_=wl_share
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