Children arrive at school, do morning routine; putting backpacks on hooks, yellow home folder in blue bin, lunch count and complete morning work task for the day. 

Morning tubs; exploring with manipulatives, playdough to strengthen fine motor skills, reading, puzzles, color by numbers, etc. 

In Morning Meeting we will do the calendar (days of the week, months of the year). We will talk about the weather of the day. Count to 100 by 1s and 10s. Days we have been in school place value. Sight word of the week. Star of the Week. Talk about our schedule of the day. Read aloud. 

Each week, we have a theme for ELA. 

Week 1; Names

Week 2; Colors

Week 3; Apples 

Week 4; Farm

Week 5; Leaves 

Week 6; Bats and Spiders 

Week 7; Fire Safety

Week 8; Pumpkins 

Week 9; Halloween 

Week 10; Scarecrows

Week 11; Turkey's

Week 12; Pilgrims and Native Americans

Week 13; Thanksgiving

Week 14; Advent

Week 15; Gingerbread

Week 16; Christmas

Week 17; Christmas around the World

Week 18; Snow and Winter

Week 19; "The Mitten"

Week 20; "Snowy Day"

Week 21; Arctic Animals

Week 22: Catholic Schools Week

Week 23: Dental Hygiene

Week 24: Valentines

Week 25: Presidents

Week 26: Dr. Seuss 

Week 27: Weather 

Week 28: St Patrick

Week 29: Spring/Seasons

Week 30: Bugs/Insects

Week 31: Easter and Holy Week

Week 32: Earth Day and Recycling 

Week 34: Space

Week 35: Garden

Week 36: Zoo

Week 37: Ocean

Week 38: Summer/End of School Year

Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather each day! Also remember to pack a healthy snack and something that is easy for them to open :) 

For snack, we ask that it is nut free. 

In phonics we will focus on handwriting letters and the sounds they make. 

Student Objective: 

I can read, write, and produce the sound for the letter __________. 

This time will change depending on specials schedule as well as what special we have that day.

Students may buy or pack a lunch. They can also purchase a drink if they are a packer. Days where students MUST pack a lunch due to field trips or other events, will be posted and notified ahead of time. 

Children should follow recess rules and again, make sure they are dressed for the weather! :) 

Students can bring in small toys for recess, however they are responsible for them, and must be willing to share. Anything they bring to school must also come home with them! They cannot bring in toys to give or trade with other students. 

During quiet time, the children are to be quiet and rest if they wish. If the student does not want to rest, they may work quietly in their "fun journals". 

This is also an independent work time to work on any unfinished work. 

We will have multipe wristers workshop units throughout the year. We will begin with a drawing unit. 

This is a small group time used to differietaate student learning. 

Allows students to explore and learn through play. 

Students will learn responsibility of collecting mail from their mailbox and putting it in their home folder. Please make sure to check their folder and empty it out each night! 

If student has a dismissal change you MUST notify the office. Send in a note with child to school if you know beforehand. If it happens during the day, you can notify me, but you must also let the office know.