November 15, 2019 News

Swimming Starts!

Next week is the start of swimming- hard to believe it’s already here! We will be at the pool from 11:00-12:00. Students are welcome to bring goggles and/or swimming caps if they would like. As always, you are welcome to come and watch from the stands!

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Mass Changes

Because of how the swimming schedule affects K-5 normal schedules every day for the next two weeks, All-School Mass times have moved.

  • Wednesday, November 20 at 1 pm
  • Tuesday, November 26 at 1 pm

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What We Learned This Week…

It is my hope that the bullets you’ll find in this section each week can be conversation starters for you around the dinner table with your son or daughter!

Religion

  • the parable of the sower and the seed
  • the grace of God
  • the fruits of the Holy Spirit
  • prayer: Thanksgiving Prayer

Math

  • number talks: counting all the dots/counting on using a ten frame
  • subtraction strategies
  • count backwards
  • think addition to subtract
  • Math Centers:
    • roll it, solve it, color it (subtraction fluency practice)
    • iPads: SplashMath
    • Math journals: rolling the dice to write equations and practice addition fluency

Reading

  • short e and short i sounds
  • different sounds of -ed
  • reading to self stamina
  • segmenting words into separate sounds
  • blending sounds together to make words
  • comprehension: beginning, middle, and end
  • fluency
  • poetry: At the Playground

Social Studies

  • celebrating our veterans
  • writing thank you cards to veterans

 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Drummond

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