Here’s a look at what is going on the next two weeks in fourth grade: Tuesday, October 3rd Mass: Students should be dropped off at their regular drop off points and head into the classroom. School doors will open at 7:45 am to allow students time to put away their belongings and head to the...Read More
Fall was in the air this week and we celebrated our new season all week long! We read many books about the season, falling leaves and apples. We painted our fingerprints on apple trees and discussed how God gave each of us unique one of a kind fingerprints. In our centers, we counted apples and...Read More
This week, we finished talking about what is a disciple and listed ways that we can all be a disciple of Jesus. We distinguished between Apostles and disciples. In addition, we talked about the wonderful story of Pentecost. Next week, we will finish talking about Pentecost by creating a stained-glass window (using paper) of the...Read More
Greetings, As the month of October begins next week, the Church celebrates the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. My favorite St. Francis story, surprisingly, involves his death. While on his deathbed, he said to the nun who was caring for him, “Bring me one of those cookies that I am so fond of.” What...Read More
Hello 5th Grade Families! We have finished our iReady Diagnostic testing for Fall, and will be working every week on our iReady Lessons. Each student will need to complete 45 minutes and have 2 lessons passed in both Reading and Math. This is required through the Archdiocese of Chicago, and students will be given points...Read More
Week 5 was another exciting week filled with lots of fun-filled learning! We enjoyed the courtyard everyday and continued to learn all about what respect looks like at recess. Each day, as we pass our PBIS matrices in the hall, we stop to discuss respect, responsibility and compassion and what it looks like at the...Read More
We are getting into the swing of things rather well. The class has learned the rules, expectations and most routines. We’ve been working hard on iReady too. What troopers!! In Religion, we’ve continued to talk about the Blessed Trinity and read a wonderful book to help understand the Trinity. We took time this past week...Read More
What an amazing year we are having! Week 4 introduced many more new activities. ECLIP, our Early Childhood Language Intensive Preschool, began this week. Our teacher, Ms. Sonia Sanchez, is doing a wonderful job teaching this program. Hopefully, the kids are sharing some of their new Spanish vocabulary at home. If you have any questions...Read More
Greetings, I hope that by now everyone has recovered from all of the Fall Fest fun! Thanks to all the parents who volunteered their time and/or spent lots and lots of money. We teachers are grateful for your continued support. Eighth Grade has been reading the novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. We...Read More
Our week in Preschool was full of many exciting firsts…our first letter, our first lockdown drill, our first new month, our first letter and our first birthday! Letter Aa was introduced and we made alligators in our first mini-center. As the month progresses, we will learn to work in our centers on math and literacy...Read More
