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We are Learning About:

Reading: We have been working on our Rhyming, Onset Fluency (beginning sound), Blending words, Segmenting words, Letter Naming & the sound they make. We have learned the letters Aa, Cc, Dd, Ii, Ll, Tt, Rr, Nn, Ff, Pp, Hh, Gg, Oo. We have also been working on Language Awareness. and Isolating the Final sound in a word. This last concept is very difficult for many students, so please work with your child on this. Say a word, then have your child say what the final sound is in that word. For example, say “game,” your child should repeat the word then say what the final sound is—/m/.

Math: We will begin Topic 8: Fractions & Ordinal Numbers. Vocabulary for T8 is: equal parts, half, halves, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth. Please help your child learn these terms so that your child can be successful. Thank you!

Religion: We will be learning about Advent—Preparing Our Hearts and Homes.

Humanities: We will learn about, “Hagar and Ishmael.” Genesis 16, 21

Science: We will begin a unit on Matter.

A Time to Say Thank You

This is a great time for me to say, “Thank you” to all you parents that work soooo hard with your children. Without you, your child would not learn very well. They count on you to take the lead. They are watching and listening to what you do and say. Nothing gets by them, so please be a good example and do as Jesus would do. THANK YOU, parents, for all the time and hard work you put in to helping your child succeed. I can tell, and am so proud of all the Kindergartners!!

Star of the Week for December 2, 2019

Ashton B.

A couple of times a month we will have a Star of the Week student in our classroom. This entitles the student to be the line-leader, to lead the morning calendar routine, to share/tell all about him/herself by filling in a poster. This will come home about a week or so before they are the star. A letter will also be included with the poster explaining all the special things the student will have an opportunity to do.

Our Quiet Time

We have had “Quiet Time” after our lunch recess since school began in September. Now that the students are used to being here all day and knowing the routine, we will begin phasing quite time out so that we can use this time for academics. : )

December Reading Logs

Your child should have brought home their December Reading Log yesterday/Monday. It should be in their Take-Home-Folder. Please send their November Reading Log back to school when they return on Monday, December 2nd.

Winter Apparel

Now that the weather is cold/snowy, please make sure your child is dressed in a winter coat, hat, waterproof mittens, snow pants, and boots. I tell the children that they should be wearing all of this to keep warm; not just when there is snow. Also, PLEASE label or put your name on all clothing, boots, etc.. If your child’s name is not on the item, I don’t know whose it is & neither does your child. I always ask the children first if it is someones. If nobody claims it (and that’s usually the case) & there isn’t a name in/on it, it is then put in the “Lost & Found” area in the hall on a shelf. You also may want to have your child leave a pair of shoes at school so that they will always have them here. Students need to wear shoes in the classroom, NOT boots as they are wet & the carpet gets wet & dirty, etc You are also welcome to have your child leave a pair of boots or snow pants or any other clothing item here at school so that they don’t have to trudge them back and forth and potentially forget them.

Memory/Sight Words

PLEASE, work with your child over the break on these words. It is a great time to catch up if your child is behind learning them. Memory/Sight words are words we find in every sentence we read. Students must know these words to be able to read a sentence. Students should memorize these words, NOT sound them out. Please practice these words every day, both reading them and spelling them.

a, I, to, the, in, it, is, at, as, on, and, you, be, of, we, for, if, do, he, she, me, my, us, up, an, am, by, or, go, no, so, see, all, but, can, not

Decorate the School Lobby!

Please come Sunday, December 1st to mass at 10:30am then go to the school lobby to decorate it for Christmas. Bring any left-over Thanksgiving food to share for a pot-luck lunch. Thank you!

Sing with Fr. Victor!!

ALL school children, please come to 4:00pm Christmas Eve Mass, Fr. Victor would love for you to come and sing with him!!

Cold Weather Information/School Closing

If Roseville Area Schools close because of the weather, then St. Jerome School will also be closed. School closings will be posted on the St. Jerome website and Facebook pages. On the radio, listen for ROSEVILLE school district. If they close, we close.

Specialist Schedule

Upcoming Events:

11/26 End of First Trimester Turkey Bingo 1:30-3:30pm!!

11/27-29 NO SCHOOL-THANKSGIVING Break.

12/1 First Day of Advent. Please come help decorate the St. Jerome School Lobby! Bring any Thanksgiving leftover food to share for a pot-luck lunch.

12/2 November Reading Logs are due. Advent prayer Service 9:45am in the school connecting hallway. Please come join us.

12/5 Report Cards go Home.

12/6 Spirit Wear today!! Saint Nicholas Day!!

12/9 Advent prayer Service 9:45am in the school connecting hallway. Please come join us.

12/19 Christmas Program: matinee is at 2pm and the evening program begins at 7pm. (This is a required program. All students must be at both performances). Students should wear their regular, mass/church day, school uniform for the 2pm performance, NOT the gym uniform. For the 7pm performance, students should wear their Sunday best clothes.

12/16 Advent prayer Service 9:45am in the school connecting hallway. Please come join us.

12/20 Polar Express Day!!! (More Information to come later-Watch/Read my Ruhnke Review).

12/23-1/3 NO SCHOOL-Christmas Break.

1/6/2020 School Resumes.

1/20 NO SCHOOL-Martin Luther King Day

1/21-24 Catholic Schools Week

Ruhnke Review for 12/2/19