Ruhnke Review for 1/6/20
651-771-8494 aruhnke@stjeromeschool.org
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, Bb, Mm, Ss, Jj. We have also been working on Language Awareness. and Isolating the Final sound in a word.
The December Reading Logs will be due when the students return to school on Monday, January 6th. The January Reading Logs were sent home this past Wednesday, December 18th.
Math: Topic 9, Measurement. This topic has many vocabulary words your child will need to know. Please practice using these terms with your child at home: large, larger, largest, small, smaller, smallest, medium, big, bigger, biggest, size, as long as (same length as), as short as, as tall as, longer than, shorter than, taller than, longest, shortest, tallest, measure, estimate, check, holds more, holds less, empty, full, most, least, about the same, heavy, heavier than, lighter than, balance, weigh, weighs more, weighs less. We will learn several of these words each day, but I need you to help your child learn them, especially since there are so many. Thank you. Topic 10 is on Addition. You should start cutting the addition flash cards apart now!! We will begin Topic 10 when we are done with Topic 9.
Religion: We will be learning about ” God’s Family—Baptism.”
Humanities: We will learn about, “The Middle Kingdom In Egypt”
Science: We will begin the unit on Matter: Solids, Liquids, & Gases.
Star of the Week for January 6, 2020
Nathan A.
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.
Memory/Sight Words
Over this two week, Christmas break would be a fantastic time to really practice all these memory/sight words, especially if your child is behind! I figured it out that if your child (and you) practiced approximately 4 words per day over the next 15 days, then he/she would be caught up!!
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, are, his, her, was, like, love, him, look, did, has, get, got,
Thank You!!
Thank you, parents, for giving me your most precious child to love and teach! I am so honored to be your child’s teacher. Each of your children are a child from God, so special, and I am blessed to be a part of their life. They mean the world to me! Thank you!!
Wonderful Christmas Concert
Thank you for bringing your children to the Christmas Concert last night. They really did a fantastic job singing their little hearts out!! I was so proud of them, and you should be, also!!
The Sheridan Story
The Sheridan Story has an exciting new partnership to expand access to food for our community over Winter Break. December 21st, 2019 – January 5th, 2020, several Minneapolis Parks, all YMCA Twin Cities branches, and additional locations will have The Sheridan Story bags of food available for anyone who requests it (while supplies last).
What: Free bag of shelf-stable, substantive, and nutritious food When: (Winter Break) December 21st, 2019 – January 5th, 2020 Where: several Minneapolis Parks, all YMCA Twin Cities branches, and additional locations – Use the below map to find a convenient location or click here to see the map in a new window. How: Simply go to the front desk and ask for a bag of food
NOTE:
You do NOT need to be a member of any partner location
You do NOT need to provide any contact information
Welcome New Student!
Beginning on January 6th, we will welcome Micah, a new student into our classroom! Micah has come to check us out a couple of times already, so the children know who he is. Micah will be our 19th student in Kindergarten!!
Have a Blessed, Holy Christmas Break!
I just wanted to say to all of you, have a wonderful, relaxing, Holy Christmas! I will see you in 2020!!
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. Kids Korner is open on a space available basis. Call 651-771-1023 to arrange care.
Specialist Schedule
Monday
Art
Tuesday
Art & Library book return & check-out
Wednesday
Music
Thursday
Phy. Ed., Technology, & Music
Friday
Phy. Ed.
Upcoming Events:
1/6/2020 School Resumes. December Reading Logs are Due.
1/20 NO SCHOOL-Martin Luther King Day
1/21-24 Catholic Schools Week