Ruhnke Review for 10/11/21
651-771-8494 aruhnke@stjeromeschool.org
We are Learning About:
Reading: We have begun our new phonics curriculum, Groves. It is going well & the Kindergarteners seem to catch on to it quite fast! Much of what we are doing at this time is rhyming and each week learning a new letter and the sound it makes, also, handwriting. The students learn to write the new letter correctly in their handwriting practice book. This is very difficult for many Kindergartners. Please encourage your child to write the letter(s) the correct way so they will not have to relearn it. Thank you.
Reading-CKLA: We have been listening and learning Nursery Rhymes! It has been so much fun! We love to say them repeatedly. Better yet, we LOVE to Sing them!!! We have been learning about rhyming words, new vocabulary, and meanings of the words and the rhymes. It has been very interesting and exciting to watch the students grow in their understanding of Nursery Rhymes!
Math: We just finished Chapter 2: Count and write Numbers 0-5, and have begun Chapter 3: Count and Compare Numbers 0-5. Vocabulary is: count, one, two, three, four, five, order, before, after, equal, greater than, less than, equal to, ordinal number, first, second, third, fourth, fifth.
Religion: Actions & Attitudes:The Ten Commandments. And, Love Others As God Loves You. Then we will do the chapter on God’s House-The Church, and The Church Leaders.
Humanities: We will learn about The Flood-Noah’s Ark, then The Tower of Babel, and then the Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt by Pharaoh Menes.
Star of the Week
Star of the Week for October 4, 2021 has been
Paschal M.
The Star for the week of October 11th will be
Josie G.
The Star for the week of October 18th will be
Alivea H.
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.
Conferences
In your child’s Take-Home-Folder yesterday (Thursday) you should have received a sign-up form for you to request which day, Monday, October 25th or Tuesday, October 26th and time you would like to come for your child’s conference. Please fill this form out and send it back to SJS right away! This will assure that you will receive your first choice, and it will help us to be able to schedule everyone easier and quicker! Thank you. You are your child’s first teacher and I want to partner with you to make your child shine! As your child’s Kindergarten Teacher, I value the time I spend with your child helping them to learn. But, without YOU (parents), I could not do this alone. Together, WE, can help your child be the best he/she can be!! I am looking forward to meeting with each of you at conferences!!
Breakfast & Lunch:
All students will receive FREE breakfast every morning at St. Jerome School. They should arrive at 9:00am (or when the bus gets to St. Jerome), to receive their free breakfast. FREE Lunch, also, for all students! (This is through the Federal Government, pandemic relief fund program, until the end of 2021 or until the money has run out.)
Snack:
On Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays we have a snack time, (although there will be exceptions. Some days we run out of time and we don’t get to our snack time. This doesn’t happen often, but I just want you to be aware of this. Thank you for your understanding). Please send a healthy snack (No chips, candy, cookies, or cakes, etc.) to school with your child. Also, please NO tree nuts since we have a tree-nut allergy in our classroom. The students may have tree-nuts for lunch, though, since we have a separate table for these students. Students will eat their snack in the afternoon. Water will be provided.
Allergies:
We have a tree nuts allergy in our classroom. Please do not send any of these food items in your child’s snack. Your child may bring these foods to school in their Lunch since we have a separate table for the students that have any food allergies.
Water Bottles:
Please send a water bottle to school for your child. Since the drinking fountains are not in use (because of Covid-19), if your child has a water bottle, there is a water-bottle fill station in the hallway at St. Jerome School, so we would like to encourage students to bring their own water bottle. The ONLY liquid students may bring to school is WATER. NO Kool-Aid, no flavored water, no pop/soda, no juice, no Gatorade, etc Make sure to put your child’s name on the bottle!
Take-Home Folder:
Please make sure you are checking your child’s Take-Home Folder every day & removing any papers inside. Then, please make sure your child brings his/her folder back to school each day.
MASKS
Please, parents, make sure you are washing your child’s mask each evening before they come back to school with the same one! Thank you.
Memory/Sight Words:
Your child will have approximately four(4) Memory/Sight words to learn each week. We will begin learning them starting next week, September 28th. 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 ( 4 words each week-none on weeks shorter than 4 days), 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
Picture Day
Picture day is Thursday, October 14th. Students can be out-of-uniform. Please dress appropriately.
Scholastic Book Orders:
I recommend the Leveled books A-D. They usually come in a package deal of about 12 books for $15-$24 dollars. Your child will be reading at these levels beginning this school year, and you will need to have these leveled books for your child. The October book flyer went home last week and one earlier this week. All Orders are due by October 25th. If you would like to place an order, the easiest way to do so is online. Use code RGVYW. If you would rather fill in your order using the flyer, please send it back to school in an envelope marked “Scholastic Book Order” with your child’s name on it. Put a check or cash in the envelope for the total $ amount. Thank you!!
PLEASE!! Help your Child with Shoe Tying:
Many Kindergarteners need their shoes tied several times a day. I will gladly help them, but to tie 17+ sets of shoes several times a day takes much of our learning time. So, if you would please work with your child to help them learn how to tie, it would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you.
Rake-A-Thon
The Rake-a-Thon is a way for St. Jerome School to earn money for books, Field Trips, and materials needed in the classroom. ALL students should participate. Students should collect $$ money from family members-Grandparents, parents, cousins, Aunts & Uncles, friends, neighbors, etc. then bring the $$ money into school. On Wednesday, October 20th the entire school will go out into the neighborhood and rake lawns for those people unable to do this themself. This is a way we can give back to our community and earn money for our school. We ask that each student bring in whatever amount of $$ money they can-$1.00 or $100.00 dollars-or whatever they are able to give. We want 100% participation! If we get 100% participation, then we will get to play Turkey Bingo with all the students at St. Jerome!! And if our class has 100% participation, then we will get something special just for our classroom! So, please have your child collect & bring in whatever amount of $$ money they can to help our school. THANK YOU!
Kid’s Korner
If you need care for your child after the Rake-A-Thon on October 20th or the NO SCHOOL days of October 21 & 22? Kid’s Korner will be open. Please call by Friday, October 15th to reserve your child’s spot. The phone #651-771-1023.
Specialist Schedule
Monday=Phy Ed./Gym
Tuesday=Phy. Ed/Gym & Music
Wednesday=The “Forge” (Science & Art)
Thursday=Music
Friday=The “Forge”
Upcoming Events:
10/12 3rd Tally Tuesday—Turn in any money $$ that you collected for the Rake-a-Thon.
10/14 Picture Day (this was rescheduled). Students may be out of uniform. Please wear appropriate clothes.
10/19 4th, and Final, Tally Tuesday—Turn in any money $$ that you collected for the Rake-a-Thon!!
10/20 Rake-a-Thon. School dismissal is at 11:45am. If your child doesn’t ride the bus, Please make sure you have arrangements made to pick up your child by 11:45am! Kid’s Korner will be open IF you need your child to stay. Please call to reserve a spot by Friday, October 15th. 651-771-1023.
10/21 & 10/22 NO SCHOOL; Fall Break
10/25 NO School-Conferences 11am until 6pm.
10/26 Conferences 4-8pm