Ruhnke Review for 11/23/20
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What We are Learning:
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/. Please encourage your child to write the letter(s) the correct way so they will not have to relearn it. Thank you.
Math: We will begin Chapter 5 after Thanksgiving: Count and Compare Numbers 0-10. Vocabulary: count, order, 1 more, count forward, count back, greater than, less than, sort, tally mark, tally chart, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth.
Religion: 1. Thanksgiving, 2. Advent (1)-Preparing Our Hearts and Homes, 3. Advent (2)-Mary Said “Yes” to God, 4. Advent (3)-Joseph, Jesus’ Father on Earth, 5. Advent (4)-Christmas is Jesus’ Birthday!
Humanities: We will learn about the “Call of Abram.” Genesis 12-13, then we will learn about, “God’s Covenant with Abraham,” Then, “Hagar and Ishmael.”
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 November 30th is:
Evan H.
Star of the Week for December 7th is:
William P.
Star of the Week for December 14th is:
Ku Nay 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.
Reading Log
November Reading Logs are due Tuesday, December 1st. The December Reading Log is coming home today with your child.
Writing Contest
A Red, White, and Blue Flyer came home this week in your child’s Take-Home-Folder. This is an optional writing/drawing contest. If you would like your child to participate, they would be doing “Division 1” for grades k-2. They would write a sentence to complete this— “How are you living out…” then draw a picture on 8.5 x 11 paper that shows their answer. In other words, How is your child living out the Church’s mission to share God’s love during this Covid-19 pandemic? There is a $50.00 prize for the winner in this division!! The writing and drawing should be done very neatly and given great care to be done with excellence. Then it should be submitted between January 11, 2021 and February 17, 2021. If you want me to submit it for you, send it back to me with your child, otherwise you may send it in yourself. The address and/or email are on the flyer. GOOD LUCK!!!
Dress For the Weather
Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately especially for outside. They need to have the correct outerwear at school. Students go outside for recess every day unless it is raining, below 0 degrees, or the windshield is below 0. So, PLEASE make sure they have on ALL 5—snow boots, snow pants, hat, waterproof mittens/gloves, and a winter coat/jacket. 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 carry them back and forth and potentially forget or loose them. THANK YOU!!
Online Book Fair
St Jerome is hosting a Virtual Book Fair with Usborne Books & More - the link is active now and it will run through Thursday December 3rd. St Jerome will earn back 50% in free books for the library from every purchase you make.
Follow this link for all book fair information: https://www.smore.com/c5k6z
Usborne Books & More offers a great variety of engaging, educational books for kids of all ages! If you have any questions, or would like specific suggestions - reach out to our Representative Liz Hawkinson: https://www.facebook.com/BookBizLiz
Feel free to share this link with family members and friends who might like to support your kids reading during the holidays and support our school with free books! Questions? Contact Liz or Mrs. Eckert at peckert@stjeromeschool.org
Turkey Bingo!
The entire student body will play Turkey Bingo Tuesday, November 24 in the afternoon. The Kindergartner’s Eighth Grade Buddies will play with them so that they can help the little ones! It is sure to be a fun time!!
Allergies:
We have a peanut (tree nuts) and cherry 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 these students to sit at because of any food allergies they may have.
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, we do have a water-bottle fill station. The ONLY liquid students may bring to school is WATER. NO Kool-Aid, no juice, no flavored water, no pop/soda, no Gatorade, etc. Make sure to put your child’s name on their water bottle!
Memory/Sight Words:
Over Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks would be a great time to work on the Memory/Sight words, especially if your child is behind! Your child will have approximately four(4) Memory/Sight words to learn each week. 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(4 each week) every day for 10 minutes, 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
Scholastic Book Orders:
The November book flyers did not come even though I called to have them send them to me. So, please go online to www.Scholastic.com to view the flyers. Since you did not receive any flyers from me, I have extended the order due date to November 27th. You may also order online, and remember to use our class code of: RGVYW. I also 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 around February, and you will need to have these leveled books for your child. All Orders are now due by Friday, November 27th. 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!!
Quiet/Nap Time
We have had “Quiet Time” after lunch and recess since school began in September. Now that the students are used to being here all day and knowing the routine, we are phasing quiet/nap time out so that we can use this time for academics. : )
2020 Christmas Program
Due to COVID-19, our Christmas program is going to have a new format. We are going to have Parking Lot Carols with St. Jerome School. December 17 beginning at 6:30, cars will be parked in the lot, tuned to a special FM frequency. Our 8th graders will share the Nativity story from the Gospel of Luke and our classes will lead all of us in carols. Don't worry...we'll have song sheets for you. We're inviting the parish too. Let's look forward to a beautiful night of song and celebration! More details as the evening approaches.
Specialist Schedule
Monday=Music
Tuesday=Phy Ed/Gym
Wednesday=Library & Music Movement
Thursday=”The Forge”(Science & Art)
& Music
Friday=Phy Ed/Gym
Upcoming Events:
11/19-12/3 Online Book Fair!!
11/24 Turkey Bingo at 2pm!!
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break!!! (Don’t eat too much turkey)!
11/27 Scholastic Book Orders are Due today by 8pm.
11/29 First Sunday of Advent
12/1 End of First Trimester. November Reading Logs are due.
12/4 Coffee Zoom Call with Mrs. Gattman. Please join in!! Here is the meeting information: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78498389982?pwd=WEJRUkFyNkx6L096bXVCZWsrUTlvdz09 Meeting ID: 784 9838 9982 Passcode: HR4pK2
12/8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day of obligation.
12/9 Picture Retake Day. (Send in the pictures that were sent home that you would like replaced with a new picture).
12/10 Report Cards come home. Look for the report card in your child’s blue Take-Home-Folder today.
12/17 Christmas Program at 6:30pm.
12/18 Polar Express Day!!! (More Information to come later-Watch/Read my Ruhnke Review for this).
12/19—1/3 NO SCHOOL-Christmas Break.
1/4/2021 School Resumes
1/18 NO SCHOOL-Martin Luther King Day
1/22—30 Catholic Schools Week