Ruhnke Review for 2/28/22
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What We are Learning:
Reading/Phonics: We have now learned all the letters of the alphabet!! We will continue to work on Letter Naming, the sound each letter makes, & whether it is a Capitol/Uppercase or a Lowercase letter. We have also been working on our Rhyming Recognition, Blending Phonemes, Segmenting words, Language Awareness and Isolating the Middle sound in a word. The middle sound is one of the most difficult for Kindergartners, so please work with your child on this. Say a word, then have your child say what sound they hear in the middle of the word. For example, say “cat,” your child should repeat the word then say what the middle sound is—/a/. Also, we have been learning to “Tap” out words. This is exciting since they will need to know this skill to figure out words they do not know. For example, using your thumb and fingers, to tap out the word ‘mop’ your child should tap the /m/ using their thumb and pointer finger, the /o/ using the thumb and middle finger, then the /p/ using the thumb and the third or ring finger. They would say each letter sound then blend it together to form the whole word! Practice this at home with your child. The more they do this, the quicker and better they will become at reading!! 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 started a new unit on Plants. We are learning what a plant needs to survive, what the parts of a plant are, and why we grow different plants.
Math: We will begin Chapter 13: Make & Break Apart Numbers 11-19: Vocabulary-break apart. When we are done with this Chapter, then we will move on to Chapter 14 after Spring Break. Chapter 14: Measurement. Vocabulary: smaller, larger, shorter, longer, shortest, longest, taler, heavier, lighter, temperature, hot, cold.
We have been continuing to work on addition and subtraction. If you haven’t done so yet, Please take out those addition & subtraction flash-cards I gave you with the memory/sight words back in August and work with your child so that they become adept at adding and subtracting.
Religion: Lent & the Stations of the Cross
Star of the Week for February 14th was: Mary W. & Star of the Week for February 21st was: August S.
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
February Reading Logs are due March 1st.
January Reading Logs were due quite awhile ago. If you haven’t done so, please send your child’s completed reading log back to school. PLEASE stay on top of this. It is so important that your child is reading each and every day!! Thank you.
Memory/Sight Words:
This spring break is a great time to work with your child on all the sight/memory words and to catch up if you have fallen behind! I told the class that if they practiced about five words a day, they would know all the sight/memory words by the time they return to school on Monday, March 11th. So, please use this time wisely and take 20 minutes or so out of your day to work with your child.
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, like, love, him, look, did, has, get, got, had, that, they, with, saw, say, sit, any, ask, big, day, may, from, have, one, this, said, your, what, when, how, it’s, were, will, them, then, there, their, use, out, many, come, some, made, make, into, more, could, would, down, find than, about, these,
Scholastic Book Orders
Scholastic Book Orders will be DUE March 25th. The fliers will come home with your child this coming week in their Take-Home-Folders.
Party with a Purpose: April 23, 2022
We are excited to once again host this year's Spring Fundraiser - Party with a Purpose virtually (online) so that you, your family, and all those friends and alumni scattered about the states can tune into this great evening. Preparations are underway! If you would like to help by donating an item to our silent auction please contact the office or drop it/them off to the front office.
Our fundraising goal of $75,000 will be directed towards Financial Assistance and Bus Transportation for the school. We invite you to partner with us in one or more of the following ways (all proceeds benefit St. Jerome School students and are tax deductible):
1. Join us (virtually) for the live stream program starting at 6:45 PM on April 23rd
2. Donate silent auction items/gift cards
3. Sponsor the event to help offset the production expenses
Specialist Schedule
Monday=Phy Ed/Gym
Tuesday=Phy Ed/Gym & Music
Wednesday=”The Forge”(Science & Art)
Thursday= Music & Library
Friday=”The Forge”(Science & Art)
Upcoming Events:
3/4 Stations of the Cross at 3pm in the church.
3/10 End of Trimester 2
3/11 NO SCHOOL-Teacher Workshop Day
3/13 Daylight Savings Time-Set your clocks ahead 1 hour.
3/14-18 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break
3/21 School Resumes
3/17 Saint Patrick’s Day
3/24 Report Cards go Home today.
3/25 Stations of the Cross at 3pm in the church.
4/1 Stations of the Cross at 3pm in the church.
4/8 Stations of the Cross at 3pm in the church. Fish Fry!! 5-7:30pm Pre-Order to Pick Up at: stjeromefishfry.givesmart.com
4/15 NO SCHOOL: Good Friday
4/17 Easter Sunday! Rejoice, God is Risen!
4/18 NO SCHOOL: Easter Monday
4/23 Party with a Purpose!! This will be a VIRTUAL Event this year! EVERYONE may join us. Please invite family, friends-anyone that may be interested in Saint Jerome Classical School. We are excited to welcome all!!