Week of December 13 - 17

Announcements for This Week

Holiday Toy Drive
Our Holiday Toy Drive continues this week until Thursday, December 16. Students are encouraged to bring in new, unwrapped toys to donate to the Los Angeles Fire Department's "Spark of Love" Toy Drive. The Student Council will sponsor a contest to inspire Toy Drive participation.

Christmas Program
The Christmas Program will be on Thursday, December 16 at 7:00 PM. The Second Grade Class will be performing as shepherds and angels in the performance of the Nativity and will be singing The Little Drummer Boy and Great Day in Bethlehem. Students should dress in their holiday best.

December Reading Logs 
Reading Logs for the month of December will be due on Thursday, December 16. Since we will only be in school for three weeks this month, I will not expect the lists to be as full as usual. I would love to see at least 12 entries for the month.

Christmas Vacation
Thursday, December 16 will be the last day of school before Christmas Vacation. There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, December 17 due to a Pastor's Holiday! School will resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2011!

There will be no Star of the Week this week.

Curriculum Update:
Reading: Review of Community Workers and Interviews
Math: Finding the Range, Mode, and Median of a data set
           (range, mode, median)
Religion: Review of Reconciliation, Chapter 10
English: Introduction to Action Words (verbs)
Social Studies: Work (producers, consumers, income) 
Science: How Plants and Animals Live Together

Homework for the Week of December 13 - 17

Monday
Practice Christmas Program Songs
Acrostic Poem Worksheet
Math Worksheet
Interview Questions, if applicable

Tuesday
Practice Christmas Program Songs
Verbs Worksheet
Math Worksheet

Wednesday
Practice Christmas Program Songs
Synonyms Worksheet
Math Worksheet 

Thursday - Christmas Program 7:00PM
Enjoy the Holidays!

Friday - No School!

No Spelling Words or Dictation Sentence This Week!


Have a fun and festive week! I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Christmas Program on Thursday Evening!

Week of December 6 - 10

Announcements for This Week

Holiday Toy Drive
Our Holiday Toy Drive begins tomorrow, Monday, December 6, and will continue through next week until Friday, December 17. Students are encouraged to bring in new, unwrapped toys to donate to our sister school, Mother of Sorrows, and the Los Angeles Fire Department's "Spark of Love" Toy Drive. The Student Council will sponsor a contest to inspire Toy Drive participation.

December Book Order
The Scholastic Book Order for December is DUE tomorrow, Monday, December 6. Please make your orders online and turn in your catalog orders by tomorrow so that your books can reach you in time for the holidays.

Immaculate Conception Mass
There will be a special school mass this week on Wednesday, December 8 at 8:00 AM in honor of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. This will take the place of our usual school Mass on Friday.

Our Star of the Week is: Brooklyn Jackson

Curriculum Update:
Reading: People in the Community, Comprehension Strategy: Context Clues
Math: Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Survey Data
Religion: Reconciliation, Chapter 10
English: Review Nouns, Plurals, and Possessives - Test Friday
Social Studies: Needs, Wants, and Choices (needs, shelter, wants)
Science: Invertebrates (insect), Review - Test Wednesday

Looking Ahead

Christmas Program
The Christmas Program will be on Thursday, December 16 at 7:00 PM. The Second Grade Class will be performing as shepherds and animals in the performance of the Nativity and will be singing The Little Drummer Boy and Great Day in Bethlehem. Please send in oatmeal canisters, coffee cans, and mixed nut containers for us to use to make drums to accompany The Little Drummer Boy.

December Reading Logs
Reading Logs for the month of December will be due on Friday, December 17. Since we will only be in school for three weeks this month, I will not expect the lists to be as full as usual. I would love to see at least 12 entries for the month.

Christmas Vacation
Friday, December 17 will be the last day of school before Christmas Vacation. School will resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2011!

Homework for the Week of December 6 - 10

Monday
Practice Book pp. 183 - 184
Math p. 34
Spelling Word Clues
     (For each spelling word, write a brief clue as if for a crossword puzzle.
     Synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and brief definitions are all acceptable ideas
     for clues.)

Tuesday
Practice Book p. 190
Math p. 35
Study for Science Test - Vocabulary Review
     -Chapter 2: All About Animals (pp. 33 - 55), Chapter Review (pp. 60 - 61)
     -Vertebrate Animals and their Adaptations
     -Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibians
     -Camouflage
     -Invertebrate Animals and their Adaptations

Wednesday - Science Test, Immaculate Conception Mass at 8:00 AM
Practice Book p. 196
Math p. 36 (ONLY # 1 - 3)
Spelling Sentences

Thursday
Math p. 36 (# 4 - 8)
Write your Spelling Words in ABC Order
     -Circle the Spelling Words that are Nouns
Study for English Test
     -Chapter 2: Nouns (pp. 48 - 55), Unit Review (pp. 84 - 85)
     -Identifying Nouns in Sentences
     -Making Nouns Plural by Adding -s, -es, or changing spelling
     -Showing Ownership with Nouns by Adding -'s or -'
     -Compound Words
     -ABC Order
Study for Spelling Test

Friday - English and Spelling Tests

Spelling Words

arm
barn
farm
hard
park
start

city
place
children
high
room

riding
moving

Dictation Sentence
Students will be graded on capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and word order.

Those children are moving from their place in the city to a farm!


Have a fun and festive week!!