Sunday, May 15, 2011

Week of May 16 - 20

Announcements for this Week:

First Communion Preparation
Students who are making their First Holy Communion at St. Jerome on Sunday, May 22 at 9:00 AM will be practicing in the Church this week. The First Communion Family Banners are DUE on Wednesday, May 18. Students who are making their First Holy Communion should arrive at 8:30 AM on Sunday, May 22 to prepare for the ceremony. Seats will be reserved for the children's families on both sides of the church, and a seating guide will be sent home this week so that you may plan to sit near your children.

Living Wax Museum
The five facts about your child's historical figure will be due on Thursday, May 19. The list of facts does not need to be written in paragraph form, but it should be organized logically and chronologically. By next week, the students should organize these five facts into a speech (written in the first person, using "I" and "my"). The speech will be due on Thursday, May 26. The performance of the Living Wax Museum will be on Wednesday, June 1 at 5:00 PM in the Parish Hall. Parents, families, and friends are welcome to join us.

School Mass
Our weekly school Mass will take place on Thursday, May 19 at 8:00 AM this week since we will be having Activity Day on Friday. Please make sure that students arrive at school at 7:45 AM in their regular school uniforms. Students should NOT wear their P.E. uniforms on days that we celebrate Mass together.

Activity Day
Students will participate in Activity Day on Friday, May 20. Students should wear their P.E. uniforms and appropriate athletic shoes on Friday. They should apply sunscreen before school on Friday, if appropriate, and may wear hats to protect them from the sun during the day. Students will be dismissed at 12:30 PM on Friday, as usual. Since Activity Day will be on a Friday, we will have our weekly assessments on Thursday, May 19.

Scholastic Book Order
The Parent Online Order Forms are available on the Scholastic webpage for the months of May and June. Paper flyers should be available shortly. The due date for May is this Friday, May 20. The deadline for the June order is Friday, June 3.

Race for Success
The Race for Success will take place on Saturday, May 21 at 8:00 AM at Loyola Marymount University in Westchester. This fundraiser has the potential to earn a lot of money for our school, and I encourage you all to sign up as runners, joggers, walkers, or even "virtual" participants. Please check out the website for more information and registration opportunities: Race for Success

Curriculum Update:
Phonics: R-Controlled Vowels ("-air" and "-are") and J Sound spelled "-dge"
Reading: Using Imagination with Food, Comprehension Skill: Plot
Math: Review of Geometry and Measurement, Test on Wednesday
Religion: Preparation for First Communion
English: Using Context Clues
Science: Review of Earth Science, Chapters 5 and 7, Test on Tuesday
Social Studies: Changes in Communities and Communication
                         (transportation, technology, communication)

Looking Ahead:

General Parent Meeting
The End-of-the-Year Parent Meeting has been re-scheduled for Monday, May 23 at 6:30 PM in the Parish Hall. Please make your best effort to attend!

May Awards Assembly
The School Assembly for the month of May will take place on Thursday, May 26 at 8:00 AM on the Backyard.

May Crowning Mass
There will be a special Mass on Thursday, May 26 at 11:15AM as we celebrate the crowning of Mary. The 2nd Graders will serve as the Honor Guard during this special ceremony. Parents and families are welcome to join us.

Memorial Day Weekend
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, May 27 due to a Faculty Inservice.
There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 30 in honor of Memorial Day.

Homework for this Week

Monday
Practice Book pp. 199 - 200
Math p. 148
Science Review Sheet
ABC Spelling Words
Study for Science Test
      -Chapter 5 (pp. 143 - 159)
      -Review on pp. 164 - 165
      -Chapter 7 (pp. 207 - 217)
      -Review on pp. 222 - 223

Tuesday - Science Test
Practice Book p. 206
Math Review Sheet
English p. 70
Spelling Clues

Wednesday - Math Test, First Communion Banners Due!
Practice Book p. 212
Social Studies p. 40
Spelling Words 3Xs

Thursday - Spelling/Phonics Test, Five Facts Due! Mass at 8:00 AM
No Homework

Friday - Activity Day

Spelling Words

airplane
care
chair
hair
pair
share

add
any
both
making
mean

badge
judge

Dictation Sentence

Will you share any of the fudge squares you are making?

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