Getting ready for tomorrow!

100th Day of School!

Monday is the 100th day of school.  We have quite a few 100th day projects already being displayed. They are so creative!  If you haven't turned your project in yet, please turn it in on Monday.  I can't wait to celebrate the 100th day of school!

***Valentine's Day***

We will celebrate Valentine's Day on February 11th.  Today I'm sending home a class list to help your child write out their Valentines.

***Corben's last day with us will be next Thursday, February 4th.  His family is getting ready to move into their new house.  Thank you for joining us for this short time Corben!

***Thursday, February 4th everyone needs to be dropped off and picked up at St. Matts.

***This weekend we are having our Catholic Schools Week masses.  Thank you to so many kids for volunteering to be a part of the masses.

The 100th day projects are starting to come in!

First grade has math homework tonight.

Weekly Spelling Lists -

First Grade - Phonetic List - Long e Words
need
deep
keep
feed
feet
weed
sheep
cheek
sweep
agreed

First Grade - High-Frequency List - Words 111-120
man
too
any
day
same
right
look
think
also
around

Second Grade - Phonetic List - Blends
fly
clean
sleep
free
grade
drive
train
crash
please
slow

Second Grade - High-Frequency List - Words 331-340
idea
before
lived
became
add
become
grow
draw
yet
less

***Next weekend we are having the students do the mass parts at our weekend masses.  K-2 students have been asked to fill 5 parts for each mass.  I don't know how many kindergarten families have volunteered, but we have only had 4 students total volunteer.  If you are around next weekend please let me know if your child would be able to volunteer at one of the masses.  (Family members are also encouraged to help with the mass parts.)
Here is what I know so far...

Saturday Mass
Jonah - cross
Madison - textbook

Sunday Mass - 8:30
Clara - bread

Sunday Mass - 10:30
Mario - diapers


***Reminder***
Friday we are going to the Weidner Center to see Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny.  Please remember to turn in your permission slips.

A few updates-

Reading- This week our word work focus is adjectives.  The students are creating snowman books using describing words.  

First Grade Phonics- This week we learned the other three r-controlled vowels. (Bossy R). The new sounds are er, ir, and ur.  We also learned about digraph blends.  

First Grade Math- Yesterday we finished up our unit on comparing.  Today we started a unit on telling time.  We made clocks out of paper plates today.  It was fun and challenging.

Science- This week we finished up our solids and liquids unit.  Our last lesson was comparing solids to liquids.  We found out they have a lot more in common than we thought.  We ended the unit by reading the book Bartholomew and the Oobleck.  Then we made oobleck!  (Cornstarch and water). It's an interesting product-it has properties of solids and liquids.

Religion- This week we learned about the Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity.

***Reminders***

*Tomorrow is an early dismissal.

*Tomorrow is the CP Carnival.  All games are 25 cents.  All the money raised will go to the CP Center.  If your child hasn't  brought in any money yet, they may still bring it in tomorrow.

First grade has math homework tonight.

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I would like to thank everyone for their patience while I worked on this blog problem for Mrs. Sullivan (aka Jodi). Now that I figured out why the updates were not being emailed to you, you can disregard test and the email about the new group called Res Parents. Everything should be back to normal and you will start getting updates from Jodi!

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***Reminder -

This year we are having students do mass parts during the weekend masses during Catholic Schools Week.  (January 30th and January 31st)

We need 5 kindergarten - 2nd grade students for each mass.  (This can also include family members of the students.)  The K-2 students will be bringing up the bread and the wine, carrying the cross (faith) a textbook (knowledge), and a box of diapers (service, love, life).

Please let me know if your student or your family would be able to help us out with any of the masses.  Mass times are Saturday at 4:00 and Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30.

Thank you for considering!

***This week we are not having a spelling list due to the half day on Friday.

***Today is the 90th day of school.  We're halfway through the year!  A letter went home with your child today about creating a 100th day project.  The 100th day is on February 1st.

***If you are able to help out with any of the masses during the weekend of Catholic Schools Week please let me know.

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Previous Updates Not Emailed

***Reminder -

This year we are having students do mass parts during the weekend masses during Catholic Schools Week.  (January 30th and January 31st)

We need 5 kindergarten - 2nd grade students for each mass.  (This can also include family members of the students.)  The K-2 students will be bringing up the bread and the wine, carrying the cross (faith) a textbook (knowledge), and a box of diapers (service, love, life).

Please let me know if your student or your family would be able to help us out with any of the masses.  Mass times are Saturday at 4:00 and Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30.

Thank you for considering!

***This week we are not having a spelling list due to the half day on Friday.

***Today is the 90th day of school.  We're halfway through the year!  A letter went home with your child today about creating a 100th day project.  The 100th day is on February 1st.

***If you are able to help out with any of the masses during the weekend of Catholic Schools Week please let me know.

***This week we are not having a spelling list due to the half day on Friday.

***Today is the 90th day of school.  We're halfway through the year!  A letter went home with your child today about creating a 100th day project.  The 100th day is on February 1st.

***If you are able to help out with any of the masses during the weekend of Catholic Schools Week please let me know.

***Reminder - 

This year we are having students do mass parts during the weekend masses during Catholic Schools Week.  (January 30th and January 31st) 

We need 5 kindergarten - 2nd grade students for each mass.  (This can also include family members of the students.)  The K-2 students will be bringing up the bread and the wine, carrying the cross (faith) a textbook (knowledge), and a box of diapers (service, love, life). 

Please let me know if your student or your family would be able to help us out with any of the masses.  Mass times are Saturday at 4:00 and Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30.

Thank you for considering!

A few updates -

First Grade Math - We have been working on comparing (more than/less than) and we learned how to use comparison bars.  Mrs. Van Zeeland had to be with the third graders for MAP testing today during our math block so we couldn't break into our math groups.  Due to this, we did not test math facts today.

First Grade Phonics - We have started learning about r-controlled vowels.  (bossy r)  This week we learned the keywords for ar and or.  We are also learning about blends.

Reading - Our word work focus continues to be compound words.  During daily 5 I have been reading with the students and doing running records.  I have all of the first graders complete.  Next I'll be testing all of the second graders.

Science - We took all of our liquids and we had experiments with buoyancy and miscibility in water.  We learned that the green shampoo and the glue mixed with water.  We found out that oil and water don't mix.  Today we are going to be experimenting with two new liquids - red shampoo and corn syrup.

Religion - This week we learned about the seven Sacraments.  We focused mostly on Baptism.

Computer - This week in typing we worked with the home row.  We also added the letters e and i. Some students got onto the third lesson, which includes the letters r and u.

Writing - This week in writer's workshop we worked in our notebooks and worked on the writing process - web, rough draft, editing, rewriting, and illustrating.  We have also been writing thank you cards/letters for Christmas presents.

Handwriting - This week the first graders worked on the letters b, p, u, and s.  The second graders are working on cursive.  This week they worked on lower case l, b, and h.

Sorry I forgot to post this sooner...I just found out yesterday though. 😊

Tomorrow we are going to have our math MAP test.  Next Tuesday we will have our reading MAP test.  I did tell the students so they do know about it.

Second grade has phonics homework tonight.

First Grade has math homework tonight.

Weekly Spelling Lists -

***All first graders are on the same list this week

First Grade - Phonetic List - Long e (e, ee)
he
me
we
she
beet
seed
flee
creek
peek
deed

Second Grade - Phonetic List - k spelled c, k, ck
cook
sick
cave
rock
keep
luck
kick
cake
back
look

Second Grade High-Frequency List - Words 321-330
inside
ago
sad
early
I'll
learned
brought
close
nothing
though

This year we are having students do mass parts during the weekend masses during Catholic Schools Week.  (January 30th and January 31st)

We need 5 kindergarten - 2nd grade students for each mass.  (This can also include family members of the students.)  The K-2 students will be bringing up the bread and the wine, carrying the cross (faith) a textbook (knowledge), and a box of diapers (service, love, life).

Please let me know if your student or your family would be able to help us out with any of the masses.  Mass times are Saturday at 4:00 and Sunday at 8:30 and 10:30.

Thank you for considering!

***Tomorrow is a Packer Dress Down Day.

***First grade has math homework tonight.

***A few updates -

First Grade Math - We are working on comparing data.  We are learning the terms more and fewer. Don't forget to practice those math facts!

First Grade Phonics - We just finished unit 7.  We have now learned all of the glued sounds that we will use this year.  (all, am, an, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk)

Science - We are working on the liquids portion of our solids and liquids unit.  This week we  learned about liquids that are fluid and viscous. We tested our four liquids on wax paper, in baggies, and by putting them on special containers and having drop races.  We were surprised to find out that the green shampoo was the slowest liquid.  (The most viscous)  Our class thought for sure it would have been glue.  We found out that our fastest liquid was water.  (The most fluid)

Religion - We learned about Epiphany this week.

Reading - Our word work focus this week is compound words.  As we're working in daily 5, I'm starting to pull the students for another round of running records.  Running records tell us what reading level the students are at with both accuracy and comprehension.  I am so excited by the growth I'm seeing so far!

Computer - In the computer lab this week we started working on typing skills.  So far we worked on the home row.  The kids did awesome on this!

Writing - This week in writer's workshop we wrote to the Packers!  There was an article in the the Press Gazette saying that they wanted people to write letters to the Packers.  I downloaded the form and we wrote letters and drew pictures and sent them off to Lambeau Field!

ART

This week in art we are working on some basic painting skills while learning about an artist named Wassily Kandinsky. Some skills we are working on include how to hold the brush, take care of a paint brush, load the brush with paint, control the amount of water we use, and how to keep our colors and water clean. We are also practicing using color in various parts of the painting for unity and balance, or "painting around " the whole piece. We are also talking about different art styles. Some artists paint realistic work, some art is more about imagination and fantasy, some is about feelings and emotions, and some paintings are about lines, shapes, colors, like Concentric Circles by Kandinsky. And of course we continue to work on our mosaic bird baths which are turning out amazing! Have a great week and Happy New Year!  

First grade has math homework tonight.

Weekly Spelling Lists -

First Grade - Phonetic List - Long a Words

came

wake

same

game

gate

gave

ape

mane

blame

grape

First Grade - High-Frequency List - Words 101-110

get

through

back

much

go

good

new

write

our

me

Second Grade - Phonetic List - Long o Words (o, oa,ow)

old

know

road

cold

grow

hold

low

told

own

coat

Second Grade - High-Frequency List - Words 311-320

ground

cold

really

table

remember

tree

course

front

American

space

Happy New Year!

Tomorrow we will have a new student joining our class.  His name is Corben Jensen.  He is in first grade.  Corben and his family are moving from California.  His family will be moving to the Milwaukee suburb area, but they are staying with family in Green Bay for a short time.  He will be with our class for approximately 6-8 weeks.  He also has a brother that will be joining our kindergarten class.

And..the Miller's have made their way to San Diego.  Tomorrow Anna, Mia, and Aaron will start their adventure at their new school.  We wish them well, but we can't wait for them to return to Green Bay!  :)

Enjoy your last night of vacation!
Blessings!