Dear Parents,

We have completed our first week of school and the students have settled in nicely.  As we enter our second week, we will start to develop a routine.  Here is some information that will help the school week go more smoothly.

SCHEDULE

Art--Monday and Thursday

Music--Tuesday and Wednesday

PE--Tuesday (Bring a change of clothes and athletic shoes)

Mass--Wednesday at 8:30am

Technology--Friday

Library--Monday or Tuesday

HOMEWORK

Students will usually have homework Monday through Thursday.  Most days they will have spelling, math and a story to read with questions.  Homwork is posted on the website, but it can change depending on what we were able to accomplish throughout the day.  The most accurate information about homework should be found in your child's planner.  This should go back and forth from home and school every day.  We fill this out as a class every afternoon.  Homework should be kept in the blue folder.  I try not to give homework over the weekend, although it does happen.

RECESS

Fourth grade students have recess twice a day: 9:40 and 11:40.  As the weather cools, please send appropriate clothing for recess.  The temperature for morning recess is often still chilly.

I look forward to a terrific year.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Kathi McDonagh

Week of August 30

attach

where

sandwich

change

singer

slippery

spring

gather

these

thread

athlete

worth

thirsty

whisper

whistle

awhile

nowhere

hungry

between

Words for Week of September 7

fact

began

clasp

rapid

able

later

space

stranger

grade

display

main

explain

freight

neighbor

weigh

vein

April

ankle

nowhere

watch

*Hint:  I before E except after C, and words that say A such as neighbor and weigh.

Any parent volunteer who has not completed the Protecting Youth and Those Who Serve Them workshop within the last five years needs to register to attend again.  The following dates are available:

                              Saturday; Sept. 11   9-11am

                              Monday; Sept. 20   7-9pm

                              Saturday; Oct. 16   9-11am

Twenty-five people need to be signed up for each session to hold the inservice, so please register as soon as possible.