September 7, 2010

Phonics
This week’s letter is “Gg”. We will talk about goats and gardens this week. We will also use our first three letters to read the word “log”.
Please have your child bring in a Show and Tell item on Friday that begins with Gg.

Math
Mrs. Hotmire will wrap up the chapter on sorting
and classifying with a graphing activity and dive into the next
chapter that will focus on numbers 0-5.

Religion
You may have noticed some of the Religion pages coming home with your child and see that we have been talking about creation. We will spend a few weeks on the six days of creation and will incorporate some science and art into these lessons.

Social Studies / Science
We will be talking about safety and emergencies. I will be working with children to ensure they know their home address and phone number. His will probably involve some homework later on this week.

Color Words
The students have done great job recognizing color words. We will continue adding new words and reviewing throughout the entire year. Today your child will have their first homework assignment on the color words.

Scholastic Book Orders
Mrs. Hotmire will be taking care of Scholastic Book Club ordering this
year. She will send catalogs home at the beginning of each month. Look
for an introductory letter to explain ordering and two September book
catalogs to come home today. Orders are due Wednesday, September 15.
If you have ordered online from Scholastic before, please note that
Scholastic has made a few changes to make the online ordering process
more user-friendly. If you decide to send in a paper order form,
please make checks payable to "Scholastic Book Clubs.

Mass
We will not attend Mass again until September 22. I will send a reminder during that week. Kindergartners do NOT need to dress in Mass attire on the weeks that we do not attend Mass.

Field Trips
You will be receiving information in the next few days about a couple of field trip that we will be taking this fall. Please respond promptly so we can schedule these as quickly as possible.

Volunteers
If you are interested and able to help out at lunch, we would love to have you! We eat with the Clovergarten students at 11:15 (slight change from last week). You can sign up outside our classroom door.
All volunteers will need to sign an “Expectations Form” and attend a “Protecting Youth” workshop. This includes all those who wish to help at lunch or in the classroom, attend field trips, or help with a party.

Protecting Youth Workshops are scheduled here at St. Patrick School on the following dates:
Saturday, September 11 from 9 – 11am
Monday, September 20 from 7 – 9 pm
Saturday, October 16 from 9 – 11 am
Please stop in the school office to register for a workshop.

Upcoming Events:
Monday, September 13 ~ NO SCHOOL ~ Fair Day
Friday, September 17 ~ NO SCHOOL ~ Professional Day for Teachers
Wednesday, September 22 ~ Mass
Friday, September 24 ~ Spirit Assembly

God Bless!
Mrs. Brown

LETTER OF THE WEEK SCHEDULE

Sept. 7 – 10                 Letter Gg (hard “g” as in goat)

Sept. 14 – 16               Letter Hh

Sept. 20 – 24               Letter Tt

Sept. 27 - Oct. 1          Letter Pp

Oct. 4 – 8                     Letter Aa (short “a” as in apple)

Oct. 11 – 15                Letter Nn

Oct. 18 – 22               Letter Mm

Oct. 25 -29                 Letter Ii (short “i” as in itch)

Nov. 1 – 3                  Review – no new letters
(Parent Teacher Conferences Nov. 4 - 5)

Nov. 8 – 12               Letter Ss

Nov. 15 – 19            Letter Ff

Nov. 22 – 23            No new letters
(Thanksgiving Week)

Nov. 29 - Dec. 3      Letter Rr

Dec. 6 – 10              Letter Kk

Dec. 13 – 17            Letter Bb

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Jan. 3 – 7                 Letter Uu (short “u” as in umbrella

Jan. 10 – 14            Letter Zz

Jan. 18 – 21            Letter Cc (hard “c” as in cat)
(Martin Luther King Day Jan 17)

Jan. 24 – 28            Letter Ee (short “e” as in elephant)

Jan. 31 - Feb. 4      Letter Yy

Feb. 7 – 11             Letter Dd

Feb. 15 – 18           Letter Vv
(President’s Day Feb. 14)

Feb. 21 –25            Letter Jj

Feb. 28 - Mar. 4      Letter Xx

Mar. 7 - 11               Letter Ww

Mar. 14 – 18            Letter Qq (combination qu)