Week of December 19th-22nd

Gym sweatshirt in a large has no name in it. Claim if it is yours!
Fun writing activity for Christmas due tomorrow!

Polar Express Day Tuesday! Wear your PJ's to school and sneakers! Fun activities planned for the whole day!

Christmas parties on Wednesday afternoon! Kids can accessorize with x mas hats, bell necklaces, socks,  reindeer ears, etc over their uniforms! They can also dress down because we won a class dress down day for the most box tops!

Thursday is Christmas dress up day! Pageant at 10:30!
Dismissal at 11:45! Parents are welcome!

Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy new year!

Week of December 12th -16th

Remember to bring your permission slips for The Nutcracker on the 15th. 
Pizza party in the classroom before we leave for the play at 12:30.
Merit awards to be used Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week!

Religion test on chapter 7 on Wednesday!
No word-work this week in W copybook.
Read every night and  get on First in Math!
Friday wear a xmas sweater, can be silly sweater with your gym sweatpants for a mission donation!
Remember to pack your library book for Monday library day!

Please check your child's folder for important letter!

Monday
Math pp. 89,90

Tuesday
Math pp. 91,92

Wednesday
Math pp. 93,94

Thursday
Math pp. 95,96

Week of December 5th-9th

Sight words this week are: said, put, catch, want, no, good.
 Wear sneakers to school tomorrow for St .Nick!

Math test chapter 4 ! Review workbook pages this week!

Mission collection every Wednesday.

Conferences on Thursday!  No school! Remember to come in car line door because the office is closed on Thursday!

Gym is on Friday!
Please send in large brown grocery bags ASAP. We are making stockings for our fireplace!!!

School Mass on Friday at 9:00. Welcome to join us if you can!

Children were invited to the nutcracker at Henderson Highschool on December 15th.  The play is 50 minutes long. Transportation will be provided and permission slips will be sent home! 

Monday

Math pp. 81, 82.
Write words 2X each in W copybook.

Tuesday

Math pp. 83,84
Write words in ABC order!

Wednesday

Math pp. 85, 86
Write sentences or a story using sight words.

Week of November 28th-December 2nd

Our class will be visiting the Secret Santa Workshop Friday at 9:40 with their buddies. Please send in their envelopes if you'd like them to  x-mas shop. 

Continue signing up for conferences on Sign Up Genius.
Remember library book return every Monday!
Mission collection every Wednesday!
Santa letters due by Friday!
Reading test on Animal Park Thursday.
Religion test on chapter 6 Friday.
No sight vocabulary homework this week. 
Read and write in 40 book challenge daily and get on First in Math!

Monday
Math pp. 73, 74.

Tuesday
Math pp. 75, 76.

Wednesday
Math pp. 77, 78.
Reread Religion chapter 6.
Reread Animal Park.

Thursday
Math pp. 79, 80.
Study for Religion test 

Thanksgiving Week

I wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving! Cherish family time! My husband will be home tomorrow and it is because of all the powerful prayers that have been offered up to him! God is so good!!

No homework this week other than getting on First in Math, reading for enjoyment,  and writing in 40 book challenge!
Please see Santa letter that children have to write. Due back December 2nd.

Signupgenius.com is set up for you to sign up for conferences on the available dates and times. Just go to find a sign up and put my email in. kdiflorio@simonandjude.org to find the conference page. Please read carefully as there is specific instructions as to what door to come in on December 8th. Kindergarten and First grade are the only teachers here that day! Phone conferences can also be set up if  these times do not work for you!

Week of November 14th- 18th

Thank you so much for all of your prayers. It's going to be a long road to recovery but we will get through it!  I loved the beautiful basket full of treats! The kids' cards were priceless to read and my husband really enjoyed reading them and loved their illustrations!
I am so lucky to belong to this SSJ family!

Merit dress down awards to be used this week.
Mission collection every Wednesday.
Get The Egg test Tuesday.
Chapter 3 test in Math on Thursday.
Chapter 5 test in Religion on Friday.

Monday
Write sight words 2X each in W copybook.
Math pp. 65, 66.
Reread  Get The Egg.
Read readable and the story, The Block.

Tuesday
Write words in ABC order.
Math pp. 67, 68.

Wednesday
Write words in a sentence.
Math pp. 69, 70.
Reread Chapter 5 in Religion.

Thursday
Write a story using the sight words.
Get on First in Math or practice basic facts on flash cards.
Reread Religion chapter 5 for test tomorrow!

Homework for 11/2/16-11/11/16

I will be out of school from 11/4- 11/11.  My husband is having surgery and hope to be back by 11/14. Mrs. Lake and Miss. Z will hold down the fort until I return. I will be checking in daily and checking my email but ask that you please send in notes rather than email. This is projected homework until I return so no worries if Mrs. Lake needs to make any changes along the way. Math may be confusing parents but we will send home the class pages so the kids can teach you!!! 
Readables will be sent home this week! Write name of the book and sign so I know you read book with your child.

Wednesday 11/2
Math pp. 53, 54.

Thursday 11/3
Math pp. 55, 56.
Mass tomorrow at 9:00!
Gym tomorrow!

Next week:
Library books on Monday!
Remember Mission collection on Wednesday!
Read for 15-20 minutes every night!
Get on First in Math, practice doubles facts, basic facts!
New sight words for "W" copybook are: saw, small, tree, your.

Monday 11/7
Write words 2X each in your W copybook.
Math pp. 57, 58. 

Tuesday 11/8
Write words in ABC order in W copybook.
Math pp. 59,60.

Wednesday 11/9
Write a sentence for each word in your W copybook.
Math pp.61, 62.

Thursday 11/10
Write a story using the sight words!

Math pp. 63, 64.
Gym tomorrow!

Week of October 24th-28th.

 Merit awards to be used tomorrow, Wednesday, or Thursday!
 Wednesday Chapter 4 Religion Test.
  Mission collection on Wednesday and bring cans of beans and    peas! Thank you for your donations.

Halloween Homework this week! Complete with your parents what your teacher should be for Halloween worksheet in your folder! Be creative and draw picture! Due by Thursday!

We will be doing a writing assessment in our journal for A Fox and A Kit this week.  Modeling will be done for children so they get more practice. 

Practice lines this week for our Saint Play on Friday October 28th in our classrooms. Thursday afternoon at 2:00 will be our dress rehearsal in the cafeteria. Parents are welcome to come to the dress rehearsal! Letter was sent home Friday.  Bring costumes in a brown bag Thursday.  I will send home again the letter from October 5th as a reminder! We will present them throughout the day on Friday morning in our classrooms and finish up oral reports on Monday!

Sister Barbara Jude is looking for first grade saints to participate in the mass on October 30th. Please RSVP!

Halloween party on Friday afternoon.

New homework copybook is coming home for word work with high frequency /sight words! Practice for writing sentences, ABC order, and writing creative stories. There will not be a spelling test on these words! Words that we will be working on are: eat, four, five, her, this, too

Readables will be coming home in a clear folder to be read during the week for fluency practice! Books are due back by Friday and paper needs to be signed by parent along with the title of the stories. These books can be entered in your 40 book challenge copybooks too! Letter is in red folder !

Monday
Math pp. 45, 46.
Write sight words 2X each in WW copybook.
Study for Religion.
Halloween worksheet/writing/drawing activity!

Tuesday
Math pp. 47,48
Write sight words in ABC order.
Reread chapter 4 in Religion for test tomorrow!

Wednesday
Math pp. 49, 50.
Write words in sentences.

Thursday
Math pp. 51, 52.
Write words in a creative story!

Week of October 17th-21st

Tuesday is Reading test on Big Blue Ox! Reread story Monday night and study sight words: blue, from, help, little, get, use.

Math Test on chapter 2 Wednesday!
Milky Way Farms Field Trip Thursday! Reminder letter will be sent home in take home folder!

Mission collection every Wednesday!
Canned green beans and pea drive so bring in your cans!

Practice lines for Saint Play at home with your child! Make sure they are speaking loudly, and looking up at their audience! We will be practicing in class this week! Bring the play to school every day!!!

Parent teacher conferences will be held on December 8th for Kindergarten and First Grade. It was in the newsletter and I may have forgotten to tell you on Back to School Night. I will send home the link for Sign up Genius as we get closer. If this day doesn't work, we can always make other arrangements so don't worry!

Monday
Reread story, Big Blue Ox
Math pp. 39, 40

Tuesday
Math pp. 41, 42.
Study math workbook pages for chapter 2!

Wednesday
First in Math
Read and write in 40 book challenge!

Thursday
First in Math
Read!

Week of October 11th-14th

Mission collection tomorrow!
Tomorrow is breast cancer awareness day so you may wear a pink shirt in place of your uniform shirt, wear pink accessories, hats, necklaces, etc.
Walk-a-thon is Friday! Wear gym uniforms!
Religion test Friday on Chapter 3.
Practice your lines for the play!

Tuesday
Math pp. 33, 34.

Wednesday
35, 36.
Reread Chapter 3 in Religion.

Thursday
Math pp. 37, 38.
Religion test tomorrow!

Week of October 3rd-7th

Religion test tomorrow on chapter 2!

Reading test tomorrow on Pig in a Wig. Reread story and review sight words up, take, she, what.  New sight words this week will be blue, from, help, little, get use.They will not be tested on phonics portion of the test as phonics lessons are being replaced with Fundations. They will be reading a little passage, answering comprehension questions, and a writing based on the story. The kids will be using their books to answer the specific question. Spelling doesn't count but I'm looking for capital letters, punctuation, and sentences that make sense to me.

Mission money will be collected every Wednesday so have kids bring in any change that they have earned doing chores around the house! 

Last call to sign up for Remind!!!! Go to rmd.at/mrskdif
then text @mrskdif to 81010
I will be sending reminders through via my phone so we all need to be on as a group to keep lines of communication clear!

Keep eyes open for letter about our Saint Play!  We will be reciting lines at the end of the month for our buddies in our classrooms!

Please send in Art shirts by Wednesday!!! Kids will be painting!!!

Monday
Math pp. 25, 26
Reread chapter 2 in Religion.
Reread Pig in a Wig.

Tuesday
Math pp. 27, 28.

Wednesday
Math pp. 29, 30

Thursday
Math pp. 31, 32

Week of September 26th-September 30th

Remember to bring in Field Trip permission slips and $
Reading test Tuesday. Read Sam Come Back and review words that are highlighted and discuss the questions at the end of the story.
Math Test Chapter 1 on Wednesday. Review  hw workbook pages Monday and Tuesday night!

Remember to pack morning snack! Some are forgetting on days that they are buying lunch.

Monday
Math pp. 17, 18. Review pages in chapter 1.
Reread story in reading text book pg.20

Tuesday
Math pp. 19, 20.
Review math pages for test tomorrow1

Wednesday
Get on First in Math!!!!
Read and write in 40 book challenge!

Thursday
Math pp. 23, 24.
Gym tomorrow!

Homework week of September 19th-23rd

Remember to bring in your scholastic news money and Saint paper!
Important updates go to rmd.at/mrskdif then text @mrskdif to the number 81010


Milky Way Farms permission slip will be sent home tomorrow!

School pictures tomorrow, wear school uniforms and bring envelope with you. 

Try to get on First in Math every night and read every night! Great way to get a jump on your 40 book challenge!
Religion test on Chapter 1 Wednesday!

Monday
Math pp. 9 and 10.
Reread chapter 1 in Religion.

Tuesday
Math pp. 11 and 12.
Study for Religion tonight!

Wednesday
Math pp. 13 and 14. 

Thursday
Math pp. 15 and 16.