2019-2020 Newsletters
Week of 1/27-1/31
Catholic Schools Week
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Thank you to all of you who showed up for the Open House, I am so blessed to work at this amazing school of ours and you and your amazing families truly make my job so enjoyable. I am grateful for you and your families this week and am keeping you in my prayers as we reflect on the joy and blessing of this beautiful Catholic School and the privileged I have of working here. Please read the whole newsetter as there are important reminders:
Catholic Schools Week Agenda:
Homework: For Homework this week in the heart of Catholic Schools week. Students have a Saint Project to complete. Saint Michael is our patron saint in first grade so I thought it would be a great opportunity for students to learn more about him. Please complete the graphic organizer and read the biography together in order to learn a little more about saint Michael. This is due on Friday January 31st.
Monday:
SJA Appreciation Day
Saint Project Goes home
Tuesday:
Student Appreciation Day!
Free Dress
No Homework
Wednesday:
Parish Appreciation Day
1st Grade will join Parents in Prayer to pray the Rosary -all parents are welcome at 8:30!
Thursday:
Community Nation Appreciation Day
Red White and Blue Free Dress
Friday:
Free Dress Nice Party Attire
1st grade Hosts Grandparents Mass
Please meet in the church by 7:45
If students have grandparents they may sit behind us in the choir, or next to us and participate if we have a reading or petitions.
Baby Shower:
If someone would like to provide a shower treat!
Please Bring a baby item to donate to women in need. This is such a great cause that supports mothers who need help with supplies for their babies!
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Our Classroom is growing! Please welcome Caden and the Bannan family to 1st Grade. We are so blessed to have our little class growing with such amazing additions.
Open House:
Please join us for Open House this Sunday January 26th. Students who wear their uniform get free dress Monday the 27th. Stop bye our class to see all of 1st Grades amazing work! Join us for 9:00 am mass and coffee and donuts to follow in the Library. We are asking this year that students remain with their Parents at all times during the open house. They rem
Grandparents Mass:
Friday January 31st. Please invite your Grandparents to celebrate Mass with us during Catholic Schools week. Please email me with those families that will have their Grandparent present at mass as we are leading Mass that day. Hope to see you all there!
Baby Shower:
As our Catholic Schools Outreach we are moving up the annual Baby Shower for Women in Need. Please see the attached letters and CAPS list of needed items to donate next friday January 31st for this special and meaningful event. Please let me know if you would like to bring in a Baby Shower treat for the students to enjoy!
Include in Newsletters (if it applies to your class):
IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
1/26 8:30-11:30 SJA OPEN HOUSE- Invite Prospective Families
1/26-1/31 Catholic Schools' Week
1/31 Grandparents' Mass and Breakfast- RSVP
2/10-2/12 Accreditation Team Visit
2/13-2/17 NO SCHOOL
Playground Install
Our Classroom is growing! Please welcome Caden and the Bannan family to 1st Grade. We are so blessed to have our little class growing with such amazing additions.
Open House:
Please join us for Open House this Sunday January 26th. Students who wear their uniform get free dress Monday the 27th. Stop bye our class to see all of 1st Grades amazing work! Join us for 9:00 am mass and coffee and donuts to follow in the Library. We are asking this year that students remain with their Parents at all times during the open house. They rem
Grandparents Mass:
Friday January 31st. Please invite your Grandparents to celebrate Mass with us during Catholic Schools week. Please email me with those families that will have their Grandparent present at mass as we are leading Mass that day. Hope to see you all there!
Baby Shower:
As our Catholic Schools Outreach we are moving up the annual Baby Shower for Women in Need. Please see the attached letters and CAPS list of needed items to donate next friday January 31st for this special and meaningful event. Please let me know if you would like to bring in a Baby Shower treat for the students to enjoy!
Include in Newsletters (if it applies to your class):
- Please donate to the annual fund in January to have your donations matched up to $5000; Forms were included in last Friday’s envelope
- SAVE THE DATE...The Great Gatsby Gala is 57 Days Away! Mark your calendars for 3/14
IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
1/26 8:30-11:30 SJA OPEN HOUSE- Invite Prospective Families
1/26-1/31 Catholic Schools' Week
1/31 Grandparents' Mass and Breakfast- RSVP
2/10-2/12 Accreditation Team Visit
2/13-2/17 NO SCHOOL
Playground Install
Week of January 13-17
Week of 12/9-12/13
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Hello all hope you are having a great start to the new year! In an effort to keep 1st Grade Happy and Healthy please encourage hand washing and keeping your child home from school if they are sick. I appreciate all of your efforts to keep our class healthy this cold and flu season.
Uniform Check:
Please remember to adhere to the uniform policy.
Grey, black, Navy Blue, or Brown shoes. No accent colors please!
Annual Fund:
Please take a moment to look at the No-Go-Tell Letter as I will be working with Mrs. Lang in having a brief discussion with our students at an age appropriate level of this program set in place from the diocese’s.
Book Share Drive:
Donate lightly used books to share with the class, all extra books are donated to the Solana Beach Library.
IXL:
Please see email sent about details Math, Reading , and Science have been purchased for classroom use. Feel free to use them at home!
Hello all hope you are having a great start to the new year! In an effort to keep 1st Grade Happy and Healthy please encourage hand washing and keeping your child home from school if they are sick. I appreciate all of your efforts to keep our class healthy this cold and flu season.
Uniform Check:
Please remember to adhere to the uniform policy.
Grey, black, Navy Blue, or Brown shoes. No accent colors please!
Annual Fund:
- Please donate to the annual fund in January to have your donations matched up to $5000; Forms were included in last Friday’s envelope
Please take a moment to look at the No-Go-Tell Letter as I will be working with Mrs. Lang in having a brief discussion with our students at an age appropriate level of this program set in place from the diocese’s.
Book Share Drive:
Donate lightly used books to share with the class, all extra books are donated to the Solana Beach Library.
IXL:
Please see email sent about details Math, Reading , and Science have been purchased for classroom use. Feel free to use them at home!
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
We are getting closer and closer each week for Baby Jesus Coming. As we celebrate the second week of Advent 1st Grade is continuing to prepare for Jesus coming by spreading peace and joy throughout our days at school. Each week we are reflecting on a "gift" we can give baby Jesus as we prepare our hearts for his coming. Please join us this sunday for our Annual Family Rosary see evite for details.
We are getting closer and closer each week for Baby Jesus Coming. As we celebrate the second week of Advent 1st Grade is continuing to prepare for Jesus coming by spreading peace and joy throughout our days at school. Each week we are reflecting on a "gift" we can give baby Jesus as we prepare our hearts for his coming. Please join us this sunday for our Annual Family Rosary see evite for details.
- Congratulations to Emily our 1st Trimester Peacemaker!
- Mass is Thursday December 12th, in celebration of the feast of our lady of Guadalupe.
- Christmas Pageant: Please drop students off at 6:30 at the front of the school. Wear light colored shirt and uniform pants or light jeans.
- Scholastic Book Club: A new magazine of books was sent home in the blue folders today. Feel free to order some Christmas books, it is always good to inspire our readers with new and exciting books they choose. They can be great presents and stocking suffers too. Let me know if you need me to keep things discrete. An added bonus when you order through scholastic our classroom receives free books! Thank you for making a difference in our classroom. .
Use Code: QJKCH
- Calendar Items:
- 12/15 Peppermint Shoppe/ Family Rosary at the Ballard Home
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party 1st Grade-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
Week of 12/2
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration day with the 1st Grade Production of Stone Soup. It was wonderful to have you all in 1st Grade for a fantastic day. I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving and spent time with family and friends. We are preparing our hearts for Jesus' coming here in 1st grade focusing on what the advent season is all about.
What a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration day with the 1st Grade Production of Stone Soup. It was wonderful to have you all in 1st Grade for a fantastic day. I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving and spent time with family and friends. We are preparing our hearts for Jesus' coming here in 1st grade focusing on what the advent season is all about.
- Congratulations to Charlize for receiving her sacrament of Baptism over Thanksgiving Break! God Bless!
- Book bags will begin after Christmas Break so look out for those.
- Scholastic Book Club: A new magazine of books was sent home in the blue folders today. Feel free to order some Christmas books, it is always good to inspire our readers with new and exciting books they choose. They can be great presents and stocking suffers too. Let me know if you need me to keep things discrete. An added bonus when you order through scholastic our classroom receives free books! Thank you for making a difference in our classroom. .
Use Code: QJKCH
- Calendar Items:
- 12/6 12pm Dismissal/ Peacemaker Awards/ Feast of St. Nick
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party 1st Grade-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
Week of 11/18
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
I am looking forward to meeting with you all this week. I will do my best to stay on time with our conferences and I am hoping you will help me with that as well. We are very busy in 1st Grade with preparing for Thanksgiving and all that goes with that. As we return we will be jumping right into Advent!
1st Grade Reminders:
I am looking forward to meeting with you all this week. I will do my best to stay on time with our conferences and I am hoping you will help me with that as well. We are very busy in 1st Grade with preparing for Thanksgiving and all that goes with that. As we return we will be jumping right into Advent!
1st Grade Reminders:
- Join us for our Stone Soup Day this Friday 11/22 at 11am. Please remember to bring your items before the end of the week. I can refrigerate anything you need before Friday so just let me know!play of Stone Soup as a treat to you! We can't wait.
- The students will be putting on a little
- Ornament Decorating: Please decorate an ornament over break to add to our class tree. Feel free to use gems, glitter and anything you may want to make them sparkle.
- Scholastic Book Club: A new magazine of books was sent home in the blue folders today. Feel free to order some Christmas books, it is always good to inspire our readers with new and exciting books they choose. They can be great presents and stocking suffers too. Let me know if you need me to keep things discrete. An added bonus when you order through scholastic our classroom receives free books! Thank you for making a difference in our classroom. .
Use Code: QJKCH
- Remind families that Newsletters are sent from Mailchimp on Fridays with blasts throughout the week- Here is link to this week’s
- A Food Drive is continuing, 11/12-11/22 to support the Community Resource Center
- Poinsettia sale before and after school this week, proceeds support 8th grade graduation
- Spirit Sale through 11/22
- Calendar Items:
- 11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
November 4th-8th Newsletter
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We have had a very successful couple of weeks, learning about our Saints for All Saints Day, all about Matter in science, and Doubles in Math. We took a church tour today as we have just finished our religion chapter that teaches all about the Church and Mass. Next time you are at Mass ask them to tell you something they remember. We also had a visit form Sister Eva who belongs to MCA, children helping children. Students received a rosary in which they are to pray for all the less fortunate and children all over the world. Each color of the decade represents a different region of the world.
We have had a very successful couple of weeks, learning about our Saints for All Saints Day, all about Matter in science, and Doubles in Math. We took a church tour today as we have just finished our religion chapter that teaches all about the Church and Mass. Next time you are at Mass ask them to tell you something they remember. We also had a visit form Sister Eva who belongs to MCA, children helping children. Students received a rosary in which they are to pray for all the less fortunate and children all over the world. Each color of the decade represents a different region of the world.
- Please sign and return permission slip for this Friday, 1st Grade will be walking down cards after Mass to honor the Veterans living in La Vida Del Mar.
- Please sign up on the Sign Up Genius for Parent Teacher Conferences
- This Thursday is the 50th Day of School! November 7th feel free to dress up in your 50's Best!
- Calendar Items:
- 11/1 All Saints Mass-12pm Dismissal
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 50th Day of School/Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/16 1st Grade going to Mass and Parents in Prayer
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
October 28th Newsletter
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Thank you to all of our helpers and volunteers at Friday's carnival Ugne, Jonathan, Julie, and Allison you were amazing! It ran smoothly and the kids had a blast. We appreciate all your hard work for the school and our class! Thank you for making me feel special on my birthday! The Orchid is beautiful and Mr. Humann and I will enjoy a nice date night at Cucina Enoteca soon.
Thank you to all of our helpers and volunteers at Friday's carnival Ugne, Jonathan, Julie, and Allison you were amazing! It ran smoothly and the kids had a blast. We appreciate all your hard work for the school and our class! Thank you for making me feel special on my birthday! The Orchid is beautiful and Mr. Humann and I will enjoy a nice date night at Cucina Enoteca soon.
- LAST CHANCE: Ordering tomorrow! Scholastic Book Club: A new magazine of books was sent home in the blue folders today. Feel free to order some Thanksgiving and even Christmas books, it is always good to inspire our readers with new and exciting books they choose. An added bonus when you order through scholastic our classroom receives free books! Thank you for making a difference in our classroom.
Use Code: QJKCH - Halloween free dress on October 31st, get in the Halloween spirit with free dress Halloween themed.
- Next Thursday is the 50th Day of School! November 7th feel free to dress up in your 50's Best!
Link Below - Calendar Items:
- 11/1 All Saints Mass-12pm Dismissal
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 50th Day of School/Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/16 1st Grade going to Mass and Parents in Prayer
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
October 21st Newsletter
Red Ribbon Week
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
What a great week we had last week even though we had some assessments the Kids were troopers. We have a busy week ahead of us. Diving into our new Unit all about Community helpers. We will be studying sequence with Room on the Broom, anatomy skeletons with Dr. Elizabeth Farrell, pumpkin decorating and to close the week art with Mrs. Roper on the day of our Halloween Carnival.
- WE NEED one more Volunteer to run our Booth at the Halloween Carnival on Friday from 10:30-11:30 am. Please sign up!
- Thank you to Allison and Julie for signing up!
- Red Ribbon Week: Focus on healthy choices for our bodies!
- Please read the School Newsletter that went out on Friday.
- In your Blue folder is a link and login info for Kids a-z feel free to download the app at home and students are able to listen to books on tape as well as take comprehension checks and work through materials at their level.
- Halloween Carnival $25 wristbands will be sold before and after school beginning this week; Includes Jamba Juice, Popcorn and Cotton Candy
- Free Dress for students who attend mass in uniforms ONLY on the 2nd Monday of the month
- Scholastic Book Club: A new magazine of books was sent home in the blue folders today. Feel free to order some Thanksgiving and even Christmas books, it is always good to inspire our readers with new and exciting books they choose. An added bonus when you order through scholastic our classroom receives free books! Thank you for making a difference in our classroom. . I will be submitting the order Tuesday the 22nd. Thanks so much!
Use Code: QJKCH
Link Below
10/21 Red Ribbon Week
10/24 Thursday, All School Mass
10/24 Please bring in a pumpkin- Pumpkin science and stem in second grade including painting a pumpkin.
10/25 Art Helper- Ugne Roper
10/25 Halloween Carnival
- 8am Costume Parade
- 10am Carnival
- 12pm Dismissal
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/16 1st Grade going to Mass and Parents in Prayer
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
October 15th Newsletter
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
What an amazing week we had last week. The 1st Graders did such a fantastic job at their first Mass. I recieved so many compliments and thanksgiving for such a happy and faith filled Mass. This is tribute to all of your amazing children! Our religion Chapter perfectly complimented our 1st grade Mass Gospel learning about Jesus as our Good Shepard. We are continuing our study of the rosary this week as we start to learn about the different mysteries and pray the rosary with our 7th Grade Buddies at Parents in Prayer tomorrow. We are wrapping up both Unit 1 in math and reading this week and are taking our assessments.
10/17 Make-Up Picture Day
10/21 Red Ribbon Week
10/24 Thursday, All School Mass
10/24 Please bring in a pumpkin- Pumpkin science and stem in second grade including painting a pumpkin.
10/25 Art Helper- Ugne Roper
10/25 Halloween Carnival
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/16 1st Grade going to Mass and Parents in Prayer
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
What an amazing week we had last week. The 1st Graders did such a fantastic job at their first Mass. I recieved so many compliments and thanksgiving for such a happy and faith filled Mass. This is tribute to all of your amazing children! Our religion Chapter perfectly complimented our 1st grade Mass Gospel learning about Jesus as our Good Shepard. We are continuing our study of the rosary this week as we start to learn about the different mysteries and pray the rosary with our 7th Grade Buddies at Parents in Prayer tomorrow. We are wrapping up both Unit 1 in math and reading this week and are taking our assessments.
- NO HOMEWORK- Assessment Week in Math and Reading
- Please arrive early tomorrow as 1st Grade will be joining their buddies at Mass and to recite the rosary at Parents in Prayer. If you arrive after 7:55 please meet us down in the CHURCH!
- Make Up Picture Day on Thursday: Please email me if you would like your child to retake their photo.
- In your Blue folder is a link and login info for Kids a-z feel free to download the app at home and students are able to listen to books on tape as well as take comprehension checks and work through materials at their level.
- Halloween Carnival $25 wristbands will be sold before and after school beginning this week; Includes Jamba Juice, Popcorn and Cotton Candy
- Free Dress for students who attend mass in uniforms ONLY on the 2nd Monday of the month
- Scholastic Book Club: A new magazine of books was sent home in the blue folders today. Feel free to order some Thanksgiving and even Christmas books, it is always good to inspire our readers with new and exciting books they choose. An added bonus when you order through scholastic our classroom receives free books! Thank you for making a difference in our classroom. . I will be submitting the order next Tuesday the 22nd. Thanks so much!
Use Code: QJKCH
Link Below
10/17 Make-Up Picture Day
10/21 Red Ribbon Week
10/24 Thursday, All School Mass
10/24 Please bring in a pumpkin- Pumpkin science and stem in second grade including painting a pumpkin.
10/25 Art Helper- Ugne Roper
10/25 Halloween Carnival
- 8am Costume Parade
- 10am Carnival
- 12pm Dismissal
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/16 1st Grade going to Mass and Parents in Prayer
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
October 7th Newsletter
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We had a fun filled week last week with some special and unique events. We celebrated both Guardian Angels Day and learned to pray to our Guardian Angels to help us each day. Practicing praying to your child's Guardian Angel when they feel they might need some help with homework or reading. We also celebrated the feast of St. Francis with blessing of the animals. This month our prayer is the Hail Mary as we study the rosary and the mysteries. We will be wrapping up our first wonders unit and have our unit assessments next week. We are also in our last week of our first unit in Math using strategies to help us with addition and subtraction.
Reminders and Updates:
10/10 Guest Reader- Ugne Roper
10/11 1st Grade Mass
10/14 No School Teacher Work Day
10/17 Make-Up Picture Day
10/21 Red Ribbon Week
10/24 Thursday, All School Mass
10/24 Please bring in a pumpkin- Pumpkin science and stem in second grade including painting a pumpkin.
10/25 Art Helper- Ugne Roper
10/25 Halloween Carnival
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/16 1st Grade going to Mass and Parents in Prayer
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
We had a fun filled week last week with some special and unique events. We celebrated both Guardian Angels Day and learned to pray to our Guardian Angels to help us each day. Practicing praying to your child's Guardian Angel when they feel they might need some help with homework or reading. We also celebrated the feast of St. Francis with blessing of the animals. This month our prayer is the Hail Mary as we study the rosary and the mysteries. We will be wrapping up our first wonders unit and have our unit assessments next week. We are also in our last week of our first unit in Math using strategies to help us with addition and subtraction.
Reminders and Updates:
- Halloween Carnival $25 wristbands will be sold before and after school beginning this week; Includes Jamba Juice, Popcorn and Cotton Candy
- SPIRIT WEAR Tuesdays: On Tuesdays when we have our spirit days students 1-3rd grade may wear solid navy blue bottoms, this can be shorts, pants, leggings but the need to be solid navy blue.
- Sunday, October 13 Mission Circle Food Packaging Event; more information/RSVP HERE
- Friday, October 11: Drop off homemade Cookies for Kairos; 1 dozen per large Ziploc bag
- 10/13 6:00 pm Mass: SJA lectors & sings
- Free Dress for students who attend mass in uniforms ONLY on the 2nd Monday of the month
- Saturday, 10/12 CCHS Cross Country Meet
- Please take a look at our Volunteer Sign Up we love when you all Volunteer See link at the bottom.
- Please sign up for a rotation at our Halloween Carnival Booth sign up below.
- Please empty your child's Blue folder on Monday when papers are sent home. It gets crowded when we have two weeks worth of work.
- Thank you all for your generous donations everything has been working out great for STEAM building and centers and ipad centers.
10/10 Guest Reader- Ugne Roper
10/11 1st Grade Mass
10/14 No School Teacher Work Day
10/17 Make-Up Picture Day
10/21 Red Ribbon Week
10/24 Thursday, All School Mass
10/24 Please bring in a pumpkin- Pumpkin science and stem in second grade including painting a pumpkin.
10/25 Art Helper- Ugne Roper
10/25 Halloween Carnival
- 8am Costume Parade
- 10am Carnival
- 12pm Dismissal
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/16 1st Grade going to Mass and Parents in Prayer
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
1st Grade Volunteers
Halloween Carnival Volunteers
Week of September 30-October 4th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We had a fun filled week last week with some special and unique events. Tuesday we were blessed to have our 7th Grade buddies join us to help teach us how to tie our shoes. It was great seeing them work together in order to help teach our kids something new. On Wednesday, we were able to watch the live stream video of our Green Ribbon award, each student received a Spirit Dress t-shirt. On Thursday we celebrated Johnny Appleseed day and learned about the life cycle of an apple as well as how to make applesauce with second grade! We are excited for our fun activities to do throughout the rest of the season.
Reminders and Updates:
10/10 Guest Reader- Ugne Roper
10/11 1st Grade Mass
10/14 No School Teacher Work Day
10/17 Make-Up Picture Day
10/21 Red Ribbon Week
10/24 Thursday, All School Mass
10/25 Art Helper- Ugne Roper
10/25 Halloween Carnival
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
See Volunteer Sign Up Below!
We had a fun filled week last week with some special and unique events. Tuesday we were blessed to have our 7th Grade buddies join us to help teach us how to tie our shoes. It was great seeing them work together in order to help teach our kids something new. On Wednesday, we were able to watch the live stream video of our Green Ribbon award, each student received a Spirit Dress t-shirt. On Thursday we celebrated Johnny Appleseed day and learned about the life cycle of an apple as well as how to make applesauce with second grade! We are excited for our fun activities to do throughout the rest of the season.
Reminders and Updates:
- Please return our field trip permission form for our Safety Walk, we will be having our discussion on Wednesday with Mrs. Lang and walking on Thursday with her as well. If there are any questions or concerns please email Mrs. Lang and I directly.
- Please take a look at our Volunteer Sign Up we love when you all Volunteer See link at the bottom.
- Please empty your child's Blue folder on Monday when papers are sent home. It gets crowded when we have two weeks worth of work.
- Please let me know if there is any special way you would like to volunteer in 1st grade. I am thinking
- Thank you all for your generous donations we will be implementing the new headphones this week and centers are bound to run more smooth!
10/10 Guest Reader- Ugne Roper
10/11 1st Grade Mass
10/14 No School Teacher Work Day
10/17 Make-Up Picture Day
10/21 Red Ribbon Week
10/24 Thursday, All School Mass
10/25 Art Helper- Ugne Roper
10/25 Halloween Carnival
- 8am Costume Parade
- 10am Carnival
- 12pm Dismissal
11/4 Sister Eva Visit
11/7 Parent Council Meeting
11/11 No School-Veterans Day
11/14 Guest Reader-Lea McClure
11/15 End of Trimester
11/15 Art Helper-Amy Lenihan
11/20-11/22 12pm Dismissal- Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/22 Peacemaker Awards
11/22 Stone Soup Day- Holly Ivezaj
11/25-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/6 12pm Dismissal
12/19 Christmas Prayer Pageant
12/20 Christmas Party-Tonia Johnson
12/23-01/03 Christmas Break
See Volunteer Sign Up Below!
Week of September 23rd 2019
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
It was wonderful to see many of you at Bocce Ball this weekend. It is always such a lovely event. Thank you to those of you who turned in your raffle tickets. We have had a great week doing some Renaissance Testing and setting up our reading programs to get centers up and running smoothly.
Reminders and Updates:
Tuesday, 9/24 Spirit Wear Day for Staff & Students
Wednesday, 9/25 8:30 a.m. Parents in Prayer (located in the church social room after mass)
Friday, 9/27 8:00 Mass- 4th Grade
Coming Up:
Wednesday, 10/2 Guardian Angel Day
Thursday, 10/3 8:00 Parent Council Meeting in Ministry Center- ALL are invited Talent Show Participation Form Due
11:30 Annual Mothers Luncheon @ Tony Jacal
Friday, 10/4 8:00 Mass- 5th Grade & Rosary- Student Council
11:45 Blessing of the Animals
12:00 Dismissal & Nacho Friday
11:00-12:30 Recycled Uniform Sale
Saturday, 10/5 10:30-1:30 St. Francis Day Celebration, Diocese of San Diego
Sunday, 10/6 Blood Drive
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
It was wonderful to see many of you at Bocce Ball this weekend. It is always such a lovely event. Thank you to those of you who turned in your raffle tickets. We have had a great week doing some Renaissance Testing and setting up our reading programs to get centers up and running smoothly.
Reminders and Updates:
- Please Read this week's news...
- Wish List:
- Thank you all for the generous donations from our Wish List to the classroom the students have been enjoying the new items as the build, play, learn and create!
- One last item needed are some headphones for our new i-pads. We have been using the program Raz Kids that allows students to have books read to them on their level and assesses their comprehension. I would love to use this as a center but unfortunately many of our headphones do not work. Thank you for all of your support to make our classroom run like a well oiled machine.
- Scholastic Book orders have been placed so we will be getting those in soon! Thanks for your orders!
Tuesday, 9/24 Spirit Wear Day for Staff & Students
Wednesday, 9/25 8:30 a.m. Parents in Prayer (located in the church social room after mass)
Friday, 9/27 8:00 Mass- 4th Grade
Coming Up:
Wednesday, 10/2 Guardian Angel Day
Thursday, 10/3 8:00 Parent Council Meeting in Ministry Center- ALL are invited Talent Show Participation Form Due
11:30 Annual Mothers Luncheon @ Tony Jacal
Friday, 10/4 8:00 Mass- 5th Grade & Rosary- Student Council
11:45 Blessing of the Animals
12:00 Dismissal & Nacho Friday
11:00-12:30 Recycled Uniform Sale
Saturday, 10/5 10:30-1:30 St. Francis Day Celebration, Diocese of San Diego
Sunday, 10/6 Blood Drive
Week of September 16th 2019
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We have been very busy in first grade this past week. Diving into our first reading unit and answering our essential question What do you do at school? We read several texts fiction and non-fiction throughout the week that helped us answer this question. Our phonics for the week was short a where we practiced building, reading, and spelling short a words. This week we will be discussing what it is like where we live and focusing on communities as our social studies mini unit. In math we will be continuing our strategy counting on but applying it to help us subtract. They are doing great and we have almost earned our first class prize our Popcorn Party!
This Weeks reminders:
IMPORTANT DATES: School Calendar
Monday, 9/16 Picture Day
Tuesday, 9/17 Spirit Wear Day for Staff & Students
Wednesday, 9/18 8:30 a.m. Parents in Prayer (located in the church social room after mass)
Saturday, 9/21 Bocce Tournament
Coming Up:
Wednesday, 10/2 Guardian Angel Day
Thursday, 10/3 Annual Mothers Luncheon
Friday, 10/4 Blessing of the Animals & Used Uniform Sale
Sunday, 10/6 Blood Drive
We have been very busy in first grade this past week. Diving into our first reading unit and answering our essential question What do you do at school? We read several texts fiction and non-fiction throughout the week that helped us answer this question. Our phonics for the week was short a where we practiced building, reading, and spelling short a words. This week we will be discussing what it is like where we live and focusing on communities as our social studies mini unit. In math we will be continuing our strategy counting on but applying it to help us subtract. They are doing great and we have almost earned our first class prize our Popcorn Party!
This Weeks reminders:
- Stayed tuned for our Volunteer Sign up!
- Thank you to Tonia and Julie for Volunteering as room moms for the year!
- Scholastic Book Club: Feel free to order some 1st grade books and Halloween books to kick off the school year right. A magazine was sent home in the blue folder. I will be submitting the order this Wednesday! Thanks so much
Use Code: QJKCH
Link Below - Wish List: Thank you to the Roper Family for donating fun new items from our wish list we have been building silly sentences in centers! See the Amazon link to take a look and help build our classroom! Thanks so much!
IMPORTANT DATES: School Calendar
Monday, 9/16 Picture Day
Tuesday, 9/17 Spirit Wear Day for Staff & Students
Wednesday, 9/18 8:30 a.m. Parents in Prayer (located in the church social room after mass)
Saturday, 9/21 Bocce Tournament
Coming Up:
Wednesday, 10/2 Guardian Angel Day
Thursday, 10/3 Annual Mothers Luncheon
Friday, 10/4 Blessing of the Animals & Used Uniform Sale
Sunday, 10/6 Blood Drive
Week of September 9th 2019
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We have been learning lots in 1st grade the last 8 days! We are discussing and practicing our School wide learning expectations including what it means to be a Responsible Individual and what it means to be a Faithful Catholic. Students have been learning how to be respectful and role playing different situations and the confidence to make the right decision. We have also been learning about prayer and what it means to pray and how to do it. We have practiced formal prayer, singing worship, and informal prayers by having simple conversations with God.
1st Grade Reminders and Updates:
Hot Lunch Server (counts for double service hours!) 11:30-1:15pm, Monday - Friday. This is one of the best ways to get to know the students of our school and it’s super easy! Email Melissa Kuhn to sign up. We are in need of ONLY 2 more September spots to be filled!
We have been learning lots in 1st grade the last 8 days! We are discussing and practicing our School wide learning expectations including what it means to be a Responsible Individual and what it means to be a Faithful Catholic. Students have been learning how to be respectful and role playing different situations and the confidence to make the right decision. We have also been learning about prayer and what it means to pray and how to do it. We have practiced formal prayer, singing worship, and informal prayers by having simple conversations with God.
1st Grade Reminders and Updates:
- Blue Folder: Starting on Monday students will bring home their blue folder with graded work for you to take out and keep at home, in addition to a homework packet that should be returned on Friday. Each day they bring in their blue folder with the homework packet and any other type of correspondence we may need.
- Newsletter: Our weekly Newsletter will also begin in which I send an email with the link and it will bring you to directly to the Newsletter. Please give it a read as it gives you all the upcoming info you will need to know in order to be successful.
- Room Mom: I still need a volunteer for Room mom this year. I give you the dates and responsibilities ahead of time and it is not all that time consuming! Please let me know if you are interested and we can chat about details.
- Friday Sharing: Sharing is an important skill for 1st Graders to learn. It builds skills for listening, speaking in public, waiting their turn, and classroom community. Friday afternoons each child will have an opportunity to bring something from home to share. It could be a photo, something they created, a favorite toy, get creative.
- Schedule: There have been minor changes to our 1st Grade Schedule please see attached.
- Spelling: Spelling will look different this year we will be practicing the words in class and I will be sending them home but we will not be having spelling tests. We will be working on incorporating them in our writing instead.
- Snack Donations: Often times students forget their snack and we would love to offer them an emergency snack when this happens. If you are willing to pick up an extra snack size NUT FREE snack such as snack size popcorn, pretzel bags. These two options give us peace of mind that there are no nuts in them. Thanks so much!
- Please Read the School Newsletter: Its important to stay in the loop.
- Please read week's newsletter.
- Scholastic Book Club: Feel free to order some 1st grade books to kick off the school year right. A magazine was sent home in the blue folder.
Use Code: QJKCH
Link Below - Wish List: Thank you to the Roper Family for donating fun new items from our wish list we have been building silly sentences in centers! See the Amazon link to take a look and help build our classroom! Thanks so much!
Hot Lunch Server (counts for double service hours!) 11:30-1:15pm, Monday - Friday. This is one of the best ways to get to know the students of our school and it’s super easy! Email Melissa Kuhn to sign up. We are in need of ONLY 2 more September spots to be filled!
Back to School
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
The year is approaching so fast and since I have been gone since March of last year I wanted to check in with my new class of 1st Graders. I hope you all had a wonderful summer, I know we have with our little baby boy Edwin (Eddie). Here are a few reminders before we kick off a great year! Upcoming Events: ● 8/26 9:00-12:00 Open House; Students MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT Drop off supplies in classrooms Meet new teachers ○ 9:00-12:00 Recycled Uniform Sale ○ 9:00-10:00 am Junior High Orientation ○ 11:00-12:00 Kindergarten Meet & Greet ● 8/28 First Day of School K-8 12:00 Dismissal ● 8/29 Mandatory Forms Due, 12:00 Dismissal, 6:00 pm Back to School Night ● 8/30 12:00 Dismissal ● 9/2 Labor Day- NO SCHOOL ● 9/3 First Day of Preschool Scholastic Book Club: Feel free to order some 1st grade books to kick off the school year right. Use Code: QJKCH Link Below |
1st Grade Supply List:
FIRST GRADE (Please DO NOT LABEL SUPPLIES) 1 bottle of white glue 2 Elmer’s 6-pack Glue sticks 2 boxes sharpened Ticonderoga pencils w/ top erasers 1 hand pencil sharpener 2 box of crayola crayons 1 box of crayola colored pencils 1 pencil pouch Plastic folders w/3 brads in the middle (Five Star Brand): blue (2), green (1) 2 boxes Facial Tissues 1 pencil box 1 pack of eraser tops 1 pair scissors 3 packages antibacterial (clorox) wipes 2 Post it pads 2 boxes of crayola markers 1 tray of watercolor paints (non-target Brand) 2 Mead primary ruled composition notebooks $25 check to SJA for joint class supplies ($10 or labels, cardstock, Sharpies, etc.; $10 for special art supplies, & $5 for Brain Pop ($10 for labels, cardstock, Sharpies, etc.; $10 for special art supplies, and $5 for BrainPop. |
2018-2019 Newsletters
Week of February 20th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Hello all,
I hope you had a wonderful time on our 5 day vacation. We are back in action today finishing up our reading assessments and math before the end of the trimester. We are getting back into routine next week as we prepare for the transition with Mrs. Clark. She will be overlapping with me before I leave on maternity leave. I assure you the kiddos are going to thrive with Mrs. Clark and her trusty sidekick Mrs. Kelly. We will be starting Unit 4 in Wonders next week as well as finishing up a math unit and starting our American Symbols unit before Mrs. Clark arrives. There is still much to learn as we enter into the third trimester. Remember to schedule an optional conference for any questions or concerns you may have about your child as we transition to the last trimester of 1st Grade.
SJA Reminders:
Please read the SJA newsletter: this week's newsletter
JOIN US on March 9th, 2019 for the SJA Around the World Gala at Lomas Santa Fe at 5:00pm
Now…Register/Buy Now/Click Here: 2019 Around the World Gala Link
SAVE THE DATE(S)
February 21:
Kindergarten Screening for 2019-2020 - email Mrs. Cooper ([email protected]) to set up your appointment
February 26th:
3:05 Day 1 of Altar Server Training for 4th graders and older at SJA
February 28:
Deadline to turn in your 2019-2020 Registration/Commitment Agreement
Deadline to apply for the Bishop Flores Scholarship; This is MANDATORY to be considered for any SJA assistance for the 2019-2020 school year
February 28 and March 1: Noon Dismissal for Spring Parent/Teacher conferences
March 1 5:30:
First Annual Kids’ Gala and Family Dinner in the Parish Hall
March 5th:
3:05 Day 2 of Altar Server Training for 4th graders and older at SJA
Important Dates:
Hello all,
I hope you had a wonderful time on our 5 day vacation. We are back in action today finishing up our reading assessments and math before the end of the trimester. We are getting back into routine next week as we prepare for the transition with Mrs. Clark. She will be overlapping with me before I leave on maternity leave. I assure you the kiddos are going to thrive with Mrs. Clark and her trusty sidekick Mrs. Kelly. We will be starting Unit 4 in Wonders next week as well as finishing up a math unit and starting our American Symbols unit before Mrs. Clark arrives. There is still much to learn as we enter into the third trimester. Remember to schedule an optional conference for any questions or concerns you may have about your child as we transition to the last trimester of 1st Grade.
SJA Reminders:
Please read the SJA newsletter: this week's newsletter
- Uniform Change: Please note that due to the cold weather, girls are permitted to wear SOLID navy blue or black leggings under their jumpers and skirts.
JOIN US on March 9th, 2019 for the SJA Around the World Gala at Lomas Santa Fe at 5:00pm
Now…Register/Buy Now/Click Here: 2019 Around the World Gala Link
- Class Basket donation of $30 requested per child! This includes 5 Free Dress Passes to be used on any given Tuesday in the 2018-2019 school year. CLICK HERE
- Join us on March 1st from 5:30pm-8:30pm for SJA’s 1st Annual Kids Gala/Family Dinner in the St. James Parish Hall. Cost: $35 per family. Join us for dinner, games and preview the class baskets and kids art! Fun for the whole family. REGISTER HERE.
- President’s Weekend Raffle Ticket Promo: Earn Free Dress on Wednesday, February 20th…by turning in 20 sold raffle tickets to Mrs. Ronco on Wednesday morning by 8:00 am on the blacktop.. For those that have already sold your 20 raffle tickets, CONGRATS you earned the Wednesday, February 20th Free Dress!
- Have you purchased your Gala Tickets? Sponsored a SJA Teacher/Faculty Member? Bought your Golden Ticket? CLICK HERE
- SJA Gala Chairs are asking for every family to donate an item or contact their favorite business for a donation. For donation form CLICK HERE
- Underwriting opportunities still available. Contact Sherri Daquipa at 858.248.7744 or [email protected] or Susan Hanna at 503.869.6996 or [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE(S)
February 21:
Kindergarten Screening for 2019-2020 - email Mrs. Cooper ([email protected]) to set up your appointment
February 26th:
3:05 Day 1 of Altar Server Training for 4th graders and older at SJA
February 28:
Deadline to turn in your 2019-2020 Registration/Commitment Agreement
Deadline to apply for the Bishop Flores Scholarship; This is MANDATORY to be considered for any SJA assistance for the 2019-2020 school year
February 28 and March 1: Noon Dismissal for Spring Parent/Teacher conferences
March 1 5:30:
First Annual Kids’ Gala and Family Dinner in the Parish Hall
March 5th:
3:05 Day 2 of Altar Server Training for 4th graders and older at SJA
Important Dates:
- 2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
- 2/28-3/1- Noon Dismissal
- 3/1- Peacemaker/Honor Roll Mass
- 3/8 Mrs. Humann's Last Day
- 3/9- Gala!!!!!
- 3/10 1st Day with Mrs. Clark
- 3/29- No School WASC work day
Week of February 11-February 14th
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
What a fun filled week we had last week celebrating the 100th Day of School and our Field Trip to the Aquarium. The students were engaged and excited to learn all about the adaptations of the Kelp Forest Animals. Thank you to all of our Chaperones we could not have done it without you.
1st Grade Reminders:
Important Dates:
What a fun filled week we had last week celebrating the 100th Day of School and our Field Trip to the Aquarium. The students were engaged and excited to learn all about the adaptations of the Kelp Forest Animals. Thank you to all of our Chaperones we could not have done it without you.
1st Grade Reminders:
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- See Green Flyer for information on Animal Reports.
- Last week's research packet was sent back home today to help with the poster project.
- Optional Spring Conferences
- If you would like to meet before I leave on Maternity leave please sign up for a conference slot sent out in the sign up genius.
- Valentine's Day/Baby Shower:
- Thursday February 14th Party Attire (No Jeans).
- We will hold a baby shower in the 1st grade classroom on Valentine's Day. Each student is asked to bring in items for young mothers in need. Some ideas may include formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, clothes. A letter will go home explaining this in further detail. Students may wear Valentine's day/dressy/party clothing to mass and school in celebration of the day. In accordance with our green initiative, students do not need to wrap the gifts! We will additionally be celebrating with passing our non-food Valentines. Please bring one to each student, some ideas include pencils, little toys, handmade cards. We will be having a treat to celebrate on that day! Thanks so much for your generosity in always supporting those in need.
- Class List:
- Johnny, Gabriel, Bella, Bob, Sophia, Nickolas, Joshua, Therese, Blake, Evan, Hamza, Addison, Joseph, Cole, Jackson, Catherine, Sam.
- Class List:
- We will hold a baby shower in the 1st grade classroom on Valentine's Day. Each student is asked to bring in items for young mothers in need. Some ideas may include formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, clothes. A letter will go home explaining this in further detail. Students may wear Valentine's day/dressy/party clothing to mass and school in celebration of the day. In accordance with our green initiative, students do not need to wrap the gifts! We will additionally be celebrating with passing our non-food Valentines. Please bring one to each student, some ideas include pencils, little toys, handmade cards. We will be having a treat to celebrate on that day! Thanks so much for your generosity in always supporting those in need.
- Thursday February 14th Party Attire (No Jeans).
- Please make sure your kiddos are in correct uniform. The right uniform pants and white black or grey shoes (No colored accents).
- Please read the SJA newsletter: this week's newsletter
- Yearbook Ad Orders Due February 15th- Yearbook ads are a great way to congratulate a student, thank a teacher, send a greeting, advertise your business or wish our graduates well. Please use this order form and place your orders by February 15th. There will be no late orders accepted this year due to production timelines.
- SJA’s Around the World Gala Packets and Raffle Tickets went home last week!
- Our annual Gala is in 45 days! A packet of information and raffle tickets were sent home today. Please review and consider sponsoring, underwriting, getting involved and most importantly...attending! This event is a HUGE community builder and CELEBRATION of SJA! Please contact our fabulous chairs, Susan Hanna and Sherri Daquipa for more information.
- We are excited to launch the 2019 Gala Raffle and back by popular demand is our cash prize of $5,000 to one winner which will be drawn on Saturday, March 9th at the SJA Gala.
- We are asking for every family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle ticket
- Tickets are $10 each
- Sign up to sell at weekly masses and fish feast: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f49aba72e5-gala
- Cash prizes for top 3 selling families
- Additional prizes for weekly participation and Class Participation
- Tickets are being sent home today. Please check your oldest child's backpack for tickets and more detailed information.
- We need 100% participation to make a success! Please get out there and start selling those raffle tickets
Important Dates:
- 2/14- Valentines Day/Baby Shower
- 2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
- 2/28-3/1- Noon Dismissal
- 3/1- Peacemaker/Honor Roll Mass
- 3/8 Mrs. Humann's Last Day
- 3/9- Gala!!!!!
- 3/10 1st Day with Mrs. Clark
- 3/29- No School WASC work day
Week of February 4th-February 8th
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful Grandparents Mass we celebrated on Friday. Our little 1st Graders did such an amazing job singing their hearts out to Jesus. We have a lot of fun planned for this week. Thank you for all your support and please see the handouts for reminders about this week.
1st Grade Reminders:
Important Dates:
What a wonderful Grandparents Mass we celebrated on Friday. Our little 1st Graders did such an amazing job singing their hearts out to Jesus. We have a lot of fun planned for this week. Thank you for all your support and please see the handouts for reminders about this week.
1st Grade Reminders:
- 100th Day Of School Wednesday February 6th: Please remember to bring in your items no later than Wednesday!
- Dress up like you are 100 years old. As a 1st grade tradition students are to dress like they are 100 years old for the 100th day of school. Get creative with glasses, a mustache, curlers, sweaters and more get creative and look at pinterest for some great ideas.
- See Blue flyer for information on Aquarium.
- See Green Flyer for information on Animal Reports.
- Optional Spring Conferences
- If you would like to meet before I leave on Maternity leave please sign up for a conference slot sent out in the sign up genius.
- Valentine's Day/Baby Shower:
- We will hold a baby shower in the 1st grade classroom on Valentine's Day. Each student is asked to bring in items for young mothers in need. Some ideas may include formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, clothes. A letter will go home explaining this in further detail. Students may wear Valentine's day/dressy/party clothing to mass and school in celebration of the day. In accordance with our green initiative, students do not need to wrap the gifts! We will additionally be celebrating with passing our non-food Valentines. Please bring one to each student, some ideas include pencils, little toys, handmade cards. We will be having a treat to celebrate on that day! Thanks so much for your generosity in always supporting those in need.
- Class List:
- Johnny, Gabriel, Bella, Bob, Sophia, Nickolas, Joshua, Therese, Blake, Evan, Hamza, Addison, Joseph, Cole, Jackson, Catherine, Sam.
- Class List:
- We will hold a baby shower in the 1st grade classroom on Valentine's Day. Each student is asked to bring in items for young mothers in need. Some ideas may include formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, clothes. A letter will go home explaining this in further detail. Students may wear Valentine's day/dressy/party clothing to mass and school in celebration of the day. In accordance with our green initiative, students do not need to wrap the gifts! We will additionally be celebrating with passing our non-food Valentines. Please bring one to each student, some ideas include pencils, little toys, handmade cards. We will be having a treat to celebrate on that day! Thanks so much for your generosity in always supporting those in need.
- Please make sure your kiddos are in correct uniform. The right uniform pants and white black or grey shoes (No colored accents).
- Please read the SJA newsletter: this week's newsletter
- Yearbook Ad Orders Due February 15th- Yearbook ads are a great way to congratulate a student, thank a teacher, send a greeting, advertise your business or wish our graduates well. Please use this order form and place your orders by February 15th. There will be no late orders accepted this year due to production timelines.
- SJA’s Around the World Gala Packets and Raffle Tickets went home last week!
- Our annual Gala is in 45 days! A packet of information and raffle tickets were sent home today. Please review and consider sponsoring, underwriting, getting involved and most importantly...attending! This event is a HUGE community builder and CELEBRATION of SJA! Please contact our fabulous chairs, Susan Hanna and Sherri Daquipa for more information.
- We are excited to launch the 2019 Gala Raffle and back by popular demand is our cash prize of $5,000 to one winner which will be drawn on Saturday, March 9th at the SJA Gala.
- We are asking for every family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle ticket
- Tickets are $10 each
- Sign up to sell at weekly masses and fish feast: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f49aba72e5-gala
- Cash prizes for top 3 selling families
- Additional prizes for weekly participation and Class Participation
- Tickets are being sent home today. Please check your oldest child's backpack for tickets and more detailed information.
- We need 100% participation to make a success! Please get out there and start selling those raffle tickets
Important Dates:
- 2/6 100th Day of School
- 2/7 Field Trip Aquarium
- 2/9- Father/Daughter Dance
- 2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
- 2/14- Valentines Day/Baby Shower
- 2/28-3/1- Noon Dismissal
- 3/1- Peacemaker/Honor Roll Mass
- 3/9- Gala!!!!!
- 3/29- No School WASC work day
Week of January 28- February 1st
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Happy Catholic Schools Week, I am so very blessed to work in a Catholic school and not only share a love of learning but also a love of our Catholic Faith. Thank you to all of you who came to our open house to help us kick off this amazing week! I am excited to celebrate all the festivities along with our 1st and 8th Grade led Grandparents Mass on Friday.
All School Reminders:
Happy Catholic Schools Week, I am so very blessed to work in a Catholic school and not only share a love of learning but also a love of our Catholic Faith. Thank you to all of you who came to our open house to help us kick off this amazing week! I am excited to celebrate all the festivities along with our 1st and 8th Grade led Grandparents Mass on Friday.
All School Reminders:
- This Weeks Schedule:
- Sunday: Parish Day- Open House 9:00mass
- Monday: SJA Appreciation Day- Board Games with School Families
- Tuesday: Student Appreciation Day- No Homework/Bring in canned foods
- Wednesday: Parish Appreciation Day- Continue to bring in canned foods/Students celebrate our parish staff
- Thursday: Community Appreciation Day- wear red, white and blue for $1 or a jar of peanut butter or jelly
- Friday: Family Appreciation Day- Grandparents Mass/All School Recess
- As part of Catholic Schools’ Week, we honor grandparents at a special mass and small reception on Friday, February 1st. Please use this link to RSVP.
- Please read the SJA newsletter: this week's newsletter
- Yearbook Ad Orders Due February 15th- Yearbook ads are a great way to congratulate a student, thank a teacher, send a greeting, advertise your business or wish our graduates well. Please use this order form and place your orders by February 15th. There will be no late orders accepted this year due to production timelines.
- SJA’s Around the World Gala Packets and Raffle Tickets went home last week!
- Our annual Gala is in 45 days! A packet of information and raffle tickets were sent home today. Please review and consider sponsoring, underwriting, getting involved and most importantly...attending! This event is a HUGE community builder and CELEBRATION of SJA! Please contact our fabulous chairs, Susan Hanna and Sherri Daquipa for more information.
- We are excited to launch the 2019 Gala Raffle and back by popular demand is our cash prize of $5,000 to one winner which will be drawn on Saturday, March 9th at the SJA Gala.
- We are asking for every family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle ticket
- Tickets are $10 each
- Sign up to sell at weekly masses and fish feast: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f49aba72e5-gala
- Cash prizes for top 3 selling families
- Additional prizes for weekly participation and Class Participation
- Tickets are being sent home today. Please check your oldest child's backpack for tickets and more detailed information.
- We need 100% participation to make a success! Please get out there and start selling those raffle tickets
- 100th Day Of School: Please sign up to bring something if you have not already or sign up to Volunteer! Excited to celebrate such a fun day!
- Optional Spring Conferences
- If you would like to meet before I leave on Maternity leave please sign up for a conference slot sent out in the sign up genius.
- Valentine's Day/Baby Shower:
- We will hold a baby shower in the 1st grade classroom on Valentine's Day. Each student is asked to bring in items for young mothers in need. Some ideas may include formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, clothes. A letter will go home explaining this in further detail. Students may wear Valentine's day/dressy/party clothing to mass and school in celebration of the day. In accordance with our green initiative, students do not need to wrap the gifts! We will additionally be celebrating with passing our non-food Valentines. Please bring one to each student, some ideas include pencils, little toys, handmade cards. We will be having a treat to celebrate on that day! Thanks so much for your generosity in always supporting those in need.
- Class List:
- Johnny, Gabriel, Bella, Bob, Sophia, Nickolas, Joshua, Therese, Blake, Evan, Hamza, Addison, Joseph, Cole, Jackson, Catherine, Sam.
- Class List:
- We will hold a baby shower in the 1st grade classroom on Valentine's Day. Each student is asked to bring in items for young mothers in need. Some ideas may include formula, diapers, wipes, bottles, clothes. A letter will go home explaining this in further detail. Students may wear Valentine's day/dressy/party clothing to mass and school in celebration of the day. In accordance with our green initiative, students do not need to wrap the gifts! We will additionally be celebrating with passing our non-food Valentines. Please bring one to each student, some ideas include pencils, little toys, handmade cards. We will be having a treat to celebrate on that day! Thanks so much for your generosity in always supporting those in need.
- 1/28-2/1 Catholic Schools Week
- 2/1 1st Grade and Grandparents Mass
- 2/6 100th Day of School
- 2/7 Field Trip Aquarium
- 2/9- Father/Daughter Dance
- 2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
- 2/14- Valentines Day/Baby Shower
- 2/28-3/1- Noon Dismissal
- 3/1- Peacemaker/Honor Roll Mass
- 3/9- Gala!!!!!
- 3/29- No School WASC work day
Week of January 22nd-January 25th
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
We are diving away learning about oceanographers and their lifelong love of learning. We talked about what Oceanographers are, who they help, what they study, and what they can do. The students have non-fiction texts that are helping to drive their research and find text evidence to support their answers. This week we will be focusing on facts about the ocean, before we direct our learning specifically to the kelp forest. This week is also Kindness week, we will be focusing on what it means to be kind. This week we are starting our 5th Grade shoe tying buddies that will be helping us learn to tie our shoes at lunch! Should be a great week before we kick off Catholic Schools week.
1st Grade News:
All School News:
Important Dates:
We are diving away learning about oceanographers and their lifelong love of learning. We talked about what Oceanographers are, who they help, what they study, and what they can do. The students have non-fiction texts that are helping to drive their research and find text evidence to support their answers. This week we will be focusing on facts about the ocean, before we direct our learning specifically to the kelp forest. This week is also Kindness week, we will be focusing on what it means to be kind. This week we are starting our 5th Grade shoe tying buddies that will be helping us learn to tie our shoes at lunch! Should be a great week before we kick off Catholic Schools week.
1st Grade News:
- Book Orders due tomorrow on scholastic
- Wednesday January 23rd: Spirit Day- CRAZY FOR KINDNESS Crazy Hair and Sock Day with Uniforms
- Friday, January 25:
School Family Activity. Please bring in coins to play Bingo with, which we will donate to St. Jude’s Hospital.
Sunday, January 27:
Open House and CSW kick off - Students are invited to attend Sunday morning 9:00 am Mass and visit their classroom. Students who attend in uniform may wear free dress on Monday, January 28.
Saturday, February 9:
9th Annual Father Daughter Dance - SOUP-erbowl: Please bring in a can or several cans of soup as we are competing against the other grades to see who can collect the most soup. Similar to penny wars which is what we did last year.
All School News:
- Please read the SJA newsletter: this week's newsletter
- Erin Perryman will be taking Gala photos this Thursday, 1/24.
- Deacon Al’s 100th Birthday Celebration - please see the invitation for more details and to RSVP
- As part of Catholic Schools’ Week, we honor grandparents at a special mass and small reception on Friday, February 1st. Please use this link to RSVP.
- Yearbook Ad Orders Due February 15th: Yearbook ads are a great way to congratulate a student, thank a teacher, send a greeting, advertise your business or wish our graduates well. Please use this order form and place your orders by February 15th. There will be no late orders accepted this year due to production timelines.
Important Dates:
- 1/23 Crazy for Kindness: Crazy hair and accessories.
- Tuesday, January 22-January 25: Kindness Week
- 1/27 Open House Stop by After 9:00 Mass
- 1/28-2/1 Catholic Schools Week
- 2/1 1st Grade and Grandparents Mass
- 2/6 100th Day of School
- 2/7 Field Trip Aquarium
- 2/9- Father/Daughter Dance
- 2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
- 2/14- Valentines Day/Baby Shower
- 2/28-3/1- Noon Dismissal
- 3/1- Peacemaker/Honor Roll Mass
- 3/9- Gala!!!!!
- 3/29- No School WASC work day
Week of January 14th- January 18th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Last week 1st grade learned about all things winter. We studied winter animals and learned about which animals hibernate and which do not. We learned about the adaptations animals bodies have that help them survive in winter. Come check out our Hibernation writing (Located in the Classroom) and our snowy winter owls (in the hall of the Library). This week we will be diving in to our kelp forest unit learning about oceanographers, our oceans, and specifically the habitat that lies just beyond our pacific coast, the kelp forest.
1st Grade News:
1/18- No School WASC workday
1/21- No School MLK Day
1/27- Open House
1/28- 2/1- Catholic Schools Week
2/1- Grandparents Mass/ 1st & 8th Grade Mass
2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
Last week 1st grade learned about all things winter. We studied winter animals and learned about which animals hibernate and which do not. We learned about the adaptations animals bodies have that help them survive in winter. Come check out our Hibernation writing (Located in the Classroom) and our snowy winter owls (in the hall of the Library). This week we will be diving in to our kelp forest unit learning about oceanographers, our oceans, and specifically the habitat that lies just beyond our pacific coast, the kelp forest.
1st Grade News:
- Kelp Forest Unit Starts this week.
- Field Trip is on 2/7 at the Birch Aquarium from 9-2.
- Permission Forms are sent home and you will be billed $13.00 through FACTS. Please do not send in a check. Get those in ASAP if you haven't already.
- Kindness Week is next Week.
- We will be partnering up with 5th Grade buddies to help us learn how to tie our shoes during lunch.
- Kindness checklist will be sent home at the beginning of the week
- Crazy for Kindness Wednesday January 23, Crazy Hair and Accessories.
- Catholic Schools Week is coming up. More information to come regarding the exciting activities we have planned, but make sure to attend our Open House on Sunday, January 27th. It's a great day to show off our amazing school.
- This season it is easy to see how blessed we are as families and a community. There are so many less fortunate than us. Please help out by participating! SJA will be providing food and items for the interfaith shelter in the parish hall January 6-20; Please click here for more information and to sign-up.
- Please read the SJA newsletter: read this week's newsletter
- Parent Council Meeting is this Thursday, 1/17 at 8:00 a.m. PC representatives are strongly encouraged to attend and ALL moms and dads are invited! Please join us! If you’re not able to make the meeting but would like to assist sign up here.
- Deacon Al’s 100th Birthday Celebration - please see the invitation for more details and to RSVP
- As part of Catholic Schools’ Week, we honor grandparents at a special mass and small reception on Friday, February 1st. Please use this link to RSVP.
- 1/6-1/20 Interfaith Shelter in parish hall
1/18- No School WASC workday
1/21- No School MLK Day
1/27- Open House
1/28- 2/1- Catholic Schools Week
2/1- Grandparents Mass/ 1st & 8th Grade Mass
2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
Week of January 7- January 11, 2019
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Happy New Year! Welcome back, I hope you all had a wonderful time with your families over the break. Thank you to all of you for attending our pageant. Our little Angels did such an amazing job! It was also such a lovely Christmas Party on the last day before break. Thank you for all making it such a fun and successful event. I would just like to say thank you so very much for my Christmas Gift from the class, the gift card to Pacific Coast Grill was perfect! Mr. Humann and I enjoyed a lovely lunch date the day we got out for break. We had such a wonderful time and it was the perfect way to kick off the break. I appreciate all of our thoughtfulness and generosity.
1st Grade News:
1/7- Welcome Back
1/11- Noon Dismissal
1/18- No School WASC workday
1/21- No School MLK Day
1/27- Open House
1/28- 2/1- Catholic Schools Week
2/1- Grandparents Mass/ 1st Grade Mass
2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
Happy New Year! Welcome back, I hope you all had a wonderful time with your families over the break. Thank you to all of you for attending our pageant. Our little Angels did such an amazing job! It was also such a lovely Christmas Party on the last day before break. Thank you for all making it such a fun and successful event. I would just like to say thank you so very much for my Christmas Gift from the class, the gift card to Pacific Coast Grill was perfect! Mr. Humann and I enjoyed a lovely lunch date the day we got out for break. We had such a wonderful time and it was the perfect way to kick off the break. I appreciate all of our thoughtfulness and generosity.
1st Grade News:
- Kelp Forest Unit Starts Next Week
- Field Trip is on 2/7 at the Birch Aquarium from 9-2.
- Permission Forms are sent home today and you will be billed $13.00 through FACTS. Please do not send in a check.
- Catholic Schools Week is coming up. More information to come regarding the exciting activities we have planned, but make sure to attend our Open House on Sunday, January 27th. It's a great day to show off our amazing school.
- This season it is easy to see how blessed we are as families and a community. There are so many less fortunate than us. Please help out by participating! SJA will be providing food and items for the interfaith shelter in the parish hall January 6-20; Please click here for more information and to sign-up.
1/7- Welcome Back
1/11- Noon Dismissal
1/18- No School WASC workday
1/21- No School MLK Day
1/27- Open House
1/28- 2/1- Catholic Schools Week
2/1- Grandparents Mass/ 1st Grade Mass
2/15-2/19- Presidents Day Break
Week of December 17-21
Notes from Mrs. Humann:
Merry almost Christmas! I can't believe how this month has flown by. We had a lot of amazing activities last week including finishing our nativity projects, celebrating the Virgin of Guadalupe with Bella's mom Norma as well as the infamous Grand Teacher. We spent time with the gardening elective planting in the garden last week and learned all about light in our science unit.
1st Grade News:
Friday December 21st:
Our Class Christmas Party:
We will be having Christmas Stations including making ornaments, and other fun Christmas Crafts. If you would like to join us from 10:45-11:45 with clean up from 11:45-12:00.
If you would like to volunteer or join us in all of the festivities please email me. We would love to have you join us!
Christmas Prayer Service:
Our Christmas Pageant(Prayer Service) will be Thursday December 20th at 7pm in the Church.
Please drop off your child at the front of the school at 6:30 for them to get dressed in their Angel Costumes.
Students are to wear light colored clothing to the classroom and we will change them here. Our program Festival of Lessons and Carols will be a prayer service celebrating the story of Christ's birth and featuring timeless Christmas and Advent carols from around the world. At 6:30 p.m., students in Grades K-6 should be DROPPED OFF at the front entrance of the school and Grades 7 and 8 at their respective classrooms. There will be no early entrance. Please wait patiently for the doors to the school and then church to be opened. There will be parent volunteers assisting teachers with costumes in each classroom and other parents are asked to please go to the church after drop off. Church front doors will open for parents and guests at 6:45 p.m. Please note that participation in this event is an integral part of SJA curriculum and is a graded assignment for all students.
All School News:
- Please read the SJA newsletter:weekly newsletter.
- This season it is easy to see how blessed we are as families and a community. There are so many less fortunate than us. Please help out by participating! SJA will be providing food and items for the interfaith shelter in the parish hall January 6-20; Please click here for more information and to sign-up.
Important Dates:
12/20- Christmas Pageant
12/21- Christmas Party / NO AFTERCARE
1/7- School Resumes
1/11- Noon Dismissal
1/18- No School WASC workday
1/21- No School MLK Day
1/27- Open House
1/28- 2/1- Catholic Schools Week
2/1- Grandparents Mass
Week of December 10th-14th
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Happy second week in advent, thank you to all of the families who came out to celebrate with our annual family rosary. This is such an amazing tradition that I used to do as a child when I was at St. James. Families would gather together and pray as a community. I am so happy I was able to share this piece of my childhood with some of you! We have a busy couple of weeks until Christmas Break, we will be starting our Nativity study in which we look at each Nativity character and highlight their significance. We are also doing some fun Christmas activities as well as practicing for our Christmas Prayer Service.
1st Grade Reminders:
This Thursday December 13th:
Christmas PJ Party! The kiddos have been working all year to earn their first class party and they finally did! We will be celebrating with a little Christmas festivities, some hot cocoa, and a Christmas movie.
Friday December 21st:
Our Class Christmas Party:
We will be having Christmas Stations including making ornaments, and other fun Christmas Crafts. If you would like to join us from 10:45-11:45 with clean up from 11:45-12:00.
If you would like to volunteer or join us in all of the festivities please email me. We would love to have you join us!
Christmas Prayer Service:
Our Christmas Pageant(Prayer Service) will be Thursday December 20th at 7pm in the Church.
Please drop off your child to the 1st Grade Classroom no later than 6:30 for them to get dressed in their Angel Costumes.
Students are to wear light colored clothing to the classroom and we will change them here.
All School Reminders:
- Please read the SJA newsletter: this week's newsletter.
- SJA will be providing food and items for the Interfaith Shelter in the parish hall January 6-20; Please click here for more information and to sign-up.
- Don’t miss out- Plan to attend the St. James-St. Leo Christmas Fair next Sunday, 12/16, 8:30-11:30! The Christmas Fair features our ever-popular Peppermint Shop, where children can buy and wrap affordable gifts ($1-$4) for their family. We will also have a charitable Silent Auction, Bake Sale, and Crafts. Join us for hot apple cider, continental breakfast, Nativity photo booth, music and fun!
We need your help! All families, please go to one of these links to find something that your family can contribute. There are two ways to be part of the Fair:
Click here to SIGNUP for donations and baking.
Click here to SIGNUP for volunteering your time for setup or during the Fair.
SAVE THE DATE(S)
Sunday, December 16: St. James-St. Leo Christmas Fair 8:30-11:30
Thursday, December 20: Christmas Pageant 7:00 p.m. in the church
Friday December 21st: 1st Grade Christmas Party at 10:45
Friday, December 21: 8:00 a.m. Mass led by Student Council/Noon dismissal
NO PM daycare available
Christmas vacation: December 22 - January 6. School Resumes January 7
Friday, January 18: NO SCHOOL for students/ Teacher WCEA work day
Monday, January 21: NO SCHOOL Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday observed
Week of December 3rd-7th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Welcome to December one of my favorite times of the year. As we celebrate our first week of Advent we look to the virtue of Hope. As we open our hearts and prepare for the coming of our savior, keep prayer in mind during this hectic time in our life. This week look for our Advent calendar sent home in our blue folder. As a family participate in some of the activities and pray with your family through this beautiful liturgical season.
1St Grade News:
We have a holiday visitor spreading cheer this holiday season our Shepard on the Search Dennis. This Shepard helps to lead us through Advent by guiding us and teaching us the way to open our hearts to Jesus. We reflect on the true meaning of Christmas with some silliness and festive activities too!
Nativity Shoe Box Project: Please be on the lookout at your house for a shoebox that can be donated to our nativity projects in school. Tuesday a piece of brown paper will be sent home for you to wrap the shoe box in order to prepare for the nativity characters we will place in the nativity as we learn about them through this advent season.
We won our Class Party:
As a 1st Grade tradition we work towards a Christmas Pajama Day. We will be celebrating this tradition with some hot cocoa and a Christmas movie next Thursday December 13th!
Schoolwide News:
SAVE THE DATE(S)
Wednesday, December 5
8:30 a.m. Parents in Prayer following 8 a.m. mass - We hope you’ll join us!
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. See Us in Action event at SJA - please see the flyer for details
Thursday, December 6: 8:30 a.m. Schoolwide Reconciliation/ St. Nicholas Day
Friday, December 7: 8:00 a.m. Mass led by 6th grade
Sunday, December 9: St. James-St. Leo Alternative Christmas Market after masses
Monday, December 10: Mr. Powell Day: Details will be provided by the classroom teachers
Please send this link to your parents to RSVP: RSVP to Mr. Powell's Assembly and Coffee 12/10
Sunday, December 16: St. James-St. Leo Christmas Fair
Thursday, December 20: Christmas Pageant
Friday, December 21: 8:00 a.m. Mass led by Student Council/Noon dismissal
NO PM daycare available
Welcome to December one of my favorite times of the year. As we celebrate our first week of Advent we look to the virtue of Hope. As we open our hearts and prepare for the coming of our savior, keep prayer in mind during this hectic time in our life. This week look for our Advent calendar sent home in our blue folder. As a family participate in some of the activities and pray with your family through this beautiful liturgical season.
1St Grade News:
We have a holiday visitor spreading cheer this holiday season our Shepard on the Search Dennis. This Shepard helps to lead us through Advent by guiding us and teaching us the way to open our hearts to Jesus. We reflect on the true meaning of Christmas with some silliness and festive activities too!
Nativity Shoe Box Project: Please be on the lookout at your house for a shoebox that can be donated to our nativity projects in school. Tuesday a piece of brown paper will be sent home for you to wrap the shoe box in order to prepare for the nativity characters we will place in the nativity as we learn about them through this advent season.
We won our Class Party:
As a 1st Grade tradition we work towards a Christmas Pajama Day. We will be celebrating this tradition with some hot cocoa and a Christmas movie next Thursday December 13th!
Schoolwide News:
- Please read the SJA newsletter: This week's newsletter
- SJA will be providing food and items for the interfaith shelter in the parish hall January 6-20; Please click here for more information and to sign-up.
- Angel Ornaments can be purchased through Friday; 1 for $20; 2 for $35; After Friday, remaining ornaments will be sold at the Christmas Fairs, 12/9 and 12/16
- Poinsettia Pick-up is this Wednesday 12/5
SAVE THE DATE(S)
Wednesday, December 5
8:30 a.m. Parents in Prayer following 8 a.m. mass - We hope you’ll join us!
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. See Us in Action event at SJA - please see the flyer for details
Thursday, December 6: 8:30 a.m. Schoolwide Reconciliation/ St. Nicholas Day
Friday, December 7: 8:00 a.m. Mass led by 6th grade
Sunday, December 9: St. James-St. Leo Alternative Christmas Market after masses
Monday, December 10: Mr. Powell Day: Details will be provided by the classroom teachers
Please send this link to your parents to RSVP: RSVP to Mr. Powell's Assembly and Coffee 12/10
Sunday, December 16: St. James-St. Leo Christmas Fair
Thursday, December 20: Christmas Pageant
Friday, December 21: 8:00 a.m. Mass led by Student Council/Noon dismissal
NO PM daycare available
Week of November 5th 2018
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Thank you to all of our chaperones for a fabulous field trip! We had such a great time celebrating fall together. Halloween was such a treat from scavenger hunts to charades and fun Halloween centers we had a Boo-tiful day! I will be gone Thursday and Friday of this week for my mother-in laws services with Mrs. Armao subbing. I will also be gone on Monday, November 12th to take time to spend with Family where Mrs. Clark will be subbing in 1st Grade. The kiddos will be in there capable hands and the help and support of Mrs. Kelly, thank you to all of you for understanding.
1st Grade News:
- Parent Teacher Conferences: If you have not already done so please sign up for a slot for Parent teacher Conferences next week.
- Celebrating 50 Fabulous Days of 1st Grade!
- On November 7th we will be celebrating fifty fabulous days of 1st Grade in 1950's style. To add to the fun we ask students to dress the part. Outfits can be as simple (think rolled jeans, slicked back hair, scarves...) or as elaborate (leather jackets, poodle skirts) as you want. We're looking forward to seeing all our fabulous fifties cuties on the 7th.
- Stone Soup Harvest Gathering:
- Please Join us on November 15th at 11 am for our parent appreciation Harvest Gathering of Stone Soup. The students will be studying the story of Stone Soup and will be making our own 1st Grade variety. They will be serving it to you and thanking you for all you do for them.
- Items we need: Please email me if you can bring
- paper plates
- cups
- spoons
- napkins
- juice
- Halloween Candy Collection for the Poor: Each year students are asked to donate a part of their Halloween candy and share it with the poor. SJA will share its collected candy in several ways. Some of the donated candy will be used for the Christmas distribution at the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Mexico. Donations of toothbrushes and toothpaste are also welcome. Please deliver your donations to the SJA front office. Thanks for sharing!
Important Dates:
11/9,11/10,11/12 Mrs Humann Out
11/9 Bring a Friend to School Day - Invite your friend to spend the day with us.
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/15- Stone Soup Harvest Gathering Parents welcome at 11am
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
11/26-11/30- Kindness Week
12/7- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
12/20- Christmas Pageant
Week of October 29th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped out with the Halloween Carnival it was such a success! I appreciate all of your hard work and dedication. Thank you all for you kind gift and spoiling me on my Birthday. You have all been so kind and supportive during this year. We have a couple of exciting weeks ahead of us! We have been busy in first grade with our Room on the Broom literature study where we learned about characters and sequencing. We also connected the text to ourselves as we wrote about who we would want to have on our own broom. In Science we have been studying about spiders and bats and learned about pumpkin life cycles today as we prepare for our field trip in the morning.
1st Grade News:
Halloween 10/31- Students may wear Halloween colors/accessories free dress (t-shirts, shorts, jeans, skirts) but NO costumes.
Halloween Candy Collection for the Poor
Each year students are asked to donate a part of their Halloween candy and share it with the poor. SJA will share its collected candy in several ways. Some of the donated candy will be used for the Christmas distribution at the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Mexico. Donations of toothbrushes and toothpaste are also welcome. Please deliver your donations to the SJA front office. Thanks for sharing!
Important Dates:
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1 Thursday- 8:00 am All Saints Mass led by 2nd grade
11/2 Friday- No Mass/ noon dismissal/ nachos sold by student council after school for $3.00
11/5-Sr. Eva Visit
11/9 Bring a Friend to School Day - Invite your friend to spend the day with us.
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/15- Stone Soup Harvest Gathering Parents welcome at 11am
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
11/26-11/30- Kindness Week
12/7- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
12/20- Christmas Pageant
Thank you to all of our volunteers who helped out with the Halloween Carnival it was such a success! I appreciate all of your hard work and dedication. Thank you all for you kind gift and spoiling me on my Birthday. You have all been so kind and supportive during this year. We have a couple of exciting weeks ahead of us! We have been busy in first grade with our Room on the Broom literature study where we learned about characters and sequencing. We also connected the text to ourselves as we wrote about who we would want to have on our own broom. In Science we have been studying about spiders and bats and learned about pumpkin life cycles today as we prepare for our field trip in the morning.
1st Grade News:
- Tomorrow is our Pumpkin Patch Field Trip:
- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Tuesday October 30th From 8:30-11:30.
- Chaperones: Capra, Heydet, Locke, Myers, Sheinberg, Strachan, Tanner, Volkert.
- ALL students need a booster for the Field Trip please remember to send on that day!
- Send them with a plastic bag to carry their pumpkin, a snack and their usual lunch we will be back before lunch.
- Celebrating 50 Fabulous Days of 1st Grade!
- On November 7th we will be celebrating fifty fabulous days of 1st Grade in 1950's style. To add to the fun we ask students to dress the part. Outfits can be as simple (think rolled jeans, slicked back hair, scarves...) or as elaborate (leather jackets, poodle skirts) as you want. We're looking forward to seeing all our fabulous fifties cuties on the 7th.
- Stone Soup Harvest Gathering:
- Please Join us on November 15th at 11 am for our parent appreciation Harvest Gathering of Stone Soup. The students will be studying the story of Stone Soup and will be making our own 1st Grade variety. They will be serving it to you and thanking you for all you do for them!
- Parent/Teacher Conference sign ups will go home this Friday. Please make sure to sign up for a time to meet with me. I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your child's strengths and how to best assist them throughout the rest of the year!
Halloween 10/31- Students may wear Halloween colors/accessories free dress (t-shirts, shorts, jeans, skirts) but NO costumes.
Halloween Candy Collection for the Poor
Each year students are asked to donate a part of their Halloween candy and share it with the poor. SJA will share its collected candy in several ways. Some of the donated candy will be used for the Christmas distribution at the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Mexico. Donations of toothbrushes and toothpaste are also welcome. Please deliver your donations to the SJA front office. Thanks for sharing!
Important Dates:
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1 Thursday- 8:00 am All Saints Mass led by 2nd grade
11/2 Friday- No Mass/ noon dismissal/ nachos sold by student council after school for $3.00
11/5-Sr. Eva Visit
11/9 Bring a Friend to School Day - Invite your friend to spend the day with us.
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/15- Stone Soup Harvest Gathering Parents welcome at 11am
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
11/26-11/30- Kindness Week
12/7- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
12/20- Christmas Pageant
Week of October 22
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Thank you for all of your support and kind words through this difficulty time with my family. All of the prayers are continually appreciated as we go forward in the next few weeks and months.
There will be no Homework this week, however please continue to read with your child each night.
1st Grade News:
We have completed our Bat and Spider studies and learned what they are, what they can do, and what they have. The students did a great job recalling the information in group discussions and in their own work. This week we are doing our Room on the Broom literature study where we dissect and sequence the story and characters.
1st Grade Reminders:
1st Grade Mass: Thursday October 25th
We need 3 more Volunteers for 1:00-2:00 as well as 2 for 2:00-3:00. Please consider volunteering for our class! Thank you!
The carnival is THIS FRIDAY from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and is only for St. James Preschool and Academy students and their younger siblings. Students may wear appropriate costumes: no weapons, no excessive gore and blood, no wheels, and students must be able to see and sit comfortably in class. There is a Parade of Costumes on the school blacktop immediately after the 8:00 a.m. bell. All are welcome to watch and take pictures. Costume winners will receive a prize and be recognized in the newsletter. Categories are: best individual costume, cutest costume, most creative costume and the best group/pair costume. This year, $25 wristbands will be sold in front of the office before and after school, starting Tuesday, October 9th through Wednesday, October 24th. Wristbands include a Jamba Juice Mini-Smoothie (strawberry or mango), one popcorn, one cotton candy, and unlimited games and booths. Individual tickets and wristbands will be available the day of the carnival (but will not include a smoothie).
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip:
Is on Tuesday October 30 from 9-12. We are so excited for this fun day.
Halloween Candy Collection for the Poor- Each year students are asked to donate a part of their Halloween candy and share it with the poor. SJA will share its collected candy in several ways. Some of the donated candy will be used for the Christmas distribution at the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Mexico. Donations of toothbrushes and toothpaste are also welcome. Please deliver your donations to the SJA front office. Thanks for sharing!
Please read the SJA newsletter: 10-17-18
Important Dates:
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass (Parents welcome!)
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/5-Sr. Eva Visit
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
11/26-11/30- Kindness Week
12/7- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
12/20- Christmas Pageant
Thank you for all of your support and kind words through this difficulty time with my family. All of the prayers are continually appreciated as we go forward in the next few weeks and months.
There will be no Homework this week, however please continue to read with your child each night.
1st Grade News:
We have completed our Bat and Spider studies and learned what they are, what they can do, and what they have. The students did a great job recalling the information in group discussions and in their own work. This week we are doing our Room on the Broom literature study where we dissect and sequence the story and characters.
1st Grade Reminders:
1st Grade Mass: Thursday October 25th
- We will be meeting AT THE CHURCH at 7:40 in order to practice and prepare for the mass.
We need 3 more Volunteers for 1:00-2:00 as well as 2 for 2:00-3:00. Please consider volunteering for our class! Thank you!
The carnival is THIS FRIDAY from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and is only for St. James Preschool and Academy students and their younger siblings. Students may wear appropriate costumes: no weapons, no excessive gore and blood, no wheels, and students must be able to see and sit comfortably in class. There is a Parade of Costumes on the school blacktop immediately after the 8:00 a.m. bell. All are welcome to watch and take pictures. Costume winners will receive a prize and be recognized in the newsletter. Categories are: best individual costume, cutest costume, most creative costume and the best group/pair costume. This year, $25 wristbands will be sold in front of the office before and after school, starting Tuesday, October 9th through Wednesday, October 24th. Wristbands include a Jamba Juice Mini-Smoothie (strawberry or mango), one popcorn, one cotton candy, and unlimited games and booths. Individual tickets and wristbands will be available the day of the carnival (but will not include a smoothie).
Pumpkin Patch Field Trip:
Is on Tuesday October 30 from 9-12. We are so excited for this fun day.
Halloween Candy Collection for the Poor- Each year students are asked to donate a part of their Halloween candy and share it with the poor. SJA will share its collected candy in several ways. Some of the donated candy will be used for the Christmas distribution at the Casa de los Pobres (House of the Poor) in Mexico. Donations of toothbrushes and toothpaste are also welcome. Please deliver your donations to the SJA front office. Thanks for sharing!
Please read the SJA newsletter: 10-17-18
Important Dates:
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass (Parents welcome!)
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/5-Sr. Eva Visit
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
11/26-11/30- Kindness Week
12/7- Feast of the Immaculate Conception
12/20- Christmas Pageant
Week of October 15th, 2018
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Well Baby Humann is a BOY! The kiddos were thrilled! Thanks you to the Sheinberg's for helping us get together our celebration. Thank you also to the Volkert family you generously donated some reading and math learning games to the class. The kids have been having so much fun with the POP for sight words and addition games!
1st Grade Reminders:
Listening Sessions with Bishop McElroy
During October and early November, Bishop McElroy will hold eight listening sessions throughout the diocese. These meetings will focus on seeking input from people in the pews on the pathway to reform, listening to those who have been victimized, and praying for God’s grace to be our only guide. You are invited to be part of this effort by your presence or your prayers. Remaining sessions include Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nativity.
Coming Up:
Well Baby Humann is a BOY! The kiddos were thrilled! Thanks you to the Sheinberg's for helping us get together our celebration. Thank you also to the Volkert family you generously donated some reading and math learning games to the class. The kids have been having so much fun with the POP for sight words and addition games!
1st Grade Reminders:
- Please turn in you child's permission slip for the Pumpkin Patch if you have not done so.
- Please sign up for a rotation at the Halloween Carnival we have a few spots left for Volunteers.
- 1st Grade Mass: Thursday October 25th.
- Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up! I will be sending home a signup on Friday, November 2nd. Please be on the lookout. I look forward to meeting with each of you to discuss your child's strengths and how to best assist them throughout the rest of the year!
- Sick students- If your child is sick, please keep them home to rest. Not only is this important for them but it helps to keep the spreading of illnesses to a minimum. Other families and your teachers greatly appreciate it!
- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Tuesday October 30th From 8:30-11:30.
- Chaperones: Capra, Heydet, Locke, Myers, Sheinberg, Strachan, Tanner, Volkert.
- ALL students need a booster for the Field Trip please remember to send on that day!
Listening Sessions with Bishop McElroy
During October and early November, Bishop McElroy will hold eight listening sessions throughout the diocese. These meetings will focus on seeking input from people in the pews on the pathway to reform, listening to those who have been victimized, and praying for God’s grace to be our only guide. You are invited to be part of this effort by your presence or your prayers. Remaining sessions include Wednesday, October 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Church of the Nativity.
Coming Up:
- 10/20 Track meet at Cathedral Catholic
- 10/22-10/26 Red Ribbon Week
- 10/23-10/24 5th Grade Star of India
- 10/26 8am parade - 12 noon Halloween Carnival
- 10/30 1st/2nd grade to pumpkin patch
- 10/31 October birthday celebration for Sally and Carrie- bringing treats, Lauren Sarah C Phillips and Teresa
- 10/31 Halloween colors and accessories free dress - NO COSTUMES
- 11/1 All Saints Day Mass
Week of October 9th, 2018
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
I hope you all had a lovely 3 day weekend. We had a fabulous week last week from expanding our writing to two to three sentences to guessing Baby Humann's gender. We are always exploring and learning new things through instruction and play.
1st Grade News:
Scholastic Orders: Tonight is the last night to get in your October Scholastic orders, which includes ordering our book Peanut Butter and Jelly Aliens for our Book Club on October 31st.
SJA Outreach:
Cookies for Kairos drop off- before and after school on Friday 10/12 Kairos is a Christian Retreat designed for prison inmates. It is held twice a year at RJ Donovan State Prison in San Ysidro. About 100 prisoners are invited to take part in the retreat each time. As you can imagine, for many of the men in the prison, Jesus Christ and Christianity are far from their minds. To encourage them to attend, we tell them that they will get to eat as many homemade cookies as they like! Often, this is the only reason that they come. But once we have them on the retreat, we treat them with respect and dignity, and watch the Holy Spirit change their hearts. And yes, they can eat as many of your cookies as they like! The retreat goes for 4 days, and we also like to give out cookies to the prison guards and the staff, and if we have enough, we give some to all of the other prisoners in the name of Jesus. That's a lot of cookies - 4 thousand dozen!! Please help.
Halloween Carnival Details:
The annual St. James Academy Halloween Carnival, sponsored by the Student Council, will take place on Friday, October 26th, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The Halloween Carnival is only for St. James Preschool and Academy students and their younger siblings. Students may wear appropriate costumes: no weapons, no excessive gore and blood, no wheels, and students must be able to see and sit comfortably in class. There is a Parade of Costumes on the school blacktop immediately after the 8:00 a.m. bell. All are welcome to watch and take pictures. Costume winners will receive a prize and be recognized in the newsletter. Categories are: best individual costume, cutest costume, most creative costume and the best group/pair costume. This year, $25 wristbands will be sold in front of the office before and after school, starting Tuesday, October 9th through Wednesday, October 24th. Wristbands include a Jamba Juice Mini-Smoothie (strawberry or mango), one popcorn, one cotton candy, and unlimited games and booths. Individual tickets and wristbands will be available the day of the carnival (but will not include a smoothie).
Please Sign up for the Shutterfly sign up in order to Volunteer at the Carnival if you haven't done so. We have 2 booths this year Thank you so much!
Important Dates:
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/25- 1st Grade Mass
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
I hope you all had a lovely 3 day weekend. We had a fabulous week last week from expanding our writing to two to three sentences to guessing Baby Humann's gender. We are always exploring and learning new things through instruction and play.
1st Grade News:
Scholastic Orders: Tonight is the last night to get in your October Scholastic orders, which includes ordering our book Peanut Butter and Jelly Aliens for our Book Club on October 31st.
SJA Outreach:
Cookies for Kairos drop off- before and after school on Friday 10/12 Kairos is a Christian Retreat designed for prison inmates. It is held twice a year at RJ Donovan State Prison in San Ysidro. About 100 prisoners are invited to take part in the retreat each time. As you can imagine, for many of the men in the prison, Jesus Christ and Christianity are far from their minds. To encourage them to attend, we tell them that they will get to eat as many homemade cookies as they like! Often, this is the only reason that they come. But once we have them on the retreat, we treat them with respect and dignity, and watch the Holy Spirit change their hearts. And yes, they can eat as many of your cookies as they like! The retreat goes for 4 days, and we also like to give out cookies to the prison guards and the staff, and if we have enough, we give some to all of the other prisoners in the name of Jesus. That's a lot of cookies - 4 thousand dozen!! Please help.
Halloween Carnival Details:
The annual St. James Academy Halloween Carnival, sponsored by the Student Council, will take place on Friday, October 26th, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The Halloween Carnival is only for St. James Preschool and Academy students and their younger siblings. Students may wear appropriate costumes: no weapons, no excessive gore and blood, no wheels, and students must be able to see and sit comfortably in class. There is a Parade of Costumes on the school blacktop immediately after the 8:00 a.m. bell. All are welcome to watch and take pictures. Costume winners will receive a prize and be recognized in the newsletter. Categories are: best individual costume, cutest costume, most creative costume and the best group/pair costume. This year, $25 wristbands will be sold in front of the office before and after school, starting Tuesday, October 9th through Wednesday, October 24th. Wristbands include a Jamba Juice Mini-Smoothie (strawberry or mango), one popcorn, one cotton candy, and unlimited games and booths. Individual tickets and wristbands will be available the day of the carnival (but will not include a smoothie).
Please Sign up for the Shutterfly sign up in order to Volunteer at the Carnival if you haven't done so. We have 2 booths this year Thank you so much!
Important Dates:
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/25- 1st Grade Mass
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
Week of October 1st, 2018
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
A Glimpse into our Classroom:
Last week was a fun filled week wrapping up our apple activities and trading them in for all things pumpkin! We had a wonderful time making applesauce in the classroom and whether we all liked it or not we all tried it! To kick off our season of fall Mrs. Volkert came in for some Scarecrow selfies. October will be an exciting month. Be sure to check our folders this week as we have permission slips, book clubs, and many more announcements.
Bocce Ball: Thank you to our Chairs Charlie and Courtney Tanner for such an amazing event! Your hard work is so appreciated and thank you for representing our 1st Grade class! You Rock! Great Work 1st Grade we had the most participation in the selling of Raffle Tickets! It was so wonderful to see so many of you at Bocce on Saturday! Congrats to the Heydet's for getting 3rd place!
Giana Rose Jewelry Promotion now through October 5th Giana Rose Jewelry is offering a wonderful promotion now through October 5th. They will donate 40% of all purchases back to St. James Academy. Please see the flyer for more details or visit: www.gianarosejewelry.com and see the St. James Academy Special Event link.
Blessing of the animals: In honor of St. Francis, families can bring their animals (safely and securely) to campus on Thursday, October 4 at 2:30 for a blessing. All dogs must be leashed. All students will gather with their class around the perimeter of the basketball court.
Lunch Servers- Mrs. Kuhn is looking for parent volunteers to help serve lunch. If you are available please contact her. It's a great way to get service hours and it is fun to see all the students!
Pumpkin Patch- 1st and 2nd grade are looking forward to celebrating our favorite season with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch here in Del Mar. We are booked to go on Tuesday, October 30th from 9:00am until lunch. Permission slips will go home at the end of this month, so please make sure to get your drivers license, car insurance card and are CMG Certified so you can attend with us. The cost of the trip is $12.00 for each child and all accompanying adults are free. Your children will get access to 5 rides/games while there and be able to take home a pumpkin. We are looking forward to a fun filled day!
Field Trip Chaperones:
Amy Capra
Andrea Locke
Elayne Volkert
Bob Heydet
Sheinberg's
Leticia Meyers
Tanners's
Important Dates:
10/2- Feast Day of the Guardian Angels
10/4- Blessing of the Animals (2:30pm)
10/5- Noon Dismissal
10/8- No School (Columbus Day)
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
A Glimpse into our Classroom:
Last week was a fun filled week wrapping up our apple activities and trading them in for all things pumpkin! We had a wonderful time making applesauce in the classroom and whether we all liked it or not we all tried it! To kick off our season of fall Mrs. Volkert came in for some Scarecrow selfies. October will be an exciting month. Be sure to check our folders this week as we have permission slips, book clubs, and many more announcements.
Bocce Ball: Thank you to our Chairs Charlie and Courtney Tanner for such an amazing event! Your hard work is so appreciated and thank you for representing our 1st Grade class! You Rock! Great Work 1st Grade we had the most participation in the selling of Raffle Tickets! It was so wonderful to see so many of you at Bocce on Saturday! Congrats to the Heydet's for getting 3rd place!
Giana Rose Jewelry Promotion now through October 5th Giana Rose Jewelry is offering a wonderful promotion now through October 5th. They will donate 40% of all purchases back to St. James Academy. Please see the flyer for more details or visit: www.gianarosejewelry.com and see the St. James Academy Special Event link.
Blessing of the animals: In honor of St. Francis, families can bring their animals (safely and securely) to campus on Thursday, October 4 at 2:30 for a blessing. All dogs must be leashed. All students will gather with their class around the perimeter of the basketball court.
Lunch Servers- Mrs. Kuhn is looking for parent volunteers to help serve lunch. If you are available please contact her. It's a great way to get service hours and it is fun to see all the students!
Pumpkin Patch- 1st and 2nd grade are looking forward to celebrating our favorite season with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch here in Del Mar. We are booked to go on Tuesday, October 30th from 9:00am until lunch. Permission slips will go home at the end of this month, so please make sure to get your drivers license, car insurance card and are CMG Certified so you can attend with us. The cost of the trip is $12.00 for each child and all accompanying adults are free. Your children will get access to 5 rides/games while there and be able to take home a pumpkin. We are looking forward to a fun filled day!
Field Trip Chaperones:
Amy Capra
Andrea Locke
Elayne Volkert
Bob Heydet
Sheinberg's
Leticia Meyers
Tanners's
Important Dates:
10/2- Feast Day of the Guardian Angels
10/4- Blessing of the Animals (2:30pm)
10/5- Noon Dismissal
10/8- No School (Columbus Day)
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
Week of September 24,2018
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
A very happy Fall to all of my 1st Grade Families! We will be celebrating with some cinnamon applesauce being made this week on Wednesday. We have been busy in 1st grade from counting on to subtract to learning that we all follow Jesus and are a part of the Catholic Church. We are learning about reading maps in social studies and this week we will be focusing on where we are on the map. We are continuing our morning centers where we work with our spelling words, practice our reading stamina, as well as reading and writing in our small groups. Next week we look forward to all things pumpkin as we head into October.
9/29 5th ANNUAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT & GARDEN PARTY IS THIS WEEKEND!
Hope to see you all there!
Bocce Raffle Tickets Last Chance to Sell: We are asking every St. James Academy family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle tickets. The cost is $10 per raffle ticket. The prize for the winning raffle ticket this year is $1000! We are hoping that the "NEW" Prize will encourage more families to not only sell their 20 tickets, but sell above that!
Prizes:
Pumpkin Patch- 1st and 2nd grade are looking forward to celebrating our favorite season with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch here in Del Mar. We are booked to go on Tuesday, October 30th from 9:00am until lunch. Permission slips will go home at the end of this month, so please make sure to get your drivers license, car insurance card and are CMG Certified so you can attend with us. The cost of the trip is $12.00 for each child and all accompanying adults are free. Your children will get access to 5 rides/games while there and be able to take home a pumpkin. We are looking forward to a fun filled day!
Field Trip Chaperones:
Amy Capra
Andrea Locke
Elayne Volkert
Bob Heydet
Sheinberg's
Leticia Meyers
Tanners's
Important Dates to Remember:
9/28- Noon Dismissal/ Teacher Development Day
9/29- Bocce Tournament
10/4 Virtue Instruction-Adoration with Mrs. Breen
10/4- Blessing of the Animals (2:30pm)
10/5- Noon Dismissal
10/6 Family Movie Night
10/8- No School (Columbus Day)
10/11 Make-up Photos
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
A very happy Fall to all of my 1st Grade Families! We will be celebrating with some cinnamon applesauce being made this week on Wednesday. We have been busy in 1st grade from counting on to subtract to learning that we all follow Jesus and are a part of the Catholic Church. We are learning about reading maps in social studies and this week we will be focusing on where we are on the map. We are continuing our morning centers where we work with our spelling words, practice our reading stamina, as well as reading and writing in our small groups. Next week we look forward to all things pumpkin as we head into October.
9/29 5th ANNUAL BOCCE TOURNAMENT & GARDEN PARTY IS THIS WEEKEND!
Hope to see you all there!
Bocce Raffle Tickets Last Chance to Sell: We are asking every St. James Academy family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle tickets. The cost is $10 per raffle ticket. The prize for the winning raffle ticket this year is $1000! We are hoping that the "NEW" Prize will encourage more families to not only sell their 20 tickets, but sell above that!
Prizes:
- "Family with Most tickets sold" Prize (Top 3 winners awarded $250/$100/$75)
- Class with Highest Ticket Sales (Most Money Raised) will earn a "Day of Free Dress"
- First class that reaches 100% participation (or class with highest percentage) - Will win their Teacher a $50 Gift Card of their choice
- Any class that reaches 100% participation will earn a "Day of Free Dress"
- There will be weekly participation drawings held at Monday Morning Assemblies. For every 20 raffle tickets a family sells, their name will be put into a drawing for a $5 Gift Card
- Top Raffle selling ticket winners will be announced Monday, October 1, 2018.
Pumpkin Patch- 1st and 2nd grade are looking forward to celebrating our favorite season with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch here in Del Mar. We are booked to go on Tuesday, October 30th from 9:00am until lunch. Permission slips will go home at the end of this month, so please make sure to get your drivers license, car insurance card and are CMG Certified so you can attend with us. The cost of the trip is $12.00 for each child and all accompanying adults are free. Your children will get access to 5 rides/games while there and be able to take home a pumpkin. We are looking forward to a fun filled day!
Field Trip Chaperones:
Amy Capra
Andrea Locke
Elayne Volkert
Bob Heydet
Sheinberg's
Leticia Meyers
Tanners's
Important Dates to Remember:
9/28- Noon Dismissal/ Teacher Development Day
9/29- Bocce Tournament
10/4 Virtue Instruction-Adoration with Mrs. Breen
10/4- Blessing of the Animals (2:30pm)
10/5- Noon Dismissal
10/6 Family Movie Night
10/8- No School (Columbus Day)
10/11 Make-up Photos
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
Week of September 17, 2018
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We have had a couple of great weeks in 1st grade. From daily reading centers, our new math curriculum, apple life cycle, being a good citizen like Johnny Appleseed, and learning about the Golden rule in Matthew 7:12 the students have been busy working and exploring all that 1st grade has to offer. We continue to work on our skills this week as we dive into our second week of the Wonders Curriculum and look at the different types of communities, learning counting on strategies for subtraction, and hands on apple science for this week.
1st Grade Friday Rosary: Thank you to all of you who stayed after Mass on Friday to pray the rosary for Baby Humann and I, as well as all of your children. I am beyond grateful and feeling overjoyed with the amount of prayers and support for our new member of our Family. Thank you for all of your continued prayers.
1st Grade Reminders:
Join us at Parents in Prayer: This week Wednesday September 19th 1st Grade will be heading down to the church at 8:30 to pray the full rosary with Parents in Prayer. Please join us if you are able too, many of the parents attend daily mass and then meet in the social room after.
Scholastic: Thank you all who have ordered some books already please get them in either today or tomorrow so I can finalize the order. Thanks so much!
Pumpkin Patch- 1st and 2nd grade are looking forward to celebrating our favorite season with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch here in Del Mar. We are booked to go on Tuesday, October 30th from 9:00am until lunch. Permission slips will go home at the end of this month, so please make sure to get your drivers license, car insurance card and are CMG Certified so you can attend with us. The cost of the trip is $12.00 for each child and all accompanying adults are free. Your children will get access to 5 rides/games while there and be able to take home a pumpkin. We are looking forward to a fun filled day!
Field Trip Chaperones:
Amy Capra
Andrea Locke
Elayne Volkert
Bob Heydet
Sheinberg's
Leticia Meyers
Tanners's
Splash Math: Thank you to all of the families that donated I will be sending home information about our subscription this week. We appreciate all of your support!
Reminders and Updates:
The Bocce Tournament is a great way to kick off the year. This year it will be held on Saturday 9/29 at the Hazel home. Looking forward to another great year of fun, friendly competition! Blake and I are both planning on attending and are hoping to do well again this year, hopefully we can see and play you then!
Bocce Raffle Tickets went hojme last week! We are asking every St. James Academy family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle tickets. The cost is $10 per raffle ticket. The prize for the winning raffle ticket this year is $1000! We are hoping that the "NEW" Prize will encourage more families to not only sell their 20 tickets, but sell above that!
Prizes:
- "Family with Most tickets sold" Prize (Top 3 winners awarded $250/$100/$75)
- Class with Highest Ticket Sales (Most Money Raised) will earn a "Day of Free Dress"
- First class that reaches 100% participation (or class with highest percentage) - Will win their Teacher a $50 Gift Card of their choice
- Any class that reaches 100% participation will earn a "Day of Free Dress"
- There will be weekly participation drawings held at Monday Morning Assemblies. For every 20 raffle tickets a family sells, their name will be put into a drawing for a $5 Gift Card
- Top Raffle selling ticket winners will be announced Monday, October 1, 2018.
Families should turn in sold raffle tickets and money to the front office. Want more Raffle Tickets: Pick up more in the front office. Questions? Contact Lisa Ronco at 858.245.4402 or [email protected]. Thank you.
Important Dates to Remember:
9/28- Noon Dismissal/ Teacher Development Day
9/29- Bocce Tournament
10/4- Blessing of the Animals (2:30pm)
10/5- Noon Dismissal
10/8- No School (Columbus Day)
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
Back to School: Week of September 10, 2018
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We are now in the swing of the new school year as this is our first full week. Thank you to all of you who made it to Back to School Night, it was so great to see you all there. Thank you to all of you for being so kind and supportive of my family's big news! The students are so excited to guess the gender of baby Humann and see how my belly grows! I can't wait for a fabulous year with you all and can't wait to experience this exciting time together.
Reminders and Updates:
Pumpkin Patch- 1st and 2nd grade are looking forward to celebrating our favorite season with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch here in Del Mar. We are booked to go on Tuesday, October 30th from 9:00am until lunch. Permission slips will go home at the end of this month, so please make sure to get your drivers license, car insurance card and LiveScan on file so you can attend with us. The cost of the trip is $12.00 for each child and all accompanying adults are free. Your children will get access to 5 rides/games while there and be able to take home a pumpkin. We are looking forward to a fun filled day!
The Bocce Tournament is a great way to kick off the year. This year it will be held on Saturday 9/29 at the Hazel home. Looking forward to another great year of fun, friendly competition! Blake and I are both planning on attending and are hoping to do well again this year, hopefully we can see and play you then!
Bocce Raffle Tickets went hojme last week! We are asking every St. James Academy family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle tickets. The cost is $10 per raffle ticket. The prize for the winning raffle ticket this year is $1000! We are hoping that the "NEW" Prize will encourage more families to not only sell their 20 tickets, but sell above that!
Prizes:
Families should turn in sold raffle tickets and money to the front office. Want more Raffle Tickets: Pick up more in the front office. Questions? Contact Lisa Ronco at 858.245.4402 or [email protected]. Thank you.
Scholastic: Thank you all who have ordered some books already please get them in before next Wednesday when I will be sending in the order. Thanks so much!
Wish List:
Splash Math: I am looking into getting a year subscription for our class with Splash Math for this year. There is a free version you can try with your child at home but there are limited games and practiced skills. I think this would be a great resource at school as well as at home to work on our math facts and skills. It is $240.00 for the year subscription and allows me to track progress and skills through the teacher portal. If any of you would consider donating towards this fun and engaging app please let me know. If we break it up between the class it comes to about 13.00 per family. Please let me know if this is something we would like to consider purchasing for our class.
Important Dates to Remember:
9/13- Picture Day/ Pizza Order Forms Due
9/28- Noon Dismissal/ Teacher Development Day
9/29- Bocce Tournament
10/4- Blessing of the Animals (2:30pm)
10/5- Noon Dismissal
10/8- No School (Columbus Day)
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
We are now in the swing of the new school year as this is our first full week. Thank you to all of you who made it to Back to School Night, it was so great to see you all there. Thank you to all of you for being so kind and supportive of my family's big news! The students are so excited to guess the gender of baby Humann and see how my belly grows! I can't wait for a fabulous year with you all and can't wait to experience this exciting time together.
Reminders and Updates:
Pumpkin Patch- 1st and 2nd grade are looking forward to celebrating our favorite season with a trip to the Pumpkin Patch here in Del Mar. We are booked to go on Tuesday, October 30th from 9:00am until lunch. Permission slips will go home at the end of this month, so please make sure to get your drivers license, car insurance card and LiveScan on file so you can attend with us. The cost of the trip is $12.00 for each child and all accompanying adults are free. Your children will get access to 5 rides/games while there and be able to take home a pumpkin. We are looking forward to a fun filled day!
The Bocce Tournament is a great way to kick off the year. This year it will be held on Saturday 9/29 at the Hazel home. Looking forward to another great year of fun, friendly competition! Blake and I are both planning on attending and are hoping to do well again this year, hopefully we can see and play you then!
Bocce Raffle Tickets went hojme last week! We are asking every St. James Academy family to sell a minimum of 20 raffle tickets. The cost is $10 per raffle ticket. The prize for the winning raffle ticket this year is $1000! We are hoping that the "NEW" Prize will encourage more families to not only sell their 20 tickets, but sell above that!
Prizes:
- "Family with Most tickets sold" Prize (Top 3 winners awarded $250/$100/$75)
- Class with Highest Ticket Sales (Most Money Raised) will earn a "Day of Free Dress"
- First class that reaches 100% participation (or class with highest percentage) - Will win their Teacher a $50 Gift Card of their choice
- Any class that reaches 100% participation will earn a "Day of Free Dress"
- There will be weekly participation drawings held at Monday Morning Assemblies. For every 20 raffle tickets a family sells, their name will be put into a drawing for a $5 Gift Card
- Top Raffle selling ticket winners will be announced Monday, October 1, 2018.
Families should turn in sold raffle tickets and money to the front office. Want more Raffle Tickets: Pick up more in the front office. Questions? Contact Lisa Ronco at 858.245.4402 or [email protected]. Thank you.
Scholastic: Thank you all who have ordered some books already please get them in before next Wednesday when I will be sending in the order. Thanks so much!
Wish List:
Splash Math: I am looking into getting a year subscription for our class with Splash Math for this year. There is a free version you can try with your child at home but there are limited games and practiced skills. I think this would be a great resource at school as well as at home to work on our math facts and skills. It is $240.00 for the year subscription and allows me to track progress and skills through the teacher portal. If any of you would consider donating towards this fun and engaging app please let me know. If we break it up between the class it comes to about 13.00 per family. Please let me know if this is something we would like to consider purchasing for our class.
Important Dates to Remember:
9/13- Picture Day/ Pizza Order Forms Due
9/28- Noon Dismissal/ Teacher Development Day
9/29- Bocce Tournament
10/4- Blessing of the Animals (2:30pm)
10/5- Noon Dismissal
10/8- No School (Columbus Day)
10/19- No School (WASC Teacher Work Day)
10/22-10/26- Red Ribbon Week
10/26- Halloween Carnival
10/30- Pumpkin Patch Field Trip
11/1- All Saint's Mass
11/2- Noon Dismissal
11/9- Bring A Friend to School Day
11/14-11/16- Noon Dismissals/Parent Teacher Conferences
11/19-11/23- Thanksgiving Break
Week of June 6/4/2018
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
What a year! I am so blessed and honored to have been an essential part of each of your child's lives. I can not believe this is our last full week of school. Thank you for all of your support and love this year. You have all been so great to work with and I am appreciative of all your dedication in helping this year be so fantastic. We are finishing up projects and staying busy here in 1st grade!
Reminders:
- Super Humann Day! We will be celebrating Super Humann Day this Thursday June 7th. This is a day in which I honor the students for all of their hard work and pass out their super humann awards. They each recieve a super humann cape and mask in which we play games and fly around school as Super Humann's. In order to make this day special I was hoping to have some snacks that each of you could bring in.
- Green Grapes/ Fruit
- Special Treat
- Chex Mix or a salty snack.
- Sports drink or juice
- Please let me know if you can bring in any of these by Wednesday. I will be sending a sign up genius.
- 12:00 Dismissal this Friday 8th Grade Graduation at 1:00 pm
- 9:00 am 7th Heaven-No Mass
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Please return Beach Day permission Slips ASAP we need drivers!
- 6/11- Beach Day
- 6/12- Noon Dismissal
- 6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
Week of May 29th Newsletter
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Hello All,
I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We officially have 11 more days left of school but a lot to pack in between those. Please read closely for our upcoming reminders.
Reminders:
Hello All,
I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. We officially have 11 more days left of school but a lot to pack in between those. Please read closely for our upcoming reminders.
Reminders:
- Skip Day Information:
- Please have students wear appropriate bottoms and spirit shirt as well as closed toed shoes.
- Please wear sunscreen, pack a snack, a lunch, and water bottle.
- See flyer attached to email for more information
- Parent Volunteer Breakfast - Please join us! On Monday, June 4th, immediately following the Monday morning assembly (8:10ish), we will hosting a breakfast on the hall patio for all of our wonderful parent volunteers. We appreciate you and all the support you provide to our administration, faculty, staff and students. Please join us and RSVP here. We are grateful for you!
- 12:00 Dismissal this Friday
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Please return Beach Day permission Slips ASAP we need drivers!
- 6/11- Beach Day
- 6/12- Noon Dismissal
- 6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
Week of May 21st
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hello fabulous 1st (almost 2nd) Grade Parents. On behalf of Mrs. Kelly and I we are beyond grateful for all of last weeks festivities. We were blown away and felt so spoiled all week, from the cards, to the treats, to fueling us with coffee. Thank you so very much for all of your generosity and hard work!
We had such an amazing field trip to the aquarium, from exploring the exhibits to learning about the kelp forest and then wrapping it up with bio-luminescence. It was a fun filled day packed with excitement and education. We are counting down to 3 more weeks. We have a lot to finish and keep up with including the Variety Show, Skip Day, Beach Day, and so much more!
Reminders:
Hello fabulous 1st (almost 2nd) Grade Parents. On behalf of Mrs. Kelly and I we are beyond grateful for all of last weeks festivities. We were blown away and felt so spoiled all week, from the cards, to the treats, to fueling us with coffee. Thank you so very much for all of your generosity and hard work!
We had such an amazing field trip to the aquarium, from exploring the exhibits to learning about the kelp forest and then wrapping it up with bio-luminescence. It was a fun filled day packed with excitement and education. We are counting down to 3 more weeks. We have a lot to finish and keep up with including the Variety Show, Skip Day, Beach Day, and so much more!
Reminders:
- Tuesday, 5/22 Student Council Spirit Day- Mixed Up Free Dress
- 1st Grade will be attending Mass this Wednesday May 23 on our own without the rest of the school. Please plan to wear Mass attire and be on time. We will be heading down to the church at 7:55.
- Variety Show, "Just Move," this Friday, 5/25 at 10:00 dress rehearsal and 1:00. Students must stay for the full day and both showings.
- Costumes: Please send in your costume for the Variety show by tomorrow in order to get approval.
- Please sign and return permission slips for Skip Day to Belmont Park we need these in by Thursday in order for our class to go. I also only have one driver signed up please consider Chaperoning if you are able to.
- End of the Year Outreach: Book Drive- donate gently used books (deliver to classroom); Red Bucket Equine Rescue (deliver unsweetened apple sauce, paper towels and horse brushes to the front office)
- 1st Grade submitted Artwork to the fair. Students have a free ticket for fair admission in their folders. Check out our artwork while you are there.
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Dates to Remember:
- 5/25- Variety Show
5/30- Ditch Day to Balboa Park
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
Week of May 14th Newsletter:
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
This week is an eventful week! Thank you for appreciating me this week with all of your generous gifts and flowers. We are celebrating our ocean unit with our field trip this Thursday. Please remember to pay via FACTS.
AQUARIUM Information:
Date and Time: Thursday May 17, 2018
What your child will need!
- Booster Seat: All students need a booster seat or they will not be allowed to go.
- A packed snack
- A packed lunch
- A sweatshirt
- Sunscreen
- Closed toed shoes
Bathroom Break/Loading Cars at 8:30
Departing from SJA at 8:45
Arrival at Birch Aquarium 9:10
Check in 9:10-9:25 (kids eat Snack)
9:30-10:45 Explore Aquarium
11:00-12:00 Colossal Kelp Program
12:00-12:30 Eat lunch at picnic tables
12:30-2:00 Explore Aquarium
2:00 Meet at front and Head Back to school
2:30 Arrive back at school
Reminders:
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Please Remember to sign the Skip Day permission slip for Balboa Park and return ASAP May 30th is the date of this fun event!
- Red Bucket Equine Rescue
- Red Bucket Equine Rescue is located in Chino Hills, CA. Our very own second grader, Ryder has been working closely with this non-profit for quite some time. The mission of Red Bucket is to to save and rehabilitate horses, restore their trust in humankind, and find them safe, loving, permanent adoptive homes. To date, Red Bucket has saved 387 horses and found forever homes for 233 horses. Red Bucket relies on donations from generous individuals and has asked us to provide unsweetened applesauce, any type of horse brush, paper towels and monetary donations. If you would like to provide any of these items, please drop them off in the front office. Here is the link for anyone interested! We appreciate your support so much! http://abc7.com/pets-animals/8-year-old-gives-up-gifts-to-help-rescue-horses/2832039
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
Fiesta del Sol 5/19
5/25- Variety Show
5/30- Ditch Day to Balboa Park
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
May 7th Newsletter:
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
It was a big week last week with a lot of new things and a couple of special visitors. As it is the month of May we are praying a decade of the rosary each morning with 2nd and 3rd grade. We are dedicating each mystery to Mrs. McRoskey as we keep her in mind each time we begin a new decade. We even were able to pray in Mary's Rose Garden on Friday after Mass. In addition Mrs. McRoskey has asked that people spend more time at Adoration with Jesus and the more time we spend with him the more grace and peace we will have in our lives. On our weekly Thursday Adoration Trip it was fate as we ran into Mrs. McRoskey heading to the Adoration chapel as well. She lead us through a beautiful prayerful meditation in from of Jesus which the students just loved! We were also honored by the visit from Mrs. Deakers my 1st Grade Teacher from Saint James and her Service dog Miss America. The students learned about what special talents she has and how dogs can help other people. We have been researching and discovering what lies beneath the oceans surface. Come read our Narrative stories of our kiddos as oceanographers. They are truly enjoying this thematic unit. Things are speeding up as we only have 5 more weeks left of school! It has gone by so fast!
Research Project:
Students will be researching an ocean Animal this week for Homework.
They will be sent home with a resource article this week. Mrs. Kelly is away for her birthday so I am a little behind.
Appropriate Resources are:
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species
Reminders:
- Our Spring Scholastic Book Fair is this Tuesday and Wednesday in the library. Books are available for purchase before and after school
- Birch Aquarium Field Trip next Thursday May 17th
- Teacher of the Day Tuesday May 15th with Miss Roper!
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
Living Rosary 8:00 5/14
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
Teacher/Principal for the day 5/15
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
Fiesta del Sol 5/19
5/25- Variety Show
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
April 30th-May 4th
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hello All,
We are well on our way diving into our learning about our Kelp Forest and Ocean Unit. We are learning about the ocean, habitats, and animals as well as their adaptations that helps them survive in the ocean. As we learn we are preparing for our Field Trip to the Aquarium in two weeks.
Reminders:
Reading/ Language Arts:
We have been working through our 5th unit of Wonders learning about machines and how they work. We have been reading about Kelp Forests pulling out text evidence and applying it to our writing. These are the foundational research skills we work towards around this time of the year.
Math:
We have finished our money and time unit and have been diving into our double digit addition unit. To help your children and their success in this unit practicing time math sheets and math facts will help them succeed and feel more confident in this unit.
Science:
We are learning about animals, habitats, and oceanographers as we dive into learning about the world under the sea. We will incorporate this theme across all subjects as we learn creative writing and research applications.
Religion:
As this is the first week in May we have begun our tradition where we pray the four mysteries of the rosary in May. We gather with second and third grade to pray a decade each morning. This year we will be dedicating each mystery to Martha McRoskey as we pray for her full healing. Please keep her in mind and in your prayers at home as well!
Important Dates:
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
5/30- Ditch Day Sponsored by our very own Grand Teacher! (details to follow)
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
Hello All,
We are well on our way diving into our learning about our Kelp Forest and Ocean Unit. We are learning about the ocean, habitats, and animals as well as their adaptations that helps them survive in the ocean. As we learn we are preparing for our Field Trip to the Aquarium in two weeks.
Reminders:
- Spell-a-thon funds are due Monday, May 7. Thanks for your support!
- Please join us for an SJA mass this Sunday 5/6 at 6:00
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
Reading/ Language Arts:
We have been working through our 5th unit of Wonders learning about machines and how they work. We have been reading about Kelp Forests pulling out text evidence and applying it to our writing. These are the foundational research skills we work towards around this time of the year.
Math:
We have finished our money and time unit and have been diving into our double digit addition unit. To help your children and their success in this unit practicing time math sheets and math facts will help them succeed and feel more confident in this unit.
Science:
We are learning about animals, habitats, and oceanographers as we dive into learning about the world under the sea. We will incorporate this theme across all subjects as we learn creative writing and research applications.
Religion:
As this is the first week in May we have begun our tradition where we pray the four mysteries of the rosary in May. We gather with second and third grade to pray a decade each morning. This year we will be dedicating each mystery to Martha McRoskey as we pray for her full healing. Please keep her in mind and in your prayers at home as well!
Important Dates:
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
5/30- Ditch Day Sponsored by our very own Grand Teacher! (details to follow)
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
April 16th-20th
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hello All,
Happy Earth Week, please keep this in mind this week and help your children be kind to the earth. We have earned another Green Ribbon at St. James with our LED lights and our Solar and it is something all families should practice at home. Please try to reduce single use plastic sent to school. Thanks!
This Week:
Wednesday: No Plastic Wednesday, let's see if we can be the class with the least waste!
Thursday: Bring in 5 dollars or quarters for BINGO
Quick look Reminders:
Language Arts: We have reached our 5th Unit of Wonders and have been working on Point of View. We investigated several stories in which we identified and discussed the point of view for each character. We also worked on the strategy of making predictions we read our very own Steve Breen's Big Bad Baby and made predictions that we confirmed or revised as we kept reading we also predicted what would happen next as the story continued.
Math: We have finished our measurement chapter in which we learned about categorizing objects from longest to shortest and used basic standard and non-standard units of measurement. This week we have started our Money and time chapter in which we will be continuing.
Religion: Cathy Breen came in last week to teach our virtue on Sincerity. We went down to Adoration and prayed for Martha McRoskey a dear member of the community who has been recently diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Please keep her in your daily prayers.
Social Studies:
We finished our American Symbols Unit and will be working on completing our book to send home soon. We can't wait for you to see all of our beautiful American Symbols.
Looking forward:
Important Dates:
4/18- Spell-A-Thon
4/26- Rock the School
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
Hello All,
Happy Earth Week, please keep this in mind this week and help your children be kind to the earth. We have earned another Green Ribbon at St. James with our LED lights and our Solar and it is something all families should practice at home. Please try to reduce single use plastic sent to school. Thanks!
This Week:
Wednesday: No Plastic Wednesday, let's see if we can be the class with the least waste!
Thursday: Bring in 5 dollars or quarters for BINGO
Quick look Reminders:
- Thank you families who supported SJA by eating at Flower Child on Saturday and those who attended our movie night
- Please bring in an (optional) $5 donation or quarters for our Bingo game this Thursday, Proceeds will be donated to Pancreatic Cancer Research, and to the San Elijo Lagoon for Earth Week
- Continue to collect pledges for our Spell-a-thon THIS WEDNESDAY; Use this link for online donations
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
Language Arts: We have reached our 5th Unit of Wonders and have been working on Point of View. We investigated several stories in which we identified and discussed the point of view for each character. We also worked on the strategy of making predictions we read our very own Steve Breen's Big Bad Baby and made predictions that we confirmed or revised as we kept reading we also predicted what would happen next as the story continued.
Math: We have finished our measurement chapter in which we learned about categorizing objects from longest to shortest and used basic standard and non-standard units of measurement. This week we have started our Money and time chapter in which we will be continuing.
Religion: Cathy Breen came in last week to teach our virtue on Sincerity. We went down to Adoration and prayed for Martha McRoskey a dear member of the community who has been recently diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Please keep her in your daily prayers.
Social Studies:
We finished our American Symbols Unit and will be working on completing our book to send home soon. We can't wait for you to see all of our beautiful American Symbols.
Looking forward:
Important Dates:
4/18- Spell-A-Thon
4/26- Rock the School
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
April 9th- April 13th
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hello All,
Welcome back from Spring Break. I hope you all had a wonderful time over break and spent some quality family time together. I can not believe we only have 46 more school days left in this year. Boy has time flown by. As we work hard and enter in our home stretch I want to make sure we are ready and preparing for our transition into 2nd grade. Please make completing and turning in our homework packet a priority including filling out the reading log. I will be cracking down and if it is not received on Monday when it is due the students will have to move their clip down. This is to help prepare them for next year. I know they can do it and be responsible!
Quick look Reminders:
Looking forward:
Important Dates:
4/18- Spell-A-Thon
4/26- Rock the School
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
Hello All,
Welcome back from Spring Break. I hope you all had a wonderful time over break and spent some quality family time together. I can not believe we only have 46 more school days left in this year. Boy has time flown by. As we work hard and enter in our home stretch I want to make sure we are ready and preparing for our transition into 2nd grade. Please make completing and turning in our homework packet a priority including filling out the reading log. I will be cracking down and if it is not received on Monday when it is due the students will have to move their clip down. This is to help prepare them for next year. I know they can do it and be responsible!
Quick look Reminders:
- WACKY Wednesday, April 11: SJA Spirit Day- Students wear wacky accessories, socks and hair with school uniforms
- Wednesday, 4/11 Last day to order and submit payment for SJA 2018 "green" shirt; samples are in front office
- Continue to collect pledges for our Spell-a-thon on April 18th; Use this link for online donations
- Friday, 4/13 Students to return Rice Bowls in support of Catholic Relief Charities
- Join us this Saturday, 4/14 for St. James Movie Night (Coco) and Dine Out (Flower Child)
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
Looking forward:
Important Dates:
4/18- Spell-A-Thon
4/26- Rock the School
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Beach Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
March 19- March 23
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hello All,
I hope you had a fabulous weekend celebrating St. Patrick's day. There were a lot of leprechaun shenanigans going on here at school with our visit from the leprechaun. Unfortunately our group leprechaun traps did not catch the little stinker! Better luck next year. We have a lot going on before our spring break in a week. Finishing up our Flat Stanley Narrative Unit and sending home our Flat Stanley's for decoration. Please complete and return by next Monday.
Holy Thursday Retreat Supplies Needed:
Please email me if you are interested in supplying any of these items for our Holy Thursday Retreat. 1st grade is responsible for the following items.
Quick look Reminders:
We have been working on narrative writing and completed our Leprechaun stories. I was so impressed with their writing and use of sentence structures.
Math:
We have been continuing our geometry chapter and integrated lessons on Friday with math and art regarding symmetry. We talked about how they are the same equal parts and worked manipulating our shapes and images to show the true line of symmetry.
Religion:
Mrs. Breen came in to discuss our new virtue of self control and applying it to that of our behavior in the classroom and through our lenten sacrifices. We reflected and prayed on our self control during a ten minuet adoration meditation.
Science:
We finished our Sandwich Germ science experiment in which we studied the different slices of bread that we touched with dirty hands clean hands and not hands which was our controlled. We observed that dirty hands created the most mold which told us how important it is to wash our hands several times a day.
Looking forward:
Important Dates:
3/29- Holy Thursday Retreat
3/30- 4/8- Easter Vacation
4/18- Spell-A-Thon
4/26- Rock the School
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Field Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
Hello All,
I hope you had a fabulous weekend celebrating St. Patrick's day. There were a lot of leprechaun shenanigans going on here at school with our visit from the leprechaun. Unfortunately our group leprechaun traps did not catch the little stinker! Better luck next year. We have a lot going on before our spring break in a week. Finishing up our Flat Stanley Narrative Unit and sending home our Flat Stanley's for decoration. Please complete and return by next Monday.
Holy Thursday Retreat Supplies Needed:
Please email me if you are interested in supplying any of these items for our Holy Thursday Retreat. 1st grade is responsible for the following items.
- 4 Bags of Brachs Jelly Beans
- 50 Cellophane Bags
- Items needed by Monday, March 26
Quick look Reminders:
- Student Under the Sea art and canvas photos are still available for purchase; Stop by the front office
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Students whose families submitted payment for $30 gala class baskets have free dress on Mondays at parents' discretion
- 12:00 Dismissal on 3/29 NO AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE
- Easter Break: 3/30-4/8; School Resumes Monday, 4/9
- The Spell-A-Thon is coming up after Easter break. In preparation for it, the students will be working with the 45 words over the next few weeks. These words are frequently used words in the primary grades and should be mastered in everyday writing prior to them entering 3rd grade. I will be sending the words home in groups of 11 over the next 3 weeks. After that, the students will have two weeks to work on the entire list. This should help them master these words!
We have been working on narrative writing and completed our Leprechaun stories. I was so impressed with their writing and use of sentence structures.
Math:
We have been continuing our geometry chapter and integrated lessons on Friday with math and art regarding symmetry. We talked about how they are the same equal parts and worked manipulating our shapes and images to show the true line of symmetry.
Religion:
Mrs. Breen came in to discuss our new virtue of self control and applying it to that of our behavior in the classroom and through our lenten sacrifices. We reflected and prayed on our self control during a ten minuet adoration meditation.
Science:
We finished our Sandwich Germ science experiment in which we studied the different slices of bread that we touched with dirty hands clean hands and not hands which was our controlled. We observed that dirty hands created the most mold which told us how important it is to wash our hands several times a day.
Looking forward:
Important Dates:
3/29- Holy Thursday Retreat
3/30- 4/8- Easter Vacation
4/18- Spell-A-Thon
4/26- Rock the School
5/4- Noon Dismissal
5/8-5/9- Book Fair
5/17-Field Trip to the Aquarium
5/25- Variety Show
6/1- Noon Dismissal
6/4- Parent Appreciation Coffee
6/11- Field Day
6/12- Noon Dismissal
6/13- Last Day of School (10:00am dismissal)
March 12th-March 16th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Hello all and Happy Monday. Thank you all for all of your support in raising money for our school and attending the Gala. I had such a wonderful time chatting with you and enjoyed the evening celebrating our fabulous school. Our little 1st graders did a fabulous job in Mass on Friday. I can not believe this was our last one we will be in charge of. Oh how the years has flown bye!
Reminders:
Language Arts:
We have been working on narrative writing stories this week. Identifying small moments in our lives that we describe using key details and descriptive words. We have begun to read Flat Stanley in which we are listening in our read aloud and answering response questions to each chapter. We are preparing for our Flat Stanley spring break project of our travels and activities with Stanley.
Math:
We have been working with shapes in our Geometry chapter of Math. We have been working through drawing pictures with only closed shapes, open figures, or solid figures. This week we will be continuing to work with solid shapes in order to identify and describe them.
Religion:
We have been discussing the footsteps to Jesus as we learn about good work, fasting, and praying as a path through lent to get closer to Christ.
Science:
We had our Science Fleet program in which the students went to 10 different stations and learned about making static electricity, force, weight and much more. We also made Oobleck on Friday with 2nd Grade in which we decided whether it is a solid or a liquid. The students got their hands dirty and immersed themselves in this fun science.
Hello all and Happy Monday. Thank you all for all of your support in raising money for our school and attending the Gala. I had such a wonderful time chatting with you and enjoyed the evening celebrating our fabulous school. Our little 1st graders did a fabulous job in Mass on Friday. I can not believe this was our last one we will be in charge of. Oh how the years has flown bye!
Reminders:
- Student Under the Sea art is still available for purchase
- Thursday: students in grades 4-8 should wear PE clothes for Stations of the Cross Workout
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Students whose families submitted payment for $30 gala class baskets have free dress on Mondays at parents' discretion
- Green bagels for St. Patrick's Day will be distributed on Friday order yours today if you haven't already.
Language Arts:
We have been working on narrative writing stories this week. Identifying small moments in our lives that we describe using key details and descriptive words. We have begun to read Flat Stanley in which we are listening in our read aloud and answering response questions to each chapter. We are preparing for our Flat Stanley spring break project of our travels and activities with Stanley.
Math:
We have been working with shapes in our Geometry chapter of Math. We have been working through drawing pictures with only closed shapes, open figures, or solid figures. This week we will be continuing to work with solid shapes in order to identify and describe them.
Religion:
We have been discussing the footsteps to Jesus as we learn about good work, fasting, and praying as a path through lent to get closer to Christ.
Science:
We had our Science Fleet program in which the students went to 10 different stations and learned about making static electricity, force, weight and much more. We also made Oobleck on Friday with 2nd Grade in which we decided whether it is a solid or a liquid. The students got their hands dirty and immersed themselves in this fun science.
March 5th- March 9th
Quick Look Reminders:
- 1st Grade Mass March 9th, please practice the readings found in their homework folder. Not all students will have a reading.
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Science Fleet is this Wednesday. You will be charged 8 dollars on FAX in order to help compensate costs for this special opportunity.
- Please Join us for our Under the Sea Gala on March 10th at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. Mr. Humann and I are both planning to attend and cannot wait to see you all there for a night of good company.
- GALA THIS SATURDAY: PURCHASE TICKETS HERE! ONLINE BIDDING HERE!
- Thursday, March 8th- SJA Spirit Day- Wear Under the Sea Colors in Support of the Gala
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- This week we are focusing on alms giving, see link for our Lenten Project
- Green bagels for St. Patrick's Day on sale before and after school for $3.00
- Join me on my teacher date with Beach games, pizza, frozen yogurt and a good time spent at the Fletcher Cove Park.
Language Arts:
This week we Started our first week of our 4th Unit. We are learning about animals and how their bodies help them to survive. We compared and contrasted the animals and their physical attributes that help them survive.
Math:
Last week we were tested on our 6th Chapter and worked with problem solving and problem solving strategies. It is good practice for reading comprehension for students to pull out the important information.
Science/ Social Studies:
Science was embedded in our literature unit this chapter as we did not have our regularly scheduled science and social studies block.
Religion:
We have been learning more and more about the three focuses of Lent which are Alms giving, prayer, and fasting. We have been reflecting on our choices during lent in order to help open our hearts for Jesus.
February 26- March 2
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Two trimesters down and only one to go! It is hard to believe we have all come this far. As we enter into the new trimester it is important to keep in mind consistency and preparing our lovely 1st graders for 2nd grade. Make sure you are prioritizing reading with them at home and working on their math facts. These skills are important to keep fresh in preparing our lovely 1st graders for 2nd grade! We still have a lot to learn in this next trimester so it is important to stay on top of it.
Quick Look Reminders:
- Honor Roll and Peacemaker Mass this Friday 3/2
- 1st Grade Mass March 9th
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- 12:00 Dismissal this Wednesday, 2/28 - Friday, 3/2
- Students whose families submitted payment for $30 gala class baskets have free dress on Mondays at parents' discretion
- Review registration information and return your completed tuition agreement no later than February 28, 2018
- Deadline to apply for Bishop Flores Scholarships is THIS WEDNESDAY, 2/28. Please see SJA newsletter for more information
- Remember to Sign-Up for 3rd Trimester Pizza on Fridays
- Please Join us for our Under the Sea Gala on March 10th at the Lomas Santa Fe Country Club. Mr. Humann and I are both planning to attend and cannot wait to see you all there for a night of good company.
- Keep selling those Raffle Tickets to raise money for our school!
- See newsletter for the silent auction to go live online.
- Join me on my teacher date with Beach games, pizza, frozen yogurt and a good time spent at the Fletcher Cove Park.
Language Arts:
This week we finished our Unit 3 assessments and worked on a writing project. We prepared for our writing assessment by learning about book recommendations. We wrote our own recommendations for our favorite book using the help of our writing checklist. These will be displayed this week in our class if anyone would like to see them.
Math:
We have finished our 6th chapter of math. This chapter we expanded our knowledge of facts and used our addition strategies to help us find larger sums and differences. For homework the students will practice their chapter test in preparation for their math test on Tuesday.
Social Studies/ Science:
This week we learned all about Abraham Lincoln. We read some non-fiction books about him as well as studying what life was like long ago and today. The students drew his portrait that will be on display in our classroom.
Religion:
Mrs. Breen came in to talk about our new virtue of obedience. We have continued to learn about lent and that the rainbow is the sign of God's promise. We will continue to learn about lent and its significance throughout the Lenten season.
Week of February 12th-February 15th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Tomorrow February 13th is our Valentines Party.
Mary Catherine
Giana
Kearan
Sebastian
Joshua
Brody
Caroline
Dova
Logan
Anthony
Warren
Quick Look Reminders:
Gala Information:
Half Day on February 28th and March 1st in order to schedule Optional Conferences.
If you would like to schedule an optional conference please email me which dates and times you would prefer. If I need a conference specifically I will be contacting you to schedule. Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.
· A Glimpse into our Learning:
Reading/Language Arts:
· This week we finished up our 5th week of our 3rd Unit in Wonders. We learned about sequencing and how to identify time order words in order to help us retell a story. We learned about our food and where it comes from and how it gets from the farm to our table.
Math:
This week we continued to practice both addition and subtraction through 20. We completed a Check Your Progress Quiz and focused on our Problem-Solving Skills working through our problem-solving strategies.
Religion: This week Cathy Breen came in for our virtue instruction in which we learned about our Virtue of Obedience and what it means to be obedient in your life with God by your side. To never lose him through the trials of your life and you will always have grace and be graced by his love.
Social Studies/Science:
We continued on our American Symbols unit learning about our Presidents and the meaning of our American Flag. We will continue to learn about and dive into these symbols in several subjects throughout this week.
Tomorrow February 13th is our Valentines Party.
- · wear Party Attire
- · see letter regarding details for the Valentine’s shower.
- · Please bring in valentines to pass out to all students. Non- sweet treats for valentine’s day please! Toys, key chains, pencils, and erasers are a good alternative.
Mary Catherine
Giana
Kearan
Sebastian
Joshua
Brody
Caroline
Dova
Logan
Anthony
Warren
Quick Look Reminders:
Gala Information:
- Please read the SJA newsletter: SJA Newsletter
- Registration agreements and tuition information were sent home in your Wednesday Envelope. Please be sure to review the information and return your completed tuition agreement no later than February 28, 2018.
- GALA UPDATE: This year’s gala is an event not to be missed. Come for the celebration, delicious food, raffles, the dessert dash, auction, camaraderie and to wish our 8th grade graduating families best wishes! Grab your friends, family and neighbors, fill a table of ten and purchase your tickets here or fill out the form that was included the Wednesday envelope! Our Gala has gone online and you can purchase your child’s portrait, sponsor a teacher, contribute to class baskets or buy raffle tickets here.
- 2/14 8:00 Ash Wednesday Mass on 2/14
- NO SCHOOL 2/16-2/20
- Sell your raffle tickets for the Gala for a chance to win $5,000.00!
- Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala
- Donate to our class basket to get free dress on Mondays for the next 4 weeks!
- Students whose families submitted payment for $30 gala class baskets have free dress on Mondays at parents' discretion
- We have reached our Pajama goal. Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be having a pajama party on February 15th. Thank you for all of your donations towards Angels Fosters Family Network!
Half Day on February 28th and March 1st in order to schedule Optional Conferences.
If you would like to schedule an optional conference please email me which dates and times you would prefer. If I need a conference specifically I will be contacting you to schedule. Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns.
· A Glimpse into our Learning:
Reading/Language Arts:
· This week we finished up our 5th week of our 3rd Unit in Wonders. We learned about sequencing and how to identify time order words in order to help us retell a story. We learned about our food and where it comes from and how it gets from the farm to our table.
Math:
This week we continued to practice both addition and subtraction through 20. We completed a Check Your Progress Quiz and focused on our Problem-Solving Skills working through our problem-solving strategies.
Religion: This week Cathy Breen came in for our virtue instruction in which we learned about our Virtue of Obedience and what it means to be obedient in your life with God by your side. To never lose him through the trials of your life and you will always have grace and be graced by his love.
Social Studies/Science:
We continued on our American Symbols unit learning about our Presidents and the meaning of our American Flag. We will continue to learn about and dive into these symbols in several subjects throughout this week.
Week of February 5th- February 9th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We have made it together almost 100 days! Do not forget that this Thursday the 8th is the 100th day of school. Students may dress up like they are 100 years old. Please remember to bring in our supplies for our 100th day festivities!
Quick Look Reminders:
February 8th is the 100th day of school. Email me if you would be interested in volunteering for some centers 2 volunteers could be used.
February 13th is our Valentines Party.
We have made it together almost 100 days! Do not forget that this Thursday the 8th is the 100th day of school. Students may dress up like they are 100 years old. Please remember to bring in our supplies for our 100th day festivities!
Quick Look Reminders:
- Go 1st Grade we got 2nd place in Penny Wars!
- Please join us at our fundraising event on March 10th at the Lomas Santa Fe Country club.
- Sell your raffle tickets for the Gala for a chance to win $5,000.00!
- Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala
- Donate to our class basket to get free dress on Mondays for the next 4 weeks!
- Donate to our class basket to get free dress on Mondays for the next 4 weeks!
February 8th is the 100th day of school. Email me if you would be interested in volunteering for some centers 2 volunteers could be used.
February 13th is our Valentines Party.
- wear Party Attire
- see letter regarding details for the Valentine’s shower.
- Please bring in valentines to pass out to all students. Non- sweet treats for valentines day please! Toys, key chains, pencils, and erasers are a good alternative.
- A Glimpse into our Learning:
Reading/Language Arts:
We learned how to write letters and read our scholastic news in which we learn how to read informational text. This is an important skill that allows for the students to look for key details which are real world skills to teach them now for research based work and homework in the future.
Math:
This week we learned and practiced math facts up to 18 using our addition strategies such as knowing our doubles facts and making ten.
Religion: This week we talked about what it means to go to a catholic school. We prayed for Father Gerard and made him cards in celebration of our parish staff. We also wrote to my friends 2nd grade class at St. Charles in order to spread some catholic school cheer.
Social Studies/Science:
This week in celebration of Groundhog’s Day we learned about hibernation and how animals hibernate during the winter in order to survive.
Week of 1/29-2/2
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
I can not believe it is almost the end of the 2nd trimester. We have some exciting events coming up in the next couple of weeks including Catholic Schools week, the 100th Day of school on February 8th, Valentine’s Day Party on February 13th and e start of lent on February 14.th
Quick Look Reminders:
February 8th is the 100th day of school. Email me if you would be interested in volunteering for some centers 2 volunteers could be used.
February 13th is our Valentines Party.
I can not believe it is almost the end of the 2nd trimester. We have some exciting events coming up in the next couple of weeks including Catholic Schools week, the 100th Day of school on February 8th, Valentine’s Day Party on February 13th and e start of lent on February 14.th
Quick Look Reminders:
- Catholic Schools' Week 1/28-2/2
- Penny Wars Has Begun!
- Send you kiddos in with pennies to earn positive points for our own class. The more pennies the better. Silver coins and dollars are negative points in order to sabotage other classes. Bring them in all week Penny Wars ends on Friday.
- Wear red, white or blue for donation of peanut butter/jelly in support of Mission Circle.
- RSVP for Grandparents' Day Mass on 2/2
- Penny Wars Has Begun!
- Please join us at our fundraising event on March 10th at the Lomas Santa Fe Country club.
- Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala
- Donate to our class basket to get free dress on Mondays for the next 4 weeks!
February 8th is the 100th day of school. Email me if you would be interested in volunteering for some centers 2 volunteers could be used.
February 13th is our Valentines Party.
- wear Party Attire
- letter will be coming home this week about details of our valentine charity project.
- Please bring in valentine\s to pass out to all students. Non- sweet treats for valentines day please! Toys, key chains, pencils, and erasers are a good alternative.
- A Glimpse into our Learning:
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we are continuing to manipulate our sounds and work through our spelling words through practicing them using play-doh and stamps as well as white boards. We are working on perfecting our sentences and applying our vocabulary and sight words to sentences in our morning centers.
Math:
We have finished our 5th chapter of Mathematics on Place value and are now moving forward expanding and elaborating on our addition and subtraction Math Facts in Chapter 6.
Religion: Last week we studied what it means to feel and have God’s love. We will be writing letters to pen pals at another catholic school this week.
Social Studies:
This week we are studying American Symbols. Las week we learned about both the bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty. Come see our fabulous patriotic art in the 1st grade hall and classroom.
First Grade Sledding STEM Project
Week of 1/22-1/26
A note from Mrs. Humann:
I hope you all had a great weekend we are staying busy here in 1st Grade as we approach our 100th day of school. With that being said we have to start to prepare for this fun celebration. I will be sending a sign up genius this week that will include items like 100 day of school trail mix and stem supplies. The students will also be able to dress up like they are 100 years old.
Mid year Supplies:
If you haven’t done so please send in some supplies for our students:
I hope you all had a great weekend we are staying busy here in 1st Grade as we approach our 100th day of school. With that being said we have to start to prepare for this fun celebration. I will be sending a sign up genius this week that will include items like 100 day of school trail mix and stem supplies. The students will also be able to dress up like they are 100 years old.
Mid year Supplies:
If you haven’t done so please send in some supplies for our students:
- Clorox Wipes
- Baby Wipes
- Glue Sticks
- New pack of Crayola Markers
Optional: - Any craft supplies such as pipe cleaners, Popsicle sticks etc for STEM projects and free choice activities.
- Thank you always for your continued support
Quick Look Reminders: - Open House 1/28- Invite family, friends, neighbors and teammates
- Catholic Schools' Week 1/28-2/2
- RSVP for Grandparents' Day Mass on 2/2
- Fine Magazine article about SJA/Mission Circle
- Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala
- Donate to our class basket to get free dress on Mondays until the Gala.
- Recycled Uniform Sale Friday 1/26 before and after school
- A Glimpse into our Learning:
Reading/Language Arts:
We are working on our 4th week of wonders this week looking at Folktales and identifying cause and effect. We are identifying and explaining cause and effect in the folktales we are reading. Our phonics sound is the soft c and g such as rice and George. We will be working through identifying and differentiating this sound in comparison to their stronger counter parts.
Math:
In math we have finished our fifth chapter and will be taking our Chapter 5 test this week. We will also be reviewing past chapters in order to take our cumulative assessment to determine what the students understand and what they may need help or review with.
Religion: This week we learned about what it means to praise God and how we praise God together as a Catholic school. This week we will be learning about God’s love for us as we enter into the February or Valentine Season. Next week we will be learning about Catholic School week and what it means to go to a Catholic School.
Social Studies:
This week we will be diving into our American Symbols Unit in which we learn about all of the symbols that represent freedom, and liberty in our country. - Science:
- Last week we got in table groups and worked together as a team in order to make a sledding ramp that would allow the sled to go the farthest. The Blue Table won with Brody, Giana, and Dova. Take a look at the pictures of our incredible sledding ramps!
January 16th- January 19th
A note from Mrs. Humann:
I hope you all had a great three day weekend celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. 1st Grade did such an incredible job putting on last Friday's Mass. Our readers, singers, greeters, and those that brought up the gifts represented our class so well and truly put on a lovely celebration for all those in attendance. Thank you to all of you that joined in this joyous celebration.
Quick Look Reminders:
Mid Year Supplies Needed: With the Flu Pandemic in San Diego we have been sanitizing diligently to keep our kids healthy. We would love if you can donate a few more supplies to take us to the end of the year.
I hope you all had a great three day weekend celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. 1st Grade did such an incredible job putting on last Friday's Mass. Our readers, singers, greeters, and those that brought up the gifts represented our class so well and truly put on a lovely celebration for all those in attendance. Thank you to all of you that joined in this joyous celebration.
Quick Look Reminders:
Mid Year Supplies Needed: With the Flu Pandemic in San Diego we have been sanitizing diligently to keep our kids healthy. We would love if you can donate a few more supplies to take us to the end of the year.
- Clorox Wipes
- Baby Wipes
- Glue Sticks
- New pack of Crayola Markers
- Any craft supplies such as pipe cleaners, Popsicle sticks etc for STEM projects and free choice activities.
- Thank you always for your continued support
- RSVP for Grandparents' Day Mass on 2/2
- Fine Magazine article about SJA/Mission Circle
- Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala
- Gala Meeting 1/17 8:00 a.m. Ministry Center
- Grades 4-8 Geography Bee 1/17 @1:15
- Recycled Uniform Sale Friday 1/26 before and after school
- A Glimpse into our Learning:
Reading/Language Arts:
We have started our third unit of Wonders which looks at the main theme of time such as How do Plants Change over Time? and How are things different from the past? We touch on this theme throughout the unit and research time through our many texts and leveled readers we read as a class. We have been working on nouns and verbs as well as focusing on commas in a series as our mechanic tool. This unit our Phonics sound is our Bossy-E which placed at the end of the word makes the vowel say its name.
Math:
In math we have been working and creating place values sorting the tens and ones and finding their values. We will be taking our Chapter 5 test this week. Each week we work through our new concepts and build off of our old concepts through review. It is important to keep our skills current and efficient especially our addition and subtraction.
Religion: This week we focused on preparing for our mass. Understanding the gospel and readings in order to understand what the message was for our mass. We also have been singing our little hearts out with our worship songs.
Social Studies:
We have been learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and created a brochure in which our students used their research skills to find text evidence in order to understand what MLK stood for and who he was.
January 8th- January 12th
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Welcome back, I hope you all had a great break filled with travel, family, and friends. I would like to thank the class for all of the gifts I received for Christmas. You are all so generous and I am very appreciative. I am so very lucky to have such a supportive and loving class. It feels like so long ago but our little Angels did such an incredible job at the Christmas Pageant this year. They truly Told it on the mountain and sang their little hearts out.
Quick Look Reminders
Welcome back, I hope you all had a great break filled with travel, family, and friends. I would like to thank the class for all of the gifts I received for Christmas. You are all so generous and I am very appreciative. I am so very lucky to have such a supportive and loving class. It feels like so long ago but our little Angels did such an incredible job at the Christmas Pageant this year. They truly Told it on the mountain and sang their little hearts out.
Quick Look Reminders
- Regular dismissal this Friday 1/12
- Renaissance Testing is 1/8-1/19; Please request that students are in attendance, well rested and fed
- Please join us at 11:30 mass at St. Elizabeth Seton; our school choirs will be singing
- NO SCHOOL 1/15 MLK JR Day
- Book Bag Books: This week is our first week with our Book Bags. Each week I will be sending home a new book with a corresponding graphic organizer that the students read several times and then return with their homework packet on Monday where they will be given a new book.
- Open House is on Sunday January 28th at 8:30
- Catholic Schools Week is January 29th through February 2.
- Grandparents Mass is February 2 at 8am, followed by a little reception.
December 18 - December 22
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
What a joyus Advent Season we have prepared and done a lot to spread Christmas Cheer in our Classroom. Thank you to all of you for donating the warm pajamas for Foster children in our neighborhood. It means a lot for the kids to understand and reflect on all of our blessings during this time. We had a great class party christmas celebration. The children enjoyed hot cocoa in their pajamas and watched a short movie. What a great day it was for us in 1st grade.
Quick Look Reminders:
What a joyus Advent Season we have prepared and done a lot to spread Christmas Cheer in our Classroom. Thank you to all of you for donating the warm pajamas for Foster children in our neighborhood. It means a lot for the kids to understand and reflect on all of our blessings during this time. We had a great class party christmas celebration. The children enjoyed hot cocoa in their pajamas and watched a short movie. What a great day it was for us in 1st grade.
Quick Look Reminders:
- Christmas Pageant details Thursday December 21 at 6pm arrive in room at 5:30.
- Its the 5th Day before Christmas Break and my teacher gave to me... a week that was HOMEWORK FREE.
- The Christmas Pageant has been moved to the Hall
- Please drop your child off for the 6pm show at 5:30 in the classroom. It would be best to drop the kiddos off and head up to grab you seat. I have our room moms helping getting each child in their costume.
- Please have your 1st grader wear a white shirt and light colored pants or leggings.
- Specific details about post show will be coming soon as we confirm details. Look for an email wednesday night.
- Christmas Party:
- If you have not already done so please bring in the supplies for the Christmas Party on Friday. Excited for a lovely event!
- Mass is at 8 am on Friday
- Friday 12/22 12:00 Dismissal- NO AFTERCARE AVAILABLE
- What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! With alumni, parish and current family contributions, we have bridged the gap for 19 students. Every donation helps!
- A Glimpse into our Learning:
- Reading: We finished up our assessments this week and are working on some christmas projects and review of past skills and reading strategies. We focused on opinion writing and what it looks like when you write your opinion and support that claim with three details or reasons.
- Math: We took our 1st quiz in our 5th Chapter about Place Value. We are now reviewing past material such as addition strategies, subtraction strategies, and word problems in order to prepare for the new year and keep those key skills fresh.
- Religion: Grand Teacher came in on December 12th to share her journey to Our lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. It was the feast day and we learned about Our Lady of Guadalupe and the story of Juan Diego. The kids were sent home with a prayer card last week.
December 11-December 15 Newsletter
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hello All, It was wonderful to see many of you at the family rosary on Sunday. It is such a beautiful tradition to get our catholic community together in prayer, especially around the Advent Season. Tomorrow we will be celebrating in honor of our students earning their class reward. Please send your students in with Christmas or festive Pajamas.
Quick Look School Wide Reminders:
Reading:
We have reached our 6th week of our second Unit in Wonders. This is our assessment week. We will not have new spelling words until we return from break. We will be working with our skills and strategy's and applying them to Advent and Christmas themed projects.
Math:
We are continuing to review addition and subtraction and are moving forward in our place value activities. We will work through this chapter and review past lessons in order to keep us fresh through the holidays.
Religion:
Mrs. Breen came in to talk about our Virtue of the month Humility and read a story about St. Therese who showed humility throughout her life. We also learned about advent and the true meaning of the Christmas Season. We did an advent wreath project and learned what the colors of the candles and symbolism of the wreath was in our traditions. We are also reminded each day that Jesus is the reason for the season through our Shepard on the Search Denise who talks to us through scriptures about how we can get closer to Jesus in our life.
Hello All, It was wonderful to see many of you at the family rosary on Sunday. It is such a beautiful tradition to get our catholic community together in prayer, especially around the Advent Season. Tomorrow we will be celebrating in honor of our students earning their class reward. Please send your students in with Christmas or festive Pajamas.
- For our class Christmas Service project we will be donating pajamas to Foster kids in our community. Throughout the Advent season we will be reflecting on our privileges and wants vs. needs. Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be participating in a community outreach project this Advent season. We will be collecting warm pajamas for ages 6 months to 5 years old for Foster Children in our local community. Christine Lang has partnered our classes up with Angels Foster Family Network. They have mentioned a need for warm pajamas for these kiddos. Angels Foster Family Network specifically places young children who need consistency in their life during the early stages of development. This sense of belonging and stability is so very important for these young children as they are at the peak stages of early development. Please look to donating Pajamas this Advent season.
- Please Bring in a shoebox in order to complete our Nativity Diorama, please send in a shoebox by Wednesday December 13th.
Quick Look School Wide Reminders:
- 12/21 Christmas Shows: 6:00 pm PreK-3rd grades; 7:15 4-8 grades- more details to come. Call time is 5:30 please be on time and meet in the classroom.
- What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! We are hoping for 100% family participation.
- Last day to purchase Starfish Ornaments is this Tuesday, October 12th
- 12/18 Free Christmas dress for $1 to support the San Diego Food Bank
Reading:
We have reached our 6th week of our second Unit in Wonders. This is our assessment week. We will not have new spelling words until we return from break. We will be working with our skills and strategy's and applying them to Advent and Christmas themed projects.
Math:
We are continuing to review addition and subtraction and are moving forward in our place value activities. We will work through this chapter and review past lessons in order to keep us fresh through the holidays.
Religion:
Mrs. Breen came in to talk about our Virtue of the month Humility and read a story about St. Therese who showed humility throughout her life. We also learned about advent and the true meaning of the Christmas Season. We did an advent wreath project and learned what the colors of the candles and symbolism of the wreath was in our traditions. We are also reminded each day that Jesus is the reason for the season through our Shepard on the Search Denise who talks to us through scriptures about how we can get closer to Jesus in our life.
December 4- December 6
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hello All, It was wonderful seeing so many of you at our school mass this Sunday. I love celebrating Mass with all of you and our families, it is what makes our Community so special. There are many projects coming up this advent season so make sure to check reminders. I will be sending out the sign up genius for our christmas party this week.
Quick Look 1st Grade Reminders:
Quick Look School Wide Reminders:
Reading:
We had a wonderful week embedding kindness into all of our projects. Our book of the week was We're All Wonders based off the middle school novel Wonder. This book describes how each of us are unique and in our own way a Wonder. We wrote about our similarities and differences and how we treat all people with kindness and respect. Check out our guided drawings and writing in the 1st Grade Hall.
Math:
We completed our 4th Chapter of Math including graphs. We worked in centers surveying our classmates and creating tally and bar graphs in order to display our data. This week we are focusing on place value specifically tens and ones.
Religion:
1st Grade were busy little workers this Friday creating Baby Mangers out of popsicle sticks for each grade in our school. We delivered them this morning to each teacher and the classes will participate in putting straw in the manger for each good deed they see. This will create a comfortable bed as we wait and prepare for Baby Jesus.
SAVE THE DATES:
12/10 11:30 Mass with Bishop McElroy to rededicate church and install Fr. Gerard as pastor
12/10 Family Rosary at Grand Teachers 2:30pm see newsletter attachment.
Hello All, It was wonderful seeing so many of you at our school mass this Sunday. I love celebrating Mass with all of you and our families, it is what makes our Community so special. There are many projects coming up this advent season so make sure to check reminders. I will be sending out the sign up genius for our christmas party this week.
Quick Look 1st Grade Reminders:
- For our class Christmas Service project we will be donating pajamas to Foster kids in our community. Throughout the Advent season we will be reflecting on our privileges and wants vs. needs. Kindergarten through 3rd grade will be participating in a community outreach project this Advent season. We will be collecting warm pajamas for ages 6 months to 5 years old for Foster Children in our local community. Christine Lang has partnered our classes up with Angels Foster Family Network. They have mentioned a need for warm pajamas for these kiddos. Angels Foster Family Network specifically places young children who need consistency in their life during the early stages of development. This sense of belonging and stability is so very important for these young children as they are at the peak stages of early development. Please look to donating Pajamas this Advent season.
- Please Bring in a shoebox in order to complete our Nativity Diorama, please send in a shoebox by Wednesday December 13th.
- We got a class Christmas Tree, please make or bring in an ornament this week as we will be decorating our tree as a class together. Thank you for always bringing in items that create a fabulous class community!
- Our class Christmas Pajama party will be nest Tuesday December 12th. Please send your kiddo in any type of christmas, winter, or any other pajama. We have been working hard as a class to earn this special privilege.
- Don't Forget about the Christmas Rosary, please join us this Sunday December 10th at 2:30 at my parents house in Solana Beach. It is a great way to get everyone together for the Advent Season.
Quick Look School Wide Reminders:
- In order to receive pizza THIS FRIDAY, 12/8 order forms and payment must be received BY TOMORROW. If you did not order pizza for your child, please ensure that they bring a lunch to school this Friday.
- What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! We are hoping for 100% family participation.
- THE BISHOP IS COMING! Please join us on Sunday, 12/10 at the 11:30 mass. Bishop McElroy will be rededicating the church and installing Fr. Gerard as our pastor.
- 12/21 Christmas Shows: 6:00 pm PreK-3rd grades; 7:15 4-8 grades- more details to come.
Reading:
We had a wonderful week embedding kindness into all of our projects. Our book of the week was We're All Wonders based off the middle school novel Wonder. This book describes how each of us are unique and in our own way a Wonder. We wrote about our similarities and differences and how we treat all people with kindness and respect. Check out our guided drawings and writing in the 1st Grade Hall.
Math:
We completed our 4th Chapter of Math including graphs. We worked in centers surveying our classmates and creating tally and bar graphs in order to display our data. This week we are focusing on place value specifically tens and ones.
Religion:
1st Grade were busy little workers this Friday creating Baby Mangers out of popsicle sticks for each grade in our school. We delivered them this morning to each teacher and the classes will participate in putting straw in the manger for each good deed they see. This will create a comfortable bed as we wait and prepare for Baby Jesus.
SAVE THE DATES:
12/10 11:30 Mass with Bishop McElroy to rededicate church and install Fr. Gerard as pastor
12/10 Family Rosary at Grand Teachers 2:30pm see newsletter attachment.
Week of November 27- December 1:
Congratulations to our first trimester peacemaker Brody Leo!
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Welcome back my fabulous 1st Grade class. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I heard about several of your trips and it sounded like each of you had some wonderful family time. This week is Kindness Week at SJA we are preparing for the Advent Season by spreading peace and choosing Kindness!
Quick Look School Wide Reminders:
As it is Kindness week I have been brainstorming a Class service project for our Kiddos. I have been praying a lot about it and have been really called to helping Foster Children in our local community. Christine Lang has partnered our class up with Angels Foster Family Network. Take a look at their website. We will be working on donating Pajamas and potentially taking a trip to this center and making it a Catholic Schools Week project. Please pray for the Foster children in our community. More details to come soon.
A Glimpse into our Learning:
We are working on our digraphs including wh,th,sh as we see in our spelling words. We are building a phonics book in which we are working with each sound and understanding as well as applying it to our everyday activities. We worked on our Turkey trouble book study and wrote a paper as well as completed turkey crafts and art to add fine motor and a little holiday fun into our curriculum. We also worked on exploring different books and Scholastic News that compared and contrasted Pilgrims and Native Americans and what their life was during that time.
Math:
We are working on Graphs, including tally charts, pictographs and data. This week we will be taking surveys and applying it to real life charts on the computer as well as on paper working on counting and charting different quantities.
SAVE THE DATES:
12/10 11:30 Mass with Bishop McElroy to rededicate church and install Fr. Gerard as pastor
12/10 Family Rosary at Grand Teachers 2:30pm see newsletter attachment.
Welcome back my fabulous 1st Grade class. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I heard about several of your trips and it sounded like each of you had some wonderful family time. This week is Kindness Week at SJA we are preparing for the Advent Season by spreading peace and choosing Kindness!
Quick Look School Wide Reminders:
- Parents in Prayer meets after mass on Wednesdays and at the lunch tables at 7:45 on Thursdays to pray for our community. Please join them!
- Mark your calendar for the parish-wide Advent Communal Penance Service--it's early this year! Wednesday, November 29, 6:30 p.m.
- Blanket Collection for Fr. Joe's has been extended to 11/30; Thank you Student Council!
- Unique, handmade starfish are still available for purchase, $15. Proceeds support Mission Circle and Gala Student Art.
- What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the $1800 gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! We are hoping for 100% family participation.
As it is Kindness week I have been brainstorming a Class service project for our Kiddos. I have been praying a lot about it and have been really called to helping Foster Children in our local community. Christine Lang has partnered our class up with Angels Foster Family Network. Take a look at their website. We will be working on donating Pajamas and potentially taking a trip to this center and making it a Catholic Schools Week project. Please pray for the Foster children in our community. More details to come soon.
A Glimpse into our Learning:
We are working on our digraphs including wh,th,sh as we see in our spelling words. We are building a phonics book in which we are working with each sound and understanding as well as applying it to our everyday activities. We worked on our Turkey trouble book study and wrote a paper as well as completed turkey crafts and art to add fine motor and a little holiday fun into our curriculum. We also worked on exploring different books and Scholastic News that compared and contrasted Pilgrims and Native Americans and what their life was during that time.
Math:
We are working on Graphs, including tally charts, pictographs and data. This week we will be taking surveys and applying it to real life charts on the computer as well as on paper working on counting and charting different quantities.
SAVE THE DATES:
12/10 11:30 Mass with Bishop McElroy to rededicate church and install Fr. Gerard as pastor
12/10 Family Rosary at Grand Teachers 2:30pm see newsletter attachment.
Week of 11/13-11/17
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Hello All we are officially one third of the way through the year! I am excited to meet with each of you this week to talk about your amazing kiddos.
Quick Look Reminders:
Reading/Writing:
This week we focused on digraphs and blends including sh and ch words. Distinguishing the difference between both sounds is struggling for our early readers and we continue to practice this skill this week. We worked through main idea and key details in our stories. Working on our strategy to re-read a story several times allows students to recognize new words and vocabulary and work on sequencing and comprehension skills. I encourage the students to re-read stories several times and I encourage you to do the same with the books being read at home.
Math:
We have completed our third chapter of math and are now using our fact family skills in finding the relationship of subtraction and addition. We are now able to work through mixed operations with both addition and subtraction. This takes practice and continuous work through working on increasing our automaticity and speed on our math facts. We will continue to work on our subtraction and addition skills throughout the year. Our next chapter dives into graphing and the different types of graphs we can use when working with different sets of data.
Religion:
Mrs. Breen came in this week to discuss our new virtue Loyalty, where we made skits in order to practice this virtue and how we can apply it in our everyday life.
Science/Social Studies:
We are learning about the purpose of Thanksgiving and how it is important in our history as a country. We are working with writing, art and readings in order to learn about Pilgrims and Native Americans and how these two cultures came together on Thanksgiving. This week we will continue this with The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush book study with art and writing about what they learn from this story in this culture.
SAVE THE DATES:
11/18-11/26 THANKSGIVING BREAK! ENJOY!
11/27 Grades 4-8 attend Wonder to kick off Kindness Week (Thanks, Lexie and Sally for working on this)
12/1 12:00 Dismissal/Faculty Meeting
12/2 Encinitas Christmas Parade
Hello All we are officially one third of the way through the year! I am excited to meet with each of you this week to talk about your amazing kiddos.
Quick Look Reminders:
- 11/15-11/17 12:00 Dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Please read our school Newsletter for the new outreach opportunities Saint James in involved in for the Holidays.
- Please bring in a blanket by Friday to help Father Joe's Village so we can get 100% participation in 1st Grade!
- SJA is collecting excess candy for The Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Queen to distribute to the less fortunate. Please bag it up and send it into the school office by the end of school, Wednesday, November 15th.
- Mrs. Ramsay will be having a 3-day Thanksgiving Week Sports Camp, Monday, 11/20 through Wednesday, 11/22, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The cost is $130 per camper. Parents, drop your kids off for fun activities and outdoor time while you prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Reading/Writing:
This week we focused on digraphs and blends including sh and ch words. Distinguishing the difference between both sounds is struggling for our early readers and we continue to practice this skill this week. We worked through main idea and key details in our stories. Working on our strategy to re-read a story several times allows students to recognize new words and vocabulary and work on sequencing and comprehension skills. I encourage the students to re-read stories several times and I encourage you to do the same with the books being read at home.
Math:
We have completed our third chapter of math and are now using our fact family skills in finding the relationship of subtraction and addition. We are now able to work through mixed operations with both addition and subtraction. This takes practice and continuous work through working on increasing our automaticity and speed on our math facts. We will continue to work on our subtraction and addition skills throughout the year. Our next chapter dives into graphing and the different types of graphs we can use when working with different sets of data.
Religion:
Mrs. Breen came in this week to discuss our new virtue Loyalty, where we made skits in order to practice this virtue and how we can apply it in our everyday life.
Science/Social Studies:
We are learning about the purpose of Thanksgiving and how it is important in our history as a country. We are working with writing, art and readings in order to learn about Pilgrims and Native Americans and how these two cultures came together on Thanksgiving. This week we will continue this with The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush book study with art and writing about what they learn from this story in this culture.
SAVE THE DATES:
11/18-11/26 THANKSGIVING BREAK! ENJOY!
11/27 Grades 4-8 attend Wonder to kick off Kindness Week (Thanks, Lexie and Sally for working on this)
12/1 12:00 Dismissal/Faculty Meeting
12/2 Encinitas Christmas Parade
Week of 11/6-11/10
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
I can not believe it is already the end of our first trimester together. I can not wait to meet with all of you about your kiddos next week.
Quick Look Reminders:
Information and Reminders:
Reading/ Language Arts:
Last week we worked through the question Where do animals live together? We read several non-fiction as well as fiction texts that addressed animals living together in the same habitat or in our case the same community. How do they co-exist together and work together in order to thrive as a part of the same community. We worked on our ending blends for our phonics skill like the -nd or -st in lend or past. We build these words with letter tiles, wrote them in sentences and practiced reading and spelling them verbally in centers. We built our vocabulary by adding words such as depend and habitat in which we wrote in our writing journals and used them in sentences.
Math:
Last week we made the big mathematical connection of connecting subtraction to addition. We worked manipulating our cubes and other items in order to understand if we add three to two it equals five and if we take away two from five it equals three. As we worked through this tough concept we make sure to use our math vocabulary to organize out addition and subtraction sentences. Identifying the whole and two parts is essential in setting up the related addition and subtraction facts. We wrapped up our week with fact families and will be continuing working with this relationship this week.
Social Studies/Science:
We dove into our pumpkins and walked between the 1st and second grade classroom making predictions, learning about pumpkins, identifying our pumpkins attributes and estimating the amount of pumpkin seeds are in one pumpkin. We saw each pumpkin no matter what size float or sink. We also dove further into our unit of matter and learned about the atoms in a solid, liquid, and gas.
Religion:
In religion we talked about the blessings we have in our life and spoke about how we need to turn to God and thank him for all of the things we have in our life. We created our thankful turkey on the door of our classroom that we see each day to remind us of the blessings in our life.
I can not believe it is already the end of our first trimester together. I can not wait to meet with all of you about your kiddos next week.
Quick Look Reminders:
- Tomorrow is the 50th day of school. The kiddos can come to school in 50's attire as we celebrate this fun day.
- 11/8 9:00-11:00 See Us in Action
- 11/10 Bring a Friend to School Day
Information and Reminders:
- Encourage parents to share details about See Us in Action on Wednesday, Veteran's Day Mass and Bring a Friend to School on Friday
- SJA is collecting excess candy for The Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Queen to distribute to the less fortunate. Please bag it up and send it into the school office by the end of school, Wednesday, November 15th.
- Student Council is collecting new or gently used blankets for Fr. Joe's Village; Please send your contributions to your child's classroom
- Enter the yearbook cover contest by designing a cover which includes: our school theme of "Faith, Hope & Love" & "St James Academy 2017-18" Be creative!! Covers DUE Wednesday November 8th to Coach Bohman
- Mrs. Ramsay will be having a 3-day Thanksgiving Week Sports Camp, Monday, 11/20 through Wednesday, 11/22, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The cost is $130 per camper. Parents, drop your kids off for fun activities and outdoor time while you prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Parents in Prayer meets after mass on Wednesday and at the lunch tables at 7:45 on Thursdays to pray for our community. Please join them!
Reading/ Language Arts:
Last week we worked through the question Where do animals live together? We read several non-fiction as well as fiction texts that addressed animals living together in the same habitat or in our case the same community. How do they co-exist together and work together in order to thrive as a part of the same community. We worked on our ending blends for our phonics skill like the -nd or -st in lend or past. We build these words with letter tiles, wrote them in sentences and practiced reading and spelling them verbally in centers. We built our vocabulary by adding words such as depend and habitat in which we wrote in our writing journals and used them in sentences.
Math:
Last week we made the big mathematical connection of connecting subtraction to addition. We worked manipulating our cubes and other items in order to understand if we add three to two it equals five and if we take away two from five it equals three. As we worked through this tough concept we make sure to use our math vocabulary to organize out addition and subtraction sentences. Identifying the whole and two parts is essential in setting up the related addition and subtraction facts. We wrapped up our week with fact families and will be continuing working with this relationship this week.
Social Studies/Science:
We dove into our pumpkins and walked between the 1st and second grade classroom making predictions, learning about pumpkins, identifying our pumpkins attributes and estimating the amount of pumpkin seeds are in one pumpkin. We saw each pumpkin no matter what size float or sink. We also dove further into our unit of matter and learned about the atoms in a solid, liquid, and gas.
Religion:
In religion we talked about the blessings we have in our life and spoke about how we need to turn to God and thank him for all of the things we have in our life. We created our thankful turkey on the door of our classroom that we see each day to remind us of the blessings in our life.
Week of 10/30-11/3
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
What a great Halloween Carnival. Thank you to all of our Volunteers who helped make the day so great. A special thank you to all of you for making me feel so special on my Birthday! I am so blessed to have such an amazing group of people supporting and celebrating me. Thank you for all your kindness and generosity.
Quick Look Reminders:
- Dont Forget to bring a pumpkin in for tomorrows lab!
- 10/31 For $1 Students may wear free dress NO COSTUMES NO MASKS; funds support 8th grade graduation
- 11/1 All Saints Day Mass (Wednesday)
- 12:00 Dismissal this Friday
- SJA is collecting excess candy for The Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Queen to distribute to the less fortunate. Please bag it up and send it into the school office by the end of school, Wednesday, November 15th
- Join SJA families & staff, and thousands of runners and walkers on Sunday, November 5th in Encinitas, as we attempt to set a NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for "Largest Race on Sand!" Come run/walk for 5K, 10K or 15K or volunteer to help out on race day, as all proceeds go to support the Surfing Madonna Oceans Projects!! Register online (Make sure to JOIN OUR ST JAMES TEAM when you register).
- Enter the yearbook cover contest by designing a cover which includes: our school theme of "Faith, Hope & Love" & "St James Academy 2017-18" Be creative!! Covers DUE Wednesday November 8th to Coach Bohman
- Mrs. Ramsay will be having a 3-day Thanksgiving Week Sports Camp, Monday, 11/20 through Wednesday, 11/22, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The cost is $130 per camper. Parents, drop your kids off for fun activities and outdoor time while you prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Parents in Prayer meets after mass on Wednesday and at the lunch tables at 7:45 on Thursdays to pray for our community. Please join them!
Reading/ Language Arts:
Last week we focused on our Room on the Broom book study where we used our wonders strategies and skills throughout the week to dive into this holiday themed book. We re-read the book several times in order to recall the information from memory and include it in sequencing the story, creating a story map with characters settings and events as well as creative writing with who the kiddos would have on their broom.
Math:
This week we dove into subtraction rules and related subtraction facts meaning 6-2=4 and the related fact would be 6-4=2. We will be diving into fact families this week and continuing to practice mastering our addition and subtraction facts.
Social Studies/Science:
We dove into our unit of physical science and unraveled the mysteries of matter, as a solid, liquid, and gas. This week we will be continuing our unit and have our Pumpkin STEAM lab.
Religion:
In religion we learned about the holy trinity. We dove learned about God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, three in one. We used candy corn to help us look at this religious teaching. As the holy trinity can be symbolic in the different layers of the candy corn being the three parts to one God.
Coming Up:
11/8 9:00-11:00 See Us in Action
11/10 Bring a Friend to School Day
Week of 10/23-10/27
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful way to ring in the new church! 1st Grade did such an amazing job, thank you to all of the parents who came to support and celebrate this special time with us. We have an exciting week coming up this week.
Quick Look Reminders:
Reading/ Language Arts:
We dove right into our wonders Unit 2 which focuses on Our Community. This tied in great to our Social studies unit of my community and Me on the Map. We wrote in our writing journals, spelling words and lists, and focused on Character Setting and Events. We developed a creative writing story by mapping out our characters what place or setting did the events take place and then the events themselves.
Math:
This week we opened up our new chapter on subtraction. We introduced subtraction and utilized key vocabulary such as the whole take away the part equals the other part or focusing on difference instead of sum. We worked with this new concept in several different centers and worked on building our fact fluency for addition with continuous practice and flash card centers.
Social Studies:
We expanded upon our wonders unit and explored the different types of communities. These include suburban, urban, and rural communities. We targeted where we are on the map and in what community do we live in. We questioned if we could be a part of more than one community. Including our neighborhood and the Saint James Community. We wrapped up our knowledge with our Me on the Map Project.
Religion:
For religion we worked on our Charity virtue last week. We spoke about the different types of charity and read The Giving Tree in which we drew and expressed what it means to be charitable on our Virtue Sign that is displayed in the classroom.
NEWS & EVENTS:
10/25 Gala Meeting after drop off in Ministry Center
11/1 All Saints Day- Mass 2nd Grade
11/8 9:00-11:00 See Us in Action
11/10 Bring a Friend to School Day
What a wonderful way to ring in the new church! 1st Grade did such an amazing job, thank you to all of the parents who came to support and celebrate this special time with us. We have an exciting week coming up this week.
Quick Look Reminders:
- Parents in Prayer meets after mass on Wednesday and at the lunch tables at 7:45 on Thursdays to pray for our community. Please join them!
- 10/23-10/27 Red Ribbon Week
- 10/26 Mass (Thursday)
- 10/27 Halloween Parade & Carnival
- dont forget to sign up to volunteer!
- Wristbands and Baked Bear will be sold before and after school through Wednesday, 10/25
- 10/31 For $1 Students may wear free dress NO COSTUMES NO MASKS; funds support 8th grade graduation
- Please bring in a pumpkin on or before 10/31 in order to participate in our 1st and 2nd grade Stem project.
- Book Club post poned to 10/31, we are still waiting on the arrival of our books.
- SJA is collecting excess candy for The Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Queen to distribute to the less fortunate. Please bag it up and send it into the school office by the end of school, Wednesday, November 15th.
Reading/ Language Arts:
We dove right into our wonders Unit 2 which focuses on Our Community. This tied in great to our Social studies unit of my community and Me on the Map. We wrote in our writing journals, spelling words and lists, and focused on Character Setting and Events. We developed a creative writing story by mapping out our characters what place or setting did the events take place and then the events themselves.
Math:
This week we opened up our new chapter on subtraction. We introduced subtraction and utilized key vocabulary such as the whole take away the part equals the other part or focusing on difference instead of sum. We worked with this new concept in several different centers and worked on building our fact fluency for addition with continuous practice and flash card centers.
Social Studies:
We expanded upon our wonders unit and explored the different types of communities. These include suburban, urban, and rural communities. We targeted where we are on the map and in what community do we live in. We questioned if we could be a part of more than one community. Including our neighborhood and the Saint James Community. We wrapped up our knowledge with our Me on the Map Project.
Religion:
For religion we worked on our Charity virtue last week. We spoke about the different types of charity and read The Giving Tree in which we drew and expressed what it means to be charitable on our Virtue Sign that is displayed in the classroom.
NEWS & EVENTS:
- Join SJA families & staff, and thousands of runners and walkers on Sunday, November 5th in Encinitas, as we attempt to set a NEW GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for "Largest Race on Sand!" Come run/walk for 5K, 10K or 15K or volunteer to help out on race day, as all proceeds go to support the Surfing Madonna Oceans Projects!! Register online (Make sure to JOIN OUR ST JAMES TEAM when you register).
- Enter the yearbook cover contest by designing a cover which includes: our school theme of "Faith, Hope & Love" & "St James Academy 2017-18" Be creative!! Covers DUE Wednesday November 8th to Coach Bohman
- Mrs. Ramsay will be having a 3-day Thanksgiving Week Sports Camp, Monday, 11/20 through Wednesday, 11/22, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The cost is $130 per camper. Parents, drop your kids off for fun activities and outdoor time while you prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday.
10/25 Gala Meeting after drop off in Ministry Center
11/1 All Saints Day- Mass 2nd Grade
11/8 9:00-11:00 See Us in Action
11/10 Bring a Friend to School Day
Week of 10/16-10/20
A Note From Mrs. Humann:
Hope you all had a wonderful and beautiful weekend! We have some exciting events coming up in 1st grade. This week on Friday October 20th we are celebrating our first Mass. Please join us in this special and faithfilled celebration. Next week we have our Halloween Carnival, our booth is the Pick a Stick Booth. A volunteer sign up was sent out on Friday, please volunteer for a spot to join us in this fun tradition.
Quick Look Reminders:
Saturday, 10/14
- 10/20 1st Grade Mass in the New Church
- 10/21 5:30-8:30 Spooky Nights; Sponsored by SJA Knights of Columbus @ Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
- Thanks to families who attended our first SJA movie night and to Mr. Morton and Mr. Kimberlain for coordinating. It was a fun, community building event
- Parents in Prayer meets after mass at St. Leo's on Wednesday and at the lunch tables at 7:45 on Thursdays to pray for our community. Please join them!
- 10/23-10/27 Red Ribbon Week
- 10/25 Gala Meeting after drop off in Ministry Center
- 10/26 Mass (Thursday)
- 10/27 Halloween Parade & Carnival
- Buy writsbands for 20 dollars before and after school. Wristbands will not be available on the day of the carnival.
- Buy writsbands for 20 dollars before and after school. Wristbands will not be available on the day of the carnival.
- 10/31 Students can wear Halloween accessories with their uniforms (NO masks, costumes)
Language Arts:
This week we wrapped up our first unit of Wonders. We took our reading assessments which will be returned to you this week. We worked on our writing in our journals and focused on creative writing last week. This week we are diving right into our second unit and are focusing on sequence writing key details of a story. We will begin our Room on the Broom book study later this week continuing to focus on Sequencing in this story.
Math:
Last week in math we finished up our second chapter and took our Chapter 2 test. In Chapter 2 we learned several strategies to implement when adding two and even three number sentences. This week we are diving into Chapter 3 which includes subtraction, subtraction strategies, the relationship of addition and subtraction and fact families.
Social Studies/ Science:
This week we learned about the different seasons and what they look like, how they feel, and what are some similarities seasons may have. We asked different questions and wondered if the seasons look different in San Diego then they do where there might be snow or heavy rain. We will be learning about the different states of Matter next.
Religion:
This week was our first Virtue lesson and had our special guest Mrs. Breen come in and talk to us about our Virtue of the Month Charity. We read the Velvetine Rabbit and talked about different ways we can be charitable in our lives. Not only giving of material things but also giving of your love and talents to others.
Star of the Week:
There was some confusion about the Star of the Week poster and I would loive to clarify. Every two weeks a new Star Student will be chosen. They are sent home with a poster to draw, decorate, or add pictures about themselves. I will be giving this poster out on Friday and the Student should try and complete it by Monday to share with the class. In the bin they are able to share different items from home and bring George home. The star of the week can then journal their experience with greoge and maybe send a picture back into the class. The children can then share what they did while George stayed in their home. The student will be star of the week for two weeks and then their will be a new star of the week. This week our star of the week is Joshua. Our next Star of the week will be Dova. Please let me know if their are any further questions.
Wish List Items we could use:
- Looking into purchasing a possible reading and math app to use in the classroom and at home let me know if you are interested in donating!
- We could always use themed books continuing to build our Library.
Week of 10/2-10/6
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Hello all and happy October! We finished up a great month of September and apple themed activities. From making apple sauce to learning about the life cycle of apples and creating apple science.
Quick Look Reminders:
Language Arts:
Last week we dove into our essential question What do Friends do together? We read several pieces of literature including poems involving what friends do when they are together. As we do each day the children wrote spectacular sentences using vocabulary words and adjectives including writing about what our favorite thing is to do with our friends.
Math:
Last week we continued Chapter 2 and took our first quiz including related facts which is essentially the associative property of addition and making 10,11,12 and finding relationships and using addition strategies to help us solve these larger number sentences. This week we work with counting on and using a number line to help us add. Each week we work with different math centers including some of the examples in the pictures below.
Hello all and happy October! We finished up a great month of September and apple themed activities. From making apple sauce to learning about the life cycle of apples and creating apple science.
Quick Look Reminders:
- 10/3 Gerardy Picture Orders Due- turn in to office or order online
- 10/4 2:30 Blessing of the Animals on the SJA blacktop
- 10/8 9:30 SJA Mass
- 10/8 Food Packing Event at SJA (this is a great opportunity for service hours) Register Here
- Join PIP on Thursday mornings at the lunch tables to pray for our community
- Please send you gratitude to the Kuhn Family and Mr. Cornell who power-washed/scrubbed our lunch tables last Friday
Language Arts:
Last week we dove into our essential question What do Friends do together? We read several pieces of literature including poems involving what friends do when they are together. As we do each day the children wrote spectacular sentences using vocabulary words and adjectives including writing about what our favorite thing is to do with our friends.
Math:
Last week we continued Chapter 2 and took our first quiz including related facts which is essentially the associative property of addition and making 10,11,12 and finding relationships and using addition strategies to help us solve these larger number sentences. This week we work with counting on and using a number line to help us add. Each week we work with different math centers including some of the examples in the pictures below.
Religion:
We finished Chapter 2 in learning about what we can find in our church and that Jesus is always with us. We talked about the Feast Day of Our Guardian Angels and made Angel Art on Friday. Today Mrs. Breen Came in to celebrate with angel food cupcakes.
Reminders:
Please et me know if you have any issue with your child being featured in our newsletter or posted on the SJA Facebook page. This way I can track who can be in pictures and who can not.
Scholastic Book Club this month check out our orders and please return by the due date so we can get orders on time.
Wish List Items we could use:
- Looking for a set of 5 headphones for our listening center. Ours are broken in class and needing replacement!
- Looking into purchasing a possible reading and math app to use in the classroom and at home let me know if you are interested in donating!
- We could always use themed books continuing to build our Library.
- SAVE THE DATES:
- 10/14 6:00-9:00 Family Movie Night on SJA field
- 10/21 5:30-8:30 Spooky Nights; Sponsored by SJA Knights of Columbus @ Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
- 11/5 Surfing Madonna Beach Run
Week of 09/25-09/29
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful week last week. We dove right into the season of fall with apple everything last week. We even made homemade cinnamon apple sauce and shared some with Father Teo!
It was wonderful to see so many of you at Bocce on Saturday, I always enjoy myself at this event to get to know each of you more and kick off a good school year.
Quick LOOK Reminders!
- Gala Kick Off Meeting Wednesday, 8:00am in the Parish Hall
- Friday is 12:00 dismissal for faculty professional development
- Join PIP on Thursday mornings at the lunch tables to pray for our community
- 10/8 Food Packing Event at SJA (this is a great opportunity for service hours)
10/14 6:00-9:00 Family Movie Night on SJA field
10/21 5:30-8:30 Spooky Nights; Sponsored by SJA Knights of Columbus @ Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
Language Arts:
This week we worked on mastering our L-Blends and completed our first spelling test. We continued to work with statements and capitolizing the first letter in every sentence and ending it with a period. This next week we will identify, and work with questions and exclamations. We read several stories that helped us answer our Essential Question What makes Pets Special? We talked about our own pet and perfect pet and used key details to help explain the stories we read throughout the week. We worked in our writing journal establishing expectations for writing and practiced throughout the week with different prompts.
Math:
Last week we took our Chapter 1 test and moved from building our number sense to addition working with terms such as the part and the part make the whole and then building on this with addends and sums. We work in our books as well as our centers where we use manipulatives, dice, and dominoes to create hands on learning for adding on and creating 2 parts to make the whole.
Science/Social Studies:
This week we built our knowledge of what it means to be a scientist and woked with some apple sience using our 5 senses to make predictions, chart data, and make observations. We also made homemade apple sauce on friday to kick off the season of fall.
Reminders:
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays.
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Fridays, we will meet as a class on the blacktop and walk down to church together with our 7th grade buddies. Please plan to arrive by 7:50 to give us enough time to get to church. Remember to wear your dress uniform (sweaters for outerwear and long pants for boys) and go to the bathroom before Mass. Please join us if you can!
Week of 09/19-09/22
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We are making our way getting into our routines and diving right into our curriculum as we start our 4th week of school.
Quick LOOk Reminders:
Free Dress Tomorrow: in support of our bocce ball tournament this week! You may wear Red, Green, or White clothing in support of our fundraiser.
Speaking of Bocce...
Don’t Forget to sell those Raffle tickets and buy your ticket for our Bocce Tournament this weekend 09/23 I hope to see you all there!
Way to go SJA!
Tuesday 9/19; $1515 was raised in support of Hurricane Relief and will go directly to Catholic schools;
Scholastic Book Orders:
Please order your book orders by this Wednesday September 20th. Please email me for any questions you may have regarding level appropriate books.
Math Notebooks were sent home today and should stay home and parent initial on homework sheet for completion of the homework.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
Last week we dove into our 3rd week of our wonders unit. Our phonics sound of the week included the short i as in “pin.” We worked with letter tiles in building, deciphering, and finding short i in stories aligned with our weekly unit. We worked on our sentences and learned about the difference between a statement and a question and which punctuation mark ends each type of sentence. In centers we built our comprehension skills by identifying key details in stories.
Math:
We finished our first chapter of math including building our foundation for our number since. Working with all kinds of games and manipulative a to master mathematical concepts such as one more/one less, greater than and less than and counting on. Today we took our first chapter test and will dive into addition this week.
Science/Social Studies:
We started our Social Studies unit this week on good citizenship we learned about what it means to be a good citizen through the stories of Johnny Appleseed. We learned about how Johnny Appleseed was a good citizen by giving to all, taking care of nature, and going in life with peace in mind.
Religion:
We finished our first chapter in our religion books understanding that we are called as Jesus followers to be a part of his church. We discussed how we are followers of Jesus by attending a catholic school and completed a guided drawing of a church.
Reminders:
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays.
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Fridays, we will meet as a class on the blacktop and walk down to church together with our 7th grade buddies. Please plan to arrive by 7:50 to give us enough time to get to church. Remember to wear your dress uniform (sweaters for outerwear and long pants for boys) and go to the bathroom before Mass. Please join us if you can!
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We are making our way getting into our routines and diving right into our curriculum as we start our 4th week of school.
Quick LOOk Reminders:
Free Dress Tomorrow: in support of our bocce ball tournament this week! You may wear Red, Green, or White clothing in support of our fundraiser.
Speaking of Bocce...
Don’t Forget to sell those Raffle tickets and buy your ticket for our Bocce Tournament this weekend 09/23 I hope to see you all there!
Way to go SJA!
Tuesday 9/19; $1515 was raised in support of Hurricane Relief and will go directly to Catholic schools;
Scholastic Book Orders:
Please order your book orders by this Wednesday September 20th. Please email me for any questions you may have regarding level appropriate books.
Math Notebooks were sent home today and should stay home and parent initial on homework sheet for completion of the homework.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
Last week we dove into our 3rd week of our wonders unit. Our phonics sound of the week included the short i as in “pin.” We worked with letter tiles in building, deciphering, and finding short i in stories aligned with our weekly unit. We worked on our sentences and learned about the difference between a statement and a question and which punctuation mark ends each type of sentence. In centers we built our comprehension skills by identifying key details in stories.
Math:
We finished our first chapter of math including building our foundation for our number since. Working with all kinds of games and manipulative a to master mathematical concepts such as one more/one less, greater than and less than and counting on. Today we took our first chapter test and will dive into addition this week.
Science/Social Studies:
We started our Social Studies unit this week on good citizenship we learned about what it means to be a good citizen through the stories of Johnny Appleseed. We learned about how Johnny Appleseed was a good citizen by giving to all, taking care of nature, and going in life with peace in mind.
Religion:
We finished our first chapter in our religion books understanding that we are called as Jesus followers to be a part of his church. We discussed how we are followers of Jesus by attending a catholic school and completed a guided drawing of a church.
Reminders:
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays.
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Fridays, we will meet as a class on the blacktop and walk down to church together with our 7th grade buddies. Please plan to arrive by 7:50 to give us enough time to get to church. Remember to wear your dress uniform (sweaters for outerwear and long pants for boys) and go to the bathroom before Mass. Please join us if you can!
Week of 09/11-09/15
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful Back to School Night, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to see how we are doing things in 1st grade. Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns you may have.
Quick LOOk Reminders:
Uniform Check this Week, here's a link: SJA Uniform Policy
We are raising money for the catholic school (NCEA) affected by the Hurricanes!
- Thursday, 9/14 (jeans, popcorn, lemonade for a $5 minimum donation)
Don’t Forget to sell those Raffle tickets and buy your ticket for Bocce 09/23 I hope to see you all there!
We start Renaissance Testing this week until 9/11-9/22
Friday 09/15 is Picture Day
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week our Essential Question of our wonders program is What do We do at school? In our whole group as well as small group instruction we look to answer this question throughout the week, in writings as well as discussions. We are working on Key details when reading with your child ask them to give you at least three details from the story to help enforce this skill.
Math:
We continued into our 1st Chapter and completed 6 lessons so far. We have been working on our number sense and are working our way up to addition. For example we worked on one more and one less in class. During math centers they roll dice, build the number and then add one more to the counters or one less to help them with their number sense. Our goal is to keep math interactive and fun so working with games that help enforce the lesson each day is our goal!
Science/Social Studies:
We finished our Bucket Filling unit and have decided to be good citizens which is our next social study unit and choose to be Bucket Fillers! Check out our bulletin board in the hall to see the ways in which we fill buckets.
Religion:
We have been reinforcing good friendship and classroom behavior by embracing Jesus teaching “Do unto others as I have done unto you.” We brainstormed ways we can do unto others and wrote about our ideas and teachings. This next week we will be learning about our church community.
Reminders:
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays.
Scholastic Book Orders:
I will be sending information about Scholastic Book orders in the homework folder next week. This is a great way to get the kiddos involved and excited about reading by collecting books that interest them!
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Fridays, we will meet as a class on the blacktop and walk down to church together with our 7th grade buddies. Please plan to arrive by 7:50 to give us enough time to get to church. Remember to wear your dress uniform (sweaters for outerwear and long pants for boys) and go to the bathroom before Mass. Please join us if you can!
Room Moms:
We have two fabulous room moms this year Cathy Breen and Lisa Fitzpatrick.
Week of June 4th Newsletter:
A note from Mrs. Humann:
We are approaching our last few days of school together! I can not believe how fast this year went. There are so many amazing memories I am so blessed to have been able to know and teach each of your kids. I am looking forward to the exciting end of the year activities and memories to come.
News:
Please join us Tomorrow in celebration of YOU fabulous parents at our Parent Appreciation Breakfast June 5th at 8am
Used Uniform Sale Tuesday and Wednesday at the lunch tables 2:00-3:30
Beach Day Next Monday June 12: This is an all school field trip to the Beach where we play games and have a picnic. I will send more information including a reminder for the volunteers and chaperones. Thanks!
Don’t Forget:
Please fill out our end of the year survey, your feedback is very important to us! Help us be the best we can be!: End of School Year Parent Survey
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on reviewing Grammar where we worked with nouns. We sorted singular and plural nouns and created sentences with possessive nouns. We also worked on our Family life which we read discussed and wrote about the topic discussed in class such as everyone is unique and beautiful.
Math:
This week we finished Chapter 11 including computing mixed combination number sentences and critical thinking with 3 numbers and filling in addition or minus signs to make the number sentence true. We just have one more Chapter left working with fractions. This topic will be introduced and worked with throughout the week.
Religion:
This week we worked through our Family Life workbook discussing the role of a family and feeling loved and appreciated in you family. We also talked about God making each of us unique in our own way. We will continue to work through this book this week.
Upcoming Events:
June 9: Noon Dismissal
June 12: Beach Day
June 13: Noon dismissal
June 14: Last Day of School 8:00 and Mass - 10:00am dismissal
Week of May 29
Happy Memorial Day!
A note from Mrs. Humann:
Thank you for all of your help and flexibility for our Variety Show! It was such a success and the kiddos had a blast. They did such a fabulous job and had such a fun time teaching the community how to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
News:
Beach Day is on June 12: This is an all school field trip to the Beach where we play games and have a picnic. Please save the date and let me know if you are interested in driving/chaperoning on the beach day. More information and the permission slip will be coming home in your child's folder this week. Susan Hanna has offered to provide our Pop up tent but we still need a cooler if someone would be willing to bring that to the trip.
Don’t Forget:
Please fill out our end of the year survey, your feedback is very important to us! Help us be the best we can be!: End of School Year Parent Survey
Please join us in celebration of YOU fabulous parents at our Parent Appreciation Breakfast June 5th at 8am- Parent Appreciation Breakfast Invite/RSVP
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on finishing up our end of the year project! We are finalizing our artwork and writing pieces that will be made into a 1st grade writing portfolio. Don’t forget to check out our bulletin board in the 1st Grade hallway. We have 1st grade poetry showcased and it is quite a treat to read all of our talented poets.
Math:
This week we worked our way through Chapter 11 working on subtraction with regrouping. It is important to have the kiddos continue to practice their math facts as this will help with their ability to master this difficult concept.
Religion:
This week was our last praying the rosary each morning with 2nd and 3rd grade. Next week we will be starting Family Life as a class.
Upcoming Events:
May 29: School Closed -Memorial Day
June 2nd: Noon Dismissal
June 12: Beach Day
June 13: Noon dismissal
June 14: Last Day of School 8:00 and Mass - 10:00am dismissal
Week 1 Volunteers:
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Week of May 22
A note from Mrs. Humann:
We are approaching our final couple of weeks of the school year! I am so honored and humbled by this experience Teaching your kiddos my 1st year. This year has been such a blessing, thank you for all of your support and encouragement. Each of your children hold a very special place in my heart.
News:
Beach Day is on June 12: This is an all school field trip to the Beach where we play games and have a picnic. Please save the date and let me know if you are interested in driving/chaperoning on the beach day. More information and the permission slip will be coming home in your child's folder this week. Susan Hanna has offered to provide our Pop up tent but we still need a cooler if someone would be willing to bring that to the trip.
The Variety Show is coming up on Friday, May 26. Please let me know if your child will not be in attendance. Children must be at both the 10:00 am dress rehearsal and the 1:00 show. The 1st Grade Costumes will be the Green Peace shirt (we will borrow for those who did not purchase one) and blue jeans.
Please fill out our end of the year survey, your feedback is very important to us! Help us be the best we can be!: End of School Year Parent Survey
Please join us in celebration of YOU fabulous parents at our Parent Appreciation Breakfast June 5th at 8am- Parent Appreciation Breakfast Invite/RSVP
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on reviewing our skills. We asked and answered questions before, during, and after reading a story. It is great for the kiddos to be detectives and be curious about the story and themes in them. This helps them connect to the book and help retain information. We also worked with our end of the year writing portfolio creating art to go along with our writings for the year. In centers we investigated proper nouns in a word search, read leveled readers, worked on SRA and took several end of the year Benchmark assessments.
Math:
This week we completed Chapter 10 adding double digit numbers with and without regrouping. This week we introduced subtraction with double digit numbers including subtracting ones and tens.
Religion:
This week we continued to pray the rosary each morning as well as praying a living rosary with the whole school in our school families. The kiddos are getting really good at saying the rosary and knowing all of the prayers. I am very happy with their reverence during this morning prayer.
Upcoming Events:
May 26: Variety Show
May 29: School Closed -Memorial Day
June 12: Beach Day
June 13: Noon dismissal
June 14: Last Day of School 8:00 and Mass - 10:00am dismissal
Week 4 - Volunteers:
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Wednesday: Lyn Jutronich
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Week of May 15
A note from Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all of you for spoiling me! I am so thankful for all of your support throughout my first year! I appreciate all of you and our fabulous community! Thank you to Sandra Castillo for sponsoring our Ice Cream party and Erin Perryman for helping out! The kids loved it and it was a great treat after earning class points.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked with the oo and ue and u_e sound and spellings. We practiced these sounds in our spelling words for the week and identified and highlighted them in a short narrative in centers which we complete each week. We introduced poetry and the works of Shel Silverstein and worked on the components of poetry which are rhyming, rhythm, and patterns. We brainstormed things that we like on a map and wrote a poem picking one of those things to focus on. During our writing workshop we used sentence strips to write a descriptive poem about our favorite things.
Math:
This week we introduced double digit addition with regrouping. Focusing on trading or regrouping 10 ones to one ten and carrying it to the tens place. This is a difficult concept for the students to grasp, if you add up the ones place and it is more than 9 you regroup to add a 10 and leave the ones left over. We will continue to work with it in this upcoming week.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in social studies we worked on saving our classroom bucks for a little party with free choice. This week as a class we decided to spend our money together after working on saving them.
Religion:
This week we focused on our Mother Mary, we wrote letters to our mother Mary thanking her and asking for her prayers and support. We continued to pray a decade of the rosary each day and enjoyed our last virtue program with Mrs. Breen who taught us about humility.
Week 3 - Volunteers:
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Wednesday: Lyn Jutronich
Thursday: Susan Hanna
A note from Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to all of you for spoiling me! I am so thankful for all of your support throughout my first year! I appreciate all of you and our fabulous community! Thank you to Sandra Castillo for sponsoring our Ice Cream party and Erin Perryman for helping out! The kids loved it and it was a great treat after earning class points.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked with the oo and ue and u_e sound and spellings. We practiced these sounds in our spelling words for the week and identified and highlighted them in a short narrative in centers which we complete each week. We introduced poetry and the works of Shel Silverstein and worked on the components of poetry which are rhyming, rhythm, and patterns. We brainstormed things that we like on a map and wrote a poem picking one of those things to focus on. During our writing workshop we used sentence strips to write a descriptive poem about our favorite things.
Math:
This week we introduced double digit addition with regrouping. Focusing on trading or regrouping 10 ones to one ten and carrying it to the tens place. This is a difficult concept for the students to grasp, if you add up the ones place and it is more than 9 you regroup to add a 10 and leave the ones left over. We will continue to work with it in this upcoming week.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in social studies we worked on saving our classroom bucks for a little party with free choice. This week as a class we decided to spend our money together after working on saving them.
Religion:
This week we focused on our Mother Mary, we wrote letters to our mother Mary thanking her and asking for her prayers and support. We continued to pray a decade of the rosary each day and enjoyed our last virtue program with Mrs. Breen who taught us about humility.
Week 3 - Volunteers:
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Wednesday: Lyn Jutronich
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Week of May 8
A note from Mrs. Humann:
Please keep our friend and fellow classmate James Wallis in your prayers. He has made it home and his family says he is eating and gaining back some of his strength. Thank you for all of your support and prayers for our sweet friend and classmate.
What a wonderful week we had! We had such a wonderful time at the Safari Park. Thank you to all of you who helped chaperone. It was a fun, safe, and successful adventure that everyone enjoyed!
Our class earned their next class prize! We will be having a picnic in the garden on Tuesday May 9th. The kiddos will bring their own lunch or hot lunch and then Sandra Castillo has offered to bring ice cream as a little treat to have for all their hard work!
Coming up this week:
- We are finishing up our Renaissance Testing which is the last of our standardized tests for the year.
- Book Fair! This week is the Book Fair stop by to get some new books or donate some of your favorites to the classroom!
- Please join us for the May Crowning Mass this Friday!
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked with the oi and oy sound and spellings. We practiced these sounds in our spelling words for the week and identified and highlighted them in a short narrative. The students are progressing in their writing skills and have been writing 6 sentences in response to prompts, including one about their favorite part of our field trip to the Safari Park.
Math:
This week we began working with double digit addition without regrouping. We emphasized the importance of starting with the ones place and ending with the tens place. We reviewed that 36 is equivalent to three tens and 6 ones. We also applied this concept to money in working with dimes (ex 3 dimes = 3 tens = $0.30). We reviewed that 36 is equivalent to three tens/dimes and 6 ones/pennies).
Science/Social Studies:
This week in social studies we are getting economically savvy debating the ever pressing question of saving and spending. In science we learned about deforestation and how that affects our environment and the animals that live in it. We included the concept of endangered species as we prepare for our field trip to the Safari Park next week.
Religion:
This week was the beginning of May the month of Mary our Mother. In order to celebrate this we have been praying a decade of the rosary each morning of the week. This week we focused on the glorious mysteries
Week 2- Volunteers:
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
Week of May 1-5
A note from Mrs. Humann:
Please keep our friend and fellow classmate James Wallis in your prayers. He has a ruptured kidney and is currently recovering from surgery at Rady's. Prayers for healing, wisdom for the doctors and strength for his parents and family would be greatly appreciated. We will be making him cards tomorrow in class to send home with his family.
It was so wonderful listening to the students share about what they did over spring break, I loved all of the pictures with Stanley as well. Thank you for taking the time to complete this project it was a very enjoyable experience for our whole class.
Our class earned their next class prize! We will be scheduling a picnic in the garden Tuesday May 9th, 2017. More details to follow.
Coming up this week:
Thursday May 4th K/1 go to the Safari Park!
We will be leaving at 8:30 and will be returning to school around 1:30.
Please pack your child with:
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on Cause and Effect. Since it was Earth Week we worked with the Dr. Seuss book, The Lorax. We made cause and effect Truffula trees and focused on understanding this tricky skill. We explored, analyzed, and investigated deforestation (the main theme in THE LORAX), how it affects us as human beings, the environment, and animals. We then questioned “Is deforestation an issue Kids should worry about? Why?” We used fact based reasoning to compare and contrast this issue. We then wrote opinion pieces arguing why or why not deforestation is an issue that kids should worry about.
Math:
This week we continued working with telling time. This is a hard concept for the kiddos to understand because it is a complex concept but everyone worked diligently. Please practice telling time to at least the hour and half hour at home. In addition, we began identifying the value, counting, and exchanging coins for equal amounts. Our focus was pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. We differentiated between the quantity and value of a group of coins (ex: 5 dimes = $0.50.) Counting money is another great skill to practice at home.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in social studies we are getting economically savvy debating the ever pressing question of saving and spending. In science we learned about deforestation and how that affects our environment and the animals that live in it. We included the concept of endangered species as we prepare for our field trip to the Safari Park next week.
Religion:
This week we worked on loving and caring for God’s Creation. How much God loves us because he made us in his image and how we should care for the world around us. We discussed baptism as the washing away of original sin and through Baptism we become children of God and members of the Catholic Church.
Week 4- Volunteers:
Tuesday: Volunteer Opportunity Available
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Thursday: Volunteer Opportunity Available
A note from Mrs. Humann:
Please keep our friend and fellow classmate James Wallis in your prayers. He has a ruptured kidney and is currently recovering from surgery at Rady's. Prayers for healing, wisdom for the doctors and strength for his parents and family would be greatly appreciated. We will be making him cards tomorrow in class to send home with his family.
It was so wonderful listening to the students share about what they did over spring break, I loved all of the pictures with Stanley as well. Thank you for taking the time to complete this project it was a very enjoyable experience for our whole class.
Our class earned their next class prize! We will be scheduling a picnic in the garden Tuesday May 9th, 2017. More details to follow.
Coming up this week:
- Please send your child with a bag of change this week including quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. We will be continuing to work with money.
Thursday May 4th K/1 go to the Safari Park!
We will be leaving at 8:30 and will be returning to school around 1:30.
Please pack your child with:
- A BOOSTER seat for the car ride.
- Please put sunscreen on you child in the morning it is looking like it will be sunny and warm.
- A hat
- Snack
- Packed lunch
- Water
- I will send a follow up email with these reminder this week! Very exciting week for all of us!
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on Cause and Effect. Since it was Earth Week we worked with the Dr. Seuss book, The Lorax. We made cause and effect Truffula trees and focused on understanding this tricky skill. We explored, analyzed, and investigated deforestation (the main theme in THE LORAX), how it affects us as human beings, the environment, and animals. We then questioned “Is deforestation an issue Kids should worry about? Why?” We used fact based reasoning to compare and contrast this issue. We then wrote opinion pieces arguing why or why not deforestation is an issue that kids should worry about.
Math:
This week we continued working with telling time. This is a hard concept for the kiddos to understand because it is a complex concept but everyone worked diligently. Please practice telling time to at least the hour and half hour at home. In addition, we began identifying the value, counting, and exchanging coins for equal amounts. Our focus was pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. We differentiated between the quantity and value of a group of coins (ex: 5 dimes = $0.50.) Counting money is another great skill to practice at home.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in social studies we are getting economically savvy debating the ever pressing question of saving and spending. In science we learned about deforestation and how that affects our environment and the animals that live in it. We included the concept of endangered species as we prepare for our field trip to the Safari Park next week.
Religion:
This week we worked on loving and caring for God’s Creation. How much God loves us because he made us in his image and how we should care for the world around us. We discussed baptism as the washing away of original sin and through Baptism we become children of God and members of the Catholic Church.
Week 4- Volunteers:
Tuesday: Volunteer Opportunity Available
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Thursday: Volunteer Opportunity Available
"The Earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth....Yet all is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.” --Pope Francis, Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home
Week of April 24th
A note from Mrs. Humann:
I hope you all had such a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break! This week is Earth Week at St. James, let’s try and reduce the amount of trash we accumulate as a class.
Coming up this week:
Monday
1. Plastics Pledge Class Challenge to be announced at Assembly by Sophia Walton-collect signatures on forms from students, friends, family and turn in to Sophia or Mrs. Oldham by Friday, May 12, 2017 (three week challenge) ; the class that turns in the most completed forms will win a class party in May. Tuesday
NO TRASH Tuesday:
Tuesday’s goal is for everyone to generate as little trash as possible-- use all reusable containers for lunch-- and then make this a habit.
Wednesday
Celebrate SJA’s Green Ribbon School Award! Wear your Green Ribbon shirt if you purchased one with green, blue or brown pants/skirts; accessorize with festive flowers or shell or wood necklaces that you already own. You may wear earth green or blue shirt that you own if you did not purchase the Green Ribbon shirt.
Thursday: Lights off Thursday!
Each class turn classroom lights off as much as possible and calculate how many minutes/secs lights were off between 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Friday:
Celebrate Earth Week at mass; the video Laudito Si; Letter from Pope Francis will be shown in church immediately after mass, please join us!
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on our Book study reading Flat Stanley and answering comprehension questions as well as writing responses in our Flat Stanley Project Journal. We also worked with our leveled readers, reviewed our sound -ou and -ow. We continued our writer's workshop in which the students get to choose a prompt to write about and once they have edited it for mistakes they then get to type it on an I-pad to create a final product. The students have been very excited about their writing journals and have gotten really inspired to work with them.
Math:
This week we finished up our Chapter on Measurement. We previewed time and will be working on telling time at the hour and half hour coming up this week.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in science we worked with heredity and how young are like their mothers. We studied the life cycle of a chicken and compared the different life stages that a chicken goes though. We are preparing for our class field trip May 4th studying animals and their mothers.
Religion:
During our Holy week we incorporated several elements tieing the children back to the importance of holy week and what the true meaning of easter is. We created a holy week wreath in which we read and discussed what Jesus went through for us and why he chose to do so. We wrapped up the week with our lenten retreat in which the kiddos made crosses, was guided through a Resurrection drawing meditation and broke bread in remembrance of the last supper. As a school we celebrated washing of the feet in which I washed several 1st graders feet. It was a beautiful and humbling experience that I hope we bring back each year! We also viewed the stations of the cross that the Junior High put on for the school and did such a beautiful and respectful job.
Week 4- Volunteers:
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Thursday: Volunteer opportunity available!
Week of April 24th
A note from Mrs. Humann:
I hope you all had such a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break! This week is Earth Week at St. James, let’s try and reduce the amount of trash we accumulate as a class.
Coming up this week:
- Please turn in the Flat Stanley project this week so the kiddos are able to share their experience on Spring Break.
- 2. Green Ribbon School shirts will be distributed to all who purchased them
Monday
1. Plastics Pledge Class Challenge to be announced at Assembly by Sophia Walton-collect signatures on forms from students, friends, family and turn in to Sophia or Mrs. Oldham by Friday, May 12, 2017 (three week challenge) ; the class that turns in the most completed forms will win a class party in May. Tuesday
NO TRASH Tuesday:
Tuesday’s goal is for everyone to generate as little trash as possible-- use all reusable containers for lunch-- and then make this a habit.
Wednesday
Celebrate SJA’s Green Ribbon School Award! Wear your Green Ribbon shirt if you purchased one with green, blue or brown pants/skirts; accessorize with festive flowers or shell or wood necklaces that you already own. You may wear earth green or blue shirt that you own if you did not purchase the Green Ribbon shirt.
Thursday: Lights off Thursday!
Each class turn classroom lights off as much as possible and calculate how many minutes/secs lights were off between 8:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Friday:
Celebrate Earth Week at mass; the video Laudito Si; Letter from Pope Francis will be shown in church immediately after mass, please join us!
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on our Book study reading Flat Stanley and answering comprehension questions as well as writing responses in our Flat Stanley Project Journal. We also worked with our leveled readers, reviewed our sound -ou and -ow. We continued our writer's workshop in which the students get to choose a prompt to write about and once they have edited it for mistakes they then get to type it on an I-pad to create a final product. The students have been very excited about their writing journals and have gotten really inspired to work with them.
Math:
This week we finished up our Chapter on Measurement. We previewed time and will be working on telling time at the hour and half hour coming up this week.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in science we worked with heredity and how young are like their mothers. We studied the life cycle of a chicken and compared the different life stages that a chicken goes though. We are preparing for our class field trip May 4th studying animals and their mothers.
Religion:
During our Holy week we incorporated several elements tieing the children back to the importance of holy week and what the true meaning of easter is. We created a holy week wreath in which we read and discussed what Jesus went through for us and why he chose to do so. We wrapped up the week with our lenten retreat in which the kiddos made crosses, was guided through a Resurrection drawing meditation and broke bread in remembrance of the last supper. As a school we celebrated washing of the feet in which I washed several 1st graders feet. It was a beautiful and humbling experience that I hope we bring back each year! We also viewed the stations of the cross that the Junior High put on for the school and did such a beautiful and respectful job.
Week 4- Volunteers:
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Thursday: Volunteer opportunity available!
Week of April 10th
A note from Mrs. Humann:
It was so wonderful to see so many of you at the SJA Gala on Saturday. With so many people there I wasn’t able to chat with all of you and if I am so sorry. Thank you again for sponsoring Blake and I we had such a wonderful time.
Thank you for all of your hard work selling raffle tickets and helping to donate for the Class Basket. We could not have done it without all of your dedication and hard work put in for our school.
Coming up this week:
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on our Book study reading Flat Stanley and answering comprehension questions as well as writing responses in our Flat Stanley Project Journal. We are working on recalling information from stories over a period of time instead of reading a story from start to finish in one assignment. The kids are really enjoying listening and following along in the story during reading time and then responding to the questions that went along with each chapter. This week we worked with the sound
Math:
This week we began our unit of measurement and did several hands on activities that incorporated height and length with standard and nonstandard units of measurement. We used connecting cubes to measure several items around the classroom as well as measured our heights with string and figured out who was the tallest and shortest in our class.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies we dove into economics working with the concept of spending money on needs or wants and choosing when it is appropriate to spend money on wants once your needs are met. We started classroom bucks where the students work to earn dollars for prizes. In Science we continued to learn about
Spring Break is Next Week!
Happy Easter!
A note from Mrs. Humann:
It was so wonderful to see so many of you at the SJA Gala on Saturday. With so many people there I wasn’t able to chat with all of you and if I am so sorry. Thank you again for sponsoring Blake and I we had such a wonderful time.
Thank you for all of your hard work selling raffle tickets and helping to donate for the Class Basket. We could not have done it without all of your dedication and hard work put in for our school.
Coming up this week:
- April Virtue Hope
- Last call to RSVP for our casual, optional Parent and Principal Coffee tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. in the school library. Please use this link if you are planning to attend and to suggest conversation topics.
- Turn in Rice Bowls before Thursday!
- Parents please join us on Holy Thursday to join in on our Washing of the Feet and Stations of the Cross.
- 12:00 Dismissal on Thursday- NO PM DAYCARE
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked on our Book study reading Flat Stanley and answering comprehension questions as well as writing responses in our Flat Stanley Project Journal. We are working on recalling information from stories over a period of time instead of reading a story from start to finish in one assignment. The kids are really enjoying listening and following along in the story during reading time and then responding to the questions that went along with each chapter. This week we worked with the sound
Math:
This week we began our unit of measurement and did several hands on activities that incorporated height and length with standard and nonstandard units of measurement. We used connecting cubes to measure several items around the classroom as well as measured our heights with string and figured out who was the tallest and shortest in our class.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies we dove into economics working with the concept of spending money on needs or wants and choosing when it is appropriate to spend money on wants once your needs are met. We started classroom bucks where the students work to earn dollars for prizes. In Science we continued to learn about
Spring Break is Next Week!
Happy Easter!
Week of March 27
A note from Mrs. Humann:
This week was Kindness week at SJA! We implemented this theme in many lessons throughout the week. We wrote about kindness and what is the best thing you can do to make someone smile. We read several books about kindness and spoke about what kindness challenges we completed the night before. Many of the students explained how they set the table for their parents. We walked around and wrote on each others “complimats” where we gave each of our friends compliments and what makes them a good friend. We all stood in front of the class and shared 5 compliments that people wrote about us starting with “I am...kind” and at the end of their share the class responded in a cheer “Yes you are!”
The Gala is only a week away and we are a little more than halfway there in reaching our 100% participation for the Gala raffle tickets! Thank you to all of you who turned yours in this week. Keep up the good work! Thank you to all of you for sponsoring Blake and I at this years Gala! We are very grateful for all of your generosity and support this year, and cannot wait to see you all there!
Coming up this week:
Teacher Date: Help support our school and bid on a fun and adventurous day at Fletcher Cove Park visiting the tide pools. We will explore the beach and tide pools as well as have a picnic and treat in the park!
Who would like the chance at replacing Mrs. Humann for the day? Get your only chance at the gala by bidding on Teacher for the day and see how your child likes sitting in the teachers chair as me! Or better yet sitting in Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Lang’s shoes by being Principal of the day?
Come meet this year's Gala Puppy, a 10 week old male golden retriever, next Monday, 4/3 at the morning assembly
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we answered our essential question “What do you see in the sky?.” We worked with the sound er, ir, ur, and or in our centers and practiced the sound by reading books where the sounds were read frequently. We went on word searches and practiced building words with the sounds using our phonics letter tiles. We started 1st grade journals this week in which there are sample prompts on the side but they are allowed to write how much and however they want. The goal is to correct and produce a final draft of their free writing by working on typing it in the computer lab. The kiddos seemed to really love allowing their thoughts to flow.
Math:
This week we finished up our Geometry unit and took our Chapter 7 test! We worked with our peg boards constructing different shapes with rubber bands and differentiating congruent and similar shapes. We worked with flips, turns, and slide patterns as well as graphing shapes on a horizontal and vertical number line working on 4 across and 6 up. In art, we even used figures and plane shapes in order to create shapes within overlapping shapes and coloring them different colors. We are working on speeding up our math facts and made flash cards with adding 2,3, and 4. I encourage you to work on math facts at home as well so they are practicing for accuracy and efficiency.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies we dove into economics working with income and gifts. We compared several scenarios and decided on whether they were gifts or income. We discussed that income is when you exchange labor for money or a good. Where a gift is something you get for your birthday and is intended as a one time present with no exchange. In science we began learning about heredity among animals and their young and how they look like their parents but are not the same.
A note from Mrs. Humann:
This week was Kindness week at SJA! We implemented this theme in many lessons throughout the week. We wrote about kindness and what is the best thing you can do to make someone smile. We read several books about kindness and spoke about what kindness challenges we completed the night before. Many of the students explained how they set the table for their parents. We walked around and wrote on each others “complimats” where we gave each of our friends compliments and what makes them a good friend. We all stood in front of the class and shared 5 compliments that people wrote about us starting with “I am...kind” and at the end of their share the class responded in a cheer “Yes you are!”
The Gala is only a week away and we are a little more than halfway there in reaching our 100% participation for the Gala raffle tickets! Thank you to all of you who turned yours in this week. Keep up the good work! Thank you to all of you for sponsoring Blake and I at this years Gala! We are very grateful for all of your generosity and support this year, and cannot wait to see you all there!
Coming up this week:
- March Virtue/Saint: Temperance/St. Augustine
- Rock the School Concert 4/5 6:30 (start time change)
- Celebrate SJA’s 2017 California Green Ribbon School Award & support our Creation Care Initiative by purchasing our student designed Green Team shirt! Shirts can also be worn during Earth Week; Payment and form due 4/6 (Deadline extended)
Teacher Date: Help support our school and bid on a fun and adventurous day at Fletcher Cove Park visiting the tide pools. We will explore the beach and tide pools as well as have a picnic and treat in the park!
Who would like the chance at replacing Mrs. Humann for the day? Get your only chance at the gala by bidding on Teacher for the day and see how your child likes sitting in the teachers chair as me! Or better yet sitting in Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Lang’s shoes by being Principal of the day?
Come meet this year's Gala Puppy, a 10 week old male golden retriever, next Monday, 4/3 at the morning assembly
- Each family is asked to sell 20 $10 Gala Raffle tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers- thanks for supporting our school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- 8am Wednesday mornings.
- This will be my first gala, and I would love to see all of you there! Please consider attending and getting a couple tables of first grade parents together! Register Here!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we answered our essential question “What do you see in the sky?.” We worked with the sound er, ir, ur, and or in our centers and practiced the sound by reading books where the sounds were read frequently. We went on word searches and practiced building words with the sounds using our phonics letter tiles. We started 1st grade journals this week in which there are sample prompts on the side but they are allowed to write how much and however they want. The goal is to correct and produce a final draft of their free writing by working on typing it in the computer lab. The kiddos seemed to really love allowing their thoughts to flow.
Math:
This week we finished up our Geometry unit and took our Chapter 7 test! We worked with our peg boards constructing different shapes with rubber bands and differentiating congruent and similar shapes. We worked with flips, turns, and slide patterns as well as graphing shapes on a horizontal and vertical number line working on 4 across and 6 up. In art, we even used figures and plane shapes in order to create shapes within overlapping shapes and coloring them different colors. We are working on speeding up our math facts and made flash cards with adding 2,3, and 4. I encourage you to work on math facts at home as well so they are practicing for accuracy and efficiency.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies we dove into economics working with income and gifts. We compared several scenarios and decided on whether they were gifts or income. We discussed that income is when you exchange labor for money or a good. Where a gift is something you get for your birthday and is intended as a one time present with no exchange. In science we began learning about heredity among animals and their young and how they look like their parents but are not the same.
Week of March 27
A note from Mrs. Humann:
This week is Kindness week at SJA! We are promoting kindness with themed activities, writings, challenges, and class meetings. I encourage you to incorporate this theme in your own home and help Find Peace, Spread Peace,and Build Peace in our community.
The Gala is only a few weeks away and we are halfway there in reaching our 100% participation for the Gala. Keep up the good work! Thank you to all of you for sponsoring Blake and I at this years Gala! We are very grateful for all of your generosity and support this year, and cannot wait to see you all there!
Coming up this week:
New News:
Teacher Date: Help support our school and bid on a fun and adventurous day at Fletcher Cove Park visiting the tide pools. We will explore the beach and tide pools as well as have a picnic and treat in the park!
Who would like the chance at replacing Mrs. Humann for the day! Get your only chance at the gala by bidding on Teacher for the day and see how your child likes sitting in the teachers chair as me! Or better yet sitting in Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Lang’s shoes by being Principal of the day?
Come meet this year's Gala Puppy, a 10 week old male golden retriever, next Monday, 4/3 at the morning assembly
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we began our 5th Unit of Wonders which nicely complements our current Math chapter because we are working on categorizing shapes and this week our essential question is “How do we classify and categorize things?” We worked on how we would sort recycling items and gave examples of sorting our shapes in math. This week we focused on Point of View and read several stories that depicts the character's point of view. Our sound of the week was working with -ar such as car, bar, star, and clark.
Math:
This week we continued our Chapter in Math working with plane shapes and expanded to solid shapes. The students demonstrated their knowledge of cylinders, cubes, spheres, pyramids, cones, and rectangular prisms. We identified their attributes such as a vertex, edge, curved surface, flat surface, and face. We distinguished and categorized whether or not they could roll, slide, stack etc. We worked on identifying shapes that follow the same rule such as curved surface and graphed them on a bar graph.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies we talked about needs and wants. We demonstrated our understanding of this concept by creating a pocket charts and sorted needs and wants. We also shared things in our life that we love and whether they are things we need or things we want. As a class we talked about our wants and related it to the lenten season and spoke about giving up our wants because they are things we cherish and enjoy but are not necessary for survival.
Coming up this Month:
Book Club April 10th at Lunch!
On Monday April 10th we will be rocking and rolling in first grade during lunch to talk about what we loved about PUNK FARM. Punk Farm is a fun story about farm animals and how they rock and roll when farmer joe goes to bed!
Volunteers:
Week 1
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
If anyone is interested in coming in Tuesday or Thursday morning for centers we have openings!
A note from Mrs. Humann:
This week is Kindness week at SJA! We are promoting kindness with themed activities, writings, challenges, and class meetings. I encourage you to incorporate this theme in your own home and help Find Peace, Spread Peace,and Build Peace in our community.
The Gala is only a few weeks away and we are halfway there in reaching our 100% participation for the Gala. Keep up the good work! Thank you to all of you for sponsoring Blake and I at this years Gala! We are very grateful for all of your generosity and support this year, and cannot wait to see you all there!
Coming up this week:
- March Virtue/Saint: Temperance/St. Augustine
New News:
Teacher Date: Help support our school and bid on a fun and adventurous day at Fletcher Cove Park visiting the tide pools. We will explore the beach and tide pools as well as have a picnic and treat in the park!
Who would like the chance at replacing Mrs. Humann for the day! Get your only chance at the gala by bidding on Teacher for the day and see how your child likes sitting in the teachers chair as me! Or better yet sitting in Mrs. Dunn and Mrs. Lang’s shoes by being Principal of the day?
Come meet this year's Gala Puppy, a 10 week old male golden retriever, next Monday, 4/3 at the morning assembly
- Each family is asked to sell 20 $10 Gala Raffle tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers- thanks for supporting our school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- 8am Wednesday mornings.
- This will be my first gala, and I would love to see all of you there! Please consider attending and getting a couple tables of first grade parents together! Register Here!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we began our 5th Unit of Wonders which nicely complements our current Math chapter because we are working on categorizing shapes and this week our essential question is “How do we classify and categorize things?” We worked on how we would sort recycling items and gave examples of sorting our shapes in math. This week we focused on Point of View and read several stories that depicts the character's point of view. Our sound of the week was working with -ar such as car, bar, star, and clark.
Math:
This week we continued our Chapter in Math working with plane shapes and expanded to solid shapes. The students demonstrated their knowledge of cylinders, cubes, spheres, pyramids, cones, and rectangular prisms. We identified their attributes such as a vertex, edge, curved surface, flat surface, and face. We distinguished and categorized whether or not they could roll, slide, stack etc. We worked on identifying shapes that follow the same rule such as curved surface and graphed them on a bar graph.
Science/Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies we talked about needs and wants. We demonstrated our understanding of this concept by creating a pocket charts and sorted needs and wants. We also shared things in our life that we love and whether they are things we need or things we want. As a class we talked about our wants and related it to the lenten season and spoke about giving up our wants because they are things we cherish and enjoy but are not necessary for survival.
Coming up this Month:
Book Club April 10th at Lunch!
On Monday April 10th we will be rocking and rolling in first grade during lunch to talk about what we loved about PUNK FARM. Punk Farm is a fun story about farm animals and how they rock and roll when farmer joe goes to bed!
Volunteers:
Week 1
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
If anyone is interested in coming in Tuesday or Thursday morning for centers we have openings!
Week of March 20-25
A note from Mrs. Humann:
First grade did a wonderful job on their ocean animal reports. Some of our experts were able to present their animal to the class and the rest will do so this week. Every day last week, we watched a little of Finding Nemo to wrap up our ocean animal and habitat unit. Thank you to Susan Hanna who provided Jamba Juice and dolphin cookies for the class on Monday.
Coming up this week:
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we finished our 4th Unit of the Wonders Curriculum and reviewed content and standards that have been learned, including main idea, key details, point of view, and visualization. The students did very well on our assessments. Overall, I am seeing a lot of development and growth since the beginning of the year.
Math:
This week we really dove into our geometry chapter and worked with manipulating shapes to make other shapes. We talked about corners and how all corners are not the same. We identified square (90 degree angles) corners and recognized shapes that do/do not have square corners. We worked on sorting and categorizing shapes by their similarities and differences.
Science/Social Studies:
Our Leprechaun traps were a great STEAM project. First, each student developed and drew a plan for their trap. The second step included engineering and making necessary adjustments along the way to improve the trap. Once done, we wrote about our plans to catch our leprechaun and shared our ideas and traps with the whole class. Unfortunately, that sneaky Leprechaun escaped our traps and made a mess in our room. Ask your child about the silly things that went on in 1st grade on St. Patrick’s Day!
Religion:
This week we worked on the Stations of the Cross. We studied, reflected and prayed them as a class. We got together with our 6th grade buddies for a collaborative Stations of the Cross activity.
Volunteer Week 4
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
A note from Mrs. Humann:
First grade did a wonderful job on their ocean animal reports. Some of our experts were able to present their animal to the class and the rest will do so this week. Every day last week, we watched a little of Finding Nemo to wrap up our ocean animal and habitat unit. Thank you to Susan Hanna who provided Jamba Juice and dolphin cookies for the class on Monday.
Coming up this week:
- March Virtue/Saint: Temperance/St. Augustine
- Each family is asked to sell 20 $10 Gala Raffle tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers- thanks for supporting our school! Here is the link to sign up to sell at Mass www.SignUpGenius.com/go/70A0F49ABA72E5-stjames. I just heard we are close to 1st place let's get 100% participation first and win 50 dollars for our class! Maybe new loft pillows are on the list!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- 8am Wednesday mornings.
- Class Baskets and Auction in need of your help! Please help out our school by donating items for the Auction and our Class Basket: “Cheers.”
- This will be my first gala, and I would love to see all of you there! Please consider attending and getting a couple tables of first grade parents together! Register Here!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we finished our 4th Unit of the Wonders Curriculum and reviewed content and standards that have been learned, including main idea, key details, point of view, and visualization. The students did very well on our assessments. Overall, I am seeing a lot of development and growth since the beginning of the year.
Math:
This week we really dove into our geometry chapter and worked with manipulating shapes to make other shapes. We talked about corners and how all corners are not the same. We identified square (90 degree angles) corners and recognized shapes that do/do not have square corners. We worked on sorting and categorizing shapes by their similarities and differences.
Science/Social Studies:
Our Leprechaun traps were a great STEAM project. First, each student developed and drew a plan for their trap. The second step included engineering and making necessary adjustments along the way to improve the trap. Once done, we wrote about our plans to catch our leprechaun and shared our ideas and traps with the whole class. Unfortunately, that sneaky Leprechaun escaped our traps and made a mess in our room. Ask your child about the silly things that went on in 1st grade on St. Patrick’s Day!
Religion:
This week we worked on the Stations of the Cross. We studied, reflected and prayed them as a class. We got together with our 6th grade buddies for a collaborative Stations of the Cross activity.
Volunteer Week 4
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Week of March 13-17
A note from Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful job 1st grade did at Mass! It is always such a joy seeing them read so well and seeing them singing with such passion.
Our Field Trip to the Birch Aquarium was such a blast. The kiddos expanded their knowledge of the kelp forests. They got to get up close and personal with some of the animals that live in Kelp Forests. The kids were able to touch and learn about brittle stars, sea urchins, sea slugs, and hermit crabs. After meeting some new friends we explored more of the animals around the aquarium. The kiddos were able to identify several animals that we have been learning about in class such as sea stars, garibaldi fish, seahorses, and jellyfish. Thank you to all of our chaperones Erin Perryman, Kellie Kaseburg, Susan Hanna, Lynda Jutronich and Celene Robbins our field trip was safe, fun and successful because of all your support and help!
Coming up this week:
Homework this week:
Animal Reports due Monday March 13th
GALA NEWS:
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, How do people and animals work together? We worked on Visualizing this week which was our Wonders Strategy. We listened to a story aloud without pictures and stopped to discuss what the students were visualized in their head. The students visualized events that happened in the story and drew a scene from the story in their own perspective. They then compared and contrasted their illustration with their neighbor. Students wrote an opinion paper regarding whether or not they enjoyed our field trip.
Math:
This week we finished Chapter 6 and took our end of chapter test. We began Chapter 7 which is our first look at geometry. We opened our unit by playing some critical thinking geometry puzzles. Students manipulated the shapes to make the puzzles work. Students understand open and closed shapes and can identify sides and vertices. Ask your child to tell you which shape has 4 sides and 3 corners.
Science/Social Studies:
We learned about animal adaptations during the cold winter weather and how they adapt to their changing environment. We also completed our unit on U.S. symbols and finished putting our symbols books together. The students are excited to share their books at home!
Religion:
This week we practiced and prepared for our Mass celebration on Friday. We talked about the importance of prayer during the lenten season and created leaves of prayer for our prayer tree.
Class Meeting:
We also had a class meeting discussing kindness in class and on the playground. We talked about how to help everyone feel included and the right way to communicate on the playground if there is a disagreement.
A note from Mrs. Humann:
What a wonderful job 1st grade did at Mass! It is always such a joy seeing them read so well and seeing them singing with such passion.
Our Field Trip to the Birch Aquarium was such a blast. The kiddos expanded their knowledge of the kelp forests. They got to get up close and personal with some of the animals that live in Kelp Forests. The kids were able to touch and learn about brittle stars, sea urchins, sea slugs, and hermit crabs. After meeting some new friends we explored more of the animals around the aquarium. The kiddos were able to identify several animals that we have been learning about in class such as sea stars, garibaldi fish, seahorses, and jellyfish. Thank you to all of our chaperones Erin Perryman, Kellie Kaseburg, Susan Hanna, Lynda Jutronich and Celene Robbins our field trip was safe, fun and successful because of all your support and help!
Coming up this week:
- Wow this year is flying! We have made it through our 2nd Trimester! Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, 3/17
- March Virtue/Saint: Temperance/St. Augustine
- See Us in Action: Tuesday, March 14th 9:00-11:00
- This Friday after Mass Honor Roll and Peacemakers will be announced.
- Please bring in some supplies to help us build our Leprechaun traps. Items like a
- Shoebox
- Pom, poms
- Metallic, gold or shiny items
- Anything green
- Pipe cleaners
- Rainbow accessories
- Anything St. Patrick's day related
- Gold coins
- felt
- Shoebox
Homework this week:
Animal Reports due Monday March 13th
GALA NEWS:
- Each family is asked to sell 20 $10 Gala Raffle tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers- thanks for supporting our school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- 8am Wednesday mornings.
- Class Baskets and Auction in need of your help! Please help out our school by donating items for the Auction and our Class Basket: “Cheers.”
- This will be my first gala, and I would love to see all of you there! Please consider attending and getting a couple tables of first grade parents together! Register Here!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, How do people and animals work together? We worked on Visualizing this week which was our Wonders Strategy. We listened to a story aloud without pictures and stopped to discuss what the students were visualized in their head. The students visualized events that happened in the story and drew a scene from the story in their own perspective. They then compared and contrasted their illustration with their neighbor. Students wrote an opinion paper regarding whether or not they enjoyed our field trip.
Math:
This week we finished Chapter 6 and took our end of chapter test. We began Chapter 7 which is our first look at geometry. We opened our unit by playing some critical thinking geometry puzzles. Students manipulated the shapes to make the puzzles work. Students understand open and closed shapes and can identify sides and vertices. Ask your child to tell you which shape has 4 sides and 3 corners.
Science/Social Studies:
We learned about animal adaptations during the cold winter weather and how they adapt to their changing environment. We also completed our unit on U.S. symbols and finished putting our symbols books together. The students are excited to share their books at home!
Religion:
This week we practiced and prepared for our Mass celebration on Friday. We talked about the importance of prayer during the lenten season and created leaves of prayer for our prayer tree.
Class Meeting:
We also had a class meeting discussing kindness in class and on the playground. We talked about how to help everyone feel included and the right way to communicate on the playground if there is a disagreement.
Week of March 5- March 10th
A note from Mrs. Humann:
We have a fun filled week ahead of us! Our week begins with our field trip to Birch Aquarium and ends with our last class mass of the year.
Coming up this week:
Field Trip Information:
Monday:
GALA NEWS:
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, What insects do you know about? We looked at several insects and referenced identifying point of view. We read Fly Guy and reviewed the characters and how they felt throughout reading the story. We recognized that the different characters in stories feel and experience the events differently. For example, when Buzz caught Fly Guy in a jar he was very happy and excited, while on the other hand Fly Guy was angry and upset because he was trapped. We completed a graphic organizer comparing the characters points of view of Fly Guy and acted outWe celebrated Dr. Seuss’s Birthday on Thursday by reading The Cat in the Hat and writing our own poem using word families from Dr. Seuss’ books.
Math:
This week we worked on expanding our addition facts and focused on using our 10’s and 9’s addition strategy. Students should be close to mastering double facts. Please work on this skill at home, if needed.
Science/Social Studies:
This week we studied the animals and species that inhabit the kelp forest or ocean shore. The students worked in groups to research their animal and create a factual poster. On Friday, each expert group presented their posters and information to the rest of the class. Our class has been transformed into a kelp forest, come check it out!
Religion:
This week we began the season of Lent. Before celebrating Mass on Ash Wednesday we talked about the Lenten season and what it means to follow Jesus during this time. We discussed that during this season we are to grow closer to Jesus and follow him in his message.We had our Virtue program with Mrs. Breen and talked about Temperance one of the Cardinal Virtues.
Week 1 Volunteers:
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
A note from Mrs. Humann:
We have a fun filled week ahead of us! Our week begins with our field trip to Birch Aquarium and ends with our last class mass of the year.
Coming up this week:
Field Trip Information:
Monday:
- Students can wear free dress jeans and an undershirt. At school, we will put on our aquarium shirts that we made last week. Thank you to Erin Perryman and Kristin Stiles for coming in and helping out with the shirt adventure!
- Please send your child with a jacket, snack, and packed lunch because we will be eating at the aquarium.
- Booster Seats, Please bring to school your child’s booster seat so we are able to get them in the correct car.
- We will be leaving for the field trip at 8:30 am and returning around 1:00 pm.
- The students will be working on their animal report posters, including the following information:
- Poster paper will be provided and the reports will be due the following Monday March 13. The students can turn them in ahead of time if completed.
- A handout of specific instructions will be in the blue folders this week.
GALA NEWS:
- Each family is asked to sell 20 $10 Gala Raffle tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers- thanks for supporting our school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- 8am Wednesday mornings.
- Class Baskets and Auction in need of your help! Please help out our school by donating items for the Auction and our Class Basket: “Cheers.”
- This will be my first gala, and I would love to see all of you there! Please consider attending and getting a couple tables of first grade parents together! Register Here!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, What insects do you know about? We looked at several insects and referenced identifying point of view. We read Fly Guy and reviewed the characters and how they felt throughout reading the story. We recognized that the different characters in stories feel and experience the events differently. For example, when Buzz caught Fly Guy in a jar he was very happy and excited, while on the other hand Fly Guy was angry and upset because he was trapped. We completed a graphic organizer comparing the characters points of view of Fly Guy and acted outWe celebrated Dr. Seuss’s Birthday on Thursday by reading The Cat in the Hat and writing our own poem using word families from Dr. Seuss’ books.
Math:
This week we worked on expanding our addition facts and focused on using our 10’s and 9’s addition strategy. Students should be close to mastering double facts. Please work on this skill at home, if needed.
Science/Social Studies:
This week we studied the animals and species that inhabit the kelp forest or ocean shore. The students worked in groups to research their animal and create a factual poster. On Friday, each expert group presented their posters and information to the rest of the class. Our class has been transformed into a kelp forest, come check it out!
Religion:
This week we began the season of Lent. Before celebrating Mass on Ash Wednesday we talked about the Lenten season and what it means to follow Jesus during this time. We discussed that during this season we are to grow closer to Jesus and follow him in his message.We had our Virtue program with Mrs. Breen and talked about Temperance one of the Cardinal Virtues.
Week 1 Volunteers:
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
Week of February 27- March 3
A note from Mrs. Humann:
Congratulations to Ryder Perryman for being the student to raise the most money in the whole school for our Spell-A-Thon! You go girl! A special thank you to our whole class we raised the most money in the whole school and had 100% participation in our class! Way to go 1st Grade I am so proud of you all!
Coming up this week:
Ash Wednesday: Mass at 8am March 1.
GALA NEWS:
This week we began our Kelp Forest unit and learned why it is a good habitat for many animals. Next week, for homework our little oceanographers will study an animal and will fill out graphic organizers to organize their research. We will use this information the following week to create a final poster project. The oceanographer experts will present their animal and poster to the class. Our field trip to the Birch Aquarium is a week from Monday!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, How do animals’ bodies help them? We explored the many characteristics that help an animal survive. We read about adaptations and how different animals can survive in different habitats due to these adaptations. We practiced syllabication during centers. In our kelp forest informational writing, we worked on main idea and supporting details. We used our kelp forest resource to get text evidence for our paper. The students drafts and final writing are very impressive! We look forward to sharing them with you!
Math:
This week we worked on expanding fact families with sums up to 20. We went on a fact family hunt on the playground, enjoying some of the beautiful weather while getting the most out of our math lesson. We are working on mastering our doubles facts to help us as we begin to add larger numbers and 3 addends.
Science/Social Studies:
This week we started our Kelp Forest unit. We set out on an adventure as oceanographers and discovered what lies just off the San Diego Coast. We observed animal habitats and identified why kelp is a good habitat for animals. We discussed kelp and what it needs to grow as well as the different parts of the kelp. Main ideas were our focus and we added vocabulary words to our glossary. Next week we learn about the animals that live in the kelp beds and will study their adaptations and young.
Week 1 Volunteers:
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Upcoming Events:
A note from Mrs. Humann:
Congratulations to Ryder Perryman for being the student to raise the most money in the whole school for our Spell-A-Thon! You go girl! A special thank you to our whole class we raised the most money in the whole school and had 100% participation in our class! Way to go 1st Grade I am so proud of you all!
Coming up this week:
Ash Wednesday: Mass at 8am March 1.
GALA NEWS:
- Each family is asked to sell 20 $10 Gala Raffle tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers- thanks for supporting our school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- This wednesday after Ash Wednesday Mass.
- Class Baskets and Auction in need of your help! Please help out our school by donating items for the Auction and our Class Basket: “Cheers.”
- This will be my first gala, and I would love to see all of you there! Please consider attending and getting a couple tables of first grade parents together! Register Here!
This week we began our Kelp Forest unit and learned why it is a good habitat for many animals. Next week, for homework our little oceanographers will study an animal and will fill out graphic organizers to organize their research. We will use this information the following week to create a final poster project. The oceanographer experts will present their animal and poster to the class. Our field trip to the Birch Aquarium is a week from Monday!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, How do animals’ bodies help them? We explored the many characteristics that help an animal survive. We read about adaptations and how different animals can survive in different habitats due to these adaptations. We practiced syllabication during centers. In our kelp forest informational writing, we worked on main idea and supporting details. We used our kelp forest resource to get text evidence for our paper. The students drafts and final writing are very impressive! We look forward to sharing them with you!
Math:
This week we worked on expanding fact families with sums up to 20. We went on a fact family hunt on the playground, enjoying some of the beautiful weather while getting the most out of our math lesson. We are working on mastering our doubles facts to help us as we begin to add larger numbers and 3 addends.
Science/Social Studies:
This week we started our Kelp Forest unit. We set out on an adventure as oceanographers and discovered what lies just off the San Diego Coast. We observed animal habitats and identified why kelp is a good habitat for animals. We discussed kelp and what it needs to grow as well as the different parts of the kelp. Main ideas were our focus and we added vocabulary words to our glossary. Next week we learn about the animals that live in the kelp beds and will study their adaptations and young.
Week 1 Volunteers:
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Upcoming Events:
- March 6: 1st Grade Field Trip to the Birch Aquarium
- Money and permission slips should already be turned in!
- Money and permission slips should already be turned in!
Week of February 21-24
Coming Up This week:
GALA NEWS:
Wednesday: Gift Cards/Certificates
Thursday: Travel
Friday: Events
This week we will begin to learn about the ocean and the different habitats and animals it contains. We will focus on the kelp forest in preparation for our visit to Birch Aquarium. I can not wait for the kids to learn more about a habitat that lives less than a mile from our San Diego Coast!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, How do animals help each other? We learned about symbiotic relationships animals have that allow both animals to benefit from the other, such as the sea anemone/clownfish and the bird/giraffe. We read several Valentine’s stories and wrote about characterization, problems and solutions. We worked with phonics tiles building sounds and blending words together using the long o sound which includes oa, ow, and oe.
Math:
We checked our subtraction computation with the inverse operation of addition. Lastly, ten frames with colored markers helped us to visualize the whole which is the sum of the two parts. This week we are expanding our current knowledge of related facts and using numbers with larger values that will translate into fact families with larger addends, minuends, subtrahends, sums and differences.
Science/Social Studies:
We celebrated President’s Day and particularly studied George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We read about them, learned about their lives, accomplishments and drew pictures of them to add to our U.S. symbols and Presidents book. Ask your child on which coin George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are found?
Religion:
This week we talked about the story of Noah’s Ark. We focused on the Gospel from Thursday and talked about God’s promise to us. After the flood, God promised to never flood the world again and sent a rainbow as a sign of His promise. We drew a rainbow and discussed its importance as God’s love for us and keeping his word.
Week 4 Volunteers:
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Upcoming Events:
Coming Up This week:
GALA NEWS:
- Each family is asked to sell 20 $10 Gala Raffle tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers- thanks for supporting our school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- Every Wednesday 8:00 a.m. in the school library
- Class Baskets and Auction in need of your help! Please help out our school by donating items for the Auction and our Class Basket: “Cheers.”
- 2/21-2/24 GALA GIVING WEEK: Student Council is helping to collect items at drop off and pick up:
Wednesday: Gift Cards/Certificates
Thursday: Travel
Friday: Events
- Girl Scouts are collecting canned goods and non-perishable items for the San Diego Food Bank through 2/24; Drop off donations in the school office
- Friday: 2/24 Students will be photographed for Gala photos- wear your full uniform!
This week we will begin to learn about the ocean and the different habitats and animals it contains. We will focus on the kelp forest in preparation for our visit to Birch Aquarium. I can not wait for the kids to learn more about a habitat that lives less than a mile from our San Diego Coast!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we investigated our essential question, How do animals help each other? We learned about symbiotic relationships animals have that allow both animals to benefit from the other, such as the sea anemone/clownfish and the bird/giraffe. We read several Valentine’s stories and wrote about characterization, problems and solutions. We worked with phonics tiles building sounds and blending words together using the long o sound which includes oa, ow, and oe.
Math:
We checked our subtraction computation with the inverse operation of addition. Lastly, ten frames with colored markers helped us to visualize the whole which is the sum of the two parts. This week we are expanding our current knowledge of related facts and using numbers with larger values that will translate into fact families with larger addends, minuends, subtrahends, sums and differences.
Science/Social Studies:
We celebrated President’s Day and particularly studied George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We read about them, learned about their lives, accomplishments and drew pictures of them to add to our U.S. symbols and Presidents book. Ask your child on which coin George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are found?
Religion:
This week we talked about the story of Noah’s Ark. We focused on the Gospel from Thursday and talked about God’s promise to us. After the flood, God promised to never flood the world again and sent a rainbow as a sign of His promise. We drew a rainbow and discussed its importance as God’s love for us and keeping his word.
Week 4 Volunteers:
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Upcoming Events:
- March 6: 1st Grade Field Trip to the Birch Aquarium
- Do not forget to send in money and permission slips as soon as you can
- Do not forget to send in money and permission slips as soon as you can
Week of February 12-16
Coming Up This week:
Thank you so very much for all of your donations to make our 100th day and Valentines party special. I truly appreciate all of the help and support to make the most out of these fun events. A special thank you to my volunteers Lyn Jutronich and Kristina Laverty- you were such a help and made the day very special.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week was the kick off of our 4th Unit in Wonders focusing on animals and how they use their bodies to help them. We read several texts and worked on sequencing the stories as well as answering our essential question: How do Animals’ Bodies Help Them? We celebrated the 100th day of school with a writing prompt of When I am 100 years old… The kiddos came up with some creative ideas like I wish I have my teeth so I can eat, and some wanting cats, and dogs and being able to run and play outside.
Math
This week we started our new chapter and worked on number sentences with a sum up to 20. We used ten frames for a visual and a tool to assist with adding to 10. On the 100th day of school we worked on counting to 100 and how many groups of 10 make 100. We demonstrated 10 groups of 10 in our trail mix and on a fruit loop necklace.
Science/Social Studies-
This week we did a STEM activity with 100 marshmallows and toothpicks. The students built structures with a partner. They made a draft together and strategized what they wanted to create and then they worked together to make their concept come to life.
Religion:
This week we talked about how much God loves us. We began learning about the 7 days of creation and finished chapter 5 in our religion book by recognizing and identifying the people in our life who surround us with love.
Week 3: 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Wednesday: Lyn Jutronich
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Upcoming Events:
Coming Up This week:
- Valentine’s Day Party: February 14th Baby shower! Bring in a wrapped baby gift for a family in need. We will also be celebrating with some Valentine's games and passing out our Valentine’s at the end of the day. We will be having a sweet treat at our party so please no sweets attached with our Valentine’s. Some fun ideas include erasers, goodie bag items, toys, bookmarks. Free dress and "party attire" on Tuesday!
- Candy grams on sale tomorrow for $0.25 before and after school; send some love to others in our school!
- Gala Raffle Tickets were sent home last week; each family is asked to sell 20 $10 tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers. You can get more tickets to sell in the front office. Let’s raise some money for our school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- Every Wednesday 8:00 a.m. in the school library
- February Virtue: Perseverance
- No school Friday February 17-20 Presidents Weekend
- Support the class basket and auction for the gala more information to come soon.
- See Us in Action Wednesday 9:00-11:00- invite your family, friends and neighbors
Thank you so very much for all of your donations to make our 100th day and Valentines party special. I truly appreciate all of the help and support to make the most out of these fun events. A special thank you to my volunteers Lyn Jutronich and Kristina Laverty- you were such a help and made the day very special.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week was the kick off of our 4th Unit in Wonders focusing on animals and how they use their bodies to help them. We read several texts and worked on sequencing the stories as well as answering our essential question: How do Animals’ Bodies Help Them? We celebrated the 100th day of school with a writing prompt of When I am 100 years old… The kiddos came up with some creative ideas like I wish I have my teeth so I can eat, and some wanting cats, and dogs and being able to run and play outside.
Math
This week we started our new chapter and worked on number sentences with a sum up to 20. We used ten frames for a visual and a tool to assist with adding to 10. On the 100th day of school we worked on counting to 100 and how many groups of 10 make 100. We demonstrated 10 groups of 10 in our trail mix and on a fruit loop necklace.
Science/Social Studies-
This week we did a STEM activity with 100 marshmallows and toothpicks. The students built structures with a partner. They made a draft together and strategized what they wanted to create and then they worked together to make their concept come to life.
Religion:
This week we talked about how much God loves us. We began learning about the 7 days of creation and finished chapter 5 in our religion book by recognizing and identifying the people in our life who surround us with love.
Week 3: 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Wednesday: Lyn Jutronich
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Upcoming Events:
- February 14th Valentine’s Baby Shower
- March 6: 1st Grade Field Trip to the Birch Aquarium
- Do not forget to send in money and permission slips as soon as you can.
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Contraction Surgery!
Week of February 6-10
Coming Up This week:
Coming Up This week:
- 100th Day of School Thursday Feb 9: We have made it 100 days together! This thursday we are celebrating our 100th day of school. Please see the sign up genius for materials and turn them in by Wednesday so I am all ready to go on Thursday.
- Valentine’s Day Party: February 14th Baby shower! Bring in a wrapped gift for a family in need. We will also be celebrating with some Valentine's games and passing out our Valentine’s. We will be having a sweet treat at our party so please no sweets attached with our Valentine’s
- Gala Raffle Tickets were sent home last week; each family is asked to sell 20 $10 tickets. Grand prize is $5000; Prizes awarded to top sellers
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- Every Wednesday 8:00 a.m. in the school library
- Heroes and Daughters Dance on 2/11: Dont miss out on this great event and hope to see you there on Saturday!
- February Virtue: Perseverance
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week was a fun week in 1st grade, although it was assessment week in Unit 3 of Wonders, we did not let that bring us down! On Monday with the help of Mrs. Lang we completed Contraction Surgery. We dresses up with doctors masks, goggles, gloves and put contraction bones back together with band aids in order to show what is happening in contractions. We had a blast pretending to be doctors in this fun and engaging activity.
Math
This week we took our Chapter 5 Math test in which the kiddos did awesome! We finished up the chapter of place value with a craftivity of place value pizza and are ready to start Chapter 6 next week.
Science/Social Studies-
Winter Animals- how do animals adapt during the winter? Last week, we learned about animals that hibernate and this week, we learned about animals that migrate during the winter. Ask your child about migration and why do some animals migrate to other places?
Religion:
This week we had several Catholic School’s week activities including an assembly with Pat Villa the Youth Minister as well as our Virtue program with Mrs. Breen. In which we talked about perseverance and to love everyone because no one can resist the power of love. We also walked down to the church and visited the Adoration Chapel.
Week 2: 8:30-9:30
Monday: Volunteer needed if anyone is interested!
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
Upcoming Events:
Reading/Language Arts:
This week was a fun week in 1st grade, although it was assessment week in Unit 3 of Wonders, we did not let that bring us down! On Monday with the help of Mrs. Lang we completed Contraction Surgery. We dresses up with doctors masks, goggles, gloves and put contraction bones back together with band aids in order to show what is happening in contractions. We had a blast pretending to be doctors in this fun and engaging activity.
Math
This week we took our Chapter 5 Math test in which the kiddos did awesome! We finished up the chapter of place value with a craftivity of place value pizza and are ready to start Chapter 6 next week.
Science/Social Studies-
Winter Animals- how do animals adapt during the winter? Last week, we learned about animals that hibernate and this week, we learned about animals that migrate during the winter. Ask your child about migration and why do some animals migrate to other places?
Religion:
This week we had several Catholic School’s week activities including an assembly with Pat Villa the Youth Minister as well as our Virtue program with Mrs. Breen. In which we talked about perseverance and to love everyone because no one can resist the power of love. We also walked down to the church and visited the Adoration Chapel.
Week 2: 8:30-9:30
Monday: Volunteer needed if anyone is interested!
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
Upcoming Events:
- February 14th Valentine’s Baby Shower
- March 6: 1st Grade Field Trip to the Birch Aquarium (details coming soon)
Week of January 30- February 03 Coming Up This week:
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ WEEK
Thank You to those of you to came to open house it was such a success!
Penny War begins on Monday January 30. Bring in as many pennies as you can in order to get the most pennies and be the Penny War Champions again! You may also bring in dollars/ quarters to counteract and play defense on other classes! Let the Penny Wars begin! The money collected will go towards school supplies at St. Rita’s, a Diocesan school.
2/3 Grandparents' Day Mass and Reception Link to Grandparent Invite/RSVP Spell-a-Thon: please turn in pledges this week! Awesome job 1st grade! Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- Every Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Gala Tickets: Grab your friends and purchase Gala tickets at a reduced price of $125. Ticket prices go up to $150 on 2/1. Valentine's Day
Baby shower: Party attire, baby shower gifts, look for sign up genius. January Virtue: Mercy January Saint: St. Maria Goretti CATHOLIC SCHOOLS’ WEEK SCHEDULE Monday SJA Appreciation Day "We Are the Future": Free Dress if you came to mass in your uniform
Tuesday Student Appreciation Day "We are Going Places": No Homework Wear socks and fun accessories
Wednesday Parish Appreciation Day "We are Stronger Together": Wear Team Jerseys/Spirit wear with jeans
Thursday Community/Nation Appreciation Day "We Can Make a Difference" Wear Red White and Blue with Jeans
Friday: Grandparents Mass- please RSVP using the link above All School Recess 9:00-9:30 A Glimpse Into Our
Learning! Reading/Language Arts: This week our essential question was How do we get our food? We researched this question with non-fiction stories about how our food gets from the farm to our table. We made connections between stories and compared it to how we get our food we eat at home. We worked on phonics oo and u and vocabulary in our morning centers. We also had a grammar workshop in which we were introduced to past, present, and future verbs as well as contractions. Coming up this next week we are doing a fun, hands on activity with contractions.
Math This week we wrapped up Chapter 5 with counting by 10’s, 5’s, 2’s and learning about even and odd. We discussed that as the numbers get larger such as 75 we simply look to the ones place to help us find out if it is even or odd. We used manipulatives to section out pairs and if we had any left over we knew the number was odd. If we made perfect pairs we knew the number was even. This class is so bright and caught on to all the concepts very fast. Next week we will review and take our Chapter 5 Test.
Science/Social Studies- Science/Social Studies- In Social Studies this week, we continued our US symbols unit with the Liberty Bell. Ask your first grader how the Liberty Bell got it's crack? We will end our unit with a book of all the US symbols we have covered during Social Studies. In Science, we learned about how animals adapt in winter. One way they adapt is by hibernation. We learned about what hibernation means and why it is important for some animals. Ask your child to name an animal or two that hibernate during the winter.
Religion: This week we worked on preparing for Catholic Schools week and understanding that not all kids are able to express their faith openly and learn about God in their classroom. We talked about Catholic Schools across the nation and how people all over the world attend Catholic schools in order to keep faith based learning a part of everyday life.
Week 1: 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Thursday: Volunteer Needed
Week of January 23-27
Coming Up This week:
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week our essential question was How is life different today than it was long ago? We read several texts that compared school and home life long ago and today. We discussed differences like electricity, books, refrigeration, and even the outlandish concept of no wifi which the students were distraught about. It was fun comparing life long ago to all of the resources and conveniences we have now. We focused on rereading to compare and contrast different texts. We also connected texts to our own life and experiences.
Math
This week we furthered our understanding of number sense and place value by focusing on numbers in order, numbers one before and one after, as well as recognizing patterns within a hundreds chart. We worked in pairs to master these concepts. The use of hundreds charts, counters and ten frame manipulatives were used throughout the week.
Science/Social Studies-
We learned that the length of the Statue of Liberty's foot is 25 ft. long. We guessed if our class stood shoulder to shoulder if we would be longer, shorter or equal to the length of her foot. We recorded our results on a graph and tested our guess. The result was....... we were shorter. We recorded our result. We also recorded facts about the Statue of Liberty that we have learned and posted them on her foot which is hanging in the hallway.
Religion:
This week we worked on preparing for our Mass Celebration. We studied our songs to understand their meaning and what they are saying. We visited the adoration chapel where we prayed together as a class.
Week 4: 8:30-9:30
Monday: Volunteer needed if anyone is interested!
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Thursday: Volunteer needed if anyone is interested!
Upcoming Events:
Coming Up This week:
- What a fabulous Mass Celebration we had on Friday! 1st graders did such an amazing job in greeting, singing, and reading. Thank you to all of you who helped us celebrate this beautiful celebration, they all make me so proud to be their teacher!
- Get those pledges for our Spell-a-thon in Wednesday 1/25! Our 1st Graders have been working hard to know all of the words to raise some money for our school! Here is a link to online site to make flat donations. Extra pledge sheets and words can be accessed here.
- OPEN HOUSE: Sunday 01/29 8:30-11:30; Please bring a friend or neighbor to introduce them to our fabulous school!
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- Every Wednesday 8:00 a.m.
- Gala Tickets: Grab your friends and purchase Gala tickets at a reduced price of $125. Ticket prices go up to $150 on 2/1.
- On Friday, 2/3 during Catholic Schools’ Week, we are having a special mass for our grandparents followed by a small reception. Please use this link for more information and to RSVP.
- January Virtue: Mercy
- January Saint: St. Maria Goretti
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week our essential question was How is life different today than it was long ago? We read several texts that compared school and home life long ago and today. We discussed differences like electricity, books, refrigeration, and even the outlandish concept of no wifi which the students were distraught about. It was fun comparing life long ago to all of the resources and conveniences we have now. We focused on rereading to compare and contrast different texts. We also connected texts to our own life and experiences.
Math
This week we furthered our understanding of number sense and place value by focusing on numbers in order, numbers one before and one after, as well as recognizing patterns within a hundreds chart. We worked in pairs to master these concepts. The use of hundreds charts, counters and ten frame manipulatives were used throughout the week.
Science/Social Studies-
We learned that the length of the Statue of Liberty's foot is 25 ft. long. We guessed if our class stood shoulder to shoulder if we would be longer, shorter or equal to the length of her foot. We recorded our results on a graph and tested our guess. The result was....... we were shorter. We recorded our result. We also recorded facts about the Statue of Liberty that we have learned and posted them on her foot which is hanging in the hallway.
Religion:
This week we worked on preparing for our Mass Celebration. We studied our songs to understand their meaning and what they are saying. We visited the adoration chapel where we prayed together as a class.
Week 4: 8:30-9:30
Monday: Volunteer needed if anyone is interested!
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Thursday: Volunteer needed if anyone is interested!
Upcoming Events:
- Open House 01/29
- 1/29-2/3 Catholic Schools' Week- more info coming soon!
Week of January 17-20
Coming Up This week:
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we have worked on the Essential question of “What is a Folktale?”, as this unit focuses on the concept of time we study stories that have been told for many years. These stories include the Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, as well as Goldilocks and The Three Bears just to give you some examples. We talked and wrote about the lessons that each folktale has imbedded into them. We even read several different versions of The three little pigs and wrote a compare and contrast essay discussing the differences between the stories. During centers we read and responded to comprehension questions involving our Leveled readers that line up with the essential question of the week. We focused on verbs past present and future and reviewed commas in a series. We also completed our reading Renaissance test this week.
Math
This week we expanded our knowledge of place value by discussing the value of 5 tens being 50 and the value of 6 ones being 6. We played several dice game in which we rolled two numbers, wrote the numbers, built the numbers with our tens and one manipulatives. Later on in the week we added the concept of expanded form being 50+6 is the expanded form for 56. We also completed our Math Renaissance testing.
Science/Social Studies-
This week, we learned about Martin Luther King Jr.. We read a story about him and learned about his famous " I have a dream speech". We talked about what our own dream would be for the world and wrote about it. We also observed what happened to our pennies over time after we soaked them in salt, water and vinegar. We recorded our findings of them turning green and learned that that was how the the Statue of Liberty changed color.
Special Events:
Bubba Heard a Mouse Read Aloud
The authors of the short chapter book Bubba Heard a Mouse came to our school to read aloud this adorable cute story of their dog Bubba. The students received a pawtograph and a visit with the star of the book Bubba himself.
1st Grade Goes Green!
This week Mrs. Oldham and I decided to take the 1st grade class into our luscious green garden. We picked two different kinds of kale in order to put in our smoothie. Back in the classroom we blended organic mango, organic banana, and organic apple juice along with our fresh picked kale and the kiddos loved it! Talk about Farm to Table!
Week 3: 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Wednesday: Lyn Jutronich
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, January 19th
Spell-A-Thon 2017 packets
The Spell-A-Thon packets were sent home through your child’s classrooms the week before Christmas. Our annual Spell-a-Thon will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2017! The SJA Spell-a-Thon has become a successful academic fundraising event with which we kick off the New Year! This is a unique way to raise funds for our school while promoting academic excellence. Additional pledge sheets, word lists and information is included on the SJA website, under fundraising or can be accessed here. FAMILY and FRIENDS can sponsor our students by pledging funds for each word spelled correctly, or by simply making a flat donation in support of a student's participation. For family and friends far away- please provide this link so they can make an online flat donation. Thank you in advance for your support and participation! Another huge ‘thank you’ goes to Cheryl Flynn who is chairing our Spell-A-Thon again this year. Questions? Please contact Cheryl- [email protected].
Coming Up This week:
- Volunteer Sign-Up; we can use some helping hands for centers and on Fridays. Thanks for helping!
- This Friday the 20th is our second 1st Grade Mass, please drop students off at the CHURCH at 7:40 on Friday. I hope to see many of you there to support our amazing class!
- Get those pledges for our Spell-a-thon on 1/25! Our 1st Graders have been working hard to know all of the words to raise some money for our school! Here is a link to online site to make flat donations
- Gala Committee/Volunteer Meetings- Every Wednesday 8:00 a.m.
- Gala Tickets: Grab your friends and purchase Gala tickets at a reduced price of $125. Ticket prices go up to $150 on 2/1.
- January Virtue: Mercy
- January Saint: St. Maria Goretti
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we have worked on the Essential question of “What is a Folktale?”, as this unit focuses on the concept of time we study stories that have been told for many years. These stories include the Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, as well as Goldilocks and The Three Bears just to give you some examples. We talked and wrote about the lessons that each folktale has imbedded into them. We even read several different versions of The three little pigs and wrote a compare and contrast essay discussing the differences between the stories. During centers we read and responded to comprehension questions involving our Leveled readers that line up with the essential question of the week. We focused on verbs past present and future and reviewed commas in a series. We also completed our reading Renaissance test this week.
Math
This week we expanded our knowledge of place value by discussing the value of 5 tens being 50 and the value of 6 ones being 6. We played several dice game in which we rolled two numbers, wrote the numbers, built the numbers with our tens and one manipulatives. Later on in the week we added the concept of expanded form being 50+6 is the expanded form for 56. We also completed our Math Renaissance testing.
Science/Social Studies-
This week, we learned about Martin Luther King Jr.. We read a story about him and learned about his famous " I have a dream speech". We talked about what our own dream would be for the world and wrote about it. We also observed what happened to our pennies over time after we soaked them in salt, water and vinegar. We recorded our findings of them turning green and learned that that was how the the Statue of Liberty changed color.
Special Events:
Bubba Heard a Mouse Read Aloud
The authors of the short chapter book Bubba Heard a Mouse came to our school to read aloud this adorable cute story of their dog Bubba. The students received a pawtograph and a visit with the star of the book Bubba himself.
1st Grade Goes Green!
This week Mrs. Oldham and I decided to take the 1st grade class into our luscious green garden. We picked two different kinds of kale in order to put in our smoothie. Back in the classroom we blended organic mango, organic banana, and organic apple juice along with our fresh picked kale and the kiddos loved it! Talk about Farm to Table!
Week 3: 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Wednesday: Lyn Jutronich
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Upcoming Events:
Thursday, January 19th
- 9:00-11:00 a.m. See Us in Action
- 1st Grade Mass 8 am
- 1/9-1/20 Renaissance Testing Window
- 1/22 11:30 SJA choirs sing at St. Elizabeth mass; students who attend in uniform have free dress on 1/23
- 1/29-2/3 Catholic Schools' Week
Spell-A-Thon 2017 packets
The Spell-A-Thon packets were sent home through your child’s classrooms the week before Christmas. Our annual Spell-a-Thon will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2017! The SJA Spell-a-Thon has become a successful academic fundraising event with which we kick off the New Year! This is a unique way to raise funds for our school while promoting academic excellence. Additional pledge sheets, word lists and information is included on the SJA website, under fundraising or can be accessed here. FAMILY and FRIENDS can sponsor our students by pledging funds for each word spelled correctly, or by simply making a flat donation in support of a student's participation. For family and friends far away- please provide this link so they can make an online flat donation. Thank you in advance for your support and participation! Another huge ‘thank you’ goes to Cheryl Flynn who is chairing our Spell-A-Thon again this year. Questions? Please contact Cheryl- [email protected].
Week of January 9-13 2017
Coming Up This week:
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week, in Literature our essential question was How do plants change as they grow? This week we learned about plays and how they are different from other stories because they are conversational and tell the story through dialogue. We discussed the role of a Narrator: setting the scene and facilitating transitions throughout the story that need extra explanation. We worked with short and long-i words such as “bike,” and “big.” At the end of the week, each table group brainstormed, wrote, and performed a play all demonstrating understanding that in a play actions of the characters tell a part of the story as well as the dialogue. On Monday we will take a trip to our garden to check in on our plants and to see how they have grown over time. We will harvest some kale and make a smoothie with it.
Math
This week we kicked off Chapter 5 by learning and modeling place value using groups of tens and ones. The students picked up this concept right away! Throughout the week we practiced our understanding of place value with hands on manipulatives and center games. The students enjoy using the manipulatives. These manipulatives provide great differentiation for our learners. The base ten blocks are being used to show numbers and values in ones, tens, hundreds and even thousands!
Science/Social Studies- This week we learned about the Statue of Liberty as one of our U.S. symbols. Ask your child to tell you one fact about the Statue of Liberty. We also drew the Statue as a directed drawing lesson. The impressive pictures will be hanging in the hallway for viewing. One fact we learned about the statue is that is made of copper, but has since turned green. We wondered why the Statue is green? So, we experimented with how copper turns color. We used copper pennies and soaked them in salt and vinegar. We are observing the oxidation process for a few days and then we will record our findings.
Religion:
This week Mrs. Breen came into our classroom to introduce our virtue of the month: Mercy. She told the story of St. Maria Goretti and explained what a First Class Relic is. We were blessed to have St. Maria’s Relic with us Friday at Mass. Mrs. Breen talked about living out the virtues each day and sent home a sheet of things the students should work on. Once they have completed one of the virtues such as feeding the hungry they are allowed to color that virtue in. The goal is that by the end of the month all are colored in!
Week 2: 8:30-9:30
Monday: Annisa Snyder
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
Upcoming Events:
Monday, January 16th
Open House: 1/29 with the message that anyone referring a new family who enrolls will receive waived re-registration for next year for one child!
2/2 Grandparent's Day
Here's to an incredible year!
Spell-A-Thon 2017 packets
The Spell-A-Thon packets were sent home through your child’s classrooms the week before Christmas. Our annual Spell-a-Thon will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2017! The SJA Spell-a-Thon has become a successful academic fundraising event with which we kick off the New Year! This is a unique way to raise funds for our school while promoting academic excellence. Additional pledge sheets, word lists and information is included on the SJA website, under fundraising or can be accessed here. FAMILY and FRIENDS can sponsor our students by pledging funds for each word spelled correctly, or by simply making a flat donation in support of a student's participation. For family and friends far away- please provide this link so they can make an online flat donation. Thank you in advance for your support and participation! Another huge ‘thank you’ goes to Cheryl Flynn who is chairing our Spell-A-Thon again this year. Questions? Please contact Cheryl- [email protected].
Coming Up This week:
- Volunteer Sign-Up; we can use some helping hands for centers and on Fridays. Thanks for helping!
- January Virtue: Mercy
- January Saint: St. Maria Goretti
- Reminders:
- Get those Spell-a-thon pledges to help raise money for our school! The Spell-a-thon is on 1/25 and we will be practiccing the words all month; Here is a link to online site to make flat donations
- Gala Committee Happy Hour: ALL parents are welcome – January 11, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
Join the celebration to connect all 2017 Gala volunteers and toast to a successful event. Please RSVP at the link below. - http://www.evite.com/event/0335ZOCGYZXD4UBSYEPGVRM6JP7T5M
- 1/9-1/20 Renaissance Testing Window
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week, in Literature our essential question was How do plants change as they grow? This week we learned about plays and how they are different from other stories because they are conversational and tell the story through dialogue. We discussed the role of a Narrator: setting the scene and facilitating transitions throughout the story that need extra explanation. We worked with short and long-i words such as “bike,” and “big.” At the end of the week, each table group brainstormed, wrote, and performed a play all demonstrating understanding that in a play actions of the characters tell a part of the story as well as the dialogue. On Monday we will take a trip to our garden to check in on our plants and to see how they have grown over time. We will harvest some kale and make a smoothie with it.
Math
This week we kicked off Chapter 5 by learning and modeling place value using groups of tens and ones. The students picked up this concept right away! Throughout the week we practiced our understanding of place value with hands on manipulatives and center games. The students enjoy using the manipulatives. These manipulatives provide great differentiation for our learners. The base ten blocks are being used to show numbers and values in ones, tens, hundreds and even thousands!
Science/Social Studies- This week we learned about the Statue of Liberty as one of our U.S. symbols. Ask your child to tell you one fact about the Statue of Liberty. We also drew the Statue as a directed drawing lesson. The impressive pictures will be hanging in the hallway for viewing. One fact we learned about the statue is that is made of copper, but has since turned green. We wondered why the Statue is green? So, we experimented with how copper turns color. We used copper pennies and soaked them in salt and vinegar. We are observing the oxidation process for a few days and then we will record our findings.
Religion:
This week Mrs. Breen came into our classroom to introduce our virtue of the month: Mercy. She told the story of St. Maria Goretti and explained what a First Class Relic is. We were blessed to have St. Maria’s Relic with us Friday at Mass. Mrs. Breen talked about living out the virtues each day and sent home a sheet of things the students should work on. Once they have completed one of the virtues such as feeding the hungry they are allowed to color that virtue in. The goal is that by the end of the month all are colored in!
Week 2: 8:30-9:30
Monday: Annisa Snyder
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
Upcoming Events:
Monday, January 16th
- NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- 9:00-11:00 a.m. See Us in Action
- 1st Grade Mass 8 am
Open House: 1/29 with the message that anyone referring a new family who enrolls will receive waived re-registration for next year for one child!
2/2 Grandparent's Day
Here's to an incredible year!
Spell-A-Thon 2017 packets
The Spell-A-Thon packets were sent home through your child’s classrooms the week before Christmas. Our annual Spell-a-Thon will take place on Wednesday, January 25, 2017! The SJA Spell-a-Thon has become a successful academic fundraising event with which we kick off the New Year! This is a unique way to raise funds for our school while promoting academic excellence. Additional pledge sheets, word lists and information is included on the SJA website, under fundraising or can be accessed here. FAMILY and FRIENDS can sponsor our students by pledging funds for each word spelled correctly, or by simply making a flat donation in support of a student's participation. For family and friends far away- please provide this link so they can make an online flat donation. Thank you in advance for your support and participation! Another huge ‘thank you’ goes to Cheryl Flynn who is chairing our Spell-A-Thon again this year. Questions? Please contact Cheryl- [email protected].
Week of January 3-6 2017!!
Happy New Year to you all! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Break spent with family and friends. Sorry for the late newsletter, my flight was delayed due to snow yesterday and I did not get back until late in the evening, thank you for understanding. We are back at it this week, and I am excited to see all of the kiddos and start off this new year on a great note! To a nicer and peaceful 2017 for everyone! We should all work on Finding Peace, Building Peace and, Spreading Peace all around us this 2017 year!
Coming Up This week:
Reading/Language Arts:
Before break we were getting festive with our Pajama Party where we watched the cartoon version of Dr. Seuss, but before we dove into the fun we read the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas and did some fun activities to go with it. We completed a character map analyzing the characters from the story, discussing what they had in common and their differences. We broke down the story into the various Story elements where the students wrote the (S.C.O.O.P) Setting, characters, Oh No! The Problem, Order of Events, and the Problem Solved. Our Essential Question for the week was How do we Measure Time? We reflected what happens over time and how precious time truly is. Our writing project for the week was How can you give the gift of time this holiday season? The students wrote about volunteering, lending a helping hand around the house, reading with a brother or sister etc.
Math:
This week we wrapped up chapter 4 and all that came with it including creating, deciphering, and analyzing graphs. We reviewed the chapter with games such as spinning a wheel and graphing the colors while deciding which had the most or least. We took our test on Chapter 4 and previewed our material for Chapter 5 which is all about place value.
Science/Social Studies:
We completed a winter experiment with a gingerbread man. First, we read the story of the Gingerbread Man and then we asked why the Gingerbread Man did not want to get wet? We observed a decorated gingerbread man cookie and drew what he looks like before getting wet. We then predicted what he might look like after he goes in the water. We tested our prediction by placing him in the water and observed the changes. We recorded our results and compared our findings. Afterwards, we enjoyed a dry cookie ourselves. We also experimented with a STEM challenge. Our challenge was to create a 3 dimensional Christmas tree that could stand on its own using only the materials provided. We first planned and drew our design before we created it. We tested our design after the creation and modified it if necessary. It was great fun being engineers!
Religion:
We continued to learn about the Holy Family and finished up our beautiful Shoebox Nativity Scenes. We practiced for our Christmas Program throughout the week which took up a lot of our Religion time, but didn't they do incredible! What a sight to see with all of those long Gloria’s and high notes!
Week 1 Morning Centers:
Tuesday: Kristen Stiles
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Thursday: Need a Parent Volunteer!
Here is to a wonderful 2017!
Happy New Year to you all! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Break spent with family and friends. Sorry for the late newsletter, my flight was delayed due to snow yesterday and I did not get back until late in the evening, thank you for understanding. We are back at it this week, and I am excited to see all of the kiddos and start off this new year on a great note! To a nicer and peaceful 2017 for everyone! We should all work on Finding Peace, Building Peace and, Spreading Peace all around us this 2017 year!
Coming Up This week:
- Volunteer Sign-Up; We can use some more helping hands for centers and on Fridays. Thanks for assisting!
- Friday 01/06 Noon Dismissal
Reading/Language Arts:
Before break we were getting festive with our Pajama Party where we watched the cartoon version of Dr. Seuss, but before we dove into the fun we read the book How the Grinch Stole Christmas and did some fun activities to go with it. We completed a character map analyzing the characters from the story, discussing what they had in common and their differences. We broke down the story into the various Story elements where the students wrote the (S.C.O.O.P) Setting, characters, Oh No! The Problem, Order of Events, and the Problem Solved. Our Essential Question for the week was How do we Measure Time? We reflected what happens over time and how precious time truly is. Our writing project for the week was How can you give the gift of time this holiday season? The students wrote about volunteering, lending a helping hand around the house, reading with a brother or sister etc.
Math:
This week we wrapped up chapter 4 and all that came with it including creating, deciphering, and analyzing graphs. We reviewed the chapter with games such as spinning a wheel and graphing the colors while deciding which had the most or least. We took our test on Chapter 4 and previewed our material for Chapter 5 which is all about place value.
Science/Social Studies:
We completed a winter experiment with a gingerbread man. First, we read the story of the Gingerbread Man and then we asked why the Gingerbread Man did not want to get wet? We observed a decorated gingerbread man cookie and drew what he looks like before getting wet. We then predicted what he might look like after he goes in the water. We tested our prediction by placing him in the water and observed the changes. We recorded our results and compared our findings. Afterwards, we enjoyed a dry cookie ourselves. We also experimented with a STEM challenge. Our challenge was to create a 3 dimensional Christmas tree that could stand on its own using only the materials provided. We first planned and drew our design before we created it. We tested our design after the creation and modified it if necessary. It was great fun being engineers!
Religion:
We continued to learn about the Holy Family and finished up our beautiful Shoebox Nativity Scenes. We practiced for our Christmas Program throughout the week which took up a lot of our Religion time, but didn't they do incredible! What a sight to see with all of those long Gloria’s and high notes!
Week 1 Morning Centers:
Tuesday: Kristen Stiles
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Thursday: Need a Parent Volunteer!
Here is to a wonderful 2017!
1st Grade reading their books after the used book sale.
Week of December 11-16
Coming Up This week:
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked with high frequency words by creating sentences with them, spelling them and defining them. We focused on taking our time and remembering to implement what we have learned about grammar into our sentences. We read our big book of the week and talked about how we experience and tell time. As a class we discussed what happens over time, and how it affects us and those around us. We also read a Christmas story each day and filled out some graphic organizers involving characters and sequence of events.
Math:
This week we learned about the mean, median, mode, and range. We learned them in isolation and then used clues to determine which one to apply. We will be wrapping up chapter 4 with a review on Monday and our chapter test on Tuesday.
Social Studies:
We are learning about the American symbols. This week we focused on the American Flag. We learned why we say the Pledge of Allegiance and that it stands for freedom and liberty. We learned that the flag is often called "Old Glory". Ask your child what the stars and stripes on the flag stand for and how many there are. We also made our own flag craft using tear art and fingerprints.
Science:
We learned about sound. We put our hands on our throats to feel the vibration as we sang or spoke. We experimented with sound waves by using tuning forks. We learned that various sizes create higher and lower pitch. We put the tuning forks in water and could actually see the sound waves move in the water. We drew images of objects that create sound.
Religion:
We focused this week on the Holy Family and talked about their importance and the story of the Nativity. We have been reading the book, Christmas Love Letters From God, which breaks down the story of Christmas including the Immaculate Conception, as well as how Joseph was chosen to be Mary’s partner in her journey. We have crafted our shoebox Nativity in which each child colored and cut out each figure in our diorama. We discussed the importance of each figure and how their story relates to the Holy Family.
Week 2 Morning Centers 8:30-9:30:
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Here is to another Jolly week!
Coming Up This week:
- Volunteer Sign-Up; We can use some more helping hands for centers and on Fridays. Thanks for assisting!
- Christmas Pajama Party: We have worked very hard earning all our class points and have earned a Christmas Pajama Party! On Tuesday, please send your child to school in their favorite Christmas or Seasonal Pajamas. We will be doing some reading centers on How the Grinch Stole Christmas and will watch the movie after recess.
- Spanish Homework: 9A, 9B, 9C
- 12/15 7:00 p.m. Christmas Program: Please drop off our little Angels at the school at 6:30 before heading down to the church. They should wear light clothing as we will be putting them in their sweet angel costumes for our performance.
- 12/16 Mass, Class Party, 12:00 Dismissal, NO AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE
- Class Party: Erin and Kellie have sent out a sign up for supplies regarding our Christmas party, don’t forget to sign up!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we worked with high frequency words by creating sentences with them, spelling them and defining them. We focused on taking our time and remembering to implement what we have learned about grammar into our sentences. We read our big book of the week and talked about how we experience and tell time. As a class we discussed what happens over time, and how it affects us and those around us. We also read a Christmas story each day and filled out some graphic organizers involving characters and sequence of events.
Math:
This week we learned about the mean, median, mode, and range. We learned them in isolation and then used clues to determine which one to apply. We will be wrapping up chapter 4 with a review on Monday and our chapter test on Tuesday.
Social Studies:
We are learning about the American symbols. This week we focused on the American Flag. We learned why we say the Pledge of Allegiance and that it stands for freedom and liberty. We learned that the flag is often called "Old Glory". Ask your child what the stars and stripes on the flag stand for and how many there are. We also made our own flag craft using tear art and fingerprints.
Science:
We learned about sound. We put our hands on our throats to feel the vibration as we sang or spoke. We experimented with sound waves by using tuning forks. We learned that various sizes create higher and lower pitch. We put the tuning forks in water and could actually see the sound waves move in the water. We drew images of objects that create sound.
Religion:
We focused this week on the Holy Family and talked about their importance and the story of the Nativity. We have been reading the book, Christmas Love Letters From God, which breaks down the story of Christmas including the Immaculate Conception, as well as how Joseph was chosen to be Mary’s partner in her journey. We have crafted our shoebox Nativity in which each child colored and cut out each figure in our diorama. We discussed the importance of each figure and how their story relates to the Holy Family.
Week 2 Morning Centers 8:30-9:30:
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Here is to another Jolly week!
Week of December 5-9th
Coming Up This week:
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we completed our second Unit of Wonders. We reviewed material and grammar skills covered throughout the Unit. Students were assessed on these skills. We had our first book club meeting where we discussed voting, why it is important, and how we vote every day. The kids were very excited to eat lunch with me in the classroom and it was a great event!
Math
Our graphing continued this week by taking the data from a tally chart and transferring it into a bar graph or pictogram. Naming our Elf on the Shelf was incorporated into a comprehensive graphing activity. Students brainstormed creative names, voted, tallied and graphed the results in numerous graphs. The votes are in and our classroom Elf’s name is Stewart!
Science/Social Studies:
In Social Studies, we are learning about American symbols. We learned that a symbol has special meaning and represents important times in our history. For instance, the American Bald eagle stands for strength and freedom. As we dive deeper into this unit we will learn more about each specific American symbol.
In Science, we learned that some objects sink and some objects float. Our challenge this week was to see if we can change the shape of an object to make it float. We used a ball of clay that sank. We had to design an object that would stay afloat. We recorded our results.
Religion:
We discussed the meaning of the first Sunday of Advent. The students are actively working to bring more love into their hearts as they prepare for the birth of baby Jesus. Mrs. Breen came into our classroom on Thursday to kick off our Virtue of the month: Generosity. As you all know we brought in a photo of someone in our life who is very generous and wrote about them and what they do for others. A suggestion is to contact the person your child brought in to let them know how appreciated and respected they are for being generous.
This week we will continue learning about Advent as we celebrate the second week of Advent and St. Nick, whose feast day is December 6th.
Week 1 Morning Centers 8:30-9:30:
Monday: Annisa Snyder
Tuesday: Kristin Stiles
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Upcoming Events:
Here's to another amazing week!
Coming Up This week:
- Each student needs:
- Shoebox by Monday if one has not already been provided
- Shoebox by Monday if one has not already been provided
- Volunteer Sign-Up; we can use some helping hands for centers and on Fridays. Thanks for helping!
- Poinsettias that were ordered will be delivered on Wednesday, 12/7. Thanks for supporting our eighth grade!
- Used Book Sale 12/8-12/9; Our class will be attending on Thursday- please send money if you would like your child to purchase books. They are inexpensive (.50-$1.00) and there is something for everybody.
- Mass, Thursday, 12/8 for the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception (no mass on Friday).
- Waffle Breakfast 12/9; All students will be attending the book reading and breakfast at 8:20. If parents registered for breakfast, feel free to get your breakfast at 8:00 to beat the rush! Tables will be provided for you to eat while enjoying the book reading. Students will be eating at the picnic tables following the book reading. Please join us.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we completed our second Unit of Wonders. We reviewed material and grammar skills covered throughout the Unit. Students were assessed on these skills. We had our first book club meeting where we discussed voting, why it is important, and how we vote every day. The kids were very excited to eat lunch with me in the classroom and it was a great event!
Math
Our graphing continued this week by taking the data from a tally chart and transferring it into a bar graph or pictogram. Naming our Elf on the Shelf was incorporated into a comprehensive graphing activity. Students brainstormed creative names, voted, tallied and graphed the results in numerous graphs. The votes are in and our classroom Elf’s name is Stewart!
Science/Social Studies:
In Social Studies, we are learning about American symbols. We learned that a symbol has special meaning and represents important times in our history. For instance, the American Bald eagle stands for strength and freedom. As we dive deeper into this unit we will learn more about each specific American symbol.
In Science, we learned that some objects sink and some objects float. Our challenge this week was to see if we can change the shape of an object to make it float. We used a ball of clay that sank. We had to design an object that would stay afloat. We recorded our results.
Religion:
We discussed the meaning of the first Sunday of Advent. The students are actively working to bring more love into their hearts as they prepare for the birth of baby Jesus. Mrs. Breen came into our classroom on Thursday to kick off our Virtue of the month: Generosity. As you all know we brought in a photo of someone in our life who is very generous and wrote about them and what they do for others. A suggestion is to contact the person your child brought in to let them know how appreciated and respected they are for being generous.
This week we will continue learning about Advent as we celebrate the second week of Advent and St. Nick, whose feast day is December 6th.
Week 1 Morning Centers 8:30-9:30:
Monday: Annisa Snyder
Tuesday: Kristin Stiles
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Upcoming Events:
- 12/15 7:00 p.m. Christmas Program in the church; students arrive in our classrooms at 6:30; students should wear white or very light colored shirts
- 12/16 Mass, Class Party, 12:00 Dismissal, NO AFTER SCHOOL DAYCARE
Here's to another amazing week!
Week of November 28-December 2
Coming Up This week:
- Each student needs:
- Photo of a generous person in their lives by Thursday
- Shoebox by Friday
- Photo of a generous person in their lives by Thursday
- 11/30 at 8:00 am in the school library 1st Grade Update & Coffee with Christine Lang and Kathy Dunn
- 11/30 our 1st Book Club Lunch “One Vote Two Votes I Vote You Vote”
- 12/2 12:00 Dismissal
- 12/2 Last day to donate books for the 5th Grade Girl Scouts Book Sale on 12/8-12/9
- 12/4 5:45-6:15 Solana Beach Tree Lighting and SJA Choir Performance
- Virtue of the Month: Generosity
- Saint of the Month: The Holy Family
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
This week we practiced our listening comprehension skills. We listened and discussed our book, Freckle Juice. We worked in groups to fill out a graphic organizer about how the character Andrew was feeling in the book. We talked about why the character feels, sick, mad, or disgusted for example and related it back to the students to see if they have ever felt these emotions and why. Making connections between personal experiences and the character allows students to better understand what is going on in the story. This questioning and thought process is more complex than simply finding text evidence and being able to recall the characters and the sequence of the story.
Math
This week we learned about graphing. The students were introduced to several ways to represent collected data. These graphs include: Venn Diagrams, Pictographs, and Bar Graphs. We practiced graphing through recording data of several class polls, including one about Freckle Juice. We took a poll on whether or not Andrew would get freckles from drinking freckle juice. We graphed this information and analyzed it as a class. This upcoming week we will continue to practice and work on new ways to express our data.
Science/Social Studies:
We completed our unit on Matter with hands on experiments on physical changes. We observed ice cubes melting and corn kernels heating up to become popcorn. We learned that water and corn changes physically, but they are still water and corn. We recorded our before and after observations and then had the opportunity to eat our popcorn! What fun science can be! In Social Studies we learned about the First Thanksgiving and compared the homes of Native Americans to our homes today. We made Native American Teepees to represent a community of Native American homes long ago.
Religion:
Our Peacemaker in the first Trimester is Sophia Capra.
Sophia is always kind to all students in our community. She makes people feel welcome in our class and is truly a great friend. Sophia's smile is contagious, her smile lights up any room and she is always looking to make the right choice. Sophia holds God close to her heart and lives out his word of kindness each day.
This week we will begin learning about Advent as this weekend is the First Sunday of Advent.
Week 4 Morning Centers:
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Thresea Hoiles
Upcoming Events:
- Mass will be on Thursday, 12/8 for Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception
- Waffle Breakfast and Author Reading December 9th; Students who registered can attend
Here's to another amazing week!
1st Grade Celebrates 50 Days of School!
Week of November 14- November 18
Coming Up This week:
· 12:00 Dismissal 11/16-11/18 for Parent Teacher Conferences
· Book Fair in the library Monday-Thursday
· Virtue of the Month: Prayerfulness
· Saint of the Month: St. Dominic
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
We are just about wrapping up our second Unit as we finish the first trimester. This week we worked on answering our essential question of how we can help our community. We wrote about being helpers in our community and what it takes to play an active role in our St. James community.We discussed gardening, picking up trash, being kind to others, as well as our theme for the year finding peace, building peace and spreading peace as examples of how we can help in our school community. We are focusing on the skill of visualizing. To accomplish this, I shared the story Who Will Carve the Turkey This Thanksgiving, and the students illustrated what they visualized in their minds. After, we only listened to the story, we then reread the story with the illustrations and compared and contrasted our visions of the scenes and characters and the story illustrations in the book.
Math
This week we finished our third chapter in our math curriculum mastering; subtraction strategies, related addition/subtraction facts, and fact families. We played several hands on math games that helped the kiddos get hands on practice with the concepts. One game consisted of rolling a 7 sided die two times in order to get two numbers for our fact family. Once the students knew two of the numbers they were able to come up with the third, and then figure out all of the fact family sentences. Finally, they recorded the information they discovered and continued to practice several times until they filled up 10-15 fact families. This next week, we will start chapter four. In this chapter we will begin to graph information and learn the different styles of graphing as we kick off the second trimester.
Science/Social Studies:
Science: In Science, we learned about the changes of Matter. Ask your child if tearing a piece of paper is a physical or a chemical change? We experimented with the state of gas when blowing bubbles and with chemical change when we worked in partners and added vinegar to a container filled with baking soda. We recorded our results and then played with the ooblek or gak that we made. This week, we will experiment with physical changes.
Religion:
This week we had a special visit from Sister Eva who spoke about her service to children in Jamaica with disabilities. She encouraged the children to pray for these children who are orphaned from the lack of resources their parents have to take care of them that they feel loved and supported through out their lives. On Thursday, we continued our Virtue program with Mrs. Breen where we discussed praying the rosary and the mysteries of the rosary. We also went down to adoration with Kindergarten and prayed as we prepare for the Advent Season. This next week we will write about what we will do during the Advent Season in order to prepare for the arrival of Jesus on Christmas.
Week 2- Volunteers for Reading centers 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Upcoming Events:
· WHO WANTS WAFFLES? Join us for a Book Reading by Steve Breen and Waffle Breakfast
· On December 9th, SJA is hosting an awesome community event that will directly impact our inclusion program and will support all of our students and their learning styles and preferences. There are many options to participate: purchasing only breakfast for your student or family, ordering signed books, receiving original Steve Breen art and participating in a tour of the downtown Union Tribune Building and having lunch with Steve. Please see the attached order form (send in a check made out to SJA) or click here to place an online order and purchase breakfast tickets. Breakfast tickets and pre-order books must be placed by this Friday, November 18, 2016. A limited number of books will be available at the breakfast to purchase.
How great would it be if our whole class could eat breakfast together and listen to an author (and SJA Dad) read his book?
Here's to another amazing week!
Coming Up This week:
· 12:00 Dismissal 11/16-11/18 for Parent Teacher Conferences
· Book Fair in the library Monday-Thursday
· Virtue of the Month: Prayerfulness
· Saint of the Month: St. Dominic
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
We are just about wrapping up our second Unit as we finish the first trimester. This week we worked on answering our essential question of how we can help our community. We wrote about being helpers in our community and what it takes to play an active role in our St. James community.We discussed gardening, picking up trash, being kind to others, as well as our theme for the year finding peace, building peace and spreading peace as examples of how we can help in our school community. We are focusing on the skill of visualizing. To accomplish this, I shared the story Who Will Carve the Turkey This Thanksgiving, and the students illustrated what they visualized in their minds. After, we only listened to the story, we then reread the story with the illustrations and compared and contrasted our visions of the scenes and characters and the story illustrations in the book.
Math
This week we finished our third chapter in our math curriculum mastering; subtraction strategies, related addition/subtraction facts, and fact families. We played several hands on math games that helped the kiddos get hands on practice with the concepts. One game consisted of rolling a 7 sided die two times in order to get two numbers for our fact family. Once the students knew two of the numbers they were able to come up with the third, and then figure out all of the fact family sentences. Finally, they recorded the information they discovered and continued to practice several times until they filled up 10-15 fact families. This next week, we will start chapter four. In this chapter we will begin to graph information and learn the different styles of graphing as we kick off the second trimester.
Science/Social Studies:
Science: In Science, we learned about the changes of Matter. Ask your child if tearing a piece of paper is a physical or a chemical change? We experimented with the state of gas when blowing bubbles and with chemical change when we worked in partners and added vinegar to a container filled with baking soda. We recorded our results and then played with the ooblek or gak that we made. This week, we will experiment with physical changes.
Religion:
This week we had a special visit from Sister Eva who spoke about her service to children in Jamaica with disabilities. She encouraged the children to pray for these children who are orphaned from the lack of resources their parents have to take care of them that they feel loved and supported through out their lives. On Thursday, we continued our Virtue program with Mrs. Breen where we discussed praying the rosary and the mysteries of the rosary. We also went down to adoration with Kindergarten and prayed as we prepare for the Advent Season. This next week we will write about what we will do during the Advent Season in order to prepare for the arrival of Jesus on Christmas.
Week 2- Volunteers for Reading centers 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Upcoming Events:
· WHO WANTS WAFFLES? Join us for a Book Reading by Steve Breen and Waffle Breakfast
· On December 9th, SJA is hosting an awesome community event that will directly impact our inclusion program and will support all of our students and their learning styles and preferences. There are many options to participate: purchasing only breakfast for your student or family, ordering signed books, receiving original Steve Breen art and participating in a tour of the downtown Union Tribune Building and having lunch with Steve. Please see the attached order form (send in a check made out to SJA) or click here to place an online order and purchase breakfast tickets. Breakfast tickets and pre-order books must be placed by this Friday, November 18, 2016. A limited number of books will be available at the breakfast to purchase.
How great would it be if our whole class could eat breakfast together and listen to an author (and SJA Dad) read his book?
Here's to another amazing week!
Week of November 7- November 11
Coming Up This week:
- This Tuesday, November 8th, is the 50th Day of school! All First Grade students are welcome to come to school in 50s attire. No need to buy anything new. Jeans, t-shirts and scarves work great.
- Don’t Forget to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences
- Used book collection (sponsored by 5th Grade Girl Scouts) through December 2nd
- Send extra Halloween candy to office for Mission Circle to distribute to the less fortunate
- Virtue of the Month: Prayerfulness
- Book Fair next week in the Library
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
We dove in further to Unit 2 of our Wonders unit with our essential question being “Where do animals live together?” We discussed habitats such as estuaries and ponds, as well as what types of animals inhabit certain areas. This past week we focused on possessive nouns (Mrs. Humann’s 1st Grade Class), as well as using commas in a series (cat, dog, and mouse). We are continuing to work on making predictions as well as understanding the elements of our stories. When reading with you child at home, try and discuss the characters, setting, and sequence of events.
Math
This week we worked on mastering our related facts, as well as our fact families. We used manipulatives in the classroom to help the 1st graders grasp the concept in hands on learning for retention and better understanding. We are wrapping up Chapter 3 this week and will have our Chapter 3 test this Thursday November 10th.
Science/Social Studies:
Our Community: We have completed our Map books and they are hanging on the Social Studies bulletin board. We began our Physical Science Unit and are learning about Matter. We reviewed the three states of matter, solids, liquids and gases.
We learned about atoms and that solids have more atoms than liquids and gases. We reenacted being atoms in the classroom. We bunched up together to make a solid, spread apart from one another to make a liquid and spread further apart to make a gas. Then when the door opened we realized that the gases could escape. We also experimented with water and sugar. We observed what happened to the water level when we added the sugar. We stirred the sugar and saw that it dissolved. We knew that the sugar was still in the cup because the water level rose. The students came up with their conclusions and reported that the sugar took up space and pushed the water up. We recorded our observations.
Religion:
This week we had our Virtue program on Thursday with Mrs. Breen. She talked about prayerfulness, our Virtue of the month. Mrs. Breen discussed and described the different kinds of prayer with the 1st grade. She spoke to the students encouraging them to use November to help keep them connected to Jesus as we prepare for his coming on Christmas. Mrs. Breen spoke encouraging us to stay prayerful and reverent throughout the season of Advent. This will help to prepare us for Jesus coming on Christmas morning in order to feel his true love and presence.
Week 2- Volunteers for Reading centers 8:30-9:30
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Kristina Laverty
Upcoming Events:
- Sunday, November 6th: Daylight Savings Time Ends! Don’t forget to turn back your clocks!
- Tuesday, November 8th: 50th Day of School 1st Grade dresses in 50’s attire!
- November 16-18: Parent Teacher Conferences, Noon Dismissal
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Week of October 31- November 4
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Thank you for so much love and support for my birthday! A special thanks for my gift card. It was so generous and kind of you to think of me. A special thanks to all of the parents who helped out with our booths for the Halloween Carnival. It was such a successful day and the students had a blast!
Please send me the pictures you took of the Halloween Carnival, I would love to put them on the website with the kiddos!
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
We worked on our Room on the Broom book study all week. This was a comprehensive project that utilized many of our reading skills and strategies. Some of the assignments included sequencing, comic strips, character maps, story elements (setting, order of events, character, problem, solution) and creative writing. We wrapped up the book study with the short film of the story on Friday before the carnival.
Math
This week we practiced subtraction patterns and related subtraction facts. In addition, we learned that subtraction and addition are inverse operations and can be used to check answers. Our lessons this week support our fact family lesson that will be introduced on Monday.
Science/Social Studies:
Our Community: We are now learning about maps and where we are in the world. We have been working on a project called Me On The Map. We are making a book that grows in size. Each page represents where we are on the map. It begins with a small map of our room and gradually grows with each page. The book ends with the map of the world.
Religion:
This week we wrapped up our third chapter in our Religion book learning about the Bible as the Word of God. We discussed the rosary, and the purpose of praying the rosary as we have been praying a decade each week after mass.
Reminders:
Used Book Collection
The 5th grade Girl Scouts are collecting gently used books for a book sale in December. Donations can be dropped off in the front office.
This week’s Mass Celebration will be on Tuesday, November 1st celebrating All Saints Day. Please dress in full uniform.
Send extra Halloween candy to the front office for Mission Circle to distribute to the less fortunate.
Virtue of the Month: Gratitude
Help Support the Junior High Retreat:
On Fridays, ice cream is available for $1.00 at lunch. Funds support the Jr. High Retreat.
Week 1- Volunteers: Please meet in 1st Grade this week.
Monday: Annisa Snyder
Wednesday: Erin Perryman
Friday: We have an opening for Parent Volunteers since we are celebrating Mass on Tuesday. Email me if you are interested.
Upcoming Events:
- Tuesday, November 1st: All Saints Day Mass - led by 2nd Grade
- Friday, November 4th: Noon Dismissal
- Sunday, November 6th: Daylight Savings Time Ends! Don’t forget to turn back your clocks!
- Tuesday, November 8th: 50th Day of School 1st Grade dresses in 50’s attire!
Help 1st grade build up our classroom resources!
Week of October 24-28
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
We opened up Unit 2 in our Wonders curriculum with an exciting special guest, Mr. Humann from the Del Mar Lifeguard Department. This unit focuses on Communities and Community helpers. We are working on making, confirming and revising predictions as well as identifying story elements: setting, characters, and order of events. This week we will apply our understanding of story elements to the book, Room on a Broom.
Math
This week we started Chapter 3, which introduced subtraction. We are working on subtraction strategies to help facilitate a strong foundation. These strategies include subtracting using counters and a ten frame. Next week we will be introducing subtraction using a number line.
Science/Social Studies:
Our Community: We compared and contrasted the suburban, urban and rural communities. First grade learned that we live in a suburban community. We then made our own suburban community with models of our own houses. The students worked hard on adding details to their three dimensional models. They are set up in the hallway for everyone to take a look at. This week, we will share our houses with the class. We also learned about maps, what a map key is and directions on a map. Ask your child what Never Eat Soggy Waffles stands for. This week, we will be working on a project called Me on the Map.
Religion:
I would just like to say that 1st grade did an amazing job leading the mass this past Friday! We practiced our roles and songs preparing for the Mass celebration and it really paid off! Awesome job, 1st Grade!
Reminders:
Halloween Carnival: Get excited the Halloween Carnival is this Friday!
Wristbands ($15) are still on sale but get them fast! Wristbands include unlimited booths, one popcorn and one lemonade. Students can also pre-purchase tickets for Cotton Candy and Jamba Juice. Wristbands ($20) and individual tickets will be available the day of the Carnival. Take advantage of the pre-sale prices until Wednesday!
Halloween Carnival Details
8am Costume Parade
12:30-2:30 Halloween Carnival
A special thanks to all of our Volunteers taking a shift at the Halloween Carnival! Also thank you to our room moms Erin and Kellie for organizing everything and everyone regarding our booths and the Halloween Carnival!
Used Book Collection
The 5th grade Girl Scouts are collecting gently used books for a book sale in December. Donations can be dropped off in the front office.
Red Ribbon Week October 24-28th
Students will take a healthy pledge and will receive red wristbands in support of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Student may wear red tops and jeans for $1.00 on Tuesday.
This weeks Mass Celebration will be on Thursday this week at 8:00am.
Send extra Halloween candy to the front office for Mission Circle to distribute to the less fortunate.
Virtue of the Month: Affability
October Cancer Research Donations
This is the last week for students to pay $1.00 to add pink accessories to their uniforms, Monday-Wednesday. Money collected will be donated to cancer research.
Help Support the Junior High Retreat:
On Fridays, ice cream is available for $1.00 at lunch. Funds support the Jr. High Retreat.
Week 4- Volunteers: Please meet in 1st Grade this week.
Monday: Annisa Snyder
Tuesday: Kellie Kaseburg
Wednesday: Theresa Hoiles
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 24: Red Ribbon Week
October 27: Mass Celebration 8am
October 28: Costume Parade 8am
Oct. 28: Halloween Carnival 12:30-2:30
Here's to another SPOOKtacular week!
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Week of October 17-21
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
Wow! This 1st Grade class is an awesome group of kiddos. This week there was quite a few assessments and the 1st grade rocked them! I am so proud of each and every one of them. One of my favorite parts of the week was our Haunted House writing workshop. Where the students wrote their own creative spooky story.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
With this week being an assessment week in our Wonders Curriculum, we were able to implement a fun writing and art project that we worked on throughout the week. We wrote our own creative spooky story and made haunted house scenes. Our writing process looked a little like this: First, we read some books about haunted houses in order to get our creative juices flowing. Then, in small groups, we worked on our rough draft or pre-write. Here we focused on our introductory sentence, the body of our story using sequencing words such as “first, next, then, and last”, and a concluding sentence to wrap up our story. After our rough draft was complete the students copied their work for their final draft using their very best “Blue Ribbon” handwriting. Last, we created a haunted house scene to fit on top of our stories. Come check out our hard work in the hall next to the work room! Our next Wonders Unit, is cross curricular, as it ties into our Social Studies theme of Community Helpers.
Math
This week we worked whole group, in small groups and with study buddies to review Chapter 2: Addition Strategies and prepare for our Thursday test. Study buddies are valuable because students are learning and practicing with their peers and using common language/discussions to reinforce concepts. This is such an important tool that helps all students understand our math concepts. Next week we start on Chapter 3 where we dive into subtraction.
A special thanks to the Snyder Family (Eleri Snyder) who generously bought the license for IXL in math for all of our 1st grade students. We will be utilizing IXL in the classroom this next week and the following week at home for homework. Thank You Snyder Family for this excellent tool!
Science/Social Studies:
We learned about community helpers in Social Studies. We also learned that a community is a place where people live, work and play. We learned that there are different types of communities. Ask your child what an urban, suburban and rural community is. We discussed these types of communities and drew pictures to compare and contrast them. On Tuesday, we will have a special visit from Mr. Humann and the Del Mar Lifeguards as they are community helpers in our own community. The Lifeguards will bring their truck on campus and will talk about how they assist people in the community. They will discuss beach safety and allow the students to check out the Lifeguard truck. This is a great way for our students to understand community helpers and their role in our society.
Religion:
Do not forget this upcoming week we have our 1st Grade Mass!
We have been practicing our roles and songs preparing for this exciting mass celebration! Please join us!
Reminders:
Halloween Carnival: Get excited the Halloween carnival is coming up! Wristbands ($15) will be going on sale on Tuesday, 10/11. Wristbands include unlimited booths, popcorn and lemonade. Students can also pre-purchase tickets for Cotton Candy and Jamba Juice. Wristbands ($20) and individual tickets will be available the day of the Carnival. Take advantage of the pre-sale prices! Our room moms, Kellie and Erin, will be requesting help and volunteers for the Carnival!
October Cancer Research Donations
For the remainder of October, students can pay $1.00 a week to add pink accessories to their uniforms. Money collected will be donated to cancer research.
Birthdays:
We love celebrating birthdays in 1st grade! A great way to celebrate your child’s birthday is to donate a book to our classroom library. This is a great way to encourage reading and a wonderful alternative to birthday treats!
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays. Daily behavior reports are provided on the back side of the homework sheet. Please make sure to check your child’s folder on a regular basis and sign the behavior sheet prior to returning on Mondays.
Dismissal: Dismissal will be on the blacktop. Kindergarten and First grade will sit on the white line until they are picked up or called for carpool. Please make sure you check in and say goodbye to the teachers when you pick your child up from school.
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Friday, 1st graders will meet down in the church to prepare for our mass. Please try to arrive by 7:40 so we are able to practice and get settled before our mass begins. I will be waiting at the church for their arrival.
Help Support Jr. High Retreat:
On Fridays ice cream is available for $1.00 for the students at lunch to help support Jr. High Retreat.
Week 3- Volunteers: Please meet in 1st Grade this week.
Tuesday: Christine Leo
Thursday: Susan Hanna
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 21: 1st Grade Mass
Oct. 24: Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 28: Halloween Carnival
Here's to another fantastic week!
Week of October 11-14
No School October 10th: Columbus Day
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We had another Fabulous week here in 1st grade! Introducing elements of the fall season and including some fun October and seasonal activities into our curriculum. My favorite part of the week was listening to all my 1st Graders singing at Mass on friday. Our Mass is coming up on October 21st and we have been learning more and more songs. It is truly beautiful seeing the students light up when singing these faith filled songs. Have a wonderful Monday and we will see you all on Tuesday!
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
Over the course of the week our learning activities related to our week 5 essential question: How does your body move? These included identifying details, main idea and sequencing. The latter helps us understand that there is a beginning, middle, and ending to every story. Our writing assignment this week focused on our favorite sport and explaining how to “swim” using First, Next, Then, and Last as our transitional words. Centers continue to strengthen our phonics, spelling, writing, grammar, fluency and comprehension. This coming week we will be taking our Unit 1 Assessment and will focus on Fall and Halloween writing assignments.
This week we explored the following addition strategies: making 10 to help us add, using a number line, looking for patterns in our addition sentences, using our doubles facts, and using our doubles plus one facts. We also recognized relationships between addition sentences and worked on our word problem solving. We worked in whole group and centers using manipulatives and the iPads. This week we will be wrapping up Chapter 2 and will begin subtraction.
Science/Social Studies:
We learned about Christopher Columbus and how he was an explorer that did not discover America, but did find a shorter route from the Old World to the New World. We learned that he lived many years ago and about the ships he sailed on (The Nina, the pinta and the Santa Maria) through a song. We then imagined where we would like to sailed to and wrote about it. Come see our written work hanging in the hallway.
Religion:
This week we had our Virtue Program led by Mrs. Breen who introduced Affability or “friendliness” as the virtue of the month. We acted out how to be a good friend and the importance of it. We went to the church for adoration in which, as a class, we said a few prayers.
Reminders:
Halloween Carnival: Get excited the Halloween carnival is coming up! Wristbands ($15) will be going on sale on Tuesday, 10/11. Wristbands include unlimited booths, popcorn and lemonade. Students can also pre-purchase tickets for Cotton Candy and Jamba Juice. Wristbands ($20) and individual tickets will be available the day of the Carnival. Take advantage of the pre-sale prices! Our room moms, Kellie and Erin, will be requesting help and volunteers for the Carnival!
Scholastic:
Scholastic book orders are due this Tuesday! Please make an online order or submit your paper order (checks made out to Scholastic) by Tuesday, October 11th if you would like to order books.
In November, a book will be chosen to be our Book of the Month. The book will be available through Scholastic, but can also be checked out from the library or borrowed from our class if there are extra copies. Students who read the book or have it read to them will have the opportunity to participate in a lunch time book club in our classroom.
October Cancer Research Donations
For the remainder of October, students can pay $1.00 a week to add pink accessories to their uniforms. Money collected will be donated to cancer research.
Birthdays:
We love celebrating birthdays in 1st grade! A great way to celebrate your child’s birthday is to donate a book to our classroom library. This is a great way to encourage reading and a wonderful alternative to birthday treats!
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays. Daily behavior reports are provided on the back side of the homework sheet. Please make sure to check your child’s folder on a regular basis and sign the behavior sheet prior to returning on Mondays.
Dismissal: Dismissal will be on the blacktop. Kindergarten and First grade will sit on the white line until they are picked up or called for carpool. Please make sure you check in and say goodbye to the teachers when you pick your child up from school.
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Fridays, we will meet as a class on the blacktop and walk down to church together with our 7th grade buddies. Please plan to arrive by 7:50 to give us enough time to get to church. Remember to wear your dress uniform (sweaters for outerwear and long pants for boys) and go to the bathroom before Mass. Please join us if you can!
Week 2- Volunteers:
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Ugne Roper/ Kristina Laverty
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 21: 1st Grade Mass
Oct. 24: Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 28: Halloween Carnival
Here's to another fantastic week!
Week of October 11-14
No School October 10th: Columbus Day
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
We had another Fabulous week here in 1st grade! Introducing elements of the fall season and including some fun October and seasonal activities into our curriculum. My favorite part of the week was listening to all my 1st Graders singing at Mass on friday. Our Mass is coming up on October 21st and we have been learning more and more songs. It is truly beautiful seeing the students light up when singing these faith filled songs. Have a wonderful Monday and we will see you all on Tuesday!
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
Over the course of the week our learning activities related to our week 5 essential question: How does your body move? These included identifying details, main idea and sequencing. The latter helps us understand that there is a beginning, middle, and ending to every story. Our writing assignment this week focused on our favorite sport and explaining how to “swim” using First, Next, Then, and Last as our transitional words. Centers continue to strengthen our phonics, spelling, writing, grammar, fluency and comprehension. This coming week we will be taking our Unit 1 Assessment and will focus on Fall and Halloween writing assignments.
This week we explored the following addition strategies: making 10 to help us add, using a number line, looking for patterns in our addition sentences, using our doubles facts, and using our doubles plus one facts. We also recognized relationships between addition sentences and worked on our word problem solving. We worked in whole group and centers using manipulatives and the iPads. This week we will be wrapping up Chapter 2 and will begin subtraction.
Science/Social Studies:
We learned about Christopher Columbus and how he was an explorer that did not discover America, but did find a shorter route from the Old World to the New World. We learned that he lived many years ago and about the ships he sailed on (The Nina, the pinta and the Santa Maria) through a song. We then imagined where we would like to sailed to and wrote about it. Come see our written work hanging in the hallway.
Religion:
This week we had our Virtue Program led by Mrs. Breen who introduced Affability or “friendliness” as the virtue of the month. We acted out how to be a good friend and the importance of it. We went to the church for adoration in which, as a class, we said a few prayers.
Reminders:
Halloween Carnival: Get excited the Halloween carnival is coming up! Wristbands ($15) will be going on sale on Tuesday, 10/11. Wristbands include unlimited booths, popcorn and lemonade. Students can also pre-purchase tickets for Cotton Candy and Jamba Juice. Wristbands ($20) and individual tickets will be available the day of the Carnival. Take advantage of the pre-sale prices! Our room moms, Kellie and Erin, will be requesting help and volunteers for the Carnival!
Scholastic:
Scholastic book orders are due this Tuesday! Please make an online order or submit your paper order (checks made out to Scholastic) by Tuesday, October 11th if you would like to order books.
In November, a book will be chosen to be our Book of the Month. The book will be available through Scholastic, but can also be checked out from the library or borrowed from our class if there are extra copies. Students who read the book or have it read to them will have the opportunity to participate in a lunch time book club in our classroom.
October Cancer Research Donations
For the remainder of October, students can pay $1.00 a week to add pink accessories to their uniforms. Money collected will be donated to cancer research.
Birthdays:
We love celebrating birthdays in 1st grade! A great way to celebrate your child’s birthday is to donate a book to our classroom library. This is a great way to encourage reading and a wonderful alternative to birthday treats!
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays. Daily behavior reports are provided on the back side of the homework sheet. Please make sure to check your child’s folder on a regular basis and sign the behavior sheet prior to returning on Mondays.
Dismissal: Dismissal will be on the blacktop. Kindergarten and First grade will sit on the white line until they are picked up or called for carpool. Please make sure you check in and say goodbye to the teachers when you pick your child up from school.
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Fridays, we will meet as a class on the blacktop and walk down to church together with our 7th grade buddies. Please plan to arrive by 7:50 to give us enough time to get to church. Remember to wear your dress uniform (sweaters for outerwear and long pants for boys) and go to the bathroom before Mass. Please join us if you can!
Week 2- Volunteers:
Tuesday: Sherri Daquipa
Wednesday: Lauren Go
Thursday: Ugne Roper/ Kristina Laverty
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 21: 1st Grade Mass
Oct. 24: Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 28: Halloween Carnival
Here's to another fantastic week!
Week of October 3-7
A Note from Mrs. Humann:
I am so excited to be back in 1st Grade! Thank you for understanding and being patient with me as I transition back into the classroom. I am so excited to spend this year with all of you and your children. Thank you for all of your support. Feel free to communicate with me if there are any questions.
Birthdays:
We love celebrating birthdays in 1st grade! A great way to celebrate your child’s birthday is to donate a book to our classroom library. This is a great way to encourage reading and a wonderful alternative to birthday treats!
Scholastic:
October Scholastic book orders will be in the weekly folder this Monday. Please make an online order or submit your paper order (checks made out to Scholastic) by Tuesday, October 11th. In November, a book will be chosen to be our Book of the Month. The book will be available through Scholastic, but can also be checked out from the library or borrowed from our class if there are extra copies. Students who read the book or have it read to them will have the opportunity to participate in a lunch time book club in our classroom.
A Glimpse Into Our Learning!
Reading/Language Arts:
Over the course of the week we did various activities discussing and experiencing our week 4 essential question: What Do Friends Do Together? We are working on retelling stories, as well as finding key details in the story to help us understand the main idea. In class we did many activities exploring what friends do together. These included playing with our friends in class and writing about different play activities inside and outside. We identified problems, solutions and the author's purpose when reading. During centers we worked on our phonics, spelling, writing, and grammar, in addition to using our leveled readers to improve fluency and comprehension. This coming week we will wrap up our 1st Unit with our weekly theme “Let’s Move.”
This week we explored the following addition strategies: counting with a ten frame and counting with a number line. We also recognized relationships between addition sentences and worked on our word problem solving. On Friday, addition patterns were introduced in small group instruction. For example, we used our previous knowledge of 1 more and 1 less helped us to see the pattern and relationship between addition sentences (ex: 2+3 and 2+4). It is important for students to understand these concepts for future math lessons, even if they are quick with their math facts. First grade is also learning about place value in our daily calendar routine. We are using straws to represent numbers in the ones, tens and hundreds place. We worked in whole group and centers using manipulatives and the iPads. This week we will be working on our doubles facts and doubles plus one.
Science/Social Studies:
We wrapped up our unit on Space with a fun edible activity. Ask your child to share what they know about the phases of the moon! Next week we will begin our Social Studies Unit on Communities.
Religion:
This week we learned that the people are the church, what the cross means to us, elements of the parish and parts of the altar. On Thursday we took a field trip to the church to practice our mass behavior, pray in thanksgiving for our friends, and to observe adoration with the Eucharist visible in the Monstrance. On Friday, we celebrated the Feast of Our Guardian Angels, when Mrs. Breen came in to speak with us about our guardian angels and bring us a little treat. This Tuesday at 2:30, we will celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis with the Blessing of the Animals. Families are invited to bring their kid-friendly, well-behaved pets at 2:30 to the blacktop for a special blessing.
Reminders:
Daily Folders/Homework: Your child will be bringing home his/her blue folder every day. On Monday, a homework packet will be sent home to be returned the following Monday. Completed work will also be sent home on Mondays. Daily behavior reports are provided on the back side of the homework sheet. Please make sure to check your child’s folder on a regular basis and sign the behavior sheet prior to returning on Mondays.
Dismissal: Dismissal will be on the blacktop. Kindergarten and First grade will sit on the white line until they are picked up or called for carpool. Please make sure you check in and say goodbye to the teachers when you pick your child up from school.
Friday: 8:00 AM Mass: On Fridays, we will meet as a class on the blacktop and walk down to church together with our 7th grade buddies. Please plan to arrive by 7:50 to give us enough time to get to church. Remember to wear your dress uniform (sweaters for outerwear and long pants for boys) and go to the bathroom before Mass. Please join us if you can!
Room Moms:
We have two fabulous room moms this year that might look familiar from Kindergarten, Erin Perryman and Kellie Kaesberg. They will be reaching out to all of you as our Halloween Carnival is approaching and we would love 1st Grade Volunteers. Thank you for all your hard work ladies!
Upcoming Events:
Oct. 4: Blessing of the Animals at 2:30
Oct. 7: Noon Dismissal
Oct. 10: No School - Columbus Day
Oct. 21: 1st Grade Mass
Oct. 24: Red Ribbon Week
Oct. 28: Halloween Carnival
Here's to another fantastic week!