December 3rd - 7th

This week the students took a ride on the classroom "Polar Express!"  We read the story, made a classroom train and worked on retelling the story using beginning, middle, and end.  The students had fun wearing their pajamas to school for the day and watching the movie while enjoying a special treat!  We even had tickets!

Polar Express Fun

All Aboard!

Tis the season!  We have been very busy getting ready for our Christmas Show!  You won't want to miss it.  The Kindergartners will act out the Nativity as the Fourth Graders tell the story.  The First, Second, and Third Graders make a beautiful choir and the Pre-Kindergarten class are the joyful angels!

 Also, the Third and Fourth Grade classes will be putting on a wonderful Christmas play as the First and Second Graders help with the singing.  The Kindergarten class are an added bonus this year and will represent the animals in the manger!  A huge thank you to Ms. Brown for all her hard work, dedication, and guidance!  Again, you don't want to miss it!

REMINDERS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

An important letter will be sent home on Monday from me with details about the Christmas show regarding what your children will need to wear.

This advent the school's focus for service will be collecting materials for the Providence Center.  It is an education center founded by the SHCJ sisters in the Fairhill section of Philadelphia.  Please send in items by Monday, December 17th.  Thank you!

Sunday, December 9th - Family Christmas Liturgy, 10:00 am

Monday, December 17th - Lower School/Early Childhood Christmas Show

Tuesday, December 18th - Grandparents Day

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

November 26th - 30th

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoyed time off with your families and friends.  Before we left for the holiday, we had our own Thanksgiving celebration with our Early Childhood friends.  We had a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving!  The entire Early Childhood got together to watch  the movie Charlie Brown, Thanksgiving and we had a "Charlie Brown style" feast!  Instead of the traditional turkey, mashed potatoes, and the rest of the fixings, we had bread, pretzels, popcorn and  M&M's!  It was terrific!

The Kindergarten students wore Native American headbands, the PK wore Pilgrim bonnets and hats, and the Nursery wore both!  We sat together as a group and enjoyed the festivities!

The Kindergarten class is working on a mini unit using the story The Polar Express!  The children will receive a one way ticket to ride aboard the classroom Polar Express where we will look at the different vocabulary and create our own stories about being a passenger on the Polar Express!

On Wednesday, December 5th, we will conclude the unit with a pajama day in Kindergarten!  The children may wear their pajamas to school but must wear sneakers as well.  We will enjoy a showing of the movie, The Polar Express, while snacking on hot cocoa and cookies.  

The Kindergarten students are working hard on practicing for the Christmas and Nativity show!  Our shepherds, angels, wise men, along with Mary and Joseph will act out the story of Jesus' birth. 

Events and Reminders

Wednesday, December 5th - Polar Express Day, Kindergarten students will wear their pajamas to school.

Friday, December 7th - Special Tag Day - the whole school is invited to wear their pajamas to school for $1.00.

Sunday, December 9th - Family Christmas Liturgy, 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, December 6th - Scholastic Book Order Due

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

November 12th - 16th

The Kindergarten students, along with our younger friends in Early Childhood, talked about Veteran's Day and what it means to be a veteran and serve our country.  We got together as a group and wrote letters to thank our servicemen and women for their dedication and sacrifices for our country.  We mailed the letters to Operation Gratitude.   We are hoping to become pen pals with some of the troops!   

Thank you cards!

Thank you cards!

Thank you cards!

This week in class, we read a book called, Senses by Aliki.  We were able to name the five senses and give examples of something for each sense.  We used our Readers Workbook to write a sentence about one of the senses. 

Writing a sentence in his workbook

Writing a sentence in his workbook

As Thanksgiving approaches, the boys and girls enjoyed using watercolors to make turkeys!  And some students wrote fantastic sentences using the movable alphabet.

Watercolor fun

Watercolor fun

Watercolor fun

Movable alphabet

Movable alphabet

Of course we had to celebrate the first snowfall of the season!

We love snow!

Reminders and Events

Wednesday, November 21st - Dismissal at noon

Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22nd - 23rd

Please remember to send in your colored sweatpants for the Christmas show

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Take care,

Sharon DeBardino

November 5th - November 9th

This week one of the reading groups read a story about a group of children who used their imaginations and turned a cardboard box into several different things.  I asked the students to use their imaginations and if they had a cardboard box, what would they turn it into?  Check out our movable alphabet sentences.

Movable Alphabet

Movable Alphabet

Movable Alphabet

Some students were given the opportunity to use the movable alphabet and write about anything they wanted to.  Here are some great sentences about vacation and outside play!

Movable Alphabet

Movable Alphabet

Movable Alphabet

In math this week, some students started adding two digit numbers together using the Montessori Bank Game.  The boys and girls worked very well together!  We also introduced skip counting by 2's using unifix cubes!

Bank Game

Bank Game

Skip Counting by 2's

Skip Counting by 2's

We introduced a new app on the Ipads.  It's called EPIC!  The boys and girls love reading and listening to stories about various topics.

Reading a story about cats!

The boys and girls really enjoy a healthy snack!  Each week we have carrot sticks, apple slices, grapes, and clementines.  I think the clementines are a favorite!

Healthy Snack!

Each  year the faculty play volleyball against the Eighth graders.  We were able to watch the game and cheer on the teachers and students.  The Middle School students also had a playoff game for their Intramural Volleyball league.  We made signs and had a great time with the whole school.

Volleyball Game

Volleyball Game

REMINDERS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Friday, November 16th, No school, Conferences

Wednesday, November 21st, Teacher Appreciation Celebration, Half Day

Thursday, November 22nd, and Friday, November 23rd, Thanksgiving Holiday,    No school