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Notes from January 2018

• PK-2nd: Read stories about Martin Luther King, snowmen, and colored corresponding worksheets

• 3rd- 4th: Read a Martin Luther King article and worked on winter poems

• 5th-6th: Read a Martin Luther King article and continued to read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and discussed vocabulary

• talked about snow and what kind of fun things can be done in the snow.

• made snowmen projects. • learned about hibernation/migration. • learned about the winter season. • made snow people in PK 4-1. • made snow globes in PK 4-2.

• talked about snowmen and had fun

celebrating Snowman Day! • learned about the winter season, winter

animals, and made winter crafts. • made bear paws in PK 3-1. • played musical chairs in PK 3-2.

• learned about Martin Luther King, Jr. • became familiar with the Westley Law. • studied the Civil Rights Movement. • learned about landforms and regions of

the USA. • discussed different ways that we care for

others in our parishes and how to keep the Lord’s Day holy.

In Pre-K 3 we…

• are learning how to add. • are learning how to write sentences. • are studying about the 4 seasons. • learned how to read many words. • began our Catholic Schools Week

activities.

In first grade we: • learned about related facts, addition facts to

20, and discovered place value. • read stories, discussed character, setting & plot.

In second grade we: • learned how to add and subtract using

regrouping. • read stories and discussed author's purpose.

• participated in an all-day Drone Camp with

the 5th & 6th graders from St. Patrick's School in Oneida.

• continued reading "A Wrinkle in Time." • organized the Talent Show. • helped plan and organize activities for

Catholic School's Week. • had a lot of fun bowling,

In Pre-K 4 we…

In Kindergarten we… In First & Second Grade we…

• PK: Created mitten and snowball pictures, painted with tempera paint, and made penguins

• K: Designed snow globe scenes, created ‘going places’ project, and made balloons to celebrate CSW

• 1-2: Practiced color mixing, created winter sports scenes, and designed interlocking self-portraits

• 3-4: Painted geometric designs and stared cardboard sculptures

• 5-6: Created monochromatic paintings, and two-way designs for the yearbook

Art Creations

In Third & Fourth Grade we… In Fifth & Sixth Grade we…

Library

• After having worked very hard to prepare for a very successful Christmas concert, all of the classes enjoyed bringing back some of the songs that were featured earlier in the school year.

• In addition, grades 3-6 have enjoyed music from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. • The concert band has had most of the month off and resumed classes on January 22nd to

prepare for the spring concert.

• PK: Students are continuing to work on improving their locomotor skills and have enjoyed playing “listening and direction games.”

• K-2: Participated in a variety of relay and tag games.

• 3-6: Practiced basketball rules and skills during their Basketball Unit.

• Look for the February Home & School Connection Newsletter.

• A special “thank you” to Mr. & Mrs. Earl and all the volunteers that helped make our All You Can Eat Breakfast a real treat! We raised $1,117.00 from the breakfast!

• A special “thank you” to Ms. Katie Eastman from the Rome Humane Society for visiting with us on our Day of Service. And thank you for all the donations for the Humane Society!

• February 1st: K-6 Game Show at Notre Dame Elementary and PK 3 & PK 4 Fun & Games field trip to Billy Beez.

• February 2nd: Generations of Faith Mass and Luncheon.

• February 14th: Ash Wednesday Mass @ St. Paul’s.

• February 19th – February 23rd: No school -Mid-Winter Recess.

Vocal Music Notes

• We read “The Mitten,” and “Snowball Fight.” • Students had fun making a snow project with recycled items and shaving cream. • We enjoyed creating snow globes with water and glitter. • We learned what animals hibernate in the winter and how others adapt in the Winter. • Students created hibernating puppet pals.

• PK-K: learned to count from 0 to 10. They also learned fruits, vegetables, and how to say food in Spanish

• 1-2: learned the clothes in Spanish which is "la ropa", days of the week, and numbers from 1 up to 30

• 3-4: are learning the seasons, and the months of the year in Spanish

• 5-6: are learning occupations, the opposite, and how to write the numbers up to 1 million "un millón"

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