Angelville News, December 17-21, 2012

BON DIA
Week 16

Dear 3/4 West Families,



I walked into church this weekend at Holy Rosary in Edmond's and the Vestibule floor was almost completely covered with gifts from our Charlie Brown giving tree.  This is the message of Christmas, we can all be messengers of HOPE for others!! I shed a happy tear, it was clearly amazing to see so many gifts for those in need.

I'm sure the tragedy and senseless act of violence in Connecticut is weighing on all of our minds.  As a teacher it hits to the core.  We all want to protect and keep our children safe.  Please know that we at St. Alphonsus take every precaution to run a safe and secure school.  I plan on speaking with the children today about the event and letting them express any concerns or fears they might have.  I know that my daughter was a bit hesitant about returning to school today.  We want all of our children to feel safe and secure and at the same time be able to communicate any fears they might have. It is also all of our responsibilities to report any kind of activity around the school that looks weird or out of place.  At mass in Edmond's this weekend, Father spoke of the tragedy, he also told a story of a time when the principal called him because two parents were fighting in the hall at school.  He told her to call the police, she didn't feel like she could do that since they were parents of the school.  Father said, "What if one of them has a gun?"  She called the police.   One example of always doing what's best in order to protect our students.

I am not going to give any homework packet outside of what we are doing in class.
*Thursday is Red and Green Day

*This week we will focus on finishing A Christmas Carol.  There will be a test over the book Thursday morning. Thursday afternoon we will have a Christmas party.  We will watch the Christmas Carol movie, have popcorn, hot cocoa, and Christmas cookies.

*4th grade Religion Students will have an Advent quiz on Wednesday.  Thursday during Religion there is the opportunity for all of the students to go to confession.

I hope you all have a Blessed and Merry Christmas!  You all will be in my prayers!  Until Next year, Miz Schmutz

Angelville New, December 10-14, 2012

BON DIA
Week 15


I want to thank all of those who donated to the One Saturday stockings.  The children were very happy to receive your generous gifts.  Thanks to my room moms for helping me get that all put together.  I also want to thank both 3/4 room moms for pricing all of our items sold in the class store.  We had our first 'store' on Thursday and I believe it was a great success.  The kids had a blast.  We will probably have store again early February.

Our ROCK STAR this week is Brynne!

HOMEWORK:
*Spelling Unit 15
*Reading log
*MSL work
(we will not have a TFK or a Studies Weekly.  We are working hard to finish, A Christmas Carol, so you may see some of that work this week.  Today the students were assigned Stave II vocab.  That would be the second section of the book vocabulary, they have this).

Upcoming Events:
Tuesday the 11:  Report Cards go home.  Please be patient with this first time sending home the new report card format.  It is new to all of us and has been a learning curve.:)
Thursday the 13 - Red and Green Day

Friday the 14th - Prayer Assembly at 8:45, Holiday Hoopla so bring spare change, and both 3/4 classes will taking a walking trip to Ballard Manor to Christmas Carol with the music teacher Mrs. Sur.  Permission slips went home today.  If you would like to help chaperon this even please check the box at bottom of permission slip indicating that you can.  Thank You!

3/4 Science

We have finished up our study of animal life cycles. Students researched animals and created posters to help share their research with their classmates. Students became "experts" on their animals and we have all learned some fascinating facts about the life cycles of salamanders, butterflies, dragonflies, frogs, sea turtles, ants, chickens and lady bugs. We now continue to focus on our "Sun, Moon and Stars" unit. Thank you to the families who supported their student in observing the night sky over the last month. We will now delve into learning the names of the phases of the moon and modeling the Earth and moon's rotation with a light bulb and styrofoam balls. Students will be able to understand how the position of the sun, Earth and moon produce the cycle of the moon. We will also study the stars and planets.


Friday night BINGO!

Have a great week!  We are two weeks out, but I don't say that too loud..

Dear Families in 3/4 West,

There are a few people I would like for you to keep in your prayers.  The first person is Jamie and Clara's grandma.  She was hit by a car while crossing in a crosswalk last Friday and is at Harbor View.  She underwent surgery and will recover in a nursing home and with her son.  This accident hits home hard for the girls as they live with grandma and she is their primary care giver.  If you would like to help with meals please let the office know.  Thank you!

The second person I ask that you keep in your prayers is our Kindergarten teacher.  She is undergoing surgery today and will rest at home until after Christmas while she recovers.

Thank you and God Bless



  

Angelville News, December 3-7, 2012

BON DIA

Week 14

December 3-7, 2012

*Sunday began the first week of Advent!  The students will take part in various Advent activities in their Religion classes.  The 4th grade Religion class will help make Rosary's with the Senior community at the church this Wednesday.

*Hoping everyone had a nice weekend!  We still have three weeks of school left before Christmas.  The students are a buzz due to the season and what awaits us.  Please continue to support your students and help keep them on task in school.  

*We completed our first trimester last Friday and began a new one today.  I told my students they all have A's.  Now it is up to each one of them to keep their grades up.  We started a new grading system, grade link, last week, you can look forward to seeing a new report card format coming out next Tuesday.  Please bear with us as this will be our first go-around with the new system.

*I still have 3 students who have not completed their Advice Articles.  They are due.  I need them in my hot little hand Tuesday morning.:)

HOMEWORK:

1). Read each night and log your reading on the reading log sheet.  Make sure you are getting your parents signature.  Many students are not filling in their reading logs!  STILL!!

2). Read the Studies Weekly and complete the cross-word puzzle and worksheet.  Then staple both together and turn in on Friday the 7th

3). Spelling Unit 14 this week, all 4 pages! (Not MSL students)

Have a great week!!!