St. Joan of Arc School

Hello…I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weekend.  It was nice to finally have some spring-like weather.
Word Wall Words:     me, yes, will
Phonics: The children seem to be struggling a bit with the short /e/ sound.  We are going to continue another week with this sound.  Ask your child if they can sing the short /e/ […]

I hope you enjoyed your weekend.  Here comes some snow…(Please remember to send your child with all his/her snow gear, as we will be heading out to play all week)
Word Wall Words: them, like, one
Phonics: We will continue with the short /e/ sound this week.  This is an extremely difficult sound for the children to […]

I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend.  It went by so fast!
This week is the beginning of the Season of Lent.  We will attend Ash Wednesday Mass at 10:00 this Wednesday.  The children will begin to understand this special Holy time in our Church.
High Frequency Word Wall Words: get, not, were
Phonics: We will be working […]

Mrs. Boone and I enjoyed seeing all the families at today’s Open House.  We had a great turnout!  I hope you enjoyed seeing all your child’s hard work!  They were all very excited to show you everything!
As you’re aware, this week we are celebrating Catholic Schools Week!  We have lots of fun things planned…
MONDAY-The Kindergarten […]

Dear Parents,
As of Monday, February 1, 2010, the kindergarten team will make some changes to our curriculum.  In the interest of providing our students with a stronger base in phonemic awareness and phonics, we will expand our language arts block to reinforce these important skills in learning to become successful readers.  We believe […]

I hope everyone enjoyed the warm weekend!
We will be preparing for our families to visit our classroom on Sunday, January 31st after 11:30 Mass.  I look forward to seeing you all there! We have lots to show you!
The SMARTboard has offered our kindergartners a new way of learning!  It allows for each of us to […]

We’re finally back to the grind in K3!
High Frequency Words: This week is our “testing” week.  I will ask each child to read the twenty words from 2nd quarter in isolation.
Religion: We are wrapping up our unit on The Church and will begin learning about how the Holy Spirit helps us.
Social Studies: We will continue […]

I hope everyone enjoyed the Holidays with family and friends.  I had a very relaxing break and I am very excited to be seeing the children again.  A very big “thank you” to all the families for your continued generosity.  I feel truly blessed.
I have very exciting news!  Due to the continued support and generosity […]

This is going to be an exciting and fun-filled week!
Here goes…
Monday: The children will have the opportunity to shop for their loved ones at our annual Kris Kringle shop.  Your child will be accompanied by his/her fifth grade buddy/buddies.  Please send the money and list of names for whom your child should buy a gift […]

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  I am sorry for the delayed blog entry.
Science: We are continuing to learn about animals.  We will learn what 4 things animals need to survive.  Ask your child if he/she can remember the “4th grade word” that we learned about where animals live? (habitat or shelter)  They were all […]