St. Joan of Arc School

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Mrs. Anderson’s update for the week of March 1st
This week is the start of the 3rd Trimester! Remember we do not have school on Monday or Friday this week.
In Science This Week:
All grade levels should continue to keep up will assigned reading and section review questions. I do give points for completing the section review questions. Please remember vocabulary definitions should be kept in your science notebook and will be collected and checked for points the day we take the chapter test. Finally book notes for extra credit can be turned in the day of the chapter test for 2pts per section (Up to 16pts per trimester for 7th and 8th grades. 6th grade does not have a limit on extra credit points.) Please check with me if you are unsure about how many extra credit points you have for the trimester.

6th grade
We will be beginning work in the Weather and Climate book this week.

7th grade
We will be beginning work in the Human Biology and Health book this week.

8th grade
We will be beginning work in the Sound and Light book this week.

This week in the Gospel Jesus takes Peter, John and James to the mountain top. There, Jesus’ appearance changes and He begins to speak to Moses and Elijah. Then, God the Father speaks to tell Jesus’ companions, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” Do we listen to what Jesus has to say?

In Religion, we are continuing our daily Lenten Prayer Service. We are also talking about the Stations of the Cross.

In math, we are continuing our unit on money and time. We will emphasize more about time this week. We have begun to learn the song “The Hands on the Clock”. At home, you may wish to continue emphasizing money. Have the children identify the coins in their piggy banks. Have them sort the coins. Have the children pick the coins up to feel them. They can feel the edges of the coins. The children should tell you the name of the coin and how much it is worth. The chants we have used are:

Penny, penny
Easy spent,
Copper brown
And worth one cent.

Nickel, nickel
Thick and fat.
You’re worth five.
I know that!

Dime, dime
Little and thin,
Shiny silver
You’re worth ten.

Quarter, quarter
Big and bold,
You’re worth twenty-five
I’m told!

Our high frequency words this week are this, would, and my.

In computers, we have been emphasizing practicing our skills in both math and language arts. This always follows a few minutes of keyboard practice. At home, you can allow your child to practice typing in any word program you may have. They love to see what they have typed. They also love to read it to you!

Remember we have school only Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.

We have many half pairs of mittens and gloves down in Kindergarten. These don’t have the owner’s name. Are you missing any?

There is an Open House on Tuesday evening, March 2, for anyone wanting to come and see our Preschool and Kindergarten. Please call the office to let them know you are interested, so we can plan for your coming. The number is 630-969-1732. If you know of someone who may be interested in attending Saint Joan of Arc this coming school year, this would be a good time to have them come and see the school. We can answer many of the questions they may have about the school. We would love to see you there. Sister Carolyn will begin our evening. Each of the teachers will present something on sections of our curriculum. You will have an opportunity to view more of our curriculum and activities down in the classrooms.

Enjoy the week!

Jr. High begins a new trimester this week and we will concentrate on basketball skills and drills. The kids will be tested on lay-ups, mikens, 3-person weave and free throws at the end of this unit.

DANCE CLASS: The 7th and 8th graders have two professional dance classes left with Mr. Fuzak. The last class will be Monday, March 15 and parents are invited to come and see their children dance. 7th grade dances from 11:20 – 12:30, and 8th grade dances from 12:40 – 2:00.

Jr. High fitness classes on Thursday — BE READY TO RUN. We will set up calisthenics stations during between running sets.

6th grade health class will study nutrition and the food guide pyramid with Mrs. Wenzel.

4th and 5th graders are also beginning basketball this week. 3rd grade is being assessed on locomotor skills required by the diocese. 1st and 2nd graders will work on ball skills. Kindergarten does not have gym this week.

Have a wonderful week!

Since we have a short week there will not be a Spelling test this week. We will go through the lesson in the book. There will be a Social Studies handout going home today to fill in. We will read the information needed to answer the questions. I will encourage the students to either go on the website or to bring home their books. Don’t forget there is no school on Friday.

In Religion we continue our daily Lenten Prayer service.  I feel that the children sense this is a more serious time of year than how we celebrated the season of Advent.

This is a very short week, but we continue to forge on with our high frequency words:  “this”, “my”, and “would”.

We will be finishing up our afternoon Pegasus story of Bringing The Rain To Kipiti Plain. I’m sure you were all amazed at how well the children are doing with reading it!  They learned so much during this unit.

This week is a short week. We will play outside and our area can be a messy one.  We will do our best to stay away from mud.  Continue to send boots, even if there is no snow.  Girls with otherwise bare legs, should bring pants or snowpants.

Religion

                        We are learning about some special saints and how we can become one too!

Language Arts

Bluebirds  Note:  We will work on these words for 2 weeks.

Spelling Words

bare                 care                  dear                 year                  corn                 more                shore                short                 porch   tore

Dictation Sentence: The year seems very short when you work hard.

Vocabulary  Words:

allowed                        leaned              president                      promise

rule                               whispered

Read:     Best Friends Club, Two of Everything, A Special Day for James, Tina Finds a Way

Redbirds

FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING MARCH 12

Spelling Words

bat                   best                  clock                desk                 fit                     hut

just                   mom                 still                   homework                                crawls

Dictation Sentence: I do my homework at my desk.

Vocabulary  Words:

carrots              crawls              homework                    hurry                lucky                shy

Read:     Ann’s First Day, Heather’s Book, Alone, Letters from a New Home, Lucky to be lost

Math

Saints

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This week we are reviewing addition facts and adding multiple numbers.  I will be sending the daily workbook home for homework to be returned the next day.  We will progress through this Volume quickly as it is mostly review..

Practice Math Facts through 12 for the Third Quarter.

Angels

We have begun working on Telling Time to the Hour.  This week we will learn about time at the half hour and eventually at 5 minute intervals.  We will also learn about elapsed time.

The homework for this week is pages 87-90.

Keep practicing Math Facts to 12.

Science for 1A

We will be studying animal needs, food, water, air, shelter.  We will differentiate between meat eating and plant eating animals.

Monday: No school

Thursday: No hot lunch

Friday: No school

Spelling: We will have a spelling test this week on Unit 23.  The words will be reviewed on Tuesday and the test will be on Thursday. 

9:30 Math: Students will continue to study fractions.  This week they will focus on subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators.  They will have their chapter test on this material next week. 

10:30 Math:  Students will be multiplying decimals this week in math class.  In addition to starting this chapter, they will also be reviewing math skills and problem solving strategies by completing math station rotation.

Science: Last week students completed a web quest on wind.  This week we will review this information and students will have a quiz on wind on Thursday.  They need to study the web quest completed in class for this quiz. 

English: Students are almost done with their how-to reports and will finish them this week in school. 

This week in the Gospel Jesus takes Peter, John and James to the mountain top.  There, Jesus’ appearance changes and He begins to speak to Moses and Elijah. Then, God the Father speaks to tell Jesus’ companions, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.”  Do we listen to what Jesus has to say?

In Religion, we are continuing our daily Lenten Prayer Service. We are also talking about the Stations of the Cross.

In math, we are continuing our unit on money and time. We will emphasize more about time this week. We have begun to learn the song “The Hands on the Clock”. At home, you may wish to continue emphasizing money. Have the children identify the coins in their piggy banks. Have them sort the coins. Have the children pick the coins up to feel them.  They can feel the edges of the coins. The children should tell you the name of the coin and how much it is worth. The chants we have used are:

Penny, penny
Easy spent,
Copper brown
And worth one cent.

Nickel, nickel
Thick and fat.
You’re worth five.
I know that!

Dime, dime
Little and thin,
Shiny silver
You’re worth ten.

Quarter, quarter
Big and bold,
You’re worth twenty-five
I’m told!

Our high frequency words this week are this, would, and my.

In computers, we have been emphasizing practicing our skills in both math and language arts. This always follows a few minutes of keyboard practice. At home, you can allow your child to practice typing in any word program you may have. They love to see what they have typed. They also love to read it to you!

Remember we have school only Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week.

We have many half pairs of mittens and gloves down in Kindergarten. These don’t have the owner’s name. Are you missing any?

There is an Open House on Tuesday evening, March 2, for anyone wanting to come and see our Preschool and Kindergarten. Please call the office to let them know you are interested, so we can plan for your coming. The number is 630-969-1732. If you know of someone who may be interested in attending Saint Joan of Arc this coming school year, this would be a good time to have them come and see the school. We can answer many of the questions they may have about the school. We would love to see you there. Sister Carolyn will begin our evening. Each of the teachers will present something on sections of our curriculum. You will have an opportunity to view more of our curriculum and activities down in the classrooms.

Enjoy the week!

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”  Hebrews 13:8

Words of hope to know He never changes.

Voc.  Unit 11  Due March 10th.  Test on March 12th.

Social Studies 6

Middle Ages study continues.  Shield activity-Due March 7.

Social Studies 7

Getting ready for the Final on March 11th Federal and State Constitution .

Social Studies 8

Studying the leaders rising in power in Europe and Asia during the 1930s.  Overview of World War II.

“Lord, when my life seems “same old, same old, show me where to find some new possibilities.”     Blessings from above always be yours.  Mrs. Haeger