Mid-Week Wednesday!

Please make sure your child is praciting the reading of their line for our kindergarten graduation!!

We have been working hard on having good manners and now it is time to celebrate how far we've come!! This FRIDAY, May 23rd at 2:30p.m. we will have our manners party!! You and your family are invited to come in to share in a special time (must be Safe Environment Trained) as we share in a small Manners Celebration together!!

REMINDERS:
NO SCHOOL Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day!

Wednesday, May 28th is the KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION!!! Please have your child dressed in Sunday best (boys: pants and button down shirt; girls: dress or skirt/blouse).  Please have your child ready in the classroom no later than 9:45 a.m. as the graduation will start at 10:00a.m. in the Parish Hall!!!

Today is Tuesday!

Tonight we have 'Make a Sentence' homework! 

We also have our reading of a line to practice for our Kindergarten Graduation!!  Please make sure your child is practicing their line each night until graduation!!

We have been working hard on having good manners and now it is time to celebrate how far we've come!! This FRIDAY, May 23rd at 2:30p.m. we will have our manners party!! You and your family are invited to come in to share in a special time (must be Safe Environment Trained) as we share in a small Manners Celebration together!!

REMINDERS:
NO SCHOOL Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day!

Wednesday, May 28th is the KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION!!! Please have your child dressed in Sunday best (boys: pants and button down shirt; girls: dress or skirt/blouse).  Please have your child ready in the classroom no later than 9:45 a.m. as the graduation will start at 10:00a.m. in the Parish Hall!!!

Last Monday of Kindergarten!

We can't believe it's already the last Monday of our Kindergarten year!  Oh, how time flies when you're having fun learning!!!!

This week we will still be working hard on:
-the digraph 'oo'
-identifying equal halves and parts of a whole and measuring in math
-our best writing
-manipulating and investigating sounds and magnets in science
-identifying and celebrating the Holy Spirit and the joy that is ever present from the Lord and His presence!
-preparing for graduation which is next TUESDAY at 10:00a.m.

We have been working hard on having good manners and now it is time to celebrate how far we've come!! This FRIDAY, May 23rd at 2:30p.m. we will have our manners party!! You and your family are invited to come in to share in a special time (must be Safe Environment Trained) as we share in a small Manners Celebration together!!

REMINDERS:
NO SCHOOL Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day!

Fantastic Friday!!

Today the kindergarten class did a super job at Mass!!

Today the Irving Public Library came to share with us information about the Summer Reading Challenge and we couldn't be more excited that it begins on June 7th!!!  We also enjoyed listening to and watching a puppet show!

Tomorrow, Saturday May 17th is the 2nd grade class First Communion!!!

Cool Down Tuesday!

The cool down is definitely refreshing and geared us into a wonderful working and learning mode today!!

Today we focused on problem solving stories in math and dictating story problems, identifying words for sentences that make sense, practicing for Mass, reading, and identifying push/pull forces that move objects!

Tonight, your child has Pictures and Words homework! Have them view the pictures and identify how they're different, followed by having them read the words to identify which words go with each picture!!

Do you know a family who is searching for a respectable and honorable school to send their child(ren) to?!  If you refer a family and they choose St. Luke School to become their own and register their children, you and your family will be exempt from required volunteer hours next year (with the exception of helping for our most fabulous Fall Festival which is always a fun-filled time)!!!

Marvelous Monday!!!

I hope all of the Mothers had a most blessed and beautiful Mother's Day filled with love and joy!!!

This week in kindergarten we will be working with:
-the digraph 'th'
-reading fluency and sentence structure
-recalling all aspects and parts of the Mass as we prepare for Mass on Friday
-measuring and comparing lengths, heights, money amounts, and some, some went away problem stories in math
-volunteering and helping others
-moving objects and forces

Do you know a family who is searching for a respectable and honorable school to send their child(ren) to?!  If you refer a family and they choose St. Luke School to become their own and register their children, you and your family will be exempt from required volunteer hours next year (with the exception of helping for our most fabulous Fall Festival which is always a fun-filled time)!!!

Rainy Thursday!

Today we had the opoportunity to visit the 3rd grade President and First Lady Wax Museum!!! It was a wonderful experience!!

We worked with symmetry in math and identifying all of the Mass parts in religion!! In social studies, we studied the purpose of a map key!!

TONIGHT is our PTP Meeting and the 3rd grade Wax Presentation of their Presidents at 6:30p.m.

TOMORROW: Friday, May 9th is our Walk-a-Thon at 9:00a.m.  Lunch will be served as normal!!  The PERMISSION SLIP had already been sent home, but another PERMISSION SLIP was sent home today that must be SIGNED and RETURNED by TOMORROW in order for your child to participate in the Walk-a-Thon!!!!

Do you know a family who is searching for a respectable and honorable school to send their child(ren) to?!  If you refer a family and they choose St. Luke School to become their own and register their children, you and your family will be exempt from required volunteer hours next year!!!

Cloudy Wednesday!

Today we had a very busy day as we worked more with drawing out story problems to use subtraction in math, practiced our reading skills with our 4th grade buddies, worked with our digraph 'sh,' worked our hardest on showing what we know for testing, and going to art!

Tonight we have 'Make a Sentence' homework.  It is encouraged that work alongside your child as they read the words to cut and paste to make a sentence while acnknowledging capitolization, punctuation, and sentence structure.  Try out mixing up the words to see if the sentence would make sense!!

Tomorrow is our PTP Meeting and the 3rd grade Wax Presentation of their Presidents at 6:30p.m.

Friday, May 9th is our Walk-a-Thon at 9:00a.m.  Lunch will be served as normal!!

Do you know a family who is searching for a respectable and honorable school to send their child(ren) to?!  If you refer a family and they choose St. Luke School to become their own and register their children, you and your family will be exempt from required volunteer hours next year!!!

Monday, May 5th!

I hope you each had a wonderful and blessed weekend!!

This week in kindergarten we will be:
-working with the digraph 'sh' and practicing our reading skills
-differentiating and identifying realism vs. fantasy and nonfiction vs. fiction
-identifying properties of items to include: clay and the 3 forms of water: solid, liquid, gas
-identifying different places of work to make a map to interpret a map key
-working with symmetry, problem solving stories, and measuring length in math
-recognizing the Mass as a way to celebrate and give thanks to God to identify different parts of the Mass and the special items used within the Mass

UPCOMING:

Thursday, May 8th is PTP Meeting!

Friday, May 9th is Walk-a-thon!!

Field Day!

Today was just an absolutely perfect day for Field Day!!! We loved every minute of it and definitely used our teamwork skills with our friends!!  Thank you to the 7th grade for all of their hardwork and help to make field day possible, and thanks to the parents who helped as well!

REMINDER:

SUNDAY is ALL SCHOOL MASS at 11:00a.m. and food sales following!

Mary's May Crowning!

Today we had the beautiful opportunity to watch and be present for the May Crowning of Mary in the church!! We were honored to be there as our Queen and Mother was crowned and graced with beautiful flowers!

We also had the wonderful chance to attend Mass as the Scalabrini fathers are here!  We hope they felt more than welcomed from all of our St. Luke students!

TOMORROW Friday, May 2nd is FIELD DAY!!! Students are allowed to come to school in shorts (must be longer than finger length) and a St. Luke t-shirt.  Please bring a change of clothes (tennis shoes, socks, shorts, St. Luke t-shirt, underwear) and a towel as we will have water activities!!  It will be after the 8am Mass.  The first event is the 8th graders vs. faculty volleyball in the gym!! Come and see the fun :)

This Sunday, May 4th is ALL SCHOOL MASS at 11:00 a.m.

Last Day of April!!!

I'm so happy to be back and was more than thankful for the warm wishes of being Mrs. McEwen now!!!

Tomorrow is May 1st which means it is the beginning of the month of Mary!!  We will have the May crowning at 9:00 a.m. followed by going to Mass at 12:00p.m.

Friday, May 2nd is FIELD DAY!!! Students are allowed to come to school in shorts (must be longer than finger length) and a St. Luke t-shirt.  Please bring a change of clothes (tennis shoes, socks, shorts, St. Luke t-shirt, underwear) and a towel as we will have water activities!!  It will be after the 8am Mass.  The first event is the 8th graders vs. faculty volleyball in the gym!! Come and see the fun :)

This Sunday, May 4th is ALL SCHOOL MASS at 11:00 a.m.

Wonderful Wednesday!!

We have been working very hard on sequencing and retelling events/stories to include every day activities and stories we've read--we've been doing a great!

Wednesday Blue Folders come home today and PROGRESS REPORTS!!! Please SIGN and RETURN your child's progress report by TOMORROW!! Thank you!

UPCOMING DATES:

THURSDAY, April 24th: Spring Concert
Spring Concert this Thursday, April 24 concert is at 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall.
Please have your child at school at 6:10 p.m. (place of drop off TBA)
*Dress for the concert is school dress uniform.

Earth Day!!

Today we had a wonderful day celebrating Earth Day and learning all about different ways to take care of our Earth to include recycling and picking up litter!! We went on a nature scavenger hunt with our 4th grade buddies and simply had a terrific learning experience as we explored God's wonderful creations!

In math we identified the properties of a cone to compare and contrast it to other 3D objects such as the cube and sphere!

For our science project in honor of Earth Day, we repurposed a recycled item and made a seed starter using a water bottle!

UPCOMING DATES:

THURSDAY, April 24th: Spring Concert
Spring Concert this Thursday, April 24 concert is at 6:30 pm in the Parish Hall.
Please have your child at school at 6:10 p.m. (place of drop off TBA)
*Dress for the concert is school dress uniform.

Monday After Easter!!!

I hope each of you and your families had a most beautiful and blessed Happy Easter!! I hope the joy and light that was present during Easter remains bright in your life!!!

This week in kindergarten we will be working with:

-the digraph 'ck' (for example: duck)
-making and interpreting graphs and charts in math
-identifying different properties between different materials such as metal and wood
-identifying and learning about different community helpers, different jobs, and their purposes
-praising Jesus as our Light and learning of ways to spread His light!

UPCOMING DATES:

Thursday, April 24th: Spring Concert

Wednesday of Holy Week!!

We had a fabulous last day of school before we begin the Holy Triduum leading up to Easter!!

We worked with sorting and graphing jelly beans in math, listening to and retelling the story of Easter using jelly beans, worked with CDC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words and long vowels, and learning about different points of view when it comes to making choices!

I hope you each have a blessed Easter holiday spent in reverence of Jesus Christ our Lord who gave us new life as He was resurrected!  May the Lord's peace and joy be with you in the most beautiful way this Easter weekend!

UPCOMING DATES:

April 17th and 18th: NO SCHOOL for Holy Thursday and Good Friday

April 21st and 22nd we ARE IN SCHOOL!
April 24th: Spring Concert

Tuesday of Holy Week!

Today we had a wonderful day as we are getting closer to Easter!!

Parents:

Please never forget the importance of reading with (listening to, reading to, and reading alongside) your child!!!! It is the best time spent and gift you can give to your child to assist them in growing!!

UPCOMING DATES:

April 17th and 18th: NO SCHOOL for Holy Thursday and Good Friday

April 21st and 22nd we ARE IN SCHOOL!
April 24th: Spring Concert

Monday of Holy Week!!

I hope you each had a blessed Palm Sunday!!  Happy Holy Week!!

This week we will be working with:

-long vowels
-graphing, sorting, and problem solving in math
-preparing for Easter and the Holy Triduum
-reflecting on 'Growing in God's Love' for Lent
-reviewing on changes of lifecycles in science
-comparing differing points of view of different people based on choices for needs/wants in social studies

UPCOMING DATES:

April 17th and 18th: NO SCHOOL for Holy Thursday and Good Friday

April 21st and 22nd we ARE IN SCHOOL!
April 24th: Spring Concert

Fabulous Friday!!

The kindergarten class did a superb job at Mass today!! I couldn't be more proud!!

Today we began a new unit in our SecondStep Guidance program to work on Problem-Solving skills!!

We have also been working on guessing/checking and using estimations to solve problems in math and science!

TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. is our Living Stations of the Cross!!!  Please have your child in our class at 6:45 p.m. to dress in costume at which time parents are asked to go to the church to get a seat!!

UPCOMING DATES:

April 11th: Living Stations of the Cross at 7:00 p.m.

April 17th and 18th: NO SCHOOL for Holy Thursday and Good Friday

April 21st and 22nd we ARE IN SCHOOL!

Oh Just a Beautiful Day!!

Today we had the unique opportunity to go on a virtual field trip to an Egg Farm!!

We have also been working with the story The Easter Egg by Jan Brett and working on exhibiting selfless acts just as Hoppi does in the story!!

TOMORROW the kindergarten will be doing Mass!! This means we will have readers for the petitions and some students will be carrying up the gifts!!  We will leave our classroom at 7:45a.m. to be ready in the church so please make sure your child is at school on time!!

This Friday is also our Living Stations of the Cross!! This will take place at 2:30 p.m. in costume, and also at 7:00 p.m. when your child is to come back to the school and be in our class at 6:45 p.m. at which time parents are asked to go to the church to get a seat!!

UPCOMING DATES:

April 11th: Living Stations of the Cross at 2:30 and 7:00 p.m.

April 17th and 18th: NO SCHOOL for Holy Thursday and Good Friday

April 21st and 22nd we ARE IN SCHOOL!

April 24th: Spring Concert!