THIRD QUARTER

Jan.-Mar.

Religion

Our work in Religion class finds us in Unit 2, entitled God gives me people to love-family, friends, teachers, and neighbors in the community.

We will learn that Lent is a time to change and grow in love for God and others. We will plant seeds and watch for signs of change and growth. We will receive ashes on Ash Wednesday.

Valentine's Day will give us an opportunity to show God's love to others, and explore the theme of friendship. We will enjoy our last class party with the help of parents who so generously give their time to come and help us!

We continue to pray the rosary for peace.

READING

The students are doing great with reading! We have 18 words on our vocabulary list! Please be sure to review and add new ones as we do new stories! Remember, you can always check Family Times for the new words and activities to do at home!

Please continue to practice sounding out words with your child. This is a new skill for many children, and practice will make them familiar with the skill. This will be ongoing for the remainder of the year. We will be making word machines soon, to practice this skill also!

MATH

We continue our work on the numbers to 20, and counting objects. Please continue to review the number words to ten-this are tricky for some students.

We will explore the concepts of Addition and Subtraction.

The idea of working together and cooperating with each other will be emphasized. As always, your reinforcement of these ideas is encouraged.

Second Quarter

Curriculum Notes

Religion

We will appreciate God's gifts of feelings, senses, and People who love us.

We will learn about Thanksgiving and the story of the First Thanksgiving. We gather daily to pray a decade of the rosary for peace.

In December we will learn about Advent and how it is a time for preparationfor Jesus' birth.

Reading

We continue with our work on letters and sounds, learning new words, reading, and enjoying stories. Be sure to watch for FAMIY TIMES pages. They are sent hoem weekly and they contain the new words we are learning, along with the letters, sounds, and concepts.

It is a great idea to make flash cards for all the words we are learning-sight words and words to sound out. So far we have learned 11 words: I a to am the little is have we my like

We practice sounding out words like: mat cat sat pat map cap sap Sam Pam Tam Pat

Math

Our work will center around numbers and counting objects. The number words one-ten are introduced.

The Kindergarteners will be asked to bring a treat to school for their reading buddy in December. Please watch folders in Dec. for more details. Also please check the school newsletter for many things going on in the weeks and months to come.

October, 2009



RELIGION



Unit 2 is entitled God makes me special-with feelings, senses, and talents.

We praise God for the beauty of Autumn, and the fun of Halloween. We appreciate the gift of Grandparents on Grandparent Day, Oct. 29.





READING



We continue with our work on letters and sounds, learning new words, reading, and enjoying stories. You should have received an envelope of flashcards to study. We will begin learning to "sound out" words.



MATH



Our work will center around numbers and counting objects. The number words one-ten are introduced.



The Halloween party will be Friday Oct. 30.



The "walking field trip" to the firehouse is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6.

Kindergarten news

Welcome to St. Henry Kindergarten for 2009-2010! We have a full day of Kindergarten for the first time as well as a morning session. Look for many changes taking place, which should make for an exciting year!!!





Religion


Our first unit is entitled God's Love Creates the Universe. God created the sky, world, animals and people.





Reading


We have finished 3 stories in our series. Please watch for a booklet entitled FAMILY TIMES which outlines the week for you and gives activities to do with your child. PLEASE REVIEW THE ALPHABET AND PRACTICE THE WORDS TO READ!





Math


Activities include sorting, classifying and graphing. We do counting and number activities with the calendar daily. Chapter 2 will be about patterns.





We devote much attention to helping the children make a smooth transition into Kindergarten. WE WILL TALK EXTENSIVELY ABOUT RULES AND APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR, AS A MEANS OF MAINTAINING A SAFE AND HAPPY CLASSROOM. WE WILL WORK ON SHARING, TAKING TURNS, AND BEING NICE TO EACH OTHER, COOPERATING, DOING WHAT THE TEACHERS TELL US AND CONCENTRATING. WOW-WE HAVE A LOT TO WORK ON!!!!!