Thank you for your help last week as we transitioned to a full virtual week. I know it was not easy, but I appreciate your help getting the boys and girls settled.

Reminders:
*There is a general HSA Meeting on zoom Thursday, February 25 @ 7:00 PM. For more information and the zoom link, please see the Family Envelope.

This week we are learning:
+LA: Module 6 Home of the Free and the Brave Week 2
Story: Take Me Out to the Yakyu & Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Phonics: Initial Blends: st, sp, sl, sn
Phonological Awareness skill: Onset and Rime, Blend Phonemes into words
High Frequency words:  if, stop, come, from
Big Idea words:  belong, country, right
Power words:  anthem, cheer, team
+Math:
We will continue with addition this week looking at vertical addition and using a ten frame to model addition.
+Religion:
Chapter 20: Lent
+SS/Science:
-This week we will make our habitats for one of the animals we learned about last week.
-We also will begin our new unit on where we live.


Please see below for some pictures from out 100^th day of school and Valentine’s Day celebration.


Have a great week!
Ms. Monteleone
 

SFCS will switch to a virtual week of learning 2/16-2/19. Please see Mrs. Major's letter on the school's website. 

Please check our KA Google Classroom page for updated information and our schedule.
If you have any questions, please let me know.

-Ms. Monteleone 

Catholic School’s Week update:
Since we didn’t get a chance to celebrate Catholic Schools Week in person last week, we’ve rescheduled some of the events to this week:
*Dress Down Day & Buddy Day- Monday
*9 AM Mass (live streamed) –Tuesday
* Dress down day for Valentine’s Day and school wide events- Thursday

Reminders:
*We will be celebrating the 100^th Day of School and Valentine’s day on Thursday, February 11. Please see the note sent home for information on the day.
*School will be closed Friday February 12 (Bishop’s Holiday) and Monday February 15 (President’s Day)
+ Sister Mary Elizabeth, Sister Bridget, and Sister Mathilde will be conducting two service projects during Catholic Schools week:
* “Baby Shower” We will be collecting baby items to be donated a full list of items can be found in the family envelope.
* Change 4 Change: Proceeds will go to Catholic Charities to help support those in need in the Diocese of Metuchen. Each day we will collect a different coin (Monday- Pennies, Tuesday- Nickels, Wednesday- Dimes, Thursday- Quarters, Friday- Dollars). For further information, please see the family envelope
 

This week we are learning:
+LA: Module 5 Week 4
Story: Emmanuel’s Dream
Letter: Xx
Phonological Awareness skill: Isolating Sounds, Onset and Rime
High Frequency words:  some & we
Big Idea words:  practice, proud, success
Power words:  disability, hero, respectful
+Math:
We will wrap up chapter 6 and begin our new chapter on addition readiness 
+Religion:
Chapter 11: We Learn about God with our Families
+SS/Science:
We will begin our unit on Zoo Animals. Over the next 2 weeks the students will learn about different types of animals, their habitats, and what each animal needs. At the end, they will be making their own habitat for their choice of animal.



Have a great week!
Ms. Monteleone
 

Parents,
SFCS will be virtual for the remainder of the week while snow clean up continues at school. Below you will see our schedule:

Grade K-3
8:00-9:00 Zoom with teacher
9:00-10:00 Independent work on assignments/snack break
10:00-11:00 Zoom with teacher
11:00-12:00 Independent work on assignments/faculty office hour

During the office hour, I will be available through email and on zoom. It is not necessary for the students to log on, but if they have any questions about what we learned, they can join the meeting to talk with me.

Please see the assignment in our classwork section of Google Classroom for the pages we will use tomorrow. If you have any questions, please let me know