Footprint

Dear Parents,
We need to add to our footprints in the hall. Please trace your child's footprint again, have them color it purple, and cut it out. They are to write or dictate to you something they are working on or giving up and write it on the back.
Respectfully,

Mrs. Catton

That naughty little lepechaun

This afternoon after lunch  we came into our classroom and it and been ran shackled by a naughty little leprechaun! He stole our pots o' gold that we made in the morning and left us a note with directions on how to find them. Good thing we could read so we could follow the directions that lead us around the school campus and back to the office where he had left our pots o' gold with a treat and a shamrock. The candy is good to eat and the shamrock reminds us to pray.
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

Kindergarten Writing

Dear Parents,
    Yesterday we were working on the letter Qq in literacy centers. We will be doing a lot more writing in the fourth quarter so I wanted to do a preassessment to see where the children were in regards to their writing. I gave each child a piece of paper and asked them to write me a question. I model write for the children and they write everyday so I was anxious to see how they would do. I was blown away by how well they did!  I hope that you are seeing your children write at home and I encourage you to encourage them to write. Today we are making another chart about the things we would like to write about in the fourth quarter. We are very hit and miss about brainbreak so I will not send them home until the last day before spring break They will NOT need to be returned after spring break.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

Pedometers

Dear Parents,

Today at church the children received ashes on their foreheads. They also have a pedometer in their backpack to use at home. Please feel free to send me how many steps they walked daily or weekly at home.  I will keep track here of how many steps we take during the school day with the classroom pedometer. We are "walking" to Honduras with Father Chris.

Mrs. Catton

Pep Rally

We had a pep rally at the end of the day to wrap up Spirit Week. I was so pleased with the participation from the children each day. Thank you for helping your child with their clothing.  Each child got a treat for their participation all week. Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. Mrs. Parson asked each child to trace their foot, cut it out, color it purple, and write down what they are giving up for Lent. We will post these outside the room. Please help your child with this assignment from Mrs. Parsons.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

Conferences

We are busy assessing skills for report cards this week. Please review with your child their address including city and state, phone number, and birthdays. It is not uncommon for them to know it earlier in the year then forget it if you do not review. If you would like to have a conference please contact me this week. Spring conferences are by parent or teacher request.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

Plaid day

The kids looked great in their plaid clothing today. We had a special treat today when one of our second grade classes came down and read three different plays to us. They did a terrific job and I was very proud of them. All of the kids in this classroom were at Holy Spirit when they were in kindergarten and it was so exciting to see how much they have learned and grown. I told the kindergarteners that those kids did the same literacy centers when they were in kindergarten and how important the work they are doing now is going to benefit them as they develop their reading.
Have a nice evening.
Mrs. Catton :)

Happy Birthday

Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday and we celebrated with our book buddies. We made our Cat in the Hat hats earlier in the week where the children had to come up with words that rhyme with the word "AT".  We read some his most famous books together and then watched the Cat in the Hat movie. We had a great time and ate cookies as a treat. The kids looked great today in their Sunday Best and I was so proud of how well they behaved at church this week.
Mrs. Catton