Easter

Dear Parents,
Your child has their Holy Week Book to complete at home. It does not need to be returned to school.  They created it as a gift for you. I would encourage you to keep it though and go through it with your child. This past week has been so enjoyable teaching you children about this most important time in our church. We started the week out by  having a community circle about what the children thought Easter was about. Well of course I heard " The Easter Bunny, candy, hunting for eggs, going to grandmas, etc." All wonderful descriptions of Easter fun. We read the book What is Easter?, watched a movie about Holy week, read stories about Holy Week everyday, went to Mass  on Wed. where Father talked about Holy Week, did Lenten symbols over the last six weeks, and watched  plays put on by our second graders and eighth graders about the Last Supper and Good Friday. Today as our writing the children answered the question again with drawings and I was blown away by their pictures of Jesus dying on the cross. They will be coming home in next week's Friday folders. Rice bowls can be brought back next Tuesday. Thank you for the folders. Huge thank you to Mrs. Land and Mrs. Moyars for helping out today during our writing activity. Thank you Mrs. Mudukuti for helping out last week.  An EXTRA BIG THANKYOU to Mrs. Smith for helping out at literacy centers every Wednesday this year.
Happy Easter,
Mrs. Catton

The "BUG"

Well it has happened as it always does this time of year. The spring fever bug has bitten this class hard! I would greatly appreciate your reminding your child to follow the classroom procedures that we go over everyday at morning meeting. Ask them to tell you again what they are and ask them if they are following them.  There are only five weeks of school left but there is still a lot that we need to accomplish before moving on.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton
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Reminders

Girls should be wearing their plaid jumpers on Wednesdays for Mass now. The expectation is that homework is to be completed and returned in a timely manner. This homework sent home is part of our kindergarten curriculum. Please read this week's  Friday folder. There is some important information. I have only received two folders. I am asking each child to bring in a three prong folder so I can make a writing folder for your child to take home this summer.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

HELP

Dear Parents,
I am asking each child to bring in a three prong file folder for a writing folder that I would like to make for each child to take home at the end of the year. The ones from the supply list are  being used for something else. Feel free to send in two if you are feeling generous.
Thank you,
Mrs. Catton

Special Person's Day

We had a great morning with our guests. After visiting the book fair and getting our pictures taken we met back in the classroom where the children took their guest on a tour of their room and told them all about what they did in school. It was great watching and listening to the children as they talked about what they did during the day and share the items in their work boxes. Today we finished our study of Family and we are moving onto Community.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

Popcorn Words

I, the, at, me, and, we , to , go, it ,is are the words that are on our "Popcorn" word wall. The children are reading books where they are reading these words and writing daily using them. We celebrated that we could all read the words  by counting and eating popcorn. WE LOVE POPCORN WORDS!  The children are very excited about Special Person's Day tomorrow.
God Bless,
Mrs. Catton

Easter Egg Hunt

Ms. Lapadat wanted me to relay a huge thank you to those of you who were able to attend the Easter Egg Hunt this past Saturday. It was a huge success and the children were eager to share stories with me today. It gave us a great opportunity to use our oral language!
Mrs. Catton

Conference

Dear Parents,
On Thursday and Friday I attended the Indiana Association of Education of Young Children conference. I love attending these workshops learning new ideas from experts around the country about teaching reading and writing to kindergarten students. I can't wait to get back into the classroom and apply some of the new ideas I learned.I would like to thank Mrs. Schene, Mrs. Fox, and Mrs. Frick for holding the fort down while I was gone and Mrs. Parsons for supporting her staff in professional development.
Mrs. Catton

Empathy Family Challenge

The homework came home today in the children's backpack. I apologize that they were not sent home in Friday folders as I stated in yesterday's blog. They are due by tomorrow AM in order to receive a treat from our student ambassadors. Also, an invitation to an Easter Egg Hunt was in your child's backpack. Information concerning Special Person's Day next Thursday is coming home via homework watcher tomorrow so be sure to check it out.
We are off to a great start after spring break. I am very excited about the learning that is taking place.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton

Empathy

Dear Parents,
The empathy challenge homework is due on Wednesday, April 6. It was sent home in your child's Friday folder before spring break. I am not sending towels home because we are not taking brain break on a daily basis. Please review the following words with your children as we are working on them at school and they are sight words.  I, at, the, is, to, it, go, me, and, we, in, my, a, up, be, on, am, like, this, had.
So glad to be back from spring break. We have a lot of learning  to do before the end of the school year so working together we can help your child be prepared. We have a new student named Ignacio in the classroom. Welcome!
Respectfully,
Mrs. Catton