2021
                             
      HAPPY NEW YEAR !



Friday, January 15 :  Noon Dismissal. 

Monday, January 18 :  School is Closed.



Here are some  January  curriculum updates:

Religion:   Kindergarten  students  will learn about the
young life of Jesus.  They will learn more about what it means to be Catholic as we prepare for Catholic School week this month. Additional details will follow later this month.


Math: The children are in  Eureka Math Module 4. 
Current topics include comparing numbers, 
addition stories, number bonds, and  equations.
K students  are using rekenreks,whiteboards, 
Dreambox math and  Eureka Math resources.


ELA : K Students  are in  Unit 3 in our Reading Program.
Current topics include  high frequency words and new 
 oral vocabulary. Students  are working daily  on 
alphabet letter formations,  initial and final
consonant  sounds and short vowel sounds.
They can identify   rhyming words and  they  can
sequence  stories. The children  are responding  to
literature through drawings and writing. They are 
learning about capitalization, punctuation, spacing
and  proper sentence structure.  Children are  
creating  their own sentences and forming opinions
through  oral and written expression. They are using inventive spelling in labeling their pictures and in their sentences.


Science:
Current topics include the ways in which living
things change their environment. They will observe
the places where animals, plants and people live
and learn about the desert, forest, jungle, ocean,
grassland,etc. They are learning about natural resources.


Social Studies:
The children will understand more about good
citizenship and teamwork from this unit of study.
We will be discussing community helpers: their
vital roles, their tools and vehicles. We are also learning about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as we celebrate his birthday and his dream.