“Let light shine out of darkness.” 
Corinthians 4:6

School will be closed March 16 through April 1. Be Well.

We have planned to have a virtual snack tomorrow, Friday at 10:00am. Be sure to click the link below once you have downloaded the Zoom app.  We will pray together and allow each student to share something about their time at home. Please have your child sit in one place with their snack. Can’t wait to see you all!  

https://zoom.us/j/254790501

Hi boys and girls.  I miss seeing you everyday but I can see you are keeping busy.  Thank you for all the pictures and videos I love seeing them. Just thought I would come on quick and read you a story about spring since we were not together last week.  The book is "Frog and Toad Are Friends: Spring" by Arnold Lobel.  As I read, your job is to think about Frog’s problem and how he solved it.  Remember, a problem is what goes wrong in a story and the solution is how the problem is fixed or solved.  

Hope you enjoyed the story.  Take a minute to tell someone in your house Frog’s problem or what went wrong in the story and how he solved it.  We have an additional and fun activity for you.  When you have time and your parents say it is ok, go to the document section and print out the spring scavenger hunt.  Have fun with this the next time you go out for a walk. Feel free to take a picture and share it with me. See you all soon!   

Updates:

Please have your child continue to work on the required class assignments: the packet, Mystery Science, Religion, Daily Journal, Raz Kids (15 mins/day), and IXL (15 mins/day). Continuity of instruction is extremely important.  Please let me know if I can help you with anything; you can reach me by email at cleabo7211@ndsnet.org.  Please feel free to share your experiences with me. I would love to see them!

Below you will find additional fun activities to keep our students engaged and busy.  These activities are optional.  

Here is an excellent virtual Field Trip site that would interest the students.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SvIdgTx9djKO6SjyvPDsoGlkgE3iExmi3qh2KRRku_w/mobilebasic?usp=gmail_thread

Please feel free to use the writing paper in the Documents section on our webpage to have your child respond like a scientist and list what they learned and noticed.

Storyline On-line is a website where your child can hear a story being read aloud to them.  Reading aloud to children has been shown to improve reading, writing and communication skills, logical thinking and concentration as well as inspire a lifelong love of reading.  Your child can choose any story they find interesting and use the writing paper in the Documents section on our webpage to write about the details, events and characters in the story they choose.

https://www.storylineonline.net/
 

Please find learning materials across all subjects where your child can practice key skills with additional worksheets.

https://www.education.com/worksheets/

Movement breaks or brain breaks are important to incorporate into your child’s day.  Regular breaks enhance attentiveness, concentration and focus. Please try out GoNoodle with your child and feel free to send us a video of them in action.  We would love to see it!

https://www.gonoodle.com/

Journal Entry Ideas

• The funniest thing I have seen…

• One day my family…

• What can you do to help around the house?

• If you could go to any place, where would you go?

• I wish...      

The children were sent home with a packet of work to complete during the weeks of March 16-20 and March 23-27. We have included math, work work and reading comprehension. Please have your child complete one math, one word work and one reading comprehension lesson each day.  They should also be logging on to Raz Kids and IXL for 15 minutes daily. Continuity of instruction is extremely important. Below you will find additional lessons for science and religion as well as journal entries.  Please email with any questions you may have.  

Mystery Science
Please have your child watch the Mystery Science lessons below.  After they view each lesson have your child respond with 3 facts they have learned along with a scientific picture to match. This can be done on the response paper found in the document section or in a notebook you may have at home.

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/cute-animals?code=069c623219de250bcb804533d7276f86
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/dragons?code=cf7a9a0ab6fa36bc31be318b24221f4f#slide-id-5267
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/syrup?code=846dfd70b22789b1e513cac45c08ae6e#slide-id-6957
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/emojis-creation?code=1a5b146ef18b572a0eeb44695b519b17
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/germs?code=e6a6a181e835354f8c7b2dffec020893#slide-id-8055
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/germs-sanitizer?code=d1220d5754c6fab7c9de53d6654f41d6

Religion
Please have your child watch the Begininning Bible videos below.  After they view each video have your child respond with 3 facts they have learned along with a picture to match.  This can be done on the response paper found in the document section or in a notebook you may have at home.  We have been saying the Rosary in class. They may continue to do this at home as well. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PSgoPdKQFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69VrswH4sPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni1Y_ZHG-es

Daily Journal Entry

Per Mrs. Durkin's request, students should keep a journal about their days. Students can free write or here are some prompts:

• Take a walk, write about the signs of Spring
• How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
• How do you celebrate St. Joseph's Day?
• When did you feel lucky?
• What makes you smile?
• Build with blocks. Write about what you built.

This can be done on the response paper found in the document section or in a notebook you may have at home. 

Monday:  Music and Italian                         Thursday:  Art

Tuesday:  Gym                                              Friday:  Technology

Wednesday: Italian