A fun time at the Christmas Party

Christmas Concert evening

My new grandson

Enjoy!

Monday

Today was a very busy day. In language, we began a new story about working as a team and being part of a performance group. Students will also continue to practice summarizing skills. They are also finishing up their animal reports. We are also working on the digraphs th,ch, tch, sh, and ph.
We did make it to Adoration today and the students were very attentive to Jesus.
In math, students are working on the chapter review on measuring, along with working on story problems.
This afternoon there was a fire drill just before students went to music. Those who attend Atrium went and those who stayed with me completed some experiments on air. We will switch on Wednesday.
Tomorrow is Mass at 10:00 for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Tomorrow begins the Scholastic Book Fair. Students may go before or after school and during lunch recess. On Thursday, we will go to the Book Fair as a class. Those with money may purchase. Those without may look around.

Welcome back from Thanksgiving! We are back to work here in 2B. It is cold outside so remember to have students wear their sweaters, especially in the morning. In religion, students reviewed Advent and the Holy Family. In math, students had fun measuring items around the classroom using a piece of string a meter long.

In language, students are working on the main idea and then writing a summary. In science, students experimented in small groups discovering some properties of liquids.

Next week, beginning on Tuesday, December 8-11 there will be the Scholastic Book Fair before and after school and during lunch recess. In addition, there will be a Toy Drive all week.

There was a new sign up for Art helpers that was sent out today.

In addition, there is information below about enrichment classes for the next session.

REGISTRATION FOR ENRICHMENT CLASSES THIS WEEK until 12/11/15. 

SESSION TWO 12/7/15 until 2/26/16

Classes fill up quickly, so please register as soon as possible!  

Enroll online at:  www.saintjohnxxiii.org

Go to the PARENTS TAB.  Drop down to EXTENDED DAY

Click on +Enrichment Class Offerings and Forms.

Classes offered are:  Chess, Guitar, Young Rembrandts, Golf, Bricks4kidz, Drama, 

Athletes In Training, Soccer Shots, Crazy, Cool Science, and Cheer.  More information and descriptions of each class is on the website!

Tuesday

It's a very short week so there won't be any homework. There will also be no spelling test next Tuesday.
Happy Thanksgiving!!

Monday

Winter has come to Arizona. Please remember to send in water bottles and sweaters with names on them. It's going to be chilly this week.
In language, students worked on verbs along with vocabulary and phonics.
In math, students worked on their 5's facts using dot papers.
Students did go to music and Atrium.

Thursday

Pioneer Village was a huge hit! The students loved all the old buildings. I think they like being able to run from building to building. There was a church, schoolhouse, blacksmith, Victorian house, sheriff office and a jail, along with a bank with a vault. To culminate the day there was a short review of gun safety and a gun fight in the wild west. Ask your child which buildings they liked best.

There is no homework tonight.

Tuesday

Today student completed their weekly workbook pages, along with writing a final copy of their "All About Me" stories. In addition, they completed their spelling test, dictation and close test. They began the unit assessment which they will finish tomorrow.
In math, students learned how to use dots patterns to multiply by 2.
In religion, we began reading about Advent.

Don't forget to bring a sack lunch and drink on the field trip to Pioneer Village on Thursday!
Also, I have a new grandson that was born today, just in case the news is out!

Safe Environment Training for Children and Youth Parent Information Letter

Safe Environment Training for Children and Youth

Parent Information Letter

Dear Parents / Guardians of Students:

As Catholics, we believe that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God. Each of us is sacred and our lives—body, mind, and soul—should be treated with respect. The safety of your child(ren) is always a priority to us. Therefore, Safe Environment education is incorporated into EVERY Catholic school and religious education program EVERY year.

Safe Environment education for children focuses on identifying appropriate physical, emotional, and spiritual boundaries. All children are reminded that they are loved and valued by God and the Church. In addition, it reinforces the important message that children and youth are able to talk to trusted adults if they or anyone they know are being hurt.

This year the Safe Environment lessons for Saint John XXIII students will be integrated into the classes during the months of November and December.

In Kindergarten through 5^th grades, the lessons will be 20 minutes of a class period.

Grades 7 through 12 will utilize lessons that have been incorporated into the Catholic school classes.

In 6^th grade, the NEW TWO-PART lesson plan based program, "Created in God's Image for Youth", will be utilized to teach boundaries.  This is a change from the video program that we have used over the past several years.  Parents, as the primary educators of the Church, have the option to present this material to your child directly. If you choose to present this material yourself rather than having it provided at school, please inform the school coordinator (Mrs. Hepsen) and the lesson plans will be provided to assist you.  Your child may then go to another classroom on the day the program is offered. If your child is absent on the day the Safe Environment program is presented, you will be asked to sign an acknowledgement letter that you received the material.

If you have any questions, contact your child’s homeroom teacher via email or call the Diocesan Safe Environment Training Office at 602-354-2418.

Together, we can work towards the elimination of child sexual abuse.

Sincerely,

Mary Hepsen, M.Ed., M.S.Ed.

Certified School Psychologist

Safe Environment Coordinator

Saint John XXIII Catholic School

16235 N. 60th Street

Scottsdale, AZ 85254

480.905.0939

mhepsen@saintjohnxxiii.org

General Overview for Parents

Every person is created in the image and likeness of God. Every child is loved by God and must know of the love that they are created in.

BOUNDARY DEFINITION Something that marks a limit, like a fence or the lines on a basketball court.

Each person has the right and responsibility to state when a boundary is being violated.

3 TYPES OF BOUNDARIES	EXAMPLES OF BOUNDARY VIOLATIONS
Physical ·       Who can touch you ·       How much they can touch you ·       Where they can touch you	Physical ·       Inappropriate massages and wrestling by adults ·       Adults touching private areas ·       Inappropriate kissing
Emotional ·       How close you feel to a person ·       How much time you spend with a person ·      What information you share with a person	Emotional ·      Inappropriate questions about minors sexuality ·      Asking too personal of questions ·      Adult approaching minors inappropriately on phones, text, the internet
Behavioral ·       The things you will do ·       The things you will not do	Behavioral ·     Giving minors beer, drugs, pornography ·      Asking students to keep secrets from parents

REINFORCE through regular conversations

·      When abuse or a boundary violation occurs, it is the adult that is in the wrong; it is never the child's fault.

·      If a child is ever uncomfortable with the actions of an adult they need to tell a trusted adult and keep telling until they are heard.

·      Who to trust?

v Parent, family member, teacher, pastor, catechist, youth minister

·      That they understand they will always be loved no matter what they tell you

·      What is the difference between keeping secrets and holding a surprise

Diocese of Phoenix Safe Environment Curriculum

Adapted from Praesidium inc. "Called to Protect for YouthTM"

2B Crazy Tie Day

Friday is "Crazy Tie Day"

CRAZY TIE DAY

 

Last Friday, Ms. Clary, Student Principal for the Day announced that Students and Staff can wear their funniest, craziest tie on

Friday, November 6, 2015.

If you do not have a tie use the attached template and make a crazy paper tie! Join the fun.

Extended Day but no enrichment classes next week

PARENTS

 Next week Mon-Fri.

November 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

     Extended Day is     available all week.

No Enrichment Classes

(Chess, Beg.Guitar, Bricks4kidz, Drama, Young Rembrandts, Athletes In Training, Guitar:Rock & Pop, Cheer & Crazy, Cool Science)

Due to half day dismissal and Parent/Teacher Conferences

UNWANTED HALLOWEEN CANDY

UNWANTED HALLOWEEN CANDY

PLEASE BRING IN YOUR UNWANTED, WRAPPED CANDY STARTING ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 2
My daughter, Paula, along with the Student Leadership Team, will be collecting unwanted Halloween candy until Friday November 6.  There will be SVdP boxes in the courtyard and also one in the school office to drop your candy. All the candy will go to Chris Becker at SVdP. It will be used for their annual Christmas party for the homeless.  Please feel free to contact Sheila Doherty at dort10@aol.com if you have any questions.

Monday

Tomorrow is Picture Retakes. Be sure to bring back the pictures if you want them retaken.

We had little ant visitors in our classroom today. This made students a little anxious, but we worked through it and made it through the the day. The ant are gone.
Students worked on homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms practice. They also finished up some writing and their Practice Workbook pages in reading. In math, we began multiplication. Students are learning that multiplication is repeated addition.
Students are working on their saint power points this week.

If there a couple of students whose parents would be able to deliver some of the school supplies to Sacred Heart church on a Sunday and speak at the mass, please let me know.

Tuesday

It was a stormy day especially around lunchtime. There were two huge downpours while the 2nd grade was eating lunch in the ramada. Thank goodness it stopped as we walked back to the classroom. It was quite exciting!
In religion, we read about Abraham and Isaac, and David as obedient followers of God, even when it was difficult.
In math, students are learning about two step story problems.
In language, students are listening to book talks. Hopefully, the rest will be able to share tomorrow.

Friday is Pride Day and $1.00 for black and orange accessories.
It is also Harvest Fest. There are still some times available to work the 2B booth.

Wednesday

Today was the usual busy Wednesday. In math, students are working on story problems using bar models as a strategy for problem solving. They were also able to begin their Eric Carle pictures to go with their Tiny Seed story. Tomorrow they will finish.

I will be putting in Scholastic Book Orders tomorrow afternoon/ evening if anyone is interested in ordering. This way the books will be here by the end of the month.

Tuesday

Below are more volunteer opportunities for the Harvest Fest. Don't be left out, sign up soon!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080445a9ad2-harvest3

Students reviewed antonyms, learned about similes, and practiced reading comprehension. They also read more about Baptism in religion. In math they are learning about and practicing bar models. In addition, they completed the Math Dibels Assessment.
Because of the long weekend coming up, there are no new spelling words this week.

Harvest Fest Preorder Form

*Class sponsored Booths *Games *Prizes *Pumpkin Contest Display*Face Painting *Cake Walk *Photo Booth *Dad’s Dunk Tank *Music and Dancing*Obstacles *Inflatables *Rockwall *Food *Popcorn *Refreshments & more!

Entrance Fee: $20 per Family* (prepaid via FACTS)

Bring your family for dinner; proceeds go towards the 8th Grade Mission Trip!

Proceeds from bottled water and glow sticks goes towards Student Leadership & K-5th grade retreats.

Entrance Fee and Food Preorders

Please return this form to the school BY OCTOBER 20, 2015

Entrance fee: $20 per family (Please include accurate number of people attending as wrist bands will be distributed prior to the event. This will allow for a quicker check-in the night of Harvest.)  

Family Name: ___________________________ Number Attending: __________________

Contact phone: _________________________ Email: ________________________________

Number of pre-ordered pizzas _______  Qty x $10 = $________.  

Bean Burro ______ Qty x $5 = $_______  Beef & Green Chile Burro ______ Qty x $5 = $_______

Total Amount to be Charged to my FACTS Account (on 10-20-15):  $20 + ________= ________

       (Family fee) + (food)

__________________________________                            __________________

      (Signature)                                                               (Date)

*This is a community event for our families and is not intended as a fundraiser for the school. The entrance fee is our best effort to keep up with costs on this popular school wide event.

Wednesday

Here is the link if you would like to sign up for the 2B booth at the harvest Festival. Remember you must be up to date in your safe environment status to participate.

2B Harvest Fest Deep Sea Fishing Booth

Today students completed regrouping from hundreds, tens and ones.

In social studies, we reviewed information about communities.  Today is the busy day in 2B with music, PE,  Mass, and Atrium. 

This Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 Happenings

Friday will be a very busy day on campus and a great day to participate in all we have going on to show our Saint John XXIII Pride!

First of all we have:

Saint John XXIII Community Day at Someburros!!

Join us on Friday from 9am to 9pm at Someburros!!  Thursday all students will be bringing home 3 vouchers.  The vouchers will be in your mailbox Thursday morning for you to hand out prior to dismissal on Thursday.  Students, teachers and their families can use them for breakfast,head over with the kids for lunch after Friday dismissal and/or stop in for dinner!!  Have dad buy lunch for the office or mom can even start there for a moms night out!  Call ahead for drive through pick up or eat in!  All you need to do when you order is to hand in a voucher when you pay.  All proceeds earned from Someburros night will benefit our Saint John XXIII Community events.

Here is the coupons for Someburros: Someburro coupons

Friday will also be

Shoes for Shoes

Saint John XXIII Catholic School Community has been called to help our neighbors.  Children in a neighboring school are in need of gently used and in good condition shoes (preferably tennis shoes) so that they can attend school with dignity and pride and a nice and comfortable pair of shoes....something we so often take for granted.

On Friday, those students who bring in a pair of gently used school appropriate closed toes shoes to donate will be able to wear their  own tennis shoes of their choice .If they don"t have any gently used shoes to donate… they can bring in $2...  All $$ collected will go towards the purchase of children's shoes!

Last of all…Friday is PRIDE DAY AT 11:15 AND Spirit shirt day!  

Monday

Today students participated in the vision and hearing screening. They also went to Music.
In language, students learned about drawing conclusions, along with reviewing the short and long U sounds. In math they finished up regrouping with hundreds and tens.
In social studies, studies learned about community laws, being a good citizen, how transportation and communication has changed from long age to now.
This Friday is Pride Day and bring gently used tennis shoes and wear your favorite tennis shoes to school. If you don't have gently used tennis shoes, you can bring in $2.00 and wear your favorite tennis shoes.
The 4th grade will also be collecting new socks of all sizes for the October.

Wednesday

Today students did attend Mass. They were pretty well-behaved. Thank goodness it is the end of the month. Our worship aides have seen better days.
In language, we began a new unit about how things grow and change. The new story is "The Tiny Seed" by Eric Carle. His website is fun to look at and see how he makes his illustrations. Our class will be making our own story about a tiny seed and where it goes and what it does. They will also be using tissue paper to illustrate their page.
In addition, they will be writing "How to Make ____" story complete with pictures. The text feature they learned about is a diagram with pictures and words.
In math, subtraction with regrouping was practiced and they seem to get it. Tomorrow they will learn regrouping from tens and hundreds.

Tuesday

This morning we spent learning to subtract with regrouping,a.k.a., borrowing. Most finally got it. I will be working with those who did not understand tomorrow.
In language, students took the Unit assessment for unit 1. It did take the whole rest of the day.
In religion, students completed the chapters 1-4 quiz.

Friday there will be a school-wide Rosary, as October is the month of the Rosary. It will begin at 11:45.

Friday

Today we finished up the ITBS testing and the Dibels assessment. We should be back to normal next week.
I have attached the link for the school supplies drive video of the 2nd grade.
Enjoy!

2nd Grade School Supply Drive Video

Wednesday

Congratulations to 2B for completing 10,000 problems on IXL.com! Keep up the great work!

Wednesdays are spent at Mass, music, PE and then Atrium. In between, time was spent working on ITBS listening and language sections. After lunch students corrected their math tests from Monday.
Tomorrow the math sections will be completed. Students are pretty tired after testing so we have kept the week light. Homework is very light and fun!

Tuesday

Just a reminder that because of the ITBS testing this week there will not be a language grid or any spelling words. As a result, there will not be a spelling test next Tuesday!

Today was the beginning of the ITBS testing. We were able to complete the vocabulary, word analysis and reading sections of the test. Tomorrow will be the listening and language sections.

Students also took their spelling test, and other weekly assessments.
In math, we reviewed subtraction. Then we reviewed using addition to check subtraction.They seem to be enjoying writing in their math journals.

Happy Tuesday!

Wednesday

Today was a very busy day! Students were able to sit with their buddies.
When they returned, they listened to our new story about a deaf girl who is like all other girls except she uses sign language. In math, students regrouped from tens to hundreds.
They had music, PE, and Atrium. See we were really busy!

Tuesday

All went well for picture day. Everyone stayed neat and tidy.
In math, students did a great job regrouping in addition. It is homework tonight.
In language, students completed the weekly assessments, including the spelling and dictation tests. Students also worked in the ITBS practice test booklets.
In religion, we began discussing Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
It looks like we are drying out from all the rain last night. Not too many students made it into water or puddles. Phew!

Monday

Tomorrow is picture day. Please wear your uniforms.
Please note: Students should be completing at 10 minutes a night of IXL.com math and at least 10 minutes of Raz Kids in addition to other books. I do get weekly reports from IXL and I assign 10 points for students who have worked on IXL. I will be assigning points for Raz Kids, too.

Students were busy working on different centers and review activities during language as the Dibels were being assessed.
In math, students learned and practiced regrouping in addition. You can expect some addition regrouping for homework.
Today was an Atrium day and we also went to Adoration.
Students should remember to have their agendas at school everyday, especially on Mondays.

As You Wish letter

A letter from AS YOU Wish...

Good morning parents,

Thank you for registering your children for our Fall Session of As You Wish After-School Enrichment classes. We have so many exciting projects planned, and we can't wait to begin!

We have always reached our minimum number of registered students to hold our class, but this year we are extremely shy of that number. We currently have four students enrolled, and unless we can raise that number to ten, we will have to cancel our session.

Please help us out by telling your friends, other moms, other dads, tell everybody!!!

I can wait until midnight on Tuesday, and then I will be in touch with Mrs. Miller first thing on Wednesday morning. If we need to cancel class, please be prepared to make other arrangements for your children. The "Grilled Cheese" plates that were painted in our first class will be delivered to the school for you to pick up on Wednesday if class is cancelled.

Full refunds may be requested through the school.

Thank you again for your ongoing support. I do hope to see all of your children (plus a few new additions) in class next Wednesday! All newly enrolled students will be given the missed assignment to paint at their convenience.

Creatively yours,

Thea Schaeffer
As You Wish
Community Outreach Specialist

(602) 810-8824
thea@asyouwishpottery.com
www.asyouwishpottery.com

Friday

Happy Pride Day! The theme for Pride Days this year is "Learning about the Apostles". Today students wrote some classroom rules. They also created a KWL chart, listing what they know about the Apostles, what they want to learn about the Apostles, and at the end of the year they will express what they have learned about the Apostles. They also watched some fun videos about the Apostles.

It appears that Crazy Socks Day was a success. There were lots of fun socks worn today.

In language, we reviewed parts of a letter and students finished up writing about a friend.
In math, students practiced math facts and corrected their quizzes from earlier this week.
Students were also able to go to PE in the morning.
Don't forget picture day is Tuesday in uniforms. Book orders are due by this Wednesday.
Happy Friday!

Wednesday

Today students met their 6th grade prayer buddies. They walked over to Mass with them and sat with them during Mass.
When we came back students practiced using place value blocks to add without regrouping. They also learned how to write number sentences in their math journal. The math journals were turned to the holes in the notebook are on top and the notebook is lengthwise with the blue lines being vertical. This is a trick to keep the numbers between the blue lines so the numbers underneath line up properly. This way when they are adding the ones are in line, as are the tens and hundreds. They were so excited to work in their math journals.
In language students are reading about firefighters. They read about Smoky the Bear today, as we discussed the vocabulary words.
Students went to Atrium. Those that stayed with me worked on ITBS language practice tests, they also explored the ipad apps. In addition, I have begun the Dibels testing.

Don't forget the school supplies and Friday is a buck for crazy socks and Pride shirt day. It is also Pride Day.