World Rosary January 27

World Rosary information: It will begin at 11:50 in the courtyard. Students are welcome to bring their own Rosaries. They are also invited to wear a certain color shirt to represent a specific region on that day. Colors are as follows:

Kinder and 1st...Yellow

2 and 3...White

4 and 5...Green

6 and 7...Red

8th...Blue

St. John XXIII Blanket Project

Our Faith IN Action Project for January is a community wide project that will serve children in Foster Care here in our Valley.  We are asking everyone here to make a no-sew fleece blanket.  Many times, children in foster care are removed from their home at a moments notice and can only take what will fit in a small bag.  These blankets are easy for these children to take from p lace to place and serve as an item of comfort during these tough transitions.   Please see the Friday email and your teacher pages for instructions and turn in your blanket during Catholic Schools week at the end of the month.  Thank you and God bless!!

Here is the link to the Blanket Project: sjxxiii_blanket_project__2_.pdf

Weekly Email 12/5-9

Good afternoon,

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is tomorrow. We will be attending Mass tomorrow at 10:00.

Don't forget the Book Fair is open before school, during school and after school. Our class went to the Book Fair during our library time. It will also be open before the Christmas Concert on Friday night. Many students took clipboards, paper and pencils to write down their favorite books. They even shared their paper with others.

The Christmas Toy Drive is also happening this week. 

We are so busy finishing up the 2nd quarter work and getting ready for Christmas. In math, we are finishing up a unit on volume. In language, the story is called, "Officer Buckle and Gloria". Students are discussing cause and effect along with compound words and the schwa sound. In social studies, we have begun Christmas Around the World. Students will be learning customs from 6 countries. They will travel between the 2nd grade classrooms on their adventures. In religion, we are learning about the Holy Family and discussing Advent. Students are participating in the national week of coding. They used the website code.org/learn to try their hands at coding. Most are really good at it and they love it. This is something they can learn at home.

Dates to Remember:

            Dec. 5-9 Toy Drive
                 Dec. 9- 6:00 PM Christmas Concert
                 Dec. 15- Christmas Party 1:15-2:15 You must be safe environment   

                                  compliant to attend             

                 Dec. 16- 11:50 dismissal

                         2nd Quarter Ends
                 Dec. 17- Jan. 2- Christmas Vacation
​                 Jan. 3- School Resumes

Merry Christmas!

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The 6th grade class have all handmade items that will be sold at their Marketplace at school on Friday morning, Dec. 2. The money raised by the sale of these items will go to specific charities the 6th grade students have chosen. The items range in price from $1 to $10. 

Dates to Remember:

           Dec. 6-9 Scholastic Book Fair
                 Dec. 5-9 Toy Drive
                 Dec. 9- 6:00 PM Christmas Concert
                 Dec. 15- Christmas Party
                 Dec. 16- 11:50 dismissal

                         2nd Quarter Ends
                 Dec. 17- Jan. 2- Christmas Vacation
​                 Jan. 3- School Resumes

The class is busy getting back to work after the long weekend. The Elf has come to 2B and can be spotted in different places. Students took the Weekly Assessment last week. I did not include the grammar section as a grade. Quotation Marks are a new concept and students are still practicing. They are also working on capital letters and proper nouns. The new story in language is "Helen Keller". students are working on "the author's purpose" and finding the difference between facts and opinions.

In religion, Advent is what we are reviewing. We do have an Advent wreath.

In math, students are working on mass and then on volume. We will be ready for the 2nd math text book by Christmas break. 

In social studies, students worked on their American History Timelines.

An email with a sign up genius will be sent out by our homeroom parents early next week for the 2B Christmas Party.

It's cold outside, so sweaters are a must.

Don't forget November Reading Logs are due tomorrow!

Happy Wednesday!

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Good afternoon,

Conferences are winding down and students are enjoying their shortened days. We still have much to cover. Students are learning about veterans for Veterans Day. The Veterans Day Ceremony will begin at 8:30 this Friday. Students have made cards for the vets. In math students are learning the 2's,5's and 10's times tables. They can practice these on IXL.

The new reading story is called "Ah, Music!". Students will be discussing fact and opinion, along with making inferences. The long e sound will be the phonics focus this week. In religion, students will be reading about Advent. In social studies, students are working on a unit on American History.  

Reminders:

Nov. 11 Friday- 8:30 Veterans Day Ceremony 

Red, white, blue, camo accessory day

Nov. 12

The Saint John XXIII Open House will be held on Saturday, November 12th from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

We would love to have more families like you join our school community!

Please spread the word to families and friends about this event.

We look forward to meeting with them!

Nov. 17 Book Talks due

Nov. 23- Grandparents/Grand Friends Day 

Nov. 24-25 No School Happy Thanksgiving

Below you will find information on after school enrichment classes and Christmas Concert Information​

 Enrichment Classes registration

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Christmas_Concert_2016_letter_to_Parents.pdf

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Happy Wednesday!

Karen Marshall
Saint John XXIII Catholic School Community

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Nov. 1, 2016

Good afternoon,

Since I am used to emailing on Mass days, I went ahead and am emailing today. :)

The only homework tonight is to work on the grid. I did not send home any math homework.

Today is All Saint Day and students went to Mass.

In math, students are being introduced to division. They still need regrouping practice in addition and subtraction. The new story in reading is a fun one called "Click, Clack Moo Cows that Type". Students will be working on cause and effect along with compound sentences, writing a persuasive letter and using the prefixes pre- and mis-. In social studies, we will begin learning about pioneers and pilgrims, along with learning about monuments. Students are finishing up their Saint Reports this week. 

Reminders:

Nov. 7-11 11:50 dismissal all week

               Parent Conferences

Nov. 11 8:30 Veteran's Day Ceremony

Nov. 12 10:00-12:00 AM Open House 

The next Enrichment Classes begin on Nov. 14 and will run through February.

Nov. 23 Grandparents/Grand Friends day 11:50 dismissal

Nov 24-25 No School Happy Thanksgiving

Nov. 14-22 Thanksgiving Food Drive

Nov. 22 Turkey Tuesday

Nov. 28 8:15 Wreath blessing

Happy All Saints Day!

Grandparents /Grand Friends Day Registration

This is the link to register for Grandparents Day:
Grandparents/grand friends registration