Our Lady: A Look Ahead

3/15/2019

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Tuesday, 3/19 - Grade 1-2 and choir Spring Program at 2:45 (THIS IS A TIME CHANGE) and 6:30.
Wednesday, 3/20 - Tuition assistance application help night at Holy Family Central Office from 4:30-6:00
Thursday, 3/21 - 9:00 mass planned by Our Lady grade 4 White
Friday, 3/22 - Out of uniform day
Friday, 3/22 - EC Spring Tea at 10:00
3/25 - 3/29 - NO SCHOOL Spring Break
Thursday, 4/4 - 9:00 mass planned by St. Anthony grade 1 Domeyer
Saturday, 4/6 - Circle of Celebration
4/15-4/19 - Week of the Young Child
Thursday, 4/11 - 9:00 mass planned by WOTYC Committee
Wednesday, 4/17 - Passion Mime in church at 10:30
Thursday, 4/18 - Seder Meal, time TBA
Friday, 4/19 - NO SCHOOL
Sunday, 4/21 - Happy Easter!!

Bright Spots

Select a teacher's name to read their weekly updates:

Mrs. Bormann – School Counselor

Mrs. Koch – Music

CHOIR NOTES:

The choir has done an amazing job learning their songs for the spring program next week! They even memorized two of the songs they will perform! They need to arrive at 6:10 and wear their choir t-shirts and school pants for the performances. They will perform at both the 2:45 and 6:30 shows.

MUSIC NOTES:

Kindergartners learned some special Kindergarten songs this week.

Gr. 1 & 2 had their first group rehearsal on Wednesday. In class, we continue to work on polishing our songs including instruments and movements.

We look forward to performing for you on Tuesday, March 19, at 2:45 & 6:30 in the gym. Students may wear a nice shirt (with no words on it) with school pants to school that day for the performances. (School uniform is always fine.) Doors will open at 6:00 for the evening performance.

Gr.3 did a great job taking a folk song and, not only singing it in a four-part round, they also created their own verses!

Gr. 4 & 5 finished their guitar unit this week. Their playing improved so much! They will have a crossword puzzle to use as a study guide for their guitar quiz next week.

Mrs. Palm – Kindergarten

We had a great week in kindergarten! The children worked hard! In lectura, the children worked with the letter Ll ll. They worked with Ll ll vocabulary all week and were introduced to the syllables lla, lle, lli, llo, llu. The children also received new leveled readers and did a writing activity to go along with their new books.

In math, the children continue to work on addition. They used cubes to show number combinations that add up to 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. They also wrote number sentences for each of the sums.

In religion, the children talked about Lent. They talked about ways they can grow closer to God during Lent by helping others.

Ms. Montañez – Kindergarten

This week in kindergarten we had been working a lot! In lectura, the children worked with the letter Ll ll, and worked with Ll ll vocabulary all week. Also, we continued with oral activities and writing about (Yo puedo- yo no puedo). In math, the children continue to work on addition, review numbers until 20! In Science (KP-KM), we learned about amphibians, insects and what characterizes these groups of animals. In social studies, we finished talking about families.

Mrs. Verastegui – Grade 1

LECTURA

We are reading "UY!, Hay un raton en la casa". Children are learning different verbs and a way to identify verbs already conjugated in present or past.

ESCRITURA:

Children are writing stories for St. Patrick's Day. They are using the spelling vocabulary to complete their stories. They are also using the words "HABIA UNA VEZ", "ENTONCES/DESPUES" and "AL FINAL". Children love to write these stories. They are very creative.

MATEMATICAS:

We are working in chapter 5 "Operaciones Relacionadas" also known as "Operaciones Cruzadas". Children are doing a "Suma" that they turn the suma in to a "Resta" using the same numbers.

CIENCIAS: We were working on "Leprechaun Casas" in STEM center. We are going to start our theoretical Science project. We are going to work on an animal project. Where the animals come from? Are they born from the egg or from their moms? Which animals have feathers, fur or scales?

SOCIAL STUDIES:

We are learning how to be a good citizen. This week we are learning who were the most important Presidents of the United States.

RELIGION:

We are in the period of Lent. Children are learning stories from the bible from the New Testament.

Mr. Gomez – Grade 1

In this week, in Spanish Language Arts, we have worked on new vocabulary like mientras, pronto, mueve, luego, tropical, hambre, culebra, pobre.

In reading time, we have read new chapters, "UY! Hay un raton en la casa" and "La ranita de ojos rojos".

In Math, we are starting with a chapter about Count and Model Numbers. We are counting by ones to 120 and by tens to 120. Students are working to understand and make tens and ones.

In Science, we keeping on with the project about food and health food.

In Social Studies, we have starting the unit about kinds of jobs.

In Religion, we are working on chapter 21, Three Days, and chapter 22, Jesus gives us the Eucharist. Jesus shared a special meal with his followers.

Mrs. Tuthill – Grade 2

The 2nd graders spent this week reviewing text features for informational text and adding on a few new ones, as well. They worked with partners to scavenger hunt through books about gardening, focusing on finding the text features. They put these skills to test as we kicked off our salsa garden exploration. The students worked with our 3rd grade friends to explore the essential question: What helps plants to grow? Next they were able to choose a topic of choice to become an expert on. We will be making small classroom books with our information and planting our salsa garden next week!

In math, the students have been extending their knowledge of regrouping with addition and subtraction to numbers into the hundreds and thousands. We continue to work on fluency with simple problems, as well. Please remember to encourage playing games with these skills as home.

Mrs. Barrero – Grade 2

This week, we have finished the book of "Raton Pablito" and we have celebrated it with a Kahoot.

The activity of our project this week has been the song of "The days of the week". Also, we reviewed the poem and the prayer from last week.

In science, we are observing the weather and writing every day the temperature in degrees farenheit and in celcius.

In social sciences, we have started to explain how the original 13 colonies became the United States.

Mrs. Hartmann – Grade 3

In Religion this week, the 3rd graders learned more about the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Anointing of the Sick. We also talked about ways that we can prepare ourselves for Jesus's death and resurrection during this season of Lent. They brainstormed what they could do at home to earn money for our school service project. In Math, we finished our first chapter on division. We will continue practicing our division patterns and facts while we dive into fractions next. In Lectura, we practiced using our different verb conjugations to write sentences. During our Social Studies time, we worked on finalizing our bookmark companies and studying our Dubuque History unit. We learned about the five flags that have flown over Dubuque and were introduced to Julien Dubuque.

Mrs. Link – Grades 3 & 4

Third Grade:

In third grade, we have been practicing for our mass. We have also been learning about the Liturgical Year. Ask the students what season of the church we are in and what will come next. In language arts class, the students have been finishing our theme of incredible stories. They will start reading stories in our new theme, animal habitats. In social studies, we have been learning about Eagle Point Park and Union (YMCA) Park. We will soon learn about transportation in Dubuque.

Fourth Grade:

In fourth grade, the students have been learning about the sixth and seventh commandments in religion class. Ask your child what the first-seventh commandments are. In language arts class, the students have been reading The Last Dragon. They have been focusing on comparing and contrasting, too. They had to write a five paragraph paper on two different topics. In math class, the students are now learning about writing fractions as decimals. We keep building on the previous lessons, so it is important for the students to ask for help if they don't understand something in the lesson.

Mr. Gordo – Grades 3 & 4

4^th Spanish - We have read a new story, “Los pajaros de la cosecha”, with new vocabulary words. They have written about their Spring Break or their ideal Spring Break. We continue learning regular verbs in future tense.

4^th Social Studies - We continue learning about West and Rocky Mountains, learning about their geographic characteristics and how that is good for their economy.

4^th Science - We have started our next topic, “Properties of the materials”. It finishes with the experiment of the “Egg drop”. I will let you know when they can start it, after we finish our presentations.

3^rd Spanish - We did the test on “Johnny Appleseed” and continue practicing our play. We also continue learning about regular verbs in present tense. In Math, we have started chapter 7 about other strategies for division. We have learned strategies to help them to divide by 2, 10, 5 and 3. In Science, we are building our final project for structures: paper and cardboard. They have designed them in groups of 3 and started building them.

Mrs. White – Grades 4 & 5

4th Grade:

In religion, we started learning about the Eighth Commandment - You Shall Not Bear False Witness to Your Neighbor. In math, we finished chapter 8 on fractions and began chapter 9 on decimals. In reading, we are reading a story about Lou Gehrig and will begin our Hero Projects soon.

5th Grade:

They have created their puppets and are working on their scripts for the Puppet Shows. In reading, we are coming close to the end of Johnny Tremain. In social studies, we started our unit on the Revolution.

Mr. Garcia – Grades 4 & 5

Our Lady of Guadalupe Newsletter

Friday, March 22, 2019

From Mrs. Apel

I am happy to say that the children have really done a fabulous job with the extended 25-minutes added to the end of the day. They remain eager and motivated to do their best work.

Teachers are being deliberate in planning for the extra time, focusing primarily on reading and math instruction, as well as skill intervention time known as our WIN (What I Need) time. Great learning is happening in our classrooms!

News:

Lenten Activities
Our theme for this Lenten season is 40 Days of Love and Sacrifice. Students are called to show Christ-like behaviors in all they say and do.

We encourage the children to do acts of service during this season. Helping young children make the connection on how their acts of service impact the lives of others is an important lesson in almsgiving. This season our almsgiving donations will be given to St. Anthony’s sister parish, St. Montfort parish in Haiti. Donations will be used to help support the rebuilding of their church which was severely damaged by an earthquake.

Lenten Activities
Please join us for our upcoming Lenten activities.

Reconciliation – Thursday, April 4, at 1:05 – grades 2-5
Adoration in the church – Wednesday, April 10, from 3:15-3:30 – grades 2-5
MCMS Mime – Tuesday, April 16, at 10:30 in the church
Seder Meal - Thursday, April 18 at 2:30 in the gym.
Classrooms will pray the Stations of the Cross during Lent.
Parents are invited to all activities.

Thank You
Thank you to all of the parents who so generously donated food and treats for our teachers at conferences. The staff is always so appreciative of your generosity and support.

We humbly pray for…
All those suffering from the flu and cold.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Our annual Spring Scurry will take place on Friday, May 3, in the afternoon. Many fun-filled activities are being planned. Please look for details to be sent out soon.

Winter Gear
I believe we can say goodbye to our winter gear! Children are encouraged to dress for the weather/temperature and outside play.

Parking Lot Reminder
Our parking lot during arrival can be rather hectic at times. St. Ambrose and Rosedale Avenue are quite busy with morning traffic.
In an effort to keep all safe, please follow these requests:

Children should be ready to exit the vehicle when entering the parking lot. Students must exit the passenger side of the vehicle.
If you are walking your child into the building, please use extra caution as vehicles could be moving at that time.
When exiting the parking lot, please take precautions, especially when entering on to St. Ambrose Street. The parking on this street is tight and visibility can be challenging.

Arrival and Breakfast Reminder
Please have your child (ren) to school by 8:15. Prayer and announcements begin at 8:15 and we need all members present for this special kick-off of our day.
Note that breakfast is served from 7:45 - 8:10. Students wishing to have breakfast should be in the cafeteria no later than 8:00.

Recruitment
Our recruitment efforts for 2019-2020 are well underway! Realizing that our parents are often our best recruiters, I am asking for your assistance. If you know of family members, friends, neighbors, and/or fellow parishioners who may be interested in joining our community, please direct them to our website for program information and encourage them to give me a call to set up an individual program visit and tour.

Parent Testimonials – Please consider writing a testimonial offering the benefits and experiences of a Catholic education. If interested, email me at lapel@holyfamilydbq.org.

Parent Association News:

Parent Association Meeting

Please join us for our next Parent Association meeting to take place on Tuesday, April 9, at noon, in the St. Anthony Parish Conference Room. Main topics will be our Spring Scurry fundraiser and Staff Appreciation Week.

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