October 3, 2013 - St. Rose School Wilmington Illinois

Volume 8 Issue 07
October 3, 2013
Changing our world...one student at a time
St. Rose School
Website: strosewilmington.com
Mrs. Bland’s News
IMPORTANT DATES
Jr. High Speech Practice
October 3
3:00-3:45
Athletic Board Meeting
October 3
6:00pm
School Board Meeting
October 3
7;00pm
Pet Blessing
October 4
1:30
Early Dismissal
October 4
1:55
Volleyball Team
Participates in Homecoming Parade
October 4
Volleyball Tournament
St. Cyril
12:00 & 12:45
October 5
PTO Meeting
October 7
Providence Visits 7th & 8th Grade
October 8
9:00am
Volleyball Game @ Nativity
October 9
8:00pm
Congratulations to Alyssa and Amy Chiapetta who welcomed baby
brother, Matthew to their family. Matthew weighed 10lb 9oz.
Congratulations to Sophia in 1st grade who won the VFW coloring contest in her age. She won a Target gift card.
Annual Pet Blessing - Pets are welcome to come to a blessing Friday,
October 4 at 1:30 on the school playground. A Prayer Service will be
held prior to the blessing in the gym. The Prayer Service is being
planned by the 6th grade.
Early Dismissal—Students will be dismissed at 1:55 tomorrow, October 4 in order for our students to participate in the Wilmington Homecoming Parade.
Picture Day - October 15 is picture day. It is a No Uniform Day.
Since Picture Day is on a Tuesday, preschoolers that attend on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday will be able to come in to have their picture
taken the morning of October 15. I will send more information about
what time to be at school as we get closer to the date.
We also will set up our Retake day for a Monday, Wednesday or Friday
so that students who are absent, want a retake or attend Monday,
Wednesday, Friday Preschool will be able to have their school picture
taken.
Mrs. Esposito’s Preschool
This week in preschool students worked with the letter Ee, ovals, color brown and the number five. Next week our discussions will focus on the letter Ff, color orange, star and the number six.
Monday: Religion; Who needs help?, Music class, worked on our Alphabet Book- letter Ff
Story; “Too Many Pumpkins” Song/Dance; Follow Me to the Apple Tree, practiced a tornado drill
Tuesday: Made Pumpkin Pals, E is for Elephant, Music class, Gym class,
Story; “The Runaway Pumpkin”, Song/Dance; Rockin Into October, practiced a tornado drill
Wednesday: Attended Mass, Story; “The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything”
Song/Dance; Everybody Has a Face, practice tracing curve lines
Thursday: Painted pumpkin bags, Religion; Being Good Friends, Story; “Home Sweet Home”
Song/Dance; Elephant Song, Game; Doggie Doggie Where’s Your Bone?
Friday: Technology class, Story; “Jesus Came to Me”, Religion; We go to Church
Art; Pumpkin Bags, Song/Dance; Five Plump Peas, Reading Buddies with fourth grade
Mrs. Jackson’s Class
I would like to thank Mrs. Adams for filling out our Race for Education mailers. It was a big help.
Thank you Mrs. McGuire and Mrs. Lewsader for walking with us to the library. It sure was a beautiful day to walk.
Thank you parents for helping your child practice his/her reading part for our first Mass. All students did a great job.
Information about our Halloween party will be sent home soon.
Reading/Language Arts
Comprehension – compare, contrast, and use illustrations
Vocabulary – artist, singer, dancer
Sight words – review week
Phonics/Word Study
Connecting sound to letter – W,N,S,H
Rhyming and syllables
Oral Language
Initiate conversations to tell stories
Writing
Letter writing – Ww, Nn, Ss, Hh
Labeling
Modeled, shared and interactive writing using verbs
Religion
Celebrate God’s gifts of creation
God creates and loves people
Math
Counting 1-20
Writing 0-5
Measurement
Sorting and counting objects
Science/Social Studies
Farm unit
Fire safety – Fire prevention week is next week.
Reminders
Scholastic books orders due Oct. 21st – order online
Lego Club ends Oct. 23rd
Miss Major’s Class
ReligionThe students will take the assessment for Chapter 1 and we will begin Chapter 2 this week, which focuses on the Sacraments of Initiation.
ReadingOur reading story is “Allie’s Basketball Dream”. It begins on page 114 of your child’s Reading book.
Please see the “Family Times” Handout that your child received today. It was sent home in CAMP binders. This handout includes various activities to do with your child at home, which will aid with comprehension.
The reading skill this week is character.
In class, we are working on a comprehension packet that goes along with the story.
English/Language ArtsOur focus this week is on clear and interesting subjects.
SpellingThe spelling list this week consists of long i and short i. Please see the “Family Times” Handout- the
spelling words are listed on the back, along with bonus words.
We will also review words with short vowels.
MathWe will continue to learn basic multiplication facts.
Social StudiesThis week we are continuing our lessons about Community Life and Workers.
PenmanshipStudents are learning uppercase letters this week. We will continue to review lowercase letters as
well.
Mrs. Duffy’s Classes
7th Grade Announcements
Spirit wear tomorrow; wear your BLUE or PURPLE!!
5th - 8th Math
PLEASE NOTE CHANGES FOR ALL GRADES!
Assignments may be corrected for full credit. Quizzes can be corrected for half credit. Homework
corrections are due every MONDAY! Quiz corrections are due on Tuesdays. Corrections will only
be accepted if they follow these guidelines:
 Must be done on a separate sheet of loose leaf paper with a proper heading.
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Only correct the ones that are wrong.
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Re-write the original problem and show all your work.
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Circle your final answer.
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Provide a brief explanation next to each problem as to why you got it wrong.
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Staple corrections ON TOP OF the original assignment or quiz.
Homework Lab
I will be available every day until 3:20 for any student who would like to attend. Students are encouraged to seek help on daily assignments, corrections, quiz preparation, etc.
ALEKS Update
This week’s requirement:
5th/6th Grade: 8 topics/10 Gold Club
7th/8th Grade: 8 topics/10 Gold Club
5th Grade Math
Fifth graders are wrapping up multiplication and will re-visit division next.
I will not see 5th grade for math tomorrow due to early dismissal.
NEXT QUIZ IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH.
6th Grade Math
Sixth graders have finished operations with decimals and are now moving into operations with fractions.
I will not see 6th grade for math tomorrow due to early dismissal.
NEXT QUIZ IS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH.
7th Grade Pre-Algebra
Seventh graders are finishing up operations with rational numbers and have learned that negatives
can be a real pain! We will work on problem solving next.
NEXT QUIZ IS TOMORROW.
8th Grade Algebra I
Eighth grade is finishing up solving equations and are getting ready to do some work with inequalities. Our fluency with solving equations will greatly help us in our next topic!
NEXT QUIZ IS TOMORROW. Attached are pictures from this week’s “Solving Equations Scavenger Hunt”
Mrs. Vimpeny’s Classes
The 8th graders survived testing week. They enjoyed playing in the kickball tournament that was made up
of students from grades 4-8. Now we are back on a normal schedule.
RELIGION:
The 7th graders planned this week's Mass celebrating the Guardian Angels. They did a nice job
with the Mass. The 8th graders helped by singing and altar serving.
The 8th graders have started their second unit on Confirmation. This week we are discussing the
Ten Commandments. There is an opportunity for service hours coming up on October 12. More info is coming. This class is also sponsoring Undy Sunday. The students are making posters to advertise this project.
We are in need of some collection boxes.
LANGUAGE ARTS:
The 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are finishing up their essays for the VFW, “What Patriotism Means To
Me.” They are working hard to meet the 300-400 word requirement! Chapter 3 in Vocabulary will be completed for Tuesday with the test on Wednesday.
The 5th graders finished Unit One in their Language Arts book. We are now on to nouns. With the
limited classes over the next two weeks, we will stretch next week's spelling over that time.
READING:
We have started working in the Literature books by previewing different parts of the book. The
first unit deals with suspense. We will study internal and external conflict and foreshadowing.
FIELD TRIP:
Monday is our field trip to Fair Oaks Farms. Students are to dress in St. Rose Spirit wear. Please
pack a lunch in disposable containers. Milk will be provided. We will also have ice cream. We are looking
forward to an enjoyable and educational field trip.