April 2008 Homework Calendar

April 2008 Homework Calendar
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	Read and pray every day.	1 Read a Winnie the Pooh story.	2 Count as high as you can. Play a numbers matching game.	3 Make a Grandparents’ Day card for someone you love.	4 Play marbles or jump rope or statues, games from the 1920’s.	5 Play “Go Fish”. Go to OLM School’s 80th anniversary celebration.
6 Third Sunday of Easter Pray for an increase in faith.	7 Sound out and write 4 words that begin with “sh”.	8 Practice saying your full name, address and phone number.	9 Draw a picture using the 6 basic shapes.	10 Write a story using color words. Draw a picture.	11 Play a board game with a family member.	12 Review coins. What do they look like? How much is each? Make fair trades.
13 Fourth Sunday of Easter Pray for an increase in hope.	14 Read a favorite story with a partner. Retell the story in your own words.	15 What is the school’s Mission Statement? List the SLE’s.	16 What animal would you like to be? Why? Write and draw.	17 In the spring I like to… Write and draw.	18 Practice running, skipping, hopping, and jumping.	19 Do something nice for someone else with a smile & without being asked.
20 Fifth Sunday of Easter Pray for an increase in love.	21 How many ways can you add up to 10? Hint: use counters.	22 Write three sentences using some sight words and color words.	23 Practice writing your whole name. Use colors.	24 Count by 5’s and 10’s to 100. Count by 2’s to 20. Practice all the sight words.	25 Practice counting money using pennies, nickels and dimes.	26 Pray the Our Father and the Hail Mary with your family.
27 Sixth Sunday of Easter Pray for peace and healing	28 Read a favorite book. Draw and write about your favorite part.	29 Name the seasons, days of the week, months of the year, birthday, address & phone #.	30 List 5 things that are shaped like a sphere. Example: ball	Return the April Homework Calendar on Thursday May 1st.

80th Anniversary Celebration

Grandparents Day at OLM School

When: Friday, April 4, 2008

Where: Our Lady of Mercy School
Time: Mass at 8:15am, pancake breakfast to follow. Then visit your grandchild's (grandchildren's) class(es).
Why: We want to welcome and honor the grandparents of OLM School's family as we celebrate the school's 80th anniversary.
Who should attend? Grandparents of OLM students are cordially invited to join us.

80th Anniversary Celebration

When: Saturday, April 5, 2008

Where: Our Lady of Mercy School
Time: Mass at 9:00 am, Open House immediately following until 1:00 pm.
Why: A celebration of Our Lady of Mercy School providing Catholic Education to the community of Merced.
Who should attend? All O.L.M. families, friends, relatives, alumni, parishioners

Please plan to attend and help celebrate OLM School's 80th anniversary. Visit the classrooms and view information on each decade during which OLM has been serving the community.

Kindergarten Newsletter 03/17/08

Welcome to Holy Week!

This week we will focus on Holy Week and Easter.
We will review all our sight words, initial and final sounds.

Holy Thursday
Our school family will gather for a short prayer service on March 20^th, Holy Thursday, at 8:15 am in the auditorium.

Easter Vacation
OLM School will close for Easter vacation at 12:30pm Thursday afternoon, 03/20. There will be no enrichment and no extended care that afternoon. Classes will resume Monday, 3/31.
Please check the church bulletin for the many services during Holy Week.

Report Cards
Report cards went home Friday, March 14^th. Please read, sign, and return your child’s report card as soon as possible.

April is coming!
The March Homework Calendar is due Tuesday, April 1^st. The April homework calendar will go home Monday, 03/31.

Please continue to pray for peace and healing!

80^th Anniversary Activities
Grandparents Day at OLM School will be Friday, April 4^th. OLM Grandparents are invited to enjoy a pancake breakfast and attend their grandchildren’s classes that day. Please plan to attend.

A Mass in honor of OLM School’s 80^th anniversary will be celebrated on Saturday, April 5^th at 9am at OLM School. Tour through the last eight decades and enjoy the school’s open house immediately following the Mass.

Conferences
Parent/Teacher conferences will be during the week of April 7 – 11. Dismissal will be at 12:30pm every day that week.

Additional Important Dates
Please refer to last week’s newsletter or check my blog for a list of important dates for March and April.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kindergarten Newsletter 03/10/08

Let the little children come to me!

This Week
The letter of the week is Uu.
The sight word is who.
Thursday, March 13^th, my class will lead in a Lenten reflection during morning prayer.
This week we will learn a little about some Easter symbols.
In math we will continue to work with time and money.

St. Vincent de Paul Lunches
Last Friday kindergartners from my class alone brought in enough lunches for the St. Vincent de Paul Society to fill THREE shopping bags! We continue to bring lunches this week.

American Cancer Society Donations
We continue to collect donations for the American Cancer Society. We will support this cause throughout Lent. Kindergartners have been very generous.

Report Cards
The third quarter ended Friday, 3/7. Report cards will go home Friday, 3/14. Please read, sign, and return your child’s report card by Monday, 3/17.

Registration time is here!
Registration forms go home March 17^th. Please complete and return these forms as soon as possible.

Important Dates in March
11 Eighth grade dinner show
13 My students lead in Lenten prayer
14 Stations of the Cross. Report cards go home. Crab feed
18 School Board Meeting 7pm
20 Holy Thursday prayer service; 12:30pm dismissal
21-30 Easter Break

Important Dates for April
2 Jump for Heart
4 All School Mass; Grandparents Day at OLM; 12:30 dismissal
5 80^th anniversary Open House; Mass at 9am at OLM School
7-11 Parent/Teacher conferences; 12:30 dismissal; Book Fair
12 First Communion Mass at St. Patrick’s Church (9am).
14 All School Mass at OLM (8:15am)
16 Spring Program at OLM
20 Parent Club Breakfast at the Parish Hall
26 Relay for Life

Kindergarten Newsletter 03/03/08

Welcome to March! The February homework calendar is now due. The March homework calendar went home in last week’s folder.

Lenten Activities
Throughout Lent we strive to pray more, fast from certain foods and activities and give alms to the poor as we try to draw closer to Jesus.

*In keeping with this spirit each classroom has a container for collecting money for the American Cancer Society. Our school family has been personally touched by cancer and the children have been generous.
*We continue to bring lunches for the St. Vincent De Paul Society each Friday.
Keep up the good work and God bless you!
*My class will lead in a Lenten reflection on Thursday, March 13^th, during morning prayer.

This Week
The letter of the week is Oo and the sight word is your.
We will discuss matters pertaining to the 1920’s.

Friday, March 7^th, is a minimum day as the teachers have a staff meeting. Dismissal is at 12:30pm.

Stations of the Cross
Join us each Friday in Lent, at 8:15am in the auditorium as we pray the Stations of the Cross as a school family.

Daylight Savings Time
Daylight Savings time begins next weekend. Remember to spring forward one hour Saturday night March 8th.

Remember to pray for peace!