Mrs. Foster’s Class

One week of testing down, one more week to go.  Thank you for sending in healthy snacks and drinks for the class this week.  Snack time is the highlight of the day. 

Thank you for sending in your recipes.  They all look absolutely delicious.  If you were unable to get the recipe in by Friday, please send it in no later than Monday, March 8.  The children will begin copying the recipes next week.   We hope to send everything to the printer by Friday, March 12.  The printer willl print and bind the books for a rock bottom price of $2 per book.  Our profit to send to Haiti will be $3 per book sold.  That should still be a nice sum,  but if anyone has any ideas how to increase the amount we can send, let me know.

The auction basket that our class is putting together is “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles”.  We’ve gotten a few really nice items donated so far, but we need lots more.  Michele Marcuccio has contacted everyone with donation suggestions.  Please help anyway you can.

There is a possibility  of a field trip to the Galveston County Fair in Hitchcock on Thursday, April 15.  I stress possibility because it will depend on 2 things: 1) we will need drivers who have a current DPS approval on record in the school office and 2) every child will need to be in a booster seat.  If you think you might be able to drive, stop by or call the office to find out if your name is on the approved drivers list. 

Please get your child’s registration form for next year in to the office as soon as possible.  Classes fill up quickly. 

One more week of no homework but please continue to check your child’s homework folder daily for conduct marks, notes, or reminders.

Looking ahead:

Wednesday, March 10:  Library book due       Early dismissal

Friday, March 12:  Mass    Full Dress Uniform   Bring a board game to play and share

March 15 - 19:  Spring Break

Monday, March 22:  Return to school

Wednesday, March 24:  Early Dismissal

Friday, March 26:  Mass    Full Dress Uniform   Spelling Test     Reading Test

Tuesday, March 30:  In-School field trip - the Discovery Dome is returning

Wednesday, March 31:  No early dismissal    Easter Egg Hunt and Party 2-3 pm

Thursday, April 1:  Way of the Cross       Dismiss at 11am

Friday, April 2 - Monday, April 5:  Easter Break

Friday, April 9 -  Donations to the auction basket due

Sunday, April 18 - Hoop De Doo    A guaranteed good time!

Have a great weekend.

Mary Foster     mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com

It is that time of year when our hearts turn to those in need as we celebrate the importance of service and sacrifice.  During Lent our school comes together in a service project.  The project is an opportunity for our students to raise money through their service to others and sacrifice of time. This commitment will benefit the victims of the Haiti earthquake.  This year, the first grade will raise money by  selling cookbooks made by each student containing their favorte recipe.  The sacrifice of time will include making the cookbook and selling them to family and friends.

Please start thinking about a recipe to send in.  We need 100% participation to make this a successful project.  Look for a sheet of instructions coming home in your child’s homework folder on Monday, March 1.   Recipes need to be sent in as soon as possible but no later than Friday, March 5.  Thank you for any and all help you can give.  Email any questions:  mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com

The cowgirls and buckaroos had a great time on Friday.   They all looked like they were ready to rope cattle or ride the trail.  They always enjoy dressing in western wear.  I hear some of you are going to the rodeo this weekend.  Have a wonderful time!

Thank you to those of you who sent in large boxes of tissues.  We have a lot of sneezing going on and the tissues were greatly appreciated.  Thank you to the Ferrer family for sending in items for our treasure box.  We could use more.  Thank you to the Respondek family for sending in items for our auction basket.  The theme is “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” and we need a lot more to make a nice full basket.  Baskets will be auctioned at the school’s gala event in April -”Hoop De Doo”.  Thanks for your help.

There will be no homework for the next 2 weeks due to the standardized testing.  Please continue to check your child’s homework folder every night in case there are notes or reminders for you.

Looking Ahead:

Monday, March 1 - Friday, March 12:  Testing  

Wednesday, March 3:  Library Book Due       Early Dismissal

Friday, March 5:  Mass   Full Dress Uniform    Show and Tell   Recipe for cookbook due

Wednesday, March 10:  Library Book Due     Early Dismissal

Friday, March 12:  Mass     Full Dress Uniform  

Monday, March 15 - Friday, March 19:  Spring Break

Have a great weekend.

Mary Foster     mfoster@stmarycatholcschool.com

Standardized testing is coming soon!  We’ll have our practice test on Friday, Feb. 26 and begin testing on Monday, March 1.  A paper went home today in your child’s folder about testing and included a snack schedule with a list of suggested healthy snack items.  The list of who brings what when is posted below this newsletter.

Our class is in need of more boxes of tissues.  Please send in  family size boxes next week.  I could also use more small items for the treasure box.  Thanks for any help you can give.

For Lent this year, the first grade classes have a project in mind but the details are not finalized yet.  More information will soon follow. 

Go Texan Day will be Friday, Feb. 26.  Your child may wear anything western such as boots, hat, jeans, western shirt, tie, bandana, western skirt or dress, belt buckle.  No guns or spurs.  Jeans and a tee shirt with “Texas” on it is not considered western wear.  If your child does not wear western clothes, he/she needs to wear full dress, since we will be going to mass in the morning.

Next week we will be studying:

Spelling -        put   want   many   out   saw   who   off   any   from   her   away   busy   www.spellingconectionsonline.com  Grade 2  Unit 25   www.spellingcity.com     Lines were unintentionally left off the back of the spelling homework activity sheet.  Your child should still write the words 2 times with or without the lines or on another piece of paper.

Math - count by 2, 5, and 10; ordinal numbers;  chapter test

Reading - nonfiction story - “How a Seed Grows”

We are also doing a lot of review in language arts, math, science, and social studies.

Looking ahead:

Wednesday, Feb. 24 - Early Dismissal

Friday, Feb. 26 - Go Texan Day    Mass     Spelling Test      Standardized Test Practice Test

Monday, March 1 to Friday, March 12 -  Testing

Monday, March 15 - Spring Break!

Have a great weekend.

Mary Foster   mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com

Date                                    Snack                             Drink

Monday, March 1                 Daniels                          Shain

Tuesday, March 2                Campise                         Rogers

Wednesday, March 3            Werner                            Leyva

Thursday, March 4              Tures                               Cartwright

Friday, March 5                  Reddington                      Ferrer

Monday, March 8                Marcuccio                         Brown

Tuesday, March 9               Accomando                       Albert

Wednesday, March 10         Cedillos

Thursday, March 11            Kelley

Friday, March 12                 Respondek

Thank you so much for all the valentine cards, balloons, candy, and gifts you and your child gave me.  I truly appreciate your kindness and generosity.  The valentine party was a hit!  Thank you Mrs. Marcuccio, Mrs. Campise, and Mrs. Daniels for giving the children a fun time.

Next week we will be studying:

Spelling - Review Unit 24     slow    train    please    drive    tree    one    four    two    eight    three    girls    boxes    boys    dishes    birds    asked    needed    playing    looking    talking    good    too    took    noon    food             To practice these words try  www.spellingcity.com 

Math - estimation

Reading - story “Winners Never Quit!”

Language - adjectives

Social Studies - President’s Day

Sight words to master - what     under     on     has     pretty

Looking ahead:

Monday, Feb. 15 - No School   Teacher Inservice

Tuesday, Feb. 16 - Mardi Gras   Can anyone donate a King Cake?

Wednesday, Feb. 17 - Ash Wednesday Mass   Full Dress Uniform   NO Early Dismissal    Library Book Due

Friday, Feb. 19 - Mass    Full Dress Uniform  First Grade will be going to Mass every Friday in Lent.

Have a relaxing long weekend.

Mary Foster   mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com

Thank you, parents, for coming to have lunch with your child today.  The children love having you in the classroom and in the lunch room.  You are always welcome to come to the classroom to read a story, do a craft, or share any hobbies or interests with us.

A big thank you goes out to the Daniels, Werner, and Marcuccio families for buying books at the Book Fair and donating them to our class library.  We love getting new books!

Just a reminder about birthday party invitations…If your child is inviting the whole class to a party, he/she may pass out invitations at school.  If only a few children are invited, invitations must be sent to their houses.

Next week we will be studying:

Spelling - wood     took    too     noon     good     root     book     wool     food     boot     choose     barefoot www.spellingconnectionsonline.com  Grade 2 Unit 23             www.spellingcity.com

Math - chapter test; numbers to 60

Reading - story: “The Hare and the Tortoise”;  poem : “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Language - possessive pronouns; compound words

Social Studies - different kinds of groups (family, school, church, etc.) and how to get along

Sight Words to Master -  who     they     are     with     do

Looking Ahead:

Monday, Feb. 8 - I will not be at school today.   Mrs. Dunn will be the substitute.

Tuesday, Feb. 9 - Progress Reports will be sent home

Wednesday, Feb. 10 - Library Book Due          Early Dismissal

Friday, Feb. 12 -  Pay $1.00 and wear red              Valentine’s Day Party  2-3pm

Monday, Feb. 15 - No School    Teacher Inservice

Wednesday, Feb. 17 - Ash Wednesday   Mass/Ashes   Full Dress Uniform     No Early Dismissal

Friday, Feb. 26 - Go Texan Day

Have a relaxing weekend.

Mary Foster    mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com

The Penny Project was a great success!  We can buy $54.98 worth of books for the library.  We actually collected $60.35 but Coinstar took $5.37.   We collected 2,220 pennies, exceeding our goal of 2,010.  Thanks for your help and support with this project.  Update:  another 83 cents came in today (Fri.) which brings our total to $55.81.  Excellent!!

        The Parent Lunch is coming up next Friday, Feb. 5.  Orders for the BBQ lunch need to be in by Tuesday, February 2. Please be aware that your child will need to 1) order the BBQ or hot dog lunch by 2/2 OR 2)bring their own lunch on Friday, 2/5.  No PB&J sandwiches will be offered that day.

Next week we will be studying:

Spelling - verbs ending in ed/ing:   walked   asked   needed    looking    talking    sleeping    planted    filled    played    jumping    spelling     fishing

Math - fact families

Language - singular and plural pronouns

Reading -story : “The Little Engine That Could”    poem:  ”Riddles”

Science - water cycle; chapter test

Social Studies - Ground Hog Day

Sight words:  into     before     where     yellow     was

Looking Ahead:

Catholic School Week - The Book Fair will be open all week in the library and after all the weekend masses.  Please stop by and look at the wonderful selection of reading material for you or your child(ren).

Tuesday, Feb. 2 - Pastries for Parents    7:30 am  Cargill Hall

                            Lunch order for Parent Lunch is due

Wednesday, Feb. 3 - Open House    Full Dress Uniform

                         Valentine balloon order due

                               Early Dismissal

Friday, Feb. 5 - Mass      Full Dress Uniform

                            Parent Lunch

Saturday, Feb. 6 - Father/Daughter Winter Ball

Monday, Feb. 15 - No School    Teacher Inservice

Wednesday, Feb. 17 - Ash Wednesday   Mass    Full Dress Uniform

Friday, Feb. 26 - Go Texan Day

Have a great weekend.

Mary Foster     mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com

Thank you for your support of our penny project.  I’ll let you know next week how much we collected.  I’m sure we surpassed our goal of 2,010 pennies.

Please sign and return your child’s report card if you have not done so  yet.  Thank you.

Next week we will be studying:

Spelling - plural nouns with s and es      boxes     glasses    dishes    wishes    foxes     birds    eggs    boats    boys     girls     apples    pies    www.spellingconnectionsonline.com  Grade 2  Unit 21  or you can try www.spellingcity.com  

Math - adding and subtracting doubles

Language - synonyms; quotation marks

Science - weather

Sight words - about    around    long    know    want

Looking Ahead:

Wednesday, Jan. 27 - Early Dismissal     Library Book Due

Friday, Jan. 29 - Spelling Test     Reading Test    Book Buddies     Show and Tell

Saturday, Jan. 30 and Sunday, Jan. 31 -The Book Fair in the Library will be open after all weekend masses and will continue all Catholic School week.

Tuesday, Feb. 2 - Pastries for Parents   7:30 am Cargill Hall

Wednesday, Feb. 3 - Open House for prospective families      Full Dress Uniform    Early Dismissal   Last day to order mini-balloons for Valentine’s Day

Friday, Feb. 5 - Mass    Full Dress Uniform    Parent Lunch

Saturday, Feb. 6 - Father/Daughter Winter Ball

Friday, Feb. 12 - Valentine’s Day Party

Monday, Feb. 15 - No School     Teacher Inservice

Friday, Feb. 26 - Go Texan Day

Have a great weekend!

Mary Foster    mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com

It is amazing that we are in the middle of January already.  This school year is zooming by!

Thank you for your support of our Penny Project.  The penny container is filling up nicely.  The last day to bring in coins will be Friday, Jan. 22.

Next week we will be studying:

Spelling - number words            one     two     three     four     five     six     seven     eight     nine     ten     fifteen     eighteen

Math - chapter test on money

Language - commas in a series; antonyms

Science - temperature; thermometer

Sight Words -   good     now     here     very     go

Looking Ahead:

Monday, Jan. 18 - Conference/Report Card Day

Wednesday, Jan. 20 - Early Dismissal

Friday, Jan. 22 - Class Picture Day     Full Dress Uniform   

January 31 - February 5    Catholic School Week       The Book Fair will be open after all weekend masses.

Tuesday, Feb. 2 - Pastries for Parents  7:30am

Wednesday, Feb. 3 - Open House for prospective families      Full Dress Uniform   

Friday, Feb. 5 - Mass     Full Dress Uniform      Parent Lunch

Saturday, Feb. 6 - Father/Daughter  Winter Ball

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mary Foster     mfoster@stmarycatholicschool.com