St. Irenaeus Kindergarten

 Week of February 20, 2018

This Week We Are Learning About:                  

Religion – Lent, CRS Rice Bowl project, Families

Language Arts –Composing complete sentences, short vowel sounds, rhyming words, blending, sight word stories, syllables

Math – Addition facts, Subtraction

Social Studies – Farms

Science – Habitats

Homework – Optional Homework Packet is available on Tuesday.

This week’s Share Assignment: Pick an animal and tell us about the animal and its habitat

Share Assignment for next week: Free Choice

Mon., Feb. 19- No School, Presidents’ Day

Tues., Feb. 20-   Early Dismissal at 1:40 p.m. – Please sign up for homework club if you need it.

Tues., Feb. 27-   Early Dismissal at 1:40 p.m. – Please sign up for homework club if you need it.

Fri., March 2,- Lenten Fish Fry

Mon., March 5,- Kindergarten Field Trip

The Kindergarten Fieldtrip to Centennial Farm at the Orange County Fairground

We will travel by bus to the farm. Our bus fees will be covered by HSA so the cost per child will be $1.00 for entrance to the farm. Thank you, families, for your participation in school fund raisers! Permission slips will go home on Wednesday and are due back on Friday, February 23^rd   along with $1.00, dollar bills preferred. Please be sure to fill out all of the blank areas on the form. Thank you!

Donations of paper towels, boutique sized tissue boxes, Clorox wipes, and Play Doh would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Fish Fry

Our Home and School Association, in partnership with the Knights of Columbus, will be sponsoring the Parish Lenten Fish Fry on Friday, March 2. They will be selling fish & chips, clam chowder, cheese pizza, and drinks. The last day to pre-order is Thursday, March 1st. Please see the flyer and order form attached to the school email. If you would like to help work the Fish Fry for FISH hours, please sign-up using this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094cafa82cab9-stirenaeusSt. Irenaeus Kindergarten

 Week of February 12, 2018

This Week We Are Learning About:                  

Religion – St. Valentine, Ash Wednesday, Lent, CRS Rice Bowl project

Language Arts –Composing complete sentences, short vowel sounds, rhyming words, blending

Math – Addition facts

Social Studies – Country, Presidents

Science – Habitats

Homework – Optional Homework Packet is available on Tuesday.

This week’s Share Assignment: What I love about my family

Share Assignment for next week: Pick an animal and tell us about the animal and its habitat

Tues., Feb. 13-   Have your child bring in 17 Valentines for our class to exchange for St. Valentine’s Feast Day, Early Dismissal at 1:40 p.m. – Please sign up for homework club if you need it. Mrs. Faulkner and Mrs. Vaughn will paid for kindergarten to attend the pancake breakfast. Please drop off your child at their CLASSROOM. We will be walking to the breakfast as a class, so do not drop off your kindergartner in the Hall. Our kindergarten directions are different from the rest of the school. Thank you!

Mon., Feb. 19- No School, Presidents’ Day

Mon., March 5,- Kindergarten Field Trip

Kindergarten will celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on February 13^th, not the 14^th . This year Ash Wednesday is on the 14^th. Liljeberg-17 students Cierley- 16 students. A class list went home last week to help your child prepare Valentines.

The Kindergarten Fieldtrip to Centennial Farm at the Orange County Fairground:

We will travel by bus to the farm. Our bus will depart at 9:00 a.m. Our bus fees will be covered by HSA so the cost per child will be $1.00 for entrance to the farm. Thank you families for your participation in school fund raisers! This facility will be closed to the public during our visit. Only groups on the tour will be inside the farm area. The facility has strict rules for adult chaperones. Our class of 17 students only qualifies us to bring one additional adult. So for our 17 children we will have four adults (Mrs. Liljeberg, Mrs. Vaughn, Mr. Delos Angeles, and the farm docent or Mrs. Cierley, Mrs. Faulkner, Dr. VonInis, and the farm docent).