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All Kindergarten through 3rd grade students met earlier this month with Jahkil Johnson, a school-aged activist from Chicago. Jahkil founded Project I Am, a non-profit organization designed to help the homeless in Chicago through the distribution of blessing bags to our local homeless population. Jahkil is living out God’s call to serve the poor and less fortunate.At Jahkil’s invitation, we continue t

Dear Parents, Children get excited about reading chapter books because it marks their coming of age as a reader. We want to nurture their excitement about reading but make sure they are reading a book that is appropriate for them. We share some helpful tips below! Book Selection: Here are some strategies for you to model as your children begin to select books that are “just right”: Look at the cover Read the tit

Hello, 1 O’K! We can’t tell you how nice it has been to be back in school with the kids. We were a little nervous about how the class would handle yet another big transition but, we were again amazed by how the kids stepped up to the challenge! We jumped right in and had a big week with tons of fun activities! We kicked off the week by traveling back in time to 1963 in our social studies class. We took a

We’re having so much fun in this Fabulous First Grade! Reading This weather is such a blessing and we managed to sneak in some extra outdoor time! Our class won some awesome prizes with our Fun Run efforts and we took advantage of our outdoor reading time on Thursday. Ask the kids about taking reading class outside!! We have also been working hard on our strategies to decode tricky words and continuing to

It was a short but busy and FUN week for this fabulous first grade! We started off Monday with our Fun Run. A big thank you for all of the support shown for this important school fundraiser. The kids had a great time and our class earned several fun prizes that will be rewarded to them over the next couple of weeks. We rounded out our short week with a super fun Halloween dress up day. It was amazing to see all the k

These amazing first graders had a great week!  Writing We have had some exciting writing work shops! We are learning to give our stories a beginning, a middle, and an end and to give our characters life and movement in the stories. In addition, these courageous kids have shown tons of enthusiasm in sharing their stories with the class! We are so proud of them! MathIn math we are finishing up our lessons on numbe

Starting this month, during my weekly designated library time with our 1st-4th grade students, I have launched the 2020 Global Read Aloud initiative. Information about Global Read Aloud can be found at https://theglobalreadaloud.com. The program allows schools throughout the world to connect through designated children’s books that raise awareness. I am happy to share we are connecting with schools in

We had another great week in first grade! In Math, students are tackling number bonds and creating addition and subtraction sentences. In Religion, we are learning to listen for God speaking to us in quiet times, in nature around us, and in people who love us. In Science we are continuing to study the moon, documenting it each night in our moon journals. During the week we even made our own models of the earth and th

Our first graders enjoyed a treat this week as we participated in a pretend “teddy bear baptism” at school. I am pleased to share that the bears all cooperated and were on their best behavior! We thank Fr. Rodlin for visiting us this week to take part in this very special event. Be sure to take a peek at the photos below documenting the day. I hope students are having a wonderful holiday weekend with thei

Another wonderful week of First Grade! Sidekicks are coming back and forth,  we are all wearing masks, bringing water bottles, extra masks, paper bags and beach towels. Thank you for your help with all of these new items. Our class now has two Art classes a week and two Art teachers, we are very lucky. Religion – God our Father is Holy is our new Chapter. Students learned that  Moses is an important figure in t

THANK YOU for joining me for our Virtual Back to School Night. It was a pleasure to meet with you and present our First Grade curriculum. Your children are so darling, sweet, and co-operative. They are learning about the rules and procedures for First Grade. They are doing an amazing job of practicing social distancing, washing their hands, not sharing supplies and following direction. Please continue sending three e

Another week with the awesome First Graders! We continue learning and practicing our rules and procedures for First Graders: Social Distancing, washing hands, not sharing supplies and following directions. Please continue sending 3 extra masks, a water bottle, paper bag for masks during eating, and a beach towel for outdoor eating. The towels go home on Friday for cleaning and are returned to school on Monday. SIDEKI

This has been an awesome week!!  We have been learning our rules and procedures for attending school during a pandemic. Social Distancing, washing hands, not sharing supplies and following specific directions are not easy for First Graders. Please continue to send 3 extra masks for your chid, a brown paper bag for mask storage during snack and lunch, a water bottle, and a beach towel for outdoor eating. The towe

You have been subscribed to receive classroom news through our SFX blog system. Please note what this looks like, by grade, below: 1 – Kindergarten will use See Saw to share classroom news and updates this year across both the SJ and SFX campuses. Watch for an update here soon! 2 – Grades 1-4 will continue to share weekly updates and overviews through the SFX blog system. You are automatically subscribed

Our First Days of First Grade were filled with smiles and laughter. We had a wonderful year and learned so much , including  reading, writing, math, and science. We also strengthened our Faith and Hope in God, our Father, learning about our Religion and our world. Thank you to our Room Parents for organizing countless treats, parties, Mystery Readers  and special events. Thank you to a special parent who organized ou

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 51 Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Good Morning! Message for Parents and Students! ****Please take a photo of your child on the last day of first grade and send it to your teacher by 4pm on Tuesday to be included in the blog.**** Today is the last day of First Grade!!! It has been a memorable year. You are our first class that we have ever taught in school and with e-learning. You are a s

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 50 Monday, June 8, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Zooms: Monday (Today) Mrs. Cobia’s class—optional Zoom from 9:00-9:30 (The link will be in an email) Tuesday–Mrs. O’Keefe’s and Mrs. Cobia’s classes—10:00 Please be prepared to share a memory from the year. You may want to show a page from your memory book. This is our final Zoom for the year. Please

Thank you to all the wonderful families who shared our First Grade school year. It has been an honor  to be your child’s teacher, I love  each of my darling students. and have missed being with them every day as our unusual school year abruptly ended in – school learning. . The children grew academically, spiritually and physically. We had an abundance of fun  learning, playing, and praying together. Than

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 49 Friday, June 5, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Please note the new Zooms!! Zooms today: Small Reading Groups with your teacher. This will be the last reading group of the school year! Zooms next week: Mrs. Cobia’s Class: (You will be receiving an email with these Zoom invitations) Monday, June 8–9:00-9:30 Optional time to check in or say, &#

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 48 Thursday, June 4, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: As the school year winds down, we really hope to focus these last days on Religion and Writing. Whether or not you are able to keep the pace of these lessons, we hope your child will complete them at some time. The Religion book was important for your children and we hope that they complete the book. Work

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 We’ll see you for prayers at 8:30 and wish you a happy virtual field day! We hope you have fun today! Happy Birthday!    

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 47 Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Mrs. Cobia’s class—Zoom call today at 9:00 (Please use the link emailed to you yesterday) No Wednesday Zoom calls due to field day! Lessons will resume on Thursday. Thursday Zoom Office Hours: Mrs. Cobia from 9:30-10:00 Mrs. O’Keefe from 10:00-10:30 Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joi

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 46 Monday, June 1, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: No class Zooms on Wednesday due to Field Day! Mrs. Cobia’s class will be rescheduled for Tuesday, June 2 at 9:00. You will receive a link today by email. Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 45 Friday, May 29, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Hopefully, you picked up your materials yesterday or will do so today! We know your children will be excited to see what was in their desks and lockers. Please note that your child will be using 2 books next week for school work that are in the package. One is the religion book, Christ Our Life, and the oth

Learning Adventures in First Grade Day 44 Thursday, May 28, 2020 Good Morning! Important Information for Parents: Student Lessons: Please begin your day by joining Miss Barrett, teachers, and friends for prayers at 8:30. Please write what you are grateful for. Lessons are found here: Thursday, May 28 Lesson Plan Yoga: Yoga Kids! https://vimeo.com/422932174/571016c1cf Photos: