St. John The Baptist Catholic School

February 3, 2012

Dear Parents,

Many thanks for the lovely cards, gifts and flowers that we received on “Teacher Appreciation Day” – we are truly grateful.

The children did an outstanding job of presenting their poems at the Poetry Sharing and enjoyed spending some time with their “Special Person” on Wednesday.

We all had fun at Badger Park and enjoyed participating in the activities.

First graders learned about money counting and monetary equivalents, they used music and manipulatives to develop these skills. The students also practiced inflectional endings – ing, es, s, ed etc.

Tardiness: We have noticed an increase in tardiness lately. Please keep in mind that school rules dictate that 3 tardies in one month leads to a detention after school.

First grade enjoyed learning about groundhog day facts.

The children enjoyed bagels, cream cheese and jam with orange juice on Student Appreciation Day.

President project: Due: February 15th Cut-out: Please dress the president in clothing from his time in office – be creative and have fun!

Global Service Project – Thank you to Ashley’s family for donating a large coin jar to hold our pennies and thanks to all who sent in pennies this week.

Coming Up:
1. Celebration of the 100th day of school – 1st and 4th grades will join in this celebration
2. Free Dress – Monday, February 6th as a reward from the student Council for Spirit Week participation
3. President project – see attached papers and cut-out figure
4. Adopt a polar bear cub
5. Black History Month: First grade will be learning about significant African Americans
6. The Seven Sacraments

Thank you for all your support and enjoy the weekend.

Sincerely,
Maeve O’Sullivan and Erika Spears