February 1-5

Welcome Parents!
This week is an exciting week as it is Catholic Schools Week which happens to coincide with our 100th day of school on Friday!

The schedule of the week is as follows:

Sunday
Please attend Mass at St. Jerome to thank God for all the blessings that He has given you!

Monday
Community Appreciation: The entire school is having a canned food drive. Please bring a can to help those in need. Proceeds of the drive will go to Mother of Sorrows School.

Tuesday
Student Appreciation Day: Students can wear non-uniform attire and show our Spartan pride in the SJS colors of red and black! Students will also receive extended recess.


Wednesday
Buddy Day: We will be pairing up with the 6th grade for a fun activity! We also have a school mass at 11:15. We will not be having P.E., so make sure to wear your regular uniform.

Parents, you are invited to St. Jerome School for Open House Wednesday Feb. 3, 2010 between 6:30-7:30pm. Come and enjoy looking around 2nd grade and explore other classrooms to see what is in store for your child in the coming years. Please bring friends who may be interested in enrolling their children at St. Jerome. Tours will be given for prospective parents. Also, students who attend Open House wearing their uniform will be allowed to have a non-uniform dress day the next day (Thursday). Make sure to check in with either Mrs. Callanen or Ms. Berlin!


Thursday
Teacher Appreciation Day


Friday
100th Day of School: Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grades will be celebrating our 100th day of school on Friday. Students are invited to come to school dressed as a 100 year old person or wear something that represents 100. If your child does not want to participate, they MUST wear their school uniform. See flier for more details! Students will participate in morning activities centered around the number 100 and there will be a surprise visitor!

Teacher Switch: Mrs. Callanen will teach 5th grade for one period and Ms. Carter will teach 2nd grade!


Saturday
Mardis Gras: Don't forget to buy your tickets to Mardis Gras! Come see the beautiful new hall and enjoy a night out with other St. Jerome parents without the kids!

Homework

Monday
Reading-worksheet
Math-worksheet
Spelling-#8
Reporters be ready to report Friday!

Tuesday
No Homework-Student Appreciation Day!

Wednesday
No Homework-Open House!

Thursday
Reading-worksheet
Math-worksheet
Spelling-#9; Test Tomorrow!
Reporters-Be Ready!

Reporters
Life-Benny
Weather-Kamille
News-Jeremiah
Poetry-Taalib
Vocab-Kia
Fun-Hannah


Spelling Words
boil
coin
point
spoil
voice
enjoy
father
told
colorful
wonderful
about
different
important

January 25-29

Hello Parents!

Remember that Tuesday, January 26th is the general parent meeting at 7pm. Please keep saving your pennies (and other coins too!) for the Pennies for Patients drive! Students can bring in their coins any day of the week.

Catholic Schools week is all next week! We will be having Open House on Wednesday Feb. 3rd from 6:30-7:30pm. Please plan on attending!

The Second Grade class would like to welcome Ms. Berlin to 2nd grade! She will be taking over for Ms. Solari on Wednesdays and Thursdays every week from now on. Be on the look out for her letter to the parents next week!

Homework

Monday 1/25/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 3
Reporters- Be ready to report Friday!

Tuesday 1/26/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 8

Wednesday 1/27/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 2

Thursday 1/28/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 10; test tomorrow!
Reporters- Be ready to report tomorrow!

Reporters
Life-Niah O.
Weather-Eva
News-Leah
Poetry-Justin

Vocab-Meghan
Fun-Bria

Spelling Words
bravely
friendly
lightly
slowly
softly
weekly

High Frequency
ago
head
better
idea
still

Challenge
cheer
clear

January 18-22

Welcome Second Grade Parents,

Monday, January 18th, is a school holiday. Remember to discuss the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr. with your children. They have learned about him in class and would love to share what they know! The rest of the week is the regular schedule. No spelling test this week because we are done with Unit 3, but will not begin the next unit until the next week.

Homework:

Tuesday 1/19
Reading-Read for 20 minutes
Math worksheet


Wednesday 1/20
Reading-Read for 20 minutes
Math worksheet
Social Studies- complete review packet; test tomorrow!


Thursday 1/21
Reading-Read for 20 minutes
Math worksheet

Reporters-Be Ready!

Reporters
Life- Kayla
Poetry- Tuitupou
News- Tony
Fun- Amy
Weather- Nia
Vocab- Nia Mosby

Second Grade News January 11th - 15th

The Second Grade class would like to welcome Ms. Berlin to 2nd grade! She will be taking over for Ms. Solari on Wednesdays and Thursdays every week from now on. Be on the look out for her letter to the parents next week!

Homework

Monday 1/11/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 1
Reporters- Be ready to report Friday!

Tuesday 1/12/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 3

Wednesday 1/13/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 7

Thursday 1/14/10

Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number 9; test tomorrow!
Reporters- Be ready to report tomorrow!

Reporters
Life- Azure
Poetry- Benny
News- Chace
Fun- Cydney
Weather- Sebastian
Vocab- Bailey

Spelling Words
Regular
book
hood
shook
stood
took
wood

High Frequency
become
even
beautiful
great
together

Challenge
bigger
faster

Second Grade News January 4th - 8th

Hello Second Grade Families,

Welcome to 2010! We hope you all had a relaxing and peaceful Christmas vacation. We are happy to be back at work and eager to teach your children again! We are looking forward to a successful and happy second trimester together. Hope you are too!

Please note:
Mrs. Sederstrom will NOT be returning to the 2nd grade classroom. We are currently searching for her replacement. Ms. Solari will be filling in for her this week and we are hopeful that we will have our new teacher up and running next week. I will continue to work my normal schedule of Monday, Tuesday, and every other Friday. Please call or send an e-mail if you have any questions or concerns. I will happy to help you!

Reminders:
Please remember that students are responsible for copying down their spelling words into their Student Agenda each week. The page this week is p. 61. Words are posted on the blog on Mondays and tests are always on Fridays.

A Note from Ms. Duhe:

Reconciliation Retreats are:
January 10th First Retreat
Last Names A-L
2pm-4:30pm (in the church)


January 17th- 2nd retreat;
last names M-Z
2pm-4:30pm (in the church)

Mrs. Toth (Religious Education Director) organizes both retreats and will be signing everyone in as you arrive. Please be prompt! If you need to switch dates or if you have any questions please call Mrs. Toth at (310) 670-1678 x268

January 23rd- Sacrament of Reconciliation
9:30am (in the church)

Before January 23rd the children need to know the 10 Commandments (in order). I hope you have already begun the memorization process over the break. The children will be assessed over these next couple of weeks. Let me know if you need another copy of the 10 Commandments.


Spelling Words

Regular
corn
door
horse
more
pour
store

High Frequency
brought
picture
bring
next
read

Challenge
hurries
cried

Reporters
Life- Jeremiah
Poetry-Kamille
News- Virginia
Fun-Kia
Weather-Colin
Vocab- Taalib

Homework
Monday 1/4/10
No School

Tuesday 1/5/10
Reading-worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number one
Reporters- Be ready to report Friday!

Wednesday 1/6/10
Reading- worksheet
Math- worksheet
Spelling- activity number six

Thursday 1/7/10
Reading- worksheet
Math-worksheet
Spelling- activity number five
Reporters- Be ready to report tomorrow!