Mrs. Porter’s Newsletter

April 21-25, 2014

Calendar of Events

Monday, April 21st-NO SCHOOL-Easter Monday

Wednesday, April 23rd-Mass at 8:30AM

Thursday, April 24th-VIP Day 9:00-10:30  Please ask your VIP to meet in the church.

NEWS AND NOTES

Special Person Day takes place this Thursday.  Each student is asked to invite one special person to come visit our school.  All visitors are to meet in the church at 9:00.  The Spring Book Fair will take place this week as well.  

I have heard from about half of the parents letting me know that you are receiving my e-mails.  I will be getting ahold of people who I have not heard from.  Please let me know that you received this newsletter if you haven’t already.

I am so proud of how hard all of the second graders worked on our Last Supper program.  The reading and singing were outstanding.  What a wonderful way to remember the Last Supper as we prepare for the sacrament of Holy Communion.  We will be completing our last chapter in the Communion book this week and then we will begin practicing for how to receive the Eucharist. We will ask the kids to make sure that hands are clean and clothes are tidy.  These are some important steps to remember:

*Lift kneeler quietly with your hands.

*Keep hands in a prayerful position until the person in front of you is receiving.

*Get hands ready by putting the hand that you write with underneath the other hand to make a special cup for the host.

*Give a small bow.

*Reach up so the Eucharistic minister does not have to bend down.

*Say “Amen!”

*When the host is in your mouth, please do not chew it like bubble gum, you should let it dissolve.

*The sign of the cross is optional.

*Put hands back in a prayerful position all the way to your seat.

*Kneel and thank Jesus for coming to you.

If your child will be receiving from the cup, we told the students that they just need to let it touch their lips and that is good enough.   Remember that our school celebration of First Communion will take place on May 14th at the 8:30AM mass.  Students will wear their Communion outfits to school and bring a change of clothes.  We will take a school picture afterwards.

Remember to celebrate the earth this month.  Ask your child how he/she can take care of our earth. 

Benchmark/WRAP/ and IREAD2 testing will start taking place very soon.  As always, please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a healthy breakfast every morning.

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Reading-WRAP testing begins this week/continue CLOSE reading strategies/TIKI TRIBE book about caring for the earth

Spelling-No list this week-UNIT 24 will be next week

Religion-We carry on the word of Jesus 

Math- Begin Unit 7-Fractions

Science-Complete Investigation 1 on Balance and begin Invesigation 2-Motion