Sunday, March 9, 2025

March


    February is the month of love and faith indeed! The school mass was a success. Thank you to all the students and parents who attended and participated the Catholic school mass.

The Catholic school Week had been exciting and fun as well. The different activities helped us to become one community.  

          March is a month that will help strengthen our journey in faith. We started March with the celebration of Ash Wednesday.

In the Catholic church, we are now in the season of Lent. Lent is a season when we make an effort to live the way God wants us to by praying and acting loving to other people.

In Language Arts, we are continuously focusing on our grammar, spelling, reading, writing and phonics. We are continuing our monthly journals and our printing practice. This term, the students will start reading easy chapter books. We are learning more about writing complete sentences. They are being reminded to write their sentences using proper capitalization and punctuation. 

In Math, we are doing small unit about comparing numbers using the greater than less than and equal sign symbols. We are also doing the order of numbers from least to greatest and greatest to least. We will start learning Addition and Subtraction with regrouping. Strengthening their mental math skills is done thru mad minutes.

In Social Studies, we are learning all about their personal identity – on what makes them special and unique. Their language spoken, their family, the community they belong, and of course all about themselves. We are going to do a lesson about The Treaty Relationship – learning about trade and bartering.

In Science, we are learned appearances of an adult animal and its offspring. We are learning about life span of certain living things. 

In Religion, Lent is the time of reflection. We will discuss the pillars of lent which are prayer, fasting and almsgiving. As well discuss the different works of mercy.

In Art, the students are excited to have monthly artist of the month. In the month of February, we talk about Alma Thomas’ artworks. She is the first Black woman to have a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York City and the first Black woman to have her work chosen for the White House collection.  This month of March, our artist of the month is Henri Matisse. Henri Matisse was a French artist known for his use of wild, bright colors and original ideas. He is mainly known as a painter, but he was also a drawer, printmaker, collage artist and sculptor.

Please take note and remember the following dates: 

ü  March 3, Monday – Paczki donuts (jambusters) were sold. This was in support to the African mission of St. Gerard Parish. Thank you to all who supported this activity.

ü  March 4, Tuesday – Pancake Lunch Shrove Tuesday.

ü  March 5, Wednesday – Ashe Wednesday

ü  March 6. Thursday – Report cards were sent home.

ü  March 9, Sunday – Daylight Saving Time turn clock 1 hour forward

ü  March 10, Monday – Class Photo. Be at your best.

ü  March 11, Tuesday – Early dismissal. Parent Conference 4:00-8:00 pm.

ü  March 13, Thursday – Early dismissal. Parent Conference 4:00-8:00 pm.

ü  March 14, Friday – No School - Parent Conference 9:00-12:00nn

ü  March 17, Monday – St. Patrick’s Day – Wear Green

ü  March 21, Friday – Yearbook Order Deadline

ü  March 28, Friday – Last day of School

ü  March 31 – April 4 – Spring Break

ü  April 7, Monday – School Reopens

Please continue to check and sign your child’s agenda every night. We write in our agenda daily. We write important information like homework, due dates and communication happening in our classroom and in the school. 

 

Thank you! 

 

Mrs. Francisco