Next week we will be starting one of our favorite language arts units- Traveling with Flat Stanley. The students will be creating their own Flat Stanleys and sending them to a friend or family member for an adventure. You will receive more info on Monday about this fun activity. We will have no reading test or spelling words this week.
Catholic Schools Week was a lot of fun and very high energy. My next posting will have a few photos of Clash Day but you can check out the ones from the whole school on the DeSales website. We climbed halfway to our goal of $4000 for our sister school in NYC. We are still accepting gift cards on Monday if you haven't had a chance to send one in yet. Thank you for helping us support others in need.
We have started a new chapter in math- Money. Students will be expected to count mixed coins as well as add and subtract monetary values. This is such an important life skill. You can help by emptying out your pocket or coin purse at the end of the night and letting your child count up the change. What an easy way to get proficient in counting coins! To go along with our money unit, every year I set up a class store for the students to purchase trinkets. It is great motivation to learn about money. If you have any small toys or trinkets that you could donate we would love to use them. Those McDonald's toys you get in Happy Meals are perfect for this activity. I supply the money and the students count out change to purchase their choice of toys.
