January 5

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
We're all back and ready for a brand new year! There's so much we have to learn yet, and the time goes so quickly ( though I do have to admit - some DAYS go by slowly! :-)

We had a very nice liturgy for the Epiphany/Christmas on Wednesday. The kids helped and the teachers were the choir. Mr. Bell played the organ. It is so nice to be able to sing Christmas carols. We all got to view Father Paul's gifts for the Three Wisemen - gold, frankincense,and myrrh. It was fun to see them!

Today Mrs. Urling came in and read about Snowflakes. There was a discussion about snowflakes, too. Then the kids made beautiful and bright snowflakes, and they wrote a poem to go with their artwork. Mrs. Urling showed them how they did Reading, Science, Poetry, and Art all in less than an hour! Good job kids! Thank you, Mrs. Urling!!

We are working on various subjects with our new mimio board. I have a lot to learn yet on making things work properly! I actually have had some success with it, and the kids enjoy the activities because they are interactive. I look forward to using it for many activities which will add to our learning.

Our next liturgy for grade two will be on January 25th. Maybe you can plan ahead and be able to attend it with us. Our kids do so well, and they will make great lectors, greeters, and ushers as they get older!

We are working with analog clocks now. Some kids are a little confused when it comes to the quarter hour, half hour, and 45 minutes. It takes time and practice to get this. They are doing well with counting by 5 minutes for after the hour times. Maybe you can ask them to tell you the time if you have an analog clock available, and that will give extra practice. Keep practicing addition and subtraction facts daily, too!

We would like to thank Mrs. Marita and her family and friends who helped her collect Sunny D labels. Her time and effort awarded our class 20 new books for our classroom!!!! Thank you, Mrs. Marita! We appreciate it!!

Have a good evening!