St. Patrick's Day Fun

We loved reading Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato. Here we are playing the board game with comprehension questions.

Hello and Happy SPRING!

Hello 1C Families,
 Thank you for sending in the goodies for our green fruit salad last week. We really enjoyed it and it was a nice way to kick off our St Patrick's Day fun.


   Tomorrow is the annual St. Bernadette School Walk- a Thon! The children may wear their summer gym uniforms. Please be sure that your child brings in a water bottle with their name on it. It is going to be another beautiful, warm day. Please refer to the Walk-a- Thon paperwork sent home earlier this month for specifics. All fund raised go directly to improving and building our technology components. Thanks for your support.


   Arts Night is this Friday, March 23rd. The children have made amazing artwork with Mrs. Lapolito and it is their chance to shine. If you have not been to Arts Night, you will be amazed by the art displayed throughout the main building. Also, Mrs. Clune is inviting all grade one and two students to sing in Spanish at Arts Night. If your child is going to participate in this optional activity please bring them to the Media Center for 5:45pm on Friday. 


   Just a friendly reminder that there is a school wide Lenten Service Project that has been featured in our school news. We are collecting items for families that are in temporary housing at local motels. Please check the school new and fliers on stb-school.org for further details. We will be collecting donations in the classroom.


   The children will be bringing home their Book Buddy Bags on Friday, March 23 with a book and 2 book report pages. The children are familiar with discussing the story elements on the pages.  The follow criteria will be used in grading the book reports: completion of all parts including writing and illustrations, neatness in writing, details in illustration, punctuation/ capitals. The students are expected to sound out words and use of memory words is expected to reflect their learning. The Book Buddy Bags with the contents is due on Tuesday, March 27th! 

Moving on to MORE Adventures of the SUPERKIDS!

Dear Family,

Your child’s reading and writing adventures continue as we begin the next level of the

Superkids Reading Program, More Adventures of the Superkids. The goal is to build upon the

skills children have already learned, so reading comes more naturally and independently.

Then they will be able to spend more energy on understanding what they are reading and

expressing their ideas in writing.

In the previous level, Adventures of the Superkids, your child learned that the same

sound can be spelled in different ways, such as the long o sound in no, note, and boat, and

In this level, your child will learn that the same letters can stand for more than one sound,

such as oo in moon and book, and other words that are tricky to read and spell. Children will

use new patterns and rules as well as memorization to read and spell tricky words. 

Your child will continue to bring home a spelling lists of Memory Words, Pattern Words, and trickers

every few weeks to prepare for their spelling test at the end of each week.  Help your child

memorize the spelling of the Memory Words and practice using patterns and rules to spell

the Pattern Words and trickers.

As children’s understanding of words grows, they will be able to read the longer, more

challenging stories about the Superkids in the More Adventures of the Superkids Reader. The

journey to being a “real reader” isn’t easy, but you and your child will be amazed how far

your child will have come by the end of the year.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Dufault

Pleasant Rowland  Author and Founder of the Superkids Reading Program

March News

Hello 1C Families,
   Here are a few notes to keep you informed of what we are up to in 1C!

• 3/6 1C visits the school book fair. Please see the flier sent home with the information regarding the book fair. The children will be visiting the fair 9- 9:30. Please keep in mind that the books are taxed when sending in a payment.
• 3/12 Field Study to see Seussical at Mechanics Hall in Worcester. We will return to school by lunch time. Thank you for indicating that you would like to be a chaperon for this field study. I will post the "winner" once I pull from a hat tomorrow.
• 3/16 is a half day of school. We will be making a green fruit salad to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Thanks in advance to the HR mom for coordinating this for our class.
• 3/22 Art Show set up day. Mrs. Lapolito is in need of parent volunteers to help set up for the Art Show. If will be available to help out at any time on the 22nd please email Mrs. Lapolito at ART2@stb-school.org .