Holy Rosary – Wea Catholic School NewsletterSeptember 19, 2008 holyrosaryweacatholicschool.org Sachen’s Scribbles…Dear All, Thanks to God for answering our prayers! I am pleased to announce that Mrs. Mary Margaret Richardson has returned to work and Miss Jean Stump will be back on Monday!May these ladies continue to find strength through God’s healing touch. Be a follower…. Give THANKS!In Christ,Mrs. Sachen Our Tree is in BLOOM! Our volunteer tree is in bloom! Please remit the number of hours you have VOLUNTEERED over the past month, so our tree may start “budding.” Email your hours and area you volunteered in to Jaclyn Hunsperger at
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Watch our community build a village to help raise our children! Fall Food Drive Congratulations to Mrs. Miller’s classroom for bringing in 754 food items! They will enjoy their extra recess. As a whole school, we collected a total of 1806 items for those less fortunate. Thank you to all who participated in this wonderful community service project! NURSE’S NOTE Dear Parents, Just a few reminders: If your child is absent for the day, please call the office by 9:00 and leave a message that includes the reason for absence. This allows me to keep track of what may be going around and respond as needed. You may also send me an email at:
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.Here are some basic reminders about when students need to stay home according to the State Guidelines for infectious disease: - Fever is greater than 100 degrees.
- Must remain fever free for 24 hours without fever reducers.
- Must stay home 24 hours after the last vomiting episode.
- Must stay home 24 hours after diarrhea symptoms subside.
- Must be on antibiotic eye drops for minimum of 24 hours for Pink Eye.
- Must be on antibiotic for minimum of 24 hours for Strep Throat.
- Please contact me if you are not sure about other illnesses such as viruses or rashes etc. Feel free to contact me anytime for questions or concerns.
We plan to have lots of exciting health and safety programs again this year! We are planning to hold another round of “Healthy Habits” competitions where students and families are challenged to “try on” certain healthy behaviors. We plan to have another Flu shot clinic this Fall, and we hope to have another Bike Safety Rodeo in the Spring to name a few. Please feel free to let me know if you have any ideas or concerns.Be Safe, Be Healthy,Debbie Martin 4 Year old Preschool News! We love Preschool! We are all settled into our new classroom environment and happy to grow and learn with our new friends! We started our school year learning the letters Ii, Tt & Pp. We are trying a new letter introduction order that corresponds to the frequency they are used in our language! We even started blending the letter sounds together that we have learned. We are practicing our pencil grips and writing out names! It's amazing on how much we have improved so far this year! We look forward to our Dads coming next week for Donuts with Dad! It is always a fun time showing our dads around our classroom and meeting our friends...the donuts are great too! Come by anytime to say hello to us and see what great things we are doing that day! Preschool is always so busy! Ms. Becky & friends! MUSIC NOTES 2008 WOW! The school year is on a roll and so are the Musicians of Wea. The students have already been active in so many aspects of music. I am not sure where to begin. So here goes. Four Year Old/Pre K students are learning songs that use the letters A and B. They are also learning songs in Spanish. Kindergarten students have already learned to draw and recognize the treble clef, whole note, half note, staff, and bar line. First Grade musicians have been reviewing the music symbols learned last year as well as learning to read the notes on the staff. Students have been learning about the instruments of the orchestra and band. Second Grade has been reviewing all of the music notes learned last year as well as expanding their music reading knowledge to include the notes on the treble clef staff. These students are learning about the instruments of the band/orchestra. Third Grade has been introduced to the harmonica including the history, how they are made, and how they are make sounds. The students are already making music!! Fourth Grade has been instructed about the care, and playing techniques of the recorder. Beautiful recorder sounds are coming from the music room. They have learned three notes already! Fifth Grade is diligently working on learning note values. Fifth Grade Band Students have got their instruments /books and have played their first few notes. It is great to see them so excited about playing in band. Sixth , Seventh and Eighth Grade Band is continuing to expand their playing skills. Progress is made each and every day. Middle School Choir meets at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday mornings and is working on learning to sing in harmony and understanding their voice /vocal techniques. In addition to all of the above, the students in various classes have already participated in all school masses as the choir and will continue to do so throughout the year. I want thank all staff, parents and families for their continued support of the Music Department at Holy Rosary-Wea. It is great to be teaching such talented students and working with such incredible people. Remember: He Who Sings Prays Twice!!!Nedra Miller Kindergarten News This week in : Reading- We read the story Miss Bindergarten takes a Field Trip with the Kindergarten. We continued to review letter recognition, beginning sounds, rhyming words, character and setting .Math- We learned about position words such as under, above, beside, next to, different, alike, under, above, out and in. We did many different activities to help us learn about these words including a very fun activity using doghouses on Tuesday. Religion- Last week we learned that God made us wonderful. This week we focused on the five senses God gave us. Monday we used our sense of sight. Tuesday we used our sense of hearing. We tried to find a partner with the same sounding egg, as ours. Thursday, we used our senses of smell and taste, to find out if all food that smells good, taste good. We had lots of fun! Social Studies- This week was all about community. We explored ways to be responsible in our community. We learned how to be responsible students in our classrooms. Many parents were able to come and share, with the classes, how their jobs help the community! We would like to give a BIG “Thanks” to all the parents that were able to come and share their interesting jobs! We had a blast listening to your stories!The Kindergarten Classes HELP! HELP! We are in need of EMPTY cereal boxes for the 5th grade. We have 10 boxes, but need 32 total boxes. If you have one that is empty or close to being empty, please drop it off in the school office in C/O Becca Poulter. BACK TO SCHOOL SOCIAL Please join us at 11:00 am Mass to celebrate back-to-school and Catechetical Sunday. It’s a time to recognize and support the wonderful teachers, parents and all the members of our faith community here at Holy Rosary-Wea. WHEN: Sunday, September 21, 2008TIME: 11:00 Mass / 12:00 SocialWHERE: Father Larry’s Gazebo areaCOST: Donations Come and meet new friends! UPCOMING EVENTS(Please note events and times have changed since the printing of the handbook/calendar.) Week of September 22nd – 26th Monday, September 22, 2008I.T. B.S. Testing
8th Grade Parent Meeting – Wea Room 7:00 pm Tuesday, September 23, 2008 I.T. B.S. Testing Mad Scientist – Parish Center 3:15 pm Wednesday, September 24, 2008 I.T. B.S. Testing Preschool Donuts w/Dad 8:00am/12:00 pm All School Mass 2:00 pm Catholic Scripture Study 7:00 pm Thursday, September 25, 2008 I.T. B.S. Testing Preschool Donuts w/Dad 8:00am/12:00 pm Friday, September 26, 2008 I.T. B.S. Testing DRESS DOWN DAY (Theme: Your Choice) $1.00 charge for HR-Wea’s Guardian Angel Fund Week of September 29th – October 3rd Monday, September 29, 2008 I.T. B.S. Testing – Make-Up Testing BLOOD DRIVE Dress Down Day – must turn in yellow form. Tuesday, September 30, 2008 I.T. B.S. Testing – Make – Up Testing Mad Scientist – Parish Center 3:15 pm Johnson County Planning and Zoning Meeting 7:00 pm Cure’ of Ars\ Wednesday, October 1, 2008 All School Mass 2:10 pm Faculty Meeting – Art Room 3:30 pm Catholic Scripture Study 7:00 pm Thursday, October 2, 2008 PTO “Weagle Walk-a-thon” – during PE classes PTO Council Meeting – Art Room 5:00 pm School Advisory Council – Art Room 6:30 pm Friday, October 3, 2008 4H Clubs Dress Down Day |
