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Assignment for Wednesday, April 8
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength. Let us keep in mind and prayers our parents who are in the frontlines, helping others:  nurses, fire fighter, physical therapist, physician’s assistant
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen. 
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion:
WordBank4Apr2020 (1).pdf
Print the attached sheet. Fill in the missing words.
Talk about The Last Supper: discuss the events that took place. They were having a Passover meal. Remind them about Prince of Egypt , how God saved them from slavery. The Jewish people remember this by having a Passover meal every year. Jesus was celebrating the Passover meal with His apostles, where He became the sacrificial lamb, and He instituted the Holy Eucharist, where He becomes present at every mass.
He washed their feet to show that a good leader serves his people. He was giving them a message to love one another. The First Eucharist happened at the Last Supper, and still happens at every mass celebrated.
 * Don't forget to slowly turn your crown of thorns to crown of flowers by Easter, by doing something for Jesus everyday.
You can send a picture to our homepage when you finish. Thank you and have a Blessed, happy Easter! God is with us!
Practice Book
 Watch again: Oak Trees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuGb1-Y1e_o
 Talk about what non-fiction means. What is the purpose of reading non-fiction?
The purpose of nonfiction is to learn facts and information. What facts did you learn from this book? Talk to your child about it. No need to write.
 
 Math: Use one of the hundred chart you printed yesterday. Color all the decade numbers.
Using the next hundred chart you printed, circle the number that is 10 more than 25.
Color the number that is 10 less than 25.

Phonics
Do page 203. Write the lowercase e on the proper lines. Say the name of each picture. Circle the pictures with the short 'e' sound.

Progress ELA/Garden
A parent shared this. I think it's a good keepsake of what we are going through. You know one day in the future, we'll talk about this experience. Print and do this at your leisure. No deadline. 
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/po5rmhnau24vcg4/2020%20Covid-19%20time%20capsule%20sheets.pdf?dl=0


Projects/Letter Writing
 
easter.docx
Color the Easter lily.

Have a Holy Triduum and a Glorious Easter!

Prayer: Angel of God


Assignment for Tuesday, April 7
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength. Let us keep in mind and prayers our parents who are in the frontlines, helping others:  nurses, fire fighter, physical therapist, physician’s assistant
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen. 
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.

Religion:

We Believe Book - Do pages 185-186. Talk about Jesus' love for us. Write their name on the banner and draw a picture to show you love Jesus.
Print the attached sheet. Read The Jesus Story-Trace and color the pictures.
Watch and pray the video attached: Stations of the Cross
https://youtu.be/j0qv7c4PsrA
* Don't forget to slowly turn your crown of thorns to crown of flowers by Easter, by doing something for Jesus everyday.

ELA-  Practice Book
Watch: Oak Trees by Melanie Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuGb1-Y1e_o
In your trade book, write the title, author, genre of the story
Draw the life cycle of an oak tree, starting with the acorn.

Math

 Print 3 copies of the attached hundred chart. Review columns  (numbers going down) and rows (numbers left to right).
Look at the second row. Circle the number that is common (number 1).
Look at the second column. Circle the number that is common (number 2).
* The other 2 copies are for tomorrow.
 
 
ELA Phonics

Say the following cvc words, and have your child write the words. This is usually a "bonus" we do in class, for an extra star, or a sticker. Please give them two stars for me for trying.
net, web, cap, bed, pen, bug

Social Studies/Science
Watch:
scholastic.com/lfo
class code: pawtag9
Read: If You See a Spring Flower...
Do the spelling activity at the back of the magazine on loose leaf.

Projects/Letter Writing
 Color the Easter egg.




Assignment for Monday, April 6
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen. 
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion- Finish "My Holy Week Book" from promise magazine if you have not finished it yet. Color the picture "The True King" (download) and talk about Palm Sunday. It is when Jesus was welcomed to Jerusalem with palm branches. We want to welcome Jesus in our hearts. Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week. Do pages 183-184 in the We Believe Book. We call Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday of the Holy week, the Holy Triduum. Talk about why these three days are the most important days of the year. In these three days, Jesus gave us Himself. Jesus did many wonderful things for people: He was kind to the poor, He cured people, He loved children. Finally in these three days He showed His love by dying and rising from the dead. By doing this, we can be closer to God. He opened the gates of heaven for us. The whole church all over the world celebrates these three days. We celebrate how much Jesus loves us by giving His whole life for us. We thank Him for loving us.

The archdiocese sent a video for children about The Stations of the Cross.  Please watch this week.
https://media.loyolapress.com/assets/lent/stations-eng/stations-eng.html 
 
 * Don't forget to slowly turn your crown of thorns to crown of flowers by Easter, by doing something for Jesus everyday.
 
ELA Please download the sheets, answer, and email back to me.
Thanks!
 
circle-the-short-vowel.pdf

Math- Download the attached, put in the missing numbers, and email back to me. Thanks!

ELA- Phonics - Say the pair of words and have your child identify which word has the short "e" sound. Tell your child to point to her/his leg when they hear the short e sound.
bed/bat, fin/fed, pen/hid, beg/bug, dog/Meg, wig/web, tag/leg, run/red, pot/pet.
Progress ELA- watch: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
Listen to the Tale of Peter Rabbit. In your trade book, write the title, the author, the genre, and draw the vegetables Mr. McGregor is growing
 


Special birthday greetings to Finola (March 19) and Nathan! (March 26)
And for April, Tim (April 10) God bless you all always!

I miss you, my kindergartners, and families!
Before we begin, I would like to thank our parents who are in the health field profession and continue to do their jobs in this most difficult time. We salute you. You are our hero!  We keep you in our prayers. God be with you and your families.
Just an update:  Please sign up to our k homepage. You can post homework photos here. Have fun!
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Assignment for Friday. April 3
Let us pray for our families who are in the medical field, police officers, fire fighters, and our leaders.
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen. 
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion - Using their booklet that they did at school, recite the Stations of the Cross. After reading at every station, we say "We adore Thee of Christ and we praise Thee. Because, by Thy Holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world." They are familiar with this response. Say a Hail Mary also after each station. Let us offer this Stations of the Cross for the first responders, the afflicted, and all those who suffer.
ELA-  Practice Book
 Watch Seeds Secrets again on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhzdivnOto4.
In your trade book, write the title, author, genre. Then draw four different ways on how plants get planted. Color your picture. Please take a picture and post on our homeroom page when you get the chance. I miss seeing their journals : (
ELA- Phonics
Do page 202. Write a sentence or two about the picture.
Math
Do pages 706-708.
Garden/Projects
*When you eat scallion, place the roots in water and watch how the leaves grow.
Same thing with carrot tops. You can send pictures to me : ) whenever you get to eat these. It doesn’t have to be today.
Prayer: Angel of God
*May I make a request of finishing up the assigned task in zearn and brainpop before the Easter break, if you can. Please don’t do it over Easter break. We all need to take a break and just relax.
Enjoy the weekend!






Assignment for Thursday, April 2, 2020
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen. 
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion: Do the first page on Promise Magazine. Color the welcome page. Talk about when people welcomed Jesus with palm branches. Make a windsock using this page. For those who do not have the magazine. Write "Welcome Jesus" and draw palm branches on a piece of white paper. Turn it into a tube like a windsock, add strips of paper at the ends. Talk about Palm Sunday, this coming Sunday.
ELA-  Practice Book
Do page 167- Review the short sound of letter "u". Name each picture, write the letter the pictures begin with, even though they don't all begin with the letter u.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhzdivnOto4
Seed Secrets
On page 168, talk about how seeds are dispersed. Some are light that they are blown by the wind, like the samaras (maple seeds) and the dandelions.  Some are planted by machines, and some fall off the cobs, one of nature's way to disperse seeds, so we'll always have that specie. Seeds come from plants, and plants make more seeds.
Math- Do pages 703-705, describe and identify hexagons.
ELA- Phonics -Read the text on page 201. Draw pictures related to the text.
Social Studies/ Science
Edible Plant Parts: Identify the part of the plant that you are eating today.
For example: carrot is the root. Lettuce is the leaf part. I am sure you are eating your veggies, right?
; )
 
Science LFO- Let's Find Out
Watch: scholastic.com/lfo
class code: pawtag9.
Do Build A Plant
Parts of A Plant
Dance Break Plants
Prayer: Angel of God.



Assignment for April 1, 2020- No Assignments today! Just kidding!
*Happy April Fool’s Day : )
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen.  (as requested by Fr. Lynch to pray)
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion- Continue yesterday's project, and do a good deed out of love for Christ, who gave His life for all of us. Jesus loves all of us, that is why He became the Lamb of God. He became the sacrifice for our sake. Please say a special prayer for first responders, the sick, the lonely. Hug your kids for me. 
Practice Book- Read and color "It Is Little" Tear and turn into a book.
Math- Do pages 699-702, squares and other rectangles.
Phonics- Do pages 199-200. Tear and fold into a book. Have your child write her name and read the story independently. Ask why the characters got wet.
Progress ELA
Listen to audio: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen.
Amazon is nice enough to give this for free. If you can please listen to the timeless classic Timeless Tales of Beatrix Potter: Peter Rabbit and Friends and the Winnie the Pooh Collection. These are classics that I don’t want the children to miss. I enjoy reading classics to them at the end of the day.
Projects/ Letter Writing
Do Easter lilies by tracing your fingers on paper and cutting around it. Curl the fingers using a pencil. Fold to make blossoms. I hope they remember how to do this. We did it in class. Attach it to a stick/straw or whatever you have for a stem. You can make multiples to have a bouquet. (Great for fine motor skills.)
Pray: Angel of God



Assignment for Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen.  
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion: If your resources allow, make a crown of thorns using twigs you pick up while cleaning out the yard. Tie a string around it to make it circular. If you don't have twigs, mix play dough to make it brown and form into a wreath. Add toothpicks for thorns. Please do not go to the store just to get materials for this. Be resourceful and creative. Place on purple paper for the color of lent. Everyday, we will turn this crown into a crown of flowers by picking out a thorn and replacing with a flower for every good deed we do to show our love for Jesus. I am attaching pictures of flowers to color. Feel free to use your own. My kindergartners probably make better pictures than these. I would love to see pictures if you can send them. Continue doing until the end of next week.
ELA- Practice Book- Do pages 161-162. Name the pictures, and write the letter next to the picture it begins with.  Color the pictures. They will look at the pictures and put them in the right order, by writing numbers 1,2,3, then write the sequence words on top of the pictures: first, next, last
Math- Do pages 696-698, identify and describe squares and other rectangles
ELA Phonics- Do page 197-198, break up into sound chunks and blend the sounds together to say the word. Circle the picture for the word. Watch:
Science- Go to www.scholastic.com/sciencespink-1
Access code: PHJZMTW 
Watch "Help! I Have Germs!" Do "Listen and Read" and the video. Talk about the importance of covering our sneeze with tissue.
Projects/Letter Writing


Color a rainbow to display on your windows and door.





Assignment for Friday, March 27, 2020
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen.  (as requested by Fr. Lynch to pray)
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion: From yesterday's list, pick one suggestion to follow today.
ELA: Practice Book
Watch the video again, then finish the story frame by adding the verbs that were used in the story. Review what verbs are: action words
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCkRtyXq-fg
 
Mouse __________________into the cave and _____________wee twigs.
 
Hare ____________________white corn and _______________black tea.
 
Word Bank: creeps, lights, pops, brews
ELA- Phonics: Do pages 197-198. Break up into sound chunks, blend the sounds to read, and circle the picture for the word.
 Math: Do pages 693-695
Sunday's Gospel for March 29: We care about our friends. Read The Gospel according to St. John 11: 1-45, Jesus Raises Lazarus
Garden/Projects: If you planted peas, add trellis as peas like to climb. If they have sprouted and are too close to each other, you can "thin" them so they are half an inch apart. The sprouts are microgreens that can be eaten, and are yummy! We grew them in class. The rest will have an opportunity to grow bigger since they have more room now. Make sure they get sunlight and water.

*www.scholastic.com/learnathome is also available. The children can do this in addition to the assignments. There is a daily activity.









Assignment for Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen.  (as requested by Fr. Lynch to pray)
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.
Religion: Have family members help each other trace one of his or her foorprints on paper. Cut it out and write this prayer on it. "Jesus, please walk with me."
Practice Book: Tear out the page and make it a book. Read and color "We Can Do this."
Math:  Do pages 687-689. Name shapes as flat or solids.
Phonics-ELA Watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TjcT7Gto3U
Do pages 193-194. Color the pictures that have the short 'e" sound. Write upper and lowercase Ee.
Progress ELA- Do page 91, and do the “Teacher Talk” on the bottom of the page. Let your child make connections between those things and their own lives.
Projects/ Letter Writing
https://digital.scholastic.com/site/launch/bkflix?ucn=642726498
 Username: Learning20              PW: Clifford
Click on Animals and Nature. Pick the first selection about spring.
Watch: And Then It's Spring (genre is realistic fiction- make believe story but can happen))
Read: How Do you Know It's Spring (genre is non-fiction- facts)
Compare the genres and talk about the differences
Do the activities on the website.
Draw in your tradebook what a plant or animal does in the spring.
Pray: Angel of God

*www.scholastic.com/learnathome is also available. The children can do this in addition to the assignments. There is a daily activity.





Assignment for March 24, 2020
Let’s begin with a prayer:
Lord, be my hope and my strength.
Memorare: Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession, was left unaided.  Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand. sinful and sorrowful; O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me.  Amen.  (as requested by Fr. Lynch to pray)
 Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pray for us.

Religion: Talk about their Lenten cross- Lent is a time we learn to be more like Jesus. What good things will we do for Jesus. How can they be Jesus' helpers in bringing God's love to others? Color a space on their Lenten cross and talk about it.

ELA Practice Book
Do pages 153-154. Name the pictures/ write the letter the picture begins with. On page 154, circle the pictures that shows reality, underline the pictures that show fantasy.

Math - Do pages 677-686. Cut up and review the word cards on pages 677-684

ELA Phonics
Do page 192, identify the pictures. Write the middle vowel sound.

Social Studies/Science
https://www.brainpopjr.com
Watch the movie on spring. Talk about signs of spring

Projects/Letter Writing
Homework Writing Book - Do pages 48-49. Please remind them to write on the proper lines, starting always from the top.

Pray: Angel of God

*www.scholastic.com/learnathome is also available. The children can do this in addition to the assignments. There is a daily activity.

It’s going to be a nice day, go out and play and dig in the soil : ) Get those garden hands ready!

Here is a list of websites you can peruse.