Good Evening Families
I hope this email finds you well. Please all important information for the week of 10/21-10/25 to avoid questions that are clearly stated on all emails.
Friday, Oct 25th- San Juan Capistrano Mission
We will have our first educational field trip you may learn more about the program by clicking this link : https://www.missionsjc.com/onsite-field-trips/. To prepare for our field trip, we will also watch some videos in class.
Deadlines:
- Mission/Tribe/ Sutter Fort projects have been assigned and the report will be due November 4th.
- Nov 4th -1st trimester Mass reflection (5 reflections for the 1st trimester)
Mass Journal
Students must complete 5 Sunday Mass Reflections (provided in this email) for the first trimester. Mass Reflections will only be counted if you have completed the reflection from a Catholic Mass you have attended. Non-Catholic services and Reconciliation Prayer are not a Mass.
Non-Catholics are still required to complete the Gospel Reflection. They can use the attached website : https://bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-reading.
Classwork
- Social Studies :Students were assigned a Native American/ Mission/Sutter Ford on Friday 10/11. Monday and Tuesday, we will be completing researches questions in class. However, part of the work might have to be done at home. I will let you know when it is needed.
- Math : As we are starting a new chapter on division, where we will once again, use different strategies to solve problems, please if you are helping your student, make sure to use the appropriate strategy.
Focus of the Week
- Math: Understand Division.
- Word Study: sounds /o͞o/ and //o͝o/
- Grammar: Adjectives
- Religion: Lesson 4 & TOBET Lesson 1
- Social Studies: California Project
Tests
Thursday
- Religion- lesson 4
- Math : Multiplication facts Fluency (quiz)
Friday ( Multiple choice)
- Reading Comprehension
All Saint Day
Please remember that in order for your child to be able to wear a Halloween costume, they have to wear a saint costume on All Saint’s Day (November 1st). Even though this year we are researching on North and South American Saints, your child may dress up as any saint of their liking.
Halloween costumes
To ensure that all costumes follow our School’s Halloween costume guidelines, I would like to ask everyone what costume their child is planning to wear on October 31. Please be sure costumes meet all these guidelines. They must be appropriate and pre-approved, or a student may be sent home to change. Please let me know what your child is wearing by clicking this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UHavbIKCj2pNVAUAGJcKR8fz4RwCtpHiB0s_lAtjjRg/edit
- Costumes should be child-friendly. No inflatables, no gory or scary clowns, no devils, or scary costumes
- Costumes Should Not:
- Be obstructive, offensive, inappropriate for a Catholic school (skimpy or revealing), gory, evil, or violent
- Drag on the ground
- Contain sharp objects, pointed objects, or materials that may accidentally strike another person.
- Contain any weapons that resemble or could be mistaken for an actual weapon.
- Encourage cross-dressing. Boys dress up like boys, and girls dress up like girls
Truancy Policy
Please note that on the syllabus, it stated that every 3 Tardies, students will receive an effort slip. Effort slip will be received this week based on the number of tardies.
A student is considered truant when he or she is absent from school without a valid excuse for three full days in one school year or is tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof. The school shall report the student to the local public school district’s attendance office or the public-school district’s superintendent.
In the event that a school suspects that a student is truant (absent from school without a valid excuse), the school administration should first contact the parents/guardians. If the school suspects that the student is a habitual truant (absent three times in a school year without a valid excuse) and all resources at the school level have been exhausted, the school principal should notify the local Child Welfare and Attendance authorities.
If a student has been reported once as a truant and then is absent again for one or more days without a valid excuse or tardy on one or more days without a valid excuse, the school should again report the student as truant to the local public school district’s attendance office or the public school district’s superintendent. A student who has been reported as truant three or more times is considered a habitual truant and is subject to dismissal.
If a student has been absent without excuse, and it is impossible to contact the parents/guardians or designated emergency contacts within 4 hours and after repeated attempts, the school should notify the attendance office of the local public school district, the local police department, Child Protective Services, or all of those agencies.
Red Ribbon Week – Drug Abuse Prevention
Activities will take place throughout this week in classrooms and through our Student Government to bring awareness to the important issue and to keep our kids safe. Students and teachers may come to school in red tops on 10/23. If you want to wear jeans, Student Government has a fundraiser for $1 to wear jeans to school. Otherwise, students will wear their uniform bottoms on Wednesday, 10/23.
Amazon Wishlist
As we gear up for an exciting school year filled with learning and growth, I wanted to share a wonderful opportunity to further enhance our classroom experience. I created an Amazon Wishlist with carefully selected items that will greatly benefit our students’ education journey. You may check out the link below. Add your favorite items!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3OUPUHM2XB902?ref_=wl_share
Please note, this weekend I want to spend more time with my family as one of my daughters turned 5 and my son is turning 1, therefore I will only be available Tuesday. I wish you a restful and blessed 3 days weekend.
UPCOMING EVENTS
School calendar can be found (clicking here)
Upcoming Events:
For more details, please refer to the [school calendar].
- October 25: 4th grade field trip to San Juan Capistrano
- October 29: Picture Makeup Day
- October 31: Halloween Trunk or Treat (Noon Dismissal), 8th grade fundraiser (Pizza sale at 11am), Daycare available until 3pm
- November 1: All Saints’ Day – 8am All School Mass, K-8 procession in saints’ costumes
- November 2: All Souls’ Day
- November 6 – 2nd Mandatory Parent Faith Formation Meeting in Hall 6:30-8pm (TOB)
- November 8– Blue Mass for all First responders in church
- November 11– VETERANS’ DAY HOLIDAY observed, NO SCHOOL
- November 12 – Vision to Learn on campus for screening at 8:30 am (everyone gets screened for FREE eyeglasses, except the opt-outs, form was due 10/4)
Blessings,
Florence Ekindi
4th grade Homeroom Teacher
St Anthony of Padua School
Tel. 310-329-7170
Fax 310-329-9843
1003 W 163rd St. Gardena, CA 90247
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