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October 17, 2021

 

October 17th



MONDAY: No School- 10/18 Professional Development for Teachers

10-22 - Picture Retakes

Halloween Party- 10/29- see details below

Conferences-11/8-11/12


Parent Teacher Conferences-
We will be doing Conferences the week of November 8th-12th. Please sign up HERE for a time, and COMMENT if you would like an IN PERSON or a VIRTUAL conference. Your child will need to be in attendance, so please make sure to find a time that works for both of your schedules. If none of the times available will work please email kgriffith@stjoebears.com to find another time. 

Weekly Specials-

  • Monday- No School
  • Tuesday- P.E.
  • Wednesday- Late Start and Make Up Art
  • Thursday- Music & SEL
  • Friday - Media Center

Positivity Project Character Strength:  Forgiveness

 Reminders-

  • Bring a water bottle to school every day
  • Use door #6

Halloween Party- We will be having our Halloween party 10/29. Please sign up HERE to donate snacks and treats for the party. If you have other ideas feel free to add those too. Instead of a typical party we will be watching the Pixar film Coco and reading about the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)

LUNCH

We would like to remind everyone that breakfast and lunch are FREE again this year to every St. Joseph Public School student. Please try to remember to pre-order your student’s lunches when they are going to participate in lunch.  This helps speed up the morning lunch count process.  You will be allowed to order the Friday before the next week using www.sendmoneytoschool.com.  

Things We're Working On: 
Reading:  Comprehension Strategies, sequencing of events and Realistic Fiction lessons
EXTRA: Reader's Theater week!
Math: Unit 2: Fractions- understanding fair share and that a fraction is a division problem
Writing: Immersion Lessons and Personal Narrative  
Science: Web of Life - Decomposers
Social Studies: Native American Regions


Friday Folders went home, please look through the papers, keep them and sign the folder and date it on the signing sheet! If you have a yellow form from the office please make sure all the information is correct and sign and return it in your child's Friday Folder. 

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