Week of November 30 - December 4

Hello Parents,

We hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving! With the anticipation of the Advent season upon us, we look forward to sharing with our students the hope, joy, love and peace that the coming of the Christ child brings to all.

Religion - Grades 3 & 4
Students in grades 3-8 will be going to confession during Advent.  Fr. Brian reserved a time for 3rd and 4th grade on Thursday, December 3.  Mrs. Van Helvoirt and Mrs. DeGroot will assist the students as needed.  The words to the Act of Contrition prayer will be provided.


Music, Religion & Advent - All Grades
During Advent, Mrs. Bartosch will be teaching Christmas songs during Music class.  Mrs. DeGroot and Mrs. Van Helvoirt will also assist with helping the students learn their songs.  Prior to our Christmas break, a virtual concert will be shared with you.  We look forward to preparing for this concert!
  
Math - All Grades
Students will be bringing home their math books on Friday, December 4. Please look over your child's book and return the signed yellow slip.  

THE WEEK AHEAD...

Friday, December 4
As stated in Mrs. Hubbard's newsletter, St. Nick will be visiting St. Clare School on Friday!

COMING UP...

December 23-January 1
No School / Christmas Break

Blessings,
Mrs. DeGroot, Mrs. Bartosch & Mrs. Van Helvoirt
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Week of November 23-25

Hello Parents,

The students are enjoying getting to know our new 3rd grade student, Gavin!  We can tell that Gavin is certainly enjoying school as well! Welcome, Gavin and all of our new St. Clare students in grades 2-4. For this school year, we welcomed 5 new students to our cohort. Welcome, Melanie, Haiden, Lorena, Mason & Gavin!  We are so happy that you are a part of our St. Clare family!

 

Math-3rd Grade
Learning to multiply is a pretty big deal in the academic life of a student. Parents, you would be so proud of your 3rd grade children.  They are doing so well grasping the concept and they're well into memorizing their times tables for 0, 1, 2 & 10. They are enjoying some multiplication songs, parodies, mash-ups, raps, etc. during snack time as well.

Multiplication Tips & Tricks-3rd & 4th Grade
The 4th graders are working on really mastering their times tables.  A list of multiplication tips have been compiled that incorporate imagery, rhymes and clue phrases in order to help students recall answers in a quick and fun way.  This document will be sent home once we finish introducing each trick so that students can have a copy at home as well as at school.

The 3rd graders are just starting to memorize times tables and these tips and tricks will be utilized in 3rd grade as well.  A copy will be sent home with 3rd graders at a later date. 

Cursive-3rd & 4th Grades 
Another exciting time for young students is the day that students get to start writing their names in cursive.  All 3rd and 4th graders worked one-on-one with Mrs. Van Helvoirt this week learning to write their names correctly. Going forward, they should be writing their names in cursive on all of their assignments. They were pretty excited about this!

Reading - Grades 3 & 4
Thank you for taking the time to listen to your child read his/her paper leveled reading books regularly.  Just a reminder to send the books back to school once finished so your child may choose a new story.

Spelling-All Grades
There will be no spelling test next week due to the Thanksgiving break.

Supplies
Currently, we are doing quite well with our supply of hand sanitizer, disinfecting sprays, wipes, tissues and paper towels. We are, however, in need of more foam hand soap.  If you are looking for a way to give during this season of Thanksgiving, please consider sending foam hand soap to school.
THE WEEK AHEAD...

November 26-27
No School / Thanksgiving Break

COMING UP...

December 23-January 1
No School / Christmas Break

Blessings,
Mrs. DeGroot, Mrs. Bartosch & Mrs. Van Helvoirt
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Week of November 16-20

Hello Parents,

Report cards are being sent home today. We are very pleased with the progress that the students are making!  The first quarter is often a period of adjustment in any school year, and this first quarter required a period of adjustment for educators and students alike, both throughout the school community and beyond.  Your children have done a fantastic job acclimating to our new cohort schedule and health precautions and we are very proud of them! 

Please sign and return the report card envelope.  You may keep your copy of the report card.  Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions.

Math-2nd Grade
  • The second graders are finishing up their unit on telling time.
  • They will be moving on to learning and memorizing the basic addition and subtraction facts where the answer is between 10 and 18.  
  • It will be really important that the students practice their addition and subtraction facts at home regularly.
  • Please return the mini clock to school. For the weeks ahead, we will send home your child's math flashcards for use at home during this chapter.  Watch for your child's math homework for which days to use flashcards.  While the students need to practice flashcards for homework on those days, they are certainly welcome to practice beyond just those days. 
Math-All Grades
Math books will be sent home this weekend.  Please look them over, sign the yellow slip and be sure that the books get returned to school.   

Reading - Grades 3 & 4
Thank you for taking the time to listen to your child read his/her paper leveled reading books regularly.  Please continue sending the books back to school once finished so your child may choose a new story.

Science
The students are concluding their unit on flight. Their test will be on Tuesday. The students are well prepared and we are confident that they will do well on this test. For additional support, the students brought home a study guide on Thursday.


THE WEEK AHEAD...

November 20 - Book Orders Due
Please place any Scholastic book orders online.  Class codes can be found on this webpage.

November 9-20 - Fox's Pizza Den 
Plan ahead and order some stocking stuffers!  $20 gift cards will be available for sale as part of our Feasting for Funds fundraiser.  Please send any order forms to school with your child and we will get them to Lea. 

COMING UP...

November 26-27
No School / Thanksgiving Break

Blessings,
Mrs. DeGroot, Mrs. Bartosch & Mrs. Van Helvoirt
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Week of November 9-13



Hello Parents,

We are very much looking forward to seeing our 2nd, 3rd & 4th graders again on Monday!

Our Chromebooks are starting to arrive.  We received Chromebooks for the 4th grade class and will begin utilizing them in the days ahead. Third grade will be the recipients of the next shipment, but with COVID affecting production we simply cannot predict when that will be.


 
Religion - 2nd Grade 
The 2nd graders will receive two special sacraments during this school year!
  • First Reconciliation will take place in February.
  • First Communion will take place in the Spring.
  • Retreats for each of these sacraments will be planned by the St. Clare Parish Faith Formation office.
  • Specific dates for the sacraments and retreats have not yet been determined.
  • Second graders who attend St. Clare School will be prepare for the sacraments in these ways:
    • Daily religion lessons with Mrs. Van Helvoirt
    • Retreats and and other activities planned by the St. Clare Parish Faith Formation office (Anne Stemper will be our contact person)
Math-Third Grade
The 3rd graders are very excited to begin their unit on understanding multiplication.

Math-All Grades
Due to the unexpected days off of school, we will postpone sending math books home until Friday, November 13. 

Spelling
Due to the two day quarantine, students will take their spelling test on Monday and then they will receive their new words for the week ahead.

Safe Environment Lesson
All students participated in a safe environment lesson as required by the Diocese of Green Bay.  The topic for the first of three lessons was on differentiating between trusted adults (parents, teachers, doctors, etc.) and situations where children may feel uncomfortable and would need to speak up (say no, get help, etc.) and go to a trusted adult.


THE WEEK AHEAD...

Wednesday, November 11 - Veteran's Day
Students are invited to wear red, white and blue in honor of Veteran's Day.  Thank you to our St. Clare School and Parish veterans!

Friday, November 13 - Report Cards will be sent home.
Parents should keep the report cards at home. Please sign and return the envelope.

November 20 - Book Orders Due
Please place any Scholastic book orders online.  Class codes can be found on this webpage.

November 9-20 - Fox's Pizza Den 
Plan ahead and order some stocking stuffers!  $20 gift cards will be available for sale as part of our Feasting for Funds fundraiser.  Please send any order forms to school with your child and we will get them to Lea.  


COMING UP...
                          
November 26-27
No School / Thanksgiving Break

Blessings,
Mrs. DeGroot, Mrs. Bartosch & Mrs. Van Helvoirt
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