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January 29

1/26/2018

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Important Dates 
1/29-2/2 Catholic Schools Week
1/29 FREE DRESS for students who attended open house
1/29 Penny Wars begin! 

1/30 Spelling Bee 
2/1 Red, White & Blue free dress for students who donate PB&J 
2/1 Baby Clemens Due :) 
2/2 Grandparents Mass 
2/10 Father Daughter Dance
2/12 Bring in brown paper bag to make Valentine Mailboxes 
2/13 Valentine's Day Baby Shower & Class Party
2/14 Ash Wednesday 
2/15 End of Second Trimester
2/16-2/20 President's Weekend - No School
2/23 Fourth Grade Mass
2/23 Mission Model Due
2/23 Overnight Forms Due
3/1 & 3/2 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/2 Mission Report Due
4/25-4/26 Overnight Field Trip to the Lazy W Ranch 

Thank you to everyone who attended Open House! I loved seeing all of your smiling faces! :) 


Check out the students' AWESOME stop motion science projects! (Find them at the bottom of this newsletter)

Catholic School's Week is this week! Help us celebrate our Catholic culture by joining us for the following activities:

Sunday 1/28- Open House
  • Please join us for 9:00am mass this Sunday. Drop by the school after and bring a friend. Students who are IN UNIFORM on Sunday will receive free dress for Monday! 
Monday 1/29 (SJA Appreciation Day)
  • Students begin Penny Wars to earn money for our California Fire Fighters
  • Free Dress for students who came to mass on Sunday IN UNIFORM
  • School Family board game fun (8:15-8:45)
Tuesday 1/30 (Student Appreciation Day)
  • No Homework for Students
  • 1:10- Spelling Bee (4th-8th)
  • Fun in-class activity
  • Pizza Party in Class 
Wednesday 1/31 (Parish Appreciation Day)
  • Students will provide thank you notes, cards and items to our parish staff members. These are presented at a lunch put on for the Parish staff by the SJA faculty. 
Thursday 2/1 (Community/Nation Appreciation Day)
  • Free Dress (red, white & blue) for students who donate a jar of peanut butter or jelly to Mission Circle 
  • Adoration throughout the day
  • Students to make items to send with our financial contribution to the firefighters.
Friday 2/2 (Family Appreciation Day)
  • 8:00- Grandparents Mass- Please RSVP here
  • School-wide recess 9:00-9:30

Students whose families have submitted $30 toward the class Gala Basket will receive free dress on the Monday of the week they donate. Thank you for supporting this cause! 

Reading Logs/Homework Planners- I've noticed that MANY students have not been filling out or turning in their reading logs each week. Reading outside of school is an important part of their weekly homework. Every week the students should be reading at LEAST an hour from their book report novel or another free choice text. I also feel that it is important for parents to look at the homework planner for the week and read ALL of the announcements.  Please try to make this a weekly habit with your child.

Progress Reports/Gradelink- Students should be checking gradelink at least once a week. I recommend that families check gradelink on Wednesdays when graded student work goes home.  This week the students will receive their progress report and have a reflection assignment to go along with it. This needs to be signed and turned in by the end of the week. The trimester ends in 3 weeks so I don't want there to be any surprises when report cards go home.

Overnight Forms are due on the 23rd. We have all of our parent chaperones for the trip. Thank you so much to our volunteers: Eric Noguchi, Jonathon Roper, Sandra Van Gilder, Kellie Kaseburg, Sue White, Jennay Gunderson, Susan Hanna & Cherine Tavassoli. I do not take requests for cabin or carpool groups but if your child has some nighttime issues, please communicate them with me ASAP. Thank you! 


Book Reports - students should be checking out their NEXT book report novel in library class. The genre for this next project is a choice of mystery or fantasy.  Mrs. Schlehuber will not let students check out books if they have not returned their biography and classic novels. Please check in with your child to make sure that they have returned their old books are have checked out their new novel. Directions for this book report will go home next week after we go over the requirements in class. We are going over the directions for this project in class today. Students should have their novels read by March 12th so that they have enough time to work on their project before it is due. 

Valentine Baby Shower & Class Party 
These fun and special events will take place on February 13th this year so that we can keep the tone of Ash Wednesday on the 14th.  It is an SJA tradition that around Valentines Day each year we have a baby shower where the students bring in baby gifts to be donated for mothers in crisis. To go along with our green initiative, gifts should NOT be wrapped this year.  Our class's donations go to the Life Choices Organization.  It is a very fun addition to our Valentines Day celebrations. The students may dress up in festive "party clothes" (dresses/skirts and blouses, slacks and collared shirts for the boys... it is fun if they dress Valentine themed :-)

Students may also bring in Valentines for their classmates on that day. A class list with instructions went home last week. Please keep our school's wellness policy in mind. There should be no candy attached to the Valentines. Students will get at treat at the class party. Students should bring in brown paper grocery bags by 2/12 to make mailboxes out of. 

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Cold & Flu Season - Please help keep our students healthy by keeping sick kiddos home and reminding your child to wash their hands. We will be doing lots of cleaning and sanitizing in the classroom to hopefully keep away any germs. Thank you for your help in these efforts! 

Guardian Angel Program
What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! We are hoping for 100% family participation.

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Spring Sports Sign-ups ~ Due Feb.8

Boys Soccer ~ Season runs April & May; JV games played Mondays 3:30pm or 4:30pm all away; Varsity games played Weds. 3:30pm or 4:30pm all away.  Practices during PE and possibly after school.

Girls Basketball ~ Season runs April & May; games Tuesdays or Thursdays 3:30pm or 4:30pm, all away.  Practices during PE and possibly after school.

Pee Wee Basketball ~ Boys & Girls 3rd & 4th grade only; games Saturdays March 17-May 19.  Practices during PE, possibly after school.

Sign-ups are DUE Thursday February 8th

https://goo.gl/forms/XFyoOGteAkit4bP22

Use the links for information on the Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala!

STOP MOTION PROJECTS ON WEATHERING & EROSION (below). 
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January 23, 2018

1/23/2018

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Spelling Bee

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Baby Shower Fun

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Important Dates 
1/26 Recycled Uniform Sale before & after school
1/29-2/2 Catholic Schools Week
​1/29 Open House 
1/30 Spelling Bee 
2/1 Baby Clemens Due :) 
2/2 Grandparents Mass
2/10 Father Daughter Dance
2/13 Valentine's Day Baby Shower & Class Party
2/14 Ash Wednesday 
2/15 End of Second Trimester
2/16-2/20 President's Weekend - No School
2/23 Fourth Grade Mass
2/23 Mission Model Due
2/23 Overnight Forms Due
3/1 & 3/2 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/2 Mission Report Due
4/25-4/26 Overnight Field Trip to the Lazy W Ranch 


Thank you SO MUCH for the beautiful, fun and hilarious baby shower last Friday! It was an absolute blast. I was telling my family about the fun games that the students played all weekend.  Thank you for the thoughtful shower gifts. Baby Clemens is so spoiled! :) 

Catholic School's Week is next week! Help us celebrate our Catholic culture by joining us for the following activities:

Sunday 1/28- Open House
  • Please join us for 9:00am mass this Sunday. Drop by the school after and bring a friend. Students who are IN UNIFORM on Sunday will receive free dress for Monday! 
Monday 1/29 (SJA Appreciation Day)
  • Students begin Penny Wars to earn money for our California Fire Fighters
  • Free Dress for students who came to mass on Sunday IN UNIFORM
  • School Family board game fun (8:15-8:45)
Tuesday 1/30 (Student Appreciation Day)
  • No Homework for Students
  • 1:10- Spelling Bee (4th-8th)
  • Fun in-class activity
Wednesday 1/31 (Parish Appreciation Day)
  • Students will provide thank you notes, cards and items to our parish staff members. These are presented at a lunch put on for the Parish staff by the SJA faculty. 
Thursday 2/1 (Community/Nation Appreciation Day)
  • Adoration throughout the day
  • Students to make items to send with our financial contribution to the firefighters.
Friday 2/2 (Family Appreciation Day)
  • 8:00- Grandparents Mass- Please RSVP here
  • School-wide recess 9:00-9:30

Parent Help Needed! I am hoping that a few parents could take the reins on planning and organizing our class Valentines Day Party on February 13th.  I know this will be a huge help to the sub and really fun for the students. I have LOTS of ideas & resources. If you're interested please sign up here and shoot me an e-mail and we can chat. Thank you so much! 

Overnight Field Trip 
Please let me know by Wednesday if you are interested in chaperoning for this fun field trip.  Also, let me know ASAP if you would like to be billed via FACTS.  All forms are due February 23rd. 

Book Reports - students should be checking out their NEXT book report novel tomorrow in library class. The genre for this next project is a choice of mystery or fantasy.  Mrs. Schlehuber will not let students check out books if they have not returned their biography and classic novels. Please check in with your child to make sure that they have returned their old books are have checked out their new novel. Directions for this book report will go home next week after we go over the requirements in class. 

Valentine Baby Shower & Class Party 
These fun and special events will take place on February 13th this year so that we can keep the tone of Ash Wednesday on the 14th.  It is an SJA tradition that around Valentines Day each year we have a baby shower where the students bring in baby gifts to be donated for mothers in crisis. To go along with our green initiative, gifts should NOT be wrapped this year.  Our class's donations go to the Life Choices Organization.  It is a very fun addition to our Valentines Day celebrations. The students may dress up in festive "party clothes" (dresses/skirts and blouses, slacks and collared shirts for the boys... it is fun if they dress Valentine themed :-)

Students may also bring in Valentines for their classmates on that day. A class list with instructions went home last week. Please keep our school's wellness policy in mind. There should be no candy attached to the Valentines. Students will get at treat at the class party. Students should bring in brown paper grocery bags by 2/12 to make mailboxes out of. 

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Cold & Flu Season - Please help keep our students healthy by keeping sick kiddos home and reminding your child to wash their hands. We will be doing lots of cleaning and sanitizing in the classroom to hopefully keep away any germs. Thank you for your help in these efforts! 

Guardian Angel Program
What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! We are hoping for 100% family participation.

Use the links for information on the Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala!
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January 17, 2018

1/17/2018

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Field Trip to Mission San Diego de Alcala

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Important Dates 
1/17 Geography Bee 1:30 in the Parish Hall 
1/17 MANDATORY Parent Meeting 6:00 PM 
1/22 Biography Book Report Due
1/26 Recycled Uniform Sale before & after school
1/29-2/2 Catholic Schools Week
​1/29 Open House 
1/30 Spelling Bee 
2/1 Baby Clemens Due :) 
2/2 Grandparents Mass
2/10 Father Daughter Dance
2/13 Valentine's Day Baby Shower & Class Party
2/14 Ash Wednesday 
2/15 End of Second Trimester
2/16-2/20 President's Weekend - No School
2/23 Fourth Grade Mass
2/23 Mission Model Due
2/23 Overnight Forms Due
3/1 & 3/2 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/2 Mission Report Due
4/25-4/26 Overnight Field Trip to the Lazy W Ranch 


Parent Help Needed! I am hoping that a few parents could take the reins on planning and organizing our class Valentines Day Party on February 13th.  I know this will be a huge help to the sub and really fun for the students. I have LOTS of ideas & resources. If you're interested please sign up here and shoot me an e-mail and we can chat. Thank you so much! 

Valentine Baby Shower & Class Party 
These fun and special events will take place on February 13th this year so that we can keep the tone of Ash Wednesday on the 14th.  It is an SJA tradition that around Valentines Day each year we have a baby shower where the students bring in wrapped baby gifts to be donated for mothers in crisis. Our class's donations go to the Life Choices Organization.  It is a very fun addition to our Valentines Day celebrations. The students may dress up in festive "party clothes" (dresses/skirts and blouses, slacks and collared shirts for the boys... it is fun if they dress Valentine themed :-)

Students may also bring in Valentines for their classmates on that day. A class list with instructions will go home. Please keep our school's wellness policy in mind. There should be no candy attached to the Valentines. Students will get at treat at the class party. Students should bring in brown paper grocery bags by 2/12 to make mailboxes out of. 
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Mission Reports
We are starting our biggest research project of the year this week on the California Missions. This is an in-class research project, but the students may need to do some work at home depending on what they finish in class. One  paragraph of the report is due each Friday. The final report will be put together at home. Information on the project, due dates and how you can best support your child went home last week. It should have been signed and turned in already. The building of a mission model is an OPTIONAL project. 

Biography Book Report due on Monday! This is an at-home iPad project that the students should be working on every night this week. 

Cold & Flu Season - Please help keep our students healthy by keeping sick kiddos home and reminding your child to wash their hands. We will be doing lots of cleaning and sanitizing in the classroom to hopefully keep away any germs. Thank you for your help in these efforts! 

Guardian Angel Program
What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! We are hoping for 100% family participation.

Grandparents' Day Mass
Friday, February 2nd we are having a special mass to celebrate our grandparents. Please RSVP here. 


Fine Magazine article about SJA/Mission Circle

Class Baskets and Underwriting Opportunities for the Gala


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Happy New Year!

1/8/2018

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Christmas Pageant & Polar Express Party

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Important Dates 
​1/8-1/12 Renaissance Testing 
1/15 No School MLK Jr. Day
1/16 Field Trip to Mission San Diego de Alcala 
1/17 Geography Bee 

1/17 MANDATORY Parent Meeting 6:00 PM 
1/22 Biography Book Report Due
1/29-2/2 Catholic Schools Week
1/30 Spelling Bee 
2/1 Baby Clemens Due :) 
2/10 Father Daughter Dance
2/14 Valentine's Day Baby Shower & Class Party
2/15 End of Second Trimester
2/16-2/20 President's Weekend - No School
2/23 Fourth Grade Mass
2/23 Mission Model Due
2/23 Overnight Forms Due
3/1 & 3/2 Parent Teacher Conferences
3/2 Mission Report Due

Mandatory Parent Meeting Next Wednesday 6:00 PM
Our overnight field trip is in April this year but I want to touch base with the parents before I go on Maternity Leave.  This is a Parent ONLY meeting. One parent of each student is required to attend. It should only be about 30 minutes long. Thank you! 


Field Trip to Mission San Diego de Alcala Next Week
To kick off our mission reports we will be visiting Mission San Diego de Alcala on Tuesday, January 16th. We will leave school at 8:15 and return before  our normal lunch time. Permission Slips went home before break. Please turn them in before Thursday 1/11.  Thank you to my drivers: Kim Davis, Kristina Laverty, Erin Dionisiou, Tina Gilmore, Kellie Kaseburg, Ugne Roper & Sandra Van Gilder! 

Mission Reports

We are starting our biggest research project of the year next week on the California Missions. The students will get to choose their missions this Thursday (everyone gets a different one). If there is one that is special to your family, please let me (and your child) know ASAP and I will do my best to make sure they get to research that mission.  All of the missions and interesting and special in their own way so no matter which one they have, they are sure to learn lots! 

This is an in-class research project, but the students may need to do some work at home depending on what they finish in class. One typed paragraph of the report is due each Friday. The final report will be put together at home. Information on the project, due dates and how you can best support your child will go home this Thursday. Please look for that and go over it with your child, sign it, and turn it back in by Tuesday 1/16. 

The building of a mission model is an OPTIONAL project. Information for this is going home on Thursday as well. 

Parent Help Needed! I am hoping that a few parents could take the reins on planning and organizing our class Valentines Day Party.  I know this will be a huge help to the sub and really fun for the students. I have LOTS of ideas & resources. If you're interested please sign up here and shoot me an e-mail and we can chat. Thank you so much! 


Social Studies Chapter 3 Quiz
A study guide went home today with the students to help them prepare for their quiz on Friday 1/12.  The short summary at the end of each lesson in the chapter is a great resource to reread. 

Star Belly Sneetches & MLK Jr. Day 

This Friday the students will be participating in an activity  to help them understand segregation on a more personal level. I use Dr. Seuss' book The Sneetches to organize the activity and foster a deep discussion on segregation and Civil Rights. Some students will be "Star Bellies" for the day while others will be "Plain Bellies". They cannot sit together, use the same facilities or play together at recess. Halfway through the day we switch so every has the experience of being a Star Belly and Plain Belly. (Star Belly Sneetches get special privileges all day).  I have been so impressed with the empathy and compassion that this activity inspires in the classroom.  The students do not know about the activity so please wait until after Friday to talk to them about it. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. 

Cold & Flu Season - Please help keep our students healthy by keeping sick kiddos home and reminding your child to wash their hands. We will be doing lots of cleaning and sanitizing in the classroom to hopefully keep away any germs. Thank you for your help in these efforts! 

Biography Book Report 
The students should have checked out and began reading their biography books before Christmas break. Luckily, the biographies are short, easy reads so if your child has not checked theirs own yet, please encourage them to start reading this week. The project is a fun and easy at-home iPad project.  We went over directions for the project today in class. Please ask your child about this fun project!


Guardian Angel Program
What is better than the gift of Catholic education? The SJA Guardian Angel Program helps bridge the gap between our affordable tuition and the actual cost of educating each student. Your tax-deductible donation will allow SJA to continue to offer innovative programs for our students, recruit and retain highly qualified teachers, update our facilities and provide tuition assistance to qualified individuals who desire a Catholic education. Additional information can be found here or on the donation form here. Thank you for your support! We are hoping for 100% family participation.


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