• students will read and write words with ai, ay (long syllables),
• read and write words with long e syllables (ee, ea, and ey),
• spell trick words: whose son and won
• read on level fluency decodable passages with fluency and comprehension

• subtracting hundreds,
• mentally subtract 10, and 100,
• regrouping 10s
• regrouping 100s

• identify the importance of quiet for reflection
• tell the story of God's appearance in the burning bush to Moses
• understand that God's presence in church makes it a holy place-we practice our Reverence
• we celebrate and worship God at Mass by asking for God's mercy
• define: mercy

Please reinforce the following at home:

• We have been struggling quite a bit recently as a class to work at an acceptable volume level (in class with me and with several of the Specials teachers). More specifically we have been reviewing the following:
• Keeping hands (and feet) to self - This helps ensure that no one gets hurt accidentally.
• Level 0 (no talking) or Level 1 (whisper) during independent work time - This allows for everyone to focus and do his/her best work.
• Level 0 during directions - This makes sure no one misses or misunderstands what is expected of everyone.
• Quieting down the first time a teacher signals-timer buzzer or clap, clap, clapclapclap- This means that an activity is ending and it’s time to listen to the directions or that it has become too loud and students need a quick redirection for their behavior.
• Students are given ample opportunities to talk during the day (lunch, recess, frequent brain breaks, and classroom activities that either involve pair or small group sharing), so we have reviewed that the need to work quietly at these other times is very reasonable.
• We are a class family and a team, so we all need to work together for the good of the class, which means following directions the first time and creating a positive, peaceful learning environment for everyone. 🙂 
• Thank you, as always, for your help and support with this at home.

Reminders:

• PLEASE revisit the 
• Thank you for your generosity to the Food Pantry and to the McTeacher fundraiser.
• Please take your children to Mass this weekend to celebrate the second Sunday of Lent. This is a wonderful opportunity to prepare our hearts for Easter, and it is also the best way to prepare your children for First Communion.
• Saturday = 5pm
• Sunday = 7am, 9am (with Children’s Liturgy of the Word), 11am, 5pm
• All School Mass = Tuesday at 8:30am in the church
• This past Tuesday the students did much better following directions, participating in the prayers, and sitting/kneeling quietly during the appropriate times. Thank you for your help with this at home!
• No school = Friday, 3/1 → Teacher professional development day
• Field Trip = Wednesday, 3/13 → Thank you all for sending in your forms and money. We are looking forward to an enjoyable show!
• We finished up the book James and the Giant Peach on Thursday. It was made into a Tim Burton movie (rated PG). You can find a copy at your local library or on Disney + if you and your child want to watch this prior to attending the show.