Swift Newsletter for December 1-5, 2014
Religion: Advent/St. Nicholas
- Our Mass Thursday at 9:00 AM
We will be preparing Mass for Thurs. Dec.4th. Please practice with your child if they have a reading part! Thanks!
-We will be saying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary this week.
Reading: An Egg is an Egg
Story Quiz- Thursday
Spelling: Vowel Sounds for y (long i & e)
-pretest Monday
-final test Friday
Spelling Word Lists:
List
#1
any, body, by, cry, fly, lucky, my, puppy, silly,
try, things, always
List #2
why, bumpy, choppy, fifty, hungry, smelly, tummy,
ugly, very, pretty, things, always
Math: Chapter 4
Subtraction Strategies
Science: Health with Mrs. Krampe
Social Studies: The History of St. Nicholas
Other: Notes from the Teacher:
Advent Special Collection
We are all blessed to be part of a school
where we can learn and talk about the season of Advent as a special time
to focus on God’s greatest gift to us, His Son, JESUS! Pope Francis
has called ALL of us to reach out to the poor.
Teaching children to participate in acts of social justices is what we
are called to do as a Catholic school. This year, as part of our Advent
Project, we will be partnering with the Glenmary Sisters to collect
items that will be given to those in need.
We ask each child to bring in items from the grade level lists below. We will collect these items from December 1st- December 17th.
Each class will collect and keep the items in the classrooms as a visual
sign of our gifts for Baby Jesus- for when we give to others, we are
giving to Jesus and fulfilling his commandments! The Glenmary Sisters
will come to the school to collect the items.
Each class will help carry the donations to the Sisters, as teachers
explain the importance of our call to love and care for others.
Below are suggestions of items needed by grade level:
Kindergarten
Baby items- diapers, clothes, socks, toys, games
1st Grade
Winter wear- hats, gloves, scarves, coats, socks
2nd Grade
Household items- paper towels, detergent, tissues, cleaning supplies
3rd Grade
Hygiene items- shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, combs, brushes, toothbrushes
Secret Gift Exchange
This year students will
not do an
individual gift exchange, instead each class will draw the name of
another class in the school and become their “Secret Advent Angel”.
Without revealing our identity, each class will perform
secret acts of kindness, prepare small gifts, or pray for the needs of
their Advent Angel.
In lieu of purchasing a $5.00 gift for a gift exchange in the classroom
we are asking that the children make a $5.00 donation for an Advent
Angel gift. With this money we will be purchasing gifts/toys for our
“Advent Angel Class.” The gifts purchased will
be given to the class at their Christmas party.
Students will get to share in the excitement of opening gifts for the
classroom, but more importantly will experience the joy that we receive
by giving to others.
We will collect money for our Secret Advent Angel from December 1st
through December 12th.
You may send in cash or a check. Checks should be written to the OCS K-3
Campus and placed in an envelope with your child(ren)’s name on the
front and grade level. You can write one check for multiple children.
We look forward to this Advent season and the joy that comes from
watching the children participate in small acts of kindness for others.
