Weekly Newsletter
Tomorrow is the official start of fall!
Another Great Week!
Curriculum Maps, Remind App, and the Rosary
Earlier this week, I shared with you the template for your curriculum map. I sent one copy for you as a grade-level. Please let me know if you would like individual copies. This is a project that we will work on over the year. The goal of the curriculum maps is to make sure we are covering all of the standards and not missing anything. I have included the link for the standards from the Diocese's website https://schools.diojoliet.org/curriculum. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this.
Today at 3:10, I will send out our first message via the Remind App. As a reminder, we are only using this for quick, important information. A few of you still need to accept the invite. I sent them out again yesterday with a reminder email. Thank you to those of you that have already accepted! If you do not get the message at 3:10 (or close to it), please email me and I will look into it over the weekend.
For the months of October and May, Father John would like us to do the Rosary weekly as a school. We will need to pick a time that is best for the majority of us. We can do it first thing Monday mornings or Friday mornings. I will send a quick Google Form out and majority rules. We can be creative on how we do them. We may want a class to lead it, do it as a living Rosary, have a couple kids recite it together, whatever we want in order to get our students engaged in praying the Rosary. Also, please let me know if you do not have Rosaries for your class.
8th Graders at work!
Who couldn't use a cookie on a Friday afternoon?
Weekly Schedule
Monday- Fun Run Kick-off!!! High School visits for 7th and 8th 10:00-11:30
Tuesday-Mass, Picture Day for Pre3-2nd
Wednesday-Picture Day for 3rd-8th
Thursday-8th Grade field trip
Friday-Sarah's Shower! Happy Friday!
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- Substitutes- As you are aware, we have a full-time permanent sub, Dawn, as well as a part-time sub, Kelly. When securing subs please ask Dawn and Kelly first, before reaching out to the other substitutes. Thank you!
- Also, please remember to fill out the Day-off Request form as soon as you know you need to be off.
- Thank you to all those joining us at Father John's Installation Mass. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow at 4:00.
- Grades need to be updated weekly. This is important so parents are aware of how their children are doing in class and so they can partner with us to keep them on track. If a child starts to fall, please reach out to parents as soon as you begin to notice it. This will help you avoid angry parents at parent-teacher conferences. There should be no surprises come conference time. If you are dealing with a difficult parent, please loop me in. I'd be happy to help you.
- Please remember to check your mailboxes daily.
- Classroom purchases- If you need something for your class, please run the purchases by me prior to purchasing items. Thank you!