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September 2018
Upcoming Events
10/2- PTG Meeting- 7 PM
10/5- First Friday Mass, Grade 7 Hosting, Student Council Installation
10/8- No school- Columbus Day
10/12- Progress Reports are sent home
10/23- Flu Shot Clinic- 3:30-5:30
10/26- Halloween Party
September's Students of the Month
Halloween is Coming!
- PreK3- 5th Grade- 6:00-7:30 (all students must be accompanied by an adult). Fee is $12 per family or pay $25 for the annual Family Fun Event Pass.
- 6th-8th Grade- 7:30-9:00 (Students may bring a friend. This is a student only session). Fee is $5 per student or pay $25 for the annual Family Fun Event Pass.
From the Principal
As we head to the midpoint of the First Trimester, your child will be bringing home his/her progress report. This is an excellent opportunity to start conversations about where you are proud of your child's progress and where he or she can focus further. Since we're at the midpoint, there is still plenty of time to adjust work and study habits before the first report card. Please reach out to your child's teacher if you are not sure where to begin.
During the month of October, you'll begin to hear about "Discover Catholic Schools Week". This week is a new initiative launched by the Diocese of Providence to connect the advertising done by the area Catholic high schools with the elementary schools in the diocese. We will have an Open House on Sunday, November 4th from 11:30 AM- 1 PM. Please share the date and time with those that you think would be interested in learning more about our school. If they can't make it that day, please pass them our school email and encourage them to contact me for more information.
As always, thank you for partnering with Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in the education and formation of your child.
Best,
Ms. Walters
Classroom Updates
PreK 3
PreK 4
Pre-k four has spent September making new friends and learning the rules and routines of our classroom. The class went into the church to look around and practice for when we go to the first Friday mass next month. We talked about how Jesus died on the cross and then rose from the dead so that we all can be saved. We have also begun working on learning our letter sounds. We have been learning about the ocean and many of the animals that live there. We will soon start learning about fall and all the changes we see this time of year. Our students of the week were Eloise and Carter. Happy Birthday to Zander, Donovan and Evie.
Kindergarten
The Kindergarten has been busy getting to know one another and learning the expectations for the classroom. They really enjoy center time and playing at the playground!
In Religion, they have been discussing all of the wonderful things God has made for them to enjoy. They draw pictures of their favorite gifts from God and share them with the class.
In Reading, the class has been learning new letters and answering questions about the stories that have been read aloud. They have met Echo the owl from the Fundations program and have so much fun learning with him.
In Handwriting, they have finished learning about all the different strokes they use to form letters and numbers.
In Math, they have completed the chapter on sorting. They have been sorting all sorts of objects with many different rules.
In Social Studies, they have been discussing who our community helpers are and how they help us.
In Science, they have gone on a nature walk to collect items to sort and make pictures with!
The students are off to a great start! They can’t wait for the next exciting adventures to come.
First Grade Souper Troopers
First grade welcomes fall! We spent the month of September learning some basic skills to become good learners. We talked about showing a 'respectful face' when the teacher is talking and we practice it often. We are beginning to add new information to our 'schema' and practice 'think time' so others can think of the answer before we are called on. Our class is certainly becoming a community. And speaking of community, First Grade Souper Troopers have already begun to collect cans for East Bay Food Pantry! In addition, each student in our class has a job that helps our group run smoothly and keeps us nice and tidy. The children take their jobs seriously and enthusiastically.
We look forward to fun activities this fall. We will be heading to Four Town Farm on October 16th and making some tasty treats in the classroom. With discussions of bats, spiders, and catching ghosts, our group is going to be a web of excitement!
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
In Religion, the class learned about how the Bible is organized, and the many books and genres of literature that are found throughout the Old and New Testament. Fr. Steve teaches on Wednesdays, and his PowerPoints are fantastic! In Science and History, 6th grade really has been on top of their game. In history, students are learning about the usefulness of archaeology along with the creation of different. Students have also taken their first quiz and absolutely knocked it out of the park! In Science, we have been working erosion, weathering, and the changes of earth over time. In vocab, students hard work is very apparent. When time is given in class to study or work in groups, students waste very little time because this class wants to succeed.
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
In Literature, Grade 8 presented scrapbook projects based on the protagonist and main character in the novel Homeless Bird. The project was a study of literary elements in a novel while characterization and point of view. In English, Grade 8 reviewed subjects, predicates, and the four types of sentences as part of their grammar study. Algebra students have been reviewing multi-step equations. They have been using the distributive property and combining liked terms. As we are wrapping up the chapter, they will be reviewing formulas and decimal equations. In History, the students have started to learn about the Civil War. They researched the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South. They are currently learning about the different battles that have occurred and how they benefited the North and South. The students are currently working on a project where they pretend they are a newspaper reporter during their chosen battle. During Religion class, students have been learning about human dignity and how to be true to oneself. As we move forward, we will be discussing moral decision making and how the Sacrament of Penance helps us form our conscience. The students also created posters to invite people to be Disciples of Christ. In 8th grade Science, we have been learning about density, volume, mass, physical/chemical changes, and different forms of matter. Students have come in with incredible work and are always ready to share out. Group work is a key part of my classroom as I want students to positively feed off of each other and that is what is happening here. Students always try to help each other out with classwork, studying, and other assignments and this is what I am looking forward to for the rest of the year.
Art with Mrs. Southworth
Our Preschool and Kindergarten students have created back to school themed art. They have made projects such as school buses, apples, owls, and even giant pencils. Some of the students have been working on their cutting skills and all students have been learning to follow directions.
Grades 1 through 3 have been experimenting with liquid watercolors and crayons. The children have been learning how the wax crayons resist the watercolor paints. The harder the students press with the crayons the better the results. The students created very colorful owls separating the colors with a thick layer of crayon.
Grades 4 and 5 have also been using liquid watercolors. They have been discussing the differences between pan and liquid watercolors. The liquid watercolors have given the students more vibrant colors as well as a larger variety of tones. They have really enjoyed the new liquid watercolors!
Our middle school started off the year with a multimedia art project all about themselves. The first part of the project was taking a black & white photo of themselves, the photos were then printed and glued onto art paper. The rest of the image was filled in with drawings of items they love and inspire them. The drawings were done in color and were a vibrant contrast to the black & white image.
Music with Mrs. Hewitt
I begin the year by nurturing a love music by singing to the children and encouraging them to sing along. Inviting them to clap hands with the beat, move anything and vocalize anything. I played some children music CD”s and had them sing along with abandon dancing and rhythm instruments.
Chorus grades 3-8: I start the year with choir warm-ups to provide necessary routine, reinforce vocal health, prepare specific skills and interject a vital bit of motivating skills.
Grade 4 Recorder Class -All recorders and books are on order and should be in within 5 - 10 business days. As beginners, students will be learning to read music, play simple but beautiful tunes, understand how music works and enjoy playing an instrument with friends.
Grade 5 - handbells and xylophones - We have started our first classes with rhythm reviews and note reading in the treble clef. We also applied changing rhythms in some music games. Students throughout the year will learn traditional children music for handbells and xylophones.
Grade 6 - Drumming Circle - Students will be learning about timbre, the quality of sound/dynamics and rhythms. We began the year with some fun body percussions which encouraged not only some rhythm skills but a lot of fun and laughter. A variety of drums will be introduced by mid-October.
Guitar classes 7th and 8th grade - All students came very prepared for their first guitar class with instruments, lesson books, and folders. We began guitar one with the basics: understanding all the parts of the guitar, tuning guitars and learning the first 3 basic chords on just the bottom 3 strings ( C, G & G7 chords) I encouraged the students to set aside a certain amount of practice time at least 5 times per/ week.
In guitar two we tuned our guitars and did a review of what we had learned last year. All the students seemed very excited about moving on to Book 2.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Email: school@olmcri.org
Website: www.olmcri.org
Location: 127 State Street, Bristol, RI, USA
Phone: 401-253-8455
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