September 30, 2019

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.

-Henri Matisse

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read for 15 minutes and log. Please also re-read today's decodable reader and return in the ziplock bag tomorrow.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu and put answers in notebook.

Additional Information:

October Pizza Money is due by Wednesday!

Please send in field trip chaperone information, if you haven't already done so. 

Thank you!

Mrs. Novak

September 27, 2019

Come forth into the light of things. Let Nature be your teacher.

-William Wordsworth

Please return Field Trip Chaperone Information by October 4th. Field Trip is on Thursday, October 24th.

Have a wonderful weekend!!
Mrs. Novak

September 26, 2019

Doing your best is the best you can do.

-Riley

Today's Homework:

Reading: read for 15 minutes and log. Please re-read the leveled reader that is sent home today.

Spelling: study for spelling test tomorrow

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Additional Information:

October Pizza Money -- due October 2nd.

Little Gym -- if your child or younger sibling would like to take Little Gym classes right here at STS, please check out the Friday Folder for information.

Have a nice day,

Mrs. Novak

September 25, 2019

Nothing happens unless first a dream.

-Carl Sandburg

Today's Homework:

Reading: read a book from home or Raz Kids for 15 minutes and log.

Spelling: choose one activity from spelling menu. Test on Friday.

Additional Information:

Raz Kids -- I have signed our class up for Raz Kids. All of your child's log-in information will be going home today. You may use this for their reading homework.

October Pizza Money -- due October 2nd.

Little Gym --- if your child or younger sibling would like to take Little Gym classes right at STS --- please see the Friday Folder for information! Classes are for ages 3-6.

Have a great day!

Mrs. Novak

September 24, 2019

Treat others how you want to be treated.

-Proverb

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read for 15 minutes and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader for fluency.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu and put in spelling notebooks. Test on Friday.

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Additional Information:

October Pizza Money due October 2nd. Info on the Friday Folder.

Have a great evening,

Mrs. Novak

September 23, 2019

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today's Homework:

Reading: read for 15 minutes from a book from home and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader. This can be part of your 15 minutes.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu and put answers in notebook. 

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Have a great evening!

Mrs. Novak

September 20, 2019

Knowledge is love and light and wisdom.

-Helen Keller

Have a wonderful weekend! Enjoy the beautiful weather!

Mrs. Novak

September 19, 2019

You are a conductor of light.

-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Today's Homework:

Reading: read for 15 minutes and log. I am sending home a reader with your child to be re-read at home tonight. Reading logs for the week should be handed in tomorrow.

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu. Test is tomorrow.

Additional Information:

Tag Day tomorrow --- Wear blue for Kindness! --- Bring in $1.

Have a good day,

Mrs. Novak

September 18, 2019

Sometimes the questions are complicated but the answers are simple.

-Dr. Seuss

Today's Homework:

Reading: Please read for 15 minutes from a book from home and log.

Spelling: choose one activity from spelling menu and put answers in spelling notebook. Notebooks should be brought back to school everyday for me to check.

Math: workbook pages 5 & 6. Pages are in homework folder.

Additional Information:

Tag Day on Friday -- Wear blue for Kindness. Bring in $1.

Have a lovely day!

Mrs. Novak

September 17, 2019

Strong people don't put others down. They lift them up.

-Michael P. Watson

Today’s Homework:

Reading: read for 15 minutes and log. Also, re-read today’s decodable reader.

Spelling: choose one activity from spelling menu and put answers in notebook.

Additional Information:

Tag Day on Friday -wear blue for kindness!! Bring in $1.

Have a good evening!

Mrs. Novak

September 16, 2019

Being nice is being cool!

-Alexis

Today's Homework:

Reading: please read for 15 minutes and log on reading log. Please also re-read today's decodable reader.

Spelling: choose one activity from spelling menu and write the answer in your spelling notebook.

Additional Information:

N.U.T card from Back to School Night is to be used for tomorrow. Students do not need to wear their uniform and they will hand in their N.U.T card to me in the morning.

Tag Day on Friday -- wear blue for Kindness!! Bring in $1.

Have a great day!

Mrs. Novak

September 13, 2019

Find beauty in the world, and the world will find beauty in you.

-Zoe

Thank you for coming to Back to School Night! It was so nice to meet all of you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Novak

September 12, 2019

Never hesitate to tell the truth. And never, ever give in or give up.

-Bella Abzug

Today's Homework:

Spelling -- study for test tomorrow.

Additional Information:

Back to School Night Tonight at 7pm!

Picture Day tomorrow -- your child can wear their uniform or clothes of your choice.

See you tonight!

Mrs. Novak

September 11, 2019

Every hour of the light and dark is a miracle.

-Walt Whitman

Today's Homework:

Spelling: choose one activity from the spelling menu and place the answers in the black and white notebook. Test on Friday.

Math: workbook pages (front and back) in your child's folder.

Additional Information:

Back to School Night is tomorrow at 7pm.

Picture Day is Friday.

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

September 10, 2019

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

-Frederick Douglass

Today's Homework:

Reading: Please have your child re-read today's decodable reader and send back the book in the ziplock bag tomorrow.

Spelling: Please choose one activity from the spelling menu and place the answers in the black and white notebook that is in your child's backpack. This book will be their spelling notebook to do their homework in every night.

Additional Information:

Pizza money is due tomorrow.

Back to School Night is on Thursday at 7pm.

Picture Day is Friday. Your child can wear their uniform or clothes of your choice.

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

September 9, 2019

Accept what you can't change. Change what you can't accept.

-Unknown

Today's Homework:

Reading: Please have your child re-read the decodable reader that went home today. Directions are in the ziplock bag. Please send the bag and the book back into school tomorrow.

Spelling: This weeks spelling words were sent home. Please have your child choose one activity from the spelling menu (in folder) and have them put their answers on a piece of paper. In the future, I will be sending home their marble notebooks every day to put their spelling answers in. I apologize, I wasn't in school today due to an emergency with my daughter.

Additional Information:

Pizza Money is due by Wednesday.

Back to School Night is on Thursday at 7pm.

School Pictures are on Friday. Your child can either wear their uniform or another outfit of your choice.

Have a good day,

Mrs. Novak

September 6, 2019

When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind.

-Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

I hope you and your families have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Novak

September 5, 2019

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

-Kahlil Gibran

Tomorrow --- First Friday Mass at 11am.

                  --- Dismissal at noon (with aftercare available)

Monday, September 9th -- Room parent interest forms are due on Monday.

Wednesday, September 11th -- September monthly pizza order is due. (Paperwork is on the Friday Folder).

Thursday, September 12th -- Back to School Night at 7pm

Friday, September 13th -- Picture Day (individual pictures -- your child can wear their uniform or other clothes that you prefer)

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

September 4, 2019

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

-George Bernard Shaw

September 6th -- First Friday Mass is at 11am. Dismissal at noon (aftercare is available)

September 11th -- September monthly pizza order is due. (paperwork on the Friday Folder)

September 12th -- Back to School Night at 7pm

September 13th -- Picture Day (individual pictures --- your child can wear their uniform or another outfit that you prefer for pictures)

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

September 3, 2019

Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.

-Horace

We had a very good first day of first grade today! We spent the day going over our classroom and learning our new routines. Homework will begin next week. Please send in any forms for the main office, if you haven't already done so. 

First Friday mass will be this Friday, September 6th at 11am.

Early Dismissal this Friday at noon.

Have a good evening!

Mrs. Novak