February 27, 2020

Be nice to each other...it's really all that matters.

-Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung

teacher from Sandy Hook Elementary School

Reading: read a book or Raz-Kids for 15 or more minutes and log.

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

Please remember to send in #2 sharpened pencils for the Iowa exam on Monday. Please also send in your encouraging note to your child.

Have a good day,

Mrs. Novak

February 26, 2020

For kindness begets kindness evermore.

-Sophocles

Reading: read a book or Raz-Kids for 15 or more minutes and log.

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

Please remember to send in sharpened #2 pencils on Monday for the Iowa exam, as well as, your letter to your child encouraging them to do their best.

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

February 25, 2020

It's not what happens to you, but how you react that matters.

-Epictetus

Reading: read a book or Raz-Kids for 15 or more minutes and log.

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

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Have a good day,

Mrs. Novak

February 24, 2020

When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

-Thomas Jefferson

Reading: read a book or Raz-Kids for 15 or more minutes and log.

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

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

February 21, 2020

It's much easier to see the bad, but I'll help you find the good.

-Jesus Always

Have a great weekend!

-Mrs. Novak

February 20, 2020

Whatever you are, be a good one.

-Abraham Lincoln

Reading: read a book or Raz-Kids for 15 or more minutes and log.

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

Please ask your child if they need new pencils and erasers and provide. Thank you!

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

February 19, 2020

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, 

but in rising every time we fall.

-Nelson Mandela

Reading: read a book or Raz-Kids for 15 or more minutes and log.

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

Please ask your child if they need new pencils and erasers and provide. Thank you!

Have a good day,

Mrs. Novak

February 18, 2020

Every time the sun rises, a new hope begins...

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

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

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

February 14, 2020

Happy Valentine's Day!

-Mrs. Novak

February 13, 2020

Come to Me and rest. I am all about you, to bless and restore.

-Jesus Calling

Reading: read for 15 or more minutes and log. Read this week's leveled reader.

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

Report cards went home on Friday. Please sign your name on the envelope under "Second Marking Period" and send just the envelope back to school.

Tomorrow -- bring in your valentine's for your classmates. Tag Day -- wear red!

Sterling Mines Permission Slips are due tomorrow.

No School -- Monday, February 17th (President's Day)

Thank you,
Mrs. Novak

February 12, 2020

"Ultimately, peace is the fruit of knowing that you are spending your life on a worthy purpose --

 that each day you are able to love more than the day before, 

that you are becoming a better person, 

that you are responding to the gentle whisper of God calling you 

to inspire and improve the lives of others."

-Dynamic Catholic

Reading: please read for 15 or more minutes from a book from home or RazKids.

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

Friday -- bring in your valentine's for your classmates. Tag Day -- wear red!

Sterling Mines Permission Slips are due on Friday.

No School -- Monday, February 17th (President's Day)

Thank you,
Mrs. Novak

February 11, 2020

Do not fear, for I am with you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

-Jesus Always

Reading -- read for 15 or more minutes and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader (working on words with -dge)

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

Math -- workbook pages (in folder)

Friday -- bring in your valentine's for your classmates. Tag Day -- wear red!

Sterling Mines Permission Slips are due on Friday.

No School -- Monday, February 17th (President's Day)

Have a good day,
Mrs. Novak

February 10, 2020

"Virtue is God's big, bright, blinking neon sign pointing to 

the-best-version-of-yourself saying: happiness this way!"

-Dynamic Catholic

Reading: read for 15 or more minutes and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader (working on words with -er and -est endings).

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

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Tomorrow is 100th Day!! Please send your child in with their 100th day hat!!

Friday -- bring in your valentine's for your classmates. Tag Day -- wear red!

Sterling Mines Permission Slips are due on Friday.

No School -- Monday, February 17th (President's Day)

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

February 7, 2020

A renewed mind is Presence-focused. 

Train your mind to see Me in every moment, every situation.

-Jesus Calling

Report cards went home today. Please sign your name on the envelope under "Second Marking Period" and send just the envelope back to school.

Next Week:

Tuesday --- 100th Day of School! Please send your child in with their hat project on that day.

Friday -- Valentine's Day! Bring in your valentine's for your classmates. Tag Day -- wear RED!

Friday -- Sterling Mine permission slip & Chaperone payment due.

Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Novak

February 6, 2020

Everything you can imagine is real.

-Pablo Picasso

Reading: read for 15 or more minutes and log. Re-read this weeks leveled reader. Reading logs should be handed in tomorrow.

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

100th Day Hat Project -- due Tuesday, February 11th

Valentine's Day Cards -- due Friday, February 14th

Tag Day -- Friday, February 14th -- Wear Red!

Thank you,

Mrs. Novak

February 5, 2020

If you ever feel lost, let your heart be your compass.

- A child

Reading: please read for 15 or more minutes from Raz Kids or a book from home. 

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

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

February 4, 2020

Give me a firm place to stand, and I will move the earth.

-Archimedes

Reading: please read for 15 or more minutes and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader (we are working on contractions).

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

February Pizza Money due tomorrow.

100th Day Hat Project --- due Tuesday, February 11th

Valentine's Day Cards --- due Friday, February 14th

Tag Day -- Friday, February 14th --- Wear Red!

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak

February 3, 2020

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

-Victor Hugo

Reading: please read for 15 or more minutes and log. Also, re-read today's decodable reader. (we are working on words that have er, ir, and ur).

Spelling: choose one activity from spelling menu.

Math: workbook pages (in folder)

February Pizza Money due Wednesday.

100th Day Hat Project -- due Tuesday, February 11th

Valentine's Day Cards -- due Friday, February 14th

Tag Day -- Friday, February 14th -- Wear Red!

Have a good evening,

Mrs. Novak