SACRED HEART
NEWSLETTER
APRIL
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Apr. 1………………………………………………………………..……………1:00 Early Dismissal
……………………………………………………………………………Grade Cards go home
Apr. 2-5………………………………………………………………………………Easter Vacation
Apr. 4………………………………… ……Easter Sunday………………………………… ……….
Apr. 6………………………………………………………………School in session (make-up day)
Apr. 8…………………………………………………………………………....6:00 Advisory Board
Apr. 8 and 15…………………...………………………………………………Mass of Attendance
Apr. 8, 13, 20 and 27…………….………………… taping “Words from the Heart” at WTNS
Apr. 9, 16, 23, and 30…..……....”Words from the Heart” broadcast on WTNS at 7:08 a.m.
(Kdg. on the 9th, 3rd graders on the 16th and the 23rd , 4th graders on the 30th)
Apr. 14…………………...………………………………………………………...7:00 Parish Council
……………………………………………...…12:00 Development Meeting in the library
Apr. 15 and 29………,,....……………...………...…..………………...............................BOOKMOBILE
Apr. 15…..…………………………………………………...…………………………….PTO at 6:00
Apr. 21…..…”We love you, Laurel” …………………………………………SECRETARIES’ DAY
…………………………………………Spring Pictures………………………………………
Apr. 22…………………………………………………………...……...…...Class Mass—2nd graders
Apr. 28……………………………………………….…….…..1:00-3:00 Kindergarten Screening
Apr. 28-30…………………………………………….…………………………Scholastic Book Fair
Apr. 29…………………………………………………………...……...…...Class Mass—3rd graders
Apr. 29 and 30………………………………………………...……Preschoolers to Duncan Farms
Apr. 30……………………………………………………...………………Interim Reports go home
CLASSROOM NEWS
PRESCHOOL
During “Read Across America” week the class went to the Coshocton Public
Library. The students got to listen to a story, take a tour, and check out a book.
In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the class got to do an experiment showing
how a flower soaks up water. Each class got to choose a white carnation, put
water in a clear plastic cup, and put green food coloring into the water. To their
surprise, the flowers turned green!
We also made ‘shamrock shakes’. Each student got a chance to put milk, vanilla
ice cream, vanilla extract, and food coloring into the blender. Once all the
ingredients were mixed together in a blender, the students got to enjoy their
‘shamrock shakes’!
Dr. Woolery, Dr. Lozowski, and Dr. Salmans came to class to talk about our
healthy heart and dental health month. These topics were going to be discussed
in February, but they had to be postponed due to the snowy weather.
KINDERGARTEN
Well, we almost made it through March without any new snow!!! The kindergarten
has been working very hard this month!! To start March off, we celebrated Martisor, a
Romanian custom. Martisor means little March and is celebrated to welcome spring. It
is celebrated in Romania on March 1st and is to bring wellness and luck in the coming
year. We made cards and jewelry for our loved ones.
In reading we celebrated “Read Across America” and Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We
read many Dr. Seuss books. We illustrated our favorite part of The Cat in the Hat. We
painted our feet to show the many different kinds of feet we have for The Foot Book.
We made colored and numbered fish for One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
In Math we studied plane and solid figures. We also learned halves, fourths, and
thirds! Can you believe it…fractions in kindergarten! Finally, we learned about lines of
symmetry, or dividing things in half equally. To make these concepts a hands-on
learning activity, each student brought in snacks in solid figure shapes. We practiced
sorting, naming, dividing, and of course EATING our wonderful shapely snacks!!! Thank
you, parents, for supporting all our kindergarteners do!
March also brought in St. Patrick’s Day. We wore green (so that the leprechauns
would not pinch us!), and we learned about Ireland. We also learned about St. Patrick
and his legends. The students’ favorite legend is how St. Patrick drove all the snakes
out of Ireland, and that even today there are no snakes in that country!!!
The students have been attending a special Lenten service each day. They are
learning about Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. On the last Friday in March, we
attended ‘Stations of the Cross’ with the whole school. All of our students will be
speaking on WTNS for “Words from the Heart”. Tune in on Fridays at 7:00 a.m. to
hear all the students!!!
FIRST GRADE
The first graders have been very busy this month. We completed a “Bear Unit” in
which we learned all about polar bears, black bears and grizzly bears. We discussed and
researched hibernation, mammals, habitats and adaptations animals make to survive.
Each student chose their favorite bear and completed the unit by writing a report
about their choice. It was very fun to share our reports with Mrs. Bosson’s kindergarten class.
In math we have spent most of the month counting and adding coins. When you are
out and about please allow your child to count the change returned to you after a purchase. This is an excellent way to reinforce the skills we are learning here in school. Of
course with spring’s arrival, we have had many conversations about the changes in the
weather. The first graders decided that they would like for March to begin like a lion
and go out like a lamb. I think we all have a case of “spring fever”. To welcome spring,
we created an ‘Acrostic Poem’ using the word spring. The first graders did an excellent
job brain storming ideas for our poem. The poems are proudly displayed in the hall for
all to read. We also studied the different types of clouds and the Water (Hydrologic)
Cycle. If you have a minute, stop in and visit our classroom to take a look at the
beautiful cumulus clouds that the first graders made. They did a wonderful job using
their imagination to decide what their cloud should look like. The clouds are hanging all
over our classroom and look lovely. This is one of my favorite projects each year.
On St. Patrick’s Day we learned that St. Patrick was a shepherd who lived in
Ireland. We discovered a very fascinating legend that states that there are no snakes
in Ireland because St. Patrick ordered all of the snakes to leave. My first graders were
very intrigued with this tidbit of information.
In religion we are learning about the Stations of the Cross and the Five Sorrowful
Mysteries of the Rosary. As always we are working hard, and the effort my first
graders have put into their work is paying off. I am very proud of how much progress
they have made this year.
SECOND GRADE
The second grade class has been doing a great job with two digit addition. We are
now moving into subtraction. The students are catching on very well. They will now need
to be careful to watch for the addition and subtraction signs! Don’t forget that
students need to be practicing telling time and should still be wearing their watches and
using time everyday.
We are also working on our Eucharist preparation. The students are learning more
and growing in their faith. This is a very exciting time for them. Look for family time
activities to come home that will help include the family in this special process. The 1st
Communion retreat is scheduled for April 24, 2010. Parents are asked to participate in
the practice after lunch so you know what to expect at the Mass. Students are asked to
bring their completed banners that day as well. If you have any questions on the banner
or anything for First Communion, please call me or Deacon Doug at the rectory.
The class learned the Ohio symbols in social studies. They made books with the
pictures of all the symbols. They also learned the continents and oceans. We will be
moving on to the ‘Recycling Unit’ that we missed in February with all the snow days.
Please remember the importance of the students reading daily. They still benefit
from reading aloud to help with comprehension. The AR logs need to be signed everyday
to ensure that the students meet their goals. Each student’s goal is set according to
their reading ability and level. It is important that each student meet their goal and
work to the best of their ability and even challenge themselves.
SOCIAL STUDIES AND RELIGION
All of the students in grades three through six sent a Saint Patrick’s greeting to
their prayer persons. We pray for them each and every day during morning prayers.
In the subject area of religion, all the classes from grades three through six have
continued to add to their knowledge about the season of Lent. We all focused on how
our Church helps us to prepare our hearts during Lent. We just finished learning about
Holy Week as the holiest week of our church calendar. We all studied, in varying
degrees, about the Easter Triduum. Triduum means “three days.” The Triduum remembers Jesus’ suffering, death and Resurrection.
In social studies the third grade has just begun to learn about communities and
geography. We read a poem about geography terms to get started. We learned about
geographic tools like globes and maps. Lines of latitude and longitude help us to find
exact locations on maps and globes. We are now discovering some of the physical
features that can be found in our communities.
Grade four is reviewing what we learned about the Ohio territory. We described
the early European settlements in North America, focusing the relationships of the
Native Americans with the Spanish, British and the French. Our map skill was to use
latitude and longitude to identify and describe locations of Ohio cities. We were
introduced to the role of Ohio in The French and Indian War as well as the American
Revolution. We learned how the Northwest Territory was settled and explained the
causes and effects of the frontier wars. Fifth grade is learning how and why people
divide places into regions. For our map and globe skills, we learned how to read land use
and resource maps.
Sixth grade has continued their study of the culture of early people. We have
entered the Tigris and Euphrates Valley and met King Hammurabi. We discovered the
civilization in Sumer.
SCIENCE AND MATH
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Wow! The last quarter of the school year, and spring has finally sprung! Thank
goodness. In math we are all busy learning geometry. Shapes, angles, lines, and circles
are filling our days. We are learning how to name them, draw them, classify them and
measure them. The third grade continues to work with division which makes knowing
those multiplication facts very important! Keep studying them. By now you should know
0-5, 9, 10, and 11 very well and be working on learning 6 and 7. We will continue to have
quizzes on multiplication facts to check our progress.
In science we are starting the ‘Life Science’ unit of our curriculum. The 3rd
grade is studying plants and how they grow, change and reproduce. 4th grade will be
studying plants also and learning how they are classified according to their characteristics and how the different parts of a plant help it survive. The fifth grade will be
embarking on a study of how organisms exist together in the environment and how they
affect each other. We will explore food webs and how different ecosystems provide for
the needs of different animals. The sixth grade will be learning about cells and how
they are organized to form tissues and organs which in turn form organ systems. Our
spring will be a busy one! I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Spring! Glorious Spring! With one grading period left, we are entering into the
home stretch. However, that does not mean that things are slowing down! The fifth
and sixth grade classes will be taking a break from diagramming sentences to read the
novel Number the Stars. This book will be read in correlation with Holocaust Remembrance month. This novel won the 1990 Newbery Award Medal. It is a historical fiction
book about two young girls in Nazi-occupied Denmark. We will be talking a little bit
about World War II and what was going on in Denmark and other parts of Europe.
While the book does not contain any graphic information about what was happening in
the concentration camps, it does reference what was going on without going into detail.
This book does contain one swear word (“d*mn”), appearing one time in the book. If you
have questions about the book or the history that will be discussed in class, please ask.
I suggest you also talk about the Holocaust and decision making at home with your child,
as well as reading the book with him/her.
The fourth graders have successfully finished their unit on verbs and verb forms!
They all did an excellent job! Keep up the good work! They are now going to take a
little break from English and work on their reading skills. They have finished a lesson
reading and learning about pourquoi tales. Pourquoi tales are folktales that explain why
things are they way they are in nature (pourquoi means “why” in French). The fourth
graders learned how the barn swallow got its tail, why the sun and moon are in the sky,
how a tiger got its stripes, and why turtles have cracked shells and sleep in the bottom
of ponds during winter. We will continue going back and forth between grammar and
reading until the end of the year.
The third graders are also taking a short break from grammar lessons to work on
their reading skills. With spring coming they are reading about animals and habitats.
They have finished reading a story about deer entering a town to find food. Sound
familiar? The third graders are also very close to finishing their phonics books!
Hooray! Keep up the great work! We will also continue working back and forth between
reading and grammar.
As always, continue to work on AR. Starting in April and continuing until the end
of the year, the bulletin board in the hallway beside the office will have your
child’s/children’s AR goal progress. The board will be divided into 10% increments and
you and your child(ren) will be able to see their reading progress. All of the grades
have AR every night, including the weekends. The children should be reading for at
least 20 minutes a day at home as they are getting at least 10 minutes of reading time
in class each day, giving them a total of 30 minutes a day. In fifth and sixth grade,
even though they have a classroom book, they are to also be reading an AR book at the
same time.
Have a blessed Easter! As always, you are in our prayers.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
This past month brought “March Madness” to physical education class!
Students learned to dribble a basketball with their finger pads and to focus their eyes
forward, not down at the ball. We spent a lot of time practicing our dribbling skills,
keeping the opposite foot forward of our dribbling hand, with bent knees, and the ball
to the side. The students especially loved having relay races while improving their
dribbling skills.
Grades 2-6 also practiced shooting lay-ups and free throws in the regular size hoops
while Kindergarten and first grade practiced shooting in the smaller basketball hoops.
Students learned to aim for the box behind the hoop. Grades 2-6 also practiced how to
position themselves for a foul shot and how to rebound. We then played half court
games, allowing everyone to participate on a team.
We had a nice day outside and had fun playing kickball as well, further enhancing our
kicking, catching, throwing, and running skills.
Thanks to Mr. Rainwater, our previous physical education teacher, students in
grades 2-6 learned how to square dance and do the Virginia Reel. Even Mrs. Stenner
danced with us! We are looking forward to nicer weather and having physical education
classes outside next month!
PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION :
You can still register your child for preschool and kindergarten for the 2010-2011
school year. Parents need to bring with them their child’s birth certificate, social
security card, shot records, and guardianship papers (if applicable). If the child is
Catholic and was not baptized at Sacred Heart, the parent needs to bring a copy of the
child’s baptismal certificate. For more information, call the school at 622-3728.
SAVE, SAVE, SAVE:
We are still accepting Campbell’s labels, Box Tops for Education, and Our Family
labels from Buehler’s products. Please drop them off in the school office or in the box
at the back of the church. Your help in saving these items is greatly appreciated.
CAN DAY:
Please make sure that there is nothing else in the bags of cans that you bring
to the school. The last two can drives have yielded a lot of trash in the bags of cans
(especially tin cans). Please make sure that we receive only bags of aluminum beverage
cans! Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. SAVE THOSE CANS!!!! The next
CAN DAY will be held on May 14.
SCIENCE FAIR:
Congratulations to Gretchen Lozowski and Will Fornara who represented Sacred
Heart at the District Science Fair in Marietta. Will received an “excellent” on his
project and Gretchen was awarded a “superior”. Gretchen will be going on to the state
competition on May 8 at The Ohio State University. We are soooo proud of you,
Gretchen!
PERFECT ATTENDANCE (3rd grading period):
Kindergarten: Colston Lauvray
First Grade: Brandon Jacobs, MaryAnn Lozowski and Sydney Starcher
Second Grade: Grace Gottwalt
Third Grade: Josie Fornara, Nancy Nguyen, Kenzie Potter and
Victoria Tran
Fourth Grade: Mattison Harrison and Hannah Jacobs
Fifth Grade: Thuy Do, Jared Callender, Jonathan Eberwine, Will
Fornara, Emily Kobel, Lucas Lauvray, and Gretchen Lozowski
HONOR ROLL (3rd grading period):
Fourth Grade: Mattison Harrison and Abby Zimomra
Fifth Grade: Thuy Do, Will Fornara, Emily Kobel, Lucas Lauvray and
Gretchen Lozowski
MERIT ROLL (3rd grading period):
Fourth Grade: Hannah Jacobs
Fifth Grade: Jared Callander, Jonathan Eberwine, Brody Smythe and
Madison Woolard
The Prayer to Sacred Heart
O Sacred Heart of Jesus,
fountain of eternal life,
Your Heart glows with complete love.
You are my refuge and my hope.
Most adorable and loving Savior,
consume my heart with the fire
of Your love.
Pour down on my soul those graces
that flow from Your loving heart.
Let my heart be united with Yours.
Let my will be conformed to Yours
in all things.
May Your will be the rule
of all my desires and actions.
Amen
Sacred Heart School provides an education founded in the Catholic Faith.
The entire school community strives to educate the whole child, developing
caring, responsible, and contributing members of the church and society.