Dear Families,
Soccer has begun! We have been having fun playing each
other every Tuesday. Please remember to send your child to
school with water as the weather is getting warmer.
Christ told us that unless a grain of wheat falls to the
earth and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat. But if it dies, it
bears much fruit. Before Easter break, we reflected on these
words and planted wheat grass. Our wheat grass sprouted this
past month and we got a chance to see how the roots come
shooting down out of the seed and the tall green grass grows up. I
hope your child is enjoying and caring for the wheat grass you
have at home.
May is the month of Mary. Please join us in celebrating
the Mother of God at the May Crowning and by helping your child
to create a shrine.
Yours in Christ,
Mr. Finley
[email protected]
ALLELULIA!
Christ Our Light. Thanks be to God.
This Easter season we continue to celebrate Christ who died and is RISEN! This simple prayer is said during the Easter Vigil
and we have been repeating it in our classroom and the atrium.
5/1/2015
May Crowning
SANDCASTLES ON 7th (215 North 7th street)
5/2/2015
School Mass @ 5:00pm
5/2/2015, 9:00am - 4:00pm
5/8/2015
No School
5/11/2015
No School
5/12/2015
Field Day
5/23/2015
Mother Son Brunch
5/25/2015
No School
5/30/2015
Golf Tournament
Sandcastles on 7th is a free community beach party and
sandcastle competition organized by the Children’s Museum
of Phoenix. Come out and join the fun as some of the best
and brightest of the valley’s business community compete in
a one-of-a-kind corporate sandcastle building competition.
Other highlights include music and other stage entertainment, arts and science activities, food trucks and an appearance by the Travel Channel’s “Sand Guys”. There will also be
a giant sandbox where visitors can construct their own sand
creations.
Cream Cheese and Jalapeno
Pinwheels
Disappointment is a normal, tough and difficult part of growing up. Your child is
likely to experience disappointment as he makes new friends, tries new things, and
experiences the ups and downs of his world. Whether it is a trip to the park that is
ruined by rain or missing a birthday party, life is full of little and big disappointments. When you allow your child to feel, experience, and learn from little disappointments at an early age, you help him to create the skills he will need to successfully handle the bigger disappointments he will experience later in childhood
and as an adult.
To try at home:
Ingredients:
Notice and label when you, your child, or others are disappointed. Explain that everyone, including adults, feels disappointment. You might say:
1 can of diced jalapenos (green
chiles for a milder version)
About yourself: I am disappointed. Grandma was supposed to come for a visit
but she is home sick. I’m going to make her a Get Well card.
1 block of plain cream cheese
About your child: You have tears in your eyes. I see you are disappointed. You
really wanted to go to the park, but it is raining. I wonder what we can do on a
rainy day like today.
1 large flour tortilla
A butter knife
Directions:
Open cream cheese and can of
jalapenos. Spread cream
cheese on flour tortilla. Cover
entire tortilla. Sprinkle
jalapenos on tortilla to
preference. Roll tortilla and cut
laterally to make pinwheels.
About others: That little girl is really disappointed. Her mommy told her she
could not have an ice cream. I wonder what she can do to feel better.
Encourage and teach problem solving. “I know you are disappointed to miss Sophie’s
party. You are a great card maker and I bet you will find a way to wish her happy
birthday.
Disappointment can quickly lead to feelings of anger if not acknowledged. Simply
acknowledge your child’s feelings without overreacting. “You really wanted to red
cup. Your sister has the red cup today. Do you want the blue or green one?”
Be sure to “talk up” math. Let
your child know you think math is
fun and that she’ll use it her
whole life. Make math a part of
daily life. At the post office,
have her estimate how many
people are in line. In the grocery
store, ask her how much milk will
cost with a 50¢ off coupon. Be sure
to mention the math skills she used.
Put math into fun time too! Play
games like Yahtzee, Connect Four, or
Monopoly. At bedtime, read books
about math: Equal Scmequal by
Virginia Kroll or Counting on Frank by
Rod Clement.
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With thousands of words in every
issue, newspapers are a great way to
build reading skills. Grab a paper and
try these activities:
Matching game-Have your child cut
out several photographs and their
captions separately. Mix them up.
Read the captions and match them
to the photo. Matching the captions
and the photos will improve reading
comprehension.
Scavenger hunt-List items in the
newspaper (car ad, crossword puzzle,
weather forecast), and ask your
child to find and circle each one.
This will build research skills. *only
present your child with one section
at a time to search through.
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