NEWSLETTER
APRIL
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Apr. 4 & 18............................................................................................................................................ Bookmobile
Apr. 6..........................................................................................................................Class Mass--Grades 1 & 2
Apr. 7...................................................................................................................................5:00-7:00 FISH FRY
Apr. 7, 14, 21 & 28..........................”Words from the Heart” broadcast on WTNS at 7:08 a.m.
Apr. 7, 14 (Gr. 3 & 4) & Apr. 21 & 28 (Gr. 1 & 2)
Apr. 11 (Tuesday).............................................................................................................Mass of Attendance
Apr. 12....................................................................................................1:00 Early dismissal--Easter Break
Apr. 18........................................................................................................................................... School resumes
Apr. 20......................................................................................................................Class Mass--Kindergarten
......................................................................................................................7:00 p.m. Spring Concert
Apr. 21...................................................................................................................... Interim Reports go home
Apr. 27.................................................................................................................................Mass of Attendance
.........................................................................................................................Kindergarten Screening
CLASSROOM NEWS
A.M. & P.M. PRESCHOOL
Welcome spring! So thankful to have nicer weather coming our way and signs of spring
upon us. We have started our community helper unit so please stayed tuned for more information on our walking field trips to the fire station, post office, and library.
Important dates to remember: April 12 early dismissal
April 13-17 Easter Break
I have begun planning our field trip to The Farm at Walnut Creek. I am looking at May 3,
but more details to come later.
If you haven’t registered your child for school next year or have questions please see
Carrie in the office.
As always keep working with your child at home and let me know if there is anything I can
do to help. Thanks!
ALL DAY PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Welcome Spring! So thankful to have nicer weather coming our way and signs of spring
upon us. We have started our community helper unit, so please stayed tuned for more information on our walking field trips to the fire station, post office, and library.
In math, we are learning about measurement using linking cubes to measure and estimate
how long items in the classroom are. We are also learning about basic addition and counting by
two’s to 10.
In reading, we are continuing to learn new site words every week and read simple sentences. We are writing more every day and your student's writing is getting much better!
Important dates to remember: April 12 early dismissal
April 13-17 Easter Break
I have begun planning our field trip to The Farm at Walnut Creek. I am looking at May 3,
but more details to come later.
If you haven’t registered your child for school next year or have questions please see
Carrie in the office.
As always keep working with your child at home and let me know if there is anything I can
do to help. Thanks!
KINDERGARTEN
Spring FINALLY looks like it is here! The children are excited to see the sun and to play
outside. In the classroom we continue to work on learning the letters of the alphabet. We are
working on writing them and practicing the sounds they make. The children are experts on
coming up with words for the new letter sounds! This months’ letters are Zz and Jj. Our last
two letters! We will review all of the letters after we finish with Z and J.
In math we will be completing Topics 11 and 12 this month. We will be decomposing
numbers from 11-19 using a set of 10 and some ones. We will be working on measurement;
comparing lengths, heights and capacity.
In reading we continue to read stories and talking about the characters, setting, plot and
the parts of the book. We talk about new words and use the new words in our own sentences.
In religion we continue to talk about being a member of God’s family, making good choices
in our lives, loving God, loving and helping others and being a good neighbor. Our class mass will
be April 20th and the students should continue practicing their mass parts. We will be practicing
in the church the first part of the month in preparation. April is going to be a busy month!!
FIRST & SECOND GRADE
It is hard to believe that we are into the fourth quarter already! The year seems to be
flying by. The students are already looking forward to summer break. With the time change I
know it becomes difficult to get the students to bed on time, but please make this a priority, as
sleepy students do not do their best.
The first graders are working on place value to the tens, and the second graders are
working on place value to the hundreds. Second graders continue to work on memorizing their
addition facts and will start subtraction soon.
In science we have learned about gravity and lift. We will plan to fly kites to see both in
action as soon as the weather warms up. We are all working hard on our Lenten Sacrifices.
Students have each given up something and chosen to do something nice as well. Some sacrifices
have proven to be easier than others, but they are all working hard. Be sure to keep a
conversation going at home to help them with their journey to grow closer to Jesus.
3RD & 4TH GRADES AND 3-6 MATH
The beginning of spring finds the third graders completing fractions and beginning their
math topic about two-dimensional shapes and their attributes. They will be working with angles,
polygons, triangles, quadrilaterals, and making new shapes. The fourth graders just started
their longest topic of the year by adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators,
changing improper fractions to mixed numbers and mixed numbers to improper fractions, adding
and subtracting mixed numbers, and decomposing and composing fractions. The fifth graders
are also working with improper fractions and mixed numbers as well as estimating mixed
numbers. Geometry has now entered the picture in sixth grade math. After learning basic
geometric ideas, the sixth graders learned to measure and draw angles. Vertical, congruent,
adjacent, complementary, and supplementary angles will next be part of their new math
vocabulary. Their geometry topic will end with learning the transformations of figures,
congruence, and symmetry.
In language arts the third and fourth graders are practicing abbreviations and how to use
commas in a series. Both classes read biographies and then made a list of questions to ask their
partners so they could then write a biography about that person. Everyone enjoyed typing their
biographies and reading them to the class.
In science both grades are completing their study of the Earth. This included the
Earth’s layers, weathering, erosion, renewable and nonrenewable resources, as well as weather
and climate. They found out that planet Earth is quite an exciting and interesting place to live.
5th & 6th GRADES AND SOCIAL STUDIES AND RELIGION
During Lent we follow Jesus. This Lent we are going to follow Jesus through the streets
of Jerusalem the week before his death. As we go, we will remember the events of that special
week. Each day of the week that we do not go to Mass, the entire school meets in the school
gym. After the pledge and school prayers, the sixth graders lead the school by praying the
words Jesus taught us the: “Our Father.” Next one of the six graders reads the Bible reading.
All the six graders then lead the school in the prayer for the day from their booklets. We will
follow Jesus all around Jerusalem remembering his sacrifice and how much he loved us.
In religion classes the fifth and sixth graders are continuing to explore how God formed
a family of faith. We have identified and described various episodes in Jacob’s life. We
described how God guided Jacob and brought good from his deceit. We discovered that God
will guide us as he did Jacob. The third and fourth graders are learning how to recognize our
need for God’s mercy. We described the steps in celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
We explained that we can go to Jesus when in need of forgiveness and mercy. We understand
that our consciences enable us to distinguish good from evil. We realize that we should choose
whatever our consciences recognize as good.
In world history the fifth and sixth graders are studying the "Early People". In our
lessons we analyzed the development of city-states in Sumer. We examined Sumerian innovations and changes made to meet needs. We also examined the Sumerian social classes. In our
next lesson we explored how conquests led to empire building in Mesopotamia. We analyzed how
rulers gained power and kept order in Mesopotamia. In Ohio history, the third and fourth
graders have identified the Historic Native Americans of Ohio. Those tribes were the
Iroquois, Mingo, and the Wyandot. We described the ways of life of Ohio’s early Native
American groups. Next, we identified the Algonquian tribes of Ohio. We described the
similarities and differences among Ohio’s Historic Indian groups. Those groups included the
Delaware, Ottawa, Shawnee, and Miami.
In language arts, we continue to read stories based on the theme of courage. We heard
a story called “Storm at Tempest Cove” by Margaret Underwood. This is a story about a boy in
Scotland who helps save two fishing boats during a dangerous storm. We are currently getting
ready to read our next selection “The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle” by AVI.
In science we are now working in the area of Earth Science. In our current lesson our
topic is minerals and rocks. We have learned to identify minerals by their properties. We
discussed the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks.
SAVE, SAVE, SAVE:
Thank you to all of you who save Campbell’s Soup labels and the General Mills “Box Top for
Education” coupons. Your support is greatly appreciated! Some reminders: Please do not send
in the entire label. The company will not accept them anymore.
Campbell’s will only accept the UPC code (include the scholar holding the pencil, also).
General Mills will accept only those box tops that have been cut on the dotted line. Your help
with this matter will be greatly appreciated, since this is a monumental task when we receive
the volume of labels and box tops that we do. Please drop them off in the school office or in
the box at the back of the church. Here is an example of what we need:
PTO:
Mark your calendars for the upcoming annual "Fish Fry" on Friday, April 7th
from 5:00-7:00! We will be asking families to help donate some of the supplies
like we did for the spaghetti dinner. It made it even more of a success having the
donations. Thank you in advance for all of your generosity. The list of donations
came home to you at the end of March. Please watch your child’s folder ☺.
Come to our April meeting right after school in the school library. We would
love to see more people come to the meetings. We need your input!
CAN DAYS:
FRIDAY, May 12
WEBSITE:
Please remember to visit our school website, http://www.sacredheartcoshocton.org/school/
for our monthly newsletter, lunch menu, etc. The first page of our newsletter has listed all the
important dates and information for the month.
ADOPT A STUDENT:
Would you like to help pay a student’s tuition? We need your help! Yearly tuition for a
Catholic student is $2900 or $242 a month. A non-Catholic student pays $3300 a year or $275
a month. If you are able to help with any portion of this cost, or you would like to just make a
donation, please make your check out to “Sacred Heart School” and drop it off at the school
office, mail it to 39 Burt Avenue, or put it in the collection basket and label it “Adopt a Student”.
We really appreciate your help! We will keep you all in our prayers as we continue to provide a
quality Catholic education for the children of our parish and Coshocton County.
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JUMP ROPE CLUB:
Jump rope club continues to meet on Wednesdays from 3-4pm. All students in grades k-6
are welcome to attend.
RECORDER KARATE:
A recital is planned for April 20 at 7:00 p.m. where the students can demonstrate their
abilities to play as a group, individuals, or in duets. Also, the rest of the children will be singing.
PERFECT ATTENDANCE:
Pre-Kindergarten: Will Snider
Second Grade: Maison Kiser
Fourth Grade: Caden Wylie
Fifth Grade: Mattalyn Kiser and Jackson Smith
HONOR ROLL:
Fourth Grade: Anthony Cichon, Julian Rivera, Aidan StevensWoolery and Caden Wylie
Sixth Grade: Seth Brown and Cassie Johnson
MERIT ROLL:
Fourth Grade: Myleigh Ladrach
Fifth Grade: Mattalyn Kiser and Collin Ladrach
Sixth Grade: Jonathan Vu
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.