Week 16

Dear TK Families,

We’re very excited for our Christmas Program this Friday, December 21st at 10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. We ask that students come to school in Christmas Mass attire (dresses or skirts/tops for girls and pants and button-down shirts for boys). Parents, family members, and friends are welcome! Please pick up your child from our classrooms after the performance instead of from the Hall, we want to make sure everyone is safe and accounted for after the performance.

*PM TK Students: On Friday PM TK students have the option to stay past 11:30, but they will be taken to daycare and you can pick them up from there. Also, please be sure to write your child’s name on any nap supplies.

This Thursday, December 20^this ugly Christmas sweater day! It’s a non-uniform dress day and your child can wear an ugly sweater or Christmas attire. Please make sure it stays in line with the non-uniform dress code in the student handbook.

We hope that you all of a wonderful and relaxing Christmas break filled with lots of time with family and friends!

Thank you for trusting us with your child’s education and have a wonderful week!

God’s Blessings,

Mrs. Leslie Paragas                                       Mrs. Michelle Marshall

lparagas@stischoolcypress.org                    mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org     

This week we are learning:

Religion: We Celebrate Jesus’ Birthday

Language Arts:

Letter: Review letters A-H

Sight words: I, see, my, get, the, big (review)

Week Theme: Gingerbread (continued)

Story: Gingerbread Babyby Jan Brett 

Vocabulary: fresh, tumbled, snout

Math: Complex Sorting

Upcoming Dates

12/20 Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

12/21 TK/K Christmas Program at 10:30a.m.

12/24-1/4 Christmas Break

1/17 H.S.A. Meeting

1/27 Open House 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Week 15

Dear TK Families,

HOPE bags will be coming home today (Tuesday), please return your bags with any food you would like to donate to help others in need this holiday season on Wednesday at the lunch tables.

Thank you for your understanding in making sure TK is a nut free environment. This means no peanuts, almonds, and tree nuts for snacks, lunches, and any school celebrations. We appreciate your cooperation in making our classrooms safe for all of our students! 

For PM TK students, please be sure that you are picking up your child by 2:30 p.m. Any students not picked up by 2:30 can be picked up at daycare. 

This week we’ll continue to prepare for the TK/K Christmas program. We hope that you will all be able to join us in the Parish Hall at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 21^st! For the attire we ask that your child wears nice Christmas clothes (example: a dress or skirt and top for girls and pants and a button down shirt for boys).

Thank you for trusting us with your child’s education and have a wonderful week!

God’s Blessings,

Mrs. Leslie Paragas                           Mrs. Michelle Marshall

lparagas@stischoolcypress.org            mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org         

This week we are learning:

Religion: Jesus is Born

Language Arts:

Letter: Hh

Sight words: I, see, my, get, the, big (review)

Week Theme: Gingerbread

Story: Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett

Vocabulary: fresh, tumbled, snout

Math: Introduction to Measurement and Complex Sorting

                                                                          Upcoming Dates

                                  12/21 TK/K Christmas Program at 10:30a.m.

12/24-1/4 Christmas Break

1/27 Open House 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Week 14

Dear TK Families,

We wish a happy and blessed Advent season to everyone! As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, there are many activities that we will be doing in the classroom to help the students share in the season with us. 

Our H.S.A. will be hosting Coffee with the Principal this Wednesday, December 5^that 7:45 a.m. in the Ed. Building. Join Mrs. Hayden for some coffee, light breakfast, and conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.

This Friday, December 7^thwe’ll be having our November awards ceremony at 8:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall. You were notified if your child will be receiving an award, all parents are welcome to celebrate the TK and K students. We’ll also be having our TK December birthday celebration later on that morning.

Our Cub Scout Pack 660 will be partnering with H.O.P.E. this week, December 3rd-7th in collecting unwrapped toys for children in need. We hope that you’ll consider donating toys to this great cause.

We’ll continue our song practice this week for the TK/K Christmas program. We hope that you will all be able to join us in the Parish Hall at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 21^st!

Thank you for trusting us with your child’s education and have a wonderful week!

God’s Blessings,

Mrs. Leslie Paragas                                       Mrs. Michelle Marshall

lparagas@stischoolcypress.org                    mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org     

This week we are learning:

Religion: We Prepare for Christmas

Language Arts:

Letter: Gg

Sight words: I, see, my, get, the, big (review)

Week Theme: Retell

Story: If You Give a Mouse a Cookeby Laura J. Numeroff

Vocabulary: mustache, excited, sign

Math: Introduction to Measurement

                                                                       Upcoming Dates

12/3-12/7 H.O.P.E. Toy Drive

12/5 Coffee with the Principal, 7:45 a.m. in the Ed. Building

12/7 HSA Movie Night

12/21 TK/K Christmas Program at 10:30a.m.

Week 13

Dear TK Families,

We hope that you all had a nice Thanksgiving Break! Looking ahead, we’ll be having our TK/K Christmas performance on Friday, December 21^stat 10:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. For your child’s performance attire, girls typically wear a nice Christmas dress or a skirt and top and boys wear a button-down shirt and nice pants. We wanted to let you know in advance so you can plan ahead. We’ll be busy practicing our songs and we hope that you can all join us!

All parents are welcome to join us for the Christmas performance but there are some events that require parents to be fingerprinted and safe environment trained through the Diocese of Orange. It takes several weeks to complete the process so if you’re thinking about it, please contact Lily Lobasso at llobasso@stischoolcypress.orgso she can get your paperwork started. We love having parent helpers and we don’t want anyone to miss out!

There is an optional homework link where you can download some supplemental activities for your child. The purpose of it is to provide enrichment for those students who need an extra challenge. It is not mandatory, you can work at your own pace, and you don’t need to turn in your child’s work. It is located in the at home practice folder and the link is: https://goo.gl/mURoYa.

Thank you for trusting us with your child’s education and we hope you have a wonderful week!

God’s Blessings,

Ms. Alex Rozak                                              Mrs. Michelle Marshall

arozak@stischoolcypress.org                        mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org      

This week we are learning:

Religion: God Always Loves Us

Language Arts:

Letter: Ff

Sight words: I, see, my, get, the, big (review)

Week Theme: Transportation

Story: Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Siteby Sherri Duskey Rinker

Vocabulary: weary, chute, gravel

Math: Introduction to Measurement

Upcoming Dates

11/28 HSA Meeting

12/3-12/7 H.O.P.E. Toy Drive

12/5 Coffee with the Principal, 7:45 a.m. in the Ed. Building

12/7 HSA Movie Night

Week 12

Dear TK Families,

Today the red HOPE bags are coming home, please place any non-perishable food items that you would like to donate and bring them to our classrooms(not the lunch tables for just this collection) on either Wednesday or Thursday morning. We’ll be taking them to our Thanksgiving prayer service on Thursday, our students will be able to see what the TK and K classes collected and that we can come together to help others in need!

Our classes have been enjoying sharing time each week with items from the alphabet letter we are focusing on. Starting this week, we’ll be using a rubric to help guide your child while they are reading their clues. We’ll be watching for being ready to share, staying on topic, looking at the audience, and speaking clearly and loudly. The same areas are assessed in kindergarten, your child will receive a copy of the rubric filled in the week following their share day.

This Wednesday, November 14th eat at the Habit Burger Grill located at 5968 Orangethorpe in Buena Park for a tasty fundraiser! The Habit will donate 20% of all sales from dine-in or take-out orders. 

We hope that you have a peaceful Thanksgiving break next week with plenty of time to spend with family, friends, and giving thanks for all that we have. Take care and have a wonderful week!

God’s Blessings,

Ms. Alex Rozak                                              Mrs. Michelle Marshall

arozak@stischoolcypress.org                        mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org      

This week we are learning:

Religion: Thanksgiving Day

Language Arts:

Letter: Ee

Sight word: big (review)

Week Theme: Giving Thanks

Story: Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson

Vocabulary: lair, feast, stroll

Math: Introduction to Comparing Numbers Counting 1-15

Upcoming Dates

11/14 The Habit Fundraiser Night

11/15 HSA Meeting

11/19-23 Thanksgiving Break

12/7 HSA Movie Night

Week 11

Dear TK Families,

This week our HSA will be hosting the Scholastic "Enchanted Book Fair" in the Parish Hall. Students will be visiting the Book Fair during the school day to work on their wish list and to make purchases. Our class will visit from 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Wednesday the 7^th, you are welcome to send money with your child in an envelope if you’d like. There will be a Family Night on Wednesday, November 7th from 3:00-8:00 p.m. if you’d like to shop with the whole family.

Students are encouraged to bring in their loose change for the "All 4 Books Collection." For every dollar collected, Scholastic will donate a book for an under privileged child. The class that brings in the most money will win a morning movie in the library with Mrs. Lambert. The All 4 Books Collection will end on Wednesday, November 7th at recess.

This week we’ll be talking about Veteran’s Day as it is this Sunday, November 11^th. We’ll be talking about who veterans are, how important they are to our country, and how thankful we are to them!

***Please note that our TK/K Awards have been moved to Tuesday, November 13^that 8 a.m. in the Ed. Building (in the kindergarten building across the parking lot from TK). You will be notified in advance if your child is receiving an award that that day, all are welcome to celebrate our students. 

Have a great week and thank you for trusting us with your child’s education.

God’s Blessings,

Ms. Alex Rozak                                              Mrs. Michelle Marshall

arozak@stischoolcypress.org                        mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org      

This week we are learning:

Religion: We Care for God’s Creation

Language Arts:

Letter: Dd

Sight word: big

Week Theme: Perseverance

Story: Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle

Vocabulary: wink, mire, budge

Math: Introduction to Comparing Numbers

                                                                          Upcoming Dates

11/13 TK/K Awards at 8:00 a.m.

11/14 HOPE Food Collection

11/15 HSA Meeting

11/19-23 Thanksgiving Break

Week 10

Dear TK Families,

It was so much fun to see all of the students dressed in their costumes. We really appreciate all of the volunteers and items brought in, it made the day special for everyone!

This Thursday, November 1st is All Saints Day. There will be a school mass at 10:30 a.m. for parents who would like to attend. Although our TK class will not be attending the mass, we will discuss the importance of All Saints Day and what it means to our Catholic faith. We will be focusing on how saints show us ways to live as friends of Jesus.

We hope that you all have a safeand fun Halloween! Have a great week and thank you for trusting us with your child’s education.

God’s Blessings,

Ms. Alex Rozak                             Mrs. Michelle Marshall

arozak@stischoolcypress.org               mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org

This week we are learning:

Religion: All Saints Day

Language Arts:

Letter: Cc

Sight word: the

Week Theme: Fire Safety

Story: Firebearsby Rhonda Gowler Greene

Vocabulary: spotted, haze, brave

Math: Introduction to Comparing Numbers

                                                                           Upcoming Dates

11/2 No School-Diocesan Inservice

11/5-11/8 Book Fair

11/9 TK/K Awards 8:00 a.m.

11/14 HOPE Food Collection

11/15 H.S.A Meeting

11/19-23 Thanksgiving Break

Week 9

Dear TK Families,

This week is Red Ribbon Week, in TK we talk about making healthy choices for our bodies. We have some fun dress up days, here are the remaining days for this week: 

·Wednesday, October 24th - Theme: "Be a JEAN-ius and Envision Your Future Without Drugs!"

oStudents may wear any color jeans with a school shirt. 

·Thursday, October 25th - Theme: "Go Red for Red Ribbon Week"

oStudents may add red accessories to their uniform.

·Friday, October 26th - Theme: "Scare Off Drugs!"

oStudents wear their Halloween Costumes.

oHalloween Parade at 8:15AM

We’re excited for the Halloween Parade this Friday, October 26^th. Students can come to school in their costume, the parade will begin at 8:15 and TK will be starting it off.  Afterward we’ll be doing some fun Halloween center rotations in the Parish Hall. A sign-up for volunteers to bring in items and to come and help us are next to the sign-in sheet in our classrooms. There are still some open spots, please check it out if you haven’t yet!

Have a great week and thank you for trusting us with your child’s education.

God’s Blessings,

Ms. Alex Rozak                                 Mrs. Michelle Marshall

arozak@stischoolcypress.org              mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org     

This week we are learning:

Religion: God Made the World

Language Arts:

Letter: Bb

Sight word: get

Week Theme: Spiders

Story: The Very Busy Spiderby Eric Carle

Vocabulary: trailed, meadow, pesty

Math: Introduction to the Numbers 6-10

Upcoming Dates

10/26 St. I Halloween Parade and 

TK/K Halloween Celebration

10/26 Trunk or Treat 5-9 p.m.

10/30 Picture Makeups

                                        11/2 No School-Diocesan Inservice    

Week 8

Dear TK Families,

We look forward to meeting with you this week for parent teacher conferences. Since our rooms are used for the PM TK students, Mrs. Marshall’s conferences will be held in the library (in the first room in the building directly behind the school office) and Ms. Rozak’s conferences will be held in the atrium (next to room 1). We will be going over your child’s progress so far this year and setting goals.

This week we will be starting our sharing homework. We’ll have 3 or 4 students share each week and a bag will be sent home with your child along with the directions. You will work with your child to find one item you have at home that starts with the letter we are working on. It will need to be able to fit inside the brown paper lunch bag that we send home and you will discuss and write down 3 clues for your item. Please have your child practice saying the clues and work on projecting their voice. On Friday, the students will bring their bag back to school. Your child will give the class their 3 clues (we will help them say their clues, they do not need to be memorized) and the class will guess what the item is. It’s a fun way to learn more about the letter of the week and to have your child practice speaking in front of the class.

This week there is a St. Irenaeus “Tasty Trifecta” Dine-out. On Wednesday visit Dairy Queen 9951 Walker St. from 11AM-10PM, on Thursday head to Pieology 9543 Valley View St. from 11AM-9:30PM, and on Friday dine at Panda Express 5825 Lincoln Ave. Buena Park, from 10AM-10PM. A percentage of the sales will benefit our school!

Just a reminder that we’ll be having our St. Irenaeus Halloween Parade next Friday, October 26^th. Students can come to school in their costume and afterward we’ll be doing some fun Halloween center rotations. A sign-up for volunteers will be coming this week, we hope that you can join us!

Have a great week and thank you for trusting us with your child’s education.

God’s Blessings,

Ms. Alex Rozak                                     Mrs. Michelle Marshall

arozak@stischoolcypress.org               mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org         

This week we are learning:

Religion: We Are Kind

Language Arts:

Letter: Aa

Sight word: get

Week Theme: Weather

Story: Storm is Coming!by Heather Tekavec

Vocabulary: huddle, safe, sunshine

Math: Introduction to Positional Words

Upcoming Dates

10/22-10/26 Red Ribbon Week

10/26 St. I Halloween Parade and 

TK/K Halloween Celebration

10/26 Trunk or Treat 5-9 p.m.

10/30 Picture Makeups

11/2 No School-Diocesan Inservice