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

Week 7

Dear TK Families,

We hope that you enjoyed your holiday weekend and that you were able to take some time and relax with your families!

If you haven’t signed up for your Parent/Teacher conference yet, please be sure to log in to Sycamore to sign up for a conference time by Wednesday, October 10th. Scheduling will be closed after that date. The conference is meant for the parents and the teacher, please arrange childcare for your children. We look forward to meeting with you!

Our Student Government is sponsoring a Pink Day on Thursday, October 11th. Make any donation and your child can wear a pink shirt and jeans on Thursday instead of their uniform. Donations can be sent in to the classroom. All proceeds will go toward the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

On Friday, October 26^thwe’ll be having our St. Irenaeus Halloween Parade in the morning, students can come to school in their costume. Our parade will be followed by fun Halloween center rotations in the Parish Hall. We will be needing volunteers to help lead a group through the rotations, you must be fingerprinted through the Diocese of Orange and complete the online safe environment training before you can volunteer at school.A sign-up for volunteers will be coming shortly, we hope that you can join us! You do not need to be fingerprinted to watch the parade, all parents are welcome!

We hope you 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: The Good Shepherd

Language Arts:

Letters: Y-Z

Sight word: I, see, my (review)

Week Theme: Farm

Story: Mrs. Wishy Washy’s Farmby Joy Cowley

Vocabulary: tin, suds, anxious

Math: Introduction to Patterns

 Upcoming Dates

10/11 H.S.A Meeting 7 p.m. in room 8

10/13 St. Irenaeus Parish Oktoberfest

10/17 HOPE Drive-red bags will be sent home

10/17-19 Parent/Teacher Conferences-sign up on Sycamore

10/26 St. I Halloween Parade and 

TK Halloween Celebration

     

Week 6

Dear TK Families,

We’ll be continuing our focus on autumn this week and learning about pumpkins.

This Friday, October 5^th is our first Birthday Snack Celebration for the TK September birthdays. The families of the students who are celebrating are bringing in snacks for both of the TK classes to celebrate together. For summer birthdays, we’ll celebrate your child’s half birthday (July birthdays in January and August birthdays in February). You do not need to send in a snack on Friday as one will be provided for your child.

If you haven’t signed up for your Parent/Teacher conference yet, please be sure to log in to Sycamore to sign up for a conference time. The conference is meant for the parents and the teacher, please arrange childcare for your children. We look forward to meeting with you!

Please be sure that your child’s behavior chart is signed when it is sent home every Friday and returned to school every Monday.

We hope you 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 Special

Language Arts:

Letters: T-X

Sight word: I

Week Theme: Seasons

Story: Watching the Seasons by Edana Eckart

Vocabulary: bloom, seasons, weather

Math: Shapes and Numbers

Upcoming Dates

10/8 Columbus Day-No School

10/13 St. Irenaeus Parish Oktoberfest

10/17-19 Parent/Teacher Conferences-sign up on Sycamore

10/26 St. I Halloween Parade and

TK Halloween Celebration

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

Week 5

Dear TK Families,

Now that fall has officially begun, we will be learning about the season and all about apples. In our classrooms we will be having apple tastings and doing apple art this week.

We are looking for any parent volunteers who would like to come and help out in our classrooms, please let us know if you’re interested. We generally need the most help during center time (10:15-11:30). You must be fingerprinted through the Diocese of Orange and complete an online training program prior to volunteering. If you haven’t done that yet, please contact Lily Lobasso at llobasso@stischoolcypress.org for more information.

Parent/Teacher conferences are coming up October 17-19^th. Please be sure to log in to Sycamore to sign up for a conference time, we look forward to meeting with you!

Our H.S.A. is hosting a fundraiser this Wednesday, September 26 at the Chili's Restaurant located at 8376 La Palma in Buena Park. The fundraiser will be all day from 11:00AM-10:30PM and our school will receive 15% of the proceeds. Help our school earn more by purchasing Chili's scrip to use at our fundraiser night! You can show the flyer or simply mention St. Irenaeus School. 

We hope you 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: Jesus Welcomes the Children

Language Arts: Letters: O-S

Sight word: see, my

Week Theme: Apples

Story: Apples by Erika Shores

Vocabulary: orchard, ripe, core

Math: Shapes and Numbers

Upcoming Dates

9/26 Chili’s Fundraiser

10/8 Columbus Day-No School

10/13 St. Irenaeus Parish Oktoberfest

10/17-19 Parent/Teacher Conferences-sign up on Sycamore

Week 4

Dear TK Families,

September is flying by! We have been busy in our classrooms learning each day.

Our first Home and School Association meeting of the school year is this Thursday, September 20th at 7PM in Room 8. Our H.S.A has lots of exciting activities planned for the year. If you can't make it, watch the meeting and ask your questions by logging in to: https://www.eztalks.com/uc/join_meeting/meeting_id/79573249.   

Just a reminder about pick-up and drop-off parking now that we have full use of the parking lot. In the morning for drop-off, TK parents can park in the spots that are close to our classroom. At pick-up time, that area is blocked off for students to use so you’ll need to park in the designated area that is a little further away from our classroom. Please do not move any cones, they are there for everyone’s safety.

For the month of September, every class can win an ice cream float party! Each class that has 100% of their families sign up for scrip and make a $100+ scrip purchase will receive the party. There are many different options for stores that you already shop at such as Starbucks, Sam’s Club, Target, Albertson’s/Vons, Stater Brothers, and more! Remember, you get credit towards your tuition when you buy scrip. If you have questions please contact Mrs. Lambert at slambert@stischoolcypress.org.

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

God’s Blessings,

Mrs. Michelle Marshall                                    Ms. Alex Rozak

mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org             arozak@stischoolcypress.org

Week 3

This week we are learning:

Religion: Jesus’ Special Friends

Language Arts: Letters E-I

Week Theme: Feelings

Story: When Sophie Gets Angry by Molly Bang

Vocabulary: comfort, snatched, breeze

Math: Numbers 1-5

Dear TK Families,

We have been having fun in TK learning new things each day. We’re excited that the parking lot is now finished, thank you for all of your patience and understanding through it all!

This Wednesday is our first H.O.P.E. collection, this is a monthly drive to support our parish ministry. A reusable red bag will be sent home today (Tuesday), please return it with any non-perishable food items (no glass jars please) that you would like to donate to others in need on Wednesday. Please drop your bag off at the lunch tables right next to the TK classrooms. If you do not wish to donate this month that’s fine too, just simply return the bag and it will be sent home again next month.

We have been enjoying the family pictures that are being shared in class. If you haven’t sent in 1-2 pictures please do it when you can so your child can share them and they can be added to our TK family board.

We really appreciate 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.

God’s Blessings,

Mrs. Michelle Marshall                                 Ms. Alex Rozak

mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org                   arozak@stischoolcypress.org

Upcoming Dates

9/20 H.S.A. Meeting 7-8pm

10/8 Columbus Day-No School

10/13 St. Irenaeus Parish Oktoberfest

Week 2

Dear TK Families,

We made it through the first week of school! We are very proud of our TK classes as they are adjusting to the routines we have established to optimize learning, socializing, spiritual development, and fun!

If you haven’t already, please be sure to fill out and turn in the green paperwork (found in the back to school night packet) to your child’s teacher. The information helps us get to know your child better as we’re starting off the year and there’s also a form for parent volunteer opportunities. Please let us know if you’re available for any school-related activities.

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!

We’ve been keeping our classrooms cool through the warm weather, it might be a good idea to send a sweater in your child’s tote bag just in case or if your child gets cold easily. Please be sure to label all clothing items so we know who they belong to.

You child’s behavior charts were sent home on Friday, please be sure to review the colors, sign it, and return it back to school at the beginning of each week.

God’s Blessings,

Mrs. Michelle Marshall                                 Ms. Alex Rozak

mmarshall@stischoolcypress.org                   arozak@stischoolcypress.org