MATH-A-THON
Students in grades K – 4 have been presented information on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the MATH-A-THON program, an educational fundraiser for St. Jude Hospital. Consent forms, along with details about this program, were sent home with students. If you have not returned your form, please do so and encourage your child to participate in this worthy cause. No donation is too small!
CONFERENCE DAY
The second scheduled Primary School Conference Day will be on Wednesday, March 10. Parents will receive their child’s fourth report card at the conference. There will be no school for students in grades PreK-Fourth on March 10, nor will there be Before or After School Care on that date. You should have received your appointment letter. Please sign and return it promptly, so that teachers are able to schedule all parents in a timely fashion.
ENTRANCE EXAMS
Entrance exams for new students entering grades K-11 will be given on Saturday, March 13. For more information, or to register, call the school office at 835-2545. Applications for prekindergarten are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Students must be 4 years old by October 15 to enter PreKindergarten and 5 years old by October 15 to be tested for Kindergarten.
INTERNATIONAL DAY
Please save the date for the second annual Ridgewood Prep School
International Day on Saturday, March 27, 2010 from 11AM to 4 PM. We are planning a great day to celebrate Ridgewood diversity and unity! New activities will include confetti eggs, performances by primary grades, a dunking booth, and a soccer tournament, and we will be bringing back henna, face painting, games, contests, international music, and great food. We hope you can donate a favorite dish to represent your families’ background.
Please make sure you turn in your International Day survey and join us for a planning meeting on Wednesday, March 3 at 3:15 in the library.
SPRING FORWARD
Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 14. Don’t forget to set your clock ahead one hour.
LOOKING AHEAD
The annual Primary School Concert will be held the evening of April 29. This is part of the primary school music program. All Primary School students are expected to participate. Please mark your calendars now.
CLASS NOTES
PRE-K: MRS. NUSS
Mrs. Nuss’ Pre-Kindergarten class has continued to soar through our letterbooks! These amazing pre-kinders have continued blending letters and are becoming some great readers! In March, we will begin working on letters H, U and B. We have also been learning about our bodies and the different systems we all have. Be sure to check out our projects in the hallway! In Math, we have been working on comparing and understanding numbers through 31. This month, we will begin learning about measurement. On March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, we will be wearing our green in hopes that the friendly leprechaun will stop in for a visit! Have a great month!
KINDERGARTEN: MS. ENGLISH
Now that we have moved past the Mardi Gras season it is full steam ahead! We will be finishing up our anatomy unit in the coming weeks. If you have not come in to see our fabulous body projects, you should take the time to stop in. After we finish focusing on our bodies we will move into plants and then animals to finish out the year. We will continue thriving in math and reading I am sure. I am pleased to say that everyone is already reading on some level! Keep up the good work!
FIRST GRADE: MRS. GOLAY
We do fun things in first grade. Sometimes we make crafts. Ashley Borgstede I am learning about plants in science. I am learning about fractions in math. Nicholas Macafore
In first grade we do rocket math. We do science too and it is fun. We also do spelling to help our spelling skills. Aidan Nugent
First grade is good when everyone is polite. It’s bad when people talk out when the teacher is talking. Adam Raslan
First grade has rules like Listen when others are talking and Hands off policy. It is good because we don’t have bad rules or bad things at school. Naser Raslan
School is fun because we get to play outside. I like to learn about
insects. AidanWilliams
SECOND GRADE: MRS. BURRATO
Having mastered their grammar, the second graders have begun the writing process. While learning each step, the students have to apply their knowledge of the previously learned grammar rules. Although it is always a challenge, in the end they can truly see the progress they’ve made and how reading and writing work together. We will begin reading our second novel, The Chalk Box Kid, at the beginning of the 4th six weeks. The students always enjoy this novel, as it is perfectly timed with the planting of our annual garden.
We have started our water unit in science and are now studying clouds. Due to interesting weather patterns, we have had several opportunities to go outside and observe the sky. We are looking forward to spring arriving and with it as usual, more rain!
THIRD GRADE: MS. SBISA
I hope everyone has had a fun and restful vacation! But now that we are back, we are still keeping busy! We are reading our second novel, Charlotte’s Web. We are reading the part where Wilbur escapes from Mr. Zuckerman’s pen. Will Wilbur get lost? Was Wilbur’s choice worth it? You can read along with us to find out!
Keep up with your Rocket Math, as we are starting the wonderful world of division! Keep those multiplication facts and concepts “in your pocket” because we will be using them along with our division facts.
It’s about that time – International Day! Can you believe it?! This year, the third grade class will explore the country of Australia. We will be studying their culture, geography, landforms, and (of course!) their animals! If you have any helpful resources, pictures, stories/experiences to share that would be of benefit to primary school, let me know what you can do to help. G’ day, mates!
FOURTH GRADE: MS. MARRONE
Fourth Graders are SPRINGING into action this six weeks with the continuation of physics in science and division in math. We have completed our unit on literary devices and are returning to grammar mechanics. Soon, we will begin our final novel, The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, a fanciful adventure through the land of Narnia. I am also very excited to announce that the Fourth Grade will be learning about the Philippines for International Week this coming month. If any parents are interested in helping, please feel free to contact me via note. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to gain a better understanding of a foreign place and culture. I know that we are going to have fun!