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February 9, 2010
Dear Parents,
Are you ready for another round of snow? We are planning the week as usual 
but we'll see what happens.  

Thursday we will have a little St. Valentine Celebration so the children may 
bring in cards if you can get them.  

I wanted to mention to you how wonderful the children were that did Teach for 
Ten.  We had some great art lessons--Nick taught us how to make a night 
scene, Emma made lollipop flowers with the class, Isabella showed us how to 
draw a dog step by step, Olivia taught us how to make a heart man, Paul 
showed us how to make a pirate hat, Madison had us make a school scene, and 
Joey M. taught us how to make a sting of hearts.  After the art group, I was 
worried about my job.   On to Math--Katie had a worksheet on money for us, 
Emily did addition and subtraction at the board, Julia had us make graphs and 
be part of the tallying, and Ryan used the Smartboard to teach about money.  
In ILA Megan taught us homonyms at the Smartboard and for Music Delaney gave 
us a violin lesson.  Matt taught us some very cool wrestling holds so don't 
mess with us. In Science Michael had booklets for us to teach about the water 
cycle and Joey P. had pictures and a whole lesson on cats complete with a 
word find puzzle.  By the way, I was the first one to find the mystery word!!!
If I am ever out, don't worry, the class can go on without me.  We have some 
great future teachers in this bunch and it was a day we all enjoyed.   :)   

This week we will be learning about how to write a letter and we would like 
the children to mail the letters to whomever they write so they will need a 
stamped and addressed envelope.  That won't be due until next week because of 
the weather forecast.  I just wanted you to be aware that it's coming.

As part of Catholic Schools Week we are running a book drive for the READS 
program.  This is done in honor of Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Mantone, two of our 
teachers who have gone home to God in the last few years.  We can accept new 
or gently used books and the bins are in the lobbies for collection.  The 
only thing they ask is that there be no holiday books, no school books or 
workbooks.  So, if you have any that you would like to donate, please send 
them in any day.  With the weather forcast, they will probably extend it to 
next week also.  

Our Book Fair kicks off today and the children go on their regular Library 
day which right now will be on Wednesday, February 17th.  They are also open 
on Wednesday evening, tomorrow, for parents from 6:30 to 8:30.  Look for a 
letter if that changes because of snow.  And if the letter day changes, our 
children go on B day whenever that may be next.  :)

We will be working on money in Math for probably this week and next week so 
have the children count coins to make different amounts.  Lots of practice is 
needed for the children to understand money.  We are also studying our new 
Religion study sheet.  I don't have a date yet for that test because it was
supposed to be this week.  I'll let you  know in next week's homework sheet 
when it will be.

Stay warm and 
keep those shovels close by!
Mrs. DelQuadro



January 30, 2010
Dear Parents,
It was good to see so many of you today at Open House.  Doesn't our school 
look great?  The children worked very hard to make our hallways look so good 
with all their work. The baby pictures are always a favorite of mine.  Some 
were very easy to spot and others were a puzzle but all so enjoyable.

Lots of things going on this week but I'll just mention a few that pertain to 
us since I know everyone already got a brochure abour CSW.  

Tomorrow the children will do their homework in school so if anyone wants to 
go to the basketball game and cheer on the faculty, :) you will be able to do 
that.  All donations made at the entrance of Ryan's gym will be used to 
purchase sweatsuits for injured military. 

So far we have four children that are doing Teach for Ten on Friday which is 
the children teaching the class for ten minutes.  There is still time to let 
me know if anyone else wants to join.  I only ask you to let  me know so I 
can make up a schedule for the day.  I am so looking forward to it.

Friday is also Crazy Hat Day so the children should be thinking of what hat 
they want to make or fix to wear on Friday.  I am part of The Red Hat Society 
so I have my Crazy Hat already!!!!

Now back to basics--many children need new crayons--little Valentine gift??-- 
and pencils are worn down to the knub.  Please check with your child to make 
sure they have at least 3 sharpened pencils each day.  

There will be no Spelling Test this week but I ask that the children study 
the words as usual because they still need to know the words.  No test is a 
little gift for Friday.

We are all looking forward to a wonderful week of celebrating what we are all 
about.  Thank you for the priviledge of teaching your child--sounds a little 
corny but do I mean it.  I love what I do and I love that I can do it with 
Jesus so ever present in our classrooms and I love that I am in partnership 
with you who knows the value of what we do each day.  THANK YOU!

Have a great week!
Mrs. DelQuadro


How far you go in life depends on your being
         tender with the young, 
         compassionate with the aged, 
         sympathetic with the striving, 
         and tolerant of the weak and the strong.  
         Because some day in life you will have been all of these.
                              -- George Washington Carver