CTLC has a food pantry open to those in need in our community. This year, we ask that:
*The Pre-School children in Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Langford’s rooms bring canned corn and boxes of macaroni and cheese. This will be our YELLOW group;
*The Junior K and Kindergarten children bring cans of sweet potatoes and carrots. This will be our *The First Graders bring canned green beans. This will be our GREEN GROUP;
*The Second and Third Graders bring canned fruit. This will be our PURPLE/PINK group;
*The Fourth Graders bring canned meat such as tuna, salmon, or chicken. This will be our BLUE group.
*The Fifth Graders bring canned cranberries and cranberry sauce and/or 1-2 pound bags of rice. This will be our RED group;
*Faculty and Staff bring canned soup, stuffing mix, 1 lb. bags of pasta, or 1-2 pound bags of pinto beans. This will be the JEANS group.
Each group will have a color-coded box that matches the group’s color, so that when your child brings his or her donation, it will be easy to put it in the correct box. All food items should be brought to school by Thursday, November 17. On Friday, November 18, each child may wear the color of his or her group to school instead of uniforms. At the Sharing Feast, each group’s food will be brought to the altar in the Parish Hall and blessed by Father David before it is delivered to CTLC later that afternoon.
Last week we celebrated Veteran's Day on Friday by having a school wide prayer at 11:11 on the playground. We then paraded around the block carrying flags and singing patriotic songs. We had several people pass and even one gentleman that slowed, stopped and then parked his truck. When asked if he was a veteran he said, "Yes, that is why I am taking my time." He paused for a moment while the children passed him. Please view the pictures that have been posted on CCS facebook page.
As far as class work you will find that we have added sight words up to the word a to our list. We also talked about color words and how they are adjectives that describe what something looks like. We began segmenting onsets and rimes which is just the opposite of what we had been doing with the blending of onsets and rimes. This coming week we will add the word to and talk about numerals. The students will also begin blending phonemes in order to sound out words. The letter sounds that we have worked on so far are; /m/, /s/, /a/, /t/, /k/(c) and this week /p/. With just these few sounds we will be able to create many words.
In math we will be look at telling time to the hour this week. The past few weeks have been review and discovering the penny. The penny will continue to be a big part of the next few lessons.
Our Sharing Feast is on Friday. Our class will be making Sweet Potato Casserole. If you have not signed up to bring something to add to the receipt please the list posted outside the classroom. There are a lot of giving opportunities during this time of year. Please read the CCS news letter for a full description of all these fantastic ways to give back.
Remember Barnes and Noble in Waco is hosting our Fall Book Fair. You may purchase items on line but we want to encourage you all to make a trip to the Waco store. The School will get a percentage of all sells but the Waco store will only benefit if you purchase items in the store. Many of the teachers will be present at the store on Saturday morning so you can make a family outing of it and get some Christmas shopping done at the same time. See you in Waco!!!!
Mrs. Keever
