Dear Parents,
 
Wednesday, October 4th is our class field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We will be leaving OLM School at 7:30 am.  Please be sure to arrive around 7:15.  We will be packed up and ready to leave at 7:30.  We will be leaving Monterey at 2:00 pm so we should be back to Merced around 4:30.  Please make sure someone is at school to pick up your child or they will be sent to Extended Care where you will be charged accordingly.  Each child will be assigned to a chaperone when we leave school and will be in their vehicle.  When we arrive the chaperone will be your child’s guide through the aquarium and the rest of the day.  Each Chaperone only has 3-4 students in their group.  I will be walking around the aquarium to assist as needed.  Please talk to your child about behavior in and out of the aquarium.  We have discussed as a class that we are representing OLM School and it is a privilege to attend a field trip.  Remind them they are going in private vehicles and they should be respectful at all times. 
 
Schedule for the day:
 
7:15 – arrive at OLM
7:30 – leave OLM
10:00 – arrive in Monterey. Students will be provided a snack
10:25 – Mrs. Bliss will check everyone in
10:45 – Enter Discovery Lab (this is a small classroom environment only for our students.  They will be introduced and able to examine real sea creatures)
11:45 – class ends and we eat lunch in designated area
12:15 – enter aquarium and tour with chaperone
1:30 – go to gift shop. You may go sooner. 
2:00 – leave Monterey
4:00-4:30 – arrive at OLM
 
Reminders:
 

• ALL STUDENTS MUST WEAR THEIR OLM UNIFORMS. JUMPERS FOR GIRLS. BOYS MUST WEAR PANTS

 

• ALL STUDENTS & CHAPERONES MUST BRING A COLD LUNCH

 

• WE WILL BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT 7:30 AM AND RETURNING AROUND 4:30

 

• YOUR CHILD MAY BRING MONEY FOR THE GIFT SHOP.

THANKS AGAIN AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

Thank you to all who attended the Mass and pancake breakfast this past weekend. 

We are getting ready for our Monterey Field Trip.  Please check your child's homework folders daily for any information leading up to the field trip.  

Reading - The Patchwork Quilt
Spelling words
costume
contest
chop
closet
jolly
gotten
body
copy
follow
lost
box
copper
clock
dropped
pocket
examined
recognized
material
realized
several

Vocabulary-
costume
examined
material
realized
recognized
several

Math - Chapter 4 Subtraction
Science - Animals Chapter 2
Phonics - Long and short vowels
Social Studies -  Water
Religion - We celebrate reconciliation

Thank you again for all of your time and support.

Free Dress for $5 on Wednesday.  The money that is raised will go to the Hurricane victims.

SPELLING (LONG A WORDS)
haze
chain
strain
crazy
danger
jail
aim
blaze
brain
lazy
hail
grain
change
straighten
stranger
announcing
crooked
disappears
length
amazing

VOCAB ( WE WILL HAVE A TEST ON FRIDAY)
straighten
announcing
crooked
disappears
length
amazing

HANDWRITING - we will continue to practice cursive writing.  Please encourage your child to practice at home.  We will be doing some cursive pages for homework.  
ENGLISH- VERBS UNIT 5
READING - LAND OF OPT
MATH - TEST ON CHAPTER 3 ON THURSDAY
           The students will need to review addition up to 10,000 with regrouping
Science - Animals
Religion - Chapter 5 Jesus shows us how to forgive and heal
Phonics - Long and short vowels

Monterey Field Trip on October 4th. Please be sure to turn in all necessary paperwork to Lisa if you are wanting to attend the field trip.   The cost for adults is $20.  

Thank you and God Bless

Thank you to all who attended our 90th Anniversary weekend!!

Our class will be in charge of the all School Mass on Friday to celebrate our Mother Mary's birthday.  Some of the students were given readings today to practice.  Please go over the readings with your child.  Every child will be included in the mass.  At the end of mass all of our class will be giving roses to our Mother Mary for her birthday.  All are welcome and encouraged to come to mass.  It will begin at 8:15 am.  

This week we will be learning :
English - Nouns
Math -Chapter 3 addition to the 10,000's
Social Studies - Landforms
Religion - Jesus teaches us to pray
Science - Animals
Phonics - Short vowels
Reading - The Terrible Eek

Vocab words this week are:
battering
cautiously
clutched
peered 
steep
triumphant

Spelling:
evening
Sunday
month
Saturday
Tuesday
morning
Thursday
calendar
Monday
weekend
season
Wednesday
Friday
midnight
dawn
peered
battering
cautiously
clutched
steep

Since our class is learning about animals in Science I enjoy taking our class field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I have included permission slips in your child's homework folder.  This event is an exciting event for the students.  I have assigned our class to a discovery lab in the aquarium which is only offered to school's.  In order to drive to the field trip you must be fingerprinted, complete safe environment training and have all necessary driving paperwork turned into Lisa Saling.  Thank you for your understanding. 

Please let me know if you have any questions.