October 16, 2025
LANGUAGE ARTS: This week we read and discussed Meet Me Halfway and Big Red Lollipop. Meet Me Halfway is an informational text while Big Red Lollipop is a realistic fiction selection. We worked on skills such as decoding words with final consonant blends, decoding words with the prefixes "un" and "re" as in unable and rewrite, using context clues to determine meanings of unfamiliar words, capitalizing names for special people, animals, places, and things, and learning ten new high-frequency words.
MATH: We took the chapter test over adding within 100 using strategies and started a new chapter over fluently adding within 100. So far students have used models to add two-digit numbers.
SCIENCE: We started a new unit over matter. We discussed properties of matter such as color, shape, hardness, texture, and flexibility. We also explored the three states of matter--solids, liquids, and gases.
SECOND GRADE MASS: The second grade class is in charge of the school Mass next Wednesday, October 22. Please look for a note in today's take home folder to see what special part your child will have in our Mass. Mass begins at 9:15 in the school gym. We hope to see you there if you are able to come!
SPIRIT DAY: Tomorrow, October 17 will be a Spirit Day at St. Malachy. Students can pay $1.00 to wear sweatpants or a hat to school if they wish. The money raised helps those in need in our local community.
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES: Parent/teacher conferences are quickly approaching. Conferences will take place on Monday, October 27, Tuesday, October 28, Wednesday, October 29, and Thursday, October 30. An email was sent out from the school to schedule a conference time. If you did not receive the email or have questions about signing up, please contact the school office. I look forward to visiting with you about your child's progress!
October 9, 2025
LANGUAGE ARTS: This week we read and discussed a drama called The Puddle Puzzle. We worked on skills such as decoding words with l, r, and s consonant blends as in play, drum, and swim, using story vocabulary in context, forming and using plural nouns with "es" as in "glasses," identifying and writing irregular plural nouns (as in "child" to "children,") identifying and using collective nouns (as in herd, flock, or team,) and learning ten new high-frequency words.
MATH: Students wrapped up chapter three by choosing various strategies to add two-digit numbers, and by using drawings and equations to solve one and two-step problems. We will take the chapter test next week.
CLASS T-SHIRT ORDER: It's still not too late to order a class t-shirt! If you are interested in ordering, please return the order form to school tomorrow, October 10.
NOISY CHANGE COLLECTION: There will be a noisy change collection at Mass on Wednesday, October 15 for some our faculty and staff that are experiencing health challenges either personally or within their immediate family. The money collected will help with travel, food, and medical expenses.
FIRE SAFETY: Students have been learning about fire safety in social studies. We would like to thank the Creston firefighters for coming to St. Malachy School on Tuesday to visit with the students about the importance of fire safety.
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:
Friday, October 17: Spirit Day
Wednesday, October 22: Second Grade Mass
Monday, October 27-Thursday, October 30: Parent/teacher conferences
Wednesday, October 29: Picture retake day
Thursday, October 30: No school
Friday, October 31: No school
October 2, 2025
LANGUAGE ARTS: This week we read and discussed The Great Fuzz Frenzy and Water Rolls, Water Rises. The Great Fuzz Frenzy is a fantasy, while Water Rolls, Water Rises is a poem. We worked on skills such as decoding words with "e" at the end making the vowel long as in "pine," making singular nouns plural by adding "s" or "es" as in cat/cats or bench/benches, decoding words with the suffixes "er" and "est" as in "stronger" and "strongest," using story vocabulary in context, and learning ten new high-frequency words.
MATH: We took the chapter 2 test and started a new chapter over adding within 100 using strategies. So far students added within 100 using place value strategies and a hundred chart, used an open number line to add tens and ones within 100, and broke apart numbers into tens and ones to find their sum.
RELIGION: Students explored the ability to make choices. We discussed that God lets us choose what to do (free will) and that our conscience helps us decide right from wrong. Students learned that God always forgives us when we are sorry for our sins and want to be forgiven.
SCIENCE: We are wrapping up our unit over the engineering design process and will soon begin a new unit over matter.
FIELD TRIP: Students in grades PK-2 will be taking a field trip to Thompson's Fall Festival next Thursday, October 9. Your child will need to bring a sack lunch and a drink. We will leave school at 11:15 and will return around 2:45. Please return the green permission slip along with $15.00 so your child may attend if you have not already done so.
CLASS T-SHIRT ORDER: It's still not too late to order a class t-shirt! If you are interested in ordering, please return the order form to school on or before Friday, October 10.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: School will not be in session on Monday, October 6 due to teacher professional development.
September 25, 2025
LANGUAGE ARTS: This week we read and discussed What's the Matter and Many Kinds of Matter. Both are informational texts. We worked on skills such as decoding words with long o, u, and e, using story vocabulary in context, identifying nouns, decoding words with the suffixes -er and -est, identifying synonyms (words that mean about the same, such as "big" and "large,") and learning ten new high-frequency words.
MATH: Students made arrays with equal rows or equal columns to solve addition problems, and modeled problems using equations, drawings, and arrays. Next week we will be taking the chapter 2 test.
ROSARY: October is the month of the Rosary. The Rosary is a summary of Christian faith in language and prayers inspired by the Bible. The Rosary calls to mind the most important events in the lives of Jesus and Mary. These events are called mysteries and are divided into four groups: The Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, the Glorious Mysteries, and the Luminous Mysteries. St. Malachy students will be praying the Rosary during the month of October in religion class. Second graders will pray one decade of the Rosary each day. If your child has a Rosary from home that he/she would like to bring to school for this, he/she may do so.
HOMECOMING: Tomorrow, September 26 is Creston's homecoming. It is also a Spirit Day. Students can pay $1.00 to wear sweatpants or a hat to school if they wish. They can also show their support for the Creston Panthers by wearing red and/or black. School will dismiss at 12:10. Lunch will be provided. The homecoming parade will begin at 1:30.
FIELD TRIP: Students in grades K-2 will be taking a field trip to Thompson's Fall Festival on Thursday, October 9. Please look for a note in today's take home folder for more information.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: School will not be in session on Monday, October 6 due to teacher professional development.
September 18, 2025
LANGUAGE ARTS: This week we read and discussed a realistic fiction selection called Picture Day Perfection. We worked on skills such as identifying words with long vowels "a" and "i," using story vocabulary in context, identifying statements, questions, commands, and exclamations, identifying sounds for /c/ and /g/ as in "cent," "car," "goat," and "giant," decoding word with "ed" and "ing" endings, and learning ten new high-frequency words.
MATH: Students decided if a group of objects was even or odd, used different ways to tell if a group of objects showed an even or odd number, and found the total number of objects in a set of rows and columns.
RELIGION: This week we focused on ways we can praise and thanks to God. We explored celebrations in which we give thanks and recognized prayers of praise and thanks.
SCIENCE: Students learned what a mechanical engineer does. They used books, paper, and pencils to build a "bridge" design. They also worked in groups to create the tallest possible freestanding tower using index cards and tape. They analyzed and compared multiple design solutions. Students realized that engineers plan and build many possible solutions, test each one to see how well it works, and find ways to improve it.
BOOK ORDERS: Book orders are due tomorrow, September 19 if you are interested in ordering. To order online, our class code is LJWD4.
SPIRIT DAY: Tomorrow, September 19 is a Spirit Day. Students can pay $1.00 to wear a hat or sweatpants to school if they wish. The money raised helps those in need in our local community.
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