Mrs. Maria Hearse

PreK-6
stbrendanschoolbronx@gmail.com
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Notes for the week of 12/16/19

Hello parents!

A few notes...

We continued our unit on boxes. We talked about the characteristics of boxes. We explored rectangular prisms (boxes such as toothpaste boxes and hand creams) and triangular prisms (tea boxes and some specialty boxes). We noticed the shape of the faces on the box and we counted how many faces were on each box. We talked about what special items come inside these boxes. 

Family Participation
Explore rectangular prisms in your home (toothpaste boxes). Count how many faces (sides) are on the box. Note the shape of the boxes. Are they squares? Rectangles? 

Parents:
Please label all things that come into the school with your child (Lunch boxes, jackets/coats/hats/scarves/gloves, blankets, extra clothes, water bottles etc). Families often buy similar things. It is easy to confuse the items. 

Now that the cold weather is here, please teach your child to put on and zip/button their coats. This fosters independance.

Please look in your child's folder regularly. There are important notes from the school as well as artwork. Please keep the folder inside your child's bookbag. 

Children sign their names everyday (and they are doing amazing!). Encourage your child to write their name at home. Start with 1 letter at a time.

Read to your child every night for 15 minutes. This short time spent reading has lasting effects on your child's academic success.

Important Dates
-12/20/19: Christmas break begins! We will return to school on 1/6/20. 

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!

As always, any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us.
                                 

                 Mrs.Hearse & Ms. Anlly