Principal's Newsletter - Komarek School District 94
Principal's Newsletter - Komarek School District 94
Principal's Newsletter - Komarek School District 94
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NEWS FROM THE JH CROSS-CAT<br />
ROOM<br />
Ms. Houlihan's class has been improving<br />
their behavior by supporting one another's<br />
academics and decision making skills.<br />
Students have been working toward<br />
rewards and away from consequences.<br />
Keep it up, students! Parents, please<br />
continue to help your student succeed by<br />
initialing reading logs and checking that<br />
homework written in the assignment<br />
notebook is completed daily and placed in<br />
the backpack to be returned to school.<br />
Parents can also help by drilling math<br />
multiplication facts and encourage reading<br />
for pleasure in their homes. Have a safe and<br />
Happy Holiday break!<br />
Erin Houlihan<br />
Special Education Teacher<br />
<strong>Komarek</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
(708)447-8030 Ext. 117<br />
ehoulihan@komarek<strong>94</strong>.org<br />
KINDERGARTEN NEWS<br />
In December, we will be<br />
taking our second field trip to<br />
see the Nutcracker Ballet at<br />
Dominican University. This<br />
is a wonderful cultural experience for our<br />
young students. They always enjoy learning<br />
about and watching this amazing<br />
production. In Math, we will be exploring<br />
standard and non-standard forms of<br />
measurement. We will be learning more<br />
about estimation, particularly related to<br />
weight and measurement. In Reading, we<br />
are continuing to learn a letter each week.<br />
Our take-home books will become more<br />
challenging, as we are expecting the<br />
PRINCIPAL’S NEWSLETTER<br />
December 2012/January 2013<br />
MR. TOM CRISCIONE PRINCIPAL<br />
KOMAREK SCHOOL DISTRICT <strong>94</strong><br />
8<strong>94</strong>0 W. 24 TH STREET<br />
NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546-1158<br />
<strong>School</strong> Hours 8:20 a.m. – 3:10 p.m.<br />
students to become more independent as<br />
readers. Other units will include a Social<br />
Studies unit on government and laws and a<br />
Science unit on the Earth and natural<br />
resources. We will discuss the winter<br />
holidays and their similarities and<br />
differences. We will also learn about Dr.<br />
Martin Luther King Jr. and his important<br />
contributions in history.<br />
Mrs. Albores, Mrs. Scriba, and Ms.<br />
Kronenberger<br />
1ST GRADE NEWS<br />
In December, First Grade will be very busy.<br />
We will start off the month reading stories<br />
about gingerbread men. We will be creating<br />
our own “gingerbread land” making<br />
gingerbread houses and people. We will<br />
begin a new Science unit, where we will<br />
learn about “The Sky Above” focusing on the<br />
sun, stars, moon and planets. We will also<br />
celebrate a special day in first grade, Grinch<br />
Day! After Christmas break, we will begin a<br />
new unit in Language on nouns and<br />
pronouns. We will do a fun project with the<br />
story The Snowy Day by. Ezra Jack Keats.<br />
We are looking forward to an<br />
exciting and snowy winter!<br />
Mrs. Derrick, Ms. Lid, and Mrs. Santoro<br />
2 ND GRADE NEWS<br />
The 2 nd graders are very excited for winter to<br />
arrive. We will be doing a lot of fun-filled<br />
winter activities. In December, we will take<br />
our 100 word frequency test again. Students<br />
will also learn about all the winter holidays<br />
celebrated within different cultures. We<br />
can’t wait for Rockin’ with Santa and our
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