Mrs. Caulfield's Blog tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2008-11-04:/caulfield/73 2012-02-06T19:10:04Z Movable Type Pro 4.21-en The Week at a Glance for February 6-10 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2012:/caulfield//73.6112 2012-02-06T18:56:10Z 2012-02-06T19:10:04Z Hello! We were so busy with all of our fun activities celebrating Catholic Schools Week! Thank you for sending your child to SJF!! The students in Room 219 picked the Giants to win 16-5! Wow how fun! This is our... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! We were so busy with all of our fun activities celebrating Catholic Schools Week! Thank you for sending your child to SJF!! The students in Room 219 picked the Giants to win 16-5! Wow how fun!

This is our Week at a Glance...

Spelling - We are working with unit 22. We are working with homophones (words that sound the same, but are spelled different).

Reading - This week's story is called One Grain of Rice. We will review possessives and comparing and contrasting. Open book test on Friday.

English - Be verbs are is, are, was ,am and were. Our work will be in unit 7.

Math - We are continuing our work with multiplication. The students should know all of the facts for 0, 1, 2, 5, and 9 by Friday. We are fill ing a multiplication chart and finding the patterns.

Social Studies - We will complete chapter 6-7 this week. A study guide will be sent home at the end of the week. Expect the unit 3 test to be early next week!

Valentine's Day - We will have a little Valentine's Day party at the end of the day on February 14th. The children can bring in a treat and Valentine's Cards!
Have a great week!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield


]]> A Week at a Glance for January 30 - February 3 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2012:/caulfield//73.6095 2012-01-31T14:41:34Z 2012-01-31T15:37:05Z Hello! I would like to thank all of you for attending our mass and the Open House on Sunday! It was a great way to start Catholic Schools Week! We have many different activites planned for the week ahead. The... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! I would like to thank all of you for attending our mass and the Open House on Sunday! It was a great way to start Catholic Schools Week! We have many different activites planned for the week ahead.
The week at a Glance...

Monday - Crazy socks day! We will also get to listen to St. Rita's jazz Band! We will work with unit 21 spelling words this week. We are beginning chapter 5 in math with is the start to multipication. The students are so excited! Please have the multiplication cards out so they can practice!

Tuesday - Backwards Day! Our partner reading is being moved to Thursday. Our reading story this week is Thunder Cake. We will also practice cause and effect.

Wednesday - Jersey Day. The students can wear a jersey or Fisher shirt with their uniform. We are going back to Social Studies this week. We will begin unit 3 - Communities at Work. Today is also Special Lunch!

Thursday - Happy Groundhog Day! We will partner read with the 7th graders this morning. The Jessie White Tumblers will be at SJF today at 1:30.

Friday - We will have our open book reading test on Thunder Cake. We will also have our unit 21 spelling test. A special singer will be here at noon today for the PreK-4th grade.

Thank you for sending your child to SJF! I am blessed to work here!

xoxox Sally Caulfield

]]> The Week at a Glance For January 23-27 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2012:/caulfield//73.6073 2012-01-23T16:40:19Z 2012-01-23T17:39:42Z Hello! The Monday morning talk was about the two teams headed to the Superbowl and the huge production of The Wizard of Oz! I can't wait to see the outcomes of both! We are busy this week1 Here is our... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! The Monday morning talk was about the two teams headed to the Superbowl and the huge production of The Wizard of Oz! I can't wait to see the outcomes of both! We are busy this week1 Here is our week at a glance...

Reading - Our story is called Sam and the Lucky Money. The open book test will be on Friday. I am so pleased with the sentece construction on the reading tests! There has been great improvement since the beginning of the year.

Spelling - We will work with unit 20 this week.

Math - We will finish our geometry chapter. There will be a chapter 8 test on Friday.

Science - A study guide for chapter 4 will be handed out. We are going to take the test on Thursday. The animal project is due on Thursday. Don't forget to write out note cards for the oral presentation for the project.

Catholic Schools Week will begin on Sunday. Mass will be at 10:00. There will be an Open House following Mass. An invitation from your child will be coming home! Thank you for making all of the sacrifices and sending your child to SJF! Have a wonderful week and I will see you on Sunday!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> The Week at a Glance for January 17-20 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2012:/caulfield//73.6052 2012-01-17T13:44:21Z 2012-01-17T15:07:00Z I hope everyone was able to enjoy the long weekend! This is our week at a glance... Reading - Our story will be Ananse's Feast. We will be comparing and contrasting the two main characters. The open book test will... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net I hope everyone was able to enjoy the long weekend!

This is our week at a glance...

Reading - Our story will be Ananse's Feast. We will be comparing and contrasting the two main characters. The open book test will be given on Friday.

Spelling - We will work with unit 19 words this week. We will work with the review units at the end of the year, that is why we are skipping unit 18.

Math - We are working with geometry. We will review angles and lines. We are going to learn all about symmetry, slides, flips, turn, and some techniques for problem solving.

Science - We have moved on to chapter 4. All of the animal projects were handed out on Friday. We went to the computer lab to begin looking for facts on the animals. The cover for the project will be done on Wednesday in computers class.

English - We are working on a variety of writing projects in class.

*Special notes:
- Progress reports will be sent home on Wednesday. Please sign the small sheet and return it to school on Thursday.

- Special lunch forms are due on Thursday.

- Book orders are due on Friday.

- We only have 5 boxes of kleenex left. It would be wonderful if you could send in a box. Thanks!

]]> The Week at a Glance for January 9-13 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2012:/caulfield//73.6036 2012-01-09T16:00:34Z 2012-01-09T16:09:04Z Hello and Happy New Year! A huge thank you for the wonderful class gift and for all of the extras! You are so kind and generous! I hope your holidays were wonderful! I really liked having the two days last... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello and Happy New Year! A huge thank you for the wonderful class gift and for all of the extras! You are so kind and generous! I hope your holidays were wonderful! I really liked having the two days last week to ease back into our classrom routine. We will have a busy week ahead...

Reading - A study guide has been handed out for the unit 3 test. We did a rough draft for the writng portion of the test in class. The unit 3 test will be given on Wedesday.

Spelling - Unit 17 this week. The test will be on Friday.

Math - We will have our final quiz for chapter 4 and we are starting chapter 8 - Geometry.

Science- A study guide will be handed out on Monday. The chapter 3 test will be given
on Thursday.

Hve a great week!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> The Week at a Glance for December 19-21 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.6015 2011-12-19T16:24:17Z 2011-12-19T16:38:13Z Hello and Happy Holidays to everyone! Thank you all so much for the wonderful class gift! I feel so blessed to have such a sweet group of students and parents! I am having a hard time believing that Christmas is... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello and Happy Holidays to everyone! Thank you all so much for the wonderful class gift! I feel so blessed to have such a sweet group of students and parents! I am having a hard time believing that Christmas is this weekend! We will stay busy during the next days though!
The Week at a Glance...

Reading - We are starting the stroy Your Dad was just Like you. We will review when we return to school after the first of the year. The test will be given on January 6th.

Spelling - We will have fun with holiday words. Our final test will be a Silent Sparkle competion on Wedesday morning!

Math - We will have a quiz on subtraction on Tuesday morning. We will take the final test on subtraction on the Friday after we return from Christmas break. Please practice adding and subtracting over break!!!

Science - We will continue learning all about Food Chains and Food Webs.

**The next Accelerated Reading test will be due January 13th.

**Please try to get a new journal, pencils, or markers over break. Many students need to get more supplies!

I hope your holiday are filled with love and much happiness!

]]> The Week at a Glance for December 12-16 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.6001 2011-12-12T14:52:41Z 2011-12-12T15:06:32Z Hello to all. This is the third week of Advent. The students will be able to tell you why we have a pink candle this week. Here is our week at a glance... Reading - Our story is called Brave... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello to all. This is the third week of Advent. The students will be able to tell you why we have a pink candle this week.
Here is our week at a glance...

Reading - Our story is called Brave as a Mountain Lion. We will discuss times that we were very nervous and how we overcame this feeling. The open book test will be given on Friday.

Spelling - We will work with unit 16. These words will have the schwa sound.

Math - We are subtracting and checking our work in chapter 4.

English - We will review our work with verbs. The take home test for unit 5 will be sent home on Tuesday. The in-class unit 5 test will be given on Thursday.

Science - We are going back to science! Chapter 3 is call Living Things in Ecosystems. This chapter will describe food chains and food webs.


The students should have 4 accelerated reading tests done by Friday, December 16th.
Have a wonderful week and thank you for all you do!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> The Week at a Glance for December 5-9 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5969 2011-12-01T19:11:26Z 2011-12-01T19:41:23Z Hello! December already?! We are beginning the second week of Advent. Your child will be putting a flame on the second candle. This is our week at a glance for room 219... Reading - Our story this week will be... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! December already?! We are beginning the second week of Advent. Your child will be putting a flame on the second candle. This is our week at a glance for room 219...

Reading - Our story this week will be Mom's Best Friend. We will take a look at how an author will organize their thoughts to write a story. The open book test will be on Friday.

Spelling - We will work with unit 15 this week. These spelling words have sh, ch, tch, and ng in them.

English - Verbs! The children will know the difference between presnt tense, past tense, future tense, helping, and irregular verbs.

Math - We will begin chapter 4 - Exploring subtraction. We have actually been working with subtraction already. The students know how to check their addition problems. Please practice math facts. Work on Mathletics!! The children must pass the work I have assigned before they can play in Live Mathletics.

Social Studies - A study guide for unit 2 was handed out on Thursday, December 1st. There are quite a few vocabulary wrods and people on this test. Please make flash cards to help you study! The test will be given on Friday, December 9th.

*Each child should have 3 star stickers on the Accelerated Chart by Friday morning.
Have a wonderful week!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> The Week at a Glance for November 28 - December 2 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5953 2011-11-28T18:50:34Z 2011-11-28T19:03:04Z Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! There is so much to be thankful for! I loved meeting with you at Parent-Teacher Conferences. I am so proud of the students. They are very hard-working and they make me... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! There is so much to be thankful for! I loved meeting with you at Parent-Teacher Conferences. I am so proud of the students. They are very hard-working and they make me laugh every day!
Here is our week at a glance...

Religion - We have started the Advent season. The students will be making an Advent project that can be completed each week during the advent season.

Reading - Our story is called Tops and Bottoms. We will focus on summarizing what we have read. Our open book test will be given on Thursday.


Spelling - We are working on unit 14. These words are spelling with a "g" but have the "j" sound. The test will be given on Thursday.

English - We are starting unit 5 - verbs. We will begin with identifying the verbs in a sentence. We will go into past, present and future tense verbs.

Math - A chapter 3 take home test will be given on Wednesday. The in-class test will be on Thursday.

Social Studies - A study guide will be handed out on Thursday. The test will be given next week at the end of the week. Make flash cards for the people and the vocabulary words.

**The students will not have school on Friday!**

Have a wonderful week!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> Updates! tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5940 2011-11-21T16:26:45Z 2011-11-21T16:59:13Z The students will not have to have an accelerated reading test done until Thursday, November 1st! Let the math games begin! The students are so excited about the new mathletics! There will be a prayer service in church at 10:45... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net The students will not have to have an accelerated reading test done until Thursday, November 1st! Let the math games begin! The students are so excited about the new mathletics! There will be a prayer service in church at 10:45 on Tuesday. All are welcome. Once again, Happy Thanksgiving!

]]> The Week at a Glance for November 21 & 22 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5939 2011-11-21T16:06:51Z 2011-11-21T16:14:26Z Hello! It is so hard to believe Thanksgiving is this week! The students will be dismissed on at 11:30 on Monday and Tuesday. Reading - The students will have an open book reading test on Tuesday on the story "What... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! It is so hard to believe Thanksgiving is this week! The students will be dismissed on at 11:30 on Monday and Tuesday.

Reading - The students will have an open book reading test on Tuesday on the story "What Do Authors Do?"

Spelling - We will have fun with Thanksgiving words this week.

Math - Continue adding numbers and money. Practice counting money and making change. The chapter 3 test will be given on Thursday, December 1st.

Social Studies - We will finish chapter 4.

Please have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving! It is such a blessing having your child in my classroom! I am looking forward to meeting with you at parent-teacher conferences.
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> The Week at a Glance for November 14-18 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5913 2011-11-14T15:39:49Z 2011-11-14T16:54:09Z Hello! We are officially in our second trimester of third grade! A new Accelerated Reading Chart has been put up in the classroom for the new trimester. Each child should complete an accelerated reading test every week. They should also... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! We are officially in our second trimester of third grade! A new Accelerated Reading Chart has been put up in the classroom for the new trimester. Each child should complete an accelerated reading test every week. They should also have a book at a 2.7 reading level or higher. You can refer to their Star Reading report. That also indicated the level of books your child should be reading.

This is our Week at a Glance...

Reading - A study guide will be given on Monday for the Unit 2 reading test. The students will write their rough draft in class, for the wring portion of the unit test. The test will be on Wednesday. We will begin a new story called What Do Authors Do? This test will be given on Tuesday, November 22.

Spelling - We are working with unit 13 this week.

English - We will continue our work with writing.

Math - We will continue our work with adding numbers with regrouping. We are also going to work with money. The students will be counting money. They will also work on giving the correct change back. This is something that you can practice at home too.

Social Studies - We will continue going over early communities in chapter 3.

Report cards will be sent home on Friday. The youngest or only will be bringing home the schedule for Parent -Teacher conferences.

Have a wonderful week!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> The Week at a Glance for November 7-11 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5869 2011-11-04T18:10:46Z 2011-11-04T19:02:47Z Hello! I would like to thank the 3 parents that took time out of their busy day to run our classroom Halloween party. Everyone had a great time! Thanks! Here is our week at a glance... Reading - Our story... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello! I would like to thank the 3 parents that took time out of their busy day to run our classroom Halloween party. Everyone had a great time! Thanks!

Here is our week at a glance...

Reading - Our story will be "The Night of the Pufflings." We will also spend time working on the main idea. The open book test will be given on Friday. The students are getting so much better at writing complete sentences.

Spelling - We will work on Unit 11. These words have the long O sound spelled with oa, or , or o.

English - We will be working on writing projects for Thanksgiving.

Math - We will continue our work on adding 3 and 4 digit numbers. We will also add 3 large numbers together. It is so important to practice math facts!

Social Studies - We will take our social studies test on Tuesday. The study guide came home last week. Please practice writng the essay! The students have been showing me all of the continents and oceans on a large map. They will have to label everything correctly on a map for the test.The names will be given on the map!

Veteran's Day is Friday! We will be dicussing the importance of this day! Say a prayer for all of those people that keep us safe, have fought for us, or those who are currently serving now!!

Have a wonderful weekend and don't forget to turn those clocks back on Satuday!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield


]]> The Week at a Glance - Oct. 31 - Nov. 4 tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5834 2011-10-28T17:04:19Z 2011-10-31T14:28:29Z Hello and Happy Halloween! The children may come to school in appropriate costumes on Monday. Please send in the cornstarch and containers by Monday!!! We are going to do an exciting experiment with the 6th grade science classl The studnets... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Hello and Happy Halloween! The children may come to school in appropriate costumes on Monday. Please send in the cornstarch and containers by Monday!!! We are going to do an exciting experiment with the 6th grade science classl The studnets may also bring in treats that do not contain peanuts or peanut butter. Thanks!! We will have an all school mass on Tuesday for All Saints Day. Feel free to attend this beautiful celebration!
The week at a glance...

Reading - Our story will be Danger-Icebergs. We will discover the author's prupose for writng this selection. The students will also be able to tell the difference between fact and opinion. The open book test will be on Friday.

Spelling - Unit 10 will cover words that have the long i sound.

English - We will complete unit 3 in English this week. Plural nouns, singular possessive and plural possessive have been difficult for some of the children. We continue to practice. The take home test will be on Wednesday. The in-class unit three test will be given on Friday.

Math - Continue to practice basice addition and subtraction facts. We will work on adding 2 and 3 digit numers with regrouping. A quiz will be given on Thursday.

Social Studies.- The newsletter project will be due on Wednesday. A study guide will be handed out for the social studies test. Due to the crazy start of our week, the test has be delayed until Tuesday, November 8th.

I hope you have a safe and fun halloween!
Love, Mrs. Caulfield

]]> October 26th, Special Notice! tag:blog.sjfschool.net,2011:/caulfield//73.5831 2011-10-27T12:46:55Z 2011-10-27T12:48:19Z Special Notice!!! Dear Parents, The third grade class has been invited to the science lab on the morning of Halloween. We are going to work with the sixth grade class to do a slimy science experiment. Every child must being... Sally Caulfield caulfield.sjfschool.net Special Notice!!!


Dear Parents,
The third grade class has been invited to the science lab on the morning of Halloween. We are going to work with the sixth grade class to do a slimy science experiment. Every child must being in a box of corn starch and a container with a lid. (a small plastic container is great!) Please send in these materials by Monday morning. We will be having a party in the afternoon of Halloween. Feel free to send in a wrapped treat. We now have 21 students in our class! PLEASE...do not send in candy or treats with peanuts or peanut butter in them! I really appreciate your help with this. Don't forget that the students can wear a touch of pink on Friday, October 28th. The whole school can dress up (appropriately) for Halloween on Monday. Donations are being collected on Monday if your child dresses up for Halloween. Wow...so much is going on. Thanks for all of your help with everything!
Mrs. Caulfield

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