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October 7, 2021FROM MRS. BUHRMAN
Dear Parents,
Here are some great tips to assist your child in math. We encourage you to have your child practice math skills, complete their homework, and work on Dreambox. It is also imperative that our students have mastery of skills. The only way to master math concepts is to practice. The extra time and effort over the next year will really pay off, while we work so diligently to catch any gaps in our children’s learning.
- Make sure he understands the concept, or he's facing the daunting challenge of memorizing meaningless rules and drills.
- Teach her to write clearly and neatly. Tracing letters or writing on graph paper will improve her number writing.
- Be around to refresh his memory or explain forgotten concepts.
- Review math vocabulary to ensure she can define the skills she's learning.
- Promote putting down the calculator. Computing math problems in his head will reinforce concepts more quickly.
- Check to make sure your child is approaching her homework properly. She should study the textbook and practice the sample problem before starting the assignment.
- Encourage him to tackle more than just the assigned problems.
- Approach word problems together. Suggest that she read aloud, repeat, and draw a picture of each problem.
- Explain how math applies to real-life situations and challenge him to help you solve the math problems you encounter when you're out together, such as figuring out how many apples to buy or calculating change. He'll be more interested in mastering math if he realizes its value.
- Does she really know it? If she can answer a basic math question within three seconds, she's mastered the concept. Try drills and flash cards to get her up to speed.
Thank you for your continued support!
Nadine Buhrman
THE DOMESTIC CHURCH
Have you heard of the Angelus? It is a prayer that Catholics pray three times a day at three specific times: 6am, Noon, and 6pm. In some parts of the world, at these exact moments, church bells ring and everyone stops what they are doing… to pray.
We invite you this week to learn the Angelus which continues our theme of protection. The purpose of the Angelus is to call us to prayer, where we give ourselves under the protection of our Holy Guardian Angels and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
This week, we encourage you to pray the Angelus at 6pm together as a family. You can find the prayer by clicking on the link to our Domestic Church website. Be sure to set an alarm on your phone to stop what you are doing to pray.
Also, in this week’s edition of ‘The Domestic Church,’ October is the month of the Holy Rosary. Click on the link to find out why St. Padre Pio calls it the “spiritual weapon of our times.”
This October our community has an awesome opportunity to not only come together for a fun event, but support St. Luke Catholic School. Join the Rebel community for a Fun Run on October 24, 2021, at Mission County Park, sponsored by Hope for the Future. Don't forget to select “St. Luke Catholic School” when signing up. Your entire registration fee and all donations come back to our school! Unable to attend the Fun Run? No worries! You can still support St. Luke through a virtual 5K from October 10 through 24. Check out the details at the website below or the QR code.
Register by Friday, October 22nd and your name will be placed in a drawing to win one of three prizes: a $100 Target gift card, lunch with your favorite teacher or staff member, or a one-of-a-kind St. Luke spirit shirt made just for you!
Proceeds from the event will go toward purchasing materials to build Buddy Benches for each play area.
Sign up today! https://tinyurl.com/2k4j6h4h Learn more at www.archsa.org/hope/5k
CAFETERIA PRICES CHANGING
Rising food costs and the cost of the containers we are currently using for Covid-19 safety, are causing us to raise our prices. Please know that the price increases are being kept to a minimum to meet our budget. This is the first price increase in approximately four years.
Lunch Tray Cost Effective November 1, 2021
PK-3rd Grade $3.75
4th-8th Grade $4.00
Sixth grade students received their middle school Bibles from eighth grade students after Wednesday’s Mass. It is a long-standing St. Luke tradition for 8th grade students to inscribe the Bibles with meaningful dedications to guide the younger students on their middle school journeys.
Congratulations to our Rebels Cross Country teams on their great finish at the AIAL Meet held on October 4. The A-girls came in 2nd place, the A-boys 3rd place, and the B-boys 1st place. Well done! We are proud of you and your outstanding effort!
TAILGATE WITH THE REBELS!
Bring your own tailgate games.
Please clean up all trash before leaving.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR
PTC’S HALLOWEEN CAR CINEMA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
Cheddar Up link will be sent out next week.
PTC CHICK-FIL-A LUNCH, FRI., OCT. 29FIRM DEADLINE TO ORDER: FRI., OCT. 22A LOOK AHEAD…
Fri., Oct. 8 - Service Acts Due (Middle School)
Fri., Oct. 8 - Noon Dismissal, After-school Care available until 6:00 pm
Oct. 8 – 15 Homecoming Week, Click for the Homecoming Week Schedule.
Fri., Oct. 15 – End of 1st Quarter
Fri., Oct. 22 – Noon Dismissal; Parent/Teacher Conferences
Fri., Oct. 22 – Deadline to order for the PTC Lunch on Oct. 29