~ Together, we can bless and support our children in every way ~

           Greetings, St. Leander families. I hope everyone has enjoyed an abundance in Easter blessings. We have now reached the beautiful month of May. By tradition, we celebrate our Holy Mother Mary and our school's Baccalaureate Mass. The seventh grade students will be joining Pre-K in order to honor the Class of 2019 on Friday, May 31st blessing their new journey our eighth grade students have begun to partake for high school. As the trimester closes, our seventh students have become more accountable, engaged and more knowledgeable. In science specifically, the students have enjoyed several days of frog dissection in which they explore and learn through this very hands-on project. As always, any immediate questions or concerns can be addressed via email jignacio@csdo.org or by phone (510) 351-4144.

 
May events:

Friday, May 3rd
Special Person's Day

Thursday, May 9th
12:15pm Mass dedicated to Mary

Friday, May 10th
6pm 8th Grade Dinner Dance

Thursday, May 16th
STAR Testing for Reading 
 
Thursday, May 23rd
STAR Testing for Math

Friday, May 24th ~ Crazy Games Day
Noon Dismissal
 
Monday, May 27th ~ Memorial Day
No School 

Thursday, May 30th
8am Grade books close for 7th Grade

Friday, May 31st 
9am Baccalaureate Mass led by 7th Grade

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"Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

                                                               - Joshua J. Marine

            Science, as a whole this year, will cover systems of living things, weather and space & matter and energy. In middle school, each grade will focus on one of the three topics listed above in a very focused and detailed way. I can express more of our movement through the intricate parts of each topic as the year progresses. 

            Students will have homework each school day to review information, complete laboratory assignments and on some Friday nights, long-term assignments. Unless otherwise noted, all homework assignments are due in class the very next day. Homework will usually not be collected until the day of a test on the material that has been covered so that students can use their homework assignments to study each evening.

            I have created a website where you can view and check information about class assignments and homeroom announcements. After reaching the provided web address, please click on the appropriate link to either 7^th Grade homeroom, middle school science with the corresponding grade or for my youngest 5th Grade students, just scroll down on the science page. The website link is: www.stleanderschool.org/classroom-sites.

           Please check the Saint Leander School website for more information about school activities and for additional support. The St. Leander School website address is: www.stleanderschool.org.

            Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns about your child and the upcoming year. The best way to reach me is via email at jignacio@csdo.org.

            Thank you for your time and let’s now begin a blessed, new school year!


Best, 
Ms. Ignacio
jignacio@csdo.org