SCHOOL

CLOSED

Grs. K-4 Science

Explorers

3:15-4:15PM

Grs. 5-6 Reading

Olympics

3:15-4:15PM

Grs. 7-8 Reading

Olympics

3:15-4:15PM

Progress Reports

2nd Trimester

Trivia Night

Grs. K-4 Science

Explorers

3:15-4:15PM

Home & School

Meeting 7:30PM

Philippian’s

Meeting

Grs. 5-6 Reading

Olympics

3:15-4:15PM

$1.00 Tag Day

SPN Trivia Night

Prize

Classes Resume

Grs. K-4 Science

Explorers

3:15-4:15PM

Grs. 7-8 Reading

Olympics

3:15-4:15PM

Gr. 5 Family

Liturgy 10:00AM

SCHOOL

CLOSED

Tooth Buddies

Assembly

PreK & K 9:30AM

Dance Class

3:15-4:15PM

Confirmation

Parent Night

7:00PM in Church

Dance Class

3:15-4:15PM

Catholic Schools

Week Open House

9:30-11:00AM

Dance Class

3:15-4:15PM

Book Fair

Gr. 3 Family Liturgy

10:00AM Mass

Catholic Schools

Week Begins

Open House

9:00-11:00AM

Book Fair

Catholic Schools

Week Liturgy

9:15AM

Book Fair

Grs. K-4 Science

Explorers

3:15-4:15PM

Book Fair

SCHOOL

CLOSED

Dance Class

3:15-4:15PM

First Penance

Parent Night

7:00PM in Church

Home and School Association

is looking for donations

for our baskets for Trivia Night.

We have always appreciated the generosity of our

parishioners and school community.

We are looking for Gift Certificates, or actual items

that can be made into a basket.

We are looking to get items collected by

January 12,2018

If you would like to donate or have questions, please

contact

Kristi Johnson

at

KmJohnson615@yahoo.com or at 267-716-4540

Time is running out! Early Bird Special is coming to an end on January 10th

Get your teams together now!!!

The Home and School is excited to announce

Trivia Night XV

January 19, 2018 at Lu Lu Temple

Doors open at 6:15pm

Registration opened on December 4th at

www.TriviaEvents.net

Cost is $50 per person for early bird purchases until 1/10/2018.

After 1/10/2018 price per person will be $65.

Please contact me if you have any questions @ Kmjohnson615@yahoo.com

or at 267-716-4540.

Thanks

Kristi Johnson

Home and School Association

Yes, it’s that time of the year again for the annual hoagie sale. PRE-ORDER TO GUARANTEE PICKUP

Don’t Delay - The Last Several Years Sold out!

We will be selling Turkey, Italian and, Tuna All at only $6.00 each. Checks payable to SPN Home & School

All orders can be picked up on Saturday, Feb. 3rd or Sunday, Feb 4th after all Masses in the rear of church.

ANNUAL SUPER BOWL

HOAGIE SALE

All pre-orders should be sent to school no later than Thursday,

Jan.25th Attn: Sean Walker c/o Ava Grade 6 Room 19

Volunteers are needed to sell at all masses and for light loading and unloading on Saturday afternoon. This is a great opportunity for student service hours. For more in-formation please contact: Sean Walker 215-837-3215 or email seanpwalker@verizon.net

(CUT HERE and return by 1/25/18) Make checks payable to St. Philip Neri Home and School

Name:___________________________Room Will Pick up after Mass (TIME OF MASS)

______ (#) of Italian Hoagies @ $6.00 each = $________ Contact Phone Number ______ (#) of Turkey Hoagies @ $6.00 each = $________ Total Amount enclosed $ ______ (#) of TUNA Hoagies @ $6.00 each = $________

Yes, I can help sell the Hoagies on: _____ Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. _____ Sunday from 6a.m. to 1230 p.m.

Your Name E-Mail

St. Philip Neri

Home & School Association’s

SAVE THE DATE…. St. Philip Neri Women’s Guild Presents

Our 2nd Wine Tasting Event

Friday, January 26, 2018

7:00pm @ SPN School Hall

Additional info to follow Questions - contact Maria Colavita, mariacolavita@comcast.net or

Christy Haberstroh, chaberstroh1@yahoo.com

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A good report is well researched, interesting, and factual. Whether your child is asked to write about an animal, a famous person, or a historic event, here is advice to help her do her best.

Be curiousCuriosity can

motivate your young-ster to investigate deeper, making her report better. Talk to her about her topic (say, pandas), and encourage her to list questions. Examples: “Where do pandas live?” “What do they eat?” As she reads books and websites, she’ll probably become even more curious. For instance, she may wonder why pandas eat bamboo if it’s hard for them to digest and not very nutritious.

Keep the audience interestedInspiring quotes, surprising statistics,

and “little-known” facts can keep readers intrigued. For a report on an inventor, your child might “grab” her audience by starting with a quote. If she’s allowed to include graphics, maybe she’ll draw a

■ Martin Luther King Jr.:10 Days (David Colbert)

Your child can read about some of the most significant days in the life of the civil rights leader. This biography describes the day King launched a bus boycott, the day he gave his legendary “I Have a Dream” speech, and more.

■ The League of UnexceptionalChildren (Gitty Daneshvari)The heroes in this story are just aver-age kids. In fact, being ordinary is why the government recruited them to be spies. Their mission: Fix the country’s biggest security breach ever and locate a missing vice president! The first book in the League of Unexceptional Children series.

■ Puppet Mania! (John Kennedy)In this how-to book, a professional

puppeteer shares his secrets for creating pup-pets. The text provides step-by-step instructions for 13 puppets, such as a “bottle bug” and a

“spoon chicken.” Your youngster will also find ideas for mak-ing puppets move and talk.

■ Return to Sender (Julia Alvarez)A Vermont farmer hires migrant work-ers to save his farm after he’s injured in a tractor accident. This brings together Tyler and Mari, two 11-year-olds from very different worlds who quickly become friends. A story about cultural under-standing. (Also available in Spanish.)

Report-writing tips

Long reading assignments made easier

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As your youngster gets older, he’ll be asked to read longer books over several days or weeks. Help him build his “reading stamina” with these ideas.

● Mix it up. Using different approaches can motivateyour child to stick with a long assignment. He might alternate reading one page silently and the next page out loud. For fiction, he could talk in the voices of the characters. If he’s reading nonfiction, let him pre-tend he’s narrating a documentary.

● Break it up. Suggest that your youngster divide a read-ing assignment into shorter sessions. He might read half after school and the other half before bed. Or he could set a timer to read in 20-minute segments with 5-minute breaks in between.

diagram of one of the person’s inventions and label its parts.

Check the factsEncourage your youngster to verify

each fact in her report by checking at least two trustworthy sources. These usually include library books with recent copyright dates and websites of public libraries, schools, universities, and museums. If she’s not sure whether a source is reputable, she could ask her teacher or school librarian.

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his finger over dis in disobey or ize in generalize. Isolating obey or general

may help him read the word.

Notice roots. A tricky word might have a root that he knows. If your child is con-fused by aquanaut, perhaps he’ll think, “Aqua has to do with water. Maybe an aquanaut explores the ocean like astro-nauts explore space.”

Use context. Suggest that your youngster skip a word he doesn’t know and continue

reading to the end of the sentence or paragraph. (“The frigid weather made Jack want to stay inside by the fireplace.”) The meaning of the passage may make the word clear. (“Frigid must mean very cold.”)

Be a word-attack whizUnfamiliar words don’t have to stop your

youngster in his tracks. Encourage him to use these strategies to figure them out as he reads.

Sound it out. Your child can try to pronounce challenging words aloud. If he says mis-chie-vous or com-part-ment, he may remember that he’s heard the word used in conversation.

Cover up familiar parts. Suggest that he look for familiar prefixes and suffixes and cover them up to see what’s left. For instance, he could put

●Q My older son loves chatting at the dinner table, but my younger one doesn’t join in very often. Any ideas on how I can balance out the conversation?

●A Since good communication involves listening and speak-ing, your younger child benefits from hearing his older brother talk. But you can encourage him to speak, too, with these suggestions.

Ahh, alliteration!“Peter Piper picked a peck

of pickled peppers” is a fun example of alliteration—where two or more words start with the same sound. Play the fol-lowing game to let your youngster explore this writing technique.

1. Have your child put magnetic letters or let-ter tiles in a bowl. (Leave out Q, X, Y, and Z.)

2. Your youngster can pull a letter out of the bowl and set a timer for 3 minutes.

3. Each player writes the longest possi-ble sentence using only words beginning with that letter. Sentences may be silly, but they should make sense. For L, your child might write, “Laura Llama licked lovely lavender lollipops.”

4. When time’s up, read your sentences aloud. Award one point for each word that begins with the chosen letter. After three rounds, the highest score wins.

Reading around town My daughter Gabriella and I

recently found a way to learn new facts about our town.

It started when we spotted a historical marker during a walk and realized that one of Gabby’s favorite authors once lived nearby. Gabby learned that the writer arrived with her family in a cov-ered wagon and wrote several books here. And I learned that this was a good opportunity for my daughter to read for information!

Now we point out all kinds of signs when we’re out. Gabby read a plaque on a building and discovered that our town was once known for hat-making. We’ve also enjoyed reading the map at the commuter rail station, which describes landmarks along the train route—apparently there’s an ice-cream factory three stops ahead. We plan to hop aboard soon and look for more things to read along the way!

Try asking a “Question of the Day.” It could be funny (“If you were an amuse-ment park ride, which one would you be?”) or straightforward (“What is your favorite family tradition?”). Then, go around the table to give each family member a chance to answer.

Another idea: Before din-ner, ask each child what he’d like to discuss during the meal. Your younger son may be excited to partici-pate in a conversation if it’s on a topic he suggested.

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the refrigerato

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for yo

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learn to

read co

mm

on

word

s like w

ent, have, and because.

Ingred

ients:

list of sight w

ords (ask h

er teacher for a list, or fin

d one on

line),

cardboard, crayon, toy cars

Let yo

ur yo

un

gster draw

park

ing sp

aces on

the card

board

. In each

space, sh

e

can w

rite a sight w

ord

.

Ch

allenge h

er to read

a word

—an

d p

ark a car in

the sp

ot—

un

til she h

as

filled h

er park

ing lo

t. (Help

her w

ith an

y word

s she m

isses.) Th

en, sh

e

cou

ld clear th

e lot an

d try again

with

the w

ord

s she m

issed. O

nce sh

e can

read all th

e word

s at first glance,

it’s time to

mak

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park

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lot w

ith d

ifferent w

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lace two sim

ilar items, su

ch

as a sticker an

d a p

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p,

on

a table. T

ake tu

rns th

ink

ing o

fw

ays they’re th

e same

(squ

are shap

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back

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differen

t(straigh

t vs. curvy

edges). H

ow

man

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dif-

ferences can

you

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iscover?

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will get p

lenty o

f divisio

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ractice with

this gam

e as she figu

res ou

t

wh

ich n

um

bers are prim

e—

evenly d

ivisible o

nly b

y 1 an

d th

emselves.

Ingred

ients: paper, pen

cil, two dice, board gam

e token

sH

elp yo

ur yo

un

gster create a “100 ch

art.” She sh

ou

ld d

raw a grid

with

10 ro

ws

and

10 co

lum

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d n

um

ber th

e boxes in

ord

er (1–1

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Pu

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r tok

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ext to

1, an

d tak

e turn

s rollin

g th

e dice an

d m

ovin

g the n

um

ber o

f spaces sh

ow

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If you

land

on

a prim

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mber, su

ch as 2

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11, o

r 13, ro

ll again. If n

ot, yo

ur tu

rn en

ds. T

he first

player to

reach o

r pass 1

00 w

ins.

Tip: To figu

re out if a n

um

ber is prim

e, your ch

ild can

u

se pap

er and p

encil to try d

ividin

g it by 2, 3, 5, and 7. If

it’s not even

ly divisible by an

y of those n

um

bers, it’s prim

e.

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Ask

you

r you

ngster to

write

steps fo

r com

pletin

g a task, p

erhap

s

wash

ing th

e dish

es. Togeth

er, follo

w

the step

s exactly. H

e’ll find

that w

rit-

ing sp

ecific instru

ction

s mak

es it

easier to get th

e job d

on

e. For

instan

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’t squ

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s dow

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f the p

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e answ

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on

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such

as run

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e can

write each

exam

ple o

n a p

aper star an

d

post th

e stars for in

spiratio

n.

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A fam

ily meetin

g is a great w

ay to stren

gthen

bon

ds an

d

foster co

mm

un

ication

. Invite

family m

embers to

write agen

da item

s on

slip

s of p

aper an

d p

ut th

em in

a bow

l. Th

en,

have yo

ur yo

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t the slip

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lead

the d

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sk yo

ur ch

ild to

create a collage o

f respect,

usin

g pictu

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m o

ld m

aga-zin

es. She m

ight ch

oose a p

hoto

of

two p

eop

le shak

ing h

and

s or

of so

meo

ne p

ickin

g up

trash.

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ach n

ight b

efore b

edtim

e, let yo

ur ch

ild lo

ok

at the m

oon

and

sk

etch its sh

ape o

n a calen

dar. A

fter a few

week

s, she w

ill see how

the

moon

’s app

earance ch

anges. H

ow

m

any d

ays d

oes it tak

e fo

r the m

oon

to

go fro

m a

full circle to

a crescen

t?

SPEA

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ry th

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r

Storytellin

g will give yo

ur yo

un

gster practice sp

eakin

g in fro

nt o

f

oth

ers.

Ingred

ients: book

s, paper plates, craft materials

Have yo

ur ch

ild ch

oose a

favorite sto

ry to tell, su

ch as

Frog an

d Toad Are F

riends

(Arn

old

Lobel). L

et him

read th

rou

gh it a few

times

to refresh

his m

emory o

f

the p

lot. N

ext, h

e can m

ake

a mask

for each

character b

y

deco

rating p

aper p

lates.

Gath

er the fam

ily for a p

erfor-

man

ce. En

cou

rage you

r you

ng-

ster to sp

eak clearly an

d w

ith

good

exp

ression

. Tip: H

e cou

ld

chan

ge mask

s as he acts o

ut d

if-

ferent p

arts.

MA

THH

ave you

r you

ngster p

ut a lin

e of

mask

ing tap

e on

the flo

or an

d even

ly nu

mber it

0–2

0. C

all ou

t additio

n o

r subtractio

n p

roblem

s (say, 9

– 7). H

e w

ou

ld stan

d o

n

the 9

and ju

mp

back

7 n

um

bers.

Th

e nu

mber h

e lan

ds o

n (2

) is th

e answ

er.

AR

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xplain

to yo

ur ch

ild th

at artists u

se differen

t styles. For ex

ample, so

me

create pictu

res mad

e from

tiny d

ots

(poin

tillism). O

thers u

se geo

metric sh

apes (cu

b-

ism). T

hen

, take ou

t pap

er and p

aint, m

ark-

ers, or crayons so sh

e can

experim

ent w

ith

various tech

niqu

es.

CO

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DIN

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Your you

ngster w

ill work

on

coordin

ation w

ith th

is hom

emad

e ring

toss game. L

et him

pu

t six plastic w

ater

bottles uprigh

t in a sm

all box, then

cut

the cen

ters out of six p

aper p

lates to

mak

e rings. T

ake tu

rns tossin

g each

ring tow

ard th

e bottles. Th

e person

wh

o gets the m

ost rings on

the bottles

win

s the rou

nd.