Mrs Ceras

I graduated from Seton Hall University with a degree in Elementary Education and English. I have been a CCD teacher here at ICS for over 20 years. I was a Kindergarten teacher for 15 years and have been teaching 3rd grade at ICS for the last 5 years. I love teaching and look foward to working with your children everyday.

Math Test Wednesday 1/16

Well, this past month was sure full of activities. We did a wonderful job at our Christmas show performance  and had a fun Christmas celebration in class. Thank you for sending in the items for our celebration! In Math, we have been working hard on multiplication. After Christmas, we will continue with our 10-12 times tables.  It is important to have multiplication mastered in order to succeed in division. Please practice with your child often! We will have a quiz on the 8&9 times tables on January 4th.  In Reading,  we learned about poetry and what the difference is between free verse and a limerick. We learned about folktales and the lessons they teach us. In grammar, we learned about combining sentences, commas, irregular plural nouns, and possessive nouns.  In Religion, we learned about advent and about the birth of Jesus. We learned about the 4 marks of the church and about Pope Francis and bishops. In Social Studies, we have been learning about the branches of government.  We will have a test on Chapter 4 on January 8th.  In Science, we have been learning about life cycles of plants, animals and insects.  In Computer, we have been continuing to work on our typing skills. We learned how to highlight, underline, and put words in bold in Microsoft Word. We created Christmas poems and have been working on the Xtra math website and SplashMath. Children should also be working on these websites at home.   We also listened to a Christmas story online and wrote a summary of the story.