me with red hair - old picture! 

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Mrs. Linda Kuchenbrod

lkuchenbrod@stgabriel.net 

 



Teaching Assistant:

Mrs. Susan Sortor

ssortor@stgabriel.net

 

Education:

·         Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, K - 8 , University of Louisville, 1986

·         Masters of Arts in Education, Spalding University, 1992

·         Certificate in Liturgical Music, Archdiocese of Louisville, 1997

·         Master Catechist, Archdiocese of Louisville, 2004

Experience:

·         2nd Grade, 2001 - present, St. Gabriel School

·         2nd Grade, 6 years, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Biography:

    I am a product of the Jefferson County Public School System, having attended Wheeler & Goldsmith Elementaries, Myers Middle and Seneca High Schools.  I became a parishioner of St. Gabriel through the RCIA process in 1983, and have been active in music ministry and religious education ever since. I am currently co-director, with my husband, of the St. Gabriel Ensemble (17 years). I have taught many levels of Religious Education (grades 1, 2, 4, and high school, as well as Children's Catechumenate) in the parish and school.

    My husband, Jim Kuchenbrod, is also very active in the parish as the Scoutmaster of Troop 346.  We are the proud parents of Andrew, 16, a junior at DeSales, and Virginia, 14, in 8th grade at  St. Gabriel School.  In my free time, when I'm not driving one of my children somewhere, I enjoy artsy and outdoorsy projects including painting, quilting, gardening and hiking in the woods as much as my bad knees permit.

Homework:  

3/8/10        


Reading:  log -  use Science

Math:  practice telling time to 5 minutes

English/Language Arts:

Spelling:  study 

 paragraph    petroglyphs    photo    telephone    graph    laugh    cough    rough    enough    tough    pursuit    recruit    birthday    buy    dance    after    thing    our    just    name    

 The first ten words always have the spelling pattern for the week. The next five are review words or story vocabulary. The last five are high frequency words that  I add to the list myself.

Science: ch 3  test  Wednesday

Social Studies: 

Religion: 

Other:  M folder, library books

Other Notes:  

  NEWS FROM 2K   3-8-10 

  

READING SKILLS This week we are reading Anthony Reynoso : Born to Rope. Vocabulary words:  dappled, exhibition, landscape business, ranch, thousands. As you read together, have your child retell main ideas and details from this personal narrative. The test will be “open book” and we will also do our own personal narrative paragraph as an additional assessment.

 

MATH SKILLS We will finish telling time to the closest 5 minutes (and beyond) this week! You can help at home by offering many opportunities to practice on an analog clock. Testing on this skill will take place in the coming weeks as individual students are ready.

We will continue to practice addition and subtraction of large numbers with regrouping every day. This will include a graded assignment in each area – add or subtract- each week. Timed tests on the basic facts ended long ago. Still, it is important to continue working toward memorization of the facts if your child has not yet mastered them.

 

Also This Week

Religion: ch 18 We are Children of God     test Wednesday

Family Life: unit 1 God’s Gift of Family

Please return parent handbook as soon as you are finished reading it.

Spelling:  sound of ph and gh   extra words: after, thing, our, just, name

Phonics:    review unit 4 skills, vowels with R

Handwriting: beginning cursive letters

Science: ch Land Habitats    test Wednesday

English: grammar and mechanics, complete sentences

 

Friday - Stations of the Cross 2:00

 

Uniform reminder – Our spring/summer uniform does not start until April 1. So even if the weather is predicted to be warm, the uniform is still long pants or a jumper for the girls and long pants for the boys. No shorts, skorts, or scooter skirts until April 1.

 

A few other guidelines:

If there are belt loops, there should be a belt in them.

If the socks don’t show above the shoes, change to higher socks.

 

 

Thank you for your attendance at conferences. Now that we are in the fourth quarter of the year, and almost in third grade, you will notice that we pick up the pace quite a bit. Please supervise and assist your child with homework and studying as needed. Mrs. Sortor and I will no longer be checking the homework notebook. When in doubt, phone a friend or check the web.

 

 

 


 

I will be posting additional information to this website throughout the year, including homework assignments, important dates, reminders, newsletters, and other miscellaneous items of interest.  I will be communicating through your child when important things have been put on the page.  I envision that this website will become a primary means of communication and a valuable resource for both you and your child!

You may contact me via email, send a note with your child, or leave a message at the school office (239-5535).  I will respond to your message as soon as possible.

Mrs. Linda Kuchenbrod - lkuchenbrod@stgabriel.net