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Our class enjoys learning about a variety of curriculum topics which include:
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* 3/6 Ash Wednesday Liturgy 8:30
* 3/13 Lenten Reconciliation 10:00 2nd Trimester Grade Reports * 3/19 Feast of St. Joseph Liturgy 8:30 * 3/20 Spiritual Adoption Program * 3/25-3/29 COGAT TESTING ( Grades 3 & 5 only) * 4/3 Liturgy 8:30 * 4/4 Grandparents Day (Grades 5-8) * 4/5 Race for Education * 4/8-4/12 IOWAS TESTING (Grades 3-8) Goals for this year include:
If all three of these items are successfully completed and turned in on time, the child will receive a pizza certificate from Pizza Hut. Monthly Class Goal: 10,500 October: 11,160 Goal: 11,250 Oh, no! SO close! November: 11,750 Great JOB!!! December: 13,943 Way to go!!!! January: 12,901 Awesome work! February: 10,293 Missing one calendar! SO CLOSE!! March: Check-up 3/15 Total: 60,047 School Year Goal: 63,750 Hi Parents!
First of all, a big thank you to all the chaperones who were able to come with us on our field trip last Friday. We had a great time and learned so many awesome details about the inner workings of our PA Government. You really have to go see the Capitol building to see how impressive it is an appreciate all that it took to create it! Check out the website for some photos! Grade Reports came home with your child on Wednesday. If you have not already done so, please sign and return the envelope ASAP. Our 3rd trimester is off to a good start and the countdown to summer break is on! 2.5 months.... Our Book It Program is winding down. Over 6 months, with just 2 weeks to go, we have amassed over 65,000 minutes! We have had months with some students not completing and/or turning in the Reading Calendar. This is an expectation to be completed and part of the ILA Reading grade. Let's finish strong to make sure we can all meet our individual and class goals for the month and meet our 6th month goal for the class. This month's book report assignment was handed out today and will be due 3/29. The final Reading Calendar will be due 4/1. Today was also our Trimester 2 MegaShambuck party! The kids had a great time and I'm sure will have lots of details to fill you in on when they get home. COGATs testing coming up the week of March 25th. Please be mindful of helping your child make sure to come to school well-rested and with a healthy breakfast. This testing will only take 3 mornings that week. I plan to test on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. Also, the IOWAs testing is also coming up the week of April 8th. We will test everyday in the morning that week. Next week: Monday: Tuesday: Feast of St. Joseph Liturgy at 8:30 Wednesday: SS CE Due Thursday: SS Greek Gods/Goddess Project Due Friday: Spelling Lesson 21 Test We are soon coming up on our studies of the Sacraments at the Service of Communion. I just wanted to give you a heads up that I will be soon asking students to bring in a photo of a married couple on their wedding day. Parents, Grandparents, family members, friends, etc. are fine. You can send in a real photograph, a copy of the photograph, an emailed image of the photograph, a small framed photograph, whatever you are comfortable with. Photos will be returned in the same condition they are sent to school in. This will be officially assigned next week but I wanted to give you a heads up. Final deadline to bring this in will be 3/27. Have a great weekend! God Bless You! Hi Parents!
That's a wrap on Trimester 2! The book jacket book reports that came in this week look awesome! I bet the real authors would love to see what our class did with their books! The students expressed that they had a fun time working on them and they equally enjoyed sharing them. We are entering into our last month of the Book It Program. The general goal is still ~750 minutes per month per student. This is ~20 minutes day. There is no test packet today as I'd like to grade the remaining tests from today and the conclusion of trimester 2. There will be a test packet with these final grades coming home on Monday. Next week: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: CE Due Thursday: Spelling Less 19 Eng Ch 4 Less 1-5 Quiz Friday: FIELD TRIP Gym Uniform & labeled and packed lunches (throw away bags please) Have a great weekend! God Bless You! Hi Parents!
Another fun week here with a few days off and a 2 hour delay! We made the most of it. I've been giving the students a friendly reminder the past few days that next Friday is the end of the 2nd Trimester. If they owe any late work, it should be turned in ASAP! Next week: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Math Ch 6 Test Rdg - WLT Thursday: Bk Rep & Rdg Calendar Due Friday: Rel Ch 13 Test Spell Less 18 Test Have a great weekend! God Bless You! Hi Parents!
Well, an interesting few days we had here because the snow rearranged our schedule! We had to shuffle some things around and a few items were pushed into next week, but we survived. We had a lot of fun with Mrs. Pam's Winter Carnival yesterday. I'm sure you saw the bags of goodies that each student earned playing the games! We've been keeping up-to-date with our Current Events as well as we've been following the saga of the budget problems in Washington. We've been discussing the shutdown, bickering politicians, and even wrote letters to the president! (And yes, they were mailed!) I explained what a "National Emergency" means if they hear that over the weekend and it is not a cause for panic. We'll continue to watch how these events play out. Next week: Monday: NO SCHOOL Tuesday: Science Plant Brochure Due Wednesday: SS CE Due Thursday: Friday: Spelling Lesson 17 Have a great weekend! God Bless You! Hi Parents!
Happy SNOW day! I certainly wasn't expecting that! Oh well, having today off means we will have school on Friday. Monday is still a guaranteed day off. Pardon my newsletter absences these past 2 weeks. Let's call it a combo of CSW, illness, and general life business! It seems as though the students did a great job recording reminders in their assignment books so there wasn't confusion about tests/due dates. As we do progress through the next few months and end of the year, students should continue this trend of being aware (and not surprised by) upcoming expectations and due dates. Chaperone papers went home last week. They are bright green. If you are interested and have your clearances, please return the slip ASAP so Miss Smith and I can calculate the cost per person of the trip. We've been busy in the classroom this past week. We've been working on our Research Essays for English class, Plant Brochures for Science, had our final Parts of the Mass Test for Religion. We've also enjoyed another visit with our Seminarian Mr. Vic and had our CSW Spelling Bee Finals! Congrats to Joe for being the runner-up for 4th-6th grades! This week we will be starting to learn about the Sacraments of Healing in Religion and writing Love Letters for Valentine's Day! We'll have more fun with the Winter Carnival, Valentine's Day, and a visit from Mrs. Kilkelly for the Spiritual Adoption Program. I'll be pushing back all tests/due dates one day as we discussed in class on 2/8. This week: Monday: (((Today was supposed to be a Music Test. Mrs. Pugliese may either have us do them in the classroom on Wednesday and then return them to her or she may wait until next Monday. I'll let the class know when I know.))) Tuesday: Wednesday: RDG - WLT SS Ch 6 Test & Packet Due Thursday: ENG - Research Essay Due REL - Prayer to the HS Test Friday: Spelling Less 17 Test SCI: Plant Brochure Due Stay warm today! God Bless You! Hi Parents!
We had a nice lesson today about the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how he truly changed the history of our nation. We watched a video about how life today might be so very different without his bold and courageous actions. We learned that Monday should not only be a day to be happy we are getting a break from school, but truly a day to show kindness and respect through service. We will work to make Dr. King so proud! This week we've continued to prepare for all the fun events planned for Catholic Schools Week! Our theme is "Jesus is My Superhero!" Be on the lookout for more information next week. We are doing a project with our Prayer Partners next Friday that requires old magazines/newspapers to cut up. We have some at school to use, but if you have any you are done with, don't need back, and contain school-friendly content, we'll take them! Please sign and return Progress Report envelopes. These went home on Wednesday and I'm still missing about half of the class. Sign the white slip on the inside if you need a printed copy. Also, Test Packets are still coming home every Friday. Please ask your child to give it to you if they do not offer it. Our American Heart Association fundraiser has been going for just over a week now. Here is the link to our school page: http://www2.heart.org/site/TR?pg=company&fr_id=3995&company_id=187496 There is still plenty of time to sign up to take a "Heart Healthy Challenge" and collect donations to support those of us who are not lucky to have a healthy heart. Next week: Monday: NO SCHOOL Tuesday: Religion Ch 9 Test Music HW Due Wednesday: SS CE - (This is on a different CE page then we normally use.) This was posted in the classroom 1/14. From what I've observed, most students have picked up the necessary paper. The title at the top says, "What Would Jesus Do?" Thursday: Friday: Spelling Lesson 15 Test Have a great weekend! God Bless You! |
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