Weekly Update 1/28 – 2/1

by | Jan 28, 2019 | Weekly Update |

A FEW NOTES FROM ME

#CSW2019
Catholic Schools Week 2019 is this week! This is our week to celebrate the opportunity we have to grow in our faith and to show appreciation for all the people who make our school wonderful. Yesterday, we kicked off the week by celebrating Mass together. Layout of the week:

Monday: Student Appreciation
Tuesday: Parent & Volunteer Appreciation
Wednesday: Teacher Appreciation
Thursday: Parish Appreciation
Friday: Day of Service (Bring in hygiene products to donate the San Diego Rescue Mission)

Open House 2/2
We will be holding an Open House on Saturday, Feb 2, 9-11 AM. Please share the news with prospective parents. Classrooms will be open, and teachers will be available. We will also have school tours.

Field Trip 2/7 – San Diego Symphony
We need a couple more drivers for our upcoming field trip to the San Diego Symphony. Please let me know if you’d be able to join us (or drop off/pick up a carpool). Many thanks in advance!

Valentine’s Day
If your child is planning on distributing goodies or cards for Valentine’s Day, please note that there should be enough for the entire class. We have 26 kids total in 6th grade.

Candy Grams
Student Council will be hosting a candy gram sale, starting next Monday. Candy grams are $1 each or 3 for $1/50. Flyers/order forms will be sent home next week. Orders from parents or family members welcome!

Don’t forget – your child can play Prodigy at home to practice math skills! It’s a fun, interactive game that helps build math skills and is geared to your child’s individual level and needs!

Need Tuition Assistance for 2019-2020? You may apply now. 
Timeline:
January 2, 2019 – Student Application forms available – www.tads.com/request
February 28, 2019 – Deadline for student applications
March 25, 2019 – Tuition Assistance Awards finalized. Schools and families will be notified via email late March – early April.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Father Daughter Ball
The 7th Annual Father Daughter Ball is coming up on Saturday, February 9. More tickets and information here.
BIG BASH – Versailles
The Big Bash fundraiser to benefit St. Vincent School will be held at the Bahia Resort on Mission Bay. Our theme this year is “Versailles”.
Tickets are on sale now through the school website at www.svscatholic.org or click here.
There will be a Donation Party on Saturday, January 26th and our Student Art Projects will be on sale at the February 13th PTG Meeting.
Merci Beaucoup
Mother Daughter Tea
Join us “Under the Sea” for the 3rd Annual Mother Daughter Tea Party! Saturday April 13, 2019 at 10 am. All women and girls welcome. Click here to view our Save the Date Evite for more information -including an exciting new venue!

THIS WEEK….

Reading/Language Arts:

Vocab – Vocab 12A this week – we will have a test on Friday.

Reading: We will be reading excerpts from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “I Have a Dream” speech to explore the purpose of persuasive writing and techniques used by Dr. King.

For Grammar this week, we are capitalizing people’s titles, family names, and school subjects, as well as using descriptive adjectives to modify nouns.

Math: Continuing our unit on equations and expressions…

Religion: This week, we are jumping into an exploration of the Israelites as a conquering people – we will be looking at the fall of Jericho, the division of the tribes of Israel, and the judges who governed on behalf of God. Test this Friday, 2/1.

Social Studies: We are jumping in to Ancient China!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Jan. 28: Student Appreciation Day

Jan. 29: Parent and Volunteer Appreciation Day

Jan. 30: Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day

Jan. 31: Parish Appreciation Day

Feb. 1: Day of Service

Feb. 2: Open House. 9:00-11:00 am

Feb. 4: Meeting for Parents of incoming Kindergarten at 7:00 pm

Feb. 6: PTG, social at 6:00 pm, meeting at 6:30 pm