Weekly Update 2/18 – 2/22

A FEW NOTES FROM ME

• 6th Grade Camp is fast approaching! We will have a parent meeting on Thursday, March at 7:00 p.m. in the Sixth Grade classroom. The program director from Camp Stevens will be present to give a preview of the program and answer any questions you, as a parent, may have. In addition, I will have payment updates, forms to fill out, and requests for information. At least one parent should be in attendance.
• If you’d like to talk about your child’s progress or any classroom issues, please make sure to schedule a meeting with me. Please do not drop by the classroom unannounced or stop me on the yard expecting a conference – not only does this detract from my time to grade/prep for class or supervise the class, it also makes our conversation less effective as I’m not prepared to have a full discussion with you. Feel free to jot me a note or send me an email – I’m happy to schedule a time to talk with you.
• A new electric/camera entrance box has been installed at the Ft. Stockton Gate by the school office. This gate will be the main entrance to our school. All parents, visitors, deliveries etc. will enter through this gate. Effective February 19th the school will no longer use the Ibis Street Gate – we will use the Fort Stockton Gate. The Ibis Street gate by the parish office will only be available to the preschool parents and parish guests only.  See Sr. Kathleen’s email for further details and instructions. Please call the school office if you need more information or have questions.
• Please note if you are stopping by the school during school hours, you must stop by the school office using the Fort Stockton gate. In an effort to increase instructional time and decrease interruptions, please leave uniforms, lunches, etc with the office staff, who will deliver to the classroom when appropriate. If you are going to a classroom, you must have a visitor’s pass/badge from the school office.

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!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Pancake Breakfast
Date for the upcoming pancake breakfast hosted by 5th grade has been moved to Thursday, Feb 28, 6:45 – 9 am. Breakfast is $7 per person or $20 for a family of 4. Hope you’ll join us!

BIG BASH – Versailles

THIS WEEK….

Reading/Language Arts:

Vocab – Vocab 14A this week – we will have a test this Friday. NOTE: no menu this week.

Writing: We have started our persuasive essays. Last week, we picked topics and wrote a question based on that topic. This week, we will establish a side (pro or con), draft a claim and reasoning for the claim, and conduct research to support the reasoning presented.

Reading: We have started reading Tuck Everlasting. Our EQs for the story:
1. Should people live forever?
2. Does every choice have a consequence?
3.Does your view of life depend on your age or stage in life?

For Grammar this week, we are starting to look at prepositional phrases. We will have a grammar test this week.

Math: Continuing our unit on equations and expressions… we have been working with algebraic expressions and equations including fractions. We will have a test next Tuesday.

Religion: This week, we are jumping into an exploration of the Israelites as a royal people – specifically the appointment of Saul and David by the prophet Samuel, as well as the appointment of Solomon. Please note, we are combining Chapters 11 and 12 – test is scheduled for late next week. We will be beginning a project this week.

Social Studies: We are finishing up our study of early Indian civilizations and will be moving in to a study of Indian empires. We will have a quick assessment (not a regular full test) at the end of this week, scheduled for Friday, Feb 22.

UPCOMING EVENTS