Weekly Update 10/7 – 11

by | Oct 7, 2019 | Weekly Update |

A FEW NOTES FROM MS. C

This month is a busy month! A few no school and early dismissal days coming your way…

Wednesday, October 9 – Picture Day, PTG meeting

Friday, October 11 – Jogathon (12N dismissal)

Friday, October 14 – No School (Columbus Day)

Friday, October 25 – Halloween Carnival (info below)

Wednesday and Thursday, October 30 & 31 – 12n dismissal, conferences (student-led, info to come)

Our first SLE recognition was today, Monday, October 7. Congratulations to Adriana B. (6), Julia C. (6), Catherine D. (7), Adrienne F. (7), Sophia B. (8), and Alex W. (8)! These students were recognized by their classmates and teachers as students who have exemplified being a committed Catholic. This month’s SLE in focus is Responsible, Globally Aware Citizens.

Our next PTG General Meeting is this Wednesday, October 9, starting with a social at 6:00 p.m. and the meeting to follow at 6:30 p.m. I will be present to check you in and give you a homework pass for your child at the end of the meeting. Childcare will be available.

St. Vincent School Picture Day is Wednesday, October 9. Information was sent home last Thursday.
12th Annual Jog-A-Thon Fundraiser:  Our Jog-A-Thon, “Comic-Con turned Jogic-Con”,  will be on Friday, October 11. Our superhero students will be unleashing their superpowers to help us reach our goal of $40,000! Fundraising has started!  This year we will be using a spectacular online fundraising platform called PledgeStar. For instructions on how to register your student(s) and start collecting pledges NOW, please click here.
We also have an offline fundraising form to collect pledges. For the offline form, click here.
If you have any questions, please contact kendrabusalacchi@gmail.com or michtristan11@gmail.com.
IN THE CLASSROOM
As you read in this blog’s lead-in, 8th grade worked very hard on their developing their first narrative piece of the year! This week, 7th grade will be publishing their final drafts of their first narrative. 6th grade has started their narrative piece, taking their quick writes we completed last week and developing their favorite quick write into a draft.

In addition, all classes will be starting a Halloween project for writing. 8th will be using photographs to create spooky snapshot writings, focusing on the use of sensory details to put a reader into a scene. 7th grade will be working on some Halloween poetry using a blackout poetry strategy. 6th grade will be burying some dead (tired and boring words) so we can improve our writing with more descriptive language.

6th Grade is continuing to explore the story of creation in Religion; a test is scheduled for next Thursday. In History, we have started our third chapter, focusing on the Fertile Crescent and the various civilizations that grew out of this region. Last week, we explored the civilization of Sumer; this week, we’ll be focusing on the Akkad, Babylon, and Phoenicia. (And, as you can see, we’ve been working on our note-taking skills.)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, October 9: Picture Day; Rosary in Church at 8:05a; PTG, 6p Social, 6:30p Mtg

Friday, October 11: Jogathon; 12N dismissal

Monday, October 14: No School (Columbus Day)

Wednesday, October 16: Rosary in Church at 8:05a

Wednesday, October 23: Rosary in Church at 8:05a

Friday, October 25: Halloween carnival; End of first quarter

Wednesday & Thursday, October 30-31: Conferences

Friday, November 1: All Saints’ Day; Mass 8:05a