Merry Christmas !

Happy Monday! Please note that this post will serve as our last blog post for 2017. we will resume our weekly posts upon our return from Christmas break. 

We wish all of your families a very Merry Christmas! May your holiday be filled with love, joy, and laughter. Those of you are traveling, be safe. We will see you all in 2018! 

Looking Ahead....

• Wednesday, December 13th - School Performance of the Christmas Concert at 10 AM
• Wednesday, December 13th - Reconciliation for ALL 4th graders at 1:00 PM
• Thursday, December 14th - Viewing (teaser) of the 8th Grade Play at 10 AM
• Wednesday, December 20th - All School Gift Mass @ 10:30 AM in the Church
• Thursday, December 21st - Christmas Party Pancake Breakfast Bar - 8:30 am  

English Language Arts

There will not be any spelling homework or a spelling test this week. 

Reading - We will continue to look at lesson 11 and focus on the skill of text and graphic features. There will be a reading assessment on Friday, December 15th. 

Writing - The students are in the home stretch of finishing up their Persuasive paragraphs. We will print them this week and a copy will go home with them to share with you. We will also work on a mini persuasive project titled, Elf for Hire.

Social Studies 

This week and next we will spend some time learning about Christmas traditions in other countries.

Math 

The students are continuing to multiply using arrays and the area model.

Science

We are working in Chapter 5: Lesson 3. We will be discussing erosion and weathering.

Religion

We are in the Second Week of Advent. We are preparing for Christmas by discussing ways we can slow down and remember the true meaning of Christmas.