2 Weeks Until Christmas Break

Happy second week of Advent! Please take a moment to pause, reflect, and pray this daily prayer.

Dear Jesus, you entered our world on Christmas as the Prince of Peace. This Advent, as we strive to become the-best-version-of-ourselves, fill us with a deep and abiding peace. Help us share that peace with everyone we encounter, especially those who need it most. Amen

Looking Ahead...

• Tuesday, December 11th - School Christmas Concert for Preschool to 3rd Grade at Xavier at 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, December 12th - All School Mass at 9:30 AM for the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe 
• Wednesday, December 19th - All School Gift Mass at 9:30 AM - Please send in a new toy wrapped with the age and gender specifying who the gift would be for on the tag OR send in a fit card 
• Friday, December 21st - 4th Grade Christmas Party at 8:30 AM PLEASE NOTE THAT DISMISSAL IS AT NOON AND THERE NO AFTER CARE ON THIS DAY. 

Please follow the link below to the Signup Genius for the 4th Grade Christmas Party . 

Christmas Party

English Language Arts 

We will not be having any spelling words this week or next. We will resume in January.

Grammar - We will wrap up our skill practice with homophones.

Writing - We will be revising and editing our Christmas Gift paragraphs. Then, we will type them in the computer lab later on in the week. The students will bring a copy to share with you.

Reading and Social Studies - We will be reading a story from Reading from A to Z called, Holidays Around the World. We will be discussing how other countries prepare and celebrate Christmas. This will prepare us for a activity that we are doing with the second graders on Friday, December 14th.




Math 

We are using many strategies to multiply:  partial product, area model, standard algorithm, and tape diagram.

We are solving multi-step word problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication. The students will be encouraged carefully read and reread what they are being asked to solve.

Science

We are Changing Matter with a focus on physical changes and chemical changes.

Religion 

We will be discussing Our Lady of Guadalupe in honor of her feast day on Wednesday, December 12th. We will continue to work in our Absolutely Advent books.