Room Parents have planned a wonderful Christmas Party on Friday. Please send your child with a $5-$6 grab bag gift.
Monday is the last day to turn in your favorite Holiday Recipe for our class book.
Also, please support our Mitten Project. A letter went home in Friday Folders.
We will conduct classroom SPELLING BEE's on Monday. Winners advance to whole school Spelling Bee.
Keep practicing your songs for the Christmas Music Show on Thursday.
MATH
Fourth Grade
4th graders will take a Diocesan Assessment based on the Area Extended Response sheet sent home on Friday. It will also count as a graded homework assignment. We will get a Computation Review WS for homework over the break. Please practice your multiplication facts (flashcards still work for this).Use Carmen San Diego Math Models, Skill 20-22, to practice skills in Chapter 5. Remember we need to share logins 1-4 at this time.
Multiplication Facts: Students are aware that they are responsible for Mastering multiplication facts up to 10. Please practice your multiplication facts (flashcards still work for this). Most students should be on the 4s, 9s, or 3s now having passed 2s and 5s. You can print your own worksheets from Math-drills.com, play online games (see Math Websites Tab above), or borrow some "Holey Cards" from Mrs. Hall.
Fifth Grade
5th graders will take the 2nd Diocesan Assessment on Tuesday the problem very similar to the Area Extended Response Homework Sheet handed out on Friday. This will also count as a graded homework assignment. 5th graders will also be given the Decimal Menu Project before break, just in case they want to gather ideas over break. The project will be due on Friday, January 16. Use Carmen San Diego Math Models, Skills 20-21, to help with Chapter 5 skills. GOMATH Online Access: To use the website we should continue to share the logins for numbers 1 - 4 ( instead of individual student numbers).
Multiplication Facts: Continue practicing multiplication facts at home. You can print your own worksheets from Math-drills.com, play online games (see Math Websites Tab above), or borrow some "Holey Cards" from Mrs. Hall.
Math Help/Club Hours
After School (students need a "travel note")
4th Graders only: Tue. 2:20pm - 3:15pm
5th Graders only: Wed. 2:20pm - 3:15pm
Before School (students need a "Mrs. Hall permission note")
Both 4th and 5th Graders:
Wednesday and Fridays from 7:15am - 7:45am
Also, Mrs. Lux will be available at 7:30am on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays to assist students as well.
SCIENCE
Fourth Grade
4th graders will
Fifth Grade
5th graders will
Reading, Spelling & Vocab Highlights
Reading: Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli
We will finish Maniac Magee this week. There will be a Unit Test (open book) on Friday (LAST TEST OF 2014)!
Spelling (Purple Spelling Practice Book):
No Lesson this week.
Vocabulary (Blue Workbook):
Unit 8 Workbook will be due on Monday, 12/15.
Unit 8 Test will be Wednesday, 12/17.
See Link found in the Reading Websites Tab to create a logon to
Vocabulary practice and games.
Religion
We continue to explore Advent traditions this week. The Rough Drafts for the Catholic School Week (all school) writing assignment will be due on Thursday, 12/18. . We will share Saint Reports as we have time.
Social Studies & Language Arts
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