Happy Valentine's Week !  Hearts are temporarily replacing  snowflakes

          in our classroom as we hang decorations, write penpal letters, and send

          greetings to grandparents.  Our party will be 2:15 till 3:00 on Thursday.

          Stations of the Cross are due on Friday 15. 

          Be on the lookout for Midquarter Reports this Friday also.

Bishop Braxton will be visiting our school on Thursday, Jan. 24!  The students are very excited about seeing him again.  Fourth Grade has some lovely winter pictures and prayers hanging in the hallway, as well as Social Studies posters.  You will get to see these at our Open House this Sunday after the 10:30 Mass.

The White Elephant booth is in great need of gently used toys, games, video games, VHS or DVD movies, and just about anything that another child would like to buy.  Our prices average out to about 25, 50, or 75 cents, and the bigger items $1 or more.  We will price the items, but it would be helpful if you have an expensive item that might not look expensive at first glance to let us know what it is worth.  Some of the really nice things could be used for a raffle instead.  The fourth graders will get to work behind the booth for 15-minute shifts.  So, please go through the toy bin this weekend and see what your children don't play with anymore.  The Mission Carnival on Thursday 24th is a fun time for the kids and lets us make a good contribution to worthy causes.

Everyone is having fun roller skating in PE this week!  With the weather being so cold outside, it's a great source of exercise and they all seem to love it.

I hope to see all of you this weekend at our Open House!

 

Fourth Grade is thrilled to have gotten a new student today!  We hope he will love being in our class! 

We are busy trying to finish up the Social Studies projects for the Northeast.  Next week we will be starting to bring in samples of some of the state foods.  If your child hasn't gotten your signature yet, please ask!  Nothing can be scheduled until we know who is able to do it.

There is no school on Monday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther  King.  Have a  great weekend!

          Have you all been lighting two candles on the Advent Wreath?  We have

          been doing this every day in our classroom.  Be sure to ask your child about

          who we have discussed for the Jesse Tree.

          The Band Concert is Wednesday night at 7:00.  All of our beginning band

          students have been busy preparing for that.  They're sounding pretty good!

          We are getting ready to answer pen pal letters for the third graders at

          Queen of Peace.  We also have a big art project scheduled for Friday. 

          A Social Studies test , English test, and Vocabulary test all need to be fitted

          into the lineup as well.

          There's no such thing as a slow week in Fourth Grade!

          We are celebrating the first week of Advent with the lighting of our class

          Advent wreath every morning.  This is followed by hanging the ornament

          on our Jesse Tree and reading the story that goes with it.  Be sure to ask

          your child what the Bible story of the day was!

          Our Chorus has been practicing very hard for the concert this Wednesday

          night at 7:00.  I hope to see you all there!

          We are all trying to get back in the swing of things. Turkeys are coming

          down and Christmas pictures are now hanging.  Our Jesse Tree is in

          place and we will make the Old and New Testament ornaments this week

          We are working on the Advent Wreaths and hope to send them home on

           Friday.  If anyone has any more cardboard egg cartons please send them

          in by Thursday.

          In math we are starting multiplication.  The students tried to complete 100

          basic facts in four minutes but nobody could do it.  Please quiz them at

          night if you can.  Practice makes perfect.

          Keep working on the Southeast and Southwest states.  Another test will

          be coming up soon.

          Have a good week!

            All of our saints came marching in on time and our bulletin board in the main hallway is up.  It looks fantastic and we can't wait for you to see it!

            Don't forget to look for a cardboard egg carton for the after Thanksgiving Advent Wreath project.  Target is a good place to get one.

            We're working on the research for the Southeast States and everyone who wanted to do a food has a date to bring it in.  We are aiming for next Friday, Grandparents Day, to have them hanging in the hall. 

            Thanks for all the help for the Halloween party!  Now we're on to getting up the turkeys!

     Week of October 29-November 1, 2007

     This week we are finishing our Family Life books.  Patron saint dolls are due tomorrow, Oct. 30.  They will be on the big bulletin board in the hall by the office.

     If your child is trying to complete 300 pages for the October Book-It, the signed paper needs to be in by Wednesday, Oct. 31.  Also due Wednesday is a paint shirt and pumpkin, and after the Kindergarten/First Grade play we will be painting pumpkins with the Kindergarteners.

     Our Halloween party is Wed. afternoon at 2:15.  Have a Happy Halloween and I'll see you at parent conferences!  

                                                                                 Mrs. Acker