Hello Parents, 
First, the sickness season is upon us. I have a little of both in my rooms. We have the vomiting and we have the sore throats and fevers. Remember if your child has a fever they have to be 24 hours fever free before returning to school. We are wiping down desks and we are going to halt shaking hands in the morning just to eliminate the extra touching and passing of germs. 

Reading- This week we read our final story in this unit. It was the true story about 2 different teenagers and their roles in the Revolutionary War. Joseph Martin fought as a teenager in the war. He was paid a silver dollar to join the Continental Army. He signed up for 6 months. He also gave a bit of a description of the battlefield.  Sybil Ludington was like Paul Revere. She rode all night on horseback to summon soldiers to meet at her dad's farm so they could go off to the battle. Next week we will have the Unit 3 test. We don't have school on Monday, so this will begin on Tuesday. 

Religion- This week we are finishing up our chapter. We also talked about two saints and how they dedicated their lives towards God. One was Maximilian Kolbe. He was a Polish priest that was sent to a concentration camp during WWII. He also volunteered his life so that another prisoner could live. He was killed there. I showed them a little video on his life as well. They had a lot of questions about that time. We did end up talking about it at length due to my dad coming from Poland at the end of WWII. They will be testing over this chapter on Friday. 

Math- we finished our decimal chapter on adding and subtracting this week. They will also have a test over this on Friday. Friday is a heavy test day. Next week we will begin multiplication and division of decimals. 

Monday, January 15- no school for our students. We (the staff) will be heading to Des Moines for professional development. 

Friday, January 19 we will go to the Food Pantry to work. 

Catholic Schools Week- In folders this week will be a sign up to help at our kickoff mass for CSW. The mass will be at Holy Spirit Church on January 28. Please look over your schedules to see if your kids can help us out. The PTO will provide a breakfast in the basement following mass. 


I hope everyone has a great weekend! I hope you stay well!!! I hope you stay warm since it looks like our temps are going to fall again!  See your kids on Tuesday! 

God Bless,
Miss Surma