Hello Parents, Okay, I really hoped for a normal week. That just isn't in the cards this winter.


Folder- Inside your child's folder is a permission slip for them to go by bus on our field trip next week. Please fill it out. Return by next Tuesday.
 We are leaving early--- 7:45 am. They need to be here before the normal bus.  Don't forget they will need a sack lunch that day and a drink.  Those with parents or grandparents attending Biz Town may take them home, but you need to let me know first. Thanks so much. Hopefully the weather will cooperate! They need to dress up as though they were going to mass. They are going to work. They need to look professional. 

Biz Town- Today they are filling out their job applications. Mrs. Sickels and I are going to go over those and pick jobs tonight. We normally have them do through an interview process, but we had to make cuts to get it all in before the trip. They will know their job tomorrow (Friday). Then they will work with the other kids in their business, getting their stuff done before we go. 

Reading- This week they read an autobiography by the author Peg Kehret. She wrote about her first writing experience which was a newspaper. She wrote about her dog BJ. BJ was a puppy that her uncle brought back from Germany during WWII. She wrote about the success and failure of her paper. I told the kids she writes great mysteries. This week is also a Week 3 in our unit. That means they will have a cold read to do during their test on Friday. 
They have been working on prepositions in grammar. They made a notebook page full of prepositions. They will be able to use it on the test. 

Religion- Today they had a chapter review. This chapter is on the Sacraments of Christian Initiation with the focus on baptism and confirmation. They will test over this chapter next week.   We didn't get to do our mass due to snow. I believe they have 1 more this spring. 

Tomorrow, February 22- Spirit Day! We were supposed to go to the Food Pantry, but Mark moved it to Thursday. We can't leave to go help because we have too much work to do, especially with Biz Town, plus they have band today. 


Auction- Tickets are for sale for the dinner and auction on March 2. It is such a fun night! See Mrs. Lane or a Foundation member if you want to buy your tickets! Thanks for your help with our basket and silent auction item. 

Did you hear??? The 3-5 graders did 213 acts of kindness last week for ISSB. That mean $2130 for the Food Pantry! !!! WOO HOO!!!

Have a good weekend. Please be safe. The weather is NOT sounding good...again. 

God Bless, 
Miss Surma