Hello Parents, Happy Thursday! I hope you're having a good week!

Religion- The 5th graders will have a test on their first chapter on Monday, Sept. 16. They will have a study guide to look over to prepare for it. It is also their mass week. They have been given their parts. IF they have a reading part, they should be practicing at home with you. Our mass will be at 9:30 due to having a substitute priest since Father Adam will be gone.

McKinley Park Day- Next Thursday, Sept. 19 the entire school  K-8 will be going to the park for a day of learning and activities. Jan Lesan is in charge of the day. Your kids will need a sack lunch that day. They should also wear tennis shoes because they will be doing some walking while there! There is a letter coming home in their folders. Please check it out! Thanks!!!


No school on Friday, Sept. 20. The teachers have professional development that day! 

Spirit Day this Friday! They can wear sweats or a hat or both for $1! They can also show their team support. I know it is the big Cy-Hawk Game this weekend. I will be supporting the purple and gold! :)

Math- This week they are working on the properties in addition and multiplication. We do a lot with the Distributive Property. I told them this gives them a taste of algebra. They are also getting some experience with exponents and the powers of 10. They liked that lesson. Thought it was pretty easy! By the end of the week we will be half way through our first chapter!

Band- Band lesson times have now been set. Some are on Monday and others on Thursday.  5th graders have group band on Mondays and Thursdays. The 5th graders will not have lessons this week Thursday because Mrs. Stoner is trying to see all the new 4th graders.

Reading- This week they read a story called The Royal Mystery. It was about 2 girls who were tentmates at a summer camp. Rena is pretty quiet and doesn't share a lot about herself. Althea is very outgoing and determined to figure Rena out! It is much like the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea.  It is written like a play with different scenes. The 5th graders really got into the roles! It was fun listening to them read it aloud. They can share the mystery with you! In grammar we are discussing the different kinds of sentences and the correct punctuation to use with them. I have a book called Yo! Yes? that I make them read to me aloud. Each page has one word with punctuation. So we make sure they say the word with the appropriate inflection. It's a fun little picture book to read.  They will have a spelling test on Friday as well as the test over the story.


I feel like I am forgetting something, but cannot think of it! Oh well! Have a great weekend!
God Bless,
Miss Surma