Dear Parents, I hope everyone enjoyed their snowy weekend! I know I was able to get a few things done that I had been putting off! 

 Important Dates:

January 26- 5th grade mass

January 28- Spirit Day

Jan. 30-Feb. 4- Catholic Schools Week 

Feb. 4- Book Reports Due

Please return the blue sheets that went home last week to let us know who will be going to the Grandparent/ Special Guest mass with your child(ren) during Catholic Schools Week. 

Reading- This week we read a biography on James Forten. His father Thomas was a freed slave who worked as a sail maker. Thomas earned enough money to free his wife from slavery.  James grew up with some schooling and then wanted to join the Revolutionary War as a soldier. He was on a privateer ship and his job was to bring up the gun powder from below deck. After the war, he ended up buying the ship business from the man he worked for as a child. He was also an abolitionist and worked for women to get the right to vote. In grammar, we are using commas and semicolons. 

Next week will be our last story in this unit. That means they will be taking the unit test during Catholic Schools Week. 

Book Reports are due in TWO weeks, Friday, February 4!!!!

Math- They are testing over chapter 4 on Thursday and possibly Friday. It just depends on how long it takes them. Next week we will begin our division chapter! 

Catholic Schools Week - Sunday is the kick off day with mass at Holy Spirit. Come celebrate with us and stay for breakfast with the Knights of Columbus!  Below is the link so that you know each dress up day and the activities planned for that day. 

https://www.crestonstmalachy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Catholic-Schools-Week-2022.pdf

They will need sack lunch on Monday (milk will be provided)  and Thursday(they will need to supply their own drink- no pop)

I hope everyone has a great weekend! Stay warm! 

God Bless,

Miss Surma