Hello Parents, I hope everyone is having a good week. 

Calendar Dates: 

Mar. 3 - Book Report Due/ Fish Fry

Mar. 4- STM Foundation Dinner and Auction

Mar.6- 9- Parent Teacher Conferences

Mar. 10-19 Spring Break

Mar. 20 - Classes Resume

Math- Okay, I have taught them two ways to do long division. The standard algorithm has really thrown a number of them. I am now leaving it up to them. They can choose that method or they can do partial quotients. The bottom line is they know how to divide! When we get back from vacation we will get back into it. They will be dividing into larger numbers. 

Reading- This week they read the last story The Black Stallion. We only read a little bit of the actual story so we still don't know if Alec is rescued off the island! In grammar this week they are learning how to correctly write titles. Some things like books, movies, CDs get underlined or italicized when you write the title. Some things like song titles or short stories use quotation marks.  In spelling they are writing words that are derived from other languages. They will take a post test on Friday. They will also take a test over the story.  Next week they will take their unit test before going on spring break. 

Book Reports due Friday!!! They will actually start sharing them on Monday. 

Religion- They will test over this chapter on Thursday! On Friday we are going to the chapel to say the Rosary as part of the Lenten promise we made this year.  Next week we will start our Lenten chapter. 

Conferences- Make sure you have your date and time down for next week! See you then! There will be a Book Fair going on during conferences. The 5th graders will be able to do some shopping of their own during their library time next Wednesday! 

The Knights are having a Fish Fry 🐟🐟 this Friday at St. Malachy if you don't have any dinner plans! 

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

God Bless, 

Miss Surma