Brrrrr--- I am ready for spring! Who's with me??  My cousin in Mississippi got 6 inches of snow on Tuesday. She said they were shut down pretty much. I told her my students would be so jealous of her snow. Sadly, her only shovel is meant for gardening. 

Calendar Dates:

Jan. 24- Spirit Day

Jan. 26-31- Catholic Schools Week

Feb. 14- Spirit Day and Valentine's Day

Feb. 28- Book Reports Due

Sunday, Jan. 26- Kickoff to CSW with mass at Holy Spirit at 9 am. Look in your child's folder for their part if you signed them up. 

Monday, Jan. 27- STM Spirit Day, Students will need a sack lunch. Milk is provided. 

Tuesday, Jan. 28- Dress Up- Polar Paradise ( snow, snowman)

Wednesday, Jan, 29- Dress Up- Disney Day

Thursday- Jan. 30- Dress Up- Pick a Decade- 50s, 60s, 70s, etc. Going bowling in the afternoon with 4-8 grades. Need sticky socks. 

Friday, Jan. 31- Dress Up for Mass. Grandparent/ Special Guest Mass at Holy Spirit. Pick up kids at 1:00. Mass starts at 1:30. 

If your child doesn't want to participate in 

Reading- This week we are reading a story about hurricanes. They learned about what causes and creates them, how they get their names, and the different categories. It is hard for us to imagine a 20ft wall of water coming at you! We also talked about some of the worst ones in recent history. Sadly, we agreed we would stick with tornadoes.  I did show them some videos of what it looks like when a hurricane hits. We watched a short video on Hurricane Michael. 

Spelling-  their list this week has words with a VCCV pattern in them. They had to break the words up to find that on one of their assignments. 

Grammar- We are going to be doing more work with conjunctions. 

Math- We have been doing our FAST math tests this week. They also did a worksheet where they were purchasing school supplies. They had to find the total cost of those items. That required them to do some multiplication and addition. 

Bowling- I am still missing some permission slips for the field trip. Don't forget to include the $6. The forms went home last week in your child's folder. If you lost it, let me know, I can get you another one. 

Mass- In your child's folder are their parts for either the Sunday mass or the Grandparent/Special Guest mass. Not everyone has a part. If they have a reading part- please make sure they practice it at home with you. 

Grandparent Mass- Please make sure you let me know who is coming to pick up your child for the mass. Pick up on Friday starts at 1:00. Mass will begin at 1:30. After mass, your child is free to go. 

Remember Friday will be a BAND and PE Day. Music is on Thursday this week. 

Religion- They worked in groups doing some research on different saints. They presented their posters on Monday. I learned some new things and some new saints! Our chapter is focusing on the Sacrament of Baptism. We will be reading how John baptized Jesus. They are also going to be doing some Bible searches to find more stories about baptism in the New Testament. 

Auction Basket- I am still taking the $1.00 donations for the auction basket until January 31st.  Please send it with your child if you'd like to help out! Thanks! 

I hope everyone has a great weekend! 

God Bless, 

Miss Surma