Hi Families, Thank you for the prayers for my sister. Right now we still don't know for sure what is going on. They are looking at ALS, but some of her symptoms don't align with that. They are also thinking it could be an autoimmune issue. We are praying for that one. 

Calendar Dates:

May 2- Spirit Day 

May 8- Glow-A-Thon/ Lap-A-Thon

May 11- Mother's Day

May 14- Book Reports Due

May 21- Kindergarten mass/5th grade helpers

May 26- No School / Memorial Day

May 28- 5th grade plays bells  at mass

May 30- Last Day of School/Early Out

Dance at the Creston Middle School- there is a dance tomorrow from 5:30-8:30 for grades 5-8. The cost is $5. I emailed you a link they want you to fill out before going to the dance. 

Spirit Day on Friday! Hats and/or Sweats for $1.

Glow- A-Thon- Please return your fundraiser forms for this event! It will happen next Thursday, May 8  during their PE class! 

Reading- They took their spelling test today and the selection quiz. Tomorrow they will take their weekly module test. I am doing this one on paper because it is a play. I figured they would rather read it aloud as a class before answering the questions! 

Book Reports Due on Wednesday, May 14. They will have to come to school that day with a costume to change into. I know many of them are done, but some still have quite a bit of work to do. 

Math- Everyone has finished  the test. I plan on checking them tonight. Sorry- I didn't get any papers checked yesterday in Minnesota! Our next chapter will be on fractions. That is my plan to keep working on those until the end of the year. 

Religion- We are working on our Easter chapter. We also took some time out to make cards for Sam. 

Dollars for Scholars Essays- Congrats to Brandy, Mary, and Norah! Their essays were chosen to move on to see who becomes the winner. The 5th graders had to choose a characteristic trait from a list and explain why that was important to their education. They chose words such as: caring, respect, responsibility. The winner receives $50 from the Dollars for Scholars Committee. 

I hope everyone has a great weekend! We will continue to lift Sam and his family up in our prayers during this difficult time. 

Eternal rest grants unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

God Bless, 

Miss Surma