Dear Parents,
The school is collecting cans of food for the poor this week. Please send in what you can before Thanksgiving. This Tuesday dismissal will be at 12:00 noon. Some report cards will be distributed to students. The rest will be kept for parents to pick up between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium. If there is a problem with the tuition, you MUST see the principal before meeting with any teacher.
IF YOU STILL HAVE NOT RETURNED THE TEST FOLDER THAT WAS SENT HOME , PLEASE BRING IT ON TUESDAY SINCE THESE MUST BE KEPT ON FILE (SOME FROM SECOND GRADE ARE MISSING). Dismissal on Thurs. is at 11:00!
Next week on Tues., Nov. 20th we are having our school Religion Fair. Each student will need to bring in their completed display board. These boards are available in the supply room for $6.50. ALL should be taped to the board for easy removal if necessary. COMPLETED BOARDS ARE DUE IN CLASS BY THIS WEDNESDAY -THURDSAY AT THE LATEST- SO THEY CAN BE REVIEWED BEFORE PRESENTATION NEXT WEEK.) Each student has been given an assignment, directions and time to do research and collect pictures on their topic. Both third and fourth have written their rough draft composition which will be rewritten this week and placed on the boaard. Second grade will do it this week so they must bring their print out information on their saint so it can be completed. I have again copied the research information for each class below.
SECOND: life image of saint, statue, stained-glass image, school or church named
after saint, medal or object attributed to the saint, prayer or litany
associated with saint, religious order saint started.
EACH CHILD HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A SAINT FOR THE RELIGION FAIR PROJECT. NAMES AND
INFORMATION ABOUT THESE SAINTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE ARCHIVE LIST ON http://www.sadlierreligion.com/webelieve/saints.cfm?sp=student§ion=activity&grade=2&isarchive=1
EVERY CHILD MUST BRING A PRINT OUT OF THE INFORMATION ON THEIR SAINT . THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS GIVEN LAST WEEK AND MANY DID NOT BRING IT IN!
THIRD: different ways
to celebrate the sacrament by Catholics, ways sacrament is celebrated in
different religions, people required to be present, garments worn (ways to dress
for the ceremony), symbols associated with sacrament, copy of words used during
the ceremony, copy of the certificate, traditions associated with the sacrament
(or changes that have occurred)
FOURTH: After reading the Chapter
in Religion text book on the commandment selected for ideas, look for pictures
of: scenes of people obeying and disobeying the commandment in a
wide variety of ways, pictures of saints or others who lived that particular
commandment exemplified in their work.
PLEASE PLACE A SHEET OF CONSTRUCTION PAPER ON THE MIDDLE PANEL OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR COMPOSITION ONCE IT IS COMPLETED.
Please see below for this week's homework for each grade.
FOURTH GRADE
Rel. 11/13 Complete display board for Religion Fair by putting title, main picture, construction sheet for composition and student's name) in center panel and other pictures with captions on side panels.
Review revised composition and be prepared to speak about your project on Wed.
ELA 11/15 On looseleaf write a heading. Answer ELA Workbook p. 73. Study vocabulary definitions and Journal notes for test.
THIRD GRADE
Rel. 11/13 Complete display board for Religion Fair by putting title, main picture, construction sheet for composition and student's name) in center panel and other pictures with captions on side panels.
Review revised composition and be prepared to speak about your project on Wed.
ELA 11/15 On looseleaf write a heading. Answer ELA Workbook pp. 72 & 89. Study vocabulary definitions and Journal notes for test.
SECOND GRADE
Rel. 11/13 Complete display board for Religion Fair by putting title, main picture, construction sheet for composition and student's name) in center panel and other pictures with captions on side panels.
Students MUST BRING THE PRINT OUT INFORMATION ON THER SAINT to class by Wed. to be able to write their paragraph. Prepare a short speech for Wed. about your saint by writing notes on an index card on some important things your saint has done and how this saint inspires you.
ELA 11/15 On looseleaf write a heading. Answer ELA p. 129 A and B. Study vocabulary definitions and Grammar and Journal notes for test.
Some lessons from last week had to be rescheduled to this week due to report meetigs on Thursday with coworkers and on Friday with principal.
