May 21st – May 25th
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Student council elections are this week. Students may campaign this week until Wednesday. The speeches will be this Wednesday at 8:15am in O’Ryan Hall and the election will be on Thursday.
Progress reports were sent home to students on Friday. Please sign and return the progress reports and return them by Tuesday Morning. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me and we can set up a time to meet.
Registration for the 2012-2013 school year is due. Beginning this week, a $25 late fee will be assessed each week.
The weekend of June 1, 2, and 3, all the children’s art work from our Gateway to Art Program will be on display in the Good Shepherd Parish Hall. There will be a special wine and art reception on Friday evening. It will be $50 per couple to attend.
There will be coffee with the Principal at 8:15am in O’Ryan hall.
Monday May 28th there will be no school for Memorial Day. Have a wonderful 3 day weekend!
Religion: This week we will be finishing Ch. 16, looking at forgiveness and the Commandments. We will have a test on Wednesday.
Math: We will focus on Lessons 95-98, naming quadrilaterals, estimating multiplication and division, and solving two-step problems. We will have a test this Tuesday.
HW- Mixed Practice for lesson 96-98
Study: Lessons 35, 88, 83, 59, 23, 79, Inv. 2, 89, 80, 62, 50
Reading: We will begin reading Encyclopedia Brown and focus on Plot. There will be a test on Friday
Language Arts: We are going to focus on pronouns, specifically antecedents and pronouns, and possessive pronouns.
Science: We will continue to learn the fundamentals of magnets and magnetism.
Social Studies: We will finish discussing the transportation and communication between the East and the West. There will be a test on Wednesday
Homework: Mon-Complete 2 people for Morse and The Big Four. The head should represent the physical characteristics, the arms are for who they helped, the body summarizes who they are and what they did, and the legs are what they founded or started.
May 14th – May 18th
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Thank you for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Week. The food was delicious and greatly appreciated. 
Crusader was also a wonderful day! I think the kids enjoyed it and had a lot of fun.
This week on Wednesday we are having our May Crowning. We will be walking over to Good Shepherd Church and having Mass and the crowning there. Please wear the appropriate school uniform. Parents are welcome to join us! We will be leaving around 10:00am for Mass at 10:15am.
The Follies are this Friday at 6:00pm in the Parish Hall. Try-outs are Tuesday after school. Good Luck!
Religion: This week we will be beginning Ch. 16, looking at forgiveness and the Commandments.
Math: We will focus on Lessons 91-94, naming quadrilaterals, estimating multiplication and division, and solving two-step problems. We will have a test this Tuesday.
HW- Mixed Practice for every lesson this week, study for test
Reading: We will finish working on characters and setting while reading the play The King in the Kitchen. We will have a test on Wednesday.
Language Arts: We are going to focus on pronouns, specifically subject and object pronouns and antecedents.
Science: We will continue and follow our new section for Physical Science. We will start to study magnetism and electricity.
Social Studies: We will begin discussing the beginnings of modern transportation across the United States. We will discuss the pony express and the foundation for the transcontinental railroad.
May 7th – May 11th
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Congratulations to the second grade class on making their First Holy Communion this Saturday!
Crusader Day is this Thursday! We will be celebrating our school’s birthday with Crusader day. Student council has fun activities planned for the morning. The in-n-out truck will be at school for lunch. Order forms were sent home last week. In-n-out food cannot be bought that day. Orders must be placed before Tuesday. Please let me know if you need a new form. If parents would like to order, please use the same form as your child’s. In the afternoon, the eighth grade and teachers will play their annual volleyball game. Students can wear jeans and a sports shirt/jersey.
The Follies are coming up on May 18th. Try-outs will be next Tuesday after school. Start putting together your acts!
Religion: This week we will be finishing Ch. 15 and taking a test on Wednesday.
Math: We will focus on Lessons 87-90, multiplying two digit by two digit numbers and mixed numbers and improper fractions.
HW- Mixed Practice for every lesson this week, study for test
Study:
Reading: We will start to focus on characters and setting while reading the play The King in the Kitchen.
Language Arts: We are going to focus on pronouns, specifically subject and object pronouns.
Science: We are beginning a new section for Physical Science. We will start to study magnetism and electricity.
Social Studies: We will finish discussing the effects the Gold Rush had on California including its impact on the economy, growth of major cities like San Francisco, and the effects on California Indians. Our test will be on Tuesday.
Study: The vocabulary from each lesson in Ch. 6, entrepreneurs, the organization of the police forces in response to criminals and vigilantes, difference between goods and services, how San Francisco changed after the gold rush, and why the government moved the California Indians to reservations.
April 30th – May 4th
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Thank you to all the fourth grade parents who volunteered for our school carnival! It was a big success! I hope everyone had a wonderful time!
Religion: This week we will be discussing Ch. 15, The Ten Commandments and forgiveness.
Math: We will focus on Lessons 83-85, writing decimal numbers and multiplying by 10, 100, and 1000. There will be a test on Friday.
HW- Mixed Practice for every lesson this week, study for test
Study:
Reading: We will be finishing Encantado. There will be a test on Wednesday. PLease study the vocabulary, comparing and contrasting the pink dolphins and ocean dolphins, and general facts from the story and discussion questions from class.
Langauge Arts: We are going to focus on pronouns.
Science: We will finish The Mono Lake Story and brine shrimp and our test will be on Wednesday. We will also finish life sciences and move onto physical sciences
Study: Vocabulary from the Mono Lake story to Microorganisms, know food chains from Mono Lake, brine shrimp, migrating birds, change in the ecosystem, examples of fungi, algae, and bacteria in common foods, and digestion.
Social Studies: We will be discussing the effects the Gold Rush had on California including its impact on the economy, growth of major cities like San Francisco, and the effects on California Indians.
HW: Vocabulary study guide worksheet on Wednesday.
April 23rd – April 27th
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Congratulations to the 8th graders for a wonderful performance in their musical ENCORE!
Safeguard the Children: This week all the classes will be teaching the Safeguard the Childrenlesson. Protecting God’s Children, Touching Safety Program for Children™, is a school-based curriculum. The job of ensuring children’s safety is a challenging undertaking. The prevention of child sexual abuse requires more than adult awareness, education, and training about the nature and scope of the problem. We must also give our children the tools they need to overcome the advances of someone who intends to do them harm. The Touching Safety program guide (Teaching Touching Safety Guide) is a tool designed to assist parents and teachers in this important task. The Touching Safety program is a vehicle through which parents, teachers, catechists, and youth ministers (educators) give children and young people the tools they need to protect themselves from those who might harm them. Permission slips to OPT out of the lesson were sent home. If you choose to have your child opt out, a copy of the lesson will be sent home to be taught at home.
Religion: This week we will finish discussing the sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. There will be a test on Wednesday. We also have mass this week on Wednesday. Please wear the appropriate uniform. On Thursday and Friday we will be teaching the Safeguard the Children lessons.
Math: We will focus on division, angles, tessellations, and sales tax. There will be a test on Tuesday.
HW- Mixed Practice for every lesson this week, study for test Study: how many days are in a week, kilometers to meters, division, squares, square roots, order of operations.
Reading: We will be finishing The Houdini Box. There will be a test on Wednesday.
Langauge Arts: We are going to focus on organization and time order words in writing as well as irregular verbs.
HW: Finish writing essay on Tuesday.
Science: We will continue to discuss The Mono Lake Story and brine shrimp.
Social Studies: Pioneer day was a success! Pictures soon to follow! This week will begin to study the effects of the Gold Rush on California and its economy.
HW: Vocabulary study guide worksheet on Wednesday.
Week of April 16th – April 20th
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I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing break! I can’t wait to see all your smiling faces again on Monday morning!
8th GRADE MUSICAL
The 8th grade musical “ENCORE” will be help this weekend on April 20-22 in the Good Shepherd Parish Hall. Tickets will be sold every morning near the PreK and after school at the Charleville gate.
- Friday, April 20 – 7:00pm show. Tickets $5
- Saturday, April 21 – 5:30pm dinner and 7:00pm show. Tickets $20
- Sunday, April 22 – 3:00pm show. Tickets $5
Religion: This week we will be focusing on the sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick.
Math: We will focus on the rotation of shapes, three-digit division, customary units of measurements, and symmetry.
HW- Mixed Practice for every lesson this week
Reading: We will be reading The Great Kapok Tree and having a test on Thursday.
Langauge Arts: We are going to begin focusing on the past, present, and future tenses.
Science: We will begin discussing The Mono Lake Story and brine shrimp. Our Test on the aquatic environment will be on Tuesday.
Social Studies: We will be discussing and experiencing the Gold Rush and the pioneers who came over to California. Wednesday will be pioneer day! We will be dressing up in our finest pioneer clothes and spend the day living as the pioneers did! The students will be riding in a covered wagon, discussing their paths across the country, and panning for gold! Details will be discussed in class on Tuesday.
April 2nd – April 6th
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This week is a short week as we begin Spring Break this Thursday. We have Mass this Wednesday, please wear the appropriate We will have the living stations of the cross and half day on Thursday. Also, please remember to bring in your Intent to Return forms as soon as possible as they were due March 30th.
Religion: We will finish Ch. 13 this week discussing the Ten Commandments and the Sacraments. We will have a Test on Ch. 13 on Tuesday.
Math: Please continue to practice your basic facts of multiplication and division. We will focus on the rotation of shapes, three-digit division, and customary units of measurements. On Wednesday we will have a test.
HW- Mon. Lesson 75, Thurs. Lesson 76
Reading: We will be reading The Great Kapok Tree and having a test on Thursday.
Langauge Arts: We be exploring similes and metaphors and writing comparative essays. We will also begin focusing on tenses.
HW- Write a comparison essay using a simile or a metaphor on Tuesday.
Science: This week we are discussing the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in relation to what we have learned about other aquatic environments. We will have a Test on Thursday.
Social Studies: We will be discussing the beginnings of the Gold Rush!
Week of March 26th – March 30th
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This is our last full week before spring break! It is also the last week of the quarter so let’s finish strong! Remember to bring in your donations for the American Heart Association event Jump Rope for Heart on Thursday, March 29th.
Religion: We will begin Ch. 13 this week discussing the Ten Commandments and the Sacraments.
Math: Please continue to practice your basic facts of multiplication and division. We will focus on word problems, geometric figures, and fractions of a set.
HW-Lesson 71, 72, 73, 74 Mixed Practice
Reading: We will be finishing up the story “Eye of the Storm” and discussing graphic sources. We will have a test on Wednesday.
Langauge Arts: We will be writing our final drafts of our friendly letters to our pen pals as well as discussing subject-verb agreement.
HW- Finish workbook pages and write a comparison essay using a simile or a metaphor
Science: This week we are beginning to discuss food chains and food webs found in different ecosystems.
HW- Tues. Finish notes/pictures on food chains and webs.
Social Studies: We will be discussing why the US wants control of California and the US war with Mexico that led to the Bear Flag Republic.
HW- completed graphic organizer
Week of March 19th – March 23rd
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This week is a short week as there is no school on Friday. We also have Mass on Wednesday. Please wear the appropriate uniform. Remember to bring in your donations for the American Heart Association event Jump Rope for Heart on March 29th!
Religion: We will begin Ch. 13 this week discussing the Ten Commandments and the Sacraments.
Math: Please continue to practice your basic facts of multiplication and division. We will focus on fractions and collecting questions from a survey and creating graphs based off the data. There will be a test on Tuesday.
HW-Lesson 70 Mixed Practice
Reading: We will be finishing up our comparisons of folktales and starting to use graphic sources to help understand the story “Eye of the Storm”.
HW- Mon. WB Pg. 133, Tues. finish WB. Pgs. 134-135
Langauge Arts: We will finishing defining and discussing main and helping verbs and verb phrases. We will be starting to discuss and write friendly letters.
HW-Wed. finish writing friendly letter
Science: We are going to start aquatic environments this week!
HW- Tues. Finish graphic organizers
Social Studies: We will be finishing up Ch. 4 and beginning to discuss the pioneers and their journeys over to California. We will have a test on Ch. 4 on Thursday.
Week of March 12th – March 16th
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This week is a very busy week! On Tuesday we will have Spring Pictures, please remember to wear appropriate free dress clothes. Wednesday after school is our class field trip (optional) to the Animal Shelter. I hope to see you there! This Thursday we are having a wear jeans and greens day in honor of St Patrick’s Day. Friday we have Spirit Dress, but no ice cream will be sold.
Here is the homework and possible tests for the week:
Religion: We will be going over the different mass parts and have a quiz on Friday about them. We will also be focusing on St. Patrick.
Math: We will be covering multiplication with multiples of 10, long division, millimeters, and fractions
Students will have the mixed practice of the lesson completed that day
Reading: We will be finishing our second edition of our newspaper this week. Look for it on the blog! We will also be covering teh short stories “How the Night Came from the Sea” as well as The Eye of the Storm”.
Students will be researching and presenting different folk tales and how they compare to How the Night Came From the Sea. This cultural folktale will be due in class on Wednesday. The students do not need to write a new one, but bring an appropriate one in from a book or the internet. Students will finish WB pages 133-134 for homework on Thursday.
Langauge Arts: We will be continuing to focus on powerful verbs. We will begin main and helping verbs.
Students will finish WB Pgs. in their notebook.
Spelling: Test on Friday
Science: We will be finishing our unit on Isopods, Beetles, Pollination, and Seed Dispersal. There will be a test on Tuesday. We will then start Freshwater Environments.
Social Studies: We will be looking into California life after Mexico wins independence from Spain. We will focus on Ranchos and Pueblos as well as Trails to California setting up for the expansion of California.
For homework, students will be finishing up the worksheets started in class.
