"Alive in Christ: Faith, Academics, Service"
Important Dates
Sunday, May 13: Happy Mother's Day! Enjoy the day with your family.Wednesday, May 16: Band performance at 2:00 p.m. in the parish center.
Friday, May 18: Field Day! The students have been divided into two homeroom teams: green or gold (yellow). Please make sure your child wears their team's color T-shirt for the day with short sleeves. I stressed that the students do not need new T-shirts!! Please have your child wear sunscreen, tennis shoes & socks, with appropriate athletic shorts. Thank you.
Also, there is an 8:00 a.m. All School Liturgy before Field Day begins. All are welcome. Students are asked to bring pancake mix & syrup and/or jelly for the St. Wenceslaus Food Pantry.
Tuesday, May 22: Uniform Re-sale in the upper cafeteria from 7:30-8:30 a.m.
Friday, May 25: Closing Mass at 8:00 a.m. All are welcome! Awards ceremony for grades 5-6 at 10:45-11:45 a.m. in the parish center. Summer vacation begins with dismissal at 12:05p.m. Enjoy!
Subjects
Social Studies: Chapter 15: Europe and the Western Hemisphere. Test is Tuesday.The students are taking their own notes. Please make sure your child is reviewing their study guide on a daily basis.
English: We are beginning our study of adverbs. Please have them review their class notes in the back of their English notebooks and exercises in the front of their notebooks nightly.
Religion: We are continuing our Family Life lessons. Please make sure your child is reviewing their notes nightly.
Please make sure your child is reading toward achieving his or her goal. This will eliminate unnecessary stress at the end of the quarter.
Websites
AR progress:
https://Hosted32.renlearn.com/188705/HomeConnect
A great website for making flash cards for any subject is: http://www.quizzlet.com. You type in the words and definitions and then can quiz yourself for the tests.
Make your own crossword puzzles using your own vocabulary words:
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com
Religion: The first website gives study guides for each chapter. The computer will then score your answers. The second website gives activities and games that correspond to each unit.
http://webelieveweb.com/study_guides.cfm
http://www.webelieveweb.com/studnts_6.cfm
Spelling/vocabulary: Our book is level A
http://wwwsadlieroxford.com/vocabulary/levels_a2h.cfm?sp=student
Have a great week!
