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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Colby- December 15 Leo-December 23 Maddie- December 28 Walt- December 29 5 th Grade News Week of December 11, 2017 MATH 5A-The class has been learning about numerical expressions using order of operations. There will be a quiz this Wednesday. Then, we will learn how to plot points on a coordinate plane. 5B – Some students did not finish their order of operations quiz on Thursday, so we will be reviewing this and completing the quiz. On Tuesday, we will begin numerical expressions using order of operations. We will have a quiz on Friday. LANGUAGE ARTS *The 5 th graders will be reading the story, Elisa’s Diary, this week. *While reading this story, the students will focus on the theme and visualization of the story. *Vocabulary words and the spelling pattern will be passed on Monday! Please begin studying early! Spelling test will be on Thursday. Reading test will be on Friday. *The students will focus on singular and plural nouns. *We will continue to work on our persuasive writings this week. The students have been doing a great job convincing the reader about their topic! RELIGION This week, we will discuss the apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe and continue focusing on the feasts celebrated during the season of Advent. Finally, we will experience the devotion of the Blessed Sacrament at first hand. We will have adoration after Mass on Tuesday. SCIENCE Students have been working hard to create diagrams of all five of the Earth’s systems. There will be a quiz this Thursday. A study guide will go home today. SOCIAL STUDIES This week, we will learn how other European nations challenged Spain in the Americas, and how the events in Europe affected settlement of North America. We will learn about the Northwest Passage and how European nations raced to establish empires in North America. Quiz on 12/19/17. IMPORTANT DATES & ANNOUNCEMENTS *Tuesday, December 12 th – Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass @ 1:30 p.m. followed by Adoration; 5/6 th Grade Band 12:55-1:15; Mike O’Brien and The Home Star Harmonizers will be caroling class to class beginning at 10:30 a.m. *Wednesday, December 13 th – Christmas Concert Practice in gym 1:30-2:15; 4- 6 th Grade Band Concert @ 7:00 p.m. at the Kankakee Site *Thursday, December 14 th – Christmas Program Practice @ Centennial Chapel grades 3-6 12:45-2:15; early lunch for grades 3-6 @ 11:20; Extended Day will end at 4:30 p.m. today! Christmas Program at Centennial Chapel 6:00 – Students need to be there by 5:30 p.m. and sit with their class – no jeans! *Friday, December 15 th – No Band after school today; Boys’ Basketball practice 5-6:30 p.m.; Kindergarten Los Posadas throughout the school
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Colby- December 15
Leo-December 23
Maddie- December 28
Walt- December 29
5th Grade News Week of December 11, 2017
MATH5A-The class has been learning about numerical expressions using order of operations. There will be a quiz this Wednesday. Then, we will learn how to plot points on a coordinate plane. 5B – Some students did not finish their order of operations quiz on Thursday, so we will be reviewing this and completing the quiz. On Tuesday, we will begin numerical expressions using order of operations. We will have a quiz on Friday.
LANGUAGEARTS
*The5thgraderswillbereadingthestory,Elisa’sDiary,thisweek.*Whilereadingthisstory,thestudentswillfocusonthethemeandvisualizationofthestory.*VocabularywordsandthespellingpatternwillbepassedonMonday!Pleasebeginstudyingearly!SpellingtestwillbeonThursday.Readingtestwillbeon
Friday.*Thestudentswillfocusonsingularandpluralnouns.*Wewillcontinuetoworkonourpersuasivewritingsthisweek.Thestudentshavebeendoingagreatjobconvincingthereaderabouttheirtopic!
RELIGIONThisweek,wewilldiscusstheapparitionsofOurLadyofGuadalupeandcontinuefocusingonthefeastscelebratedduringtheseasonofAdvent.Finally,wewillexperiencethedevotionoftheBlessedSacramentatfirsthand.WewillhaveadorationafterMassonTuesday.
SCIENCEStudentshavebeenworkinghardtocreatediagramsofallfiveoftheEarth’ssystems.TherewillbeaquizthisThursday.Astudyguidewillgohometoday.
SOCIAL STUDIES Thisweek,wewilllearnhowotherEuropeannationschallengedSpainintheAmericas,andhowtheeventsinEuropeaffectedsettlementofNorthAmerica.WewilllearnabouttheNorthwestPassageandhowEuropeannationsracedtoestablishempiresinNorthAmerica.Quizon12/19/17.
IMPORTANTDATES&ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Tuesday,December12th–OurLadyofGuadalupeMass@1:30p.m.followedbyAdoration;5/6thGradeBand12:55-1:15;MikeO’BrienandTheHomeStarHarmonizerswillbecarolingclasstoclassbeginningat10:30a.m.*Wednesday,December13th–ChristmasConcertPracticeingym1:30-2:15;4-6thGradeBandConcert@7:00p.m.attheKankakeeSite*Thursday,December14th–ChristmasProgramPractice@CentennialChapelgrades3-612:45-2:15;earlylunchforgrades3-6@11:20;ExtendedDaywillendat4:30p.m.today!ChristmasProgramatCentennialChapel6:00–Studentsneedtobethereby5:30p.m.andsitwiththeirclass–nojeans!
*Friday,December15th–NoBandafterschooltoday;Boys’Basketballpractice5-6:30p.m.;KindergartenLosPosadasthroughouttheschool
6th Grade News Week of December 11, 2017
MATH6A- The class has been working on evaluating algebraic expressions by substituting a variable. There will be a quiz this Wednesday. Then, we will begin learning about like terms in equations.
6B- This week, sixth graders will learn about Coordinate Planes. Students will find and position integers and other rational numbers on a coordinate plane. Quiz on Friday.
SOCIALSTUDIESAfter studying the geography of ancient Egypt and completing a map in class, the sixth graders will make a travel brochure and a commercial about one of the ancient cities of Egypt. There will be a vocabulary quiz on Friday.
LANGUAGEARTS
*Wewillonlyhaveacoupleofclassesthisweekduetothe“OurLadyofGuadalupe”practiceonMonday,MassandAdorationonTuesday,andChristmasprogrampracticeonWednesdayandThursdayafternoon!*WewillbemakingChristmascardsforourprayerbuddiesthisweek.*OnFriday,wewillworkonourpersuasiveessays.*Inwritingworkshop,wewillcontinueworkingonourpoetryunit.
RELIGIONThisweekwewilldiscusstheapparitionsofOurLadyofGuadalupeandcontinuefocusingonthefeastscelebratedduringtheseasonofAdvent.Finally,wewillexperiencethedevotionoftheBlessedSacramentatfirsthand.WewillhaveadorationafterMassonTuesday.
SCIENCEIhavebeensoimpressedwiththeinvertebrate/vertebratechartscreatedby6thgrade!TherewillbeaquizonanimalclassificationthisFriday.PleaseseethestudyguidegiveninclasslastweekJ
IMPORTANTDATES&ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Tuesday,December12th–OurLadyofGuadalupeMass@1:30p.m.followedbyAdoration;5/6thGradeBand12:55-1:15;MikeO’BrienandTheHomeStarHarmonizerswillbecarolingclasstoclassbeginningat10:30a.m.*Wednesday,December13th–ChristmasConcertPracticeingym1:30-2:15;4-6thGradeBandConcert@7:00p.m.attheKankakeeSite*Thursday,December14th–ChristmasProgramPractice@CentennialChapelgrades3-612:45-2:15;earlylunchforgrades3-6@11:20;ExtendedDaywillendat4:30p.m.today!ChristmasProgramatCentennialChapel6:00–Studentsneedtobethereby5:30p.m.andsitwiththeirclass–nojeans!
*Friday,December15th–NoBandafterschooltoday;Boys’Basketballpractice5-6:30p.m.;KindergartenLosPosadasthroughouttheschool
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Ethan- December 3 Ronneigh- December 3 Gianna- December 8 Jasmin-December 15
