Hello parents,

We will continue our WV history unit this week. We will make a new page for our WV book each day. By the time we take our trip to Jackson’s Mill on Friday, our books will befinished.

We will continue centers this week. We will work on WV’s capitol, counting by 5′s and 10′s, and reading independently.

We will have our science fair projects up in the gym for the science fair starting the 15th. You will be able to look at the projects before the music concert on the 15th. The projects and concert will be in the gym. The concert will begin at 7, but students are asked to be there at 6:45. Kindergaten students are to wear white uniform tops and navy blue uniform bottoms.

Important dates:
May 14th-Trip to Hovatter’s Zoo. K, 1, and 2 may dress down.
May 15th-Science fair and music concert will be in the gym at 7.
May 17th-Living rosary today. NO DRESS DOWN DAY!
May 18th-Kindergarten will go to Jackson’s Mill today. A fixed number has been sent into the Mill so they know the number of students to prepare for. Because of this, no siblings will be permitted to participate in the activities they’ve planned. Students may dress down. Keep in mind that we will attend church, and they should be dressed apporpriately.

Last week the students enjoyed learning about the Scientific Method while conducting agricultural science experiments in the WV Mobile Agricultural Lab.  The students did a wonderful job and were very polite and respectful!

Reading Language Arts – This week we will complete our Poetry Unit.  Your child will be reciting his/her selected poem for the class on Thursday.  This unit will be our final reading grade.

Math – This week we will look at plotted coordinates on a graph and move them in various positions on the graph as a unit.  We will have a final math test on Friday.  This test will assess cumulative skills from the entire year.

Social Studies – We will continue to study Europe.

Science with Ms. Cayton – Please remember all Science Fair projects are due Tuesday morning.  Judging will be on Wednesday.

Religion with Mrs. Reed – We will prepare for the Living Rosary this week.  Sixth graders are to wear a navy or white shirt on Thursday for the Rosary.

Classroom News

Dress Down Day will NOT be Thursday due to the Living Rosary.  However, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of NEXT WEEK are Dress Down Days for those students with 1 or fewer violations.

Field Trip Permission slip and money is due for Pittsburgh.

The Living Rosary is this Thursday @ 2PM in the Gym. Please join us in honoring Mary.

Science Fair Projects are due tomorrow.

Campers are to report to Stonewall Jackson Resort Campground on Sunday evening between 7:30 and 8:00.

The Annual Spring Music Concert is Tuesday at 7. Please have your child in the gym at 6:45.

The end of the year is near! We have several important things happening these last few weeks therefore, please read carefully

Do not forget that every student must do a Science Project even if it is late. Our Science Fair will be held this Tuesday and Wednesday. Project set up is Tuesday morning, and project pick up will be Wednesday evening.

Also, our Spring Concert is this Tuesday @ 7pm.

Religion (Mrs.Reed): Bible Stories

Grammar (Mrs.Jackson): We will continue to work on a persuasive writing.

Math (Ms.Cayton): Multiplying Fractions

Reading (Ms.Cayton): Bridge to Terabithia

Science (Ms.Cayton): Prep for Science Fair (Tues.&Wed.)

Social Studies (Mrs.Jackson):We will be working on a final project about WW2.

*Classroom News*

*Library Closing 5/21*

*Music Concert 5/15*

*Science Fair 5/15 & 5/16*

*Project pick up 5/16*

*Live Rosary 5/17- 5th graders wear NAVY BLUE shirts*

*Dress Down Days (M, T, Th) 5/21, 5/22, & 5/24*

*Field Trip 5/23*

*Talent Show 5/24*

*Last Day of School 5/25*

Reading- This week we will be reading the last unit of the reading series. We will read a story a day and do an activity with it. There will not be a reading test with it.

Spelling- Test Friday- Last test of the Year!!

Math – We will be reviewing 4th grade skills from this year. We will also be doing some Math projects.

Social Studies- I am very proud of the presentations so far! Good Job! We will present them this week.

Science-  We will finish up Recycling.

Religion- We will be working with bible stories.

Classroom News

Field Trip Permission slip and money is due for Pittsburgh.

The Living Rosary is this Thursday @ 2PM in the Gym. Please join us in honoring Mary.

The Science Fair is this Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Annual Spring Music Concert is Tuesday at 7. Please have your child in the gym at 6:45.

Secret Word Phrase- Revolutionary War

Last week the students enjoyed learning about the Scientific Method while conducting agricultural science experiments in the WV Mobile Agricultural Lab.  The students did a wonderful job and were very polite and respectful!

Reading-  This week we are reading Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg. We will focus on the following spelling and vocabulary words in this selection.  Tests- Friday

Spelling Words: leadership, gracefully, refreshment, uncomfortable, overdoing, remarkable, carefully, unbearably, ownership, unacceptable, impossibly, reappeared, unprepared, oncoming, misbehaving, outrageous, incomprehensible, undoubtedly, independence, disadvantage

Vocabulary Words: discovery, goal, scoop, unaware, crystal, journey, joyful, disappeared

Math – We will be continuing multiplication and division.  Test- Thursday

We will also continue out timed multiplication quizzes throughout the week.

Social Studies- We will be learning about Tall Tales.

Science-  We will learning about Capacity Measurement.

Religion-  We will be preparing for the Living Rosary.

Classroom News

Field Trip Permission slip and money is due for Pittsburgh.

The Living Rosary is this Thursday @ 2PM in the Gym. Please join us in honoring Mary.  Third graders are to wear navy shirts and uniform bottoms.

Science Fair Projects are due tomorrow.

The Annual Spring Music Concert is Tuesday at 7. Please have your child in the gym at 6:45.

Secret Word Phrase-  Blast Into Summer with a Book!

On Wednesday we will begin a unit on the ocean. The unit will include reading, math, and science. This unit will last until next Wednesday.

Reading/Language Arts: We will read books about sharks and whales. Please be certain that your child brings his/her book to school each day.  We will have a test on these books next Wednesday, May 23. This test will count as a reading and a science grade.

The spelling words for our ocean unit are: swim, whale, turtles, dolphin, salty, eel, ocean, seawater, pelican, creature, whirlpool, evaporate, shipwreck, plankton, penguin, pollution,Atlantic, Pacific, Indian,Arctic. The spelling test will also be next Wednesday.

Math: We will have x5 facts this week. We will have math activities with the ocean unit, and will review math skills learned this year.

Science: We will learn about the ocean and ocean animals.

Religion: We will learn about Jesus’ Great Commandment, and will look at the Ten Commandments.

Classroom News: We will leave the school at9:00 Monday for our field trip to Hovatter’s Zoo. Please remember that students must have a bag lunch for the field trip. Students may dress down, but will need to follow our school’s dress down dress code. Students should bring a jacket.

The music concert is Tuesday, May 15 at 7:00.  Students need to be in the gym by 6:45.

All library books are due back to the library this week

The Living Rosary is Thursday at 2:00 in the gym.  Everyone is invited to attend.

Dress down day is Thursday for those who have 1 violation or less.

Tuesday, May 29 is our End of the Year picnic and pool party.  It will be at Jackson’s Mill and the pool is available to us.

Field trip Monday to Hovatter’s Zoo.  Don’t forget to send in a bag lunch – everything must be disposable.  Also, please send a jacket since the temperature is only to be in the 60′s and it is calling for rain.  Students may dress down but must wear gym shoes – absolutely no open-toed shoes.

Our baby chicks have gone to their new homes.  Thank you to those who are taking care of them.

Reading, Spelling, and Grammar tests will be on Thursday.  All information about these subjects is in last week’s blog.  These will be our last tests for the year. Hurray!

Science fair posters are looking really good.  Please check them out during the Music Concert on Tuesday.  The students have been working hard on them.

In math we will be working on becoming more proficient in telling time, adding and subtracting these next 2 weeks.

The music concert is Tuesday, May 15 at 7:00.  Students need to be in the gym by 6:45.  If possible, I would like all first graders to wear their white shirts and khaki pants.

All library books are due back to the library this week.  This will be the last week for taking AR tests.

The Living Rosary is Thursday at 2:00 in the gym.  Everyone is invited to attend.

Dress down day is Thursday for those who have 1 violation or less.

Tuesday, May 29 is our End of the Year picnic and pool party.  It will be at Jackson’s Mill and the pool is available to us. 

Happy Mother’s Day to all the 1st grade moms!

St. Pat’s annual talent show will be held on Thursday, May 24th in the gym. The talent show is an all-day event. If your child would like to try-out for the talent show, they may do so on Friday, May 11th at 9:30 in the cafeteria.  For more information, please check out the Blog Post titled Talent Show!

Religion (Mrs.Reed) :We will be studying different bible stories and doing activities on them.

Grammar (Mrs. Jackson) :

Spelling (Ms. Cayton) : NO SPELLING LIST, we will work with some frequently misspelled words in the classroom.

Reading (Ms. Cayton) : I am very excited that we will begin reading Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson! Throughout the week we will complete several story stretcher activities.

Math (Ms. Cayton) : We are working in UNIT 8. We will continue to work with multiplying fractions.

Science (Ms. Cayton) : We will finish up our recycling chapter by making our own recycled paper! Also, we will complete a Mother’s Day activity.

Social Studies (Mrs. Jackson) :

*Class News*

*Agriculture Lab: May 7 -11th*

* NO SCHOOL MAY 8th*

*Please remember to be working on those Science Fair projects.  Projects are due on May 15.*

*Mark your calendars for May 15 at 7:00 for our annual Spring Music Concert and Science Fair Project Viewing.*

*The Living Rosary will be held in the gym at 2:00 on Thursday, May 17.*

*Please watch your child’s backpack for a permission slip for our upcoming field trip!*

Hello parents,

Thanks so much to all of the parents who have kept us in snacks, tissues, and paper towels all year. I think we will be set for the rest of the year.

For our music concert on May 15th, we ask that all kindergarten students wear a white uniform top with navy blue uniform bottoms. Any school approved shoes will be allowed on this night. The students will be climbing up and down risers, so please make sure they will be in safe shoes.

This week the agricultural lab will be at St. Pat’s. Each day, kindergarten will get to enjoy a new fun lesson in the lab. It will be parked in the alley, but you can still drop off and pick up your children as usual. You will not be allowed to park in the alley though.

We will continue to do centers this week. Our centers will involved learning about our country’s president, creating sentences independently, and working with addition.

This week we will also begin our unit on WV history. We will do a new lesson each day. This will lead up to our field trip to Jackson’s Mill on Friday, May 18th.

Many important papers about our two field trips next week have gone home. Please return the necessary papers to school as soon as possible.

Important dates:
5/7-The AG Lab will be at school starting today.
5/8-No school because of Election Day.
5/11-mass at 8:10 and banking day.
5/14-today, kindergarten, first, and second grades will travel to Hovatter’s Zoo.
5/15-the spring music concert will be tonight at 7. Students must be at school at 6:45.
5/18-kindergarten will travel to Jacksom’s Mill today after 8:10 mass.

Twelve second graders received Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time on Sunday!

Reading/Language Arts: Since we do not have time to finish all of the stories in our reading book, I let the students vote on which story they would like to do next. They voted on the story Cowboy.  The spelling words for this story have endings. The words are: kindness, careless, goodness, useless, fearless, darkness, awareness, sadness, sickness, helpless, thankless, fitness, weakness, wireless, eagerness, pointless, happiness, painless, galloped, youngest.

Our grammar skill this week is compound sentences. This is completely new to second graders, so I will not give a grammar test this week.

Math: Our math facts this week are x10.

We will spend our math time this week reviewing some of the skills we have learned this year.

Science: We get to go to the Mobile Ag Lab each day this week! We will also work on completing our posters this week.

Religion: We are learning about following Jesus’ commands.

Classroom News: Some important dates for the next few weeks-

May 8-No School

May 14-K, 1 and 2 will travel to Hovatter’s Zoo. Please return your permission slip with $4.50 as soon as possible.

May 15-Music concert and Science fair

May 17-Living Rosary