October 26, 2023

LANGUAGE ARTS:  This week we read and discussed Be a Hero! Work it Out! and Pepita and the Bully.  Be a Hero! Work it Out! is an infographic.  Infographics give information quickly and in a visual way using pictures, symbols, and words or phrases that stand out.  Pepita and the Bully is a realistic fiction selection.  We worked on skills such as decoding words with consonant digraphs /ph,/ /ch,/ /tch,/ /th,/ /sh,/ and /wh,/ identifying compound subjects and predicates in sentences, identifying coordinating conjunctions (words such as "and" & "or,") to form compound subjects, decoding words with the prefixes "re" and "un" as in reread and unfold, and learning ten new high-frequency words.

RECONCILIATION:  Thank you for sending your child's First Reconciliation book to school on Monday.  We discussed chapter 4 in class.  Please complete chapter five and return the book to school on Monday, October 30.  We will be discussing chapter five in class next week.  

• Also, there is a parent/student session this Sunday, October 29 at 1:00 P.M. in the church basement for those who are making their First Reconciliation in December.

DRESS CODE:  The dress code states that beginning November 1, shorts should not be worn to school.

HALLOWEN ACTIVITIES:  Next Tuesday, October 31, the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders will be providing Halloween activities for students in the afternoon.  Students may bring a Halloween costume to change into before the Halloween parade.  The Halloween parade will take place in the school gym at 2:30.  We hope to see you there if you are able to come!

NO SCHOOL:  School will not be in session next Thursday, November 2 (parent/teacher conferences) and Friday, November 3.

SPELLING:  We will not be taking a spelling pre/post test next week due to the short school week.

TAKE HOME FOLDERS/BLOG:  I will not be sending take home folders home next week due to the short school week.  I will also not be posting a blog next Thursday, November 2 since I will be visiting with you at conferences.

CONFERENCES:  Parent/teacher conferences will take place on Monday, October 30, Tuesday, October 31, Wednesday, November 1, and Thursday, November 2.