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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.

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*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

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