27 February 2012

Monday News

Today's Highlights...

*Reviewing SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT by playing the "Do You Agree?" card game

*Taking our spelling pre-test

*Creating a special "footprint" to write in our Lenten Prayer, then began creating our Lenten promise Cross

HOMEWORK:

READING - Read chapters 29-33

ENGLISH -

4th Grade: p.128(1-18)

5th grade: Sheet 61

SPELLING - Speller p.150, try the "Teach Me" activity at www.spellingcity.com

MATH - p.253(7-26)

SCIENCE - Study flip book

RELIGION - Finish prayer on footprint & finish Lenten Cross - both should be colored & cut

REMINDERS...

*We read about farmers in Madagascar who benefit from our Operation Rice Bowl contributions. We learned that 80 cents of our money can help a family in need. Discuss as a family how FORTUNATE you are , and encourage your child to find 80 cents to contribute to her/his personal Rice Bowl :)

*Battle of the Books permission slips & $5 due by Wednesday to Mrs. Jimenez

*The school will be participating in an Easter Service Project lead by our Student Council. Each classroom will collect items to fill one Easter basket with items appropriate for a child of the same grade level. Our class will collect for a GIRL. Please help your child select an item for our basket, encouraging her/him to contribute some of her/his own money. We will collect from now until March 27.