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Wednesday and Thursday are Spirit Days!  No need to wear a uniform to school for the final two days.
 
Grades 3-7 will be bowling tomorrow afternoon.  If your child wears white gym shoes they will not need to wear the bowling shoes.  Please make sure that your child knows their shoe size if they will be wearing the bowling shoes.
 
Thursday - we will attend a special school mass at 9:30 a.m.  We will then go back into school to be dismissed to our normal exit doors.  This should be around 10:30 a.m.   
There are a limited number of yearbooks for sale.  They are $20 each and can be purchased in the office. 
 
A summer reading program is available through the Pizza Hut Book-It Program.  https://www.bookitprogram.com/programs/camp-book-it
 
Several of the students in Room 29 completed all six months of the Book-It program this year.  They were eligible to enter into a nation-wide contest sponsored by Pizza Hut.  Quinn Butler was selected as one of 22 winners!  He will receive $500 cash and $500 in books!   Congratulations Quinn! 
 
Just a reminder that your child needs to know their shoe size for bowling on Wednesday.  
What a week it was!   
 
Thank you to Mrs. Butler for volunteering to be a Mystery Reader on Wednesday.  We listened to a book titled Extra Yarn.   We then created some wonderful pieces of yarn art. 
 
The kids and I had a great time "camping out" in the room on Thursday.  We read under tents with flashlights, ate a "s'more" snack, listened to ghost stories, and did a camping Mad Lib.  It was a great way to wrap up our AR point challenge.  
 
We celebrated the end of Third Grade today with a class party.  A big thank you to Mrs. Dodovich and Mrs. O'Donoghue for planning all of the fun!
 
Next week, we will be bowling on Wednesday afternoon.  All of the third graders have been mixed up into teams.  The kids will not be allowed to play any arcade games or purchase snacks from the concession stand so there is no need to send any money.  The kids may wear white shoes and not have to wear the bowling shoes.  If your child does need to wear the bowling shoes please discuss what their shoe size is.  Thank you! 
The next two weeks are going to be so busy!  ;-)
 
Tomorrow, Wednesday, is Spirit Day.  The kids may come to school dressed in SJS clothing.
 
All library books are now due.  Please check with your child to see if they received an orange notice from the library.
 
Thursday will be our Camping Day.  Our class read for a total of 416 points this trimester!!  That is amazing!!  See the flyer from last week for more information.  
 
Now that it is warmer outside we have been turning on the AC in the classroom.  One side of the room cools down much faster than the other side.  It is a good idea to make sure that your child has a sweater or sweatshirt with them in case they are on the cool side of the room.  
Reminders:  
The eighth grade is currently sponsoring a Cereal and Body Wash collection for the less fortunate until May 30th.  Thank you to the families that have brought in cereal so far.  
 
All library books are due this Thursday, May 25.  Any lost books should be paid for or replaced.  Please ask your child if they have received any late notices.  
 
The bowling permission slip and $5 is due next week.  Grades 3-7 will be bowling on June 7. 
 
Mother's Club special lunch has been moved to Thursday, May 25.  This is also an out of uniform day if your child ordered lunch.  If they did not order lunch, they may come out of uniform if they pay $1.  
 
No School on Friday - Teacher PD Day or Monday - Memorial Day.  
 
The final Reading Log is due this Wednesday, May 24.
Don't forget to grab dessert at Oberweis in Park Ridge!  Mention St. Juliana School and they will make a donation to the school.  
 

Special Announcement!
We will be celebrating an end to a great school year Wednesday, June 7th!
We will be going to Bowlero in Niles! 
Please watch for permission slips coming home today.
 
Spring i-Ready Diagnostics - day one of four is done! :-)  We will spend two days on Reading and two days on Math.  The only homework for the rest of the week is to read for 20 minutes each night.  Record your time on the weekly Reading Log.  There will be a weekly spelling test on Friday.    
 
Please Mark Your Calendar!
Uncle Pete's Ministry will be at SJS on Tuesday, May 23rd from 6-8:45 to pick up lunches. 
Sack lunches are for the homeless and less fortunate.  A brown bag with menu directions went home yesterday.  
 
The 8th grade is sponsoring a Cereal Drive.  This drive will also collect body wash of any size.  Items will be collected from now until May 30th.  Thank you in advance for your generosity.  
 
Registration is now open:
There will be a religion test tomorrow on Chapter 12.  We have studied in class for the past two school days.  Your child can review the highlighted portions of Chapter 12, the chapter review on pages 187-188, and take the practice quiz found at www.blestarewe.com.  
 
Third Grade will be taking the Spring i-Ready Diagnostics the rest of this week.  Please have your child get a good night's rest and eat a good breakfast for the rest of this week.  We will be completing our homework during the school day!
 
 
Friday is SPIRIT DAY!  Wear your SJS clothing.
 
Friday is Mothers' Club special lunch.  
 
The Religion assessment went very well.  The kids were pleased with how well they did!  Room 29 ROCKS!
 
Library books are due tomorrow. 
Tomorrow is an out of uniform day for Room 29.  It was earned by collecting pop tops.  Please continue to collect and send them in.  :-)
 
Uncle Pete's Lunches are due tomorrow.
 
The final Scholastic Book Club order is due on Wednesday.  
 
Room 29 will be taking the Religion Assessment on Thursday morning.  
 
 
Tomorrow is Sibling Picture Day.  Orders need to be turned in before your children are allowed to take a photo together.  They may come to school out of uniform.
 
Tuesday, April 25 will be an OUT OF UNIFORM day for Room 29.  We will be using one of our passes earned by collecting Pop Tops.  
 
Uncle Pete's Lunches are also due on Tuesday, April 25.  
Room 29 will take a Grammar test on Wednesday.  We are covering verbs.  The students should study pgs. 116-117 in the grammar book.
 
The last Scholastic Book Club order form was sent home yesterday.  Congratulations to those students that completed the Book-It program for all six months.  They earned a free book from me!
 
Spring Sibling picture day is this Friday.  Order forms are going home today.  
 
Uncle Pete's Lunch service project is also going home today.  Lunches are due next Tuesday.  
Happy Election Day!   Room 29 listened to three stories about elections, took AR tests on them, and then held our own election today.  We will tabulate the results tomorrow.  
 
Due to the election activities, our Specials classes, and the afternoon storm, we did not finish our math test.  That means that your child has a bonus night to study again.  :-)  
 
Reminder that Reading Logs are due tomorrow.  Reading Logs and i-Ready lessons will not be required over Spring Break.  
 
The Grammar test has been moved to after Spring Break.  
A letter is going home tomorrow to inform you that we have a case of pink eye in the classroom.  We try to disinfect our desks daily.  I will begin to use a spray disinfectant after the kids leave as well.  
 
Battle of the Books Championship  - we have 4 friends in our class that have participated in the weekly battles.  The championship is this Wednesday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the gym.  Parents of the participants are welcome to attend.  
 
Math test on Topic 6 is tomorrow.  Your child's time is best spent reviewing the 4 pages of Assessment Practice.  They did a great job during the review today!
 
I am still hoping to have a Grammar test on Wednesday.  
 
Thursday is a full day of school.  A couple of the kids thought that it was an early dismissal.