Thank you for your generosity towards our St. Vincent de Paul Thanksgiving Food Drive. The food was picked up early this morning, and they were very thankful to have so much! It will certainly help them to restock their supplies, and assist many individuals.
Our Thanksgiving Mass was made even more special by the great leadership of our Grade 5 students, who practiced the readings, carried the gifts, and brought forward the offertory. Our reading buddies, Mrs. Fitzpatrick's Grade 1 students, presented a lovely book "Thanks For Thanksgiving". It was one of the first Masses said by the newly ordained Fr. Matthew Keshwah, and the students really enjoyed his homily.
Our first big math test was completed last week (although a few absent students have yet to write it) and it was very well done! The Gr. 5 students had a class average of 87% Wow! The Gr. 4 students had a class average of 77%, with some students yet to write. Still, very impressive! Please return the signed math tests, so that I know you are aware of your child's strengths and needs in the last unit.
We are wrapping up our addition and subtraction of decimals review with an authentic rich task tomorrow. Students have prepared items to "sell" in their pretend shops tomorrow, and will have "debit" cards with which to purchase items from each other's stores. They must keep track of their sales on a sales tally sheet (addition of decimals) and keep track of their spending by subtracting their purchases from the $25 on their "card". It is usually a popular activity!
The Grade 4 students participated in our first Mystery Number Google Hangout with Mrs. Chamberland's class at Chapel Hill this afternoon. They really enjoyed having the other class guess their number, and seeing Mrs. Chamberland, her students, and Mrs. Powell on the Smartboard!
In Language Arts, the Gr. 5 are listening to the final chapters of Rapunzel while beginning work on their All About Me presentations. The rubric for these presentations are in their language Hapara folder in their Google Drive. The Gr. 4 students will be starting a similar assignment tomorrow, and the associated rubric will be in their Hapara folders then. They will need either 3 artifacts that have meaning to them - ribbons, trophies, pictures, rocks, coins, etc OR photos of them to upload to their slide presentation. I would prefer the photos - then the artifacts can't get lost or broken at school.
Finally - the United Way Campaign kicked off today in our school. We have some upcoming events for the children, to help raise money for the United Way. A school email will be coming out to outline the events and dates, and they will be posted on the class calendar as well. We are hoping for full participation! All of the money raised in the school goes towards the Catholic Education Foundation, a charity that helps students and families in OCSB schools with emergency funds. If a student needs glasses, but the family is unable to afford them, the principal can request funds from the Catholic Education Foundation, and the glasses will be paid for. If a family has their power cut off and can't afford light or heat, the principal can request help for them, too. That is why we participate in the United Way Campaign every year - to help the students in our schools. Thank you for your support!
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