
March 22 – 26
Monday is a Spirit Wear day.
Officer Brown will be in for D.A.R.E. class on Friday. Students have permission to wear their D.A.R.E. T-shirts on Friday, 3/26.
(Future DARE T-shirt days will be 4/29 & 6/7, our graduation.
I’ll remind you of those close to the dates.)
A Forensics pep rally will also be held on Friday.
Religion: There will be two mini-quizzes this week: Sanctus, Memorial Acclamation, & Doxology on Tuesday, (# 4, 6 & 7 under Liturgy of the Eucharist on their sheets.)
and Lamb of God & Invitation to Communion on Friday. (#10 & 11).
That will be the last one, so next week we can put the booklets together.
Students who need to retake any quizzes should be prepared to do so the following Monday, 3/29.
Our study of the Sacraments continues with Eucharist in Chapter 14.
On Friday there will be no Mass, but the living Stations of the Cross will be presented in church.
Reading: We’ll read the story “Island Scrapbook”.
The skills practiced will be fact and nonfact, root words, and using an observation chart.
We’re moving more quickly now so will start the next story, “The Big Storm” at the end of the week, and finish and quiz them the following week.
Language Arts:
This week we will finish our study of adverbs and adjectives.
The test on these chapters, 22 & 23, will be next week Wednesday, 3/31.
Social Studies:
I will introduce our research project on Monday.
The green direction sheet should come home with due dates filled in.
They will work in groups to research a history topic and must use books and websites that I will provide.
They will have extra time in the computer lab as they search the sites, take notes, and enter information on a Wiki.
The test on Chapter 10 will be on Thursday.
The skill tested is using maps with different scales.
Students will compare and contrast the British and American strengths and weaknesses in the writing section.
Art: One more Lenten cross, but with an unusual medium.