Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 13th - Friday, November 22nd ~ St. Paul's Food Drive (Information Below)
Thursday, November 14th ~ Reading Tests for 5N and 5L, Book Report Choice due
Tuesday November 19th ~ Science expo Due
Friday, November 22nd ~ Spirit Day, Social Studies Unit 2 Test
Monday, November 25th ~ Nouns test for 5N*
Tuesday, November 26th ~ Thanksgiving Chapel, Nouns test for 5L*
Wednesday, November 27th - Friday, November 29th ~ Thanksgiving Break, No School
Friday, November 29th ~ 50th Anniversary Alumni Party
Thursday, December 5th ~ 3rd-5th Grade Christmas Program at 7:00
Thursday, December 12th ~ A Christmas Carol at KC Rep
Friday, December 13th ~ Second Quarter Book Reports due
*Fifth grade classes will be taking their language arts test on different days due to our different class schedules and because it is in our students' best interest to complete the unit before Thanksgiving break. Both classes will have review time before taking the test.
Academics
In language arts,
we continued our unit on nouns. We reviewed common and proper nouns as well as capitalization rules, and we began focusing on possessive nouns. Next week we will
focus more on singular and possessive nouns. The nouns test dates are noted above. Students have received a study guide to prepare for this test. They can also use pages 150-152 and 156-165 of their language arts textbook as well as the LiveBinder link on the right side of this blog to study. The access code for the LiveBinder is grammar.
We are also continued our word masters preparations. Students began teaching their classmates about the word on which they have become an expert. Students should be studying these words on a daily basis.
In reading, both classes continued reading and working on identifying the elements on a story map and picking out the important events to work on the skill of summarizing. In Miss Laird's class the student's are on Chapter 17 for The Cay and chapter 16 Hatchet. In Mrs. Nash's class students have read through Chapter 21 in Running Out of Time and Chapter 17 in Hatchet. Both classes will take comprehension tests over their novels this Thursday, November 14th as noted above.
We are also continued our word masters preparations. Students began teaching their classmates about the word on which they have become an expert. Students should be studying these words on a daily basis.
In reading, both classes continued reading and working on identifying the elements on a story map and picking out the important events to work on the skill of summarizing. In Miss Laird's class the student's are on Chapter 17 for The Cay and chapter 16 Hatchet. In Mrs. Nash's class students have read through Chapter 21 in Running Out of Time and Chapter 17 in Hatchet. Both classes will take comprehension tests over their novels this Thursday, November 14th as noted above.
This week in social studies, we learned about how the Spanish conquered and settled parts of the Americas.
Next week we will focus on the search for the Northwest Passage and the first French settlements in North America. The test over this unit will be
Friday, November 22nd.
This week in science students worked in small groups to become
experts on one stage of the life cycle of a star. Next week we will put the
life cycle together and the students will have an opportunity to share their
finds with the class. For science expo, the students should be finishing up
their experiments at home this weekend. On Monday the students will have a work
day to complete their lab report. The lab report is due on November 15th.
They will be given another work day on Monday, November 18th to
finish their display board, which is due on Tuesday, November 19th.
The display boards will be available for parents to look at starting Wednesday,
November 20th before and after school until Thanksgiving break.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Day
School’s Annual Food Drive
to support the Church food pantry
November
13-November 22
- Each day, Student Council representatives will receive donations in the front hallway of the school. Each student’s class will earn points for their offerings.
- The class that collects the most will win a prize.
- In addition to non-perishable food, students are encouraged to bring personal hygiene items.
- While all items will be received each day, BONUS POINTS will be given for selected items on selected days.
- Although in the past some classes in an effort to boost points have brought in large quantities of bulk snack items, we strongly encourage students to consider good nutritional choices in their donations. Let’s keep the competition friendly and fun, and remember the community that we are serving with our gifts.
Paper sacks are
appreciated
Bonus Points
Wednesday, Nov. 13:
Triple points for bulk items (except diapers) Especially needed are
canned fruits, vegetables, soups, and canned beans.
Thursday, Nov. 14:
Double points for peanut butter, jelly, or canned fish or meats
Friday, Nov. 15:
Double points for toilet paper
Monday, Nov. 18:
Double points for personal hygiene items
Tuesday, Nov. 19:
Double points for dry beans, rice, pasta, crackers, Mac & Cheese,
and dry meals such as Hamburger Helper.
Wednesday, Nov. 20: 20
points for each multi-load bottle or box of laundry detergent
Thursday, Nov. 21: Double
points for disposable diapers sizes 3, 4, 5, and 6, and adult Depends (we will
count each diaper in the package)
Friday, Nov. 22: To
be announced.
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