December 9th - 13th

Upcoming Events

Monday, December 16th ~ Social Studies Group Projects Due

Tuesday, December 17th ~ Science test

Tuesday, December 17th - December 19th ~ Secret Santa*

Thursday, December 19th ~ Presidents Lock-in 11:50-3:30

Friday, December 20th ~ Eucharist Chapel, Spirit Day, Ice Skating Trip**, Class parties at 2:30 

December 21st - January 6th ~ Christmas Break

January 7th ~ Classes Resume

January 10th ~ End of Second Quarter 

*The fifth grade students had a Secret Santa drawing this week. The week of December 16^th they will bring three small gifts.  Students are asked to spend no more than $5 total on all three gifts.  We also discussed the possibility of using talents to make a gift. The students should bring their first gift on Tuesday, December 17th. They will bring their second gift on Wednesday, December 18th and their third and final gift on Thursday, December 19th.  On Thursday their Secret Santa will be revealed.  Please email us if you have any questions or concerns.

**Third through Fifth Grade Ice Skating Field Trip
On Friday, December 20, third through fifth grade students will be able to enjoy ice skating with their classmates during our field trip to Line Creek. Students are welcome to bring their own skates if they wish, but ice skates will also be provided. Students may also bring $5 or less to spend at the snack bar while we ice skate. We will leave right after Eucharist Chapel and will return at approximately 12. Parents are welcome to meet us at Line Creek and skate with their child. The cost per adult, including skate rental, is $3.

Other Lower School Events

Lower School Service Project
Beginning Monday, December 9 and going through Monday, December 16 Lower School students may bring in small, stocking stuffer items to place under the Christmas trees in the first and second floor commons. On December 17 these items will be taken to Parish Hall so that families who receive assistance from the St. Paul's food pantry will be able to pick up a few items to give their children Christmas morning. We know that many families contributed to the St. Paul's food drive just a few weeks ago and that, in general, this is a time when lots of organizations are asking for donations so please know there is no expectation for participation. However, we did want to provide this opportunity in case families were interested in giving to a great cause.

Musical Offerings on the Second Floor
Beginning on Wednesday, December 4 and going through Thursday, December 19 we will end our chapel services with musical offerings provided by our third through fifth grade students. Any student who wishes to share a musical piece may sign up with Mrs. Jones. Students are welcome to sing or play an instrument, and all ability levels are welcome. We look forward to celebrating this special time of year and enjoying the musical offerings our students share.

Second Floor Family Christmas Tree
Students on the second floor are welcome to bring in a family picture to hang on our Christmas tree. Students will hang their ornaments at the end of chapel and will also be able to make a wish as they hang their ornament. We will hang ornaments Monday through Thursday until Thursday, December 19.

Academics

In language arts, we finished our business letters. We are looking forward to receiving responses from the different business to which we wrote. We also took a pre-test for our next grammar unit over verbs. Students completed Wordly Wise #10 this week and took the test on Friday. Wordly Wise #11 will be due Thursday, December 19th. We will take the test over Wordly Wise #11 on Friday after the skating field trip. 

In reading, Mrs. Nash's class finished Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret and took a test over the novel.This week in reading Miss Laird's class continued with literature circles. Groups plan to finish the books by the end of next week. We will spend a few reading periods in class next week sharing book report projects starting on Monday.

This week in social studies,  we wrapped up our colonial regions research and project. Students worked in pairs to "sell" a region of colonies to potential new settlers. Students will share their projects in class at the beginning of next week with a Colonial Trade Fair.

In science, we spent the week prepping for our space unit test (on Tuesday, December 17^th). The test will cover: the Sun, Earth and Moon, constellations, stars, and astronomy. All students should  have a completed study guide a several materials to study with. I will hold extra review sessions on Monday and Tuesday mornings from 7:30-8:00. After winter break we will be moving into characteristics and interactions of living organisms.