February 16-20th

Upcoming Events

Friday, February 27th ~ End of St. Paul's Spirit Spree*

Thursday, March 5th ~ Parent Teacher Conferences from 12:00-8:00

Friday, March 6th ~ Parent Teacher Conferences from 7:30-12:00

Tuesday, March 10th ~ Social Studies Test

Friday, March 13th ~ End of 3rd Quarter

Monday, March 16th - Monday, March 23rd ~ Spring Break

March 24th ~ Classes Resume

*During the last two weeks of February, St. Paul’s Student Council is sponsoring a school wide Spirit Spree (also called the Extreme Spirit Challenge in the Middle School).  This is a time when we celebrate our spirit of sportsmanship as we support St. Paul’s athletes in basketball tournaments.  We also recall our commitment to service in the community as we collect items for the St. Paul’s food pantry.  Please join us for the fun and help us build our can structure. Visit the link below to access the details of this event.

http://www.speds.org/page/News-Detail?pk=751114&fromId=157855

Academics
In language arts, we continued our verb unit we briefly began in December before winter break. Both classes focused on learning and identifying direct objects. We then discussed verb tenses and subject-verb agreement.  Students also completed Wordly Wise 14 and took their spelling test on Friday. Wordly Wise 15 will be due next Thursday, February 26th. 

In reading, Mrs. Nash's class began working on their Literature Circles final project. Students are working in groups to develop a presentation as members of a publishing company working to determine if their book, which they are imagining is in the final steps of the publishing process, should in fact be published. We will finish these projects on Monday and present them on Wednesday. Following this project, we will begin our next novel study, which is a historical fiction novel set during the Civil War called Jayhawker.  Next week, we will be completing a project based on the work they completed during this unit. Miss Laird's class continued reading Small Steps. We spent this week discussing the character development of Peg and the relationships she builds throughout her journey. We also made personal connections to Peg and put ourselves in "Peg's shoes." We will finish the book by the end of next week. 

In social studies,we focused on the first battles of the Revolutionary War as well as the Declaration of Independence. We will continue with our study of the American Revolution next week. We will be wrapping up this unit at the beginning of March, and we will test over this unit on Tuesday, March 10th. 

In science, we tested over cells and human body systems today! We spent the week preparing and reviewing. We played several review and activities and games to help prepare for the exam. On Monday, we will begin a short unit on health and wellness. We will discuss nutrition, sleep habits and hygiene.