Don't count the days. Make the days count!!!!!!!!!!!

May

The final days of school are fast approaching. We finished up our Math unit on Measurement and have started working on Geometry. For the rest of the quarter the students will be reading in Literature Cirlces and also will be working on various reading strategies for example, identifying character traits, tone and mood, and setting. Mr. Bennett will be quizzing the class on our religion objectives, St. Luke's Gospel and the Liturgical Calendar during the next few weeks.

Museum of Science and Industry

Cubs Game

Terra Nova testing is over !!!!!!!! Results will be out April/May.

Each Friday this month we will be participating in a Station of the Cross service with 6th - 8th grade students. We continue to talk about and reevaluate our Lenten promises.

In reading we have started a new chapter book "The Fighting Ground" . This book ties in with the current Social Studies topic of the Revolutionary War. I hope the students will be able to make connections between the two.

This week we had volunteers from Junior Achievement visit our classroom to talk about the economy and business world. We learned about demand and supply, different resources, high-demand jobs etc. The students also got to participate in activities and play games related to the business world.

Congratulations to Marcos, who was one of the winners in the Illinois Environmental Protection Contest. He has been invited to visit Springfield in April.

Valentine's Day Dance

Blessing of palm branches for Ash Wednesday

TerraNova

Yes, it is that time of year again! TerraNova Testing begins next week.It is very important that the students are in class everyday next week. Of course if your child is ill, keep them at home. They will not be able to perform to the best of their ability - make-ups will be held the following week.

What can I do to be ready for TerraNova?
~ get a good night's sleep
~ eat a healthy breakfast
~ pack a snack
~ be on time for school
~ listen carefully to instructions
~ read all directions
~ stay focused
~ do your best

Don't forget bring three #2 pencils.

Recent Events

Most of the class enjoyed the performance of Shakespear's A Midnight Summer's Dream. The show definitely gave them an idea of the style of writing and some of the themes found in Shakespear's plays.

Last week we received our Ashes in preparation for the season of Lent and Easter. We watched a PowerPoint with 6th Grade that explained what the season is really about. Currently, we are finishing up our packs on St. Luke's Gospel. I will add some more pages to this that will cover the stories of the Easter Season. The students will be tested before Easter by Mr. Bennett on our main objective for the year which is the New Testament (in particular, St. Luke's Gospel).

Congratulations to Marcus who won the 5th grade poem contest entitled, "Why St. Sylvester is Great"

CSW

We had a great week filled with many fun activities to help us celebrate Catholic Schools Week. On Monday we enjoyed reading with and to our Prek 3 buddies and then we sat with them during the opening Prayer Service. On Tuesday we were all seeing double and sometimes triple as we had dress like twins day. We loved the "Olympics" on Thursday afternoon and many of us went home with sore throats from all the cheering. Mr. Bennentt and the teachers presented many awards on Friday, including our Honor Roll winners, our class Peace Maker and Effort Award and the poster/poem winners for each grade.

Honor Roll

Natalie Ortez-Arevalo
Miya Ortiz
Jelanni Reyes
Isaac Herrera
Javier Pena
Marangelisse Mongoy

Congratulations to you for your hard work during the first half of the school year!
I know more of you can make it on to Honor Roll in June.

Congratulations

Awards

Peace Maker Javier Pena
Effort Natalie Ortez-Arevalo