June 11, 2014
These last few weeks of school have been filled with final projects, fun activities, and a peaceful retreat to Holy Hill.
We shared our end of the year book reports over the past several days, and the students really did a great job with their presentations. It is our hope that through these Powerpoint presentations, the students will get some great ideas for their own summer reading list.
We spent Monday, June 9, at Holy Hill and had an absolutely perfect day! We prayed the Stations of the Cross as we hiked up Holy Hill to the main church. The students climbed the tower and enjoyed the view from the top. After that, we attended Mass and learned a bit of the history of Holy Hill. It was truly a beautiful day for the 5th graders to enjoy each other and end the year with a special prayerful experience.
Today was our "Mini-fest," formerly known as our end of the year picnic. Due to the rain, we set up in the gym, and with an abundance of parent/ parish volunteers, it was a great, fun day for all. There was a bouncy house, face painting, balloon animals, and lots of games to play. Everyone had a fabulous time! Thanks to our volunteers and also to our 8th graders who came back to help out.
Have a blessed summer! See you in August!
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Can it already be the end of May? This week was a very busy one for us.
We have been building in plenty of class time for independent reading and working on the end of year book report. Remember to have your presentation ready for Wednesday, June 4th.
We had the pleasure of meeting Father Kevin on Thursday when he came into our class for a brief visit.
On Friday we had our farewell Mass for the 8th graders. It was a day of hugs, signing yearbooks, and tears. We wish them well!
We have been building in plenty of class time for independent reading and working on the end of year book report. Remember to have your presentation ready for Wednesday, June 4th.
We had the pleasure of meeting Father Kevin on Thursday when he came into our class for a brief visit.
On Friday we had our farewell Mass for the 8th graders. It was a day of hugs, signing yearbooks, and tears. We wish them well!
Friday, May 23, 2014
Friday, May 23
What a busy week it's been! As a follow up from a story we read in class called, "From Bees to Honey," we had a visit from Mr. Radosevich about his job as a beekeeper. What a fascinating presentation we had. There was a lot to learn about bees and how we get honey from bees. If anyone wants honey products, you may contact him for more information. We all got to try three different types of honey, and we also learned some great things.
The 5th grade class prepared the mass for the school today. The theme of the Mass reminded us of our responsibilities as followers of Jesus. We are to stand up for those who are mistreated just at the apostles did for Jesus.
Finally, today we had a very special guest, Mrs. Goff, come into our class and share with us the story of her son who was a doctor in the military. She left us with a very powerful message about the importance of remembering all those who serve or have served our country. Our prayers go out to all military families on this Memorial Day weekend. God Bless Our Service Men and Women!
What a busy week it's been! As a follow up from a story we read in class called, "From Bees to Honey," we had a visit from Mr. Radosevich about his job as a beekeeper. What a fascinating presentation we had. There was a lot to learn about bees and how we get honey from bees. If anyone wants honey products, you may contact him for more information. We all got to try three different types of honey, and we also learned some great things.
The 5th grade class prepared the mass for the school today. The theme of the Mass reminded us of our responsibilities as followers of Jesus. We are to stand up for those who are mistreated just at the apostles did for Jesus.
Finally, today we had a very special guest, Mrs. Goff, come into our class and share with us the story of her son who was a doctor in the military. She left us with a very powerful message about the importance of remembering all those who serve or have served our country. Our prayers go out to all military families on this Memorial Day weekend. God Bless Our Service Men and Women!
Monday, May 19, 2014
5/19/14
This morning in literacy we read more about bees, while preparing to be visited by Mr. Radosevich this Wednesday. In 6th grade Social Studies we talked more about Rome and answered questions about our reports and projects due this week. The 5th graders watched a video on the Persian war in Social Studies because they are learning about Greece. After math class, we had more literacy in which blue had a spelling test and green along with yellow were introduced to their new words. Later in 6th grade science we worked on a worksheet with partners. The 5th graders worked on Venn diagrams comparing flowers and pine cones.
God Bless,
The 5th and 6th graders
Monday, May 12, 2014
May 12, 2014
Our 5th and 6th graders have had a great season in track. At the meet on Saturday, they broke two more records! The St. Leonard/ St. Joseph team came in 3rd place overall! Way to go, track team!
The 5th graders were assigned a project in science in which they had to create a new plant and design the seed packet. They had all sorts of creative ideas. Today in science we had to finish our seed packet design.
Today we also started our final reading project which will be a technology book report. More information will come home on Wednesday, but they each should have a book to read in school every day. Students may use Powerpoint, Prezi, Animoto, or other application to share their books with the class. Book projects will be due the week of June 2nd.
Our 5th and 6th graders have had a great season in track. At the meet on Saturday, they broke two more records! The St. Leonard/ St. Joseph team came in 3rd place overall! Way to go, track team!
The 5th graders were assigned a project in science in which they had to create a new plant and design the seed packet. They had all sorts of creative ideas. Today in science we had to finish our seed packet design.
Today we also started our final reading project which will be a technology book report. More information will come home on Wednesday, but they each should have a book to read in school every day. Students may use Powerpoint, Prezi, Animoto, or other application to share their books with the class. Book projects will be due the week of June 2nd.
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