Please check the class pages and assignment notebooks for assignments and assessments. 

7th grade Ladies interested in the Roselle Darragh Athletic Scholarship need to submit an essay by 5/25.  The essay should answer the questions "Why I should receive the Roselle Darragh scholarship." "How have sports played an important role in my life"

May is Arthritis Awareness Month, Better Hearing and Speech Month, Global Employee Health and Fitness Month, Healthy Vision Month, Hepatitis Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, Mental Health Month, National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, National High Blood Pressure Education Month, National Mediterranean Diet Month, National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Ultraviolet Awareness Month, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (6-12), North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (6-12), National Stuttering Awareness Week (7-13), Air Quality Awareness Week (7-11), Food Allergy Awareness Week (13-19), National Women’s Health Week (13-19), Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week (21-27), Heat Safety Awareness Day (25), National Senior Health and Fitness Day (30), and World No Tobacco Day (31).
Middle SchoolWe will be finishing up with President’s testing over the next few classes.  As a reminder, President’s testing is a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, and flexibility among others.  The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run, and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground.  Students must show progress from their first quarter results and we will be tracking results in journals.  We are not yet done with the mile in every class, so we will be continuing until finished—please have students bring inhalers if they have them or need them.

Grades 3 (including Mrs. Elliot’s class), 4, and 5We will continue with President’s testing—a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, and flexibility among others.  The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run, and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground.  Students must show progress from their first quarter results.  We are not yet done with the mile in every class, so we will be continuing until finished—please have students bring inhalers if they have them or need them.

Grade 2 (Mrs. Norman’s class)We will continue a Wiffle Ball unit.  We will start playing games this week and we will use “pitcher’s hand”—if the fielding team gets the ball back to the pitcher before the hitter runs from home to first base, the hitter is out.

First Grade and KindergartenWe will continue our soccer unit.  We will play soccer games this week.  The classes will be broken up into small teams, so there is more of an opportunity for sharing the ball with one another as we play.

PreschoolThis past Friday was our last day of class for the year.  The preschool will have their graduation next Friday.

As always, it is expected that each student is to come to class each day with their gym uniform, have a good attitude, ready to learn, and ready to work.

Today we...

• began reading chapter 3 & 4 in Ramona Quimby, Age 8.
• added h to c, s, t, and w to make new sounds.
• continued benchmark tests.
• played a game called What's My Shape?  Ask your child about it!
• finished preparing for our Science plant presentation.

Homework:

Reading - log

Spelling - study
             - centers

Math - ALEKS
         - pg. 7

Have a nice night!

Homework tonight is to study for our spelling test and to be sure the weekly reading log is turned in tomorrow.

Check the class pages for updates. 6th and 8th  have assignments

We had a great presentation this morning from Fr. Chris, Mrs. Daves, Mrs. Brokaw, and Mrs. White about their last visit with our twinning parish in Texiquat, Honduras. We saw pictures of the students who received our donated shoes, sun glasses, and eye glasses. Mrs. Daves also brought back some letters from our 4th and 5th Grade pen pals. We will be writing back this week.

The end of the year is getting near! I will be teaching/assigning homework/assessing til Monday 5/29!  Stay on top of assignments by checking the blog and assignment notebooks.

Today we...

• finished up Chapter 2 and began a sequence chain to keep track of the main events in the story.
• created and illustrated sentences using homophones and homographs.
• sorted solid shapes and described their characteristics.
• continued benchmark testing.
• continued working our plant projects.

Homework:

Religion - study

Reading - 90 min.

Spelling - study
             - centers

Math - ALEKS
         - pg. 3, 4, & 5

Have a great night!

If you need anything, please give me a call or email me...I am here for you!
352-1243
Mrs. Angela Simms
asimms@holyspirit-indy.org
PK-  Gone to the Zoo
Kindergarten:  Nursery Rhyhms
1st grade-  Que Canten los Ninos, Simon Says 1 and 2, Sing a Happy Song, Please remember your pictures for the Honduaras project!!! Please submit them to the teachers asap!  Thank you!
2N:  "Awesome God" in Spanish.  Students will be learning Awesome God in Spanish to record and send over to Honduras for our twining parish to watch! Students will also be working on their mini projects "Music of different cultures"- Brazil, China, Native American, Africa.  Students have choosen one culture based on what they have learned about in music.  Using IPADS, research and create a mini presentation.

2/3E: Awesome God" in Spanish.  Students will be learning Awesome God in Spanish to record and send over to Honduras for our twining parish to watch!  We will be listening to all of our pieces, that the students have created using Finale our music notation program.
3rd grade Mrs. Ray's:  Note learning, Solfege practice and reading. Awesome God" in Spanish.  Students will be learning Awesome God in Spanish to record and send over to Honduras for our twining parish to watch! 
4th grade Eastman-  RECORDERS will be due in class every class period.  The grades will be based on successfully completing 9 songs in the packet.  Students will receive a score at the end of the quarter for the their recorder being at school during classtime and for their completion of the work.  8-9 songs is an A, 6-7 songs is a B, 5-4 songs is a C, 2-3 songs is a D, and only 1 song is an F.  Students will have 9 weeks to complete the work.  So a song a week will make sure they have an A. Check in with you child and see how many songs they have completed. Last day from recorder is Monday!
4/5 Glenn: RECORDERS will be due in class every class period.  The grades will be based on successfully completing 9 songs in the packet.  Students will receive a score at the end of the quarter for the their recorder being at school during classtime and for their completion of the work.  8-9 songs is an A, 6-7 songs is a B, 5-4 songs is a C, 2-3 songs is a D, and only 1 song is an F.  Students will have 9 weeks to complete the work.  So a song a week will make sure they have an A.  5th graders in this group will have the same repsonsibilities as the 4th graders but they will be working on more challenging pieces of music. Last day from recorder is Thursday!

5 Mc: Barred instruments presentations!
Middle School General Music Classes:  All students in general music will be writing a reflection during the next two class, which will be due at the end of the 2nd class.  A reflection, over the symphony experience.  This paper will be 5 paragraphs long with proper writing structure and grammar.  Performers for AFD will be doing Glee Presentations that will be due on Tuesday of next week.  Performances to follow.

Spelling homework tonight on Compound words.  We will be having a spelling test tomorrow

Today we...

• read Chapter 1 & 2 of Ramona Quimby, Age 8 and had a "book talk" with a partner.
• added suffixes to a variety of words following the suffix rules.
• completed punctuation activities.
• continued publishing persuasive essays.
• continued benchmark testing.
• prepared for Religion test.
• assessed addition and subtraction strategies with money problems.

Homework:

Religion - study

Reading - 90 min.

Spelling - study
             - 4 centers

Math - ALEKS
         - pg. 67

Have a wonderful evening!

We have nearly completed our Benchmark testing in 4th and 5th Grades. A few students will be finishing up this week. Results will be sent home next week. We have had a lot of impressive gains in our third round of testing.

This year is winding down!  We will be doing a variety of final assessments to measure the year's growth.  We started Benchmarks today, we will be doing WRAP assessment, and the 2nd graders will participate in IREAD-2.  It is important that the students do their personal best on these assessments, as the results will be used to inform the administration and their teachers for next year  It is always great to see how much the students have grown over the year, and I am sure we will have a lot of success to celebrate!

Tomorrow is the Middle School Symphony field trip,  Students need to be in school uniform and bring a sack lunch!

Today's homework is to copy their new spelling words so they have a list at hoe.  they should also be reading for their weekly reading log.
Lately I have had children falling asleep in the room. I know the days are longer and baseball, soccer, softball and rugby are in full swing, but please remember we still have 3 weeks of school  left.

I will be assessing the students throughout the week.  We will continue to read stories and discuss skills we are to learn in first grade.  We are continuing with our geometry unit in math and reviewing topics already discussed. 
     I am sending home with the children two papers in regards to Teacher's Appreciation Week.  Please read over them carefully. 

Homework:
Monday - phonics readers Shawn's Soy Sauce and Sport Gets a Bath
Tuesday - aleks math worksheet
Wednesday - writing activity
Thursday - phonics readers Home Run and Pet Store

Today we...

• previewed Ramona Quimby, Age 8.
• discussed how Peter is the rock of our Church.
• solved two step money problems.
• published persuasive essays.
• created a poster of the plant being researched.
• began final benchmark tests.

Homework:

Reading - 90 min.

Spelling - study
             - 4 centers by Friday

Math - ALEKS
         - pg. 65/66
Have a great night!

We have just two weeks of school left. We will be going to the zoo on Monday, May 21st. We are meeting at the front gate of the zoo at 9 AM.  You will have some time to walk around with your child and find the zoo animals on their sheet (I am bringing these to the zoo) and then we will be going to the first dolphin show. We will have lunch just outside the zoo on the picnic tables at 11 and then the children will be dismissed to spend the rest of the day with you. I will be providing lunch for all the children.  There will be a small graduation program on Friday, May 25th. It will begin at 10 in the Rose Garden. It will run just a half hour. Half day children will be dismissed from the Rose Garden at 10:30 and full day children will go to lunch. This is a regular full day but feel free to take your children after the program if you wish. A sign up sheet will be available on Wednesday for conferences. Conferences will be on Wednesday, May 30th.
Enjoy Mother's Day
God Bless
Mrs. Flynn.

May is Arthritis Awareness Month, Better Hearing and Speech Month, Global Employee Health and Fitness Month, Healthy Vision Month, Hepatitis Awareness Month, Lupus Awareness Month, Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, Mental Health Month, National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, National Celiac Disease Awareness Month, National High Blood Pressure Education Month, National Mediterranean Diet Month, National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, Ultraviolet Awareness Month, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (6-12), North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (6-12), National Stuttering Awareness Week (7-13), Air Quality Awareness Week (7-11), Food Allergy Awareness Week (13-19), National Women’s Health Week (13-19), Recreational Water Illness and Injury Prevention Week (21-27), Heat Safety Awareness Day (25), National Senior Health and Fitness Day (30), and World No Tobacco Day (31).
Middle SchoolWe will continue with President’s testing this week.  As a reminder, President’s testing is a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, and flexibility among others.  The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run, and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground.  Students must show progress from their first quarter results and we will be tracking results in journals.  We will be doing the mile in class on the next available good weather day—please have students bring inhalers if they have them or need them.

Grades 3 (including Mrs. Elliot’s class), 4, and 5We will continue with President’s testing—a series of Physical Education tests that gauge muscular strength, muscular endurance, speed and quickness, and flexibility among others.  The tests include pull-ups, curl-ups, flex arm hang, shuttle run, pushups, sit and reach, mile run, and I have added an additional test and that is the pole climb on the playground.  Students must show progress from their first quarter results.  Some of the classes will be doing the mile in class on the next available good weather day—please have students bring inhalers if they have them or need them.

Grade 2 (Mrs. Norman’s class)We will continue a Wiffle Ball unit.  We have been working in stations on throwing and catching, swinging the bat level, and fielding.  We have been working on force outs vs. non-force outs and started hitting the ball last week.  We will continue hitting this week, work on fielding, and starting the process of having the kids pitch (underhand).



First Grade and KindergartenWe will continue our soccer unit.  We will continue station work this week on kicking a long distance using the toe (rather than the inside of our foot for short distance) of our foot and stopping the ball by putting our foot on top of it and working on goalie skills—catching and blocking the ball with our hands.  We have started to dribble the soccer ball in between cones as well and will add kicking to a partner after we dribble to simulate playing an actual soccer game, which we will start soon.

PreschoolWe will work on our stretches and throw beanbags underhand with a partner.

 As always, it is expected that each student is to come to class each day with their gym uniform, have a good attitude, ready to learn, and ready to work.

Today we...

• reviewed QARs and wrote our own comprehension questions for The Great Hair Argument.
• created contractions and brainstormed a list to use on tomorrow's Spelling test.
• completed our persuasive essay rough drafts.
• used strategies to find the change given back after a purchase.
• used the netbooks to research our chosen plant for our plant biographies.

Homework:

Reading - log

Spelling - study
             - take home wkst.

Math -ALEKS
         - pg. 51/55

Have a great evening!