2/8/24

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2/8/24

Science

Students will take the Unit 5 Assessment covering "Organisms and Their Environment" on Monday, February 12th.

Math

This week the students have been analyzing and interpreting data using bar graphs and picture graphs. Later in the week, students will be doing a school wide survey about who will win the upcoming Super Bowl football game. Students will gather the data and create a bar graph with the results.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading Octopus Escapes Again by  Laurie Ellen Angus. In this narrative nonfiction story, the reader follows Octopus trying to find food all the while avoiding being eaten by other animals in the sea. The comprehension skill reviewed figurative language and text and graphic features. Students worked on using words with er, ir, ur, and or as the decoding skill. The grammar skill focused on using adjectives to compare. Students worked with using the prefix of un- as the vocabulary strategy.

The results of Module 5 have been included in the take home folder.

FAST Testing Results

The results of the winter screening for FAST Testing have been included in the take home folder.

Author Visit

March is National Reading Month. On Tuesday, March 5th, children's author Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia will be visiting St. Malachy School. Families have the opportunity to purchase books she has written prior to the visit.  In this week's take home folder is an order form. Books can be purchased using cash or check. Order forms are due back to school by Tuesday, February 20th.

St. Malachy Foundation Gala

The St. Malachy Foundation Gala is scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd. Donations are still needed for the adirondack chairs for the silent auction item. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade book basket for the live auction is in need of donations as well.

Important Dates

Friday, February 9th-Spirit Day $1 (Wear Chiefs or 49ers Gear)

Friday, February 9th-Valentine's Day Party

Monday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Friday, February 23rd-Spirit Day $1

Friday, February 23rd-End of the 2nd Trimester

Monday, February 26th-Late Slips Start