Angelville News, April 15-19, 2013

BON DIA
Week 31
TAX DAY!!!

Good Morning Families,

There are many reminders to share in this weeks BLOG!  First off, a big round of applause goes out to my class for their job well done on our Prayer Service!  I saw many parents that came out to support them.  This means so much to the students to have their families there, so thank you!

Last week we had the opportunity to return our little Salmon creatures back to their natural habitat at Carkeek Park.  Many prayers were said as they make their long journey out into the Puget Sound.  Such a very small few will ever live a full life where they in a few years will return to Pipers Creek to spawn where a new salmon cycle begins.  We had many volunteers on this trip and I want to thank all of you for your time and support.

WEEKLY SCHEDULE:
Wednesday:  Literacy/Arts Festival, 6-8pm, the 3/4 class is to have all of their book boards already turned in.  Last Friday was the due date.   These will be on display throughout the school Wednesday night, along with poetry books they have been working on and Onomatopoeias'.  There will also be a stage set up in the cafeteria where Literacy performances will take place.  Our 3/4 class will be singing and performing a few Readers Theaters.  Please have your student there.  Students who wear their uniforms will receive a free dress ticket from their teacher.
Wednesday: 
Class picture day, wear uniforms!!

Friday: BINGO night, kitchen opens at 6:30pm

NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK ACCEPT MSL AND SPELLING
we will be finishing up our poems this week for our Literacy Festival.

ACADEMICS:
4th grade math students did really well on their Fraction/Decimal unit final.  We now begin Geometry this week.

In Social Studies we will begin to study Westward Expansion/Oregon Trail.  Our Language Arts will couple with this unit of study.

4th grade Religion students will begin a chapter on the Beatitudes, coupled with an Art project depicting their Beatitude.

Upcoming: is Arbor Day April 22nd.

If you have any questions please contact me at mizschmutz@gmail.com

Thank you, and have a great week.  Pray for SUN :)

Angelville News, April 8-12, 2012

BON DIA
WEEK 30

Good Day families,

I must apologize about not getting the news out until now.  But here it is..............

First, I want to welcome everyone back to school.  We have been very busy here already this week in 3/4 West because we have lots coming up.

FRIDAY APRIL 12: Our Prayer Service in the Church, please join us as all of the students will participate in this service. 8:55am

WEDNESDAY APRIL 17: Our very first bi-annual Literacy/Arts Festival.  From 6-8pm in the school.  The students will have their work on display throughout the school.  All of my students will also be preforming in song or Reader's Theatre skits on stage that night.  I am hoping they will all be here.  This is a great way to see what your students have been doing, and a nice way to highlight their hard work.  If they come in uniform they will receive a FREE-DRESS coupon to use when they choose.

We have been working hard on poetry and stories these past few weeks.  There is no Homework packet going home this week as their BOOK BOARDS are due on Friday, April 12.  These will also be on display in the school of the Literacy/Arts Festival.

If you have any questions please contact me, mizschmutz@gmail.com

DOG DAYS

Our Rock Star of the week Henry, and his precious dog, Oscar!  We can see that Oscar is very loved and has a great owner!  Thanks for sharing with us today Henry!!

Salmon Field Trip April 8th

We will be going on a field trip to Carkeek Park on Monday, April 8 (10:00-12:00) to release the salmon fry that are currently residing in the St. Alphonsus science lab. Students learned about the salmon life cycle this fall. Please sign & return the field trip form ASAP. We will need driver/chaperones for this trip! Thank you!

~Sherry Weber 

Angelville News, March 18-22, 2013

BON DIA
WEEK 27




Dear Families,

Hope everyone had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day!!  There is no School on Friday.  It is a Teacher work day!

HOMEWORK:

1). Read each night and log your reading on the reading log sheet.  Make sure you are getting your parents signature.  Many students are not filling in their reading logs!  STILL!!

2). Work on your Biography Books and Boards Due April 12.

3). Spelling Unit 28 this week, all 4 pages! (Not MSL students)

Work is due on Friday, March 22!

This week in School we will continue to work with Poetry.  This week we will learn about Sensory Poetry, Free Verse and students choice.

The students will be given the last chapter in Lewis and Clark to complete and then I will check all journals.  They will also be given a review sheet of Lewis and Clark.  We will have our final Lewis and Clark Test on Tuesday, March 26.

The students will be given a Studies Weekly today to begin reading.  I will give them their Studies Weekly worksheet tomorrow, Tuesday, to work on in class.

4th grade math class continues to work with decimals.  We will have a decimal test next week on Thursday, March 28.

4th grade Religion did really well on their Stations of the Cross quiz last week.  They will have another quiz on the Lent unit this Thursday, March 21.

Have a great week.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Angelville News, March 11-15, 2013

BON DIA
Week 26


Dear Families,
I had a wonderful weekend again in Spokane.  We had a big SURPRISE birthday party for my mother, and boy was she SURPRISED!!  It was so fun to be with family and great friends of our past and present.  Life is short, and those are the moments we treasure.

Friday is GREEN DAY!!  Wear your green.  We also have another author visit.  With just a few weeks before Spring Break we are all getting a bit antsy.  We have had some issues lately with teasing and fighting over games at recess.  Please take a minute at dinner or in the car to open the conversation up about teasing and appropriate sport play, especially in this time of LENT!  We will be taking more time in Religion class this week touching upon these topics.

The second trimester ends this Friday!!!  If worried about inc work please see me!

*The 4th grade Religion class will have a test on the Stations of the Cross on Thursday.  In 4th grade math we will begin our Decimals chapter, we finished up Fractions last week, will go home this week.  Once we finish decimals we will have a decimal/fraction test to end the unit.

*We continue to read our Lewis and Clark book.  We are getting close to the end and will have a test at the end of next week.  Today, the students needed to read Chapter 10 and complete the questions in their reading journals.

*In Writers Workshop we started a unit in Poetry.  We are getting ready for our LITERACY/ARTS Festival to be held on Wednesday, April 17 in the school from 6-8pm.  There will be live performances as well as Art, student literature, and poetry throughout the building.  Please come and support your students on that night.  A student project will be going home on Tuesday.  Each student has chosen an American Hero, they need to read a book on their hero and then create a book board.  ALL INFO WILL COME HOME FOR YOU TO READ ABOUT!!

Homework is listed below: 

Week 26

March 11-15, 2013

HOMEWORK:

1). Read each night and log your reading on the reading log sheet.  Make sure you are getting your parents signature.  Many students are not filling in their reading logs!  STILL!!

2). Lewis and Clark News Article to be three paragraphs.

3). Spelling Unit 26 this week, all 4 pages! (Not MSL students)

Work is due on Friday, March 15!

Have a great week!!

3/4 Science

3/4 Science

Did you know that Venus spins in the opposite direction of most planets? That Mercury’s temperature drops to -290 degrees at night, even though it is the closest planet to the sun? Or that Saturn has 53 moons? These are just a few of the interesting facts that the 3^rd and 4^th grade students discovered while doing research on the solar system. Each student was assigned one of the eight planets to research and then reported their findings back to the class. Students used this knowledge to help them create their own solar system art project. This project was led by Mrs. Wisen, mother of Mason in 3/4 West. Students used tissue paper collage to represent the surface of the planets.  Thank you Mrs. Wisen!