Dear Families, Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a restful and peaceful Christmas vacation. I’m sure there will be much excitement this week with being back to school. This Friday is our first Friday mass please join us if you can. Also, this Friday is the Spelling Bee. We wish Brian, Tanushree, Sean, Monica […]
December 13, 2010 Dear Families, Thank you all for coming to the parent –teacher conferences last week. I am so pleased that they went so well. Your children have been working very hard this year. This will be a short week for the fifth grade class. I hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and a […]
Today in Science we learned all about Potato clocks. The students had a great time learning using, potatoes, pumpkins, apples, salt water, fresh water and coins. It was great to see and hear the students collaborate, predict, observe and infer what would happen. It was a great day for science!
This week we had a very special guest speaker, Dr. Steve Hall. Dr. Hall is a college professor who came to our class this week. He spoke to the students about how important math is and he taught the class a lesson on factorials. He taught a lesson to his college students about factorials last […]
December 6, 2010 Dear Families, This is a very busy week for our fifth grade class. Tuesday is Teddy Bear Day. Please bring a new stuffed animal to support Adopt-A-Family. Also, on Tuesday report cards are being sent home. Please sign and return the envelope to school. Parent conferences are this week. School is dismissed […]
November 29, 2010 Dear Families, I hope everyone had a peaceful and restful Thanksgiving Holiday. Wednesday is a free dress day. For a donation of one dollar students may wear cartoon themed free dress clothes. This Thursday is our Harvest of the Month with Mrs. Hoffman. Friday is a noon dismissal. We will be going […]
November 22, 2010 Dear Families, This is going to be a short week for us. Wednesday is a noon dismissal. Wednesday we will be going to our Thanksgiving Mass at 8:30. Please feel free to join us if you can. The students will be sitting with their school families. I hope everyone has a nice […]
November 15, 2010 Dear Families, I hope everyone had a peaceful weekend. There is a lot going on in the fifth grade this week! This Wednesday is free dress in support of our cancer fundraiser. For a donation of a dollar students may wear free dress. This Friday is a noon dismissal for a faculty […]
The fifth graders had a wonderful time at the Santa Barbara Art Museum. They enjoyed looking at all the different types of art. Today the students were given a free pass for a return visit to the museum. They are very excited about returning with their families.
November 8, 2010 Dear Families, As a class we really enjoyed watching our Kindergarten buddies at the Saint Parade. This Tuesday, November 9th we will be taking our first field trip to the Santa Barbara Museum. Please make sure to return your permission slip for the field trip. Please remember that students will be in […]