Canned Food Still Needed

We have been collecting canned food donations and will be putting the bags of canned food together on Friday These bags will be given to the people who are in need of food during the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Ten items will be placed in each bag. In our homeroom, we have collected about two bags worth. Please continue to send donations until Friday.

Room 4 Progress Reports, Pledge, etc.

All students received their 2nd quarter Progress Report last Monday. Each student wrote a short response to whether they met one of their goals on their ISSP. Many students wrote a goal to raise their math grade by spending time on ALEKS or First In Math. Please encourage your child to follow through on their action plan. For example, if they said they would spend 20 minutes on ALEKS twice a week, remind your child of their plan and work the time into your evening activities. Also, each family was asked to sign the commitment pledge that came home with the Progress Report. Keep this posted at home and refer to it frequently. If you sent yours back to school, I will return it to you this week. Thanks for being an involved parent.

Happy Thanksgiving

I am very thankful for the wonderful families at Holy Spirit School. Have a great Thanksgiving, and God bless.

Room 4 News, etc.

Look for your child's 2nd quarter progress report to come home today with a letter from Mrs. Parsons and a pledge paper. See Mrs. Parsons' letter for further explanation. This is a follow up from the PTO meeting last Tuesday. Our classroom collected about $10.00 in donations for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. We are supporting Mrs. Ahonen's marathon run. Don't forget to send canned food to help with food baskets for parish families who need a little help during the holiday season. Any non-parishable food item is acceptable: peanut butter, boxed cereal, macaroni and cheese, etc. as well a canned goods.

Uniform Pass and Dress Code

Students received a uniform pass from Mrs. Parsons today if parents attended the PTO meeting last night. Thanks to all parents who were able to attend. Dress code reminders: -belts are part of the uniform -shirts must be tucked in -shoes must be tied -girls need to wear skirts to Mass: pants may be worn under skirts and taken off for Mass -no boots with skirts -pants can not be tucked into boots -tights must have feet, socks may be worn over tights

Reminders for online Math

Don't forget about ALEKS and First in Math programs. All students are required to complete five topics each week on ALEKS. This is part of their Math grade. Also, Room 4 had no "Player of the Day" on Tuesday. That means not one student was on First in Math on Monday. Please encourage your child to spend some time on these programs each evening.

Room 4 News

Last Wednesday, 4th and 5th Grades traveled to the James Whitcomb Riley house and Crown Hill Cemetery. It was fun to see the house where "Indiana's Poet" spent most of his life. Crown Hill was very educational as well. There are several famous Hoosiers buried on the crown of Crown Hill. James Whitcomb Riley's tomb is on the very top of the hill. The view of Indianapolis is fantastic. It's the highest elevation in Marion County. Google Crown Hill Cemetery for a complete list of famous Hoosiers and celebraties buried there. 5th Grade students interested in band will be given an instrument preview on Wednesday at 7:45 AM. A representative from Music Repair will be here with demonstration instruments for any student who would like to try out the instruments. Room 4 will be leading the Rosary before the all-school Mass on Wednesday at 8:10 AM. Everyone is welcome to attend. A big THANK YOU goes out to Mrs. Keith and all who contributed to our Halloween party. What a success!