Room 4 BizTown Volunteers, etc

We had several parents who volunteered to go to BizTown with 4th and 5th Grades who had not completed a Virtus workshop, had a background check, or have a Code of Conduct form on file in the office. Information was sent home last week to all volunteers so you can be current on all requirements. Please let me or the office know if you are not able to go with us to BizTown on Friday, February 15th.

Room 4 News

We began Catholic Schools Week by wearing purple to show we are against bullying. Unfortunately, there has been many incidents of bullying in 5th Grade recently. Mrs. Parsons came to our religion class today to address the issue. The class discussed examples of bullying witnessed by students. Almost all students saw or heard and incident of bullying, but did not speak up. They did not tell the bully to stop, or did not tell an adult. Please remind your child that their words and actions, as well as their lack of words and actions, hurt others.

Room 4 BizTown volunteer reminder

If you plan to accompany the 4th and 5th Grades to BizTown on Friday, February 15th, please return the volunteer form by Friday. Parents who volunteer will be working in a shop with 6-8 students. Lunch and shopping breaks are scheduled with your child, but parents are not assigned to the shop where their child works. Students will ride the bus to BizTown. Parents will not be driving students, because parents need to arrive at BizTown 45 minutes early for training.

Room 4 News and Info.

-4th and 5th Grades will be going to Junior Achievement's BizTown on Friday, February 15th where they will participate in a day long simulation. The students will learn about all areas of economics and banking in the next four weeks to prepare for this trip. We will need about 20 parents to accompany us on this day. More information will be sent home this Friday. -All students received a Mass Journal today from Fr. Paul. We took the Journal to church this morning and the students wrote a short reflection after communion. Fr. Paul would like all students to bring this Journal with them to Mass each Sunday, and write a similar reflection, beginning this Sunday. We will discuss their reflections during Religion class on Monday, and this will be part of their Religion grade. Please make attending church on Sumday a priority. -Former middle school Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Amy Moran, is working on her license as a school counselor, and she has offered counseling services to all students during the school day.

Room 4 News, etc.

Our class is planning the all-school Mass for this Wednesday, January 9th. The entire class should be involved in some part of the Mass. We will have choir, servers, readers, and gift bearers. Happy Birthday to Madi B. We enjoyed the doughnuts! We started the second round of Benchmark testing today. The students will test in one class period per day. Don't forget about ALEKS and First in Math. Each student needs to complete five ALEKS topics each week as part of their Math grade. Also, First in Math builds basic math skills. 2nd quarter report cards will be available online this Friday. The students will receive a hard copy as well. They will have time in class on Friday to reflect on their 2nd quarter goals and plan new goals for the 3rd quarter.

Chistmas Program Time

Just a reminder: Students need to be in the classroom to prepare for the Christmas program at 6:30 PM on Thursday evening.

Thanks For the Canned Goods, and Asking For More.

It's always something this time of year, isn't it? We collected five bags of nonperishable foods to be given to parish members who are in need. Thanks a bunch! Now, we are collecting paper items for Seeds For Hope, a women's shelter run by St. Joseph's Church. If you could donate paper towels, Kleenex, toilet paper, etc., it would be greatly appreciated. "There are those who pile up riches for themselves, but are not rich in God's sight." Luke 12:21