Cinco de Mayo Celebration

We had an excellent celebration of Cinco de Mayo today. Each of our class rotations focused on an aspect of the Mexican culture. History, children's games, art, literature, and food were all part of our day. The fifth grade even performed the Mexican Hat Dance, and taught the fourth grade how to dance! Our luncheon visit to El Jaripeo was very organized and everyone was seated, received their food, and finish lunch in less than an hour. What a great day!

Room 4 ISTEP week info.. etc.

ISTEP begins Tuesday morning. We will be testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings between 8:30 and 10:30 AM. Please try to have your child at school on time, rested, and ready to do their best. Students may bring healthy snacks on testing days. We will not have PE on Thursday this week, due to our ISTEP schedule, so students should be in their regular school uniform on Thursday. The all-school Mass is on Friday this week, instead of Wednesday, due to May Crowning. Don't forget to return your child's choice for our Cinco de Mayo luncheon next Monday.

5th Grade: Student Council Election

All 5th Graders have been invited to run for Middle School Student Council seats for the 2013-2014 school year. Holy Sprit Student Council advisor, Mrs. Amy Moran, spoke to the 5th Grade today about opportunities available for the next school year. Students must have 80 student signatures from the current 5th, 6th, and 7th Graders, three teacher signatures, and a speech turned in by May 3,2013 to have their name placed on the ballot. All students received information today explaining the each position and the requirements for each.

5th Grade Freedom Essays

All 5th Graders are involved in an essay contest sponsored by the Sertoma Club of East Indianapolis. Most students have completed their essay on the topic What Freedom Means to Me. The students will be editing and proofreading this week, and the winning essay be be announced on Friday. The author of the winning essay will receive $25.00 from the Sertoma Club, and will be invited to a luncheon with their family, teachers, and Mrs. Parsons on April 18, 2013.

Room 4 reminders, etc.

Don't forget about student-led conferences this Wednesday, March 13th. If you are unable to come on Wednesday, let me know, and we will arrange for another time. To sign up, change your time, or check available time slots go to www.signupgenius.com 3-5 grade awards will be at 10:30 AM on Thursday. Last chance for yearbook order is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 12th.

Room 4 News and Reminders

Holy Spirit School students will be learning more about Riley Hospital for Children this week. We have a guest speaker from Riley on Tuesday and students who donate $3.00 may dress-out in red tomorrow. Tomorrow during recess, all students will participate in a 15 minute Walk-A-Thon to promote healthy habits. Please encourage your child to make a small donation to Riley Hospital. We will be collecting all week.

BizTown Success

We had a great day at BizTown on Friday. The students received many compliments about behavior and how seriously they took their responsibilities at their jobs. We spend many hours of class time teaching the economic (Social Studies), communication and writing (Language Arts), and banking lessons (Math)that go with this Junior Achievement program. Thanks again to all our parents who attended, and especially our Room 4 volunteers: Mrs. Nagel, Mrs. Carr, Mrs. Spears, Mrs. Keith, Mr. Nagel, and Mrs. Conway. We appreciate your willingness to give up an entire day to help. Also, thanks to Mrs. McRanor for volunteering to help interview the students for their jobs.