St Patricks Elementary School

It is hard to believe that this is the last week of school and the last week of being Kindergarten students! I have enjoyed teaching the kids this year and want to thank all of you for your patience, understanding and support!

This week is going to be a lot of fun. We will be reviewing all the facts that we have learned this year and doing a lot of fun activities!

Please remember that library books are due. If your child still has one out it needs to be returned as soon as possible.

I want to send a special Thank You to the HSA and Mrs. Hardman for having the Agricultural Lab at our school. The students had so much fun and learned a lot. If you haven’t already, please ask your child to tell you some of the things they have learned.

Also, I want to thank all of the parents and students for their hard work on the Social Studies Fair posters. They were very creative and very well thought out. I can tell that the students learned a lot! Thanks!

**Important Information**

~ Please remember that this week the students will have to pay for their lunch meal and also their snack milk all week. Lunch is $1.30 per day and snack milk is $0.30 per day. You may also want to pay for the entire week at once…lunch for the entire week would be $6.50 and snack milk for the entire week would be $1.50. Also, please pay the May lunch bills, which were sent home on Friday, as soon as possible.

~ This week is going to be a very fun week filled with lots of special activities

On Monday we will be participating in a special assembly for Father McSweeny

On Tuesday we will have a special outside Art activity

On Thursday we will have the Talent Show.

On Friday we will be having the end of year prayer service and award ceremony in the Church starting at 1:30.

On Monday (June 8th we will have a School picnic at Jackson Mill. Activities will begin at 9:00, lunch will be at 11 and swimming will be from 12-2.

~ Please remember that the students may dress down this entire week with the exception of Friday (because of Mass)

**SECRET PHRASE: It’s almost summer!**

Congratulations to Katy Burhans for winning Best of Fair at the Social Studies Fair,  Leo White for winning First Place in Third Grade,  Claire Moneypenny for winning Second Place in Third Grade, and Will Snider for winning Third Place in Third Grade.  I am very proud of each of you and of all the students who participated in the Social Studies Fair!

The students had a wonderful time using the Scientific Method in the Agriculture Lab last week. If your child has not already shared with you, please ask him/her about the experiments.

I would like to thank all the parents and students for the wonderful SS Fair projects.  It was easy to see that the students worked very hard and learned a lot. Thanks again.

Our Talent Show will be taking place on Thursday, June 4th.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th.

School Picnic- June 8th at Jackson’s Mill.

Please watch your child’s backpack for a Summer Packet with a suggested summer reading list and other academics activities that will keep your child’s skills sharp and ready for school in the fall.

Please sign your child’s assignment book every night. This will help aid in successful teacher/parent communication.

Secret Word: Blast into Summer with a Good Book!

What a great Social Studies Fair! I am so proud of all the students. Everyone did a fabulous job. Congratuations to Alex Kraus, Khori Lowther, and Breonna Childress for winning 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place from the 5th grade class.

MATH - This week we will do a few activites on probability during Math time and we will also play some multiplication bingo.

WRITING - The students will write about the AG lab experiments they did last week and decide which was their favorite.

SCIENCE - Students will finish their posters and present them to the class.

LANGUAGE ARTS - We will be acting out a Reader’s Theater script.

Prepay Lunch and Snack Milk
Please remember that the students must pay for lunch and snack milk each day. Lunch is $1.30 per day and snack milk is $0.30 per day. You may also pay for the entire week on Monday: lunch= $6.50 and snack milk= $1.50. Please pay you May lunch bills, which were sent home on Friday, as soon as possible.

On Monday we will be participating in an appreciation service for Father McSweeney.

On Tuesday we will have a special “Outside Art” activity.

Our Talent Show will be taking place on Thursday, June 4th. The downstairs students will show us their talent in the morning and the upstairs students will begin at 1:15.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th at 1:30 in the Church.

School Picnic- June 8th at Jackson’s Mill. Activities will begin at 9:30. Lunch is at 11:00 and swimming is from 12:00 - 2:00.

The students may dress down Monday - Thursday. Uniforms need to be worn on Friday.

Congratulations to our Social Studies Fair winners: Luke Pudder 1st place, Morgan Jackson, 2nd and Joise Kemper 3rd place

Camping I want to thank the parents for making the camping excursion a great success. Without your help our camping trip would not have been possible. It was really fun.

Basket Making
The students have been working on their baskets. We were not able to work on them on Friday, I think everyone was just too tired. We will complete them this week.

Reading- The students will be reading The Borrowers this week. There will be a test on this story on Wednesday. We will watch the movie also.

Language- The students will be focusing on adverbs and continue diagraming sentences. There will not be a test.

Vocabulary words will be taken from “The Borrower” we will use context clues to orally identify their meanings.

Writing- We will be finishing the final writing of the year titled ” Who I admire”. We need to make corrections and publish them.

Math-.We will be reviewing several key concepts learned this year.

Classroom News:

Prepay Lunch and Snack Milk
Please remember that the students must pay for lunch and snack milk each day. Lunch is $1.30 per day and snack milk is $0.30 per day. You may also pay for the entire week on Monday: lunch= $6.50 and snack milk= $1.50. Please pay your May lunch bills, which were sent home on Friday, on June 1st.

The students learned about using the Scientific Method through hands on activities in the Agriculture Lab. The students enjoyed Mrs. Hardman teaching methods. A big thank you to Mrs Hardman and the Home School Association, the lab was a great learning tool.

Thank you parents and students for wonderful SS Fair projects. I really enjoyed seeing all the projects and reading their papers. It was easy to see that the students worked very hard and learned a lot. Thanks again.

The students may dress down this week every day but Friday.

Please make sure that all library books are returned to the office. Thanks!

Our Talent Show will be taking place on June 4th. This year we will be doing 2 sessions. One at 9:00 and the second at 1:00.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th at 1:30 in the Church

School Picnic- June 8th at Jackson’s Mill

CONGRATULATIONS TO KALEB GANNON, MARY-KATHRYN CLARK, AND TYLER MEHR FOR WINNING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE IN THE SS FAIR!

We will be finishing our read aloud book this week and reading two small chapter books as a class to finish the year.

Math- We will be playing various math games to review concepts.

Science-I have truly enjoyed teaching Science to the fourth graders this year.  I wish them all the best in fifth grade next year!

Classroom News:

Please remember that the students must pay for lunch and snack milk each day. Lunch is $1.30 per day and snack milk is $0.30 per day. You may also pay for the entire week on Monday: lunch= $6.50 and snack milk= $1.50. Please pay your May lunch bills, which were sent home on Friday, on June 1st.

The students may dress down this week every day but Friday.

Please make sure that all library books are returned to the office. Thanks!

The students have had a wonderful time using the Scientific Method in the Agriculture Lab. The students enjoyed Mrs. Hardman and her science lab.

Thank you parents and students for wonderful SS Fair projects. I really enjoyed seeing all the projects and reading their papers. It was easy to see that the students worked very hard and learned a lot. Thanks again.

Our Talent Show will be taking place on June 4th. This year we will be doing 2 sessions. One at 9:00 and the second at 1:00.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th at 1:30 in the Church

School Picnic- June 8th at Jackson’s Mill

Please sign your child’s assignment book every night. This will help aid in successful teacher/parent communication.

If you have any questions, comments, or concern, please feel free to email me anytime at mreed6281@gmail.com

Thank you to all the parents and to all the students. All of you have help make this year a very successful year. I am proud of the students for what they have accomplished. Thank you parents for all your hard work and dedication.

Only ten more days of school!  These last two weeks will really be fun.

Reading/Language Arts:  We will have one last story this week, A Birthday Basket for Tia.  The spelling words for this story either have the combination –tion, which is a pal, or –ture.  The words are:  action, feature, mixture, nation, picture, station, furniture, caution, fixture, motion, nature, section, future, adventure, tuition, capture, potion, vacation, celebration, mention.

Math:  We will continue to learn multiplication tables and to practice the ones from the past few weeks!  We will also review skills from the year, such as money, telling time, and geometry, and practice our problem solving.

Social Studies:  Our projects are really coming along!  I can’t wait for the students to unveil their projects at the Social Studies fair on Thursday.

Classroom News:  Don’t forget about the Spring Concert 7pm Tuesday evening. We will wear our uniform tan pants and uniform white shirts.  Students who attend the concert will be awarded a Dress Down Day!

Also, the mobile Agriculture Lab will visit our school this week.  Each class will visit the lab each day for hands on science experiments.  A big thank you to the Home School Association for funding this visit!

Second grade parents are each asked to bring a vegetable dish to the school picnic. 

The picnic will be Monday, June 8^th, at the

Lewis County Park.

Hot lunch and snack milk:  bills must be paid by June 4^th.  Also, from June 1^st –June 5^th

lunches and milk are “pay as you go”.

First graders have become wonderful researchers.  Please be sure to check out the wonderful projects they completed.  These projects were based on biographies they read on a specific person.  They researched using encyclopedias and the world wide web.  The projects are complete with bibliographies.  Great job!!!!!!!

Reading Language Arts  This week your child will have various books to practice reading with fluency.  We will be doing collaborative reading with others classes.  Be sure to listen and encourage your child to use all the skills they have learned to be a great reader.

Math  We will continue to drill those first grade skills and also use problem solving skills.

Classroom News

We will be having a music concert on Tuesday, May 26th at 7PM. The students are to wear white shirts with tan bottoms. Please have your child there by 6:45. The SS Fair projects will also be on display for everyone to see. The students attending will receive a special coupon for a special event!

Thank you to all the parents and students who sent in pennies for the Relay for Life.

Our Talent Show will be taking place on June 4th.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th.

School Picnic- June 8th

Secret Word:  Social Studies

Language Arts:

Reading- The students will be reading The Far Side of the Moon this week. There will not be a test on this story. However, we will be completing several activities on it.

Language- The students will be focusing on Titles. There will not be a test. 

Spelling- Students will be taking their test on Friday.

Writing- The famous athlete PowerPoints were wonderful. The students did an excellent job adding videos and images to them. We will be finishing the final writing of the year titled ” Who I admire”.

Science-We will be studying the Scientific Method this week.  Quiz- Friday

Classroom News:

We will be having an Agriculture Lab coming to St. Patrick’s this week. The students will be visiting this lab everyday this week.

The Gym will be opened at 7:45 for students and parents to drop off their SS Fair projects. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Pickens will be directing you to where to set it up. Thank you parents for all your hard work and dedication. Please pick up the display Wednesday evening from the Gym.

We will be having a music concert on Tuesday, May 26th at 7PM. The students are to wear white shirts with tan bottoms. Please have your child there by 6:45. The SS Fair projects will also be on display for everyone to see. The students will be receiving a special coupon for a special event for those who attend!

Thank you to all the parents and students who sent in pennies for the Relay for Life. I am not sure of the total that we had but I know that the amount was very high. Great Job!

Our Talent Show will be taking place on June 4th.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th.

School Picnic- June 8th.

Please sign your child’s assignment book every night. This will help aid in successful teacher/parent communication.

If you have any questions, comments, or concern, please feel free to email me anytime at mreed6281@gmail.com

Secret Word: Moon

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!  The third graders earned an ice cream party on Friday for filling up our marble jar for good behavior.  Chocolate and vanilla ice cream cones were enjoyed by all!  Great job, third grade!

Language Arts:

Reading- We will continue reading Charlotte’s Web this week.  The students will complete various activities as well as a test on the story. 

Spelling- This week’s spelling words are listed below.  Students will be taking their test on Friday.  The words in italics will be challenge word this week.

Spelling Words: question, creature, furniture, division, collision, action, direction, culture, vacation, mansion, fiction, feature, sculpture, vision, celebration, fascination, legislature, manufacture, possession, declaration

Writing- The students will be completing writings on Best Friends this week.  They will also write transitional pieces about the experiments in the Mobile Agricultural Lab.

Math-.

Science-We will be studying the Scientific Method this week.  Quiz- Thursday

The WV Mobile Agricultural Lab will be coming to St. Patrick’s this week.  The students will have the opportunity to visit the lab every day.

SOCIAL STUDIES FAIR:  The Gym will be opened Tuesday morning at 7:45 for students and parents to drop off SS Fair projects. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Pickens will be directing you to where to set it up. Thank you parents for all your hard work and dedication. Please pick up the display Wednesday evening from the Gym.

We will be having a music concert on Tuesday, May 26th at 7PM. The students are to wear white shirts with tan bottoms. Please have your child there by 6:45. The SS Fair projects will also be on display for everyone to see. The students attending will receive a special coupon for a special event!

Thank you to all the parents and students who sent in pennies for the Relay for Life.

Our Talent Show will be taking place on June 4th.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th.

School Picnic- June 8th.

Please sign your child’s assignment book every night. This will help aid in successful teacher/parent communication.

Secret Word: Some Pig!

Social Studies Fair
All students will bring their Social Studies Fair projects to St Patrick’s gym before school on Tuesday, May 26th. The Gym will be opened at 7:45 for students and parents to drop off their Social Studies Fair projects. Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Pickens will tell you where to set up your project. The projects will be on display on Tuesday and during the Musical Program Tuesday evening which begins at 7:00 P.M. The projects will be judged on Wednesday morning. Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places for each grade 3, 4, 5, and 6 and the overall best project will be given. Projects need to be picked up after school on Wednesday. Remember we need the gym for other activities; make plans to pick-up your project. Thank you parents for all your hard work and dedication.

Basket Making
The students have been working on their baskets. They are about half way done, we will work on them again on Friday. We will probably finish them next week. The students are enjoying this experience and are doing a good job.

Camping Trip
The sixth grade camping trip will take place on the evening of May 27th and May 28th, we will be returning to school on the morning of May 29 for Friday Mass.

The Borrowers
We are reading the book “The Borrower” by Mary Norton. We will have a quiz on chapters 1-8 on Tuesday. We will continue to identify vocabulary words, map the plot, setting, and rising action. The final test will be after chapter 20. We will also be creating a story board for this story.

WritingWe will review the elements of a good essay and then work on an essay titled “Who I Admire”

Language We will work on adverbs. There will be no review but we will diagramming some sentences.

Math We will work on Chapter 25 Percent and Change.

Class News

The West Virginia Agriculture Lab is coming to St. Patrick’s this week. The students will be visiting this lab Monday, Tuesday and Friday of this week. They will participate in several hands on activities.

The St. Patrick Spring Music Concert will be held on Tuesday, May 26th at 7PM. The students are to wear white shirts with tan bottoms. Please have your child there by 6:45. The SS Fair projects will also be on display for everyone to see. The students will be receiving a coupon for a special reward for those who attend!

Thank you to all the parents and students who sent in pennies for the Relay for Life. I am not sure of the total that we had but I know that we collect lots of pennies. Great Job!

Our Talent Show will be taking place on June 4th.

Our End of the Year Prayer Service and Awards will be on June 5th.

School Picnic- June 8th.