Week of May 31 - June 3

Announcements for this Week

Living Wax Museum
The performance of the Living Wax Museum will be on Wednesday, June 1 at 5:00 PM in the Parish Hall. Students should arrive in costume and ready to perform their speeches by 4:45 PM. The Room Parents are organizing refreshments and a small celebration immediately following the students' presentations.

Scholastic Book Order
The Scholastic Book Order for June is due on Friday, June 3. Orders should be submitted online via the Scholastic Parent Ordering website.

Graduation
We will be attending the 8th Grade Graduation Mass on Friday, June 3 at 9:00 AM. The Graduation ceremony will be held Friday evening at 6:00 PM. Mr. Joseph is seeking volunteers from our class to sing in the choir for the Graduation services. Please return the slip or contact me for details.

Curriculum Update
Phonics: R-controlled vowels "ear" and "our", Syllable spelled "-tion"
Reading: Using Imagination to Serve Our Communities,
                 Comprehension Skill: Making Judgments
Math: Fractions Equal to 1, Parts of a Set, Equivalent Fractions
Religion: Mary, Mother of the Church
English: Quotations, Commas
Science: Work, Friction, Simple Machines
                (work, friction, simple machines)
Social Studies: National Government
                          (Constitution, democracy, liberty, justice)

Looking Ahead

Last Week of School
On Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14, students will be dismissed from school at 12:30 PM.
The last day of school will be Wednesday, June 15. Students will attend Mass at 8:00 AM, receive their final Report Cards, and be dismissed for the Knott's Berry Farm field trip.

Homework for this Week:

Monday - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday
Practice Book pp. 231 - 232
ABC Spelling Words
Math pp. 131 - 132
Social Studies p. 49

Wednesday - Living Wax Museum at 5:00 PM
No Homework

Thursday
Practice Book p. 244
Spelling Clues
Math pp. 133 - 134
Science p. 119A

Friday - Spelling and Phonics Test, Mass at 9:00 AM

Spelling Words

earn
heard
learn
flour
hour
sour

already
buy
nothing
piece
used

action
section

Dictation Sentence

"I heard that our section will be ready in an hour," Earl said.