December 09th, 2016

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email me at suzanne.lorenzi@olmlancers.com

6th grade parents:  The 6th grade is singing in the Christmas program. It is at Saint Patrick's church at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, December 14.  Please arrive by 6:15.  All sixth graders should wear nice church clothes.  Please no jeans. If they do not have other pants, their uniform pants are fine.  Also, please no t-shirts or shirts with things written on them.  Boys may wear collared shirts or sweaters.  Girls may wear, nice shirts or sweaters.  Thanks so much for your cooperation.  I'm sure you will enjoy the program!
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International night:  This will be in February, and our class will be studying Italy.  Please let me know if you have any items from Italy that we could have on display at our booth.  Also, we are looking for volunteers to prepare foods from Italy to hand out at our booth.  You can earn volunteer hours for cooking.  Also, we will be needing parents to work at the booth (again---volunteer hours).
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6th grade Religion:

Monday: no class due to schedule for electives

Tuesday:  text:  p. 326-327 (we still have not gotten to this even though it has been on the blog for a couple of weeks.)  It's a very busy time of year.
Perform Christmas program for school at 8:30

Wednesday:  pracitce church.  Please get dropped off at regular school time (8:00 AM) at St. Patrick's Church.  Parent drivers wlil bring us back to school following practice.

Thursday: Bible search

Friday:  Christmas assembly
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6th grade English

Monday:  speeches.  Those students wishing to try out for the speech festival will try-out today.  Speeches should be memorized.  You may use notecards.  Anyone giving their speech to the class will receive 25 extra credit points in English.  Even if you are not interested in going to the speech festival, you may still give your speech to the class for extra credit...it must be memorized or near memorized...note cards only, and no reading!

Tuesday: continue speeches if needed
discuss international night and get in groups

Wednesday:  watch and discuss speech videos

Thursday:  grammar-p. 148-149
writing:  point of view writing--birth of Christ (have not gotten to this even though it was on the blog for last week)

Friday:  no class...Christmas party



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6th grade Reading

Monday:  silent reading
speeches

Tuesday:  
silent reading
Time for Kids

Wednesday:
silent reading
 library
Flying Solo

Thursday:  silent reading
read to kinders

Friday: Christmas party

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8th grade English
 Monday-final drafts of Christmas writing

Tuesday:  library
spelling/vocab. tests unit 8 (postponed from last week)
grammar: p. 186

Wednesday: 
Those who wish to go to the speech festival in January must try out in front of the class. They will be given 25 extra credit points in English.  All speeches must be memorized/near memorized.  You may use note cards.  No reading!  Even if you do not wish to go to the speech festival, you may still give your speech to the class and receive extra credit.

Thursday:  grammar:  p. 148-149 all
writing:  monologue from the point of view of your character in the play

Friday:  class Christmas parties
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8th grade reading
Monday:  silent reading
Chapter 3 To Kill a Mockingbird

Tuesday:  silent read
chapter 4 TKAM

Wednesday:  silent read
chapter 5 TKAM

Thursday:  silent reading
chapter 6 TKAM

Friday:  class Christmas parties


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