Welcome November!  Here are some reminders...this Friday, November 7, is 12:00 dismissal and a Bake Sale.  Please pick up your child on time!  If your child is after school, please send them in with lunch.  The Bake Sale will support the Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.  The 5th grade is responsible for bringing juice boxes/pouches.  Please send in the juice boxes/pouches either Thursday or Friday

Remember that there is no school on Monday, November 10 and Tuesday, November 11.

Academically, the students are doing well.  They took another Math test and did very well on it.  The students seem to enjoy and do well in Math class.  Math isn't everyone's cup of tea, so seeing the students enjoy working on math makes me very happy.

One thing I am concerned about is the Scholastic News I give every week.  Some students aren't reading the articles as carefully as they should.  The students are expected to read each article and question, including the answer choices, carefully.  They have FIVE DAYS to complete this assignment!  I want them to do well and bring up their Reading grades.

I hope the students are working hard on their Invention/Inventors projects!  It is due November 21st.  Please don\\\'t wait until the last minute to ask me any questions or ask me to check a rough draft.  I hope all the students have chosen the inventor they want to research and write about.  PLEASE REMEMBER that the students must write this paper in their own words.  I will not accept any papers that are copied from the Internet or a book.  Yes, I can tell.  So please tell your child to summarize what he/she has read in their own words!

Speaking of grades, report card season is upon us!  I will meet with the parents on Friday, November 14.  I am available from 12:30-3:30 and 5:00-7:00.  I will send a letter out this week so the parents can indicate which time is most convenient.  I expect that ALL PARENTS attend this meeting!

Since it is November and almost Thanksgiving, we are once again asking the students and parents to donate non perishable food to our annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.  Some families in our community do not have enough to eat on a daily basis, let alone to celebrate Thanksgiving.  As Christians, we are follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ and help those in need.  Anything you can donate is greatly appreciated.

Speaking of donations, please start sending in any donations to Hi Tor Animal Shelter.  I want to bring the donations to the shelter before Christmas.  Remember, this is the 5th grade service project for this year.  Every class is expected to complete a service project each year.  We are a Catholic school and want to help those less fortunate than we are, both humans and animals.

Thank you for all your support and cooperation!