December 12-16

Week Three of Advent: Joy

Here we are on the last two weeks of school. The days are flying by. I know I keep saying this, but they really are. I continue to take on more teaching subjects, and I am enjoying the feeling of having my own classroom again. We had a great week last week, and I'm looking forward to a "joyful" week this week.

Some of the things we have been doing in class include
ELA: Students have started working on their Christmas Around the World PowerPoint project. They have researched some information, and then they should begin making their slide show.

Religion: Students made a banner after talking about John the Baptist and how he helped people "prepare" for the coming of Jesus. We will hang them in our classroom.

Math: We are almost done Unit 2 on Whole Numbers. This week we will learn how to subtract four-digit numbers using regrouping. Homework went home today.

Science: The class started a new unit on Light. We will take a look at how light works, and how we use light. In addition, we will integrate this unit with religion as we talk about Jesus and how he is the "light" of the world.

Phys-Ed: Students are learning basketball skills with Mr. Siemens. They have been working on their dribbling and shooting skills.

Events:
December 7: Early Dismissal @ 2:15pm
December 9: Festive Friday
December 22: Last Day of School - Christmas Vacation
December 22: Movie in the morning - students need to bring $1 to school

En"joy" the week everyone.

Cheap Christmas present

After being away on business for a week before Christmas, Tom thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift. "How about some perfume?" he asked the cosmetics clerk.

She showed him a bottle costing $50. "That's a bit much," said Tom, so she returned with a smaller bottle for $30. "Thats still quite a bit," Tom groused.

Growing disgusted, the clerk brought out a tiny $15 bottle. Tom grew agitated, "What I mean," he said, "is I'd like to see something real cheap."

So the clerk handed him a mirror.