Mrs. Porter’s Newsletter

April 15-19, 2013

Calendar of Events

Tuesday, April 16-Friday, April 19^th-Spring Book Fair

Tuesday, April 16^th-Field Trip to Benjamin Harrison-Bring sack lunch.

Wednesday, April 17th-Mass 8:30AM/

First Communion practice for April 20^th 6:00PM

Thursday, April 18^th-Wax Museum packets are due.

                             Special person’s day from 9:00-10:30.

Saturday, April 20^th- First Communion

NEWS AND NOTES

The book fair will take place next week from Tuesday-Friday.  These students will be visiting the book fair during library time on Tuesday(12:55-1:35).  They can bring money that day to shop, or they can just look and make a wish list for another day.  Family night will take place on Wednesday, April 17^th from 6:00-8:00.  Please contact Angie Burck at angieburck@sbcglobal.net if you are able to help with the book fair.

An invitation letter for Special person’s day is coming home with your child today.  Each student should be inviting one special person to join them the morning of April 18^th.  Special visitors will go to the church between 8:45-9:00 and the students will meet them there.

First Communion is coming very soon!  On Wednesday, we practiced receiving the unconsecrated host once more in the church.  We did not practice with the wine, but we do encourage the students to just take a sip for their First Communion.  Obviously, it’s optional and ultimately up to you.  The kids seem to be pretty prepared and of course very excited.  Again, we will be celebrating this special sacrament with the school on Wednesday, May 8^th and would like to see an adult representative for every child attend that special mass.  After mass we will have an informal reception and then the students can change into school clothes.  It would be nice if each student has somebody there to help him/her change and then take the Communion outfit home.  We will be asking for help with the reception-room moms.:)

Each student has given me the name of their person for the wax museum.  I did talk to the other teachers and we decided that it would be best to stick to the directions which were to pick a person that is no longer living and an American.  Thank you for helping your child with this project!  The packets are due on Thursday, April 18^th so I encourage each child to do a page every night.

Do not forget to attend the First Communion practice on Wednesday night at 6:00 if your child is receiving Communion on April 20^th!

WEEK AT A GLANCE

Reading-Inferencing/learning QAR(Question Answer relationships) skills

              **There will be no spelling this week.  We are ahead and I would

      like to take some extra time to talk about inferencing and QAR

      strategies.

Religion- Chapter 8-We Go Forth

Math- Measurement-Doubles plus 1 fact practice

Science-Balance and Motion