Saint Denis-Saint Columba School

• Beginning with the 3rd quarter the spelling and dictation quizzes will not be combined into one grade for the unit.  You will be seeing each grade individually.
• The children will be working, in math, on problem-solving.  There will be quizzes most weeks, on Fridays to assess their progress.  Practicing at home will help them be successful.  
• There will not be spelling and dictation this coming week as we have finished our first book and there will be a progress test administered to the children.
• I have asked the children to read chapter books for their Reading Response Logs moving forward.  They need to be able to respond to their reading in class as well as at home therefore, they will, on occasion be asked to write a response to a book which we read in school. They have been doing a wonderful job on their at-home Response Log; it will be nice to read what they have to say about our at school books. 
•  When the children receive their new reader and workbook I will send the workbook home to be covered in clear contact paper.  I will also let you know about the changes in the ELA routines associated with the new book. 
• The Week-night make up Parent Communion Meeting is this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in case you didn't make the weekend meeting. 
• Please keep practicing prayers.  We are asked to randomly assess the students' ability to write out and/or recite our regularly prayed prayers. 

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