March 1, 2010

Dear Fourth Grade Families,

Today, the faculty and staff are appearing in blue jeans, a first for us, under the strict supervision of Mrs. Carlson, our “principal for the day.” We are not sure what other surprises await us.

We celebrate our Lenten service during first period this morning. Our assembly focus is on Lesotho, an African nation receiving our Rice Bowl donations through Catholic Relief Services. The Fourth Grade families are also invited to attend the Lenten Friday Soup Nights and Stations of the Cross. We are welcome each Friday but our special invitation is for Friday, March 26^th.

We will be attending Mass twice this week. Thursday, the Fourth Grade will celebrate Mass in the small chapel at 8:35. On Friday, we will celebrate an all-school Mass in the church at 8:35.

We will be having some extra practice time this week for our individual recitations of the Gettysburg Address, due on Friday, March 5^th. We will also be working on the first drafts of our written reports which are due on March 12^th. I will ask that you help your child in editing their rough drafts for errors in spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and content. Any material included in the final report must be in the research outline and the rough draft. Students may choose either cursive handwriting or printing for their final copies. All requirements are included in their project outline.

Dates:

Tuesday, March 2^nd Science Unit test on magnetism and electricity

Thursday, March 4^th, Mass, 8:35

Friday, March 5^th, Mass, Spelling Test

Saturday, March 6^th, School Auction

Monday, March 15^th, St. Patrick’s Day Potato Bake, we will be singing! (Volunteer only)

May God bless your families during this Season of Lent.

Margie Babb