REMINDERS:  

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL for A YEAR THAT I PROMISE WILL BE FULL OF LEARNING, ADVENTURE, FUN, AND PERSONAL GROWTH!

Mite boxes were distributed and can be returned by Monday, May 1, 2023.  Thank you for contributing .

PAPERWORK WENT HOME TODAY, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2023 ABOUT OUR SCIENCE FAIR

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LOOK OVER THE PARENT/GUARDIAN LETTER AND 

PACKET OF INFORMATION .  PROJECT PROPOSALS ARE DUE ON MARCH 27, 2023

TRIMESTER 2 CLOSES ON MARCH 3RD!!

IN RECOGNITION OF EARTH DAY, APRIL 22, 2023, THE STUDENTS WILL MAKE JUNKBOTS IN SCHOOL.

IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE KEEP ANY USED COFFEE CONTAINERS (CANS OR PLASTIC), PAPER TOWEL ROLLS,

BOXES, BUTTONS, STYROFOAM, ETC.  THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO CONSTRUCT THEIR

JUNKBOT.  

Fifth graders should be studying for the ACRE test every night by reviewing their terms and meanings.  We have begun using QUIZLET Live as an additional study tool for this upcoming test, along with daily practice tests on each word bank list. 

I am soooo very excited to be teaching your children this year and partnering with you as we take this 5th grade learning journey together:  child - parent - and teacher! I promise you that I will challenge your children daily and they will remain challenged throughout this year. 

Homework will be assigned and posted on my webpage's homework page. Please help me stress the importance of homework, not only as a reinforcement of what was learned during the day, but also as a means of improving our sense of responsibility and accountability.  

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have.  I usually check my emails during my prep period and try and make it my practice to send an email response in a timely fashion, usually before the close of the day. (rbasso@stroseoflima.com)  

Below I will provide you with an overview of what we will be learning in our subjects during the week and will give the children at least one week's notice of a test date.  Quizzes may be unannounced.

 I update my webpage for the week on a Sunday evening, so if you need "our week at a glance" it should be available to you by that time.

 Lastly, thank you for the gift of your child.  Thank you for putting your trust and faith in St. Rose of Lima School and in me to teach and guide your most precious possession(s) - intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.  Your child's overall well being will always be my main focus.

4th and 5th Grade - TAKE HOME RELIGION ASSIGNMENT DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023!!

RELIGION 5th grade:    We will be working on Chapter 16 - "The Celebration of Penance and Reconciliation"- to explain and understand the meaning and importance of conversion as a way of turning to God and growing in his love.  The test on this chapter will be next Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

RELIGION 4th grade:  We will begin working on Chapter 16- "The Fifth Commandment" - to undertand fully that all human life is sacred. The test on this chapter will be next Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

SCIENCE 4TH AND 5TH : 

SCIENCE 5th grade:  We will continue our chapter work on simple and complex machines and investigate examples of these machines in everyday life.  Students will be challenged to come up with a brand new simple or complex machine that will be able to accomplish some task. 

Science 4th grade:  We will continue our chapter work on simple and complex machines and investigate examples of these machines in everyday life.  Students will be challenged to come up with a brand new simple or complex machine that will be able to accomplish some task.  

I will be using the Cornell Note taking method to highlight the important concepts and vocabulary in the different subjects’ chapters that we will be covering.  These notes will be placed in their notebooks so when they are preparing for a test, everything they need to know and study will be at their fingertips.  I find this method very effective since it zeros in on the points that are most important.

I will be using the REMIND app to remind you of upcoming tests or due dates or other classroom announcements.  To join, go to Remind.com and click SIGN IN.  Follow directions below to join the correct remind.