Announcements

December 6, 2009

Dear Parents,

     Happy St. Nickolas Day! We will be going to a Prayer Service on Monday. 
It's also the Second Sunday of Advent!  The fifth grade planned the all 
school Mass on Friday.  We sang "Come, Lord, Jesus."  We made Advent wreaths 
to remember that there are four weeks to get ready for Christmas, the 
birthday of Jesus.  We also made Jessie trees to remember some of the great 
prophets in the life of Christ.  There is a paper that explains each symbol 
on the Jessie tree with suggested readings from the Bible.  I can't believe 
that there's only 10 more days of school before Christmas.  3A is going to 
confession on December 16th.  This is a great way to prepare our hearts for 
Jesus on Christmas.

     This week we will be going over Chapter 3 in Math.  Some of the children 
made mistakes on the test because they do not know the basic subtraction 
facts. I will give another math test with 100 subtraction  problems on it.  
The goal is to finish it in 5 minutes.   Some of the children are still 
counting on their fingers.  So, if your child does not know the basic facts, 
he/she should study them for five minutes every night until they master them 
with speed.  They also need to know how to regroup in subtraction.    
       
   The Spelling Test is on Friday. We are studying the Apostles' Creed.  Each 
week, one phrase of the Apostles' Creed will be included in the Spelling Test.
The children are also suppose to read an AR library book for 15 minutes every 
night.
     
     Please order some books for your child for Christmas.  If you spend $10, 
you get $5 immediately on line for a free book.  The order is due by 
Wednesday, December 9th.  Hopefully, they will be here for Christmas.  Also, 
your child could write a one-page book report inspired by the best book they 
read this year, focusing on what they found remarkable about the book. Each 
entry must include your child's name, age, and grade; teacher's name;(Mary 
Lou Garner) and school name,(St. Teresa of Avila) address (1194 Rulison 
Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45238) and phone number (513-471-4530).  Send them 
to "My Best Book of the Year" Book Report Contest, P.O. Box 714, New York, 
NY, 10013-0714.  All entries must be received by January 4,2010.  Ten Winners 
will receive two 25 book "Best Books of 2009" Libraries-one for the classroom 
and one for home. Good Luck!

Love & Prayers,
Mrs. Garner