January 25-29
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Just a little advanced notice:

There will be lots of fun events coming up for Catholic Schools Week:  The  theme is Catholic Schools:  Communities of Faith, Knowledge, and Service

Our annual dinner/auction, our only fundraiser, will kick off Catholic Schools Week Saturday, January 30.

Sunday, Jan, 31:  School Mass at St. Pat's 9:00 AM  Students, please wear your uniforms to show the parish that we are proud of and grateful for the gift of Catholic education in this community.

Monday, February 1:  We will have a movie in the afternoon.

Teachers will bring baked goods.  Eighth graders will write thank you notes.  Baked goods will be delivered by student council to business who support OLM School.

Tuesday, February 2:  Buddy Day!  This is also spirit day....wear your OLM spirit wear!  Also, bring your sack lunch to eat lunch with your buddy.  Also, bring a small gift for you buddy.  We will have a rally in the afternoon.

Wednesday, February 3:  Cherish luncheon for area seniors.  Bring your sack lunch.  Sixth graders will serve as greeters at the Cherish lunch.  All classes will participate in some way.

Thursday, February 4:  Game Day...Free dress for your favorite sports team.  If you don't have any sports clothes, you can always wear spirit wear for everyone's favorite team:  the Lancers.  In honor of Super Bowl Sunday,  bring a can of "soup" to be donated to the food pantry.    "Souper Bowl"

At 6:00 PM we will have the annual mother/daughter and father/son basketball games for the basketball teams.  All are welcome to come cheer on the teams.

Friday, February 5:  Mass at St. Patrick's Church.  Get dropped off there in the morning, and parents will bring us back to school following Mass.  At 11, we will have the 8th grade vs. teachers and staff volleyball game.  12:30 dismissal

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 -6th grade Religion

Monday--Faith Journal:  p. 93,

 read and discuss p. 97-101

Tuesday-faith journal:  p. 415 #1

read and discuss p. 412-414

begin posters for Catholic Schools Week

Wednesday-

Catholic Schools Week mini-posters due Friday

text P. 97-101

Thursday-Bible search

Friday-

song practice

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English-6th grade

Monday-synonyms/antonyms unit 9, grammar p. 91-93 all

Tuesday-choosing the right word unit 9

Please bring all sources (3-5) for your report.  This is worth 30 points.  Internet sources MUST be printed out.  We will begin outlining.  You will need notecards  for next week

Outlines will be due typed February 2

Wednesday-outlines

Thursday-spelling/vocab. test unit 9

outlines

Friday-concentration game with nouns

vocab. bingo

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Reading-6th grade

Monday-silent reading

article:  "Hardworking Dogs"

questions

Tuesday-silent reading

article: "Is that a crime?"

questions

hand out book worksheets

Wednesday-silent reading

library

outlines

Thursday-silent reading
read to kinders

Friday-silent reading

Time for Kids

The next 6th grade book test will be Feb. 2
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English-8th

Monday- review unit vocab. (6-9)...stop at word families

grammar:  p. 308-309 all

Tuesday-library

Thank you card for Catholic Schools Week---for businesses

Wednesday-finish vocab. review

grammar:  p. 310-311

Compare/contrast rough drafts due typed

Thursday-Writing:  5 topic ideas

2 diamantes--for writing festival

Friday:  vocab. bingo

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Reading--8th grade

Monday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 20

Tuesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 21

Wednesday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 22

Thursday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 23

Friday-To Kill a Mockingbird chapter 24