October 23, 2016

Dear Parent,
The month of October is ending and our year is revving up. I will give you a general
outlay now and as dates approach, I will send out more details.
Fundraisers for Our Class Trip to Sioux Falls and Graduation Celebration
Our goal: $1700
Pampered Chef catalog party: Students will bring home a catalog to ask family &
friends to purchase items. The catalogs will be available to us prior to Thanksgiving
break and the orders will be delivered to me before Christmas break. This is a great
opportunity for Christmas gifts. This will be our main fundraiser.
Pizza Ranch: December 19th 5:00-8:00 p.m. Please write this date on your calendar, as
I will need student and parent help.
Soulful Creations: This is a DIY painting on canvas event that we will book for early
spring. Students, parents, family, friends will have the opportunity to reserve their
places for this event in the parish hall.
Another idea is a cookbook of recipes shared by IC School families. Our school did a
project similar to this back in 1996. What is your thought about this type of project with
the goal of Easter delivery? I need feedback, please.

Our Academics This Week

Religionsmake wall rosaries; St. Edith Stein; Skype with Fr. Paul
Mathch. 3 test on Wednesday: estimation, division with decimals; addition/subtraction
with decimals; multiplication with decimals
ScienceEarths plates, continents, tectonic plates
Social studiesBuilding communities; chapter review, ch. 2 --Ms. Denise Cree (5th gr.)
teaches social studies
SpellingList 7; Assignment pkt. due on Wed.; posttest on Friday
Readingfinish the airplane experiments: Wright Brothers First flight
WritingWriting more details and expanded sentences
EnglishLearning helping/linking verbs
Handwritingpractice cursive letters: size, shape, neatness

Dates to Note
Oct. 26: Early Dismissal for Teacher In service---12:20 p.m. The bus will be available at 12:20.
Oct. 31: We will not have a Halloween Party, but I would like to show the students the movie
Dantes Peak as a follow-up movie on Earth science. The movie is rated PG-13 and is from 1997.
I have shown this movie each year. Please send me an email giving your child permission to
watch this movie. We will have popcorn and Sunny D during the movie.
Nov. 9-10: Parent/Teacher conferences in the gym. Bright Pink slips were sent home with the
youngest or only child of your family. Please return ASAP
Nov. 11: NO School due to Veterans Day
Nov. 16Painting Window Decorations: our class will paint the windows at the Hi-Rise
(Watertown Housing Authority) 12:30-2:30 p.m. I will send home a permission slip.
Nov 23-26Thanksgiving break

A thought: Have you noticed Gods beautiful art this month?