Dear Parents,
     Happy Thursday!!  Wow, what a great week this week!  The weather has really spoiled us!  I pray no more cold weather!   The kids are really enjoying their time outside also.  Most of us would like to spending some time outside!!

Language Arts -  This week we read a fiction story, called The World According to Humphrey.  It was a fantasy story that taught us a lesson.  The family always watched TV or listened to the radio.  They always had noise in their house.  Everyone had to speak real loud to be heard. They even ate supper in front   of the TV.  A hamster comes home with one of the kids for the weekend.  He is a class pet that they take turn taking home on weekends to care for.  The Hamster unplugs the TV because he sees the wrong in all this.  It causes the family to play games and go outside.  When the parents discover the TV was just unplugged they leave it that way. The Hamster actually teaches the family a lesson.  The story is told in the point of view of Humphrey the Hamster which is why it is fantasy.  Everyone seemed to like the story.  We have talked about comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs this week in grammar. Please remember to study spelling words and vocab tonight for end of week assessment.  

Math - We finished up chapter 3 this week.  They have taken the test and made corrections.  I will get the tests back when all kids have completed corrections. I have a couple still working.  I am pleased with how the students did.  I now know they can have chosen a strategy they are comfortable with and can multiply.  We worked on introducing chapter 13 yesterday.  We will cover the first lesson today over perimeter. I hope the students have fun with this chapter.  It is a little lighter than what we have done so far this year. 

Social Studies -  We had our first project today!  It was a food project on South Carolina.  It was a very good project.  The foods are very interesting. We samples a form of BBQ from there. South Carolina claims to be the state that introduced BBQ.   We are working on vocabulary words for this chapter. We only have one more left.  We are ready to read lesson 2 on the History of the South.  We will touch on many things the Civil War included.  Projects over the Southeast are continually due up until Spring Break.  I will be handing out the due dates to the Midwest also.

Friday, March 11th Lunch -  Just an explanation of what you see on the menu for Friday.  This is a day where we are allowing kids to bring in sack lunches but ONLY if they choose to do so.  We will still be serving tomato soup and grilled cheese or peanut butter sandwiches, but you have the option of bringing in your own lunch tomorrow.  Keep in mind it is still Lent and they should still follow the no meat rule. Unless you are not Catholic.  Ala Carte will only be available to those who choose to eat the school lunch on Friday.  I explained all this to the kids today but I wanted you to know they do NOT have to bring in a sack lunch tomorrow. It is not necessary that you run out and buy them a lunch. 

Friday, Cross Walk -  We will be taking our pilgrimage to the church tomorrow afternoon.  WE will gather in the courtyard at 12:45 to begin our stations of the Cross Walk.  Station one will take place here, station 2 at Old Market, station 3 at Coen's Furniture, station 4 at Carter Agency, and station 5 at Maple Street Memories.  We will then proceed to the church and finish the stations in the Church. When we are finished we will walk back to school.  The entire school will walk as a whole to and from the church.  All family or friends are welcome to join us in our pilgrimage.  At each place the kids will receive a symbol of the station. Please keep in mind we only have enough items for all the students, not for special guests.  Come join in the fun!


I hope all of you have a great "rainy" weekend!!  We all better enjoy the next two days since it looks like rain over the weekend. I also wish everyone who is traveling over Spring Break a very safe trip!  We are heading to Dallas to my cousin's house then on to Port O'Conner Texas, which is on the Gulf north of Padre.  This is the first time we have traveled so far.  I guess when your kids are Seniors you want to enjoy every last chance you get!! 

God Bless,
Mrs. Sickels