
Mrs. Holbrook Grade 5
Catholic Schools Week and Open House
Our
annual celebration of Catholic Schools Week begins on January 29 with an Open
House from 11:30-1:30. It continues with activities planned for each day of the
week.
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Monday – Recognizing community contributions
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Tuesday – Recognizing student contributions
Free Hot Dog Lunch
Out of uniform day
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Wednesday – Recognizing the contribution
Catholic schools make to our nation
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Thursday – Recognizing our many God-given
gifts and exploring our vocation
·
Friday – Recognizing teachers, staff,
administrators, and volunteers
Lunch with a Special Person
Second Quarter Honor Roll
A Honor Roll B Honor Roll
Emily Ilana
Lindsey Andre
Justin Sunny
Sam
Book-It
Please
encourage your child to read at least fifteen minutes a day. By recording the
time and signing and returning the monthly form, your child will earn a pizza
certificate from Pizza Hut as well as extra credit Reading points.
Ash Wednesday and Lent
Lent
begins on February 22 this year. There is a Palm and Paczki
Party on the Dakin Street Parking Lot on February 21 to burn the palms needed
for Ash Wednesday. The students will be making three Lenten promises. Please encourage
them to be faithful to their promises.
Reminders
There will be no school on
Friday, February 17 because it is a Professional Development Day. Monday,
February 20 is also the President’s Day holiday. Enjoy your long weekend!
Schedule of Special
Classes
This is our schedule of special classes this year:
Monday – Gym and Music
Tuesday – Spanish and
Music
Wednesday – Health
Thursday – Gym
Friday – Art

PeaceBuilders
St. Pascal is a proud PeaceBuilders school, the first in the
I pledge to my parents, my teachers, my
classmates, and the entire St. Pascal
School Community,
that I will, with the help of Jesus'
love
be a PeaceBuilder today.
I pledge
to praise people
to give up put-downs
to seek wise people
to notice and speak up about hurts I
have caused
to right wrongs
to help others
I will build peace at home, at school,
and
in my community each day.
This year certain Fridays will be PeaceBuilder Days. Each time we will highlight all-school
activities related to building peace at home, at school and in our
community.
We are currently keeping a PeaceBuilder Helps Others board on which is placed specific
acts the students have completed that helped others. It is growing daily as
more helpful actions are shared.
Unit 4 Theme:
Time and Time Again
What things are worth repeating over time?
Nonfiction
Create a poster
Unit 4 Theme:
Timeless Stories
How do stories from the past help us live in the present?
Book Report due February 17
Nonfiction
Create a photo album.
Unit 5 Capitalization and Punctuation
We will be reviewing and practicing the many skills we need to know in order to write clearly and correctly.
Writing
Opinion essay
Unit 5
Capitalization and Punctuation
We are reviewing when to use capital letters and how to use commas and quotation marks correctly. All of these skills help us communicate better in written forms.
Writing
Opinion essay
Social Studies
Social Studies is the study of people and the world we live in. It is a complex, which consists of eight parts: History, Geography, Government, Economics, Culture, Citizenship, Science, Technology and Society, and Social Studies Skills.
This year we will study American
History.
Unit 5: A New Nation
After the Revolutionary War,
courageous settlers spread west of the
Chapter 12: The Young United States
Chapter 13: The Nation
.
Religion
This year we study the
seven sacraments of the Church. Jesus, of course, is the greatest sacrament
because He is a sign of God's loving presence in our lives.
Unit 3: The Eucharist
At the Last Supper, Jesus
Instituted the Sacrament of the Eucharist. In the Eucharist we receive the Body
and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Through the Eucharist, Jesus remains with
us forever.
I am the living bread from heaven! Everyone who eats
the bread will live forever.
Chapter 9: God’s Word Feeds Us
Chapter 10: The Eucharist
Chapter 11: The Communion of Saints
Chapter 12: We Pray the Lord’s Prayer
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