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Where Eagles Dare! 10/16/2017 Why my school is great! Let’s GO PATs, Celts and B’s 10/23/17 Book Fair. NEASC Accreditation 10/25/17 5th Grade Retreat @ CC
From 4th Grade Greetings & Ramblings from Mr. OB’s Fourth grade will be having a Bake Sale Desk on Friday, October 20th. All items will be a Hello, $1.00. There will be nut free and gluten free items. Well the trip to Fall River for the celebration of the Lady of Fatima with the Bishop was a Book Fair huge success, over 2600 people from our Our fall Scholastic Book Fair will be open schools, our kids were terrific, very proud! next week Oct 23-26 (Mon-Thurs). Flyers The PK-K children had a great time at Aroujo will be included in the Wednesday folder Farms. Our scarecrow is in front of Biedak along with an envelope that you can use to law downtown. send money with your child to school. The Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Parents are welcome to come and shop the Office has a new website fair as well. http://catholicschoolsalliance.org/ If you can’t make it in but still wish to Ms. Riley’s 1st grade class website has been purchase books that will help raise funds for repaired, please let me know if you still can’t the teachers, you can shop online view the info. Thank you at www.scholastic.com/bf/stmarysprimarysch ool We’d love to know how we as a community can pray for you. For questions contact Raquel Pestana at [email protected] Upcoming Events 10/18/17 Lyman Pie orders due today 10/20/17 Essay and/or poster contest for school choice week. Due on 11/1.
Where are they now? SM Class of 2012 Spooktacular Challenge and Kindergarten and 1st Grade were given the Candy Corn Workout. Prizes will be awarded this month. Students in grades 2-5 are eligible for weekly prizes if they complete every day of the challenge and bring back the weekly prize ticket signed by a parent or guardian. Kindergarten and 1st Grade are eligible for prizes at the end of October. Keep up the great work everyone! Leila Olegario, Emelia Dumas, Krystal Freitas, Samantha Hourihan, Mark McMahon, *These monthly challenges are OPTIONAL Drew Arpin, Ben Tufts and Tyler MacDonald and do not affect grades! from the St. Mary's Class of 2012. These From the Art Room young people are juniors at Coyle & Cassidy and are still very good friends after all these Kindergarten students are learning about worms, hair, and fur in the art room years. The three part lesson plan based on Massachusetts Tell us your news state standards for art also infuses standards for SM Service Thank you science. In the first class students listen, and actively participate in call-back to the folktale ‘A Halloween Costume Drive SUCCESS!!! house with no doors, no windows and a star inside’, and then naturally we share in the We would like to thank everyone that delicious ending. Students are shown how to: use participated in the Halloween Costume Drive. a paint brush, set up for painting, mix colors, and Thank you for donating your gently used/new clean up. Halloween costumes. With your help several children will be able to celebrate Halloween In the second class students learn how to use a this year. All costumes will be donated to tracer, review proper scissor parts, and usage, and Coyle and Cassidy High School where they learn a little about worms by an interactive will make them available to children at the discussion of their prior knowledge. Talking about October food pantry/Halloween party. Your the worms setae nationally leads to the hair, and act of kindness is greatly appreciated. fur on our bodies. After tracing, students cut out an apple from their painted paper, and make their Thank you, Emily Farrell - Fourth Grade own worm from their scraps of paper. Students From the Health Office may trade paper scraps. Due to the fall weather approaching please In the third class students learn about weaving: send your child into school with appropriate warp, weft and a loom. Students weave their clothing (sweatshirt, jacket or sweater). Fall worm into their apple. They take turns talking weather provides us with a variety of about their creations, noting what was fun about temperatures and conditions, so check the the project was, what they may have struggled weather before choosing the clothes for the with, and possible, if any, solutions for moving day. As you know, weather forecasts are not forward as artists. always accurate, so a sweatshirt or sweater 50/50 Tickets are starting to move! packed in the backpack may come in handy when the temperature takes a turn during the school day. From PE: October challenges when out last week. Grades 2-5 have the October Fit
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“Let’s split $20,000” (If all 200 are sold) If you haven’t already, you can order a flag of your ethnic background to be hung in the $100.00 per Ticket auditorium with your family name. The coats *Drawing to be held no later than June 1, is $25 and can be made out to St. Mary’s. 2018. Contact the main office for purchasing your ticket!!! 17-18 Registration Amazon Tell your friends about SM! The registration If you use Amazon, please use fee is $175 per student. We still have space. www.smile.amazon.com and choose St. Mary’s as your charity, we get a kick back from them. Thank you
Have a great end of the week and an even better weekend!
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