Mrs. Danowski WEEK of January 25 - 29, 2010
Published by Mrs. Danowski (4A) January 22nd, 2010 in Announcements.REMINDERS:
Sr. Gladys’ e-mail: stanke@sjalisle.org
Sr. Jackie’s e-mail: herrmann@sjalisle.org
Thursday: Hot lunch
Sunday: January 31 - Catholic School’s Week is kicked-off with 11:30 a.m. mass. Following mass Open House will take place in the SJA classrooms til 2:00 p.m. Looking forward to seeing you there!
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RELIGION: As a teacher I was soooooooooo excited to see adoration for SJA students taking place. Using group prayer and private prayer, students were encouraged to talk to God, reflect on different issues, and as St. Elizabeth of the Trinity says, “Let yourself be loved” by God. Wanted Saint posters are due Monday. Begin Chapter 11 focusing on saints, beliefs held by faith-filled people, and models of holiness. Using laptops students will research patron saints. Did you know that St. Mary Magdalen is the patroness saint for bald people? Springboarding off Maddie’s published poetry about “Heartsongs” and “A Handful of Maddie,” students will create their own heartsongs! Special thanks to our 4A student who brought in 3 of Maddie’s poetry books she received for Christmas. Like Maddie we are saints in the making!
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SOCIAL STUDIES: We loved Mr. Wind’s powerpoint presentation about his immigrant journey to the USA at age 11 from Holland. What a powerful way to make a connection with our study. We conclude Ellis Island this week doing activities related to Yehuda’s journey from Russia. Immigrants had many stations they had to go through and pass once they made it to the island. Theirs was an emotional journey of many highs and lows. Students will love playing the Ellis Island simulation game about who will and will not make it to the mainland USA. The decorated cover and packet is due Wednesday. Specific directions will be given in class for the cover. We also continue interpreting different “special purpose” maps using legends.
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SCIENCE: Students collect information on 1 of 4 different National Parks and share this info about the climate, landforms etc. for each park. Compare/contrast fish, amphibians, mammals, etc. Using knowledge about the different national parks, students match specific animals to each park.
