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Newsletter for Week of May 12th, 2014 = Week in Review = Of course we kept ourselves so busy! We loved our International lunch! We thank all the parents that assisted us in the cooking and serving of our lunch. Using the chopsticks with our delicious chicken stir fry was a lot of fun. The children even used them as they returned to the Italian influence of our menu. The children learned so many things in our study of Japan and Italy. Following this unit we return to Science for our final unit on rocks. =We also loved our journey through the Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary. We enjoyed all of the animals, the stories shared, and the little treats gathered at each stop along the trail. = The children did an amazing job on their research reports. We heard about amazing people and we learned so much along the waythrough the presentations, The children reported on athletes, musicians, scientists, authors, world wide leaders, and even the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers.  On Wednesday, we participated in the national program A.C.E.S. (all children exercise simultaneously). All the children were rocking to the music and moving from station to station to promote physical fitness. Mrs. Berns has always made this opportunity so much fun and we always appreciate all of her efforts. =Lastly, I want to thank all of our moms for attending our Mother's Day Breakfast. The children were beyond excited to have you come. We all hope our mom's have a very special and happy Mother's Day! =

**Reading** Our story, "Cool Jobs" will continue to be our selection this week as well. It has introduced us to a zoo dentist, a flavor maker, a beekeeper, and even a team mascot. If you have a cool job and would love to share it with our class this week, be sure to contact me. We would love to learn about the cool job you have! We are returning to prefixes this week and specifically the re- (do it again) and the un- (not) prefix. We will also continue working with pronouns, DOL, vocabulary words,and classifying and categorizing. Our reports were delivered and the all of the children did an absolutely amazing job. To end our Wednesday, we loved the selections for Read and Treat. The treat was perfect as well, after a long day of work.

Vocabulary for "Cool Jobs "
duty...equipment...profession...thorough... satisfaction ...build...goes laugh...only... unhappy...redo...retry...reuse...remake...unpack...unsafe interesting...ordinary

**Religion**  With the beginning of May, we have completed our first Rosary and we are learned about the Joyful Mysteries. We pray only a decade each day and then slowly through this month we will complete all the mysteries. We will continue to work in our "Growing in Love" books and this week we have been talking about how we can share and show our love with others. Our Mary Garden is looking fabulous and the tulips are ready to bloom any day. Before the blooms are spent, be sure to check out our beautiful garden.

**Math**  In this unit we have been working on our geometric shapes. The children have been asked to determine and explain the specific attributes to each shape. Attributes are things that make a specific shape unique from others. We look at sides, vertices, parallel lines, faces and edges as well. For this geometry standard the children will not just have to identify each shape but also compare and contrast its attributes. We have been working on 3 dimensional shapes as well. We have been learning about edges and faces. Finally we have been constructing and deconstructing shapes.

**Vocabulary for Solid and Plane figures ** attributes...curved...slanted...features...geometry surface...sphere...cone...cylinder...flat...surfaces...cube...pyramid rectangular prism...corners side...trapezoid...rhombus...hexagon

**Riddles of the Week** It's not right!
 * Why doesn't the sun go to college?**
 * Because it has a million degrees! **
 * Why is 2+2=5 like your left foot?**

= Important Dates =  May 9th......................[|Pizza forms] were due May 14th....................Final Class Liturgy...We hope you can join us! May 14th....................May/June Birthday Blessings May 16th....................Pizza Hut Lunch May 16th..................**..LAST BOOK ORDERS ARE DUE** May 19th....................Map testing begins, date change May 20th....................Mass at LCM/Rainbow Olympics (May 22nd-rain date) May 23rd....................Early Release May 26th....................No school, Memorial Day May 30th....................**Father's Day Breakfast** in LCT-Dominiak Hall, **8:30 a.m.** June 2nd....................Out of uniform for the remainder of the year June 2nd....................**Frog and Toad performance at 12:45 Dominiak Hall** June 6th.....................Early Release-Last Day of School