Dear Parents:

This is a short and busy week at MMS. Thursday evening is Family Fun Night at school. There are many activities planned for the entire family. The Book Fair will be open that evening for anyone who would like to purchase books. The monthly food drive is being held this week. The food will be picked up on Thursday. There is no school for students on Friday so they will have a long weekend!
Several sixth grade classes, including ours, will go on a field trip to the World War II Museum on March 23rd. Permission slips are going home today and need to be returned by March 22nd. Grades for the third nine weeks will close on this Thursday. Please remember, if you have any questions or concerns feel free to email or call me at school.
Sincerely:
Anne Peirce

 

My email address at school is Anne.Peirce@stpsb.org

THIS WEEK

Language: We will complete the unit on prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections this week. Students will review the chapter on Wednesday and will complete the assessment on Thursday.

Spelling: This week we will study lesson 31. The prefixes this week will be: Hyper (beyond, more than needed), hypo (under), ultra(beyond) and semi(half, partly). The quiz will be on Thursday this week as there is not school on Friday.

Reading: Students will complete their version of Cinderella. They will also, in cooperative groups, prepare a presentation of an international Cinderella story to present to the class. I am certain these presentations will be wonderful. I have graded most of the book projects and am pleased to say that most students did very well. I also have decided that I need to read The Lightening Thief because so many of the students are reading and enjoying this novel, although they have said the movie is very different from the book!

Social Studies: We continue on with our study of Greece. This week we will explore the differences between Athens and Sparta in more depth. Students will also create a booklet about the Greek gods. Writing their names using the Greek alphabet will allow the students the opportunity to compare their alphabet to our own. I think they will be surprised at how similar the two alphabets are.

FISH Philosophy Rules!
Be There
Choose Your Attitude
Make Their Day
Have fun

Important Dates


March 8th-11th
Book Fair
Book Fair will be open during Family Fun Night
on March 11th from 6:00-8:00pm
Thursday, March 11th
Family Fun Night- Mark your calendars!
Book Fair open during Family Fun Night
from 6:00-8:00pm
End of the 9 weeks.
Friday, March 12th
No school for students
Professional Development for Teachers
Tuesday, March 16th
Cookie dough Sale Ends
Wednesday, March 17th
Green shirt Day
All students can wear a green shirt
Regional Social Studies Fair
Thursday, March 18th
Regional Science Fair
Report Cards go home
Friday, March 19th
Student of the Month Breakfast
Tuesday, March 23rd
LEAP 4th grade writing and construct response math
Wednesday,March 24th
4th grade Spring parties 1:15pm
Thursday, March 25th
5th and 6th grade Spring parties 1:15pm
Friday, March 26th
Art Fest
Please call school to volunteer
Monday, March 30th-Monday, April 5th
Spring Vacation
Tuesday, April 6th
School reopens
Cookie Dough delivered

STPSB Calendar 2009-2010 School Year