Dear Parents,

Well, the end is near! I figured it would be best to give you a preview of the last two weeks since they’re packed with a lot of events.

Coming up next week:
--NO school on Monday.
--Special Mass on Wednesday to celebrate Fr. Dufner’s anniversary!
--Last religion quiz on Wednesday.
--Track and Field Day on Friday.
--Finish reading the book Wrinkle in Time over the weekend!

As far as I know…coming up the week of June 2nd:
--NO hot lunch this week: bring cold lunch from home.
--Nifty Fifty Test on Tues., June 3rd.
--Last Virtue Family meeting on Tues., June 3rd.
--8th grade graduation at morning Mass on Wed., June 4th.
--“I Hear America Singing” poetry memorization test on Wed., June 4th.
--Clean-up day and watch the movie Wrinkle in Time on Thurs., June 5th.
--Last day is June 6th—early dismissal at 11:30!

Have a wonderful and relaxing Memorial Day weekend!

Faithfully,

Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

With beautiful summer-like weather today, it is exciting to think that the end of the year is so close! There was a definite level of energy buzzing around the room today as we worked on a fun project for Father Dufner! I expect to hear about a lot of running around outside happening this weekend.

Coming Up Next Week:
--5th Grade Confessions on Monday
--Mr. and Mrs. Mossey (Mrs. Sandberg’s parents) visit from Cincinnati on Monday. Mr Mossey will teach his now famous science lessons in the afternoon.
--Religion Quiz on Wednesday.
--Eastern States Test on Wednesday.
--Last spelling test of the year on Friday!!!
--Virtue Families meet on Friday.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

What an exciting week for the 5th grade—it was wonderful to see your children practicing their projects this week and to experience the fruit of their hard labor these past 3 months. I look forward to seeing them present next week!

It was also a memorable day for the 5th grade math masters team! We placed 12th out of 29 teams!!! That’s the best we’ve ever done so far in Holy Family Academy history. In addition, Matthew placed 2nd out of 145 in the individual awards!

Coming Up This Week:
--Special Mass for Mary and for the 1st communicants on Monday. Bring flowers for the Mary procession--something simple is great, but no dandelions please!! :)
--Presentations in the afternoons on Monday and Tuesday (see the schedule I sent home)
--Presentations in the mornings on Wednesday and Thursday (again, see the schedule)
--Spelling Test on Thursday
--Spring Fair begins at 6:30 p.m. in Kattar Hall on Thursday. The 5th graders will sing the final piece in the 1st part of the evening and then quickly move upstairs to rooms 301 and 302 so they can meet, greet, and mingle as Historical Figures during the 2nd part of the fair.
--No school for students on Friday!

Stay dry this weekend,

Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

Our field trip to the Bakken was a thrill! In addition to the joy of watching your children explore the museum, I received several compliments from the museum staff on the attentive and respectful behavior of our HFA kids. That’s a treat as a teacher, but much of the credit goes to you, the parents!

I’m also looking forward to working on the Historical Figure Presentations next week at school. The class will be divided into “practice pods” and they’ll get the chance to rehearse and read their reports to others in the group everyday. Thanks for your help at home with the typing and the display boards.

Coming up this week:
--A typed copy of the report is due on MONDAY. (I will be reading the reports all Monday evening and returning them with last revisions on Tuesday.)
--Presentation times and dates will be sent home in an invitation on MONDAY.
--Poem Memory Test and Religion Quiz on WEDNESDAY.
--Final copy of the typed report is due on THURSDAY.
--Math Masters Team competes on FRIDAY!
--Spelling Test on FRIDAY.
--Virtue Families on FRIDAY.

Have a safe (and hopefully not too cold!) weekend,

Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

I loved my birthday party this week and the incredible gifts, including the baby papasan seat. It’s really our first piece of “baby furniture” and I couldn’t help but think when I brought it home how much MORE furniture and other items there will be filling our home soon! Thank you for such generous thoughts and gifts!

Events Coming up this week:
--Field Trip permission slips and money due on MONDAY.
--Science Test on TUESDAY.
--No religion quiz on WEDNESDAY.
--Bakken Field Trip on WEDNESDAY.
--Grammar Quiz on THURSDAY.
--Wear nice clothes on FRIDAY for the Spring Photo shoot.
--Spelling Test on FRIDAY.

Enjoy the weekend!

Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

By now I am sure you have heard the news that I am going to stay home next year with my baby! So, your kids will be my last class at HFA for what might be a break of many years…I’m excited about the chance to embrace this opportunity, but the discernment has made me realize just how much I love teaching! Thank you for a wonderful year so far!

Coming Up Next Week:
--Religion Quiz on Wednesday (this quiz is a bit longer than the usual ones...many questions to study!)
--Spelling Test on Thursday.
--Permission Slips for Bakken Trip are due on Thursday.
--New due date for the History Project parent sign is Thursday, April 17th. I had originally placed the due date April 18th on the bright orange due date sheet, but now realize we don’t have school on Friday!
--And last, but not least, no School on Friday.

Have a wonderful weekend and AVOID THE SNOW!
Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

Welcome Michael to our class! The 5th grade worked this week on outlines for the Historical Figure reports—it is delightful to see how much your sons and daughters love to share about all they’ve learned at this point. We’ll be working on writing the first draft next week.

Events coming up this week:

--Display Boards go home on Monday.
--Monday through Wednesday will be standardized testing.
--No math classes on Monday-Wednesday.
--No spelling test this week.
--Religion Quiz on Friday.
--Reformation Test on Friday.

Enjoy this warmer weather!

Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

Have a wonderful Easter and spring break!

Events coming up when we return on Monday, March 31st:
--5th Grade confessions on Monday.
--Report cards go home on Wednesday.
--No religion quiz on Wednesday.
--Reformation vocabulary quiz on Wednesday.
--Spelling Test (like usual!) on Friday.
--Self portrait for art class due on Friday.


Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

It was great to meet with so many of you this week during conferences. Thank you for the support of your child’s school life. I feel honored to have such a quality set of parents this year! I couldn’t do my job without you. (I suppose I wouldn’t even HAVE a job without you anyways…)

We have a short week coming up and then our Spring Break. I actually won’t be here on Monday because some last minute Irish fiddle gigs came up for me, so Mrs. Wood will be subbing. But, I have scheduled a great St. Patrick’s Day for your kids here at school despite the absence of their Irish music crazy teacher. (Usually I torture the 5th grade to a full day of listening to traditional Irish music…)

Events coming up this week:
--No spelling lesson or test this week.
--All school stations on Monday following daily Mass. Join us!
--Island of the Blue Dolphin movie on Monday!
--Special Irish dance show for the entire school on Monday.
--Religion Quiz on Wednesday.
--Poem Memory Test on Wednesday.
--No school on Thursday and Friday. Just in case you didn’t realize that!

Have a blessed Holy Week and Easter!

Mrs. Sandberg

Dear Parents,

Only 8 school days left before spring break (which is ALSO the end of the 3rd quarter!)

Stations

If you are available on Monday, the 5th graders are leading the Stations of the Cross for the entire school on Monday at 1:00 in the church. Parents are welcome to attend—it usually lasts about 25 minutes.

A link to all the spelling unit words!

I've added a link (in red on the right side of this page and also listed below) that is connected with our spelling book. If you select the crossword puzzle, click on the “wordlist” link and all of the units with new words will be listed. It’s a great way to practice with the words AND practice ahead over the weekend if you’d like.

http://eduplace.com/kids/sv/books/gr5/


Notes about Upcoming Events this week:

--5th grade led Stations of the Cross on Monday.
--Optional Parent Conferences after school on Tuesday.
--No religion quiz on Wednesday.
--MORE optional parent conferences after school on Thursday.
--Science test on Thursday.
--Regular spelling test on Friday.
--Math Masters qualifying word problems test on Friday.



God bless your weekend!

Mrs. Sandberg