The 2016 Christmas Show!

Giant Advent Calendar!

Fourth grade created a giant Advent Calendar! We created scenes of Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem, the three Wise Men seeing the star, King Herod, the Shepard's, and the Nativity! Each scene was created in a shoe box and had a prayer. They really shoe the Christmas spirit! Beautiful!

Field Trip to see "Mary Poppins" at the Olney Theater!

We got to interview the cast and take a tour of the stage! 

Happy St. Nicholas Day! 

We learned about the patron saint of children- St. Nicholas. Students created drawings of this saint and wrote about his life. 

"Class President" Projects!

Students read the story "Class President" bu Joanna Hurwitz- the story is based on a class election in an elementary school. After reading the book, students had write a campaign speech for a class "election". They also had to create a campaign poster and slogan. They made some compelling arguments and promises to make our classroom even better! Great job! 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Fourth Graders created Acrostic Poems about Thanksgiving. They wrote these poems onto paper bag turkeys we created. Happy Turkey Day!!

Care Packages for the Troops!

Our school collected various items (shampoo, deodorant, body wash, toothbrushes, and snacks) for the troops. The students also created Christmas cards for the troops. The South Washington Military Support Group will packages these items and cards and send them off to the troops stationed all over the world in time for Christmas. The kids were really excited to package the items, organize them, and load them up. They were moved to know that these packages would be very special to the troops at Christmas. Thank you SJRCS!!

All Saints Day!
Fourth Graders celebrated All Saints Day by researching various saints. Students read biographies on the saints, and created speeches on the Saint's life. They also created drawings of their saints. They dressed as the saint on All Saints Day, and participated in the Mass by carrying the gifts and doing the readings. Students had a "Wax Museum of the Saints" after the mass. They read their speeches, and talked to the school about their Saints. We had a celebration of snacks and pizza after the Wax Museum. It was a spiritual day and the students will keep that saint in their hearts forever!