Full of Holiday Spirit!

The month of December has brought plenty of holiday cheer to Grade 5. For this week's Community Time, the middle school came together to create ornaments that will adorn our holiday trees around the building.

We are even getting into the Christmas spirit in Reading class! The fifth grade has begun their first novel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, which they are experiencing through literature circles. Literature circles are student-centered and allow children to contribute to the learning process while exploring literature. Each fifth grader has a specific job within their group with responsibilities; by working together, they use context clues and a range of reading strategies to understand, apply, and connect to their reading.

On Thursday and Friday, Mrs. S's and Mrs DeLuca's math classes got together to build their geometric gingerbread designs. The students had a blast working with different edible materials and used their problem-solving skills to construct unique designs.

Sports Stacking!

For this week's Community Time, Holy Child students were introduced to the competitive sport, sports stacking. Fifth and eighth graders gathered together to learn the basics of speed stacking with cups, led by a coach from Speed Stacks . They practiced multiple combinations: 3-3-3, 3-6-3, and even 6-6 and 10. The skills emphasized were speed, of course, but also agility and precision to detail. As you can tell from the photos below, the students also had a great time! If your family is interested in purchasing a stacking kit for your child(ren) at home, Mrs. Mossor will be selling the products featured today by Speed Stacks here at school. For more information, please visit their website (linked above). According to their site, there are many benefits to sports stacking: FITNESS: Sport Stacking is a fitness based sport that kids from all backgrounds and abilities can do. For the athlete and non-athlete alike, regardless i...

Busting Out!

This week, students in Grades K-5 were treated to the performance, Bob the Bully Buster, from the Walnut Theatre. The show focused on relationships and how the students can go from being bystanders to bully busters when a friend is in need. The lively performance blended humor and important messages along with a little dancing! For this week's Community Time, middle schoolers participated in "Escape the Room." Green and white teams of students from Grades 5-8 raced against the clock to be the first groups to break out of their classrooms. Code breaking, decoding hidden messages and collaborative team work helped all four groups escape in less than an hour! Monday, November 11 is a TAG Day for Pets for Vets. Students may bring $1.00 and wear free dress in red, white, and blue. Parent-teacher conferences will be held Thursday, Nov. 14 and Friday, Nov. 15. If you have not yet signed up, you can schedule your conference here...

Las Posadas

On Tuesday, we celebrated a new tradition, Las Posadas. A holiday custom in parts of Latin America, Las Posadas represents the journey of Joseph and Mary on their way to Bethlehem before the birth of Jesus. Mrs. Kathol, Señora Vintimilla, and our fifth graders worked together to bring this exciting custom to our school. They began with a traditional Spanish carol, "My Burrito Sabanero," (video below) which they performed for their families, followed by churros that they made with Ms. Kathol that morning. As we wrapped up our morning, all students were surprised with piñatas in the gym. Our older students really stepped up to make this a memorable occasion for our younger students, with our fifth graders taking on a special role.

Mrs. DeLuca: Grade 5, Grade 6 ELA

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