Class of 2020!

Dear Eighth Grade Families,

Welcome to the Second Trimester!  I hope that you enjoyed a healthy and happy Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and families.  I’m sure I can speak for us all when I say that I gave thanks for such wonderful Eighth graders in our class this year during my Thanksgiving vacation.  Your kiddos have been working hard all November long and should be very proud of their accomplishments. Let’s take a peek at what they’ve been cooking up!

During the month of November, our class worked very hard on completing special projects in their ELA, Math and Social Studies classes.  They had a choice of project style for their social studies assignment, and what wonderful projects they created! Several students chose to depict lesson themes and elements from our Colonial Chapter with Art, while the rest of the class chose to write specialized essays on different topics from our chapter lessons.  It was truly awesome to allow the kids to “choose their own adventure” so to speak, and allow them to have more ownership over what they felt motivated to report on. Way to go, kiddos!

As you all know, Religion class time has been heavily dedicated to our upcoming Christmas Nativity play on December 17th. We are heading into crunch time now, as show time is right around the corner!  Please make sure that you are paying attention to communication as the date approaches for specific times/reminders for the performance.

Looking ahead to our final month of 2019, we have a jam-packed schedule of events. Please write these dates down on your family calendars to ensure maximum seasonal enjoyment!

12/6: St. Joachim dance

12/8: Breakfast with Santa

12/10: PTG/School Board Christmas Potluck at 6:30pm

12/11: 6pm Parent Information Night

Hosted by the Culture Project

12/12: Mass at 12:15pm

12/13: Parents Night Out

12/17: Christmas Program begins at 7pm

12/19: Evacuation Drill

Dismissal begins at 10:45am

ALL STUDENTS MUST BE PICKED UP! NO SLED AVAILABLE!

12/20- 1/5: Christmas Break

1/6: School Resumes

1/11: High School Placement Testing Day

(make sure you register if you haven’t already!)

May you all have a blest and holy Advent season with your families and loved ones!  I pray that this joyous season be with us all, and remain in our hearts well into the new year. 

Continued blessings to you and yours,

Ms. Tiedemann