Dear Parents!

As I type this, there are only 25 days of school left until summer vacation!  Wow!  This has been the fastest year ever!

There are a number of important dates to remember.  Keep in mind that most of these dates pertain to activities that affect grades 5-8.  If you also have a child in the lower grades, please be sure to keep up with the weekly Grace newsletter.  They should be coming home to you each week!

Dates to remember:

April 21:  Midquarter reports go home
April 23:  Grace Talent Show  (time TBA)
April 24-25:  No School, Teacher Workshop
April 29:  Spring Concert, 7 P. M.
May 1-2:  Mrs. Sande Gone (sub is Mrs. Pulst) to 7-8 Class Trip
May 7:  Muffins for Moms!
May 9:  Softball Tournament, Lindenwood Park
May 13:  Spring Musical
May 16:  5th Grade Trip to Lutheran Island Camp
May 22:  K and 8th Grade Graduation, 7 P.M.
May 23:  Last Day of School.  CHAPEL SERVICES AT 10:00. Yay!  EARLY DISMISSAL AT 2:00.  ACTIVITIES ON THIS DAY TBA.

Week 34 (April 21-23)

1.  wilderness
2.  vacation
3.  president
4.  popular
5.  memory
6.  monument
7.  educate
8.  general
9.  regular
10.  avenue
11.  canary
12.  potato
13.  energy
14.  deposit
15.  period
16.  industry
17.  uniform
18.  condition
19.  romantic
20.  attention
21.  majestic
22.  reverence
23.  astonish
24.  stimulate
25.  obvious


Week 35 (April 28-May 2)

1.  champion
2.  stadium
3.  history
4.  dangerous
5.  slippery
6.  favorite
7.  personal
8.  continue
9.  division
10.  apartment
11.  violet
12.  emotion
13.  typical
14.  imagine
15.  grocery
16.  consider
17.  property
18.  festival
19.  companion
20.  Olympics
21.  muscular
22.  amateur
23.  spectator
24.  ovation
25.  sensitive


Week 36 (Last week for spelling for school year!  May 5-9)

This is the big 60-word test.  Please refer to student book for these words.  They are located on pages 222-224.  They are located in the golden boxes on these pages.

Catechism Assignment Schedule
Grades 5-6
2007-2008

*Catechism memory will usually be scheduled for Tuesdays*

Date                    Assignment

September  The Books of the Bible
4                    The Books of the Old Testament (Genesis-Song of Songs)
11                  The Books of the Old Testament (Isaiah-Malachi)
18                  The Books of the Old Testament (All)
25                  The Books of the New Testament

October       The Ten Commandments
2                    The First and Second Commandments
9                    The Third and Fourth Commandments
16                  The Fifth and Sixth Commandments
23                  The Seventh and Eighth Commandments
30                  The Ninth and Tenth Commandments

November                
6                    The Close of the Commandments
                      The Apostles’ Creed
13                  The First Article (paragraphs #1-3)
20                  The First Article (paragraphs #4-6)
27                  The First Article (all)

December
4                    The Second Article (paragraphs #1-2)
11                  The Second Article (paragraphs #3-6)
18                  The Second Article (all)

January
8                    The Third Article (paragraphs #1-2)
15                  The Third Article (paragraphs #3-6)
22                  The Third Article (all)
                      The Sacrament of the Altar
29                  What is the Sacrament of the Altar?  Where is this Written?

February
5                    What is the benefit of this eating and drinking?
12                  How can bodily eating and drinking do such great things?
19                  No assignment
26                  Who receives this sacrament worthily?

March             The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
4                    What is Baptism?
11                  Which is that word of God?
18                  What benefits does Baptism give?
25                  Which are these words and promises of God?

April                    
1                    How can water do such great things? (paragraph #1)
8                    How can water do such great things? (paragraph #2)
15                  How can water do such great things? (all)
22                  What does such baptizing with water indicate?
29                  No assignment

May
6                  Where is this written?
                    The Lord’s Prayer
13                The Lord’s Prayer (written down) and Introduction to the Lord’s Prayer
20                The Conclusion to the Lord’s Prayer