Lent and TerraNovas

We are about to enter into two very important times in our school year: Lent and TerraNovas!

For Lent, we made a calendar as a class with daily goals relating to prayer, fasting, and acts of kindness that also relate to the Ten Commandments. For example, right now we are looking at the second commandment, "Do not take the Lord's name in vain," which emphasizes the importance of the words we use, so today students need to pay a compliment and tomorrow pray for the people they love. Other activities include going to Mass, reading the Bible, giving up TV and video games, and donating items to the drive we are currently having to collect items for the women's center, for women who are pregnant.

TerraNovas are also about to begin. Our first day of testing will be Tuesday, March 6, and we will test through Wednesday of the following week. Please make sure your child arrives on time for school, having eaten a good breakfast and gotten plenty of sleep, with two sharpened #2 pencils. During this time, we will take a snack break in the morning, so students may bring a healthy snack such as fruit, carrots, or granola bars.

We also have begun practicing for our school play! I am very excited, that for the first time ever, the third and fourth grade will be performing in a musical about the history of the United States. The play will be the evening of Thursday, March 29. Feel free to invite friends and family! We will be practicing in school, but it is important for students, especially those with speaking parts, to practice at home, too.

Finally, congratulations to Abby and Destiny! They were received first and third place, respectively, in a city-wide contest for fourth graders held by the Chicago History Museum to write about DuSable, the founder of Chicago. Great work!