Hi all,
Happy Thanksgiving week to you all! Such a beautiful season of gratitude and love. As I type this I am feeling much gratitude toward all of you and your children. I am so lucky that God blessed me with this position at St. John Vianney School and that I got to experience this pivotal year with your students. Thank you for that gift!
Here are some things for this week:
Short week: This week we have school Monday, Tuesday and a half day on Wednesday (dismissal at noon). Mass will be on Wednesday morning.
Spelling: Due to the short week, we will not be tackling spelling this week. I am sure the students will be really disappointed :)
Food Drive: Our food drive continues until this Wednesday, the 24th. So far, we are doing really well. There is plenty of time to still contribute. If you can help with this drive, please send the non-perishable food in with your student this week. Let's help make sure others have a plentiful holiday season.
Changes: You may have heard that we have had some major classroom set up changes. Being in the social hall continues to have /its challenges but I feel we are doing pretty well with finding ways to minimize distractions. If your student reports to you a valid reason why he/she cannot do well in their seat, please let me know. I explained to them that a valid reason was something that affected their ability to learn, not that they were not sitting next to their friends.
Science Test: The students will have a science test on Tuesday, Nov. 23rd. The study guide was sent home last Wednesday along with the papers to study from. Students have been reminded daily to take their items home to study. This is not an open note test. We will spend time on Monday reviewing any questions they might have so I hope they took the opportunity this weekend to study.
I hope you have a beautiful, restful Thanksgiving.
Lynnette Coggins
5th grade teacher
St. John Vianney School
Mission Statement
The purpose of St. John Vianney Catholic School is to be a faith-filled community that assists families in raising Christian students who, guided by the Holy Spirit, make a difference in our world as caring and educated people with the knowledge and strength to make responsible decisions.