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My name is Ms. Bubis, and I am the fifth grade reading, language arts, and religion teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School. This is my seventh year at St. Joe's and my 23rd year teaching.  Prior to teaching at St. Joe's, I spent eight years at St. Paul of the Cross School in Park Ridge teaching language arts – the first four years in seventh grade and the last four years in sixth grade. I began my teaching career at St. John Brebeuf School in Niles where I taught computer class to students in grades kindergarten through eighth. I am a 2003 graduate of Northeastern Illinois University where I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in elementary education with an endorsement in both language arts and social studies.
 
In my free time, I enjoy reading, traveling, being outdoors, and spending time with family and friends. I love palm trees and vacation in places that have them whenever possible. I enjoy watching and attending Blackhawks games and am a die-hard White Sox fan.
 

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Wednesday, December 3

  • L.A.: Week 12 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: "Olivia's Brother" - "After the Show" vocabulary quiz tomorrow; Wonder elf due tomorrow (if you didn't finish it in class)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Days 3 & 4 of Jesse Tree Advent Book due tomorrow (*Students had 20 minutes of class time to work on this.)
Reminders:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • Food pantry collection next Wednesday, December 10: breakfast cereal
  • Now that winter is here, please be sure your child is dressed for the weather (coat, hat, gloves, boots, etc.).  If the temperature (or wind chill) is above 20 degrees, students will go out for recess.

Tuesday, December 2

  • L.A.: Week 12 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: "Olivia's Brother" - "After the Show" vocabulary quiz Thursday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Days 1 & 2 of Jesse Tree Advent Book due tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.

Monday, December 1

  • L.A.: Week 12 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; myView 5.2, p. 79 due tomorrow
  • Reading: "Olivia's Brother" - "After the Show" vocabulary quiz Thursday, finish reading p. 223-248 in Wonder (if needed); "Olivia's Brother" - "After the Show" questions and puzzles due tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 7 quiz corrections due tomorrow; Days 1 & 2 of Jesse Tree Advent Book due Wednesday
Reminder:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.

Week at a Glance: December 1-5

Week of December 1 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Work with the teacher in small groups on reading and understanding a nonfiction passage
  • Complete a Christmas activity about kindness related to Wonder
  • Make text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections for the various characters in Wonder
  • Show comprehension of “Olivia’s Brother” - “After the Show” with correct answers to comprehension questions
  • Show understanding of the vocabulary words from “Olivia’s Brother” - “After the Show”  with correct answers on the vocabulary quiz (scheduled for Thursday, December 4)
  • Show understanding of the events from “Olivia’s Brother” - “After the Show” with accurate mini-projects

Language Arts: 

  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A.
  • Show understanding of “Hero of the American Revolution” in Storyworks with correct answers to the comprehension questions
  • Continue writing practice narrative
  • Show comprehension of Week 12 spelling words (words with -ize, -ance, -ence, -ist)

Religion: 

  • Continue filling out daily entries in personal Jesse Tree Advent books, which will be done in class (worth two points per entry)\
  • Retell the story of Jesus’s birth
  • Recall that in Advent, we wait with hope to celebrate Jesus’s birth
  • Tell how we celebrate the sacraments as a way to prepare for Christ
  • Define baptismal font
  • Complete a daily Gratitude Journal (worth two points per day)

Tuesday, November 25

  • L.A.: None
  • Reading: None
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Thanksgiving break: November 26-30
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday, December 1.

Monday, November 24

  • L.A.: None
  • Reading: None
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Tuesday, November 25: 11:00 dismissal
  • November 26-30: Thanksgiving break

Week at a Glance: November 24-28

Week of November 24 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Work with the teacher in small groups on reading and understanding a nonfiction passage

Language Arts: 

  • Watch an informational video on “Hero of the American Revolution” from the Storyworks website before reading this nonfiction piece
  • Read “Hero of the American Revolution” in Storyworks, and show understanding of this story with correct answers to the comprehension questions
  • Complete Thanksgiving activities and puzzles
  • Due to this being a one-and-a-half-day week, there will be no spelling test this week, nor will there be a grammar spiral review worksheet.

Religion: 

  • Create Jesse Tree Advent Book and design the cover to begin completing daily when we return from Thanksgiving break on Monday, December 1
  • Complete a daily Gratitude Journal (worth two points per day)

Friday, November 21

  • L.A.: None
  • Reading: None
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • Tuesday, November 25: 11:00 dismissal
  • November 26-30: Thanksgiving break

Thursday, November 20

  • L.A.: Week 11 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
  • Reading: Finish reading p. 200-213 in Wonder (if you didn't do so with your partner in class)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 7 quiz tomorrow (*Students have a corrected review guide from which they should study.)
Reminder:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.

Wednesday, November 19

  • L.A.: Week 11 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: None
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 6 quiz corrections due tomorrow (if applicable); Unit 2 Session 7 review guide due tomorrow; quiz Friday
Reminders:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.

Tuesday, November 18

  • L.A.: Week 11 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: "Olivia's Brother" - "After the Show" word journal due tomorrow (*Students had 25 minutes of class time, along with time during study hall, to work on this.)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.

Monday, November 17

  • L.A.: Week 11 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; myView 5.2, p. 45 due tomorrow
  • Reading: None
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminder:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.

Week at a Glance: November 17-21

Week of November 17 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Work with the teacher in small groups on reading and understanding a nonfiction passage
  • Show understanding of the words from “The Call” - “The Boyfriend” with correct answers on the vocabulary quiz (scheduled for Monday, November 17)
  • Learn the vocabulary words from “Olivia’s Brother” - “After the Show” by creating a word journal
  • Make text-to-self connections with the events that take place in “Olivia’s Brother” - “After the Show”

Language Arts: 

  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A.
  • Work on writing a practice narrative as a class
  • Show comprehension of Week 11 spelling words (words with Latin roots)

Religion: 

  • Show understanding the seven sacraments and what each one means, along with its symbols, by playing Sacrament Memory
  • Tell the story of Jairus’s daughter
  • Describe how Jesus is present to us through the sacraments
  • Define Chrism
  • Show understanding of Unit 2 Session 7 with correct answers on the review guide
  • Show understanding of Unit 2 Session 7 with correct answers on the quiz (scheduled for Friday, November 21)
  • Show understanding of Unit 2 Session 7 with correct answers on the Session 7 wrap-up worksheet to be completed after the quiz
  • Complete a daily Gratitude Journal (worth two points per day)

Friday, November 14

  • L.A.: None
  • Reading: "The Call" - "The Boyfriend" vocabulary quiz Monday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminder:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.

Thursday, November 13

  • L.A.: Week 10 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
  • Reading: "The Call" - "The Boyfriend" vocabulary quiz Monday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminder:
  • Charge your Chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.