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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 fifth year at St. Joe's and my 21st 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 try to 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, September 13

  • L.A.: Spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; week 2 spiral review worksheet due Friday
  • Reading: Finish "Invent New Word" worksheet for Frindle (if you were absent or did not do so in class)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 1 Session 1 quiz tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Food pantry collection tomorrow: Chef Boyardee
  • Spirit Run t-shirts were sent home today; the run is on Friday.

Tuesday, September 12

  • L.A.: Spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; week 2 spiral review worksheet due Friday
  • Reading: Finish Ch. 11-15 questions for Frindle (if you were absent or did not do so in class)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 1 Session 1 review guide due tomorrow; quiz Thursday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday: Chef Boyardee

Monday, September 11

  • L.A.: Dependent and independent clauses packet and worksheet due tomorrow; spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; week 2 spiral review worksheet due Friday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 1 Session 1 review guide due Wednesday; quiz Thursday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday: Chef Boyardee

Week at a Glance: September 11-15

Week of September 11 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Important Dates:

  • Thursday, September 14: Curriculum Night, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
  • Friday, September 15: Rosary Prayer Service and Spirit Run

Reading: 

  • Students will take the iReady reading fall diagnostic test on Monday, September 11.
    • *It is extremely important that all students have working earbuds/headphones in school by Monday.
  • Show understanding of Ch. 11-15 of Frindle with correct answers to the comprehension questions
  • Respond to two pre reading prompts for Wonder and discuss responses

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet (due Friday)
  • Read text with purpose and understanding
  • Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text
  • Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society
  • Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown multiple-meaning words and phrases
  • Use text evidence to support an appropriate response
  • Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text, including the central idea with supporting evidence
  • Explain the author’s purpose and message within a text
  • Show comprehension of Week 2 spelling words (Words with Greek Roots)

Religion: 

  • Show understanding of Unit 1 Session 1 with correct answers on the review guide
  • Show understanding of Unit 1 Session 1 with correct answers on the quiz (scheduled for Thursday, September 14)
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for that weekend.

Friday, September 8

  • L.A.: Dependent and independent clauses packet and worksheet due Tuesday
  • Reading: Finish Frindle (if you were absent and did not do so in class)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; finish p. 10 & 11 (5S only)
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • The iReady fall reading diagnostic will be given on Monday, so it is extremely important that you come to school with a charged chromebook and earbuds/headphones.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday, September 14: Chef Boyardee

Thursday, September 7

  • L.A.: Spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow; spiral review worksheet due tomorrow
  • Reading: Finish reading Ch. 12, and read Ch. 13 & 14 in Frindle
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Picture Day is tomorrow.  Students may wear dressy clothes.
  • Food pantry collection next Thursday, September 14: Chef Boyardee

Wednesday, September 6

  • L.A.: Spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; spiral review worksheet due Friday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; creation bookmark due tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • Picture Day is Friday.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday, September 14: Chef Boyardee

Tuesday, September 5

  • L.A.: Spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; spiral review worksheet due Friday
  • Reading: Read Ch. 10 in Frindle; Ch. 6-10 questions due tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; acrostic due tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • Picture Day is Friday.  *Your child brought home a form for ordering pictures.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday, September 14: Chef Boyardee

Week at a Glance: September 4-8

Week of September 4 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Identify character changes while reading Frindle
  • Define unfamiliar words using context clues
  • Make inferences about characters and how/why they change
  • Make text-to-world connections
  • Show comprehension of the chapters we read this week 

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Learn about the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet (due Friday)
  • Learn about and show understanding of dependent and independent clauses
  • Show comprehension of Week 1 spelling words (words with suffixes -ic, -ism, -ive)

Religion: 

  • Tell the story of how God created the world with beauty and order
  • Describe ways God cares for creation and ways we can care for the world
  • Explain the mystery of the Trinity
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for that weekend.

Friday, September 1

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: Read Ch. 7 & 8 in Frindle; finish Ch. 5 & 6 worksheet (if you didn't do so in class)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; acrostic due Wednesday
Reminders:
  • Monday, September 4: No school - Labor Day
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Tuesday.
  • Friday, September 8: Picture Day
  • Food pantry collection Thursday, September 14: Chef Boyardee

Thursday, August 31

  • L.A.: Finish worksheets on the four types of sentences (*Students had 25 minutes of class time to work on these.)
  • Reading: Finish Ch. 1-5 questions for Frindle; read Ch. 6
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminder:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 30

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: Read Ch. 4 in Frindle (5S only)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • P.S.: To whomever gifted me with the Crayola white board markers from my Amazon wish list, thank you!  Unfortunately, the markers didn't come with a note.  Thank you for supporting the needs of my classroom! :)

Tuesday, August 29

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: Read Ch. 2 in Frindle
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.

Monday, August 28

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: Finish worksheet
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminder:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.

Week at a Glance: August 28-September 1

Week of August 28 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Learn about the stages of plot (problem, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) and correctly place them on a bell curve
  • Learn and define some of the vocabulary words from Frindle
  • Show understanding of character development, character analysis, making predictions based on what has happened so far, and making judgements about a character’s actions

Language Arts: 

  • Learn proper email etiquette
  • Learn about Daily Oral Language (DOL) 
  • Learn about and show understanding of the four types of sentences
  • Learn about Spelling Stars and weekly spelling tests (We’ll begin spelling the week of September 4.)

Religion: 

  • Create an acrostic poem with the letters of the students’ first names describing something they think is beautiful or special
  • Learn about St. Augustine
  • Tell the story of how God created the world with beauty and order
  • Describe ways God cares for creation and ways we can care for the world
  • Explain the mystery of the Trinity
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Fridays and will be discussing the Mass readings for that weekend.
  • Complete a daily “Gratitude Journal” (worth two points per day)