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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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Week at a Glance: April 8-12

Week of April 8 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Continue learning about and correctly identifying the different types of figurative language used throughout A Night Divided
  • Show understanding of how to make inferences related to scenarios from Ch. 25-32 of A Night Divided
  • Make text-to-work connections by responding to a journal prompt about an event from Ch. 25-32 of the novel
  • Show understanding of the vocabulary words from Ch. 25-32 with correct answers on the quiz (scheduled for Tuesday, April 9)
  • Learn new vocabulary words for Ch. 33-40 of the novel

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A. (due Friday)
  • Learn about pronouns and antecedents
  • Show understanding of pronouns and antecedents with correct answers on the follow-up assignment given after the lesson
  • Show comprehension of Week 26 spelling words (multisyllabic words)

Religion: 

  • We will begin Family Life on Monday, April 8.
  • Identify some of the similarities and differences among families
  • Identify the qualities of a healthy and holy family
  • Demonstrate an understanding of family identity
  • See how moods within the family affect each family member
  • Demonstrate ways of showing respect to self and others when handling any mood
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.

Friday, April 5

  • L.A.: Two prepositional phrase worksheets due Tuesday (*Students had about 15 minutes of class time yesterday to work on these.)
  • Reading: Vocab. quiz Tuesday on the words from Ch. 25-32 of A Night Divided
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Easter bible passage worksheet due Monday (*Students had 15 minutes of class time yesterday to work on this.)
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday: canned soup
  • Next week is Spirit Week!
    • Monday: Pajama Day
    • Tuesday: Hat Day
    • Wednesday: Wacky Wednesday
    • Thursday: Sports Team Day
    • Friday: Color Wars (Fifth grade should wear red.)
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Thursday, April 4

  • L.A.: Week 25 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow; two prepositional phrase worksheets due Tuesday (*Students had about 15 minutes of class time to work on these.)
  • Reading: Vocab. quiz Tuesday on the words from Ch. 25-32 of A Night Divided
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Easter bible passage worksheet due Monday (*Students had 15 minutes of class time to work on this.)
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow
  • Food pantry collection Thursday: canned soup
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Wednesday, April 3

  • L.A.: Week 25 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: Vocab. quiz Tuesday on the words from Ch. 25-32 of A Night Divided
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Holy Week open book quiz due tomorrow (*Students had 15 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
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Tuesday, April 2

  • L.A.: Week 25 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: Read Ch. 29 of A Night Divided, and add words to vocab. by assoc. (5S only)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Scenes from Holy Week worksheet due tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Week at a Glance: April 1-5

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

Reading: 

  • Continue learning about and correctly identifying the different types of figurative language used throughout A Night Divided
  • Show understanding of Ch. 29-32 with good class discussion
  • Show understanding of the vocabulary words from Ch. 25-32 of the novel with correct answers during the review game (quiz scheduled for Tuesday, April 9)

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A. (due Friday)
  • Learn about prepositions and prepositional phrases
  • Show understanding of prepositions and prepositional phrases with correct answers on the accompanying assignment
  • Show comprehension of Week 25 spelling words (words with vowel changes)

Religion: 

  • Tell the story of Jesus and the good criminal
  • Explain the importance of Holy Week
  • Tell the story of Thomas looking for proof of the Resurrection
  • Explain how we can recognize the risen Christ
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.

Friday, March 22

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Scenes from Holy Week worksheet due Wednesday, April 3
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Tuesday, April 2.
  • Spring Break: March 23-April 1
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!

Thursday, March 21

  • L.A.: Week 24 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
  • Reading: Ch. 20-28 questions and Ch. 25-32 word search due tomorrow (*Students had about 30 minutes of class time to work on these.)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Scenes from Holy Week worksheet due Wednesday, April 3
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Spirit wear dress down day tomorrow
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!

Wednesday, March 20

  • L.A.: Week 24 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 3 Session 12 quiz tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • $1 dress down day tomorrow for Best Friends Animal Society
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!

Tuesday, March 19

  • L.A.: Week 24 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: Finish reading Ch. 26 in A Night Divided (5S only)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; St. Patrick and St. Joseph packets due tomorrow; Unit 3 Session 12 review guide due tomorrow; quiz Thursday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!

Monday, March 18

  • L.A.: Week 24 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: Ch. 25-32 word journal due tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; St. Patrick and St. Joseph packets due Wednesday; Unit 3 Session 12 review guide due Wednesday; quiz Thursday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear red tomorrow for St. Joseph Day.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!

Week at a Glance: March 18-22

Week of March 18 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Show understanding of Ch. 25-32 vocabulary words with accurate word journals
  • Show understanding of the events in Ch. 25-28 of A Night Divided with good class discussion
  • Show understanding of Ch. 20-28 with correct answers to the comprehension questions

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet (due Friday) daily at the beginning of L.A.
  • Listen actively to verbal messages, observe nonverbal messages, ask relevant questions, and make pertinent comments
  • Use appropriate fluency when reading grade-level text
  • Recognize characteristics and structures of informational text
  • Read text with purpose and understanding
  • Generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information
  • Make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society
  • Show comprehension of Week 24 spelling words (words with schwa sounds)

Religion: 

  • Define basilica
  • Show understanding of Unit 3 Session 12 with correct answers on the review guide and quiz (scheduled for Thursday, March 21)
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.

Friday, March 15

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: Ch. 25-32 word journal due Tuesday (*Students had time to work on this and will also have time on Monday.)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Session 12 worksheet due Monday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!

Thursday, March 14

  • L.A.: Week 23 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
  • Reading: Ch. 17-24 Interesting Inferences and Joint Journals worksheets due tomorrow (*Students had time to work on these after the vocab. quiz.)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 3 Session 11 quiz corrections due tomorrow (if applicable); Session 12 worksheet due Monday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!

Wednesday, March 13

  • L.A.: Week 23 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: Ch. 17-24 vocab. quiz tomorrow; quote analysis worksheet due tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow
  • Food pantry collection tomorrow: canned pears
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.
  • Many students are running low on or are out of every day supplies: red pens, pencils, scissors, glue, etc.  Please check with your child as to what he/she needs and replenish as needed. Thank you!