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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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Thursday, February 22

  • L.A.: Week 20 spelling packet and games due tomorrow; spelling test tomorrow
  • Reading: Ch. 9-16 vocab. quiz Wednesday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 9 review guide due Monday; quiz next Thursday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Wednesday, February 21

  • L.A.: Week 20 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday; three-page packet on perfect tenses of verbs due tomorrow (5S only; Students in 5B had a shortened class due to our monthly session with Ms. Han and Mrs. Walsh, so they will have 10 minutes to finish this in class tomorrow.)
  • Reading:
    • 5B: Read Ch. 13 of A Night Divided, and add words to vocab. by assoc.
    • 5S: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; worksheet 9 on Confirmation due tomorrow; Unit 2 Session 8 quiz corrections due tomorrow (if applicable)
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow
  • Food pantry collection tomorrow: boxed rice sides
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Tuesday, February 20

  • L.A.: Week 20 spelling packet and games due Friday; spelling test Friday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow
  • Food pantry collection Thursday: boxed rice sides
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Week at a Glance: February 19-23

Week of February 19 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Show understanding of Ch. 9-15 of A Night Divided with good class discussion about the events that occur in those chapters
  • Show understanding of vocabulary words from Ch. 9-15 of the novel
  • Make accurate inferences about some of the events in Ch. 9-16

 Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A.
  • Learn about and show understanding of perfect tenses of verbs
  • Learn about and show understanding of active and passive voice
  • Show comprehension of Week 20 spelling words (latin roots audi, rupt, scrib, spec)

Religion: 

  • Describe the rite and the effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation
  • Recount the events of Pentecost
  • Define Advocate, counsel, fear of the Lord, fortitude, Gifts of the Holy Spirit, holiness, knowledge, piety, understanding, and wisdom
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.

Friday, February 16

  • L.A.: myView worksheet p. 56 due Tuesday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • No school on Monday: Presidents Day
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Tuesday.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday: boxed rice sides
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Thursday, February 15

  • L.A.: Week 19 spelling packet and games due Friday; test Friday; myView worksheet p. 56 due Tuesday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Food pantry collection Thursday: boxed rice sides
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Wednesday, February 14

  • L.A.: Two worksheets on subject-verb agreement due tomorrow (*Students had about 25 minutes of class time to work on these.); Week 19 spelling packet and games due Friday; test Friday
  • Reading: No homework
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • Food pantry collection next Thursday, February 22: boxed rice sides
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Tuesday, February 13

  • L.A.: Week 19 spelling packet and games due Friday; test Friday
  • Reading: A Night Divided Ch. 1-9 questions due tomorrow (*Students had 35 minutes of class time to work on these.); Ch. 1-8 Joint Journals and Interesting inferences worksheet due tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 8 quiz tomorrow
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Wear your P.E. uniform to school tomorrow.
  • Food pantry collection next Thursday, February 22: boxed rice sides
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Monday, February 12

  • L.A.: Week 19 spelling packet and games due Friday; test Friday; final draft of personal narrative due tomorrow
  • Reading: A Night Divided Ch. 9-16 word journal due tomorrow (*Students had time in class on Thursday and today to work on this.); Ch. 1-8 Joint Journals and Interesting inferences worksheet due Wednesday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 8 quiz Wednesday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • $1 dress down day tomorrow in support of the Mardi Gras Gala (suggested colors to wear: purple, yellow, green, etc.)
  • Valentine's Day pizza lunch tomorrow
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Week at a Glance: February 12-16

Week of February 12 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Show understanding of how to make inferences about the events in Ch. 1-8 of A Night Divided
  • Show understanding of the different types of figurative language by correctly identifying the figurative language used in Ch. 1-8 of A Night Divided
  • Show understanding of Ch. 1-9 of A Night Divided with correct answers to the comprehension questions
  • Learn the vocabulary words from Ch. 9-16 of A Night Divided and create a word journal for those words

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
  • Complete the weekly grammar spiral review worksheet daily at the beginning of L.A.
  • Learn about subject-verb agreement
  • Show understanding of subject-verb agreement with correct answers on the accompanying assignment
  • Learn about the principal parts of verbs
  • Show understanding of the principal parts of verbs with correct answers on the assignment that will accompany the lesson
  • Show comprehension of Week 19 spelling words (words with Greek roots)

Religion: 

  • Show understanding of Unit 2 Session 8 with correct answers on the review guide
  • Show understanding of Unit 2 Session 8 with correct answers on the quiz (scheduled for Wednesday, February 14)
  • Retell the story of Jesus’s appearance to the disciples
  • Explain our Christian mission
  • Miss Nelson will be teaching scripture during class on Friday and will be discussing the Mass readings for the weekend.

Thursday, February 8

  • L.A.: Final draft of personal narrative due Tuesday
  • Reading: A Night Divided Ch. 9-16 word journal due Tuesday (*Students had time in class today to work on this and will have time on Monday, as well.)
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 8 review guide due Monday; quiz Wednesday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school on Monday.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Wednesday, February 7

  • L.A.: No homework
  • Reading: A Night Divided Ch. 1-8 vocabulary quiz tomorrow
  • Religion: Gratitude journal; Unit 2 Session 8 review guide due Monday; quiz next Wednesday
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Student choice dress down day tomorrow.
  • Dismissal is at 10:50 a.m. tomorrow.
  • Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences tomorrow: 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Tuesday, February 6

  • L.A.: Typed narrative draft due tomorrow
  • Reading: Ch. 1-8 vocabulary quiz Thursday
  • Religion: Gratitude journal
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.

Monday, February 5

  • L.A.: Storyworks questions due tomorrow (*Students had about 45 minutes of class time to work on these.); typed narrative draft due Wednesday
  • Reading: 5S only - Read through Ch. 7 in A Night Divided, and add words to vocab. by assoc.
  • Religion: Gratitude journal (for Friday and today)
Reminders:
  • Charge your chromebook, and bring it to school tomorrow.
  • You need earbuds/headphones every day, so please have a set in school.

Week at a Glance: February 5-9

Week of February 5 (*Some objectives are subject to change based on students’ needs.)

Reading: 

  • Show understanding of Ch. 7 and 8 of A Night Divided with good class discussion about the events in those chapters
  • Show understanding of the vocabulary words from Ch. 1-8 of A Night Divided with correct answers on the vocabulary quiz (scheduled for Thursday, February 8)

Language Arts: 

  • Continue practicing Daily Oral Language (DOL) skills  
  • Show understanding of the nonfiction story “The Shattered Land” in Storyworks with correct answers on the comprehension questions
  • Peer edit personal narratives
  • Learn about how to write an interesting title for a narrative
  • Due to this being a three-and-a-half-day week, there will be no spelling test this week, nor will there be a grammar spiral review worksheet.

Religion: 

  • Describe the rite and effects of the Sacrament of Baptism
  • Explain how the Church calls us to new life in Baptism
  • Define oil of catechumens and stewardship
  • Show understanding of Unit 2 Session 8 with correct answers on the review guide