Today's Monarch

In Mr. Carlstedt’s class...

• 6th grade: the intrepid sixth grade is moving in the southerly direction of the Western Hemisphere. We recently finished Canada and the US and are examining the geographic, historical, and political aspects south of the Rio Grande and north of Colombia.
• 7th grade: the heat of the Sahara moved the seventh graders into Sub-Saharan Africa.
• 8th grade: the thoughts of the recent political upset in Indy are part of the conversations of the 8th grade as we study taxes imposed by the British.

In Mrs. Groves’s class...

• Tuesday night seventy parents and students enjoyed a delightful evening at Family Math Night. They learned twelve different games to play and were able to take several home with them. Many thanks to the Education Department at Marian College and their students for helping with the event, and to all our parents from FSF and the Sports Committee. They helped prepare and serve the delicious meal and clean up afterwards. Also, thanks to Ms. Bayt and Ms. Clouse for babysitting during the evening. It was an enjoyable, fun-filled, educational evening for all.

In Mrs. Bryant’s class...
• Sixth grade students are discovering which areas in the United States are currently experiencing drought conditions. Students should know what a watershed is, the name of the watershed that serves our community, and be able to tell you where it is located on an Indiana map. We will have a class discussion of ways to conserve water and then the students will create posters as a reminder of what one person can do. Only 1% of all water on the earth is available as fresh water.
• Seventh grade students will be making cell cakes and sharing them with the fifth grade once they all have mastered the cell’s components and the function of each.
• Eighth grade students will have a test Monday over the periodic table of the elements. Tuesday the students played Element Bingo in order to better learn the elements’ symbols. Thursday they received sample test questions online in our computer lab. Please reiterate at home that it is important to review a little each evening.

In Mr. Heneghan’s class...
• All grades completed their compare-contrast essays this week. Look for those to come home next week. How well do they write?
• We’ll be watching a brief video on Study Skills tomorrow. What kind of study skills do you promote at home?

In sports...
• Congratulations to the 7/8 girls on their Semi-final appearance in CYO basketball. Lots of teamwork and hustle out there!
• Can’t wait to see the boys basketball teams go to work in the next month. They have a jamboree at Chatard this weekend. Go Monarchs!