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Dear Middle School Parents, We look forward to an exciting year of athletics on the SFX campus this fall! Please stay tuned for more information over the coming weeks regarding athletics – especially regarding fall football, girls volleyball and cross country. SFX Athletics asks that all rising 5th-8th grade students please pre-register here by this Friday, July 16th for participation on 2021-2022 teams. This i

Coach Tracy Devey, who will lead many of our SFX Middle School volleyball teams this fall, is offering a summer clinic open to St. Francis Xavier Students looking for extra practice before the 2021-2022 season is underway. SFX Athletics is happy to extend news of this opportunity for those seeking more touches on the ball this summer. Thank you, SFX Coach Tracy! Learn more and download a flyer here.

Upcoming Tests and Quizzes Thursday, June 3, 2021 Science Quiz – This quiz will be on food webs and food chains. Students should use the science study guide to prepare for the quiz. Friday, June 4, 2021 Unit 5 Math Test – This test will cover the following concepts from Chapter 5: converting and comparing measurements within the U.S. customary system, converting and comparing measurements within the metric syst

iReady Testing Our fourth grade class has been assigned testing dates and times for iReady. This week we completed the math. Below is the test date for reading. Reading – Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Upcoming Tests and Quizzes Friday, May 28, 2021 Unit 5 Religion Test – Students should use their textbooks and class notes from Chapters 21-25 to study. This test will be open book. Spelling Test –

iReady Testing Our fourth grade class has been assigned testing dates and times for iReady. The schedule is listed below. Students are required to have earbuds/headphones on these days in order to complete the testing. Please let me know in advance if your child will not be in school on these days. Math – Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Reading – Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Upcoming Tests and

iReady Testing Our fourth grade class has been assigned testing dates and times for iReady. The schedule is listed below. Students are required to have earbuds/headphones on these days in order to complete the testing. Please let me know in advance if your child will not be in school on these days. Math – Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Reading – Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Upcoming Tests and

Classroom Update Starting next week, states and capitals will be used as our spelling words. The states and capitals will be divided into the five regions we have learned about in social studies. Students will also be expected to label a map to indicate the location of each state in the region. iReady Testing Our fourth grade class has been assigned testing dates and times for iReady. The schedule is listed below. St

Upcoming Tests and Quizzes Friday, April 23 Religion Chapter 21 Quiz – Students should use their class notes and pages 175-180 in the textbook to study. This quiz will be open book. Tuesday, April 27 Social Studies Chapter 10 Test – This test will cover the main concepts from the chapter. Students will make flash cards, complete the chapter review, reread the chapter, and play a review game to prepare for

4th through 6th grade families are encouraged to join us for a parent-child book discussion of Other Words for Home via Zoom next Tuesday, April 27 at 7pm. Other Words for Home, written by Jasmine Warga, is a compelling and life-affirming story about losing and finding home and is central to this year’s Saints JFX Respect Each Difference campaign. This book talk opportunity is open to our 4th-6th grade students

Welcome back from Easter break! Below are a few reminders that I sent to students this morning via Google Classroom. E-Learning Reminders for April 12 -13 We are following our regular daily schedule. Students should have a paper copy, and it is also posted in Google Classroom for them to access. Following our normal classroom schedule, I will start meeting with students today at 9:45 a.m. for math. On Tuesday, we beg

Dear Parents, I wanted to let you know that I plan to Zoom with the class tomorrow starting at 8:35 a.m. The students have been given a copy of our daily schedule, which we will use during our time in quarantine. The link for our Zoom meeting has been posted in Google Classroom, and tomorrow’s assignments will be posted in the morning. If your child is unable to join us on Zoom, please have them complete the wo

Plans for the Week After Easter Break (April 12 – 16) On Thursday, April 1, I will be sending home books, supplies, Chromebooks, and work needed for the week of April 12 – 16 with all students, regardless of travel plans. This is just a precaution in case your family needs to unexpectedly quarantine or you are delayed in obtaining a COVID test. Included in your child’s belongings will be a large env

Easter Break and Travel Plans Easter break is about two weeks away, and I know that many of our fourth grade families will be traveling. If you will be traveling out of the country and need to quarantine before returning to in-person learning, please let me know. I will send home your child’s books and supplies on the last day of school before break. They will complete daily assignments posted in Google Classro

Upcoming Tests and Quizzes Friday, March 19 Chapter 18 Religion Quiz – This quiz is open book. Students should use pages 149 and 151-152 and class notes to study. Spelling Test – This test will cover the words from List 4. Tuesday, March 23 Chapter 6 Math Test – This test will be on the major concepts from the chapter including the following: finding area and perimeter of rectangles, squares, and co

Upcoming Tests and Quizzes Thursday, March 4 Chapter 4 Math Test – This test will cover identifying tenths and hundredths, writing money in decimal form, rounding decimals, finding missing decimals in a pattern, identifying decimals on a number line, converting decimals to fractions, and comparing decimals. Friday, March 5 Chapter 17 Religion Quiz – This quiz will be open book. Students should use class no

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes Thursday, February 25 Chapter 8 Social Studies Test – This test will cover the main ideas from Chapter 8. Students will make flash cards, complete review questions, re-read the chapter, and play a review game to help them prepare for the test. Friday, February 26 Spelling Test – This test will be on the words from List 3. Chapter 16 Religion Quiz – This quiz will be open book.

This is a reminder that valentines are due tomorrow. There have been some questions regarding the distribution of small toys and other objects with the valentines. Please note that only paper/card valentines are permitted this year due to the Covid policies of the Archdiocese. Valentine’s Day – Guidelines from the Archdiocese Students may write and pass out paper valentines (store-bought or homemade), provided that t

News and Updates Valentine’s Day – Guidelines from the Archdiocese Students may write and pass out paper valentines, provided that they meet the following criteria: Valentines should be placed in individual bags and labeled with each student’s name. Valentines must be sent to school at least 48 hours before they are to be distributed. Valentines are due at school by Wednesday morning on February 10

Upcoming Tests and Quizzes Tuesday, February 2 Social Studies Chapter 6 Test – This test will cover the main ideas from the chapter. Students have completed flash cards and a study guide to help them prepare for the test. Thursday, February 4 Religion Chapter 14 Quiz – This quiz will be open book. Students should use pages 117-119, 122 and their class notes to study. Tuesday, February 9 Chapter 3 Math Tes

Classroom News Next week fourth grade will start spelling, which will consist of high frequency words. Students will receive a word list on Monday and have a quiz on Friday. We will have spelling every other week as we alternate with Words Their Way. Upcoming Tests and Quizzes Friday, January 29 Spelling Quiz on List 1 Religion Unit 3 Test – This unit test will cover Chapters 10 through 13 and will be open book

Welcome back to in-person learning. Please make sure your child returns all books and supplies to school for use in the classroom. Upcoming Tests/Quizzes Friday, January 22, 2021 Chapter 12 Religion Quiz – Students should use their class notes and pages 97-100 in the book to help them prepare. This quiz will be open book.

I would like to say thank you to the parents for all you’ve done to support your children during these three weeks of e-learning. I look forward to seeing the students back in the classroom on Tuesday, January 19. If your child will not be returning due to quarantine, please let me know so that I can have our classroom Zoom set up for them. To prepare for in-person learning, please have your child pack up their

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes Thursday, December 17, 2020 Science Test on Solar System Unit – Students made flash cards for their vocabulary words and started the study guide. General E-Learning Information Today students are bringing home all of their books and supplies for e-learning. Students have received a copy of their daily schedule. I suggest posting or keeping it some place visible and easily accessed by your child

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes Friday, December 11, 2020 Chapter 11 Religion Quiz – This test will be open book. Students should use pages 89, 91, and 92 and their class notes to review for the test. Thursday, December 17, 2020 Science Test on Solar System Unit – Students will complete a study guide to help them prepare for the test. General E-Learning Information On Friday, December 11, students will bring home al

Upcoming Tests/Quizzes Friday, December 4, 2020 Chapter 10 Religion Quiz – This test will be open book. Students should use pages 82-85 from the textbook and class notes to prepare for the quiz. Grammar Quiz on Adjectives – Students will need to know the difference between common and proper adjectives and be able to identify adjectives in a sentence. Friday, December 11, 2020 Chapter 11 Religion Quiz R