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From November 18th- December 13th:
We will doing a book study on the book Wonder By R.J. Palacio
We will read Wonder during school and take daily quizzes over the chapters we read. We will also have a writing prompt each day as well as other activities. 

*** There will be no spelling tests until after Christmas break.

Scholastic Holiday Book Orders are coming home. My online Code is
W98W9, you may also send a check with your student. I will put the orders in as they come to ensure the books arrive on time. 
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Vocabulary Words:

Target Skills:

Spelling Words- 

Regular list:
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Challenge List: 

Writing: 
Grammar 
*** Homework for the week November 4th- 8th
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Social Studies 
*** Study Southeast States and Capitals

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​Vocabulary: peninsula, wetland, piedmont, fall line, growing season, hurricane, fertilizer, plantation, slavery, cash crop, abolish, Union, secede, Confederacy, civil war, raw material, international trade, import, export, state legislature, governor, food processing, pulp, high-tech, Sun Belt, tourism, resort, barrier island, mainland, wildlife refuge, coral, reef, tradition, reclaim, habitat, endangered, extinct

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SOUTHEAST: STATE AND CAPITALS 

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States and Capitals: 
Arkansas - Little Rock 
Lousiana - Baton Rouge
Mississippi - Jackson 
Alabama - Montgomery
Tennessee - Nashville
Georgia - Atlanta
Kentucky - Frankfort
Florida - Tallahassee
South Carolina - Columbia
North Carolina - Raleigh 
Virginia - Richmond
West Virginia - Charleston 
 

States and Capital Song

Important Reminders:
Newsletter Link
https://www.cccparish.org/newsletter.html​

EVENTS THIS UPCOMING: 
Battle of the Books registration will close soon. Students in grades 4-8 may find the registration form and reading list HERE. Students who have already signed up may start reading now! The books are available in the library. We are in need of someone, or a couple of people, to head up Grandparent's Day next year. Barclay Hagen has been in charge for the last few years and is willing to have someone shadow her this year to learn the ropes. Please contact the school office if you are interested in helping with this event. Please come to the Fall Band and Choir Concert next Thursday, the 21st at 7:00 in the Commons. Please send blankets, sleeping bags, pillows, etc to the school for the Blankets of Love collection. Thank you!

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8th graders will be taking orders for beautiful Fall and Christmas wreaths, centerpieces and other decorations and accessories after the liturgies this weekend. You may order online HERE as well. All proceeds benefit the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C. in the Spring.
Don't forget the Virtus class on Monday! Anyone who wants to volunteer in the school or coach CYO must have this training! You may register for the class HERE.

Blankets of Love—Many and One
Making a Difference For All God’s People
This year the Corpus Christi Saints are  providing blankets, pillows, sleeping bags and air mattresses to families in need who live on the Yankton Sioux reservation in Lake Andes, South Dakota. Due to heavy Spring rains and a “bomb cyclone” which brought 11 inches of rain in 24 hours, the roads have washed out and homes have flooded on the reservation. Hundreds of Native American children have spent the past six months living in homes flooded by water. On the Yankton Sioux reservation, the flooding of a home’s basement can be a major catastrophe. Many of the small homes are occupied by two to three generations, and before the flood the basements were used not only for storage but also as living quarters. As water seeped through the walls of the basements, furniture and beds were destroyed— a total loss for families who cannot afford to replace them. Since many families stored clothing in their basements, some children are now going to school without winter coats and boots.  Members of the Haskell Catholic Center held a clothing and toy drive earlier this fall to provide for these families, however, the situation has become dire. Due to the standing water in and around their homes, children are experiencing sickness and disease. Very soon families will be forced out of their homes due to black mold and unhealthy conditions. The immediate need for these families is warm blankets, pillows, sleeping bags (adult and children) and twin size air mattresses. Please bring your unwrapped donation to the school. There will be a receptacle in the rotunda to place items in. We will collect items until Christmas break. Members of the Haskell Catholic Center and volunteers will transport the donations to the reservation. They are always in need of volunteers. If anyone is interested in helping transport items please contact the school office. Thank you so much for your continued generosity and kindness! What a wonderful way to prepare for Thanksgiving & Advent!