Merry Christmas!

Dear Families,

I love your children and will miss them over the break. I'll think of them during my days away from Trinity and wonder about them and breathe a prayer for each of them.

We had a great last day except for one cloud. Riddock was ill and could not be with us. I saw him at church yesterday and want all his classmates to know he is well and happy. God answered our prayers.

We combined with the 4th/5th grade class and talked about Russian things. We tasted Borscht and pierogi. We played some games, took a grammar quiz, enjoyed pizza and wished each other a Very Merry Christmas. I hope the medals made it home. These were similar to the ones Charles II created when he defeated Peter the Great.

Mrs. Kelly, Diana's mom, was my helper and was very valuable. Many thanks! I can't tell you how appreciative I am of my Christmas gifts. Thank you!!!

Enjoy each other, hug each other, ponder our Savior's birth in a quiet moment and I will see you next year.

love,
Mrs. Tkach

ASSIGNMENTS:
Grammar: None! You might want to go over some of the reviews that I skip just to keep fresh.

Literature: Just before returning to class in January, read the first two chapters of The Jungle Book. Bring the book with you.

History: None!

Science: --go over the lab we did in class with your parents
--I've sent home a copy of the teacher pages that go with Rock Lab #9 and #10. If you desire to go over these labs and teach them to your student over the holiday, please do. They are basically a review of our study of Rocks and Minerals and guidelines for starting your own rock collection. As of Friday, we are finished with Rocks and Minerals in class at TCA. I'm very proud of my students. We will start a brand new unit on Erosion when we return in January.

Latin: None! You might want to play some games with your flashcards to keep the vocab fresh. We love to play "Stump Mrs. Tkach" for candy!

Bible: None! I would like my students to refresh their memory of Psalm 23. We may recite it at the winter ball in February!

NOTE: I'm very proud of the student's work on the science test and Latin quiz. As before, I want to offer the students the opportunity to earn 1/2 value back for each missed question. Attach a clean sheet to the front of the quiz and put the correct answers on it. If you made a 100, you can put any fact not covered on the quiz on the sheet and get extra credit! I haven't graded the grammar quiz but I thought it was really hard. (3rd grade) I'll get them scored and make decisions about what part will be counted.