Wrapping Up Another Year!

Hello St. Ephrem Friends!
I can't believe you're all finished 6th grade and on to 7th!  I hope you all had a wonderful school year.  I know you've worked hard and have much to be proud of, and now you deserve a rest and a summer full of fun!  I think of you often, and keep you all in my prayers.  Have a safe and happy summer!
Love,
Mrs. Morris

Happy 2012!

Happy New Year St. Ephrem Friends!  I am so proud to hear about the exciting things you are doing!  Jolie and Cheyanne and Gianna - I'm sure you are amazing at Forensics!  And Tori - I can see you on Broadway one day!
My class is working on X-treme weather reports - remember when we did that?  I am showing them the videos of your weather reports to show them what a great job looks like!
I pray for all of you every time I go to mass, and I think of you so often.  I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.  I have a new iPad and am having lots of fun finding apps (like Angry Birds and Words with Friends!)
Please wish your families and  teachers and the other kids a Happy New Year for me!

A New School Year

Hello to my St. Ephrem Friends!
I hope you all had a wonderful summer!  I just returned from a week at the Animal Kingdom Lodge in Disney World.  It was amazing to see the animals of the African Savannah up close from my balcony every day.  The giraffes were my favorite, but there were zebras and gazelles and lots of others to see too.  I learned a lot about African culture too.
I hope you all have a wonderful year in 6th grade.  This will be a very special time for you as you prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation.  I will keep all of you in my prayers.  Give my best to Mrs. Battson and Mrs. Scholl and be your best selves each and every day!
Love,
Mrs. Morris

The End!

Wow!  Can you believe the school year is almost over?  Soon you'll be on to 6th grade!  I'm amazed at how well you all did in First in Math, and I'm sure you amazed your teachers with your other talents as well!  I plan to spend the summer reading and watching Phillies games and spending 8 magical days in Disney World.  I hope you all have a wonderful summer too!

Phantastic!

Wow!!!!!  I am so jealous that you had a visit from the Phanatic!!!  That must have been so much fun!  Nativity participated this year too, and we are hoping for a visit in April.  I'm looking forward to baseball season - looks like the best Phillies team ever!  I will be at the May 6 Teacher Appreciation Night game - if any of you are going, let me know.  I hope you're all doing well.  Say hi to the teachers for me!

Happy 2011!

Hi Former Room 4A Friends!
Happy New Year!  This year you will make your Confirmation and move up to 6th grade - big things ahead for you!  Thank you for all the nice comments.  I think of all of you all the time, and if we ever have a day when Nativity is off and St. E. is open, I'll come visit.  Gianna, I thought of you last night when the first episode of Idol came on - are you in an Idol pool again, and who do you have?  Brendan, I KNOW!  It is super cool that we got Cliff Lee!  What do you think the Phils should do about Blanton?  Amy - any Disney trips planned?  Jolie and Maddy - I loved the Christmas cards!  I'd love to hear from all my former students - we sure did have a great class!
My kids have extra homework because St. Ephrem passed Nativity in First in Math - good for you if you are one of the students moving St. Ephrem up in the rankings!
Tell your families and teachers I said hello and Happy New Year - you all are awesome!
Love,
Mrs. Morris

One Trimester Down and Ten More Days till Christmas!

Congratulations to all of you who earned honors, and thank you for keeping me posted!  I am very proud of you!  I know you all have much to be proud of - I can see that St. Ephrem is doing very well in First in Math.  Keep up the good work!  I miss all of you and think of you often.  I'm sure you're busy getting ready for the Christmas show.  What song are you singing?  We are having a Christmas play on Tuesday night, and I will be playing the piano for it.  Have lots of fun in these last few days before Christmas, but don't drive your parents and teachers crazy!
Love,
Mrs. Morris  p.s. I asked Santa for a Phillies shirt that says Lee on the back!

Trick or Treat!

Happy Halloween everyone!  I hope you have lots of fun and get lots of treats!  Enjoy the long weekend!

First in Math

Hi Everyone!
Are you playing First in Math?  Right now, St. Ephrem is beating Nativity, but we just started today, so watch out!
I hope you're all having fun!

Fifth Grade

I hope everyone had a wonderful first day of fifth grade! 

Summer's End and School's Beginning

Well this sure was a fast summer!  My classroom is all ready, and I've been thinking about all of you as you prepare for 5th grade.  I know it will be a great year for you - there are so many wonderful things to learn!  Today I found a new kind of pen/pencil by Sharpie that can be erased like a pencil, but it writes like a pen and becomes permanent after a few minutes.  What cool new supplies have you gotten for school?

Post Your Movie Reviews Here!

I'm finally going to see Toy Story 3 on Saturday. Tomorrow I'm going to watch 1 and 2 to review. I'll post my review here after I see the latest in the saga of Andy, Woody, Buzz and friends. If you've seen any movies this summer, post your reviews = we'd love to read your thoughts!

Random Thoughts

Here you can post anything you'd like to share!

Share your summer travel experiences here!

Here's a place to tell your friends where you've been this summer!

Some last day thoughts...

Our work is done for this year, and I wish all of you a fun-filled summer. It was a wonderful year, and I hope you all take with you as many happy memories as I am taking with me. This blog will remain active for our class, so please keep in touch. Thank you to all my wonderful students for your enthusiasm this year and thank you to all the parents who supported our learning in so many ways. God bless all of you.

Phillies Literacy Night

It was a great night at the ballpark for the Phillies celebration of reading! Dan was one of the students honored in the pregame ceremonies for being a Most Outstanding reader. He even got to dance with the Phanatic at the 7th inning stretch!
Maddie was one of the Most Improved readers honored by having their name on a banner at Citizens Bank Park. I am proud of all of my students for participating in the Phanatic Reading Program and especially proud of Dan and Maddie for their achievement. Keep reading everyone - next year you might just get a visit from the Phanatic!

Famous American Museum Day

Our Famous American Museum was a great success! All of the visitors were impressed by the knowledge and creativity of the students!

Learning from Each Other

Coleman and Maddy did a great job teaching the class the steps of long division by two digits.

A President from PA

There has only been one president of the United States from Pennsylvania (maybe you will be the 2nd!). Go to http://www.lancasterhistory.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1257&itemid=

and read about PA's one and only president. Then write the answers to these questions in your copybook:

1. Who was the only president from PA?

2. Where was he born and where is he buried?

3. When did he become president?

4. What other jobs did he have in government?

5. What was his nickname?

Field Trip to the Aquarium

We had a great time at the New Jersey State Aquarium. There were so many amazing creatures to see! We got up close and personal with some of them in our classroom lesson, and the students showed impressive knowledge of animal adaptations in their answers to the instructor's questions. Share something interesting you learned here!