Thursday, December 17, 2009


The Third Graders did an awesome job in their Christmas Program.

NEWSLETTER – DEC. 14-18

RELIGION – We will study St. Lucia, Christmas, and review the Sacrament of Penance. Students will have the opportunity to receive this sacrament on Tuesday.

READING – We will read Night Letters and work on drawing conclusions. We will not have a Selection Test on this story.

ENGLISH – We will work on subject/verb agreement.

SPELLING – Our new words are: best, across, during, today, and however. We will work on the /ou/ sound in tough and group and the /j/ and /k/ sounds. Homework is due on Thursday. Test is Friday.

MATH – We will begin multiplication. We’ll work on vocabulary words like array, factor, and product. We’ll make arrays and begin multiplying by 2, 5, and 10. Students should begin to study these facts.

SCIENCE - We will study clouds, measuring wind and rain. Cloud papers are due by Thursday.

· The students will present their program on Monday and Tuesday at 1:00. I hope many of you can make it on Tuesday. They are doing and excellent job.
· Christmas Party is Friday at 1:30.
· Last day to take A.R. tests for this quarter is Jan. 8. Most students have already passed the 10 point goal. Good Work!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Christmas Play


Here's a little sneak preview of our Christmas Play. Hope to see you on Tuesday!

Wednesday, December 9, 2009




NEWSLETTER – DEC. 7-11

RELIGION – We will study about the Immaculate Conception, being Catholic, the Paschal Mystery, and Our Lady of Guadalupe.

READING – Our Selection Test for Pushing Up the Sky is on Wednesday. Students should review vocabulary for this story.

ENGLISH – We will continue with helping and main verbs. We will also work on our persuasive letters.

SPELLING – The new words are: paper, hard, near, sentence, and better. We’ll work on adding –ing and –ed to words. Homework is due on Thursday.

MATH – We will have a Chapter 4 test on Thursday. We’ll review and students will need to finish pgs. 202-203 on Wednesday. Conversion charts will be available during the test. Students do not need to memorize this information.

SCIENCE – We will begin our study of weather with properties of air and temperature.

SOCIAL STUDIES – We will study the thirteen colonies. Students will need to memorize these colonies for a quiz on Friday.

· Students should have already brought in their play costume. Please let me know if you have any questions. We hope to see you on the 15th.
· Our first performance is Friday.
· No school on Tuesday.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Santa's Workshop




The third graders enjoyed shopping for their families at Santa's Workshop.