NEWSLETTER – NOV. 15-19

RELIGION – Jesus teaches us to love. We will also work on being thankful in preparation of Thanksgiving. We’ll also begin putting together candy cane ornaments for the seniors.

READING – We will read The Gardener. We’ll work on cause/effect. Students should study vocabulary for this story.

ENGLISH – We will continue to work on possessive nouns. Action and linking verbs will also be studied. We’ll work on using precise words in our writing.

SPELLING – The new words are: night, picture, being, study, and second. We’ll work on adding s, es, and ies to words and contractions. Homework is due on Thursday. Test is on Friday.

MATH – The Chapter 3 Test is on Tuesday. Next we will begin measurement. Students may need some help at home, especially when we convert feet, yards, and miles.

SCIENCE – We will study estuaries, begin the water cycle with evaporation.

SOCIAL STUDIES – We will study about state government and its responsibilities. We will also talk about communities and how they change and grow. We’ll work on map skills.


· Students should have brought home their Christmas Program parts to memorize. They should have some type of Christmas shirt or something red or green to wear if possible. Christmas hats may also be worn if they don’t become a distraction. We don’t need anything sent in to school yet.
· We are planning the Mass for Friday with grades 3 and 4.