Thursday, December 20, 2012

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone has a very blessed and relaxing break spent with family and friends.  Use this time to tell your loved ones how much they mean to you and spend some extra time hugging your children.

Upcoming Dates

Monday, December 24th - Wednesday, January 2nd - Christmas Break
Thuesday, January 3rd - School Resumes
Wednesday, January 9th - 2 Hour Delay

This week in class:

We have been learning how to add two-digit numbers in math class and learning about timelines in social studies.  In science we finished learning about force, magnets, and electricity.  There are no spelling words or any real homework over break.


In Need of Pictures!

In Social Studies this week we have been learning about timelines.  The students will be constructing their own personal timeline in class after Christmas break.  Please help your child find pictures of important dates in their life.  For example, when they were born, baptism, maybe special birthdays, when they became an older sibling.  We will tape the pictures onto their timeline and they will be returned to you when we are finished.  

Christmas Party

If for some reason we do not have school tomorrow due to weather we will have the Christmas Party the first day back from break.

Book Adventure

We are challenging the third graders to a contest over Christmas Break with book adventure.  All students are signed up and all set to go.  The contest begins December 22nd and will end January 11th.  Book Adventure will keep track of the points the children earn during this time frame.  They can even get online and see who is on the leader board.  If your child does not have access to the internet, they need to keep track of the books they read and they will be able to take the quizzes over the books they read when they return to school.


HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!


Friday, December 14, 2012

December 14th Newsletter

UPCOMING DATES:

Wednesday, December 19th - Christmas Movie
Friday, December 21st - Christmas Party
December 22nd - January 2nd - Christmas Break
Thursday, January 3rd - School Resumes
Wednesday, January 9th - 2 Hour Delay


Christmas Movie
The student council is having a Christmas movie on on the 19th.  The movie will begin at 1:00 p.m.  The students may bring in P.J's to change into to watch the movie.  There will also be popcorn and drinks to purchase.  

Christmas Party
For our Christmas party we will be doing a small gift exchange amongst our class.  Boys bring a gift for boys and girls bring a gift for girls.  Please bring a gift between $5 and $7.  

Senior Center
The students had a blast at the Senior Center today.  They made a craft and also played Bingo.

Book it
Keep reading for Book it!  Remember, the students must read 20 minutes at least 5 times a week!

This week in class

Math - began learning about 2-digit addition
Reading / Phonics - vowel diphthongs ou  (out) and ow (cow) and summarizing (picking out key points in a story)
Health - finsihed learning about keeping our teeth healthy
Spelling - long i and long o

find         right
light         show
own           boat
mind        night
high        throw
goat        float


Happy Birthday to Ty on the 17th!!

Friday, December 7, 2012

December 7th Newsletter

Important Dates:

Thursday, December 13th - Christmas Program 10 A.M. and 7 P.M.
Friday, December 14th - Senior Center for crafts and Bingo!
Wednesday, December 19th - CHANGE into P.J's to watch a Christmas movie
Friday, December 21st - Last day before Christmas Break
Thursday, January 3rd - School Resumes

This Week in Class:

Math - line plots and venn diagrams
Reading/Phonics - antonyms; possessives (snakes' snake's);  sequence of events (First, Next, Then, Last); words with final ce (nice); ge (huge); and se (moose)
Science - magnets
Social Studies - sources (Declaration of Independence)
Health - setting goals; honesty; Dentist's Office
Spelling - long a words

    way       away
    rain        wait
    take        make
    may        stay
    paint       mail
    ate          baseball

Book Adventure:

Jennifer Moriarty has put together a list of books on Book Adventure as well as where to find it at the Napoleon Library.  Thank you so much Jennifer!
I am working on attaching the book list to this blog.

Hat and Mitten Tree:

Please donate to the hat and mitten tree to help children in our area stay warm this winter.