November 2-6
All Saints Day will be this weekend. Be sure to go to St. Patricks mass at 7 am or 9 am sunday to see the Living Saints. Our 8th grade will be there for presentation of the Saints.
Reading - On Grandaddy's Farm
English - Unit 5 Verbs ( we will be finishing up the unit and having a test next Friday, November 13th)
Math - Chapter 3 test Monday on Regrouping. Please look in red folder for review sheet done in class to better help your child. We will begin Chapter 4 Multiplying on Tuesday
Social Studies - American Indians Ch 3
Religion - Saints - Students will be bringing home an assignment to look up a Saint and to research. This will be due Friday November 6th or sooner if it is complete
Science - Animals and their environment
spelling for the week of November 2-6 ( we will not have vocabulary)
chores
market
door
smarter
corner
floor
garden
charged
charm
barn
guarding
mark
before
large
cords
comfortable
distant
engineer
enormous
freight
Spelling for the week of November 9-13 (no vocab)
jungles
sister
single
sprang
worst
finger
sang
hungry
almost
angry
orange
forest
frost
angle
least
curious
scattered
catalogues
satisfaction
moist
Its that time of year again. The season of giving. Please check the family envelopes for the information regarding Operation Christmas. This is a wonderful time for students to help others in need. Bring in Operation Christmas Items starting next week. 3rd grade is responsible for bringing 4 pens or 4 pencils and 2 small notepads.
We will be in the Thanksgiving Program which will be on November 18th at 6:30. I will be assigning parts for our small play. If you are not going to be able to be there please let me know so I can assign children accordingly.
There will be NO SCHOOL on November 11th in observance of VETERAN'S DAY.
Our class will be having a class mass in the chapel on November 19th. I will send readings home with some students.
Thanksgiving vacation will be Nov 23-27
Friday, October 30, 2015
Monday, October 26, 2015
October 26-30
This is red ribbon week. Please check the schedule of events that was sent home for the daily events.
Saturday is the Halloween Carnival please be sure to turn in all monies and bring in 5 liters of soda.
We will be going to the Monterey Firld Trip on Wednesday. Please be at school by 7:15 am. We will be Leaving school by 7:30 am. Please read the blue note that went home today. Mrs. Blackburn has said that There will be no electronics allowed on the bus. There is no way for me to monitor what the students are doing on there electronic devices therefore they will not be allowed. If your child needs to contact you there will be a phone available.
We will not have any homework Wednesday night.
Math test chapter 3 on subtraction and regrouping on Monday, November 2nd. We wrote in our planners Friday but I forgot that is the Costume parade so we will not be having a math test only spelling, reading and vocabulary on Friday. Thank you
This weeks spelling words are
Circle
Deserve
Shirt
Shepherd
Thirsty
Perhaps
Person
Serve
Birth
Dessert
Circus
Certainly
Third
Perfect
Squirrel
Bargains
Complained
Excitement
Glanced
Interrupted
Vocabulary
Bargains
Complained
Excitement
Glanced
Interrupted
Monday, October 19, 2015
October 19-23
We have begun the second quarter.
Tomorrow we will be praying the Rosary. If your child has a rosary they may bring it to school tomorrow.
If you have not turned in the pink permission slip for the Monterey Field trip please do so as soon as possible.
Wednesday there will be an all school Free Dress PINK Day. Try to wear as much pink as possible in support of breast cancer.
This week dismissal will be at 12:30. We will be having conferences. Please be sure to be on time for your conference. We only have 15 minutes for each student. If any changes need to be made please contact the office. I am not able to change conference times. Thank you
Reading - How My Parents Learned to Eat (test Friday)
Spelling - listed below ( no vocab this week)
Math - Chapter 3 Subtraction with Rerouping (Lessons 8, 9 & 12)
Handwriting - Practice cursive writing
Social Studies - Chapter 2
Science - Chapter 2 test Friday
We have written out flash cards for the vocabulary portion of the test. Please remind your child to bring home the cards to study. The words are:
extinct
threatened
amphibians
reptiles
fish
mammals
fossil
birds
inherit
trait
endangered
gills
scales
species
Religion - Chapter 6 Reconciliation
Spelling
often
practiced
ask
fourth
little
museum
afraid
again
jewel
does
gym
busy
honey
once
lights
ashamed
encouraged
gobble
restaurant
foreign
We have begun the second quarter.
Tomorrow we will be praying the Rosary. If your child has a rosary they may bring it to school tomorrow.
If you have not turned in the pink permission slip for the Monterey Field trip please do so as soon as possible.
Wednesday there will be an all school Free Dress PINK Day. Try to wear as much pink as possible in support of breast cancer.
This week dismissal will be at 12:30. We will be having conferences. Please be sure to be on time for your conference. We only have 15 minutes for each student. If any changes need to be made please contact the office. I am not able to change conference times. Thank you
Reading - How My Parents Learned to Eat (test Friday)
Spelling - listed below ( no vocab this week)
Math - Chapter 3 Subtraction with Rerouping (Lessons 8, 9 & 12)
Handwriting - Practice cursive writing
Social Studies - Chapter 2
Science - Chapter 2 test Friday
We have written out flash cards for the vocabulary portion of the test. Please remind your child to bring home the cards to study. The words are:
extinct
threatened
amphibians
reptiles
fish
mammals
fossil
birds
inherit
trait
endangered
gills
scales
species
Religion - Chapter 6 Reconciliation
Spelling
often
practiced
ask
fourth
little
museum
afraid
again
jewel
does
gym
busy
honey
once
lights
ashamed
encouraged
gobble
restaurant
foreign
Monday, October 12, 2015
October 12-16
This week we will be going to Hampshire and Brookdale which are assisted living homes. We will be doing a prayer service for the people. Some parents have signed up to drive. We must leave school by 9:45. Some students will need to stay behind because we do not have enough drivers. To make it fair I will choose a few students which doesn't mean they are in trouble.
This week we will be focusing on writing for our scheduled reading time. I will be focusing on how to write a paragraph and how to stay on topic.
We will have spelling words and they will have to do with Halloween. They are
Spooky
Ghost
Vampire
Haunted
Skeleton
House
Costume
Spider
Webs
Wolf
Monster
Wizard
Alien
Pumpkin
Broom
We will only have 15 words and no vocabulary this week. The spelling test will be on Friday
We will have a science test on Friday.
The test will be on chapter 2. We did a study guide today and will add to it tomorrow.
math- ch 3 subtraction
Social studies- chapter 3 American Indian tribes
Please look for a new permission slip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This will be sent home in the red folder. Please sign ASAP and return especially if you are intending on attending the field trip. I need to make sure appropriate papers and signed in with the office.
Thank you and God Bless
This week we will be going to Hampshire and Brookdale which are assisted living homes. We will be doing a prayer service for the people. Some parents have signed up to drive. We must leave school by 9:45. Some students will need to stay behind because we do not have enough drivers. To make it fair I will choose a few students which doesn't mean they are in trouble.
This week we will be focusing on writing for our scheduled reading time. I will be focusing on how to write a paragraph and how to stay on topic.
We will have spelling words and they will have to do with Halloween. They are
Spooky
Ghost
Vampire
Haunted
Skeleton
House
Costume
Spider
Webs
Wolf
Monster
Wizard
Alien
Pumpkin
Broom
We will only have 15 words and no vocabulary this week. The spelling test will be on Friday
We will have a science test on Friday.
The test will be on chapter 2. We did a study guide today and will add to it tomorrow.
math- ch 3 subtraction
Social studies- chapter 3 American Indian tribes
Please look for a new permission slip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This will be sent home in the red folder. Please sign ASAP and return especially if you are intending on attending the field trip. I need to make sure appropriate papers and signed in with the office.
Thank you and God Bless
Monday, October 5, 2015
October 5-9
This week we will not be having school on Friday. The teachers will be at a meeting in Visalia.
The end of the quarter is this Friday. All grades will be updated this weekend. If you see any problems please let me know if you have any questions or problems. Yes, I am human and even teachers make mistakes :)
Spelling - we will only have spelling this week and no vocabulary since it is a short week
Reading - the patchwork quilt
We will have spelling and reading comprehension test on Thursday
Math- test ch2 Wednesday. This chapter is on regrouping. We have done a review sheet in class today and tomorrow we will do another. It will be sent home to be signed and gone over with a parent
SS- we will have a test on chapter 2 Thursday
Religion - we are learning more about our Mother Mary
science- Chapter 2 on animals
Thank you for the wonderful class gift. I enjoyed reading the card from all the students.
We will be going to a community prayer service at the Hampshire and brookdale on Friday October 16th. I am still in need of one driver. I have sent home a note for the drivers I do have but if for any reason you are not signed up and are available please let me know. As we stand a few students will have to stay behind.
Thanks again for your continued support this school year.
This week we will not be having school on Friday. The teachers will be at a meeting in Visalia.
The end of the quarter is this Friday. All grades will be updated this weekend. If you see any problems please let me know if you have any questions or problems. Yes, I am human and even teachers make mistakes :)
Spelling - we will only have spelling this week and no vocabulary since it is a short week
Reading - the patchwork quilt
We will have spelling and reading comprehension test on Thursday
Math- test ch2 Wednesday. This chapter is on regrouping. We have done a review sheet in class today and tomorrow we will do another. It will be sent home to be signed and gone over with a parent
SS- we will have a test on chapter 2 Thursday
Religion - we are learning more about our Mother Mary
science- Chapter 2 on animals
Thank you for the wonderful class gift. I enjoyed reading the card from all the students.
We will be going to a community prayer service at the Hampshire and brookdale on Friday October 16th. I am still in need of one driver. I have sent home a note for the drivers I do have but if for any reason you are not signed up and are available please let me know. As we stand a few students will have to stay behind.
Thanks again for your continued support this school year.
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