Holy cow! Family Fun Night was amazing. What a fun time for all of us to come together as a school community and to celebrate the start of what I know will be a fantastic school year. It really was a great time had by all and I was so happy to see so many of you.
A BIG thank you to Mrs. Bonakdar for coming in to be last week's Secret Reader. The third graders had a terrific time listening to her read some picture book favorites, "The Spoon", The Paper Bag Princess" and "Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs". Secret Reading is quickly becoming a class time favorite!
Don't forget, there is no mass this Monday. All school mass will be on Friday instead. Also, the $15.50 deposit for the third grade class field trip to the Old Globe's production of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" is due by next week. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns with regards to this field trip. Last, but not least, be sure to review this week's Curriculum Update listed below.
Curriculum Update for the Week of September 30, 2013:
Religion: Finish Chapter 3- Jesus comes again; The Golden Rule; Chapter 3 Test on Thursday
Math: Finish Unit 1- Focus on Mathematical Practices; Review Unit 1; Unit 1 Test Thursday
Reading: Read and discuss the story, "Rosie and Rigby"; Complete comprehension exercises and review story vocabulary; Meet in Guided Reading groups and begin new chapter books, Bunnicula and 43 Old Cemetery Road
Science: Finish Chapter 1- The tools scientists use and how they stay safe
Social Studies: Daily Geography; Finish Chapter 1- Communities, landforms and the regions of California; Community Scrapbooks due on Monday, September 30th!
Language Arts: Continue to learn about verbs, compound subjects, and compound verbs; Begin Idioms unit- what they are and how they are used throughout the English language.
Vocabulary Workshop: Unit 1 Test on Monday! Begin Unit 2- introduction to the words and using them in context
Well, as you can see, the third grade will have another week of great learning and sharing. I hope your week is terrific. Thank you for all you do to make Stella Maris Academy an amazing place to learn. Take care and God bless!
Sincerely,
Ms. Eileen Griffin
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