Third Grade

April 20, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·         Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be May 9, 2012. Students may wear their AR star shirt on this day if they have earned one.
• ·         May 3 – National Day of Prayer. The sanctuary will be open at 7a.m. if you wish to come in to pray. I will be taking my students during the day to offer up their prayers.

Class Notes:

• ·         Just one more day of testing on Mon. with Terra Nova, and we’ll be done – except for make-up tests with absent children. 
• ·         C basketball tournament – grades 3 & 4 on Sat., April 21. Go teams!!
• ·         Open House – May 4 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.  This is a great time to check out the next year’s grade your children will be in, as well as see what we have been doing.

Curriculum:

• Reading: Story “Ramona Quimby, Age 8” with related activities.
• Math:  Adding and subtracting fractions with like denominators, equivalent fractions.
• Social Studies: Story of Madame Walker.
• Bible: Acts 15:11 “But we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus.”
• Spelling: (Pattern: contractions) I’m, he’s, aren’t, couldn’t, won’t, o’clock, wouldn’t, weren’t, she’s, wasn’t, I’d, shouldn’t, let’s, who’s.
• Spanish: Intermediate directions as NE or SW, our neighbors, and neighboring countries, plus review.
• Art/Music: Song “It’s Raining.”

Science. 1-4th: We used our first simple machine this week (the wheel). The whole purpose of simple machines is to make work easier. Students explored this concept on their own. To encourage exploration, look around your home and neighborhood for wheels and gears.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

4/23 – Terra Nova testing ends.

5/03 – National Day of Prayer.

5/04 – Open House 6:00 – 7:30p.m.

5/05 – ACSI Speech Meet – Capital Christian School.

5/16 – Min. day – Noon dismissal – staff planning day for next year.

5/28 – Memorial Day – school and daycare closed.

March 30, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·        Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be April 4, 2012.
• ·        March 30 – will be our last paper Friday note, unless a family requests it through the office
• ·         Elementary Speech meet – Congratulations to all the 3^rd graders for an outstanding job on their speeches. Winners include Pierce Wold with runner-up & alternates Jalen Watkins & Alex Petrali in Poetry selections; in Bible the winner is Nicholas Supan with alternate Sophia Lucas.
• ·         Holy Week:  Mon. – Palm Processional @ 8:45

                     Tues. – Fellowship Hall movie @ 8:45

                     Wed. – Chapel & Lanyard awards 8:40

                     Thurs. – Seder Meal (11:00), Gethsemane Time @ 2:30

                     Fri. – Cross Making 9:20, Silent processional to chapel  @ 11:15

                     Mon., 4/16 – Meet at the flag pole 8:45 He is Risen!

Class Notes:

• ·         There will be no spelling words/test next week due to Holy Week activities. However, we will have a Bible verse. Friday folder will not go home next week. Check on line for the spelling list of words for the week of Apr. 16 & other notes of interest.

Curriculum:

• Reading:  Continuing with the story “Poppa’s New Pants,” and related activities.
• Math: Beginning Chap. 10 with dividing greater numbers.
• Social Studies: Chap. 9 begins with Economic Choices.
• Bible: Ephesians 5:8 “ For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.”
• Spelling: No words this week.
• Spanish: Test will be on 4/3, a Tues.
• Art/Music: Mr. Schultz is teaching the students to play “Merrily We Roll Along” and “It’s Raining.”

Science: 1-3rd: We are still covering background information on Work and energy in order to understand how Simple machines make work easier.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

4/02-4/06 – Holy Week

4/9-4/13 – Easter Vacation

4/17 – Terra Nova testing starts

5/03 – National Day of Prayer.

5/05 – ACSI Speech Meet – Capital Christian School.

                                         Third Grade

March 23, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be April 4, 2012.
• March 30 – will be our last paper Friday note, unless a family requests it through the office
• Elementary Speech meet – Mar. 27. Your child’s speech choice came home on 2/17. During the week of Mar. 19 3^rd grade will say their selection to the parents that come in to usually check Victory Drill. We will not do Victory Drill that week. Winners go to Capital Christian School on Sat., May 5^th. Info. will be given out after speech winners are selected.

Curriculum:

• Reading:  Story “Poppa’s New Pants,” with related activities.
• Math: Chap. 9 – Chapter 9 test on Mar. 30
• Social Studies: Chap. 8 test on Mar. 28.
• Bible: Hebrews 12:2a  “Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who …endured the cross.”
• Spelling:  (pattern vowel sound of bought & caught) caught, thought, bought, fought, daughter, taught, ought, cough, sought, granddaughter.
• Spanish: review of directions, transportation, buildings large & small to live in. Set of papers including pre-test came home on Thurs. Post test will be on 4/3, a Tues.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz finished testing the students who wanted to try for the next color “belt,” and will be teaching them another song.

Science:  1-3: We learned Newton’s First Law (inertia). To enhance their understanding, ask your student to show you the hand motions as they recite the Law. If they need help, just give them the first 3 words and it should spark their memory (An object in motion…) FYI: An object in motion stays in motion until a force stops it; an object at rest stays at rest until a force moves it.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

3/27 – Elementary School Classroom Speech Meet (gr. 1-6).

5/03 – National Day of Prayer.

5/05 – ACSI Speech Meet – Capital Christian School.

                                         Third Grade

March 16, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·        Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be April 4, 2012.
• ·        Parents: All school families are invited to family dinners sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Sign up in glassed walk way and come and enjoy.
• ·        March 30 – will be our last paper Friday note, unless a family requests it through the office
• ·        Reader’s week – What an exciting week the children have had as authors and readers have come to our school to share their talent. Dan Elliott from Ch. 10 found time in his schedule to come & read to the 3^rd and 4^th graders. Thanks!
• ·         Elementary Speech meet – Mar. 27. Your child’s speech choice came home on 2/17. During the week of Mar. 19 3^rd grade will say their selection to the parents that come in to usually check Victory Drill. We will not do Victory Drill that week. Winners go to Capital Christian School on Sat., May 5^th. Info. will be given out after speech winners are selected.
• ·         Sports Day – Moved from 3/16 to 3/19. NO bats, hockey/lacrosse sticks, cleats, etc. Jerseys/shirts of their favorite team or sport can be worn. Thanks.

Curriculum:

• Reading:  Story “Pepita Talks Twice,” with related activities.
• Math: Chap. 9 – Multiplying greater numbers.
• Social Studies: Branches of government, flags.
• Bible: Vs: Psalm 122:1 “I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
• Spelling: Words have VCCV pattern ( vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel): Monday, sudden, until, forget, happen, follow, dollar, window, hello, market, pretty, order, stubborn, expect.
• Spanish:  Calendar & directions.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz is testing for next color.

Science:  1st-3rd: Electricity books went home this week. You will find some background information, experiments and family activities. Next week we will begin experiments with Simple Machines.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

3/19 – Sports Day – Spirit Day

3/27 – Elementary School Classroom Speech Meet (gr. 1-6).

5/03 – National Day of Prayer.

5/05 – ACSI Speech Meet – Capital Christian School.

                                         Third Grade

March 9, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be March 14, 2012.
• Parents: All school families are invited to family dinners sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Next dinner is 3/09 @ 6 p.m. Sign up in glassed walk way and come and enjoy.
• March 30 – will be our last paper Friday note, unless a family requests it through the office. There will be no notes on Good Friday, 4/6.
• Reader’s Week - We will be celebrating reading next week at St. Peter’s! Tuesday is character day. This means that your child will be dressing up as their favorite book character.  They will bring a bag with 1-3 items that go along with their character.  These “mystery” items will be  revealed and shared during a small group discussion. Please, note they are not to bring toy guns or swords to school.  They may draw them and place them in their bag. Bag is to be taped shut and opened during activities in Fellowship. (This will be an element of surprise as to what is in their bag.) Name should be written on bag too. If your child dresses up as the character, he/she should have a change of clothes to wear for rest of day.       Mon.: Mrs. Cunningham reads

                                                       Wed.: Buddy read with each other

                                                        Thurs.: Fellowship Hall – Pillow, Book, Slippers can be                   

                                                                    brought from home for 2:30 all-school read

                                                        Fri.:  Author Julie Ettare comes to read in library to classes

              During the week, parents, staff, other special guests come to read in classes too.

Classroom Notes:

• Elementary Speech meet – Mar. 27. Your child’s speech choice came home on 2/17. During the week of Mar. 19 3^rd grade will say their selection to the parents that come in to usually check Victory Drill. We will not do Victory Drill that week. Winners go to Capital Christian School on Sat., May 5^th. Info. will be given out after speech winners are selected.
• 2^nd Book Report will be due on Mar. 16. Choices again are offered on sheet to pick from. Choose a different project to create and present than last time.
• If you would be able to send in an extra box of Kleenex or other tissue, we are about out with the many colds/allergies we have had. Thanks.
•  Sports Day has been moved from 3/16 to 3/19. No bats, hockey/lacrosse sticks, cleats, etc. Jerseys/ shirts of their favorite team or sport can be worn. Thanks.

Curriculum:

• Reading:   Theme test will be given this week. No study guide comes home.
• Math: Chap. 8 – Geometry – test on Fri., Mar. 16
• Social Studies: We will review Chap. 7, as assessment will be on 3/12. Study guide has come home.
• Bible: Vs.: James 5:7 “Be patient, therefore, brothers until the coming of the Lord.”
• Spelling: Words have VCCV pattern (vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel): Monday, sudden, until, forget, happen, follow, dollar, window, hello, market, pretty, order, stubborn, expect.
• Spanish:  Buildings – town, city and country.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz will be adding on new song this week for the 3^rd graders to learn on the recorder. Art – Building # 8 of 13 Buildings

Science:   1-3: We have finished our electricity unit and moving on to Simple Machines. Over the next few weeks, I will be asking you to help your students find some of these machines around your home and neighborhood (for example: ramps are found at a playground in various forms). Our magnet/electricity booklets will be going home Tuesday. In it you will find background information, what your child has been working on in class, and some enrichment things you can do at home.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

3/12 – Reader’s week.

3/16 – Book Report due.

3/27 – Elementary School Classroom Speech Meet (gr. 1-6).

5/03 – National Day of Prayer.

5/05 – ACSI Speech Meet – Capital Christian School.

                                         Third Grade

March 2, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·        Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be March 14, 2012.
• ·        Parents: All school families are invited to family dinners sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Next dinner is 3/09 @ 6 p.m. Sign up in glassed walk way and come and enjoy.
• ·        March 30 – will be our last paper Friday note, unless a family requests it through the office.

Classroom Notes:

• ·         Elementary Speech meet – Mar. 27. Your child’s speech choice came home on 2/17. During the week of Mar. 19 3^rd grade will say their selection to the parents that come in to usually check Victory Drill. We will not do Victory Drill that week.
• ·         2^nd Book Report will be due on Mar. 16. Choices again are offered on sheet to pick from. Choose a different project to create and present than last time.
• ·         If you haven’t signed up for a parent conference yet, sign-up sheet is still on the classroom window. We have a few times left.
• ·         AR goals – for 2^nd trimester –students have really worked hard to meet their points. Reward will be pizza on Mar. 9 @ 11:30 – noon. Mrs. Nicolos is providing the reward.

Curriculum:

• Reading:   Story “Trapped by the Ice,” with related activities.
• Math: Chap. 8 – Geometry – angles, polygons, planes, slides, flips, turns.
• Social Studies: We will review Chap. 7, as assessment will be on 3/12. Study guide is included in this week’s Fri. folder.
• Bible: No verse this week due to conferences & half days.
• Spelling: No pre-test this week due to conferences and half days.
• Spanish:  Buildings – town, city and country.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz is adding on more musical notes for the students to learn.

Science: No notes this week.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

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3/2 – Report cards go home with students.

3/7 – 3/9 – Parent Teacher conferences. Min. days on Wed.- Fri. with noon dismissal.

3/12 – Reader’s week.

3/27 – Elementary School Classroom Speech Meet (gr. 1-6).

5/03 – National Day of Prayer.

                                         Third Grade

Feb. 24, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·        Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be March 14, 2012.

Classroom Notes:

• ·         Tues., Feb. 28 – We will get together with the 4^th graders @ 11:10 to ask/answer any questions they might have about 4^th grade & play Bible beach ball.
• ·         Elementary Speech meet – Mar. 27. Your child’s speech choice came home on 2/17. That will give your child over 4 weeks to learn their selection. I don’t have the date yet for the ACSI meet on a Saturday for the winners here at SPLS.
• ·         2^nd Book Report will be due on Mar. 16. Choices again are offered on sheet to pick from. Choose a different project to create and present than last time.

Curriculum:

• Reading:   Story  “Yunmi & Halmoni,” with related activities.
• Math: Division of 8’s – 10’s in Chap. 7. I’ll use the diagnostic checkpoint on p. 284

as an assessment for Chap. 7 on Tues. Then we begin Chap. 8 with planes, figures, angles.

• Social Studies: Citizenship and Class President will be read.
• Bible: Verse: Col. 3:17 “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
• Spelling: (pattern: spelling review) pair, unhurt, air, sadly, retell, bear, cared, hopeful, pear, chopped, unhappy, chair, helper, remake.
• Spanish:  Buildings you may live in – both city and country.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz is adding on more musical notes for the students to learn.

Science: 1st-3rd: We prolonged experimenting with conductors and insulators since they were so engaged.  Next week we will work together to build series and parallel circuits. 

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

2/24 – End of 2^nd trimester.

3/2 – Report cards go home with students.

3/27 – Elementary School Classroom Speech Meet (gr. 1-6).

                                         Third Grade

Feb. 17, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·        Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be March 14, 2012.
• ·        Please keep saving the soda tabs for 5^th grade mission –Ronald McDonald house.

Classroom Notes:

• ·         Family Appreciation Chapel – Fantastic to see so many special people the children brought.  Thanks so much for coming.
• ·         Tues., Feb. 28 – We will get together with the 4^th graders @ 11:10 to ask/answer any questions they might have about 4^th grade & play Bible beach ball.
• ·         Elementary Speech meet – March 27. Look for more information next week. I am hoping to have their speech choice come home on 2/17. That will give your child over 4 weeks to learn their selection. I don’t have the date yet for the ACSI meet on a Saturday for the winners here at SPLS.

Curriculum:

• Reading:   Story “Animal Habitats,” with related activities.
• Math: Division of 8’s – 10’s in Chap. 7.
• Social Studies: Begin Chap. 7 – Community Government.
• Bible: Verse: I John 5:20 “And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true.”
• Spelling: (pattern: familiar spelling patterns) girl, they, want, was, into, who, our, new, would, could, a lot, buy, wouldn’t, world, through, while.
• Spanish:  Tues. 2/21: test on Unit 3. See pre-test sent home in Fri. folder to study from.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz is adding on more musical notes for the students to learn.

Science: 1st-3rd:We built simple circuits this week. Ask them what they did and maybe even complete one at home. You would need insulated wire, a tiny bulb, and a C or D battery. To review, ask your students to tell you the difference between current electricity and static electricity. We have also discussed safety, so ask them to review those rules for you.

In His Service,

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

2/20 – President’s Day – no school.

2/24 – End of 2^nd trimester.

3/2 – Report cards go home with students.

3/27 – Elementary School Classroom Speech Meet (gr. 1-6).

                                         Third Grade

Feb. 10, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·        Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be March 14, 2012.
• ·        Please keep saving the soda tabs for 5^th grade mission –Ronald McDonald house.
• ·        Carpenter’s Tools International return to St. Peter’s on Feb. 16. The group will perform concerts at 9:00 & 2:00. Please join us if you can in Chapel.

Classroom Notes:

• ·         Valentine Party – On Feb. 14 at 2:30 – 3:00, we will enjoy a few treats and pass out Valentines to our classmates.
• ·         Family Appreciation Chapel, classroom refreshments & activities following Chapel – Wed., Feb. 15. Hope you can join us. I am sending home a sheet that contains some prompts that you and your family might like to fill out before Wed., Feb. 15.

Directions are at the top of the sheet for the scrapbook pages families will each be working on in the classroom after chapel. It should be a lot of fun. Sheets from all the grades will be gathered after to be placed in a school scrapbook.

• ·         Tues., Feb. 28 – We will get together with the 4^th graders @ 11:10 to ask/answer any questions they might have about 4^th grade & play Bible beach ball.
• ·         Elementary Speech meet – March 27. Look for more information next week. I am hoping to have their speech choice come home on 2/17. That will give your child over 4 weeks to learn their selection.

Curriculum:

• Reading:   Story “2 Days in May,” with related activities.
• Math: Division of 0’s and 1’s, along with review of 2’s – 5’s. Math test – Thurs. Chap. 6 (Free Response 2/16)
• Social Studies: Summary assessment for Chap. 6 Mon.; begin Chap. 7
• Bible: Verse: John 9:5 “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
• Spelling: (pattern: prefixes & suffixes) helper, unfair, friendly, unhappy, remake, careful, hopeful, unlike, retell, sadly, farmer, unhurt.
• Spanish:  Reviewing subjects & school workers.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz has been teaching 3^rd graders a song “Gently Sleep” on the recorders to perform in class on Family Appreciation Day. You won’t want to miss this.

Science: 1-4th: We actually spend an extra day on static electricity because the students were so interested. Get some balloons and straws and ask them to recreate and expand on the experiments we did. Next week we will begin our current electricity coverage.

In His Service

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember:

2/14 – Valentine’s Day – party @ 2:30.

2/15 – Family Appreciation Chapel.

2/20 – President’s Day – no school.

3/2 – Report cards go home with students.

                                         Third Grade

Feb. 3, 2012

                                                 “We live, move, and exist for Christ.”Acts 17:28

  Office Notes:  

• ·         Lanyard Day – Next Awards chapel for A.R. will be Feb. 8, 2012.
• ·         If you have any questions about Sycamore, please contact Domenick Lucca @ dlucca@splseagles.org
• ·         Please keep saving the soda tabs for 5^th grade mission –Ronald McDonald house.
• ·         Carpenter’s Tools International return to St. Peter’s on Feb. 16. The group will perform concerts at 9:00 & 2:00. Please join us if you can in Chapel.

Classroom Notes:

• ·         Rhoads Schoolhouse – field trip coming up soon. We will visit the schoolhouse in Elk Grove Park on Feb. 7^th. Docent Mrs. Peters came to our class on Tues., Jan. 31 & gave info. to the students about their experience on Feb. 7.
• ·         Valentine Party – On Feb. 14 at 2:30 – 3:00, we will enjoy a few treats and pass out Valentines to our classmates.
• ·         Family Appreciation Chapel, classroom refreshments & activities following Chapel – Wed., Feb. 15.

Curriculum:

• Reading:   Story “Seal Surfer” with related activities.
• Math: Division of 2’s through 5’s
• Social Studies: Story “Hannah’s Journal.” Lesson on Brazil.
• Bible: Verse: Jeremiah 31:1 “At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people.”
• Spelling: (adding endings pattern) cared, babies, chopped, saving, carried, fixing, hurried, joking, grinning, smiled, wrapped, parties, moving, libraries.
• Spanish: Reviewing family connections, services and subjects in school.
• Art/Music: Music – Mr. Schultz is teaching the children to learn songs that enhance the fingering on the recorders.

Science: No notes at this time.

In His Service

Mrs. Mitchell

e-mail: mmitchell@splseagles.org

Dates to Remember

2/14 – Valentine’s Day – party @ 2:30.

2/15 – Family Appreciation Chapel.

2/20 – President’s Day – no school.

3/2 – Report cards go home with students.