Week of November 17 and November 24

Calendar:

Monday, November 17 - Friday, November 21 Food Drive continues (see below)
Monday, November 17 & Tuesday, November 18 Buddy Activity
Wednesday, November 19 Cultural Arts - Sounds of Mexico
Thursday, November 20 Morning Math 7:45
Friday, November 21 Science Test, Spelling Test, Spirit Day
Tuesday, November 25 Lower School Thanksgiving Chapel, Church - Parents Welcome
Wednesday, November 26- Monday, December 1 Thanksgiving Break

Monday: Read, Study Science, Study Spelling
Tuesday: Read,Study Science, Study Spelling
Wednesday: Read,Study Science, Study Spelling
Thursday: Read, Study Science, Study Spelling
Friday: Read and enjoy your weekend.

Class News:

Reading/Social Studies - Last week we read Wagon Wheels which is a very short and easy book but involves an African American family moving to Kansas to find land through the Homestead Act of 1862.  We worked on Fact and Opinions and Cause and Effect with this book.  We will start reading Sarah, Plain and Tall which is a  classic book about life on the prairie.  

Math - We are working on learning our multiplication facts.  We have already worked on our 0,1,2,5, and 10 facts.  We learned a song for our 3 facts last week and will learn a song for our 4 facts this week.  We have learned many games to play while memorizing our facts.

Science- We continue to study the human body, bones, joints, in particular a closer look at the elbow, and then we will learn about muscles.

Grammar- We are learning two new jingles, the preposition jingle and the object of the preposition jingle. We will then apply this knowledge to the sentences we are classifying/diagraming in class. 

Language - We are finishing up our Oregon Trail journals.  This assignment is  an historical fiction journal written in the first person and it shows that the third graders know that life on the Oregon Trail wasn't easy.  We are proud of their hard work.  

Thanksgiving Break - we will not have a blog next week since it is a short week.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are thankful for supportive parents and energetic students who love to learn!

Spelling Words - Test on Friday, November 21

https://www.spellingcity.com/Spedsthirdgrade/  (Wordly Wise lesson 6)

http://www.wordlywise3000.com/


1. chasm
2. continent
3.credit
4. enable
5. foul
6. gust
7.ordeal
8. plateau
9. rig
10. schedule

St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School’s Annual Food Drive

In Support of the Church Food Pantry

November 12-November 21

·         Each day, Student Council representatives will receive donations in the front hallway of the school. 

·         Each student’s class will earn points for their offerings.  The homeroom from each division (ECC-2^nd, 3^rd-5^th, and MS) that collects the most needed items will proudly display the “St. Paul’s Spirit Award” banner.

·         While all items will be received each day, BONUS POINTS will be given for selected items on selected days.

Needed Items

Canned vegetables and fruit [15-16 oz. cans]: green beans, any canned beans, corn, any canned fruit, peas, spinach, tomatoes

Canned Meats: tuna (5-6 oz.), salmon or other canned fish (16 oz.), Vienna sausage, Span, Corned beef

Canned soups/meals [15-16 oz. cans]: condensed and other canned soups, beef stew, Chili, Beanie-Weenies, Spaghetti-Os, canned pastas

Peanut Butter & Jelly [12-18 oz. jars]

Pasta, Dry Beans, Rice: mac ‘n cheese, spaghetti/ pasta noodles (16 oz.), Ramen, Hamburger Helper, dry beans (15-16 oz.), rice (15-16 oz)

Box or Packaged Cereal

Toilet tissue  [Larger bundles preferred)

Monday, Nov. 17:  Double points for peanut butter and jelly

Tuesday, Nov. 18:  Double points for pasta, dry beans, and rice

Wednesday, Nov. 19:  Triple points for box or packaged cereal

Thursday, Nov. 20:  Double points for toilet paper (counted by roll) and personal hygiene items

Friday, Nov. 21:  To be announced.