December 7

Calendar:

Tuesday, December 1 - Wednesday, December 16 Family Ornaments - Please bring in a family ornament that you have made.  It should have a picture of your family which can also include a pet.  You will hang the ornament on the tree in the commons during chapel and make a wish for our world.

Wednesday, December 2 - Thursday, December 17 Musical Offering in Divisional Chapel - Each 3-5 grader is welcome to perform during divisional chapel.  Please sign up with Mrs. Jones beginning Monday, November 30th. We welcome the parents to join us when your child is performing.  In the past we have had piano offerings, drum, guitar, singing, and many other types of musical offerings. 

Wednesday, December 16-18^th Secret Santa Gift Exchange begins in 3^rd grade. (More details will be sent home about this topic this week.)

Monday, December 7, 7:30-8:00 In Harmony Choir North MPR.

Tuesday, December 8, 24, 7:30-8:00 Math Help in Miss Stark’s classroom.

Tuesday, December 8, Science Test over bones.

Friday, December 11, Wordly Wise 6 Test and Spelling Test

Friday, December 11, Field Trip Students need to bring a lunch or sign up for a sack lunch.

Monday, December 14, 7:30-8:00 In Harmony Choir North MPR.

Tuesday, December 15, 7:30-8:00 Math Help in Miss Stark’s classroom.
Friday, December 18, 8:30 3rd-8th grade Eucharist

Friday, December 18, 9:40-12:45 3^rd-5^th Grade ice skating field trip.

Friday, December 18, 2:30-3:15 Classroom Christmas Party

Homework:

Monday: Reflex Math, read, study for science test.

Tuesday: Reflex Math, read, study for WW and Spelling Test.

Wednesday: Reflex Math, read, study for WW and Spelling Test
Thursday:Reflex Math, read,study for WW and Spelling Test.
Friday: Reflex Math, read.

Class News:

Reading:

This week we are reading chapters 5-7 in The House Without a Christmas Tree.  Students are learning quite a bit of new and difficult vocabulary in this story.  We are also doing a lot of text-to-self comparisons.  The story takes place in the 1940s and the main character lives in a small town.  Students are working on imagery skills, summarizing, making inferences, and predictions.

Math:

This week we are working on multiplying by 8 and 9.  Students will also be working with story problems and connecting their previous lessons on arrays and repeated addition to their newly learned multiplication facts.  Students will have a math quiz on 9’s on Thursday.

Social Studies:

Christmas Around the World - This is our Social Studies unit during December.  Third graders will study Christmas customs in different countries.  Most of this will be completed at school but your child may need a little bit of help with certain activities.  

Science:
Students will take their "Bones Test" on Tuesday, then we will conclude the Human Body Unit with a brief look at the Circulatory System, the importance of exercise, and the frozen man, the iceman found in 1991 but dating back over 5,000 years.

Language Arts: 

This week students will start a new writing topic, persuasive writing.  Students will be asked to write a persuasive letter to Santa, asking for something they really want for Christmas. They will also conclude their writing of similes.We continue to learn about possessive nouns, combining sentences, and abbreviations.

In grammar the new concept for students this week is identifying when there is an understood subject pronoun. 

Wordly Wise:

http://www.wordlywise3000.com/word_lists/?book=03&lesson=6
https://quizlet.com/56141370/wordly-wise-book-3-lesson-6-flash-cards/

1. chasm

2. continent

3.credit

4. enable

5. foul

6. gust

7.ordeal

8. plateau

9. rig

10. schedule