NEWS FROM 3A

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

This month students will use one of their composition books
for their first probe book. It will be about themselves. More details will follow
in a flyer home this week.
We will also begin with the recycling program. Thank you to Mrs. Montoya
(Marian) for volunteering to help with the recyclables! Thank you to Giovana
We emphasize the spiritual,
and Marian for wanting to continue their program this year.
intellectual, and physical
Now that we have gotten to know our routine, we will begin nominating and
development of each
voting on Student of the Week. Students nominate and vote for their fellow
individual.
classmates. I will send home the qualifications for being a Student of the
Week by the end of this week.

MATH
Students have begun creating
their math reference notebooks.
This week we will continue to work on the ba-
sics of multiplication to include skip counting,
repeated addition and equal groups later in the
week by creating an interactive notebook for
math. We will start with the 2’s and 5’s.
Please practice their basic addition and sub-
traction facts with them. They will need to
have a good grasp of these facts in order to do
well in adding and subtracting greater num-
bers and regrouping. Tutoring for math is
available on Mondays from 3:30-4:30.
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE
ARTS
In language arts we will be writing letters to pen pals
and creating acrostics for display. This week’s words
in spelling have the short u sound. Students should
have their homework menu available for the month
of September. In reading, we have begun a thematic
unit on Stories That Are Handed Down. We will
learn about folk tales, fairy tales, fables and trickster
tales. Students will be able to differentiate characters
and find main idea and supporting details. We will
also compare Cinderella stories from different coun-
tries. Tutoring for reading is available on Tuesdays
from 3:30-4:30. It begins on September 4.

HANDWRITING
Students will be practicing manuscript that will lead them to writing
in cursive. They will write letters and recognize the connections they
will use in cursive.
 SCIENCE-This week students will learn about what causes the
seasons and how long it takes the earth to revolve around the
sun and begin learning about the moon.
RELIGION-Students will learn about what Jesus teaches us
about God’s love. This week’s Word of the Week is indignant-
feeling or showing anger at what is felt as unfair treatment. This
Week’s Good News comes from Mark 10:14.
SOCIAL STUDIES-This week students will learn about the geography and
history of different communities starting with El Paso and continuing
with Astoria, Oregon and Timbuktu, Africa.

REMINDERS
The only drop off is on Stanton Street. The Arizona parking lot is not a drop off.
Parents need to park and walk students to the school at the crosswalk if they are
using the parking lot. The lot behind the gym and the church is also not to be
used to drop off students. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
September 3 Labor Day-NO SCHOOL
September 5 Film Club meeting 3:20-5:00 p.m. Library
September 6 Children’s Liturgy-No Mass attire required
GEMS meeting 3:20-5:00 Media Technology room
September 9-14 IOWA Testing
September 11 Patriot Day
September 12 Film Club meeting 3:20-5:00 p.m. Library
September 13 Mass 7th grade-Mass attire required
September 17 IOWA makeup test day
September 18 Lifetouch pictures-wear Sunday Best
September 20 Mass 6th grade-Mass attire required
September 26 Home & School meeting @ 7:45 in cafeteria
September 27 Mass 5th grade-Mass attire required
September 28 Spirit Dress/Early Release @ 1:00; After school only until 5:00 p.m.

HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!