Newsletter Edition 18

Good afternoon,
Brrr, an Arctic blast swept through third grade today as we spent the afternoon constructing our penguins! We’ve spent time over the last couple of weeks researching different penguins and writing an acrostic poem about them. We will type those in the computer lab on Monday to then display them and our life size penguins for all to see! Next week is Catholic Schools Week and lots of fun things are in store. I received most report cards and bus permission forms for Mass at St. Leo’s on Wednesday. Last names A-L will attend at 8:45 and M-Z will attend at 10:30. We hope to see you all there!
Stay safe and enjoy your weekend,
Rachel Langenfeld

Topics of the week:
Math: multiplication
Reading: Because of Winn Dixie
Cursive: E
Religion: Unit review
English: types of sentences/punctuation
Science: force and motion
Social Studies: Ellis Island/Statue of Liberty
Phonics: syllables in vcv or vccv pattern words

Upcoming tests:
Monday
Math facts (subt. 7 and 8)
Friday
Spelling
Math facts (subt. 9 and 10)

Reminders:
Wed. 29th Catholic Schools Week Mass at 8:45 or 10:30
Fri. 31st DRESS DOWN DAY
Thurs. Feb 13th Parent Teacher Conferences 1-6
Fri. Feb. 14th NO SCHOOL
Mon. Feb. 17th NO SCHOOL
Mon. Feb. 24th-27th

Newsletter Edition 17

Good afternoon,
Happy New Year! I hope your year has started off well. It’s so fun to see how the students have grown even in just two years over break. Sometimes we forget things over break and spent some time reviewing our classroom rules. For some it was a great transition back into school and for others it was a little more difficult. We work every day on using an appropriate voice level and listen without talking during class. Many of us were excited to start multiplication this week and learn about fossils. Next week we will be in the computer lab researching penguins as well as take the Star Math test. We took the Star Reading test this week.

Stay safe and enjoy your weekend,
Rachel Langenfeld

Topics of the week:
Math: multiplication
Reading: The Talent Show Skill: prefixes/suffixes
Cursive: lowercase review
Religion: Christmas
English: types of sentences/punctuation
Science: fossils
Social Studies: pioneer communities/timeline
Phonics: complex word families

Upcoming tests:
Tuesday 14th
STAR MATH
Friday 17th
Spelling
Math Facts: Subtraction 5 and 6
Math: showing multiplication
Reading: Centerfield Ballhawk

Reminders:
Mass on Jan. 15th, 22nd at 8:30
Fri. Jan. 10th end of second quarter and first semester
Mon. Jan 20th NO SCHOOL
Tues. Jan 21st report cards
Sun. Jan 26th-Sat. Feb. 1st Catholic Schools Week
Wed. Jan 29th Catholic Schools week mass at St. Leo’s at 8:30 and 10:00

Newsletter Edition 16

Good afternoon,

And the break is here! It’s been a wild week filled with energy, fun activities, and sprinkle sugar thrown in there. Everyone’s Ralph posters turned out beautifully, the kids really enjoyed presenting and looking at what everyone did with Ralph. We made snowflakes out of wax paper, Nativity scenes and even learned a little more about Jamestown. May you all have a restful but fun Christmas break and New Year celebration. I hope when we return in the new year the sugar will have worn off, haha and we can have a calm start to 2020.. Thank you for all you do to support the teachers and staff here at SPSL. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Rachel Langenfeld

Topics of the week:

Math: graphs

Reading: 

Cursive: b

Religion: Christmas

English: subject/predicate

Science: snow

Social Studies: early native american communities, map scales

Phonics: vowel diphthongs 

Upcoming tests:

• Friday 10th
  • Spelling

Reminders:

• Mass on Jan. 8th, 15th, 22nd at 8:30
• Mon. 23-Mon. 6th NO SCHOOL for Christmas Break
• Fri. Jan. 10th end of second quarter and first semester
• Mon. Jan 20th NO SCHOOL
• Tues. Jan 21st report cards
• Sun. Jan 26th-Sat. Feb. 1st Catholic Schools Week
• Wed. Jan 29th Catholic Schools week mass at 8:30 and 10:00