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Focus for the Week of 10/26/2020
Religion: Chapter 6: The Prophet Moses Math : Chapter 6: Multiplication Reading : Chapter 3: How are living things in an ecosystem connected? Writing : Descriptive Writing Vocabulary : Unit 6-border, certain, clasp, depart, fierce, journey, observe, superb, treasure, wisdom Spelling: children, search, teacher, reached, think, together, with, where, everywhere, short, push, finish, sure, who, whole, yesterday, tomorrow-Test Friday Grammar : Common & Proper Nouns Science: Ecosystems Classwork Completed in Class Today
Morning Work-The History of Halloween. Schoology-Language Arts-Morning Work-History of Halloween Religion: Math: Complete Math Journal 10-10, Exit Ticket 6.1-6.3 and Lesson 6.4 Science: Human Effects on Ecosystems 1 Reading/Writing: Textbook pgs 56-57 Key ideas and details Writing: Grammar: pg 49 Part B Spelling: Spelling Pkt Week 10-pgs 3-4 Vocabulary- Workbook pgs 56-59 Handwriting- pgs 16-19
This is the year that students move from learning to read — decoding words using their knowledge of the alphabet — to reading to learn. The books children are expected to master are no longer simple primers but fact-filled text. Comprehension skills will include citing evidence and identifying key ideas and details. Children who haven’t made the leap to fast, fluent reading begin at this moment to fall behind, and for most of them the gap will continue to grow. Reading at home nightly is an important habit to form. Please encourage your child to read 30 minutes every night.
The expectation in 3rd grade is that students answer questions in complete sentences across the curriculum. This will help them become stronger writers and better communicators. You can reinforce this at home by reviewing homework and assignments with your child to make sure that their answers are in a complete sentence that does not start with and or because. Example: What is your favorite food? My favorite food is peanut butter. Please practice multiplication facts from 0-11 with your child. You can do this with flashcards, simple card games, apps, or games. Feel free to mix it up and make it fun. Some great websites to try are: http://braingenie.ck12.org/subjects/136 www.abcya.com www.aplusmath.com http://www.mathblaster.com/parents/math-games Upcoming Events/Important Information
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Dear 3A Parents,
Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place the Week of November 2nd. The link to sign up is below. Dismissal for that week with be at 11:50. Remember to complete your REAL parent survey. Please start reviewing multiplication facts with your child daily. There are some great resources listed below to make it fun! A couple of reminders: -Charge iPads nightly -Homework is listed on my website and due the following day unless noted. -Check Renweb often -Missing assignment reports go home on Tuesdays. Assignments will be accepted up until the following Monday for partial credit. -Online students must be logged in and actively participating and responding during class. -IPads are for educational purposes. Students should not be on games or taking pictures with their iPad unless it was assigned by a teacher. -Students should not be emailing each other or messaging each other unless required to do so by a teacher. Classroom doors will open at 7:30 a.m. We are a nut free campus. Please do not send food items with nuts in for snack or lunch. Please make sure that your child's mask fits snuggly, covering both their mouth and nose with no gaps between their face and the mask. Here is a link on how to adjust masks-the third method works the best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFArU_NeYrw Dismissal is at 3:00 p.m. M-TH and at 12:40 p.m. on Fridays. Students not picked up 15 minutes after dismissal time will be sent to the office. -If you are planning on keeping your child home and having them join us virtually on a specific day, please make sure that they take home all of their books the night before so they can fully participate in class and complete assignments. Anyone logged in virtually will be expected to turn in assignments on time. Here are some language frames that we will be using in the classroom, which can be reinforced at home.
Please help me to encourage your child to have a growth mindset. We can do that by encouraging them to take chances and try things that are new or they are not good at. We can encourage them to accept challenges, to make mistakes, and to learn from those mistakes. Most importantly I want them to keep trying. When it gets tough I promise to support and help them along the way. Kristen Kemmerling Dear Parent/s, The School Improvement Team (SIT) would like to ask for your participation in an evaluation on your child/ren. In accordance with our new Accreditation goals, we will continue to evaluate how our students are growing in their ability to be Responsible Christian Leaders, Effective communicators, An Independent Thinker and Life Long Learners (REAL). We have been working on educating your child on the importance of these School Wide Learning Expectations (SLE’s) and the fulfillment of school mission statement. We have asked the children to reflect on the same attributes that we want you to consider. In addition to a student self-evaluation, their classroom teacher and coaches (grades 5-8) will also be evaluating their success in these areas. Please take a few minutes to fill out the attached evaluation on your child/ren. We encourage you to make note of other areas in which your child participates in activities inside and outside of school that corresponds to that particular SLE. We are building a portfolio on your child for the time they are a student here at Saint John XXIII Catholic School. This will be an excellent reflection tool for them as they move on to high school. We will be asking you to fill out this evaluation on your child/ren at the end of this school year as well. Please return this evaluation back to your child’s classroom teacher as soon as you can. We thank you in advance for your participation in this journey. Our students deserve the opportunity for us to reflect on their greatness with the intention of continued growth in their faith formation. Kindly, The School Improvement Team and St. John teachers and staff Link: Parent REAL Survey Communion of Saints |
Friendliness is being a friend. It is taking an interest in other people. It is going out of your way to make others feel welcome or to make a stranger feel at home. When you are friendly, you happily share your belongings, time, ideas and feelings. Your share the good times and the bad times together. Friendliness is the best cure for loneliness.
The Language of Virtues: helps awaken the qualities of character that exists in children. By speaking the language of virtues, setting virtues-based boundaries and recognizing teachable moments, we bring out the best in our children -- and ourselves. We become mentors helping our children to become compassionate, courageous, respectful, confident and purposeful. The greatest gift we can give our children is the authentic self-esteem that comes from developing their virtues -- becoming contributors rather than consumers. The world needs people willing to take personal responsibility. Let it be this generation.
- Kindness- August
- Patience- September
- Responsibility-October
- Thankfulness- November
- Joyfulness-December
- Reverence-January
- Love-February
- Consideration-March
- Determination-April
- Faithfulness-May
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There are no extra pieces in the classroom.
Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill and every piece fits perfectly together. |
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Get your hands on a good book! |
Scholastic Book Clubs Ordering Information
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: K8ZN2
Dear Parents,
Sometimes the right book is all it takes to nurture a child's love of reading. That's why I'm pleased that our class will be participating in Scholastic Book Clubs this school year.
The Book Club flyers I'll be sending home each month are full of just-right, affordable books and Storia™ eBooks for every age and reading level.
Thank you for helping grow your child's love of reading and for supporting our class.
Your child's teacher,
Ms. Kristen Wetter
P.S. When you place your order online, you'll help earn FREE Books for our class and you also get a $5 FREE Book Pick Coupon to use on your next online order!
Ordering online is fast and easy:
www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: K8ZN2
Dear Parents,
Sometimes the right book is all it takes to nurture a child's love of reading. That's why I'm pleased that our class will be participating in Scholastic Book Clubs this school year.
The Book Club flyers I'll be sending home each month are full of just-right, affordable books and Storia™ eBooks for every age and reading level.
Thank you for helping grow your child's love of reading and for supporting our class.
Your child's teacher,
Ms. Kristen Wetter
P.S. When you place your order online, you'll help earn FREE Books for our class and you also get a $5 FREE Book Pick Coupon to use on your next online order!
Ordering online is fast and easy:
- REGISTER at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
- ENTER the Class Activation Code at the top of this letter
- CHOOSE from thousands of print titles, value packs, and Storia eBooks
- SUBMIT the order to your child's teacher
- EARN FREE Books for you and the classroom too!
