Classroom News

                        School-Wide Theme for 2009 - 2010:
                            "We Pray for Vocations."

                       WELCOME TO MRS. KALLBACK'S THIRD GRADE!
 
This week is short but busy!  We'll did some work with Spelling Lesson 11, 
but did not have the spelling menu or have a test.  :)  We moved on in Math 
with addition with 3 addends.  
In Reading, our new space story is about one of the first women astronauts. 
It's been very interesting! 

I read them some Native American legends last week and on Friday had them use 
watercolors to paint their favorite illustration.  They're so pretty!  Due to 
my absence, we'll do this writing project next week.  We'll use a writing 
rubric to start a rough draft about one of these stories and then prepare a 
final draft by next Friday.  You'll love their hard work!

Thank you for turning in those "Staying on Track" forms.  I look forward to 
meeting you at our conferences!
 
                             CALENDAR INFORMATION:
          Hot Lunch is Tuesday!  "Learn Not to Burn" is Thursday!

       November:
11th - No School  God Bless Our Veteran's
20th - November Book Reports are due
23rd & 24th - 1/2 days due to P/T Conferences
25th, 26th, 27th - No School ~ Happy Thanksgiving 
       December:
My classroom will perform a Nativity Play on Thursday Dec. 10th at 9:30 A.M. 
sharp!  It takes about 20 minutes but gives a very beautiful Christmas 
message!  
    
The 1st - 5th Grade Christmas Program is Dec. 15th at 7:00 P.M. in the church.

                        MEET OUR SECRET READERS:
                   Mrs. Bochar - September 11th
                   Mr. and Mrs. Enochs - September 18th                     
                   Grandpa, Grandma, and Mr. O'Flaherty - Sept. 25th
                   Mrs. Green - Sept. 25th
                   Mrs. King - Oct. 1st
                   Mr. and Mrs. Principe, and Grandpa Oct. 16th
                   Mr. Rodriguez - Oct. 27th
 
Mrs. Swider surprised us today by reading one of her favorite childhood books 
called "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang".  The class enjoyed the pretty details and 
fun story line.  Mrs. Swider also read us one of Renee's favorite books, "Sea 
Creatures".  We were able to listen to her read us clues.  Then we had to try 
to find the sea animal in the picture it was describing.  This made them 
really listen carefully!  Thank you, Mrs. Swider, for joining us today!

Thanks to all of you who help to make our school days exciting!  We had a 
wonderful week!

                     Any questions, please email me!
                               Blessings, 
                             Mrs. Kallback