November 25, 2009

Dear Parents,

Thanks to everyone who came to our plays. They were just wonderful! Your children are truly a gift from God.

Thursday is Spirit Day/Dollar for Denim. Book-It for November is due this week. If you lost your calendar, you may write a note saying your child read for 120 minutes this month. Please keep practicing those multiplication tables.

Test Schedule:

Monday:

Tuesday: Prayer of the Month (12 Apostles)

Wednesday: Spelling Pretest

Oral Reading

3A only: Shurley Unit 1- I’m not sure how much you can actually study for this. I will answer questions during the test. It’s just a check to see what we know.

Thursday: Multiplication 5's

3B only: Religion Unit 2 (Ch. 4-6)

Friday: Spelling

Reading

Simple Solutions

Spelling Words: Night Letters

clock large page mark kitten judge crack edge pocket brake change ridge jacket badge orange pledge * Advent

Vocabulary: Night Letters

blade: a leaf of grass

budding: putting forth small swellings on a plant that will grow into leaves, branches, or flowers

dew: the moisture from the air that collects in small drops on cool surfaces during the night

fireflies: small insects that give off flashes of light when they fly

flutter: to flap the wings

notepad: a small book of blank or lined sheets of paper

patch: a small piece of ground that is different from what surrounds it

12 Apostles from: Matthew 3:13

1.) Peter

2.) James

3.) John

4.) Andrew

5.) Phillip

6.) Bartholomew

7.) Matthew

8.) Thomas

9.) James

10.) Thaddeus

11.) Simon

12.)Judas

Upcoming Events:

November 26-7: Thanksgiving Break

December 3: Spirit Day/ Dollar for Denim

December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception

December 12: Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration

December 17: Last day before break- Classroom Celebrations- End of 9 weeks

December 18- Jan. 3: No School

January 4: Return to School