3a Newsletter Week of November 13 2017

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NEWS FROM 3A

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13, 2017


This week will be dedicated to all things Mayflower, Pilgrim,
Wampanoag and/or Thanksgiving. Join us this week for Mass as
it is our turn to present the Mass. If your child is doing a reading, please help them to
practice as much as possible.
We emphasize the spiritual, Thank you to any parents who helped out on Saturday putting baskets together! It
intellectual, and physical was greatly appreciated!
development of each Dont forget to purchase tickets to the Thanksgiving Luncheon on Tuesday, Novem-
individual. ber 14. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

MATH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS


This week, students will be solv- This week in Language, we
ing problems with a Mayflower will work on the different
kinds of sentences and how to
theme: Mayflower Math. We will figure out
write good sentences. In
how many Mayflowers could fit in our gym spelling, we are spelling words with consonant di-
and playground as well as solve mathematical graphs and clusters: sh, ch, tch, ng, br, cl and nk. In
problems involving the Pilgrims. We will also reading, we will read stories about the Pilgrims and
be practicing some of the concepts we have their journey to America. Students will write a jour-
already covered. Our goal is to begin multi- nal entry about what it would have been like to trav-
el on the Mayflower based on what we have read.
plication when we return from the holidays.
Students will have received the materials for the
Please continue to practice their basic addition Sandwich Book Report. It is due November 30. Stu-
and subtraction facts with them. They will dents have explanations for each part of the book
need to have a good grasp of them in the fu- report in their ELA Interactive journals. Tutoring
ture. Tutoring for math is from 3:30-4:30. for reading is on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30.
Title I tutoring is also available.

HANDWRITING
Students will have practice cursive by writing a Thanksgiving poem and what
they are thankful for this year.
SCIENCE-This week students will locate and classify elements on the pe-
riodic table and identify mineral nutrients.

RELIGION-This week students will learn about the four marks of the
Church. This weeks Word of the Week is entrusted-assign responsibil-
ity for something to someone. This Weeks Good News comes from
Matthew 25:14-30.

SOCIAL STUDIES-This week students will learn about the First Thanks-
giving. They will learn who the Pilgrims were and why they decided to
undertake such a harsh journey to an unknown land. They will learn
about the Wampanoag Tribe and how and why they helped the Pilgrims
during their first winter. They will do crafts and activities related to these topics as
well.

REMINDERS

We are still collecting pop tops for Ronald McDonald House. We have filled a large collection box and are
halfway towards filling another one! Help us out by sending in pop tops (soda tabs)! We could win a class
party! Thank you to all who have sent in tops! We are doing an awesome job!
We are also collecting box tops and Prices bottle caps. Help us out by sending these items in whenever you
buy products with the box top label or Prices products!
Please send in any prayer intentions that you may have so that we can pray for them during our morning an-
nouncements and during our Friday rosary. Dont forget to send your children with their rosary on Fridays!
THERE WILL BE NO AFTERSCHOOL CARE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
November 12 Second Sunday breakfast 5K + 7B 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Book Fair open 7:15-11:45
November 12-17 Book Fair
November 13 World Kindness Day
November 14 Thanksgiving Luncheon-Modified lunch schedule
3K-4th 10:30-11:30; 5-8 11:45-12:45
November 16 Mass by 3A-Students are required to wear Mass attire
November 17 CPR/First Aid presentation for 8th grade (continued)
November 21 Early Dismissal/NO AFTER SCHOOL CARE
November 22-24 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
November 27 Classes resume
November 29 Home & School meeting @ 7:45 a.m. cafeteria
November 30 Mass by 8A-Students are required to wear Mass attire
Stewardship envelopes are due
Sandwich book report due
December 1 Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m./NO AFTERSCHOOL CARE
Irish Gala @ Grace Gardens from 6-12 a.m.

HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!

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