Welcome to Quarter 2 of 3rd Grade!

December 8 - December 12

Aloha Parents,

Just a reminder that our Christmas Program will be tomorrow. December 9th inside the chapel. Students will meet at the Fellowship Hall at 5:15 p.m. If your child has a role as an emcee, is dressing up, or is acting, and they are not here by 5:15, their part will be given to another student.

Please make sure your child is dressed in “Sunday best” Christmas attire. Some students have been trying to describe their outfits to us to see if they may wear them; however, we are asking them to check with you since we are not able to see the actual outfit. If your child is an angel, you have already been notified. Please ensure their hair is styled in a way that allows them to wear a headband.

After our performance, we will announce that one parent may come to the stage to pick up their child. Your child’s teacher will release them to you. Before leaving, students who are dressed as angels, Mary, or Joseph will need to return their outfits to their teacher.

Your child has been practicing very hard, and they are excited to show you all of their hard work!

On Friday, both second grade and our class, will be celebrating all the hard work that we put in towards the Christmas Program and will have a morning of "Grinch Games" followed by an afternoon of watching "The Grinch".

Spelling

This week we will not have Spelling due to the Christmas Program and activities.

Math

Multiplication timed test will continue this week.
Module 2 Math Assessment will be on Tuesday.

Module 3 in math this week.
1. Students will start with a counting collection of pregrouped objects to apply their understanding of multiplication from Module 1.
2. They will explore multiplication and division with the units of 6 and 8, seeing sixes as 2 threes and eights as 2 fours.
3. Students will use the commutative, distributive, and associative properties to help with multiplying and dividing.
4. Representations will progress to arrays and tape diagrams, and students will begin using a letter to represent an unknown quantity.
Since first quarter, your child has been working on their multiplication facts. I would like all students to be at least on their 6 facts before winter break. Although we don't have the timed tests this week, please continue to have your child practice their multiplication facts four times a week. One great tool is https://www.timestables.com/speed-test/ to help practice.

Reading Reminder:
Those studetns who turned in their November Reading Log was sent a digital coupon through ClassDojo for their Pizza Hut personal pan pizza. Please contact me if you did not see it. December reading logs were sent home last week.

We will be reading chapter 3 and 4 of Mr. Popper's Penguins this week. We will be going reading skills and vocabulary as we read the chapters in class. This week's skill will be point of view. Students will learn to idenitfy what point of view a story is todl by.

We will also be beginning writing about our Penguin's adventures soon. If you haven't done so already, please send a photo of your child's penguin on their adventure.

Library books are due this Friday.

Writing:

We will a learning persuasive writing techniques.

ARTSONIA:

What is Artsonia? Artsonia is a site that hosts a digital portfolio of your student's artwork. Parents and families can view art online, leave comments, and order keepsakes featuring the artwork. They make great gifts and 20% of sales go back to Trinity. Email mpatterson@tls-hawaii.org to request access to your child's account if you did not receive your code.

https://www.artsonia.com/schools/school.asp?id=220482

Canned Food Drive:

Junior Crusaders is sponsoring a canned food drive from now until December 12th. Join us by donating canned goods to help our community through a local food pantry. Please place your items in the marked bins abournd the campus!

Reminders from the School:

Early Enrollment were sent home and emailed on Friday, December 5th. Early enrollment is for current TLC&S families at $250 per student. Open enrollment to begins January 17, 2026 at $600 per student.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Blessings,
Mrs. von Dohlen

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