Weekly Newsletter

Hello, Grade 3 Families!

We hope this weekend has been fun and busy with this Season of Advent! Today, we lit the second purple candle, the candle of Peace, also called the Bethlehem candle, which reminds us of the journey of Mary and Joseph to Christmas. We hope that your journeys are going well! Last week was a short week with Monday off and a delayed start on Tuesday. The third graders learned about words with the schwa sound and took a test on Friday. This week, they will learn about words with the final stable syllable -le and take a test this coming Friday. They continue to work on persuasive Christmas essays and cursive writing. This week in grammar will offer a review of nouns (common, proper, plural, possessive) and a continuation of three-digit subtraction with regrouping. There will be a math test next Wednesday, with the second Catholic Math League test tomorrow, December 8th. Review will be provided for next week’s math test. In Science, the third graders did a STEM project together, designing a Thanksgiving dinner table using only paper, masking tape, popsicle sticks, scissors, and a ruler. They did a great job with this! In Social Studies, the third graders are learning about the levels of government and doing a tree project to assist with its explanation. We continue to decorate our Jesse Trees, learn about Advent and Christmas, and practice for the Christmas pageant next week. We will attend Mass as a school to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Thank you so much for all of the macaroni and cheese donations for the Greg Gannon Food Drive!

· There will be regular homework this week, but next week’s only homework will be to study for Wednesday’s math test.

· Please be sure to send in a coat each day with your child. You are, of course, welcome to send in mittens/gloves and hats. Please label everything!

· There will be band concerts this Wednesday the 10th at 2pm and 7pm.

· This coming Friday is Donut Day!

· The HSA Secret Santa Shop will be open next Monday the 15th in the school gym. The third grade time slot to shop is 11:30am to noon.

· The Christmas pageant is next Wednesday the 17th at 7pm. Attached to this email, is a set of instructions for the evening.

Stay warm this week! Saint Jane DeChantal, pray for us.

Mrs. Andrea Barish and Ms. Monique Cicerchia