Weekly Newsletter

October 5, 2025

Dear DeChantal 3rd Graders and Families,

       We hope you have had a wonderful weekend! This coming week of school is all day, every day, with next Monday off for Columbus/Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Last week in Spelling, students worked with the sound of oo/ew. This coming week brings a review. Homework and a Spelling test on Friday, remain the same. We are now beginning to learn cursive, which is very exciting. Students are working in their Wonders anthologies, reading the story Yoon and the Jade Bracelet. Now that it is October and Halloween is approaching, the third graders are writing Halloween stories, as well as writing Halloween haikus. The third graders will learn about and write a type of poetry each month, last month writing the acrostic poem. They will work with subjects and predicates this week in Voyages. This week’s Religion chapter is chapter 5, We Learn About the Early Church. Tomorrow, Monday, October 6th, school will be treated to an assembly led by Father Morgan who will be teaching about Saint Francis of Assisi. He will have a blessing of pets, so if you have a pet that you would like blessed, third graders may bring in a photo of their pet. An alternative to a photo is a small stuffed animal that has a likeness to a pet at home. In our third grade classrooms, we will read about Saint Francis and do a follow-up activity, as well. Last week in Science, classes did a STEM project, constructing a chair for stuffed animals using only pipe cleaners, construction paper, and masking tape. Follow-up reports will be completed this week. In Social Studies, students are finishing their banners for Hispanic Heritage Month, as well as continuing to work on map skills.

·        Please remember to send in a labeled sweatshirt/sweater to school. Mornings especially are starting to be chilly.

·        Sign Up for Parent/Teacher conferences opens up tomorrow. Please sign up for a time. We look forward to meeting with you.

·        Although we have not cancelled our field trip to the Capitol and Library of Congress, unfortunately, the government is still shut down. In all likelihood, we will have to postpone unless the government opens back up this week.  If we are unable to go at this time, we will schedule something else in the near future so that the third graders don't miss out on the valuable and fun experience of going on a field trip. We will keep you informed.

Have a fantastic week! Saint Jane DeChantal, pray for us.

Mrs. Andrea Barish and Ms. Monique Cicerchia