Still Seeing Monarchs!

We are part of the Journey North migration program. This is the time of the year that we record any sightings of monarchs in our area and report it to Journey North. Yesterday we noted that we are still seeing them in our school garden. With the days getting shorter and cooler we don't know how much longer they will be around.

Hoot Hoot here is what's happening in our class this week;

Religion:  This week we learn about Martin Luther and the Reformation.

English: Unit 2 ; verbs

Writing: ” How To” paragraph

Reading: This week  our story is Little Grunt and the Big Egg. Test on Thurs.

Spelling: Words this week have the io sound. Test on Thurs.

Social Studies: Geography of a community.

Science: The Sun and Moon and the Seasons.

Field Trip: We will be going to the Historic Arkansas Museum on Oct. 26.

Remember to send a sack lunch with a drink on this day. 

Memory for this week 

The Fifth Commandment                                                                        

You shall not murder.

What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not hurt or harm our neighbor in his body, but help and support him in every physical need.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32

A fun new way to learn

Today was our first day with the iPads in our classroom. What a fun way to learn our math facts.

Hoot Hoot Here is what's happening in Third Grade this week:

Religion:  This week we take a look at the Old Testament and study the Arch and the Tabernacle.

English: Unit 2 ; Possessive nouns

Writing: Journal

Reading: This week  our story is Wild Shots, They’re My Life.

Spelling: Words this week have c=s, g=j sounds.

Social Studies: Geography of a community.

Science: The Sun and Moon and the Seasons, migration and plant cycles.

Field Trip: We will be going to the Historic Arkansas Museum on

 Oct. 26.

Each month we will read a book from a different literature genre.

Our read aloud book for this month will be a fantasy; Charlotte’s Web.

Our memory for this week:

The Fourth Commandment                                                                        

Honor your father and your mother.

What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them.

 

Winn Dixie Celebration

Our class finished reading Because of Winn Dixie. What a great book! To celebrate we had a Winn Dixie picnic and watched the movie of the book. It is always interesting to see what changes are make in the plot and in charters between a book and the movie.

Just like in the book we had egg salad sandwiches, pickles and dump punch. It was great fun!

Hoot Hoot here is what's happening in third grade this week:

Religion: The second unit in religion is the Holy Spirit Blesses the Church; this week we learn about the Holy Spirit.

English: Predicates and compound sentences, unit 1 review

Writing: Flat Stanley writing

Reading: This week we have a literacy circle. We will all be reading Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown. There are many fun activities  that go with this book.

Spelling: Review test of words from the past 5 weeks. Spelling tests are every Friday. We will have 20 review words.

Social Studies: Types of communities

Science: The Sun and Moon and the Seasons

What we are Reading

We finished the book Because of Winn Dixie. Friday we had a Winn Dixie party and watched the movie to celebrate. We discussed how the movie characters and the plot were the same and different from the book.

 Our read aloud book for this month will be a fantasy; Charlotte’s Web.

Our memory for this week:

Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:38

The First Commandment and meaning;

You shall have no other gods. What does this mean?

We should fear, love and trust in God above all things.

Parents are Great!

A big thank you to all the parents that came to Open House night. It is always good to have you in our classroom and see where all the fun takes place everyday. 

Hoot Hoot Here is what is happening in Grade Three this week:

Religion: The second unit in religion is the Holy Spirit Blesses the Church; this week we learn about the Holy Spirit.

English: Predicates and compound sentences

Writing: Sentences using vocabulary words

Reading: This week’s story is Non fiction; The Olympic Games Where Heroes are Made

Spelling: words have the st and str blend sound. Spelling tests are every Friday. We will have 15 words, 2 challenge words and 3 words from the week before (20 words).

Social Studies: Types of communities

Science: unit 2; Plants and Animals

Our read aloud book each month will be from a different literature genre. This month we are reading the realistic fiction book, Because of Winn- Dixie.

 Memory for this week 

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Mark 12: 30-31

No one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:3