Week of March 27

                                                      Announcements and reminders:

• Friday, March 31 at 10 AM - Easter egg hunt at Brown House lawn!  Thank you for sending in the permission slips and eggs (a dozen per child), and please let me know if you want to help hide eggs that morning.
• Also Friday:  class Easter party in the afternoon.  The third graders want to have Little Caesar's pizza again, so I will get it for them.  They will have plenty of sweet treats in their eggs, so we probably don't need anything for dessert that day.
• April 3-10:  Easter Break (Return on Tuesday, the 11th)
• April 17:  no school for elementary because grades 7-12 have a Soul-Survivor event at school.  The campus will be closed to everyone else.
• April 21:  2-hour early dismissal

Academics this week, subject to change, as needed:  

• Reading homework this week: Secret in the Maple Tree, chapter 9, out loud to an adult.  Since students are reading entire chapters, they have the whole week to do it.  Please initial the calendar in the folders when completed.
• Spelling: list 29.  As usual:  homework due Wednesday, trial test on Thursday, final test Friday. 
• Health test Tuesday. (Study guide home on previous Friday)
• Language test Wednesday.
• History test Wednesday. (study guide home on Monday)
• No Bible memory verse quiz this week.

Week of March 20

  Announcements and reminders:

• We're now into the fourth nine weeks! Report cards will come home early in the week.
• Friday, March 31 at 10 AM - Easter egg hunt at Brown House!  We will need donations of stuffed plastic eggs from each family, please.
• Also Friday:  class Easter party in the afternoon. More on this later.
• April 3-10:  Easter Break (Return on Tuesday, the 11th)

Academics this week, subject to change, as needed:  

• Reading homework this week: Secret in the Maple Tree, chapter 8, out loud to an adult.  Since students are reading entire chapters, they have the whole week to do it.  Please initial the calendar in the folders when completed.
• Spelling: list 28.  As usual:  homework due Wednesday, trial test on Thursday, final test Friday.  
• Math test Friday.
• Bible memory verse quiz on Friday: John 20:29 b:  "...blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."

Week of March 13

  Announcements and reminders:

• Registration for Pre-k and kindergarten for 2023/2024 is now open.  Also, reenrollment forms have gone home.
• March 16: end of 3rd nine weeks
• Friday, March 31 at 10 AM - Easter egg hunt at Brown Oaks.!  We will need donations of stuffed plastic eggs from each family, please.
• Also Friday,:  class Easter party in the afternoon
• April 3-10:  Easter Break (Return on Tuesday, the 11th)

Academics this week, subject to change, as needed:  

• Reading homework this week: Secret in the Maple Tree, chapter 7, out loud to an adult.  Since students are reading entire chapters, they have the whole week to do it.  Please initial the calendar in the folders when completed.
• Spelling: list 27.  As usual:  homework due Wednesday, trial test on Thursday, final test Friday.  The list inside their folders has the words written in both manuscript and cursive, in case they feel that they're ready to write them in cursive.  The students do not have to write them both ways.
• Language test Tuesday.
• History test Wednesday.
• Bible memory verse quiz on Friday:  "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."  John 11:25

Week of March 6

 Announcements and reminders:

• March 7:  Applebee's fundraiser day, 11:00AM-11:00PM.
• March 7: Registration for Pre-k and kindergarten for 2023/2024 opens
• March 16: end of 3rd nine weeks
• Friday, March 31 at 10 AM - Easter egg hunt at Brown Oaks.!  We will need donations of stuffed plastic eggs from each family, please.
• Also Friday,:  class Easter party in the afternoon
• April 3-10:  Easter Break (Return on Tuesday, the 11th)

Academics this week, subject to change, as needed:  

• Reading homework this week: Secret in the Maple Tree, chapter 6, out loud to an adult.  Since students are reading entire chapters, they have the whole week to do it.  Please initial the calendar in the folders when completed.
• Spelling: list 26.  As usual:  homework due Wednesday, trial test on Thursday, final test Friday. 
• Science test Monday.  This will be the last one, then we move into the health book.  They will still be working on their animal notebooks, though. 
• Language quiz Tuesday over plural and possessive nouns.
• Bible memory verse quiz on Friday:  "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." John 14:6

Week of February 27

 

Announcements and reminders:

• Thursday, March 2:  Students may dress up for Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss's birthday)
• March 7:  Applebee's fundraiser day, 11:00AM-11:00PM.
• March 7: Registration for Pre-k and kindergarten for 2023/2024 opens
• March 16: end of 3rd nine weeks
• April 3-10:  Easter Break

Academics this week, subject to change, as needed:  

• Reading homework this week: Secret in the Maple Tree, chapter 5, out loud to an adult.  Since students are reading entire chapters, they have the whole week to do it.  Please initial the calendar in the folders when completed.
• Spelling: list 25.  As usual:  homework due Wednesday, trial test on Thursday, final test Friday. We'll do #1-23, with 21-23 counting as bonus
• Language test Tuesday.  
• Bible memory verse quiz on Friday:  "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."  John 10:11

Week of February 20

Announcements and reminders:

• Monday, Feb. 20:  no school
• Tuesday, Feb. 21: spring pictures, and end of basketball season party

Academics this week, subject to change, as needed:  

• Reading homework this week: Secret in the Maple Tree, chapter 4, out loud to an adult.  Since students will be reading entire chapters, they have the whole week to do it.  Please initial the calendar in the folders when completed.
• Spelling: list 24.  This is a review list, and since we have a short week, they will still have homework on Tuesday, but we will use list words to compose sentences during the school day that I will grade instead of a test.
• Math test Wednesday.  If your student can answer addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts quickly, the math tests will be a lot easier for them.
• Bible memory verse quiz on Friday:  "My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."   Psalm 73:26 
• Students have been working on their animal notebooks, adding pictures to each section of mammals, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and invertebrates.  They will write reports on one animal in each section, and I will assign quiz grades for each.  We are working on these during class time, but I wanted you to be aware.  

Week of February 13

 

Announcements and reminders:

• Valentine's Day party on Tuesday, Feb. 14.  Students may bring Valentines to share with others, and they may bring a box, but it really isn't necessary with such a small class.
• Friday, Feb. 17:  early out
• Monday, Feb. 20:  no school
• Tuesday, Feb. 21: spring pictures, and end of basketball season party at 5:30
• Tuesday, March 7: Applebee's fundraiser 
• We are almost out of tissues. If you're shopping and see a good deal on them, please consider donating a box to the class supply.

Academics this week, subject to change, as needed:  

• Reading homework this week: Secret in the Maple Tree, chapter 3, out loud to an adult.  Since students will be reading entire chapters, they have the whole week to do it.
• Spelling: list 23.  As usual, homework on Tuesday, trial test Thursday, final test Friday.
• Language test Monday
• Bible memory verse quiz on Friday: "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."  I John 4:7

Note from Mrs. Brammer:  Have  a great weekend!