Week of October 2

 Announcements/Reminders:

• October 2:  Fundraiser calendars and money due.  Thank you SO MUCH for helping us raise funds for the school!
• October 3: NLCA literature fair.  Students should be finished with their display boards and should be practicing giving a 3-5 minute talk about their books, which they'll give to the judges.
• October 6: Grandparents' Day in the new gym, starting at 9:00.   We dismiss as soon as the program is over, and students will be signed out in their classrooms. There is no preset dismissal time on this day.
• October 13: 2-hour early dismissal
• October 25: end of the first 9 weeks!
• October 27: field trip to the pumpkin farm!

Academics this week:  

• Please have your student practice the 3 and 4 times tables whenever you can fit it in. Flashcards are great, timestables.com has games, but you could also just have them recite them while riding in the car.
• no reading homework this week
• There was a language test scheduled for Tuesday, but I will move it to Wednesday. It isn't something that the students need to study for, and we'll go over the material in class.
• Spelling: This week is busy, so there is no homework and no test. I will take a grade on a writing assignment using some of the spelling list words.  We will do this in class on Thursday
• Thursday:  memory verse quiz on Proverbs 3:2.  I will go over it frequently in class and make sure they have a word bank.  It shouldn't be too hard.

Week of September 25, 2023

 Announcements / Reminders:

• This Tuesday, September 26:  Johnny Appleseed Day.  (We'll have a special treat and read about him.)
• Also this Tuesday, September 26: Parent / teacher conferences
• This Wednesday, September 27 : Farm Safety Day.  Please watch the weather forecast. We will be outside in the morning and students will probably want a jacket, long pants, and tennis shoes. We're leaving school in a van around 8:30 and returning in time for regular lunch.
• October 2:  Fundraiser calendars and money due.
• October 3: NLCA literature fair.  
• October 6: Grandparents' Day in the new gym.  Thank you, parents, for sending in money to help with the costumes!  We usually dismiss early.
• October 13: 2-hour early dismissal
• October 25: end of the first 9 weeks.

Academics this week:

Students should have memorized the 2 x table and be working on the threes.  Memorizing the facts in third grade will benefit them for years to come.

• Monday:  reading homework:  Finish reading literature fair book and begin work on project.
• Spelling homework Tuesday, trial test Thursday, and final test Friday, list 4.
• Friday:  memory verse quiz on Proverbs 3:1

Week of September 18

Important:

September 26: parent teacher conferences  (Call the office to schedule.)

September 27: Farm Safety Day. This will be a half-day field trip and I will take them on the school van. More information will be coming soon in the take-home folders.

October 3: Literature Fair in the new gym here at NLCA. Students should be reading the books they chose. This is a requirement. Please let me know if you have any questions.

October 6: Grandparents Day. It will be a walk-through, living history experience! We're going to do a presentation on the history of candy-making, and I ordered colorful aprons and chef hats.  

Academics:

Monday: language test over the four types of sentences and ending punctuation.

Tuesday: spelling homework

Thursday: spelling trial test

Friday: quiz on Ephesians 2:10

             Spelling test for those who don't earn an A on Thursday

             Math test.  Workbook pages 35 and 36 may be completed for bonus points.

Week of September 11

 Important:

September 15: Picture day! 

September 26: parent teacher conferences

September 27: Farm Safety Day. This will be a half-day field trip and I will take them on the school van. More information will be coming soon in the take-home folders.

October 3: Literature Fair. Students should choose a book now that they like and can read, without it being too easy.  I recommend easy chapter books for most third graders. We have a school library, and I have classroom books to choose from, too, if needed. This is a requirement.

October 6: Grandparents Day. It will be a walk-through, living history experience! More on this later.

Academics:

Inside the take home folders, I redid the calendar and verse quiz due dates, and I added the spelling list.

Monday: language quiz 

Tuesday: spelling homework

Thursday: spelling trial test

Friday: quiz on Ephesians 2:9

              Spelling test for those who don't earn an A on Thursday

              Math quiz

Week of September 4

Important:

Elementary students return to school on Thursday, September 7.

September 15: Picture day

September 26: parent teacher conferences

October 3: Literature Fair. Students should choose a book now that they like and can read, without it being too easy. The book needs teacher approval.

October 6: Grandparents Day

Academics:

Students should be prepared for a short memory verse quiz (from last Friday) on Ephesians 2:8, and the final spelling test from list one, unless they already earned an A last Thursday.

Next week, I plan to return to spelling trial tests on Thursday, with final tests on Friday along with the weekly memory verse.