Halfway to 3rd Grade!

Wow! We are more than halfway through the year (in fact, today is the 100th day of school!). From here on out, we are prepping for 3rd grade in a major way. This starts with homework. I gave both classes a pep talk last week about completing their IXL homework the night it is assigned. We also discussed my expectation of the vocab booklets and spelling packets- neat work turned in on time! I reminded them that in 3rd grade the homework counts as a grade! After many sighs and groans they agreed to turn in 3rd grade quality work.

We finally have some cold weather! PTL! Just a reminder that when administration announces a cold weather day, it is NOT a free dress day. School shoes (not boots) should be worn.

For days in which the temperatures are cold in the morning and warm in the afternoon, wearing school sweatpants with PE shorts underneath is one solution. Gloves, hats, and coats should not be worn in the classroom. And please don't forget to put your child's name in the sweatshirts/jackets!!

 

This week in:

 

Religion:

 

We are continuing to work on the different parts of the mass. Last week we started with the Liturgy of the Word. We discussed the Old Testament reading, Psalm, and New Testament reading. Today we talked about the Homily, Creed and Prayers of the Faithful. We went around and offered up prayers requests and had a special prayer together. Tomorrow we will have guidance with Ms. Harrison and Friday we will head to the chapel for adoration (one of my favorite times with our homeroom!).

 

ELA:

 

We had so much fun reading fables last week! This week in centers we will work on a fable project. Each student will read a short fable, write the moral, a summary and illustrate a picture.

 

We are also focusing on adjectives, drawing conclusions, context clues and multiple meaning words. We use context clues in a passage to figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. This is a tough skill that we will see on the IOWA test, so we will practice this over the next couple weeks. Our phonics pattern is words that end with -le. Spelling test will be on Friday.

The rain on Friday didn't get us down!