NEWS FROM 3A

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Parents, anyone who has not taken the VIRTUS training,
must sign up for the training to be held on Saturday, Septem-
ber 29.
There will probably not be another opportunity for training before the Fall Festival.
Parents and volunteers must take this class and any parent who will be helping in any
We emphasize the spiritual, capacity must do a background check. Remember, the Fall Festival has been moved
intellectual, and physical to October 19, so time is of the essence with regard to VIRTUS training.
development of each
Please try to attend the Home & School meeting on Wednesday, September 26. The
individual. Fall Foliage Festival and Irish Gala will be discussed. Any parent who attends will
receive a free dress pass for their child(ren).

MATH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Students will continue to put to-
gether the multiplication section
of their interactive math notebook. We will do
more skip counting, work with equal groups
and learn about arrays as strategies for multi-
plying numbers. We will also make some
flash cards for the 2 and 5 times tables. Stu-
dents will learn how to utilize wrap-arounds
to help them practice their times tables.
Please practice their basic addition and sub-
traction facts with them. They will need to
have a good grasp of these facts in order to do
well in adding and subtracting greater num-
bers and regrouping. Tutoring for math is
available on Mondays from 3:30-4:30.
This week’s spelling unit is words with the
abstract vowels of ew and oo. All students
are either using the Musketeer list or the
Amigo’s list. No students are using the Ca-
ballero list which is from the textbook. We
will use the textbook to help with phonics as
well as language activities. In language, we
will learn more about plurals, verbs, com-
plete sentences and kinds of sentences. In
reading, students will be reading different
genres of fiction as well as recognize main
ideas and supporting details. They will also
be given their probe book assignment this
week. Tutoring for reading is available on
Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30.

HANDWRITING
Students have begun to practice some cursive letters and will begin
copying poems and phrases from the board for more practice.
 SCIENCE-This week students will describe and show the moon’s
movement around the earth and the characteristics of the
moon.
RELIGION-Students will learn how the Church began. This
week’s Word of the Week is –reward-a thing given in recogni-
tion of one’s service, effort or achievement. This Week’s Good
News comes from Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48.
SOCIAL STUDIES-This week students will learn about the geog-
raphy and history of different communities starting with El Paso
and continuing with Astoria, Oregon and Timbuktu, Africa and
compare them.

REMINDERS
The only drop off is on Stanton Street. The Arizona parking lot is not a
drop off. Parents need to park and walk students to the school at the
crosswalk if they are using the parking lot. The lot behind the gym and
the church is also not to be used to drop off students. Thank you, in ad-
vance, for your cooperation!
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
September 26 Home & School meeting @ 7:45 in cafeteria
September 27 Mass 5th grade-Mass attire required
September 28 Spirit Dress/Early Release @ 1:00; After school only until 5:00 p.m.
September 29 VIRTUS training (see posted signs for details)

HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!