Christmas Concert

The Christmas concert is tonight!
Please make sure you student is here by 6:30pm sharp so we have time to get our props together before we perform. Students will be meeting in the classroom and should be dressed in their costume.

Christmas Concert- The 12 Days of Christmas

 

St. Pius X Christmas Program

                                                                                                                           December 2, 2013

Dear Parents,

     It’s that time of year, and the 3^rd and 4^th grade students have been busy preparing for the upcoming Christmas program.  This year the program will be on Wednesday, December 11^th, at 7:00 pm.  Your child needs to be at school by 6:30 pm that evening. Traditionally, one of the songs sung during the program will be, “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”  It is a very fun song for the two grades, and it is very important that each child be present during the program.

     Below is the part your child has in the song and what he/she needs to wear that evening.  Please do not go shopping for new clothes.  If you do not have the exact color, do the best you can with what you have.

Drummers:  Red or green shirt/turtleneck and pants, and a red “Santa” hat.

Lords-a-Leaping:  Red turtleneck, dark sweatpants, and a pair of long socks that come up to their knees, and a red “Santa” hat.  Please pull the dark sweatpants up to their knees to represent knickers.  Long soccer socks work great with the pulled up knickers.

Ladies Dancing:  Christmas/Sunday dress.  They will be given a scarf to wave and a party hat to wear. 

Maids-a-Milking:  Christmas/Sunday dress.   They will be given a bandanna to wear in their hair and a “milk pail” to hold.

Partridge:  Brown, white, beige colored clothes.

5 Golden Rings, 4 Calling Birds, 3 French Hens, and 2 Turtle Doves:  Boy or girl, please wear Christmas or Sunday clothes, and a red “Santa” hat.

Thank you in advance for helping your child to be ready for this show.  They will have fun! 

                                                                                                In Christ,

                                                                                                Mrs. Calkins and Ms. Kornobis

Earth's Air

Earth's Air Presentation

http://prezi.com/s7aolxtzxkjm/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy

Landforms

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/rocks-minerals-landforms/landforms.htm


You can see pictures of some of the landforms we are learning in class in this slideshow. Try singing karaoke too!

Thanks!

A great, big THANK YOU to all of the parents who came to our Halloween celebration yesterday afternoon. The class had a wonderful time!

All Saints Day

Instructions-
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw0nxotwQQc5dTVoMFpKMllBSm8/edit?usp=sharing


Shield-
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw0nxotwQQc5eVlRUnVYZ011WGM/edit?usp=sharing

Unit 2 Science Presentation

Below is the link for the science PowerPoint for Unit 2. The test will be next week- start studying!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw0nxotwQQc5YnFjSmlsV3BjQkU/edit?usp=sharing

Subtracting with 0's

Watch this youtube video to see another way to subtract. This is valuable for students who are having troubling with borrowing especially when there is a 0 in the number.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpKWFg9PSwI

Food Chain Online Resources

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/living_things/food_chains/read/1/

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/science/hamshall/food_chains/index.htm

http://www.sciencebob.com/questions/q-food_chain_web2.php

Science Project

Students may bring in their science projects as soon as they are completed. The final due date for this project is October 7th. Below is a link to the directions.


https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw0nxotwQQc5WkVvb2RXOFdFd1E/edit?usp=sharing

Tomorrow

The 3rd grades won the group Panther Paw this week. They all have an out of uniform day tomorrow!

Book Orders

Scholastic Book Orders are due 9/30. Please try to order online!

Textbook Online Resources- Science Vocabulary Review Game

Here is the link to the Macmillan/McGraw site.

http://www.macmillanmh.com/

You will be able to find good resources on this page. Click on Science and our 3rd grade textbook to play a vocabulary review game!

Compensation & Partitioning- Strategies for Addition

Watch these videos to review compensation and partitioning. Make sure to ask an adult first!


Compensation for Addition Strategy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_4ruv-yTtQ


Partitioning (also known as decomposing)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1todbzlcLpo

Science and Math online resources

I have tried to link the Unit 1 Science PowerPoint Presentation below. My hopes are that you will be able to view the slides and use this resource to study!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bw0nxotwQQc5dDdTODhnZjhmYVE/edit?usp=sharing



The following link will take you to the website for our math textbooks. Check out Unit 1 Lesson 8 for additional practice on rounding. You can watch another teacher round to the nearest tens and hundreds by clicking on the Personal Tutor.

http://www.mhschool.com/math/mathconnects/grade3/sg3c1lesson8.html

Spelling Test

Please note that the spelling tests given on Friday were worth 10 points despite the fact that the papers were marked with a score out of 20.

Back to School Night Handout

Thank you to all of those who were able to attend Back to School Night. Below is a copy of the handout for those parents who were not able to attend.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gst_FYvUMlH0lICtvFakE2nagGwG6lezLj6NZHv0YBo/edit?usp=sharing

Assessments for the upcoming week

Phonics Test Unit 1 (hard and soft c and g) is on Wednesday 9/11

Math Test Unit 1 (place value, expanded, word, and standard form, rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds) is on Thursday 9/12

Vocabulary Flashcards

Please use the format below for the vocabulary flashcards. Each student should have this same template on the back cover of their science "key chains".

Vocabulary word	Examples
Definition	Picture

Schedule of Specials

Monday- Art 9:35-10:20
                Music 1:25-2:10

Tuesday- Spanish 10:40-11:15
                Library 2:15-2:50

Wednesday- Gym 9:35-10:20

Thursday- Computer 1:25-2:10

Friday- Gym 9:35-10:20

Supply List

3 black copybooks (music included in count)

6 pencils (plain #2)

2 thin, colored dry erase markers

1 package of jumbo index cards

Small pencil sharpener

Large pink eraser

1 16ct. crayons
1 package of fine point markers

1 12 inch ruler

1 pair of scissors

1 glue stick

large fabric pencil pouch (NO BOXES)

2 folders

1 highlighter

1 roll of clear contact paper (to be kept at home for covering workbooks)

$11.00 – Covers the purchase