Gingerbread Houses

The third graders built gingerbread houses today. We had so much fun. Here are a few pictures. Many thanks to parents for donations and those who volunteered in the classroom. We couldn't have done it without you!

Christmas Concert

Here are some photos from the Christmas concert. It was fabulous!

Field Trip to the Science Center

We enjoyed a field trip to the California Science Center. Here are some photos. There are many more on the school website.

Week of December 13

• The Christmas concert in on Tuesday, December 14th at 7:00 p.m. Students should wear dressy clothes--NO jeans, shorts, or sweats. Please drop students off at 6:30 in the classroom and pick them up in the classroom afterward.

• On Thursday, we are buiding gingerbread houses. In order for this to be successful, I need some student contributions. Students #1-10, please bring a bag of small candies--M&Ms, mini candycanes, gum drops, lemon drops, mints, etc. Students #11-21, please bring a tub of white (UNwhipped) frosting.

• On Thursday, we will have a pizza party for our Christmas celebration. I need each student to please bring $3.00 if he/she wants to have pizza that day.

• Friday is half day--12:00 dismissal. Have a wonderful holiday break!

Our Lady of Guadelupe

Today at Mass, the third graders preformed a play about Our Lady of Guadelupe, the patroness of all the Americas. They did a fabulous job! Here are a few photos.

Thanksgiving Feast

We had a special feast to celebrate Thanksgiving. Mr. Browning led the prayer, students shared what they were especially thankful for, and we had a delicious homemade lunch with all the fixings. A special THANK YOU to Mrs. Contreras for organizing this tradition. Here are a few photos. There are more pictures on the school website.

Week of 11-21

This week is another short week! No new Spelling words or Reading story.

Tuesday, 11/23 is Fall Dress Day. Students may wear fall colors. Students may also purchase fall face painting for $0.50 at recess.

PLEASE send in toiletry items for the homeless: soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrushes, toothpaste, new socks, razors, shaving cream, etc. These are handed out to the homeless right here in our community. It is a great way to teach our students about the importance of helping others. We have not had many contributions yet... Please help.

Wednesday is Mass and a half day--12:00 dismissal.

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!

More 3rd Grade Pictures

Halloween Fun!

3rd Grade leads assembly

Mighty Multiplication and a field trip

This week we began learning about multiplication concepts and facts. Students are learning strategies for solving multiplication (skip counting, repeated addition) as well as taking timed fact tests to improve speed and accuracy. It is really important that students practice their multiplication facts at home also. Flashcards are great for this. A great, simple website is aaamath.com. These facts need to become automatic. Don't try to master all of the facts at once. Start with the 2's and 5's, then go on with the other facts.

A permission slip went home today for our field trip to the California Science Center on November 19th. There is a $5.00 bus fee. Parents are welcome to chaperone; there is no limit on how many chaperones we can bring. However, there is very limited room on the bus. Parents will need to drive themselves to the Science Center. Carpooling is recommended. I need to know who would like to chaperone by next Wednesday, 11/10, because the Science Center needs a final headcount. If you want to chaperone, please send me a note.

Happy Halloween!

More Aquaraium Pictures

What a fun day we had!