Hello, 3rd/4th grade parents! We have had an amazing first week of
school! We have learned many new
routines and have had a lot of fun getting to know one another, with some fun
games and activities. We have eased into
the transition of all the core classes, with the exception of Language
Arts. We will begin that on Monday!
I have had so much fun getting to know
your child. This group is so kind and
thoughtful…and we have been having so much fun!
I am so proud of all of them, and feel so blessed to be their
teacher! Besides all of the fun we have
had, I have highlighted just a few things below that we have learned this week:
Religion- This week, we discussed the Creation story,
and the Fall into sin. We discussed our
blessings, and read Bible verses sharing the power of God. We will have our first memory work next
Tuesday. The verses we are learning are
our theme verses for the year, highlighting being JOYFUL!
Next week’s Memory: 8/27-Rejoice always, pray continually,
give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
8/30-Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies
with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good,
reject every kind of evil.
~1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
Language Arts- We made time capsules, which we put
away and will get back out in May to see our many changes. We measured our height and traced our hands
and feet. We also filled on surveys
about our Favorite Things, interviewed a friend, and drew self-portraits. We began writing about our summer vacations
on Tuesday. We will continue to work on
these narratives at school. Next week,
we will have our first Reading stories (3rd- “”/4th-“Because
of Winn Dixie”) out of our basals, and we will have our first spelling tests
next Friday. Spelling words, and our
challenge word will come home on Monday in the assignment books. They will always be in this note, and I will
also put them online for you to access.
I ask that your child take their reading book home at least twice a week
to review the story. We will have a
comprehension test over the selection on Fridays as well. Next week, we will also begin English, where
we will identify complete and incomplete sentences. The students were introduced to Judy Blume,
the Author of the Month, this week, and they love her! We read “Freckle Juice” and began “Tales if a
Fourth Grade Nothing.” Do you remember
that story? One of my favorites! :) Monday the students will also receive
information about book reports, when they are due, and what is expected. Thank you!
Words for the Week of August 30
3rd grade-“A Fine, Fine School”
crop, plan, thing, smell, shut, sticky, spent, lunch,
pumpkin, clock, gift, class, skip, wing, hospital, fantastic
Challenge Word: concoction
4th grade-“Because of Winn Dixie”
blade, gray, past, afraid, magic, delay, amaze, drain,
maybe, break, sale, hang, stain, glass, raft, jail, crayon, fact, stale, steak,
fraction, trait
Challenge Word: concoction
*The challenge word is just that! We have been practicing it all week… Kiddos will need to know how to spell it and
put it in a sentence that shows that they know what its definition is. IF they get it wrong on their test, it does
not count against them, BUT if they get it correct, they get extra credit! Thanks!
Math- We took our first mad minutes and I assessed
where each child was in this process.
Many of them already know their multiplication facts, and that is
wonderful! We worked on Number Sense:
place value through the hundred thousand, and also worked with putting numbers
in standard, expanded, and word form. We completed some Problem Solvers, which
takes real world math problems, and breaks them down, so that they can solve
and experience them. This is such good
practice! Please practice math facts at
home with your child through flashcards and computer games. Thank you!
Art- We practiced a, c, and g in cursive and then
made some fun Cursive Creatures out of our names. That was fun!
As a reminder, Friday Folders will come home this
afternoon filled with graded work. (There
is not much this week at all!) Please
empty these and return the folder on Monday.
Although we did not have very many assignments this week, anything with
a letter grade can be “redone” for half credit per answer, and turned back in
on Monday. So far, everybody is doing
very well and working very hard!
Next week, Special Classes begin! We will begin SPANISH, Writers’ Workshop,
Art, P.E., Music, and Computers. Fun
times in the 3rd/4th grade!… :)
-NEW THIS YEAR--The Remind App: https://www.remind.com/join/kbrunkhor
My hope is that this app will help us be more
connected. It works well for snow days,
last minute reminders, and personal texts.
*PLEASE be sure to look at our class blog to check out
pictures from this week! (There is also
a lot of other information on there as well!)
https://thechristianteacher.blogspot.com/
Have a great weekend!
Please come and cheer on our 5th/6th grade
volleyball girls at their tournament at Hope Lutheran (6308 Quivira Rd,
Shawnee, KS 66216) tomorrow. Our first
game is at 9:30 a.m.
Upcoming Events:
AUGUST
25-5/6 volleyball girls preseason tournament at Hope
Lutheran; first game at 9:30
27- First memory work; First Day of School for Home School
Students—Special Classes begin!
30- First spelling test!
SEPTEMBER
2- No School or Childcare, Labor Day
3- Fall Sports Pictures
4- Confirmation and Mid-Week Classes Begin
13-15- Fall Fun Fest Timmy Burger Booth
16- Picture Day
14- Blue Springs Fall Fun Fest Parade --10:00 am
22- TLS Choirs Sing 10:30 am School Campus
28- Walk-a-Thon (tentative)
Kim
Cursive Creatures
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