Dangerous Weather!

Have you checked out the new Quizlets for Chapter 6 (right sidebar)?

Trivia Question

Here is Wednesday Night's Book Fair Question.  You must have your answer in the box by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

Nibbles the Book Monster is waiting the arrival of his new book somewhere in the school.  Where is he waiting?

 

(The video is on the St. Ann Facebook page). 

2018-2019 Registration Forms

There is a $300 early registration discount if you register by Feb. 28th (no exceptions if you miss this  date). There is also a multi-child discount, so make sure you read the letter attached to the green registration form to find out more.

If you have any question, please contact the school office.

Language Arts Centers

Practicing phonics, critical thinking, and reading comprehension CAN be fun!!!

3G -- PLEASE READ

Go get your favorite book and put it in your lap. We'll come back to it in just a bit.

I was grading your English papers, and many of you are struggling with verb phrases. The phrases in red are verb phrases. Some of you didn't write in complete sentences. Every sentence must have a complete subject and complete predicate.

Remember the rules: 

is, are, am, was, were, will, have, had , has are LINKING VERBS.

When you use is, are, am, was, were, will, have, had , has followed by action verb (ending in -ing or -ed), they are HELPING VERBS and are part of a verb phrase. The action is the MAIN VERB. 

I have a dog.  HAVE is a LINKING VERB  (There is no action in this sentence.) 

She is going to the store.   IS GOING is a VERB PHRASE. IS = HELPING, GOING = MAIN
- Remember verbs ending in -ing CANNOT stand alone. 

I am a teacher. AM is a LINKING VERB  (There is no action in this sentence.)

I am talking to you. AM is a HELPING VERB and TALKING is a MAIN VERB. They are part of a VERB PHRASE.  


Now back to your book. Search your book for action verbs, linking verbs, and verb phrases. Ask mom, dad, a grandparent, or older sibling to help you! If you get stuck, bring it in tomorrow, and I'll help you.

Homework

January RQ is due tomorrow.

Religion - test. Bring your Chapter Review back to school tomorrow. The Religion test will be open book. If you do not bring back your chapter, it will not be open book since I don't have extra text books.

Student Appreciation Day

I love my students! The World's Finest Chocolate for the world's finest scholars!!!

Mr. Harris gave all the students a bracelet with a quote from St. Catherine of Siena:
"Be who God meant you to be. Set the world on fire!"

Happy Birthday, Caroline!!!

Catholic Schools Week 2018

3G Mass special duties

3G has special duties in this week's mass:

First reading: Dominic
Petitions: Brayden and Avery
Gift bearers: Marilee, Alison, Shannia, and John
Greeters: Allie, Justin, Drew, Jonah

Mass will begin at 8:15am. All are welcome!

Homework

3G Reading - Chapter 2 questions, p. 6 only
Math - Fraction Action worksheet (number lines)

Tentative Test Schedule

Wednesday: Religion
Thursday: English
Friday: Spelling, 3B Reading

Weekly IXL

LA: 15 mniutes
Verbs, section D
D9 - D.20


Math: 15 minutes
Any section in Fractions, section W

3G Scholar Minute: How is Paper Made by Allie and Brody

Homework

IXL  & Latin are due Monday
RQ is due Wed.

Cinquain Poem

We're working on our Cinquain poems.

Students had to choose a cold-related theme from any of our previous lessons (tundra/ecosystem, winter/weather, or snow, ice, sleet/precipitation).

The poem has 5 lines and each line has a specific number of syllables and a specific part of speech. For example, line three must have six syllables and can only have verbs ending in -ing (gerunds). It's fun, but very challenging!

For the art portion, they are creating symmetrical fingerprint snowflakes. Just like each snowflake, God must us unique!!

Homework

Science - test over Chapter 5
Handwriting

Reminders
$1 jeans day
bake sale
rosary bracelet sale
Last day to order Tiny Saints

Homework

Spelling - test and 3x each due

Science - test Friday
Don't forget your weekly IXL!
RQ is due next Wed.

Homework

Math - finish p. 387 # 1 - 26
Phonics - p. 57

Don't forget that your RQ quiz is due Wed., Jan. 31.

Snowflake Math!

Today we applied what we know about symmetry and fractions when we made our very own name snowflakes. Plus we practiced following directions and being creative since it was challenging to write our names in block letters on 1/8 of a circle.

Homework

Math - fraction worksheet
3B reading - read Snow Day
Padlet - answer question about eating pizza

Padlet: What fraction of a pizza can you eat?

Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers

Fractions

Tentative Test Schedule

Thursday - Spelling
Friday - Science, Chapter 5

Weekly IXL

Exercise your brain for 30 minutes this week in IXL! 15 minutes in Math and 15 minutes in Language Arts.

LA:  Describing characters

3. X.1 Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
X.2 Show character emotions and traits

Math: Understand Fractions Section W.

7. W.1 Identify equal parts
8. W.2 Understand fractions: fraction bars
9. W.3 Understand fractions: area models
10. W.4 Show fractions: fraction bars
11. W.5 Show fractions: area models
W.6 Match fractions to models: halves, thirds, and fourths 

January RQ Is due soon!

Don’t forget that January RQ is due Jan. 31st. You have less than two weeks to finish reading your book and to take your RQ quiz.

Weekly IXL for the week of Jan. 8th

There is no IXL due this week, b/c of the snow days. We'll be back on track next week.

3G Snow Accumulation

Learning is fun!

How much snow did you get at your house?

Just for fun...and 5 bonus points on our division test...measure how much snow accumulated at your house! Using a ruler, yard stick, measuring tape, or any non-standard unit of measure (a spoon, paper clip, straw), measure the depth of the snow in your yard. Using the data we collect, we’ll compare and contrast to see who got the most snow! (This activity is optional.) 

You can write it down or you can email me a picture.  BTW, I’ve got about 2” on my deck, and it’s still coming down. 

Have fun and stay warm!

Also, don’t forget that IXL and handwriting is due, and we’re having our division test on the day we come back. 

Supercooling is super cool!

Thirty minutes ago, this was a room temperature bottle of water. Now's it's slush!!!

Homework

Math - test (division through 5)
Handwriting - p. 47 & 48 and bible verse

IF we have snow tomorrow, your Math test will be TUESDAY. Remember, there is no school on Monday. Handwriting and IXL will also be due.

IF we get snow on Tuesday, too, your Math test will be WEDNESDAY. Handwriting and IXL will also be due.

We want SNOW!!!!

Since we're talking about water and weather, we're watching the weather closely to see what form the precipitation will take...liquid or solid!

Turning a Liquid into a Gas

Homework

3G Reading - WB p. 115 & 116
Religion - test

Don't foget to get your weekly papers signed.
If you're 3X each is late, please complete it tonight.

Pencils

There are many students who do not have pencils! If you're one of them, make sure you bring some to school tomorrow.