Week of September 21st

Reading:
We are reading a story called Penguin Chick that takes readers through the life cycle of a penguin and shows Antarctica as a habitat.  We will be working on sequencing the events in a story this week.  We will be acting out a lot of the story and this week there will be a short quiz on the story on Friday.  This is the first time the kids will have seen this so I will walk them through it a little bit more.  It would be wise to have your kids review the story at home once on Wednesday or Thursday.

Math: 
We will be spending 2 days on adding 2 digit numbers and then another 2 days on subtracting 2 digit numbers.  This means that you will see homework that looks a little different than the regular worksheets for a couple days.

Religion: 
This week we are covering the 5th commandment and will be reviewing prayer a little bit more.

Social Studies: 
Your kiddos have been working hard on their projects at school.  Mr. Fishburn and I want them to see the importance of completing things in a quality manner instead of rushing them so we will be giving them a little bit of time to put finishing touches on things on Monday.  We will also be reviewing any vocabulary they should know and some basic questions that will be on their quiz on Wednesday.  A review guide will go home on Monday and we will present projects on Tuesday.

Science: 
Next week we will be starting our first science unit on Animals.  You will receive another calendar for this unit next week.  Our zoo field trip falls toward the end of the unit and the kids will be doing research while they are at the zoo.  I have a handful of parents signed up to join us but there is always room for more.

Important Dates:   

• Monday 9/21 - School pictures for individuals (wear school uniform)
• Tuesday 9/22 - Class and group pictures (wear school uniform)
• Saturday 9/26 -  CCLS Parent Social at Llywellens Pub in Webster @ 7 pm.  RSVP on the school website 
• Tuesday 10/6 - 3rd grade Zoo Field Trip 
• Friday and Saturday 10/16-10/17 - CCLS Carnival (see school website for more info)