February 24

Upcoming Dates/Reminders:

• Reading Minutes are due on Monday
• Word Work will begin again on Monday with a test on Friday
• Math homework will come home on Monday and is due Friday
• March 1-  The Children's Advocacy Center will be coming to our room to give a lesson about keeping your child's body safe from inappropriate touches.  A blue letter came home last week explaining this program.  If you would like to attend the presentation, you are welcome to do so.  Just send me an email (lstielstra@hollandchristian.org) so I know who to plan on.  Our presentation time is from 12:40-1:40 p.m.
• March 9-  The 3rd graders have been invited to attend a dress rehearsal of the 8th grade play The Secret Case of Sherlock Holmes.  We will be at the Middle School watching this play from about 12:45-2:30.  
• March 10- Fun Night is scheduled from 5:30-8:00 at Pine Ridge!  We need lots of volunteers to make this night possible.  If you are able to help in any way please sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090848abad2ea31-funnight.  It would also be appreciated if 3rd graders brought in regular size candy bars for game prizes.  These donations can be dropped off at the office anytime.
• March 17- End of the 3rd Quarter

Curriculum Highlights:

Devotions:  Emily led us this week with a wonderful devotion of abiding in the Lord and producing the fruits of the spirit.  The class loved the visual she used with her devotional.

Literacy:  This week we focused on finding information on the physical characteristics of the animal we are studying.  We did a lot of research, organized all of our information into paragraphs, created main idea sentences, and produced and edited our rough drafts!  This is a lot of work and everyone is so focused.  The students are spread all over the room with their supplies everywhere.  Learning in literacy may look messy but the kids are so productive.

Bible:  We finished studying the 10 plagues this week and saw God lead the Israelites out of the land of Egypt.  We began a journal where the students place themselves as an Israelite child and record the thoughts that they may have had if they were leaving the land of Egypt to go to the promised land.  I love the creativity that is coming through with these journals.  

We have finished Psalm 121 and will begin Matthew 28:1-10 next week.

Math:  Your child's Math test from our last unit came home today in the Friday folders.  We will begin fractions on Monday.

Blessings!

Lynae