March 8-12

SEND NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS TO SCHOOL ON WEDNESDAY,MARCH 10, FOR OUR FOOD DRIVE AT MASS.  THANK YOU!

Lent

We have begun our observance of Lent in our room with the writing of our Lenten resolutions.  We have tried to include sacrifices we might make, extra prayers, and good deeds for others in our plans. We also will be attending the Stations of the Cross on three Fridays during Lent.  We will be spending time studying the Stations of the Cross, the importance of the Lenten season, and the events of Holy Week.  We will end our study with a Last Supper in our room right before our Easter break.  Hopefully all of these activities will help us to develop a deeper understanding of God, ourselves and others.

Biography Reports

We have read the biographies of George Washington Carver and Helen Keller(this week).  Now it is time for each student to select a biography of their choice to read and share with us.  Information on our biography report was sent home on Friday.  The biography guide was also included so each student can use it to take notes as they read their biography. The due date for this report is not until April 9.  This is to give everyone plenty of time to find the right book, read it, and do their report.  I know that many of you have trips planned for our scheduled break, and I am hoping that this advance notice will help you complete this assignment more easily.  If the report is finished earlier, it can be given earlier.  Scroll down for  report information on this page.

Block Kids

The National Association of Women in Construction visited our classroom on Tuesday, March 9.  We watched a video on the construction industry, met women who worked in various jobs in the industry, and had a chance to build our own project using only material that was provided.  It was quite a challenge!  Nathaniel, Sam P. and Shealyn won first, second, and third place for their projects.  We all enjoyed the time spent working on our projects as well as a great snack provided by our guests.  Nathaniel in our classroom ended up to be the GRAND CHAMPION winner at Sacred Heart School for his project.  Look for pictures of Nate's project as well as pictures of us working on our projects below on this web site. 

Junior Achievement

Last  week we have learned about blue prints, drawing to scale, and how cities are constructed using builders and city planners.  We worked together to build our own city with our own buildings, and worked to place our buildings in the appropriate zones of the city.  This week we will be making decisions in order to start our own restaurant.  Ask your child what kind of restaurant they planned in their group this week.

Dates to Remember:

Monday, March 8-New POW-(This is required homework-due Friday)

Wednesday, March 10-MASS -Mass Uniform

                                       -Food Drive- Bring non-perishable item for collection.

Friday-March 12-JA with Mr. Laney

            -Living Stations of the Cross-9:45-MASS UNIFORM

 ;            Report Cards come home for Trimester 2

Included on this page (scroll down to find):

1. Third grade curriculum standards ogram/opt/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/themes/advanced/langs/en.js" type="text/javascript">span>

2. Spelling Words & pictures of our class in action

3. Star of the Week schedule and picture of the current Star of the Week

4. AR Reading this month -to be updated soon

5. Biography Report Information

6. Our school's Theme for the year

7. Schedule of special classes

Email: ntempel@sacredheartschoolrobbinsdale.org Phone: 763-537-1329 VM #215

Please feel free to contact me at any time with any concerns or questions.

Spelling Words

March 8-12

Words often misspelled-Many of these

are our Lifetime Words.

1. again
2. almost
3. a lot
4. clothes
5. because
6. different
7. every
8. finally
9. found
10. going
11. here
12. said
13. lose
14. off
15. stopped
16. to
17. too
18. until
19. where
20. write

Monday: ABC Order

Tuesday: 10 great sentences. 

Make every attempt to make them interesting

and different lengths.  Try very hard to avoid

short, choppy sentences.

Wednesday: Pretest/correct/return

Thursday: Study for test

CURSIVE ONLY

Please let me know if this presents difficulty

for your child.  Some adjustments can be made.

Our school theme for this year is the Six Pillars of Character-trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

DAILY:

Snack/story: 9:00-9:15
Recess: 9:15-9:30

Lunch: 11:35-11:55
Recess:11:55-12:15

Special Classes:

Monday:

Music: 10:20-10:50
Phy. Ed. 12:25-12:55

Tuesday:

Library: 1:15-1:45

Wednesday:

Liturgy:8:00
Spanish: 10:15-10:45
Phy. Ed. 12:40-1:10

Thursday:

Computer: 8:30-9:00
Art: 10:45-11:25

Friday:

Spanish: 10:30-11:00

Music: 1:15-1:45