Hello Parents,
The students are enjoying getting to know our new 3rd grade student, Gavin! We can tell that Gavin is certainly enjoying school as well! Welcome, Gavin and all of our new St. Clare students in grades 2-4. For this school year, we welcomed 5 new students to our cohort. Welcome, Melanie, Haiden, Lorena, Mason & Gavin! We are so happy that you are a part of our St. Clare family!
Math-3rd Grade
Learning to multiply is a pretty big deal in the academic life of a student. Parents, you would be so proud of your 3rd grade children. They are doing so well grasping the concept and they're well into memorizing their times tables for 0, 1, 2 & 10. They are enjoying some multiplication songs, parodies, mash-ups, raps, etc. during snack time as well.
Multiplication Tips & Tricks-3rd & 4th Grade
The 4th graders are working on really mastering their times tables. A list of multiplication tips have been compiled that incorporate imagery, rhymes and clue phrases in order to help students recall answers in a quick and fun way. This document will be sent home once we finish introducing each trick so that students can have a copy at home as well as at school.
The 3rd graders are just starting to memorize times tables and these tips and tricks will be utilized in 3rd grade as well. A copy will be sent home with 3rd graders at a later date.
Cursive-3rd & 4th Grades
Another exciting time for young students is the day that students get to start writing their names in cursive. All 3rd and 4th graders worked one-on-one with Mrs. Van Helvoirt this week learning to write their names correctly. Going forward, they should be writing their names in cursive on all of their assignments. They were pretty excited about this!
Reading - Grades 3 & 4
Thank you for taking the time to listen to your child read his/her paper leveled reading books regularly. Just a reminder to send the books back to school once finished so your child may choose a new story.
Spelling-All Grades
There will be no spelling test next week due to the Thanksgiving break.
Supplies
Currently, we are doing quite well with our supply of hand sanitizer, disinfecting sprays, wipes, tissues and paper towels. We are, however, in need of more foam hand soap. If you are looking for a way to give during this season of Thanksgiving, please consider sending foam hand soap to school.
THE WEEK AHEAD...
November 26-27No School / Thanksgiving Break
COMING UP...
December 23-January 1No School / Christmas Break
Blessings,
Mrs. DeGroot, Mrs. Bartosch & Mrs. Van Helvoirt