NEWS FROM 3A
WEEK OF DECEMBER 3 , 2018
Thank you to all of the parents who were able to attend the
2nd Annual Irish Gala! It was a fantastic evening! Our baskets looked beautiful
(thanks to Mrs. Cervantes who put them together) and they had quite a few bids for
them. Special thanks to Mrs. Carrillo and Mrs. Mora for their part in planning this
special event. It was a job well-done! Congratulations to the Carrillo family who had
We emphasize the spiritual, the highest bid for our gorgeous art project! I hope you enjoy having this lovely table
intellectual, and physical in your home. I must thank Mr. Carreon for all of the hours of work he put into mak-
ing the table look as stunning as it did! He does so much for our classroom and I am
development of each
very lucky to have such a supportive partner! Thank you to Ms. Esparza for donating
individual.
the table to display our work. Our collaboration resulted in an amazing piece of furni-
ture and a successful event!
MATH ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Students will be learning about This week’s spelling unit has words with soft
benchmark rounding numbers c and soft g. In language, we will focus on
and estimating to help them in addition and verbs, complete sentences and kinds of sen-
subtraction. We will also emphasize the 3 tences, proofreading and writing. In reading,
times tables through flash cards, wrap arounds students will be working on main idea and
and games. There will be a quiz on the 3’s at author’s purpose. We have begun a new
the end of next week. Please practice the three theme this week Inspired by the Sea. The
times tables from 0-12 this week. main reading selection for this unit is Sarah,
Please practice their basic addition and sub- Plain and Tall. Students will also work on
traction facts with them. They will need to reading informative selections. Students will
have a good grasp of these facts in order to do receive a new topic for their probe books. Tu-
well in adding and subtracting greater num- toring for reading is available on Tuesdays
bers and regrouping. Tutoring for math is from 3:30-4:30.
available on Mondays from 3:30-4:30.
HANDWRITING
Students will continue working on upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.
This will include how to form the letters and their connections.
SCIENCE-This week students will identify inner and outer plan-
ets as well as describe comets and asteroids. They will be learn-
ing about a future research project about the planets.
RELIGION-Students will learn about the Church as the body of
Christ. This week’s Word of the Week is salvation-deliverance
from harm, ruin or loss. This Week’s Good News comes from
Luke3:4a, 5-6; Isaiah 40:45.
SOCIAL STUDIES-This week students will learn about different
kinds of communities: urban, suburban and rural. They will also
be learning about the compass in map skills and work with
scale on maps.
REMINDERS
The only drop off is on Stanton Street. The Arizona parking lot is not a
drop off. Parents need to park and walk students to the school at the
crosswalk if they are using the parking lot. The lot behind the gym and
the church is also not to be used to drop off students. Thank you, in ad-
vance, for your cooperation!
We are collecting Price’s bottle caps and Box Tops for Education. Please
help us out by sending these items in when you purchase milk or other
products with box tops for education.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
December 2 First Sunday in Advent
December 3 Pictures with Santa (students may wear Sunday Best or Christmas attire)
December 4 Use free dress pass from November H&S meeting
December 5 12 Days of Christmas begins
December 6 Mass by 6A/Feast of St. Nicholas
Blue Mass-gym not in use
December 7 Two dozen homemade cookies due for Cookie Walk (San Pedro room)
December 9 Second Sunday in Advent
10th Annual Cookie Walk and Menudo 8-2 p.m.
December 11 After school music program recital 4:30 in gym
December 12 Feast of La Virgen de Guadalupe
Staff luncheon sponsored by Home & School
December 13 Children’s Liturgy (Mass attire not required)
1st, 2nd, 3rd grades Christmas Party
December 14 4th and 5th grades Christmas Parties in cafeteria
Middle School dance in gym ($3 + a bag of groceries or a gently used jacket or
used shoes to benefit food pantry and migrants
December 16 Third Sunday in Advent
December 17 Happy Birthday, Pope Francis
December 18 3K-4K, 5K Christmas Party
December 19 El Paso Motorcycle Coalition Toy Drive pickup @ 1:30 on courts
Bring unwrapped new toy for charities
December 20 Mass 5A
Posadas 1:30 in gym
December 21 Mariachi Loco Christmas Program 9:00 a.m.
Early dismissal @ 1:00 p.m.
Dec 22-Jan 8 Christmas break
December 27 & 28 Office open 9-2 p.m.
January 8 Classes resume
HAVE A BLESSED WEEK!
