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This Week in Grade 3:

Hello Everyone, 

Here's what is happening this week: 

Monday: Study for Math Test
Tuesday: Math Test
Wednesday: Mission Bake Sale
Thursday: Spelling Test - List #3
Friday: Memory Work - Psalm 34:14; Library; Mr. Merkus away all day

Looking ahead to next week.... Wednesday - Early Settlers trip to Doon Heritage Village, Kitchener, ON

List #3

shoulder

shovel

dishwasher

brush

crushing

English

milkshake

blink

blister

blown

black

blare

think

North America

South America

then

there

them

this

without

parable

faith

promise

calendar

September

Vocabulary:

instant: a moment of time

represent: to stand for

harbour: a place of shelter

Week of September 21!

Hello Everyone, 

Here we go into our third week. Just a note that we will be taking an early settlers trip at the beginning of October. On this trip, the students are encouraged to dress up as an early settler, Native American, etc. :) More details to follow. 

Schedule: 
Monday: Read pages 30-33
Tuesday: N/A
Wednesday: Bible Quiz on Luke Chapter 1; Pizza Lunch $1.25/slice
Thursday: Spelling List #2 Test; Language Test on Sentences
Friday: Memory Work - Ephesians 6:1

List #2

station

stood

steak

hamster

plastic

pledge

plural

please

airplane

fruit

freeze

frozen

French

from

treasure

trust

traffic

electric

reading

penmanship

arithmetic

science

language

Vocabulary:

declare: to say; to make known

expand: to spread out; to become larger

This Week in Grade 3...

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a nice weekend. Here we go into week two of school already... 

Feel free to contact me via agendas, school phone or email: cmerkus@rehoboth.on.ca

WEEK SCHEDULE: 

Monday: Study for Bible Quiz
Tuesday: Bible Quiz; Reading Homework 
Wednesday: Rooftop Photo; Hotdog Lunch
Thursday: Picture Day; Spelling Test - List #1
Friday: Memory Work - Acts 16:31; Library - please return books

List #1

truck

quick

backpack

chicken

we

so

go

crying

lying

myself

shy

tray

layer

payment

daytime

playing

daydream

maybe

friend

teacher

school

spelling

August

Vocabulary:

chore: a small job

swift: very fast

Open House Pictures

In case you missed the open house... 

Welcome to Grade 3!! :)

I hope that everyone has had an amazing summer with family and friends and that they are pumped to be back at this wonderful school for some more learning. This year we will be exploring the Fruit of the Spirit as our theme. As a class, I look forward to learning more about what it means to actually live a life for Jesus that sets us apart through our words and actions. Please keep these notes in mind:

Grade 3 is Nut Free this year! That means no food containing any sort of nut or nut product is allowed in the classroom (please keep this in mind with baking as well i.e. almond milk, flour, etc.). In addition, students may NEVER share their lunches or snacks with one another. Some important facts to keep in mind: 1. Skor bits contain nuts. 2. Sunflower seeds are quite often roasted in peanut oil 3. Coconut products are nut free! I appreciate all of your cooperation.

We will have gym class on Tuesday and Thursday of every week. Students do not need to change clothes, but they do need non-scuff inside shoes (running shoes, not dress shoes) for this.

Library will be on Friday.  Please help your child remember their library books.

Spelling tests will be every Thursday and Memory Work is tested every Friday morning. Please have your child spend some time the previous nights studying for these tests.

I ask that you read out loud with your child for at least 15 minutes when he/she is assigned some reading homework. Your child will take a reader home those evenings with pages assigned for them to read. I can provide you with a list of questions to ask your child before, during and after reading if desired. Homework assignments will be recorded in the student’s agenda.  If your child is having difficulty with the amount of work given, concentrate on less - quality is better than quantity. The readers and agenda should be returned each morning to facilitate continuous learning.

I ask that special care be given to all readers so that they will last a long time.  If any reader is damaged beyond the shape the book was received in or lost and requires replacement, a fee will be charged to cover the cost of the new book.  To help you keep all readers in excellent shape, each child will receive a bag to store their readers in.  This will help avoid dog ears, ripped covers and wet pages.

Other work may occasionally come home if it has not been completed in class.  Please note that there is not a lot of homework for grade 3, other than continual reading practice.

The students will also embark upon the inaugural “Read Across Canada” program this year. This comprehensive, incentive-based reading program will start the beginning of October, 2015. A letter and more details will follow.

I have also started a classroom blog http://grade3rehoboth.blogspot.ca/  . I will post updates about the classroom from time to time as well as spelling lists and other homework assignments. I also hope to start a class instagram account. This will be a private account that only allows parents to access the pictures. Look for updates on the blog.

Your child is required to bring a note stating your permission if he/ she is allowed to make a purchase at the Tuck Shop.

As we begin this year together, let it be our prayer that our heavenly Father might grant us a blessed year working, learning and growing together.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me anytime.

Thank you!

Mr. C. Merkus

cmerkus@rehoboth.on.ca