Notes, Reminders, Memory & Spelling: Oct. 29-Nov. 2

Notes:

The children sang beautifully in Sunday's worship service. I was delighted with the number of students who attended and shared their wonderful gifts with our congregation. Parent/Teacher Conferences went very well last week. I'm so pleased with the progress in our classroom. These children are dedicated to their studies! As a reward last week, we enjoyed "Show & Share" time and played restaurant after our math tests. During our restaurant activity, the students learned to order within their budgeted amount, add the dollar amounts on the ticket, make change, and calculate a tip. They practiced good customer service as we have learned in social studies

the service industry must provide, and they treated their servers with the patience, kindness, and respect with which God calls His people to treat others. What fun!

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Reminders:

• Wed. 10/31: Trunk 'N' Treat 6-8p.m. in Saint Paul's School parking lot
• Fri. 11/02: Kid's Night Out 6-9p.m. in Saint Paul's Gym
• Sat. 11/03: PTL's Bowling Party 2-4p.m. at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville

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Memory: 4th Commandment

Honor your father and your mother.
What Does This Mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise or anger our parents and other authorities, but honor them, serve and obey them, love and cherish them.

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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 10: Dogzilla

1. clown
2. lawn
3. talk
4. sound
5. cloth
6. would
7. also
8. mouth
9. crown
10. soft
11. count
12. law

Challenge Words:

1. bounce
2. officer

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 10: A Very Important Day

1. horse
2. chore
3. firm
4. learn
5. dirty
6. curve
7. world
8. pure
9. board
10. course
11. heard
12. return
13. cure
14. score
15. worm
16. thirteen
17. worn
18. curl
19. shirt
20. search

Challenge Words:

1. thoroughbred
2. fortunate
3. hurdle
4. foreign
5. earnest

Dress Down Day Tomorrow & Other Upcoming Events

TOMORROW, Friday, October 26: DRESS DOWN DAY - K-8. Every student qualifies for this event. 

•             DRESS DOWN NOTES: Jeans, pants, shorts or skirts (No sweats or pajama pants) may be worn. Length must be appropriate (mid-thigh) for skirts and shorts. Shirts must have sleeves and be opaque, and T-shirts must reflect a Christian lifestyle. 

SUNDAY, October 28: K-8 STUDENTS sing at the start of 10:30 a.m. service. I hope to see all of my students in attendance. The children sang with joyful praise at practice today! They’ve been working hard on these songs for a couple of months now. I’m excited for them to serve our congregation in this way!

MONDAY, October 29: Reservation form DUE for the PTL sponsored bowling event. No cost to you for two games and shoe rental. The event will take place on Saturday, November 3, from 2-4 p.m. at Camelot Bowl in Collinsville. Come join us for an afternoon of fun with friends!  Bring a snack to share; drinks must be purchased at the bowling alley.

MONDAY, November 5: The next PTL meeting is 6:00 p.m. in the lobby area of school.  The 7th & 8th grade students will be available to supervise younger students in the gym and will be accepting free will donations toward their class trip expenses. If you plan to bring your child with you to the meeting, please RSVP to Rhonda Lange (rhonda.lange@bunge.com) so that she can plan accordingly.

Reminders, Memory & Spelling: Oct. 22-26

Reminders:

• Tuesday: Science test over Chapter 3. We reviewed in class today.
• Wednesday: Social Studies test over Chapter 2. We took time in class to take notes on all vocabulary and main ideas of each lesson. Any notes taken tonight and tomorrow may be used on the test.
• PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES are Wednesday. I will discuss each student's report card and progress with parents at our scheduled meeting.
• Sunday: Students sing in 10:30 a.m. church service. Hope to see my whole class there!

Memory: 3rd Commandment

Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
What Does This Mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it.
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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 9: Dancing Rainbows

1. wild
2. bright
3. die
4. sight
5. child
6. pie
7. fight
8. lie
9. tight
10. tie
11. might
12. mind

Challenge Words:

1. design
2. delight

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 9: Boss of the Plains

1. gear
2. spear
3. sharp
4. stare
5. alarm
6. cheer
7. square
8. hairy
9. heart
10. weird
11. starve
12. charm
13. beard
14. hardly
15. spare
16. stairs
17. year
18. charge
19. dairy
20. scarce

Challenge Words:

1. pioneer
2. awareness
3. startle
4. marvel
5. weary

REMINDERS

Mother/Daughter Banquet: Tonight is the Mother/Daughter Banquet at 6:00pm in the gym. Hope to see many of our young ladies there!

Staff v. Lady Tigers Volleyball Game: Our Staff v. Lady Tigers Volleyball Game in next Friday, Oct. 19 at 6:30pm in the gym. Our younger girls will keep score and ref the game while our boys cheer on the girls. It’s a fun event!

Book It! Reading Program: We started Book It! Reading Program the first week of October and will participate in it through the end of March. Each child is encouraged to talk with his/her parents and set an individual goal for him/herself this month. Some of my students chose goals based on the number of minutes read and others by the number of books read. I will leave that decision to each child. Please sign and return the form at the end of the month indicating you have witnessed your child working toward his/her goal. Students who meet or exceed their goals each month will be rewarded with a coupon for one personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut. Super readers who meet or exceed their goals every month in October – March will be specially recognized at our Awards Banquet in May.

Book Report: Our first book report is due tomorrow. The children have been reading and working toward this deadline in and out of class. They will have the chance to present them to their classmates.

Current Events: This Friday, we will hold our first Current Events discussion. That means each child must choose a news article, write a report about it, and bring both their written report and the news article they selected to share with the class on Friday.

Memory & Spelling Words: Oct. 9-12

Memory Work: 

1st Commandment
You shall have no other gods.

What Does This Mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 7: Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope

1. coach
2. blow
3. float
4. hold
5. sew
6. though
7. sold
8. soap
9. row
10. own
11. both
12. most

Challenge Words:

1. tomorrow
2. program

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 7: Tomas and the Library Lady
*4th graders are moving from 15 words to 20 words now that the mid-quarter has passed.

1. pound
2. howl
3. jaw
4. bounce
5. cause
6. always
7. shout
8. aloud
9. south
10. couple
11. drawn
12. scout
13. false
14. proud
15. frown
16. sauce
17. gown
18. couch
19. dawn
20. mount

Challenge Words:

1. gnaw
2. prowl
3. pounce
4. doubt
5. scrawny

Current Events Introduced At Last!

Today, being the last Friday of the month, we teamed up with our 7th and 8th grade class for another special activity! A new project called "Current Events" has been introduced to our 3^rd and 4^th graders. Our 4^th graders have been anxiously awaiting the chance to begin Current Events as it is one of their favorite subjects! The students will now be responsible for finding a news article each week, writing a report about it, and then sharing their research with their classmates on Fridays. This is an independent assignment- I do not give them time in class to work on this- so 3^rd and 4^th graders are learning to be responsible and work towards handling assignments with a longer deadline. Our 7^th and 8^th grade friends worked with one or two 3^rd or 4^th graders, reading through either Scholastic magazines or online visiting approved websites searching for interesting articles. Then the 7^th and 8^th graders helped their younger partners write informative reports describing the major details of the article.  The 3^rd and 4^th graders will use these reports as a model for writing their own reports before next Friday’s discussion.

This week, we also took our first Social Studies test. It was a tough one, but the students are learning how to study a little bit each night and pick out the most important information in preparation for their tests. Some of the students have even taken me up on our “Map Quiz” extra credit opportunity. This class is determined to work hard and give their best work! On Monday, we will take a science test over Chapter 2. The children plan to study this weekend!

Be sure to check out our ever-growing Writer’s Wall in the hallway outside our classroom. The students are very excited to show off their work and take every opportunity to spice up their writings with “WOW Words” (Wonderful Outstanding Words) as we call them. Most recently, we wrote “How To” papers teaching our audience how to do something. This involved using time words like “first, second, then, next, later, and finally,” and writing directions in the correct sequence. Today we will sketch diagrams to go along with our “How To” writing.

Blessings for a relaxing weekend. Join us for worship Saturday at 6:00pm or Sunday at 8:00am and 10:30am.

Mrs. McLaughlin & Class

Reminders, Memory Work & Spelling Words: Sept. 24-28

Pizza Hut Tonight
Saint Paul's Youth Group is holding a fundraiser tonight at Pizza Hut in Troy from 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Pizza Hut will donate up to 20% of their sales to help Saint Paul's Youth Group attend the National Lutheran Youth Gathering this summer. Hope to see my students and their families there!

Picture day is Thursday September 27th
A note and envelope were already sent home. Please let me know if you didn't get one (or they didn't make it home with your child). NO UNIFORMS that day, unless you want your child's picture taken in their uniform. Students can wear a dress, jeans, etc. If your child doesn't want to wear their outfit all day they can change into their uniform BUT they don't have to. 

Upcoming Tests
Social Studies: Ch. 1 Test Thursday 9/27
Science: Ch. 2 Test Monday 10/01
Students should study a little bit each night by rereading the lessons in each chapter and answering the questions at the end of the lesson. They should learn all of the vocabulary words and know how to read the maps, charts, and tables.

___________________________________________________Memory Work: Last Week for Books of the Bible

56. Titus (TY-tus)
57. Philemon (fye-LEE-mun)
58. Hebrews (HEE-broos)
59. James
60. 1 Peter
61. 2 Peter
62. 1 John
63. 2 John
64. 3 John
65. Jude (jood)
66. Revelation (rev-uh-LAY-shun)

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Spelling Words-3rd Grade
Week 6: Celebrating Traditions Reading-Writing Workshop

1. now
2. off
3. for
4. almost
5. also
6. can’t
7. cannot
8. about
9. always
10. today
11. until
12. again

Challenge Words:

1. February
2. January
3. Saturday
4. Wednesday

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Spelling Words- 4th Grade
Week 6: Journeys Spelling Review
*4th graders are moving from 15 words to 20 words now that the mid-quarter has passed.

1. safe
2. kept
3. gray
4. grown
5. wrote
6. blind
7. suit
8. crumb
9. wait
10. creak
11. steep
12. gain
13. still
14. gold
15. crime
16. few
17. trunk
18. steal
19. weight
20. meat

Challenge Words:

1. descent
2. graceful
3. rigid
4. newscast
5. knead
6. remind
7. continue
8. pour
9. slumber
10. pore