Thursday, 13 December 2012

Merry Christmas!


Dear Parents and Students,

What a lovely week we had!  Preparations for our Chirstmas Evening, Christmas art, soccer matches, fun multiplication in Math, and laughter made up our week!  Of course the Christmas break that is coming closer adds to the excitement. 

On Monday, December 17th, we will celebrate Christmas as a class.  We will have a Christmas party and exchange gifts.  Students, please remember to bring in a gift  and some snacks to share and munch on.  You may also bring a musical instrument or prepare a poem, song or story, and come entertain us if you wish.  We will also watch a Christmas movie together. 

Tuesday, December 18th, will be our last day before the winter vacation.  School will finish at 1.00pm on Tuesday.  We will also fill the day with a birthday celebration, a movie and games. 

It will be Wilson Tang’s birthday on December 25th.  We want to wish him a happy birthday and a great year, filled with happiness, good health and great scores. 

Our Student of the Week is Richard Tsai.  Richard is a very helpful friend and has good sportsmanship.  He is also participating with greater enthusiasm during classes.  Congratulations, Richard!  You are a star!

Since this will be my last official blog letter before our winter vacation I would like to wish everyone a “MERRY CHRISTMAS” and “Best wishes for the New Year”!  Have a great time during the vacation.  Thank you very much for all you have done.  It is a great pleasure to work with a team like you!

Merry Christmas!

Kind Regards,
Ms. Crous

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Homework 12/13

Math:  2 pages
Spelling:  test
Handwriting:  p. 20 - 21

Monday, 10 December 2012

Homework 12/11

Math:  2 pages
English:  p. 53
Spelling:  write 3 sentences

Remember to bring black or navy clothes to school tomorrow!

Sunday, 9 December 2012

Homework 12/10

Math:  3 pages
Reading:  p. 155 - 157
English:  p. 49 + 52

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Literacy Week 2012


Dear Parents and Students,

What a busy but enjoyable Literacy Week we had.  We had so much fun with literature, oral presentations, readers’ theater activities, learning about Helen Keller and reading what Anne Sullivan wrote, Spelling Bee, book sales, Library Scavenger Hunt, designing Mr. Harris’s favorite book cover, and reading.  Have a look at what we did:



All the third graders did VERY well at Spelling Bee 2012!  Well done, everyone! 
Congratulations to our stars of the day: 
First place:  Ee Heng Kok

Second Place:  Ashley Breinholt

Third Place:  Ayane Kono


Next week Friday, December 14th, is the day of our Christmas Evening.  We will start at 6.30pm.  I want to ask that all students arrive at school at 6.00pm and report to the classroom, so that we can change into our costumes.  Students, remember that we will have a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, December 12th.  Please make sure you bring your white gloves before Wednesday.

Tuesday, December 18th, will be our last day before the Christmas Break.  School will end at 1.00pm on Tuesday, December 18th.

We will have a class party/gift exchange to celebrate Christmas on Monday, December 17th.  Students, please bring your favorite snack to school to share with your friends.  Parents, for the gift exchange, could you please send a nicely wrapped gift (valued around NT$250).  It might be best if your child doesn’t know what is in the box/bag, so there are no surprises given away.  Girls will exchange with girls and boys with boys.  

Curriculum Planning for Week 16:
Math:  We will finish and review Chapter 8.
Science:  We will start with Chapter 10.  Chapter 10 is about cycles and patterns in space.
English:  We will start with Unit 5, Capitalization and Punctuation
Reading:  We will finish Theme 2, Celebrating Traditions

Spelling Words for Week 16:
7 Core Subject Words:
rotate
revolve
axis
satellite
crater
factor
product
7 Frequent Used Words:
Christmas
paint
clock
glass
shine
think
join
1 Challenging Word:
capitalization

Our Student of the Week is Wilson Tang.  Wilson is putting a lot of effort not only into assignments and homework, but also into areas outside of the classroom.  Well done, Wilson!  You are a star!


Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!
Stay healthy!

Kind Regards,
Ms. Crous

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Homework 12/6

English:  Do the "Helen Keller Paper"
Reading:  practice your Readers' Theater script
Spelling:  get ready for Spelling Bee (12/7 ~  9.45 - 10.15am)

Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Homework 12/5

English:  Oral Presentation (Geronimo Stilton books)
Reading:  Read through your Readers' Theater script.

Tomorrow ~ 12/6 ~ Caves Books Book SALE

Advent Calendar 2012

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