Saturday, 04-04-26
Dear Parents and Students,
We made it!!! Thank you for ALL your support and hard work! The third trimester is a challenging one. Take a much deserved break!
I'll send out our newsletter on Saturday, 04-11-26, but here are a few things to keep in mind:
* Third Trimester Progress Reports are Thursday, 04-23-26
*Students can start reading our final book report book. The final book report of the year will be a digital one. Students will be creating a Google Doc or Google Slides showcasing the story elements of their age/grade appropriate book. I attached the rubric. This will be an at home project. It is posted in Google Classroom. It will be due by Friday, 05-01-26. Then, they will present on the Promethean board to the class :)
I wish you and your family a Happy Easter! Enjoy the holiday and Easter vacation!
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Saturday, 03-28-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far! Is it Spring?!?!? Is it not Spring?!? I know we all have Spring-itis! 3 1/2 more days!
Easter Break is almost here :) Whether you're traveling or staying put, have a great break and a Happy Easter!!! Until then... Let's continue focusing on our schoolwork as well as being respectful to our classmates. Thank you for putting up with my emails. Just trying to stay on top of things!
We won the Golden Ticket Raffle, so we will have an SCA Spirit Wear Dress Down on Monday, 03-30-26-thank you. Ms. Soch!!!
I hope the kids enjoyed our Rainbow and Easter activities so far! Photos will be posted soon!
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please let me know!
This Week:
Saturday- Breakfast with the Bunny
Sunday-Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; Golden Ticket Raffle SCA Spirit Wear Dress Down; UNIT 8 MATH TEST; GOTR
Tuesday-Spanish; Speech;Library; MARCH READING BINGO DUE ; POP TABS due; Grammar TEST on Conjunctions
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass; Gym; Brown's Chicken/Nicky's; Art; Ch 5 Religion TEST; Choir/Chimes; GOTR
Thursday- Gym; 10:30 Prayer Service; Spelling CHOICE BOARD due; Unit 21 SPELLING TEST; 1:45 Dismissal- Easter Break begins :)
Good Friday- NO SCHOOL
Religion- We focus on Holy Week 7 & Easter; Chapter 5- Jesus Forgives and Heals; Chapter 5 TEST will be on Wednesday- Use the Chapter 5 Review to study
Spelling- Unit 21- Homophones; We did a little pretest activity on Friday; Students also received a Choice Board on Friday; This Choice Board will be due Thursday; Pick 3- TEST will also be Thursday
Vocabulary Workshop- Review Units 1-12
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books ; We are also continue our Creative Writing in Google docs; We are still finishing writing about our LEPRECHAUN TRAPS & Pot of Gold Writing- We're almost done!
Grammar- We finish up Conjunctions with a TEST on Tuesday
Reading- We continue reading our March Story Works; Students received a BINGO card in place of our March Book report. It should be turned in by Tuesday, 03-31-26. Our Dr. Seuss March Madness winner is... THE LORAX!!! We continue our read-aloud Third Grade Angels.
Math-We continue Xtra Math. Remember- if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night. We continue Unit 8-Fraction Equivalence and Comparison;TEST will be Monday, 03-30-26; The Unit Review Study Guide (pages 69-71) came home on Wednesday, 03-25-26; We are also working on a Fraction Review Slide Deck; We will also be doing some Easter Math including some Egg-cellent graphs
Science- We had fun doing a Rainbow Skittle demonstration; We will be presenting our little group research project on the planets
I attached a couple things coming up:
* Help 3rd grade win the Pop Tabs competition; They are due Tuesday, 03-31-26
* Pop Up Pizza Day will be on Friday, 04-17-16; Orders are due Thursday, 04-02-26
*Our final book report will be a digital one.Students should read a grade appropriate book, any genre, I attached the rubric. I encourage students to start reading. The Google doc or Google Slides presentation will be due the end of April.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Have a great weekend!!!
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
*There is a 1:45 dismissal on Thursday, 04-02-26; there is NO After Care*
*There is no school on Good Friday, 04-03-26
***Easter Break is from Friday, 04-03-26 to 04-12-26; Classes resume on Monday, 04-13-26***
*I also attached an upcoming assembly organized by our school counselor, Mrs. LaRacco- "What Does it Mean? The Difference Between Bullying and Teasing- Respectful Communication/How to be Kind. It will be held Thursday, 04-16-26***
Our FINAL Wednesday mass IS: 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 03-21-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far! This weather is more like it!!!Is it really Spring?!?!?
Easter Break is quickly approaching. Let's continue focusing on our schoolwork as well as being respectful to our classmates. Thank you for putting up with my emails. Just trying to stay on top of things!
We presented information about our Presidents with Mrs. Bucko's class yesterday and learned about the presidents they researched as well.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please let me know!
This Week:
Sunday-Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; Spelling Pretest; GOTR
Tuesday- Spanish; Speech;; Library; BTB
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass/Charger of the Month- Gym; Barraco's/McDonald's; Art;Reconciliation; Choir/Chimes; GOTR
Thursday- Gym; Spelling packet due; Unit 12 Vocabulary Workshop TEST; K-4 Stations of the Cross; BTB
Friday- Music; Unit 20 Spelling TEST; Next week's Spelling Choice Board will come home today due to the short week next week if anyone wanted to get started early; Fish Fry
Religion- Lent-We will be doing a Lenten craft and Scavenger Hunt; Kindness Chain Chapter 5- Jesus Forgives and Heals
Spelling- Unit 20- Variant Vowels- the aw sound; Pretest is Monday; Packet is due Thursday; TEST is Friday
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 12; TEST is Thirsday
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books ; We are also continue our Creative Writing in Google docs; We are still finishing writing about our LEPRECHAUN TRAPS & Pot of Gold Writing
Grammar- Conjunctions
Reading- We will be reading about rainbows. We will also be reading our March Story Works; Students received a BINGO card in place of our March Book report. It should be turned in by Tuesday, 03-31-26. We also continue Round 3 and 4 of the Dr. Seuss March Madness and our read-aloud Third Grade Angels
Math-We continue Xtra Math. Remember- if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night. We continue Unit 8-Fraction Equivalence and Comparison;TEST will be Monday, 03-30-26; The Unit Review Study Guide (pages 69-71) will come home on Wednesday, 03-25-26; We will also be doing some Easter Math including some Egg-cellent graphs
Science-We will be doing a Rainbow experiment :) We continue studying Planets; We will be finishing up our little group research project on the planets
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Have a great weekend!!!
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
*There is a 1:45 dismissal on Thursday, 04-02-26; there is NO After Care*
*There is no school on Good Friday, 04-03-26
***Easter Break is from Friday, 04-03-26 to 04-12-26; Classes resume on Monday, 04-13-26***
*I attached an upcoming assembly/Parent Night organized by our school counselor, Mrs. LaRacco- "What Does it Mean? The Difference Between Bullying and Teasing- Respectful Communication/How to be Kind
Our FINAL Wednesday mass IS: 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 03-14-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the 3 day weekend so far!
Thank you for all the hard work on the leprechaun traps. They looked amazing! The students explained their traps to each other, students in Mrs. Bucko's class, and to the preschoolers. They were so excited! Hopefully, you' ll have more luck catching a leprechaun than we did :) We'll continue our trap writing as well as our Pot of Gold writing.
Easter Break is quickly approaching. Let's continue focusing on our schoolwork as well as being respectful to our classmates. Some are really struggling to treat others as they would want to be treated. We need to be better, especially during Lent.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please let me know!
This Week:
Sunday-Attend Mass with your family; Will you be representing SCA in the SSI parade? Have fun!!!
Monday- NO SCHOOL- Enjoy!!!
Tuesday- Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! We have some fun activities planned :)Spanish; Speech;; Library; BTB
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass- We'll visit the 8th grade Capstone Science Fair; Gym; Great American Bagel Special Lunch; Art;Choir/Chimes; GOTR
Thursday- Feast of St. Joseph; Gym; BTB
Friday- Music; Grammar Unit 2 Review TEST
Sunday- 8th grade Confirmation
Religion- Lent-We will be doing a Lenten craft and Scavenger Hunt; Kindness Chain Chapter 5- Jesus Forgives and Heals
Spelling-None this week ;)
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 12
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books ; We are also continue our Creative Writing in Google docs; We will finish writing about our LEPRECHAUN TRAPS & Pot of Gold Writing; We sent a shared Leprechaun story to our Homebound person. Each student added a sentence or two. I'll share the link :)
Grammar- Unit 2 Review TEST will be Friday, 03-20-26
Reading- We will be reading about St. Patrick's Day, and rainbows. We will also be reading Fiona' s Luck . Students received a BINGO card in place of our March Book report. It should be turned in by Tuesday, 03-31-26. We also continue Round 2 of the Dr. Seuss March Madness and our read-aloud Third Grade Angels
Math-We continue Xtra Math. Remember- if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night. We continue Unit 8-Fraction Equivalence and Comparison; We will also be creating some leprechaun word problems
Science-We will be doing a Rainbow experiment. We will also be studying Planets; We will be doing a little group research project on the planets
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
*There is a 1:45 dismissal on Thursday, 04-02-26; there is NO After Care*
*There is no school on Good Friday, 04-03-26
***Easter Break is from Friday, 04-03-26 to 04-12-26; Classes resume on Monday, 04-13-26***
*Easter Break
Our FINAL Wednesday mass IS: 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 03-07-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far! HAPPY ST. BALDRICK'S DAY! Maybe I'll see some of you there later?! Such a fun, worthwhile event! Thanks for all the support with yesterday's Dress Down!
Second Trimester Report Cards/Winter i-Ready Diagnostic Reports went home on Thursday!Thanks for all the hard work! T
The third trimester will be more challenging as we are preparing for fourth grade. More independence!More responsibility! Higher Level and Critical Thinking Skills! We got this! We can do hard things! However, hard things require FOCUS, LISTENING FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, DOING HOMEWORK, and PREPARING FOR TESTS! We will discuss making these things part of our plan for achieving our Third Trimester goals!
I tweaked our consequences slightly. Please see the attachment. I will be discussing this with students on Monday!
As always, if you have questions or concerns, please let me know!
This Week:
Saturday- St. Baldrick's/St. Patrick's Day party following
4:00 Irish Mass
Sunday- Daylight Savings Time; Clock "spring" forward an hour; Attend Mass with your family; Its the 4th grade Family Mass at 9:30 AM
Monday- Computers; Unit 19 Spelling Pretest; GOTR
Tuesday- Spanish; Speech; K-4 Stations of the Cross 12:45 PM ; Library; BTB
Wednesday- Leprechaun traps are due please; 8:30 All School Mass- Gym; Barraco's/Subway Special Lunch; Art;Choir/Chimes; GOTR
Thursday- Gym; Spelling packets due; Unit 11 Vocabulary Workshop TEST (digital); BTB
Friday- Music; Unit 19 Spelling TEST
Sunday-SSI parade-join SCA for a fun day
Monday, 03-16-26- NO SCHOOL- Enjoy!
Religion- Lent- Our Kindness Chain is growing each day; Chapter 5- Jesus Forgives and Heals; We will also focus on our Safety lessons: Being a Safe Friend & Boundaries-You Have Rights!
Spelling-Unit 19-Plural Nouns; Pretest is Monday, 03-09-26; Packets will be due Thursday; Final Test will be Friday, 03-13-26
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 11; Test will be Thursday Our tests will be digital for the remainder of the year. Some students need to read the questions and answer choices more carefully. They can ask me for help if needed, but I am seeing that more preparation is needed for these tests
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week; We are also continue our Creative Writing in Google docs; We continue writing about our LEPRECHAUN TRAPS. You make them at home. Please send the completed trap in by Wednesday, 03-11-26; They can be brought in anytime starting Monday, 03-09-26. After we demonstrate our traps for our classmates and other classes, traps will be sent back home on Friday, 03-13-26
Grammar- Unit 2 Review
Reading- We will be reading Fiona' s Luck as well as each other's Leprechaun stories! Students received a BINGO card in place of our March Book report. It should be turned in by Tuesday, 03-31-26. We also continue our Dr. Seuss March Madness and our read-aloud Third Grade Angels
Math-We continue Xtra Math. Remember- if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night. We continue Unit 8-Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
Science-We continue studying Space, the Sun, and the Planets and begin a little research project on the planets
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our FINAL Wednesday mass IS: 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 02-28-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far! I was out yesterday to attend the funeral for Mrs. Bucko's father in law. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. Unfortunately, I have another funeral to attend on Monday. Don't worry- yur kids will be in good hands!!!
How is it the end of February already? Time is flying! Second Trimester Report Cards go home on Thursday! I ill be updating Power School this weekend. Any absent work from the last couple of weeks should be turned in by Monday, please. The third trimester will be more challenging as we are preparing for fourth grade. More independence!More responsibility! Higher Level and Critical Thinking Skills! We got this1 We can do hard things!
Our February i-Ready raffle will be this week! I am so proud of the progress we are making. data folders will go home Thursday. You can see what kind of lessons we've been working on.
This Week:
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; Unit 18 Spelling Pretest; Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! March Reading Bingo will go home-it will be due Monday, 03-30-26 ; GOTR
Tuesday- Happy Third Grade Day!!! Chinese New Year Lantern Festival; Students should bring in their Leprechaun Trap plan, so we can start writing :)Spanish; Speech; Library
Wednesday- Wacky Wednesday- So wacky that I am asking for a no device night and have fun reading together 20-30 minutes; Mark off a Bingo square :) Pictures welcome! Enjoy!!!! March BTB due; 8:30 All School Mass- Gym; Barraco's/Culver's Special Lunch; Art; Unit 7 Math TEST; Choir/Chimes; GOTR
Thursday- Gym; Spelling packets due; Living Stations 1:30 PM; Second Trimester Report Cards go home; Grammar Test on Linking Verbs
Friday- Music; Unit 18 Spelling TEST
Saturday- St. Baldrick's immediately following the 4:00 Irish Mass :)
Sunday- Daylight Savings Time- Clocks Spring forward; 4th grade is hosting the 9:30 Family Mass
Religion- Lent- Our Kindness Chain is growing eah day; Chapter 5- Jesus Forgives and Heals
Spelling-Unit 18-Variant Vowels; Pretest is Monday, 03-02-26; Packets will be due Thursday; Final Test will be Friday, 03-05-26
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 11; The Unit 10 Test Scores can be found on the Sadlier site (on Tuesday) as well as Power School. Our tests will be digital for the remainder of the year
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week; We are also continue our Creative Writing in Google docs; We will be writing about our LEPRECHAUN TRAPS. You will make them at home. We will write about them in school :) Please send the completed trap in by Wednesday, 03-11-26; They can be brought in anytime starting Monday, 03-09-26.
Grammar- Linking Verbs- We will SCOOT on Monday; They will come on home on Tuesday along with the answer key email; TEST will be Thursday
Reading- We will celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday/Read Across America Day with some fun reading activities all week until a March Madness bracket of some Dr. Suess titles. ! Students will receive a BINGO. This is in place of our March Book report. It ahould be turned in by Monday, 03-30-26. We also continue our read-aloud Third Grade Angels
Math-We continue Xtra Math. Remember- if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night. We finish up Unit 7-Fractions; We will take the Unit 7 TEST on Wednesday, 03-04-26; Use the Unit Review on pages 29-32 as a Study Guide.
Science-We continue studying Space, the Sun, the Moon, and the Planets and begin a little research project on the planets; We will also finally be doing our little Oreo Moon project this week :)
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our FINAL Wednesday mass IS: 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 02-21-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far! This week, we have been discussing our Lenten promises. We should be focusing on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Please continue with the Kindness Bingos. We will alsoc create a Kindness Chain. I wonder how long we can get it!?!
With last week's heat wave, I think some students got a little "SPRING-ITIS". Just a reminder-the second trimester ends on 2/26/26. Report Cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26.Again, we want to finish this semester strong. Overall, there has been improvement, but still many reminders about talking, putting in your best effort, minding your own business, and treating people the way you would want to be treated. I will send individual emails if needed, but thank you in advance for reminding your child how important it is to focus. I appreciate it!
. Also, we are collecting POP TABS for Ronald McDonald House!!! Girls on the Run registration is due this Friday, 02-27-26! See fliers attached for some upcoming events.
This Week:
Saturday, 02-21-26-Men's Club Sports Night-hope all had fun!
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; Unit 17 Spelling Pretest
Tuesday- Spanish; Speech; Library;Math QUIZ on Lessons 7.1-7.4; BTB
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass-hosted by 3rd grade/Charger of the Month- feel free to join us Gym; Nicky V's/Brown's Chicken Special Lunch; Art; Grammar TEST in Helping Verbs; Choir/Chimes
Thursday- Gym; Unit 10 Vocabulary Workshop TEST (online); Spelling packets due; BTB
Friday- Music; Unit 17 Spelling TEST; Girls on the Run Registration is due
Religion- Lent; Chapter 5- Jesus Forgives and Heals
Spelling- Unit 17- Dipthongs ; A dipthong is a word that has a single sound formed by combining two vowels. The sound begins with one sound and moved towards the otherPretest is Monday, 02-23-26; Packets will be due Thursday; Final Test will be Friday, 02-27-26
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 10; The Unit 9 Test Scores can be found on the Sadlier site (on Wednesday) as well as Power School. Our tests will be digital for the remainder of the year; Unit 10 TEST is Thursday
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week; We are also continue our Creative Writing in Google docs; On Thursday in Work Folders, you will receive a note about LEPRECHAUN TRAPS. You will make them at home. We will write about them in school :)
Grammar- Helping Verbs- We will SCOOT on Monday; They will come on home on Tuesday along wit the answer key email; TEST will be Wednesday
Reading- We will read about Ruby Bridges; We also continue our read-aloud Third Grade Angels
Math- We continue Xtra Math. The number of students that have passed Division is growing!!! Let's keep up the good work! Remember- if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night. We continue Unit 7-Fractions; We will take a short QUIZ on Tuesday, 02-24-26 on Lessons 7.1-7.4
Science-We continue studying Space, the Sun, the Moon, and the Planets and begin a little research project on the planets
Social Studies- We will be finishing our research on our president.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our FINAL Wednesday mass IS: 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 02-14-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Hope you are enjoying the weekend so far! This week, we have been discussing KINDNESS . We celebrated Valentine's Day! We left a kind compliment on each of our classmates' Valentine bags. :) Thank you for ALL the cute Valentine and sweet treats. It's so nice of you to think of me :)
It looks as if we have a heat wave coming! However, let's make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. Also, please keep that Remote Learning folder at home in a safe place!!! I guess you never know if we'll have to use them again?!. I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year if not used. Any questions, please let me know!
The end of the Second Trimester is Thursday, 02-26-26. Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26. All week we have been discussing bad habits we want to break or not continue at all. We had a rough start to our week. I need your help reminding your children that this is crunch time! . There are only 7 days left of this semester. We want to finish strong. Overall, there have been so many reminders about talking, putting in your best effort, minding your own business, and treating people the way you would want to be treated. Bathroom breaks and getting out our seats have been excessive :( I will send individual emails if needed, but thank you in advance for having that conversation with your child. I appreciate it!
Included also is how to print out your End of the Year tuition statement for tax purposes and the Tutoring services offered at Marist High School. Also, we are collecting POP TABS for Ronald McDonald House!!! See flier attached.
This Week:
Saturday, 02-14-26- Happy Valentine's Day!
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Happy Presidents' Day!!! NO SCHOOL-Enjoy the long weekend!
Tuesday- Spanish; Speech; Library; Grammar TEST in Irregular Past Tense Verbs; Chinese (Lunar) New Year; BTB
Wednesday- Ash Wednesday; 10:00 All School Mass-feel free to join us; Gym; Barraco's/McDonald's (Meatless)Special Lunch; Art; Choir/Chimes
Thursday- Gym; Unit 16 Spelling Choice Boards due (Pick 3); BTB; FSA Meeting 7:00 PM in Kane Hall
Friday- Music; Unit 16 Spelling TEST
Religion- Lent
Spelling-We finish Unit 16- Words with the prefixes mis & did; Choice Boards were passed out last Thursday- Choice Boards-pick 3-will be due Thursday, 02-19-26; Final Test will be Friday, 02-20-26
Vocabulary Workshop- We begin Unit 10; The Unit 9 Test Scores can be found on the Sadlier site (on Wednesday) as well as Power School.
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week; We are also continue some Creative Writing in Google docs- I think we have some aspiring authors among us! They're off to a great start!
Grammar- We finish up Irregular Past Tense Verbs; Test will be THIS WEEK on Wednesday, 02-18-26; The SCOOTS went home in Work Folders on Thursday along with an email with the answer key to use to study. Then, we move on to Helping Verbs
Reading- We continue our read-aloud Third Grade Angels; We will also be readng about our president; We will begin reading about Ruby Bridges
Math- ; We continue to practice our Multiplication and Division facts. We also continue Multiplication Club. We also continue Xtra Math. The number of students that have passed Division is growing!!! Let's keep up the good work! Starting Monday, if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night. We continue Unit 7-Fractions.
Science-We continue studying Space, the Sun, the Moon, and the Planets and begin a little research project on the planets in the next coming weeks after a special Moon. project to celebrate the Lunar (Chinese) New Year.
Social Studies- We will be researching biographical information about the presidents. Stay tuned!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our next Wednesday masses include: 02-25-26 (NEXT WEEK!), and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Friday, 02-06-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy February! I hope everyone is enjoying today's day off!
We will continue performing the "Which Penguin Species is the Best Play" to various classes next week. They're doing great! Speaking of penguins, I hope everyone enjoyed Penguins of Madagascar. We had donuts and juice as snacks to remind us to : Donut stop doing your best! Donut stress , just do your best! Donut worry, be happy with all your successes! Donut give up! Donut stop believing! You get the idea :)
Also, as the weather remains cold, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. If wearing shorts, please wear sweatpants over them OR students will not be able to go outside for recess. Also, please keep that Remote Learning folder at home in a safe place!!! I guess you never know if we'll have to use them again?!. I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year if not used. Any questions, please let me know!
Work Folders went home yesterday. I am still in the process of updating Power School. I apologize for the delay! Thank you so much for your patience. The end of the Second Trimester is Thursday, 02-26-26. Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26.
Included also is how to print out your End of the Year tuition statement for tax purposes and the Tutoring services offered at Marist High School. Also, we are collecting POP TABS for Ronald McDonald House!!! See flier attached.
This Week:
Friday, 02-06-26- NO SCHOOL- Teacher PD; Mother/Son Bingo 6-9 PM- See you there!
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family; 9:30 Family/Sports Mass hosted by 1st grade; Super Bowl LX-Ask your child some Fun Facts about the Super Bowl and their prediction! We'll finish up some activities on Monday.
Monday- Computers
Tuesday- Spanish; Speech; Library; Unit 9 Math Test(on multiplication & division facts); BTB
Wednesday- 1:45 Dismissal-there is After Care; 8:30 All School Mass; Unit 15 Spelling TEST; Gym; Great American Bagel Special Lunch; Art; Choir/Chimes
Thursday- Gym; Unit 16 Spelling Choice Boards will go home; Chapter 4 Religion TEST ;BTB
Friday- Music; Unit 9 Vocabulary Workshop TEST online; We will have a small classroom Valentine's party; Students can bring treats/valentines. Please be sure to bring one for all 24 students. Envelopes should NOT be addressed to, just signed From (to make passing out easier). We have 24 students: 13 boys and 11 girls.
Religion- We finish Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray;TEST will be Thursday, 02-12-26 ; Use pages 71-72 as a Study guide; We'll also start preparing for Lent
Spelling-We finish Unit 15- Words with air/eer; Packets were due on Thursday-we will go over them on Monday-Use them to study; We will take the TEST will be on Wednesday, 02-11-26; Then, we'll begin Unit 16-Prefixes: dis & mis; with a Pretest on Thursday, 02-12-26; Choice Boards-pick 3-will be due Thursday, 02-19-26That Final Test will be Friday, 02-20-26
Vocabulary Workshop- We continue Unit 9; TEST will be Friday, 02-13-26 ; This will be a digital online TEST just like the Practice tests we've been doing online.
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week; We are also going to begin some Creative Writing in Google docs- I think we have some aspiring authors among us!
Grammar- We begin Irregular Past Tense Verbs; Test will be NEXT WEEK on Wednesday, 02-25-26
Reading- We continue to perform the Penguin play as well as our read-aloud Third Grade Angels. We will also be reading Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch.
Math- ; We will also practice our Multiplication and Division facts as we go through Unit 9. TEST will be Thursday, 02-12-26; We also continue Multiplication Club. We also continue Xtra Math. The number of students that have passed Division is growing!!! Let's keep up the good work! Starting Monday, if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night.
Science-We'll focus on Winter; However, we will also begin studying Space, the Sun, the Moon, and the Planets and begin a little research project on the planets in the next coming weeks.
Social Studies- We will be researching biographical information about the presidents.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our next Wednesday masses include: 02-25-26 (NEXT WEEK!), and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 01-31-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Can you believe it is the end of January?! Time is certainly flying!?! Thanks for a really enjoyable week beginning with braving the cold and snow to come to the 9:30 CSW Mass & Open House and a great week celebrating SCA!
Regarding the Remote Learning Day, I asked students to bring ALL the Day 1 materials and leave the rest of the folder at home. I collected some for grading. They can keep the rest. Please keep that Remote Learning folder at home in a safe place!!! I guess you never know if we'll have to use them again?!. I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year if not used. Any questions, please let me know!
We voted on our Marble party movie! Our movie will be The Penguins of Madagascar. We will have our Movie/Stuffed Animal Party on Thursday, 02-05-26. Speaking of penguins, we will also be performing the "Which Penguin Species is the Best Play" to various classes next week.
The February book report is due Thursday, 02-05-26. It should be a fiction book from a series or author that you love . Please outline in marker.
Also, as the weather remains cold, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher.
On Monday, we'll finish up the Winter i-Ready Diagnostic. Make sure your child gets a good night's sleep and eats a healthy breakfast. The i-Ready January Raffle will be Wednesday, 02-04-26. I was very proud of the Diagnostic scores!!! Ask your child how they did?
Last week, we made Valentines for Carol Pienkos . She is the Homebound person we will be writing to for the remainder of the year. I am asking if each student could donate $1.00, so we can include little treats in a care package. Your generosity is much appreciated! Thank you also for all the items donated to the Sandwich Ministry.
Included also is how to print out your End of the Year tuition statement for tax purposes and the Tutoring services offered at Marist High School.
This Week:
Saturday- PACK the HOUSE for 7th & 8th grade Basketball 5:30-8:00 PM
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family;Feast Day of St. Brigid
Monday- Happy Groundhog Day! Computers; Unit 15 Spelling Pretest
Tuesday-Happy 100th Day of School; Spanish; Speech; Library; STL Coloring Contest Due
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass; Verb Tenses TEST; Gym; Raising Cane's/Subway Special Lunch; Art; Choir/Chimes; /BTB due
Thursday- 1:00 dismissal; NO AFTER CARE; Spelling packets due; Marble Movie/Stuffed Animal Party; Gym; Parent Teacher Conference (if requested)
Friday- NO SCHOOL-Teacher PD
Religion- Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray; We'll also honor the feast day of St. Brigid
Spelling-Unit 15- Words with air/eer; with Pretest is on Monday; Packets will be due on Thursday-use to study-We will take the TEST will be on Tuesday, 02-10-26
Vocabulary Workshop- We continue Unit 9; TEST will be next week (T.B.A.)
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week; We are also going to begin some Creative Writing in Google docs- I think we have some aspiring authors among us!
Grammar- Verb Tenses SCOOT/Answer Keys went home on Thursday; TEST will be Wednesday
Reading- We will read and perform the Penguin play as well as our read-aloud Third Grade Angels. We will also be reading about Groundhog Day, the Super Bowl, and Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch.
Math- ; We will also practice our Multiplication and Division facts as we go through Unit 9. We are coming to the end. We also continue Multiplication Club. We also continue Xtra Math. The number of students that have passed Division is growing!!! Let's keep up the good work! Starting Monday, if it is not finished in school, it will be for homework each night.
Science-We'll focus on Winter; However, we will also begin studying Space, the Sun, and the Planets and begin a little research project on the planets.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
* Valentines Day is Saturday, 02-14-26, but we will celebrate on Friday, 02-13-26. Students can bring treats/valentines. Please be sure to bring one for all 24 students. Envelopes should NOT be addressed to, just signed From (to make passing out easier). We have 24 students: 13 boys and 11 girls.
Our next Wednesday masses include: 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Second Trimester ends on Thursday, 02-26-26.
Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
Saturday, 01-24-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello!We've had a short week that became even shorter. I hope everyone survived yesterday's Remote Learning Day. Students should bring ALL the Day 1 materials and leave the rest of the folder at home.
We are so excited to celebrate Catholic Schools Week next week. Please see our Schedule of Events below. I am so thankful to be a part of such an amazing school and community!!!
We voted on our Marble party! We had a tie breaker between: a Movie Day and a Stuffed Animal Day., so we decided to combine the two. We are in the process of voting for our movie. The day will be announced soon.
The February book report is due Thursday, 02-05-26. It should be a fiction book from a series or author that you love . Please outline in marker.
I sent Conference times home on Thursday for those who have a conference with me. See you on Thursday, 02-05-26!
Also, as the weather remains cold, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. Speaking of colder weather, please keep that Remote Learning folder at home in a safe place!!! I guess you never know if we'll have to use them again?!. I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year if not used. Any questions, please let me know!
This week, we continue the Winter i-Ready Diagnostic. We continue with Reading followed by Math. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and eats a healthy breakfast.
We created personal goals for this Diagnostic score to get closer to reach our typical Growth goal. Ask your child about their Magic Lucky Number. It is the halfway mark between their Diagnostic score in the Fall and their Typical Growth Goal for the year. We got this!!! Raffle tickets for the January i-Ready Raffle can be earned. Trying your best earns 1 ticket. Increasing your score at all earns 2 tickets. Achieving your Lucky Number earns 5 tickets. Anything above that number earns 6 tickets.
On Monday, we will write notes to Carol Pienkos . She is the Homebound person we will be writing to for the remainder of the year. I am asking if each student could donate $1.00, so we can include little treats in a care package. I also including the list of the items we are collecting for the Sandwich Ministry. Your generosity is much appreciated!
Included also is how to print out your End of the Year tuition statement for tax purposes.
This Week:
Sunday- Be Family Centered; Come to the 9:30 CSW Family Mass and then visit the Open House until 11:30 AM. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone :) The kids have been busy preparing!
Monday- Be Community Centered; Computers; Dress in your SCA sweatpants with a solid B:ACK shirt; 1:00-1:25 McAuley Roadshow; 1:30 All School Photo; Unit 14 Spelling TEST
Tuesday-Be Teacher Centered; Students Dress Like Teachers Part II; Spanish; Speech; Library;STL Mascots will be popping in; Teacher Luncheon 11:30-12:30DOL Test; Beyond the Books; FSA Roller Skating party
Wednesday-Be Faith and Vocation Centered; 8:30 All School Mass/Charger of the Month; No Dress Down passes please; Gym; Barraco's Special Lunch; Art; Choir/Chimes
Thursday- Be Student Centered; SCA Spirit Wear Dress Down; Gym; Student Raffles throughout the day; FSA/Mens Club-sponsored Matt Wilhelm- An Amazing Anti-Bullying BMX Assembly - PS-through 8th - 1:45-2:30 PM in gym Principal for a Day $ due NO HW!!! Beyond the Books
Friday- Be Charger Centered; PJ Day-No slippers please Music All School Movie Day 10:00-11:30 in gym; We will be watching Toy Story. Thank you, FSA for the treats for the movie; I included the nutrition labels for he snacks in case there are any allergy concerns. Students may bring a small blanket to sit with; Principal for a Day Drawing; Father/Daughter Dance
Religion- Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray; We will also focus on the things that make our Catholic school so amazing!
Spelling-None; However, we will take the Unit 14 Test that we missed on Friday on Monday; Choice Boards went home on Thursday-use to study-We will also play a review game on our ar/or words!
Vocabulary Workshop- We start Unit 9
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week. We will also be writing to our Homebound person.We will also take the DOL TEST we "forgot" to take last week on Tuesday
Grammar- We will be learning about Verb Tenses
Reading- We will read and perform the Penguin play; We will get back to the play in StoryWorks "Thor vs. The King of the Giants" after that as well as our read-aloud Third Grade Angels. We will also be reading Somebody Loves You, Mt. Hatch.
Math- We will be focusing on some mini-lessons on Fractions, lines, angles, and geometry as well taking our Winter i-Ready Diagnostic test; We will also practice our Multiplication and Division facts as we go through Unit We also continue Multiplication Club. We also continue Xtra Math. The number of students that have passed Division is growing!!! Let's keep up the good work! We also continue Unit 9- Using Multiplication to Divide.
Science-We'll focus on Winter; We will also begin studying Space, the Sun, and the Planets.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our next Wednesday masses include: 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
* Valentines Day is Saturday, 02-14-26, but we will celebrate on Friday, 02-13-26. Students can bring treats/valentines. Please be sure to bring one for all 24 students. Envelopes should be be addressed to, just signed From (to make passing out easier). We have 24 students: 13 boys and 11 girls.
Saturday, 01-17-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello!We've had a busy couple weeks back from break!! We earned ALL our marbles! We are in the process of voting what to do & when. Stay tuned!
The February book report came home in Thursday's Work Folder, It should be a fiction book from a series or author that you love . Try something new! It will be due Thursday, 02-05-26.
I know there was not a ton of graded work in the Work Folders this week. More to come this week! However, if you haven't signed the Progress Report, please sign and return.
Also, as the weather remains cold, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. Speaking of colder weather, please keep that Remote Learning folder at home in a safe place!!! Do not take any papers out. If we do not use them, I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year. Any questions, please let me know!
This week, we begin the Winter i-Ready Diagnostic. We will begin with Reading. Please make sure your child gets a good night sleep and eats a healthy breakfast. We created personal goals for this Diagnostic score to get closer to reach our typical Growth goal. After Reading, we will take the Math portion. We got this!!!
This Week:
Sunday-Attend Mass with your family :) GO BEARS !!
Monday- NO SCHOOL!!! Happy Birthday, MLK!
Tuesday-Spanish; Speech; Library; DOL TEST; Beyond the Books
Wednesday-8:30 All School Mass; Gym; Brown's Chicken/Nicky V's; Art; Choir/Chimes
Thursday- Gym; Spelling Choice Board (pick 3)due; Beyond the Books
Friday- Music Unit 14 Spelling TEST
*Catholic Schools Week kicks off on Sunday, 01-25-26 at the 9:30 Family Mass :) We will be busy preparing for it!! I look forward to seeing you afterwards at our Open House, which ends at 11:30 AM. Come see all the amazing things we've been up to!
Religion- Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray; We will also focus on the things that make our Catholic school so amazing!
Spelling- Unit 14- Words with ar & or; Choice Board -Please pick 3; it will be due on Thursday; TEST is Friday, 01-23-26
Vocabulary Workshop- None this week; We will start Unit 9 next week.
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week. We continue some Catholic Schools Week writing as well as DOL- Week 6 TEST is Tuesday
Reading- We continue exploring a variety of genres in StoryWorks as well as our read-aloud Third Grade Angels. We start the Reading i-Ready Winter Diagnostic on Tuesday.
Math- We will be focusing on some mini-lessons on Fractions, lines, angles, and geometry before taking our Winter i-Ready Diagnostic test; We will also practice our Multiplication and Division facts as we go through Unit We also continue Multiplication Club. We also continue Xtra Math. The number of students that have passed Division is growing!!! Let's keep up the good work! We also continue Unit 9- Using Multiplication to Divide
Science-We'll focus on Winter; We will also begin studying Space, the Sun, and the Planets.
Social Studies- We finish up learning about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our next Wednesday masses include: 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
Sunday, 01-11-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! It was so wonderful to see so many smiling faces last Monday. It made coming back from break a whole lot nicer!!!
We started off our week by making personal goals we want to accomplish in the second half third grade! We also came up with a plan to achieve that goal. Take a look at them in the Photos tab. We'll remember to keep a positive growth mindset in order to achieve our goals :) This week, we will revisit The Fantastic Elastic Brain.
The Winter Break Reading Challenge is due Monday, 01-12-26. Our February book report will come home in next week's Work Folder, It should be a fiction book from a series or author that you love . Try something new! It will be due Thursday, 02-05-26
Also, as the weather remains cold, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. Speaking of colder weather, please keep that Remote Learning folder at home in a safe place!!! Do not take any papers out. If we do not use them, I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year. Any questions, please let me know!
Thanks to all who were able to join us for our third grade mass on Wednesday! We really appreciate all the hard work and practice you did as well.
Room 212 earned ALL our marbles! We will discuss how we'd like to celebrate next week :) I was so proud of them for a variety of reasons. We earned multiple golden tickets walking in the halls throughout the week. We received a good behavior report from when we had lunch in our classroom on Friday. The 4 year old preschoolers joined us for Flashlight Friday. The third graders were so cute with them!
This Week:
Sunday-Attend Mass with your family :)
Monday- Computers;
Tuesday-Spanish; Speech; Library
Wednesday-8:30 All School Mass; Gym; Barraco's/McDonald's; Art;Unit 6 Math TEST; Choir/Chimes
Thursday- I am out today to take my husband to a doctor's appointment; Gym; Possessive Noun TEST; Progress Reports , February Book Reports, and next week's Spelling Choice Board will go home in today's Work Folders ; We will take next week's Spelling Pretest today due to the short week next week.
Friday- We will get to see the 8th graders' Roller Coasters in Kane Hall (8:40-8:50) Music Unit 8 Vocabulary Workshop TEST
Religion- Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray; We will also focus on the tings that make our Catholic school so amazing!
Spelling- None this week; However, we will take a Pretest on next week's words on Thursday and receive the Choice Board in Work Folders due to the short week next week. Please pick 3; it will be due on Thursday, 01-22-26.
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 8; TEST will be Friday; Do'nt forget to use Sadlier practice and the practice test as a way to study.
Grammar- We finish up learning about Possessive Nouns; TEST will be Thursday
Writing-We continue in our Handwriting books this week. We continue some Catholic Schools Week writing as well as DOL- Week 6.
Reading- We continue exploring a variety of genres in StoryWorks .
Math- We will be focusing on some mini-lessons on Fractions, lines, angles, and geometry before taking our Winter i-Ready Diagnostic test; We also continue reviewing Unit 6- Multiplication & Area. TEST will be Wednesday, 01-14-26; We also continue Multiplication Club. We also continue Xtra Math. A few students have passed Division!!! Let's keep up the good work!
Science-We'll focus on Winter; We will also begin studying Space, the Sun, and the Planets
Social Studies- We will be learning about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our next Wednesday masses include: , 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
*Catholic Schools Week kicks off on Sunday, 01-25-26 at the 9:30 Family Mass :)
Sunday, 01-04-26
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy 2026!!!I hope you've had a wonderful holiday and break! It' always goes by so fast, but I'm ready to start the second half of our year! We have so many ew things to learn about!
We will start off our week by making personal goals that we want to accomplish in the second half third grade! Some suggestions might be: to keep my Chromebook charged, no missing homework, or no behavior checks. Then, we'll discuss that having a goal is just the start. It's HOW we achieve that goal that is important. We'll focus on the HOW plan. We'll need a positive growth mindset and a plan to achieve our goals :)
How is the Winter Break Reading Challenge going? Hopefully, the kids had some fun reading over break. Just a reminder- it is due Monday, 01-12-26.
As the weather remains cold, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. Speaking of colder weather, please keep that Remote Learning folder at home in a safe place!!! Do not take any papers out. If we do not use them, I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year. Any questions, please let me know!
Thank you for all your support and cooperation!
This Week:
Sunday-Attend Mass with your family :)
Monday- Computers; Spelling Pretest; A Welcome Back from break surprise in the afternoon ;)
Tuesday-Spanish; Speech; Library
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass hosted by Third Grade-join us if you can :) Gym; Great American Bagel
Art;Choir/Chimes
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Spelling TEST; Music
Religion- We will learn about the Epiphany and Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray
Spelling-Unit 14- Words with r-controlled vowels; Pretest is Monday; Packets are due Thursday; TEST will be Friday
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 8
Grammar- We will be learning about Possessive Nouns
Writing-We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week. We will also be doing some Catholic Schools Week writing.
Reading- We will be doing some nonfiction reading in our Scholastic News; Then, we will explore a variety of genres in StoryWorks
Math- We will be focusing on some mini-lessons on Fractions, lines, angles, and geometry before taking our Winter i-Ready Diagnostic test; We will also be reviewing Area when we calculate the area of our snow people. We also continue Unit 6- Multiplication & Area. We also continue Multiplication Club. We also continue Xtra Math. A few students have passed Division!!! Let's keep up the good work!
Science-We'll focus on Winter
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
Our next Wednesday masses include: , 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Second trimester Progress Reports go home on Thursday, 01-15-26
*Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
Saturday, 12-20-25
Dear Parents and Students,
We made it! Happy Christmas Break! I hope everyone enjoyed our festive and fun week! Thank you to Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Rhien, and all our parent volunteers for making our Classroom Christmas party so fun!
Thank you for all the thoughtful and generous gifts and kind words! I am truly blown away with your generosity. I truly appreciate it and ALL you do!
I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy 2026!!! Enjoy the break!
With sincere gratitude,
Mrs. Megan Loewe
P.S. I found it funny, but was also very proud that so many. kids asked if they could practice XtraMath, read on EPIC, and do i-Ready over break! The answer is YES, but I told them to enjoy the time off and have fun with your family!!! They are my gifts :)
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
SAVE THE DATE!!!
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26 the Wednesday we come back from break)
The other Wednesday masses include: , 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Second trimester Progress Reports go home on Thursday, 01-15-26
*Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
Saturday, 12-12-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! I hope you're having a wonderful weekend. It's the most wonderful (and BUSY) time of the year! Only 5 more school days until Christmas break?! Let's make them count!!! We have some fun and festive activities to do while learning and wrapping up some of the things we're learning in each subject. No pun intended :)
I know the kids are super excited about Christmas and break. However, we have had so many uncharged Chromebooks, missing homework, and nonstop talking :(
I told them Santa does check in with me, so I want to be able to give the big guy a good report :)
Our December book reports look amazing! Great job! I will be updating Power School this weekend.
As the weather is turning colder, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher.
Thank YOU so much for donating an extra sandwich for the needy! It is MUCH appreciated! They are being delivered today by Mr. John Chesna We made him a thank you poster! Check out the PHOTOS tab. We will have another Sandwich service project during LENT.
Speaking of colder weather, your students received a Remote Learning Folder last week. In it, you should have found directions and assignments in the event there is an unplanned emergency e-learning day or more. Please keep it home in a safe place!!! Do not take any papers out. If we do not use them, I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year. Any questions, please let me know!
Mrs. Bucko shared some amazing information with me, so I wanted to pass it along, just in time for Christmas! Prodigy membership is available for $4.91 a month 0r $58.95 yearly. They don't need the bigger memberships that include Science and English. Your child's username and password are on their keyring. This will allow you to link the membership to their school account. There is a discount code: FLASH25 - This will give you 25% off.
Reminder - this is just information for parents that want to give memberships for Christmas presents. It is not required. What we do at school is still free. The membership allows for special reward and advancements in the game - but not necessary for what we do at school. The students absolutely love it!!! The website is: https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/home-2
I'm also going to be sending you a promo from EPIC if you're looking for any last minute gifts. Pencils, crayons, colored pencils, and markers would also make good stocking stuffers :)
Thank you for all your support and cooperation!
This Week:
Sunday- (Third Sunday of Advent) Join us at the 9:30 Third Grade Mass :)
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Readers should sit in the front left side of the church, in the first few pews.
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Petition readers should sit in the front right side of the church, also in the first few pews.
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Students bringing up the gifts should sit in the first few pews of the back half of the church, on the left side.
For families bringing cookies and/or supplies, items may be dropped off in the Kane Hall kitchen before the 9:30 AM Mass begins. Miss P. will have labels and stickers available so students can write their names on the cookies when they arrive. Volunteers will handle setup, so families only need to drop items off.
Monday- A Blue Bash- Dress Up in Blue for $1.00 to support a hospital being built in Ethiopia; Computers
Tuesday-Get Cozy in your favorite pj's- no slippers please Unit 7 Vocabulary Workshop TEST; Spanish; Speech; Library; SCA Blanket pick-up 2:45-4:00 PM in the Alexandria Center
Wednesday-Sock-ing Around the Christmas Tree- wear any kind of Christmas socks with your GYM uniform; 8:30 All School Mass; 1:15 PM K-4 Christmas Concert Rehearsal in Church-you are more than welcome to join us; Gym; Cane's/Subway ; Art;Choir/Chimes? 7:00 K-4 Christmas Concert in Church- Dress in your Holiday best! I included the links to our songs if students want to practice at home.
Thursday- Advent Angels- Dress in pink, purple, blue, or white; Gym;Grammar TEST on Concrete and Abstract Nouns; Our Classroom Christmas party 1-2 PM in Kane Hall- Thank you to our room mom, Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Rhien, and all our amazing parent volunteers; Students may bring treats if they wish :) We have 24 students in our class (13 boys and 11 girls).
Friday- 1:45 Dismissal- NO After Care; HOLLY JOLLY Dress Down Day- Wear ALL your favorite Christmas gear or SCA Spirit Wear; DOL TEST Music; Special surprise from Student Council :)
Christmas Vacation begins!!!!
Sunday- Fourth Sunday of Advent
Religion- We will continue Advent/Christmas activities and continue Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray; Our 6 7 Acts of Kindness for Advent calendars are due Friday, 12-19-25 (worth 67 points)We will be watching one of my favorite movies, an oldie, but a goodie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever over the course of a few days
Spelling-NONE
Vocabulary Workshop- We will finish up Unit 7 and take the TEST on Tuesday, 12-16-25
Grammar- We will be continuing and finishing up Concrete and Abstract Nouns; TEST will be Thursday, 12-18-25
Writing-We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week. We will have DOL-Week 5.; Assessment will be on Friday, 12-19-25; We will also be doing some Christmas writing.
Reading- We are finishing up The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. In lieu of a test, we will have a Reading Choice Board. It will be due on Friday, 12-19-25. Directions went home electronically last week.
Any questions, let me know!
Math- We will be finishing up a variety of fun Christmas Math activities and games. We also began Unit 6- Multiplication & Area. We also continue Multiplication Club. The way to become a "member" is to pass a multiplication quiz. We started with 0's. When you pass each number, you earn an ice cream scoop. Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework. Many students have not been completing this :( We have started Multiplication in Xtra Math.
We will also continue "The Case of the Selfish Elf"on Google Classroom reviewing: skip counting, place value, addition, subtraction, and telling time. This is due Friday, 12-19-25
Social Studies- We will be learning about "Christmas Around the World". in a slide deck in Google Classroom. It is due Friday, 12-19-25.
We will also do a map activity tracking Santa.
Science- We continue learning about the Life Cycle of a Conifer; We continue to do a cross curricular extravaganza about a Christmas tree farm :)
Sorry so long!!! Lots going on!
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26 the Wednesday we come back from break)
The other Wednesday masses include: , 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Second trimester Progress Reports go home on Thursday, 01-15-26
*Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
Saturday, 12-05-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful time with Santa and Mrs. Claus last night (if you attended). Only a little over 2 weeks until Christmas break?! 10 days to be exact. Let's make them count!!! We have some fun and festive activities to do while learning :)
Our December book report went home a couple weeks ago Thursday in Work Folders. Students got to pick a Christmas tree, Santa, or elf to decorate with their Graphic novel, Fiction book, or Christmas (chapter) book info. They are due Friday, 12-12-25.
As the weather is turning colder, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. .
Speaking of colder weather, your students received a Remote Learning Folder on Friday. In it, you will find directions and assignments in the event there is an unplanned emergency e-learning day or more. Please keep it home in a safe place!!! Do not take any papers out. If we do not use them, I would like to be "earth friendly" and collect them back to save for next year. Any questions, please let me know!
Mrs. Bucko shared some amazing information with me, so I wanted to pass it along, just in time for Christmas! Prodigy membership is available for $4.91 a month 0r $58.95 yearly. They don't need the bigger memberships that include Science and English. Your child's username and password are on their keyring. This will allow you to link the membership to their school account.
There is a discount code: FLASH25 - This will give you 25% off.
Reminder - this is just information for parents that want to give memberships for Christmas presents. It is not required. What we do at school is still free. The membership allows for special reward and advancements in the game - but not necessary for what we do at school. The students absolutely love it!!! The website is: https://www.prodigygame.com/main-en/home-2
This Week:
Saturday- Feast Day of St. Nicholas- we left some "shoes" out at school :)
Sunday- (Second Sunday of Advent) Attend Mass with your family;
Monday- 8:30 All School Mass to celebrate the feast day of the Immaculate Conception; Computers; Spelling Pretest
Tuesday- Feast Day of Juan Diego; Spanish; Speech; Library;Unit 5 Math TEST; Beyond the Books
Wednesday-8:30 All School Mass; ; Dress Blur to support AMIT Promise for $1.00??? I have to verify this. I'll keep you posted! 1:45 Dismissal-There is NO After Care available; Gym; Grammar Test on Common and Proper Nouns; Barraco's/Culver's ; Art;Choir/Chimes?
Thursday- Gym; Unit 7 Vocabulary Test; Beyond the Books
Friday- Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe; Music; Spelling TEST; Christmas Book Reports are due; As an Advent service project, we will be collecting an extra sandwich (any type) for the needy. If you are able, please allow your child to make an extra sandwich that will go to someone in need. One of our maintenance men, Mr. John Chesna, will deliver them on Saturday.
Sunday- Third Sunday of Advent
Religion- We will also learn about the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception and attend an all school 8:30 Mass on Monday 12-08-25 as well as our regular Wednesday mass on 12-10-25. We will also learn about Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe. We also continue Advent activities and begin Chapter 4- Jesus Teaches Us to Pray
Spelling-Unit 12- Digraphs- A digraph is a pair of letters that are combined to make one sound (ch, th, wh); Packets will be due Thursday; TEST will be Friday; This will be our LAST unit in 2025! No Spelling next week!
Vocabulary Workshop- We continue Unit 7, but will be wrapping it up with a TEST on Thursday, 12-11-25; Then, onto to Unit 8
Grammar- We will be finishing up Common & Proper Nouns; Look for the SCOOT email to be sent home on Monday, 12-08-25; TEST will be Wednesday, 12-10-25; Then, we will focus on Concrete and Abstract Nouns.
Writing-We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.Next week, we will have DOL-Week 5 instead of Spelling; We will also be doing some Christmas writing.
Reading- Graphic Novel/Fiction/Christmas BOOK REPORTS are due Friday 12-12-25; We continue The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. In lieu of a test, we will have a Reading Choice Board. It will be due on Friday, 12-19-25. Directions will be going home electronically next week.
Math- We will be finishing up Unit 5-Use Patterns to Multiply 3,4,6,7,8, and 9; The TEST will be Tuesday, 12-09-25; Then, we begin Unit 6- Multiplication & Area. We also continue Multiplication Club. The way to become a "member" is to pass a multiplication quiz. We started with 0's. When you pass each number, you earn an ice cream scoop. Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework. Many students have not been completing this :( We will also be started Multiplication in Xtra Math this week.
We will also be on "The Case of the Selfish Elf" reviewing: skip counting, place value, addition, subtraction, and telling time.
Social Studies- We will be learning about "Christmas Around the World". in a slide deck in Google Classroom.
Science- We will be learning about the Life Cycle of a Conifer; We continue to do a cross curricular extravaganza about a Christmas tree farm :)
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30. Thank you to all who volunteered. Come celebrate together with us!
*It looks like our third grade Christmas party will be held on Thursday, 12-18-25 at 1:00-2:00 PM. in Kane Hall. Students may bring treats if they wish :) We have 24 students in our class (13 boys and 11 girls).
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Second trimester Progress Reports go home on Thursday, 01-15-26; Report cards go home on Thursday, 03-05-26
Saturday, 11-29-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It is crazy that Monday will be December 1st?! How is that even possible? A little over 3 weeks until Christmas break?!
Our December book report went home on. Thursday in Work Folders.Students got to pick a Christmas tree, Santa, or elf to decorate with their Graphic novel, Fiction book, or Christmas (chapter) book info. It will be due Friday, 12-12-25.
As the weather is turning colder, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher. .
Speaking of colder weather, your students will be receiving a Remote Learning Folder on Thursday. In it, you will find directions and assignments in the event there is an unplanned emergency e-learning day. Please keep it home in a safe place!!!
This Week:
Sunday- (First Sunday of Advent) Attend Mass with your family;
Monday- Computers; Spelling Pretest
Tuesday-I will be out today for a doctor appointment; Spanish; Speech; Library;Beyond the Books
Wednesday-It's our 6-7th Day of School! It's a busy one 8:30 All School Mass; We will be visiting Santa's Secret Shop from 9:35-10:05; Gym; We will have Reconciliation (Confession) from 11:35-12:05; Brown's Chicken/Nicky V's; Art;Choir/Chimes
Thursday- Gym; Chapter 3 Religion TEST; Project FireBuddies Assembly 2:00 PM
Friday- Project FireBuddies Dress Down for $1.00; Music; Spelling TEST; An Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus 5:30-8:30 PM in the Gym
Sunday- Second Sunday of Advent
Religion- We finish up Chapter 3- We Show Love for Others as well as complete some Advent activities; The Ch 3 TEST will be Thursday, 12-03-25 ; Use pages 59-60 as a study guide. We will also review our procedures for Reconciliation. We will be going on Wednesday, 12-03-25 at 11:35-12:05.
Spelling-Unit 11- Words with Three Letter Blends; Packets will be due Thursday; TEST will be Friday
Vocabulary Workshop- Unit 7
Grammar- We will be learning about Common & Proper Nouns
Writing-We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- Graphic Novel/Fiction/Christmas BOOK REPORTS are due Friday 12-12-25; We are starting a new chapter book, The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
Math- We will be finishing up Unit 5-Use Patterns to Multiply 3,4,6,7,8, and 9; The TEST will be Tuesday, 12-09-25; We will also be starting Multiplication Club. The way to become a "member" is to pass a multiplication quiz. We start with 0's. When you pass the 0's, you earn an ice cream cone. Then, each number (1-12) earns an ice cream scoop! Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework. Many students have not been completing this :( We will also be starting Multiplication on Xtra Math.
Social Studies- We continue Communities; we will also be learning about "Christmas Around the World". Details to come!
Science- We will be learning about the Life Cycle of a Conifer; We will be kicking off this lesson to do a cross curricular extravaganza about a Christmas tree farm :)
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars! SAVE THE DATE!!!
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30. WE WILL BE PICKING VOLUNTEERS THIS WEEK!
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Sunday, 11-23-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! I hope you're having a great weekend! Sorry for the delay-busy Saturday yesterday! Report cards went home on Thursday, 11-20-25. Please sign and return the report card envelope.If you have any questions, let me know!
Our December book report went home on. Thursday in Work Folders.Students got to pick a Christmas tree, Santa, or elf to decorate with their Graphic novel, Fiction book, or Christmas (chapter) book info. It will be due Friday, 12-12-25.
As the weather is turning colder, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher.
WE EARNED ALL OUR MARBLES!!!!We voted that we wanted a movie party . We also took a couple votes on the movie. On Monday afternoon, we will be watching the movie Wonka!
This Week:
Saturday- Thanksgiving Food Drive
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family; Thanksgiving Food Drive
Monday- Computers; Vocabulary Workshop Unit 6 TEST (Practice Test on Sadlier due tomorrow as well); Marble party :)
Tuesday- 8:30 All School Mass to celebrate the feast day of St. Catherine of Alexandria; Spanish; Speech; Library;
Wednesday- NO SCHOOL! THANKSGIVING BREAK BEGINS!
Thursday- Happy Thanksgiving! I am so very thankful for each and every one of you! Have a wonderful holiday with your families. Check out the 2025 Macy's Day Thanksgiving Parade LIVE at 7:30 AM on NBC or Peacock or there is an encore telecast at 1:00 PM.
Friday- NO SCHOOL!
Sunday- First Sunday of Advent
Religion- We finish up Chapter 3- We Show Love for Others as well as complete some Advent activities; The Ch 3 TEST will be Thursday, 12-03-25 ; Use pages 60-61 as a study guide.
Spelling-None this week :)
Vocabulary Workshop-We finish up Unit 6; TEST will be Monday, 11-24-25; A practice test on Sadlier was assigned as a study aid-please complete by Monday, 11-24-25
Grammar- We will be reviewing all the Grammar concepts we've learned so far; Unit One Review NO TEST!
Writing-We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- Graphic Novel/Fiction/Christmas BOOK REPORTS are due Friday 12-12-25; We will be finishing up our week with a StoryWorks a play about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade as well as learning all about the different parts of the parade in an interactive slide deck. We will also be reading the book Balloons on Broadway.
Math- We will take a short break from Unit 5-Use Patterns to Multiply 3,4,6,7,8, and 9; and complete a few Thansgiving Math activites and games! After Thanksgiving break, we will be starting Multiplication Club. The way to become a "member" is to pass a multiplication quiz. We start with 0's. When you pass the 0's, you earn an ice cream cone. Then, each number (1-12) earns an ice cream scoop! Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework. Many students have not been completing this :( After break, we will also be starting Multiplication on Xtra Math.
Social Studies- We continue to focus on the first Thanksgiving
Science- We will be learning about the Life Cycle of a Conifer and continue learning about Thanksgiving and turkeys and Fall courtesy of Mystery Science
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30. It will be here before we know it!
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 11-15-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! I hope you're having a great weekend! The first trimester ended on Friday, 11-14-25, so I will be updating Power School this weekend. Report cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25. Please sign and return the report card envelope.
I am very proud of our progress so far in third grade. I will be conferencing with each student on Thursday about their successes and what I'd like them to focus on as we start our second trimester. Then, the students will be making second trimester goals for themselves. We will also review our positive growth mindset. We will be stressing more independence in the second trimester. New seats next week! "The Book" has a fresh, new start for each student. I'll also be sending i-Ready folders home on Thursday, so the students can show you their progress!
Our November Book report form went home on Thursday in Work Folders several weeks ago. This month, we are focusing on a nonfiction genre book. Write 4 facts you learned on the turkey feathers. Then, construct the turkey. Please try to outline your words in marker. Please color neatly. Neatness and creativity count! They are due Monday, 11-17-25. Our December book report will go home next week in Work Folders. It will be focusing on a graphic novel or fiction. Due date will be Monday, 12-08-25
As the weather is turning colder, please make sure students are dressed appropriately for the weather. We do go outside when the feels like is 20 or higher.
WE EARNED ALL OUR MARBLES!!!! On Monday, we will take a vote on what type of party we would like to have. The date is TBA!
On, Friday, we said goodbye to our SXU student, Miss Crane. The students were so sweet and respectful to her. She had nothing but compliments for them and how hard our class is working :)
This Week:
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; Unit 10 Spelling Pretest
Tuesday- Spanish; Library; We will be meeting with our 3 year old PreSchool Buddies to help them with a Thanskgiving craft; Beyond the Books
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass/Charger of the Month; Special Lunch- Brown's Chicken/Subway; Gym; Art
Thursday- Gym; Grammar TEST on Irregular Plural Nouns; Work Folders/White Envelopes/Report Cards will go home. Please review, sign and return; Beyond the Books; FSA Meeting 7:000 PM Kane Hall
Friday- Music; Student Council Pizza Lunch (if you ordered) Unit 10 Spelling TEST
Religion- We continue Chapter 3- We Show Love for Others
Spelling- Unit 10- Words with Silent Letters; Pretest is Monday; Packets are due Thursday; TEST will be Friday
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 6
Grammar- We will learn about Irregular Plural nouns;SCOOTS (and Answer Key email) will go home on Wednesday TEST will be Thursday, 11-20-25
Writing-We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- NONFICTION BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE MONDAY, 11-17-25; We will be start out our week with Scholastic News; we will also reading a variety of stories in StoryWorks including a play about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, which we will continue learning about next week.
Math- Unit 5-Use Patterns to Multiply 3,4,6,7,8, and 9; After Thanksgiving break, we will be starting Multiplication Club. The way to become a "member" is to pass a multiplication quiz. We start with 0's. When you pass the 0's, you earn an ice cream cone. Then, each number (1-12) earns an ice cream scoop! Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework. Many students have not been completing this :(
Social Studies- We continue Communities; we will also learn about The First Thanksgiving.
Science- We be learning about the Science behind the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade floats as well as some Thanksgiving Mystery Science
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 11-08-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! I hope you're having a great weekend! I hope everyone had a nice day off yesterday!
We have one more week of the first trimester?! The first trimester ends on Friday, 11-14-25. Please make sure to finish out strong! Report cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25. We had to have a couple discussions this week about listening, paying attention, talking, and completing homework assignments on time. :(
Our November Book report form went home on Thursday in Work Folders a couple weeks ago. This month, we are focusing on a nonfiction genre book. Write 4 facts you learned on the turkey feathers. Then, construct the turkey. Please try to outline your words in marker. Please color neatly. Neatness and creativity count! They are due Monday, 11-17-25.
Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us for our ofrenda. Pictures were be returned in Work Folders on Thursday, 11-06-25.
On Thursday, 11-13-25, PS3-4th grade will be going to see "Chicken Little" at the Beverly Arts Center. Thanks to all those who volunteered to chaperone. Unfortunately, I can only bring one additional chaperone. We spun our Wheel of Names to pick the chaperone. On Thursday, evening, I notified you either way via email. Any questions, let me know!
This Week:
Friday-NO SCHOOL! Arch PD
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; SHORT Regular Plural Noun TEST
Tuesday- Happy Veteran's Day!- Dress Red, white, and Blue for $1.00; Spanish; Library; DOL TEST; Beyond the Books; SAB meeting 7PM
Wednesday- 1:45 Dismissal-there is After Care; 8:30 All School Veterans' Day Mass; Special Lunch- Raising Cane's's/Subway; Gym; Art; Unit 5 Vocabulary Workshop TEST; Athletic Board meeting 8PM
Thursday- Field trip to Beverly Arts Center- 10:00-12:00; Students should wear Gym; FINAL Chocolate Fever TESTWork Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return; Beyond the Books
Friday- END OF FIRST TRIMESTER; $1.00 Dress Down (Teacher Recognition Fund)Unit 9 Spelling TEST
Religion- We continue Chapter 3- We Show Love for Others
Spelling- Unit 9- Long e; Pretest is Monday; Packets are due Thursday; TEST will be Friday
Vocabulary Workshop-We finish up Unit 5 with a TEST on Wednesday; This week, we will be making flash cards to study with and play a review game.
Grammar- We will learn about Irregular Plural nouns
Writing-We will finish up How to Carve a Pumpkin writing; DOL TEST will be Tuesday, 11-11-25; ; We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- We finish up our novel Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith;FINAL TEST will be Thursday, 11-13-25; It is an open book test. Students can also use their packets. We will also be creating a Veterans' Day flip book; BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE MONDAY, 11-17-25
Math- Unit 4-Use Patterns to Multiply 0, 1,2,5, and 10-this will be a quick one :) Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework. Many students have not been completing this :(
Social Studies- We continue Communities
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
* Report Cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25
**Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
Saturday, 11-01-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy November!How is that even possible? I hope you're having a great weekend! I hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween! Thanks again to all our volunteers who made our classroom party a blast! Thanks also for ALL the generous treats!
We have a short, but busy week ahead. Remember: There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, 11-07-25.
Our November Book report form went home on Thursday in Work Folders. This month, we will focus on a nonfiction genre book. Pick a topic you'd like to learn more about. Then, write 4 facts you learned on the turkey feathers. Then, construct the turkey. Please color neatly. Neatness and creativity counts! They will be due Monday, 11-17-25.
A picture of our class ofrenda in our classroom for El Dia de Los Muertos to honor family/friends/pets who have passed away is posted in Photos. Thank you for sharing your loved ones with us. Pictures will be returned in Work Folders on Thursday, 11-06-25.
On Monday, 11-03-25, we will watch the movie COCO in our pj's as part of our Booster reward. We invited Room 211 to join us. We will have some Day of the Dead themed treats as well :)
I have tallied up the total lessons passed in Reading in Math, including lessons passed with a 100% to get ready for our October i-Ready raffle! Winners will be drawn on Monday, 11-03-25.
On Thursday, 11-13-25, PS3-4th grade will be going to see "Chicken Little" at the Beverly Arts Center. Please send in permission slips and the $16.00 fee by Thursday, 11-06-25. We can have one additional chaperone besides me. Chaperones must be VIRTUS compliant. I will put all the volunteer names in a "lottery" to make it fair. Thanks to all those who have already volunteered.
This Week:
Saturday- Daylight Savings Time- Clocks "fall" back an hour
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; PJ day (Please wear gym shoes); COCO movie; i-Ready Raffle
Tuesday- Spanish; Library; Unit 3 Math TEST; Beyond the Books
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass; Unit 8 Test on Long i & u (from last week) We did not take it on Friday, so we will go over the packet and play some review games to get ready. Special Lunch- Barraco's/Culver's; Gym; Art
Thursday- Field trip permission slips and $ due- I will notify the chaperone that got chosen; Gym; Regular Plural Nouns TEST; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return; Beyond the Books
Friday- NO SCHOOL! ARCH PD FOR TEACHERS
Religion- We will finish up All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day as well as Chapter 3- We Show Love for Others
Spelling-NONE this week; However, we did NOT take the Unit 8 Test on Long i & u on Friday, so we will take the TEST on Wednesday after reviewing the packets and playing some review games.
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 5
Grammar- We continue learning about Regular Plural nouns;SCOOTS will come home Wednesday; TEST will be Thursday
Writing-We will finish up How to Carve a Pumpkin writing; DOL; We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- We continue our novel Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith; Students will have the paperback to read from, but there is also a read-aloud version for each chapter in Google Classroom. We will also read a nonfiction Scholastic News as a Halloween follow-up; BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE MONDAY, 11-17-25
Math-We have come to the end Unit 3- Multiplication & Division; TEST will be Tuesday, 11-04-25; Study guides went home on Tuesday, 10-28-25. Then, we begin Unit 4-Use Patterns to Multiply 0, 1,2,5, and 10-this will be a quick one :) Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework.
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on State Abbreviations & Oceans & Continents; We also begin Communities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
* Report Cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
Sunday, 10-26-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy Sunday! I hope you're having a great weekend! It was so nice to see so many familiar faces at Trunk or Treat!
Each Tuesday in October, we continue to say the rosary as a school. Students can bring a rosary to use. If you do not have one or don't feel comfortable sending in a special one, I have plenty to share!
We have another busy, but fun week ahead. We have lots of Halloween themed lessons and activities across the curriculum!
Our October Book report form went home a couple weeks ago in Work Folders. In October, we focus on the mystery/horror/scary/ Halloween genre. The book report form is due Monday, 10-27-25. Our November Book Report will be a nonfiction genre book. Forms to come home in Thursday's Work Folders. They will be due Monday, 11-17-25.
Our class is creating an ofrenda in our classroom for El Dia de Los Muertos to honor family/friends/pets who have passed away. Students may bring in a picture, or pictures of loved ones they'd like to remember. Please make sure the picture has the student's name on it. Please put it in a sandwich or freezer bag, depending on the size, so we can keep it protected. Pictures can be brought in anytime, but will go up on Monday, 10-27-25.
Thanks to all who registered and donated to our
Booster thon SCA Charger Walk-a-Thon event. Your support means so much! You raised over $3000, so we will be redeeming our classroom prizes, including extra recess and a classroom movie/treat on Monday, 11-03-25!
I hope you got a chance to check out your child's i-Ready progress last week when they brought their Data folders home. At the end of the week, I will be tallying up the total lessons passed in Reading in Math, including lessons passed with a 100% to get ready for our October i-Ready raffle! Winners will be drawn on Monday, 11-03-25.
This Week: It is also Red Ribbon Week!Please see the schedule for our Dress Downs for the week.
Saturday- Fr. Matt's Installation Mass at 4PM
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; Spelling Pretest; Team up to make healthy choices-Wear your favorite Jersey/Team Gear ; Halloween Book reports are due; Ofrenda pics are due
Tuesday- Spanish;Library; Bring a Rosary; Take a Vacation from Bad Habits-Hawaiian Day; Chapter 2 Religion TEST; Beyond the Books
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass/Charger of the Month; Special Lunch- Brown's Chicken/Nicky V's; Gym; Art
Thursday- Gym; "Swap" out poor choices for a better life-Dress like your favorite teacher; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return; Beyond the Books
Friday- Happy Halloween! Wear your Halloween costumes (NO masks, NO props, NO gore) Please wear appropriate footwear! 8:45-9:45 Classroom Halloween party-thanks to Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Rhien, and all the parent volunteers; Students can bring treats if they wish. It does not need to be candy. There are 24 students n our class (13 boys 11 girls) Music; Spelling TEST 1:00 Costume parade followed by a Pep Rally in the gym- You are more than welcome to join us :)
Religion- We finish up Chapter 2- The Church Welcomes Us with a Chapter 2 TEST, on Tuesday, 10-28-25.Please use pages 47-48 as a Study Guide; Then, we will learn about All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day
Spelling-Unit 8-Long i and u Pretest is Monday; Packets are due Thursday; TEST is Friday
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 5
Grammar- We continue learning about Regular Plural nouns; We will also construct some Halloween sentences by combining Predicates and Subjects; We will also sort Halloween Parts of Speech.
Writing-We will continue doing some Explanatory Writing-How to Carve a PumpkinWe will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- We continue our novel Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith; Students will have the paperback to read from, but there is also a read-aloud version for each chapter in Google Classroom. BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE MONDAY, 10-27-25; We will also be doing some non-fiction reading about candy corn; We will have a classroom estimation contest- How many candy corn are in the jar? Whoever comes closest will win the jar!
Math-We are coming to the end Unit 3- Multiplication & Division; TEST will be Tuesday, 11-04-25; Study guides will go home on Tuesday, 10-28-25. Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework.
Science-We learn about the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin as well as some Spooky Science: Skeletons, Bats, and Spiders-oh my! We will be learning what liquid disolves a candy pumpkin fastest and why?
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on State Abbreviations & Oceans & Continents; We also begin Communities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
* Report Cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
Saturday, 10-18-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy Saturday! I hope you're having a great weekend(before the ran)!
Last week, Students received a neon green Progress Report signature sheet on Thursday in their Work Folder to confirm that you have seen your student's averages in all the subjects. Please sign and return. First trimester Report Cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25.
Each Tuesday in October, we continue to say the rosary as a school. Students can bring a rosary to use. If you do not have one or don't feel comfortable sending in a special one, I have plenty to share!
We have a busy, but fun week ahead. We will be inviting in other classes to watch our fairy tale plays this week :)
Our October Book report form went home a couple weeks ago in Work Folders. In October, we focus on the mystery/horror/scary/ Halloween genre. The book report form is due Monday, 10-27-25.
Our class will be creating an ofrenda in our classroom for El Dia de Los Muertos to honor family/friends who have passed away. Students may bring in a picture, or pictures of loved ones they'd like to remember. Please make sure the picture has the student's name on it. Please put it in a sandwich or freezer bag, depending on the size, so we can keep it protected. Pictures can be brought in anytime, but will go up on Monday, 10-27-25.
Thanks to all who registered and donated to our
Booster thon SCA Charger Walk-a-Thon event. Your support means so much! Our event is Tuesday, 10-21-25. The students have voted on our team name. The Loewe Lightning will be walking at 11:15-12:00. We are busy redeeming our classroom prizes :)
This Week:
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family;
Monday- Computers; Spelling Pretest
Tuesday- SCA CHARGER WALK-A-THON!!! Bring a Rosary; Spanish;LibraryBeyond the Books
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass; Pronoun TEST; Special Lunch- Barraco's/McDonald's; Gym; Art
Thursday- Gym; Unit 4 Vocabulary Workshop TEST; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return; Beyond the BooksRescheduled FSA meeting
Friday- Music; Spelling TEST
Religion- Chapter 2- The Church Welcomes Us; We will be working on the Chapter 2 Unit Review on Monday and Tuesday, which can be used as a study guide for the Chapter 2 TEST, which will be Tuesday, 10-28-25.
Spelling-Unit 7-Long o Pretest is Monday; Packets are due Thursday; ; TEST is Friday
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 4; TEST will be Thursday
Grammar- We continue learning about Pronouns; The Scoot will come home on Monday; the answer key will be sent via email as well; Short TEST on Pronouns will be Wednesday
Writing-We will be doing some Explanatory Writing-How to Carve a PumpkinWe will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- We continue our novel Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith; Students will have the paperback to read from, but there is also a read-aloud version for each chapter in Google Classroom. BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE MONDAY, 10-27-25
Math-Unit 3- Multiplication & Division; Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework.
Science-We learn about the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin as well as some Spooky Science: Skeletons, Bats, and Spiders-oh my!
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on State Abbreviations & Oceans & Continents; We also begin Communities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
*We will be having a classroom Halloween party. Students can bring treats if they wish. They do not have to be candy. We have 24 students (13 boys 11 girls) in our classroom.
* Report Cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25
*Our next Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
Saturday, 10-11-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy Saturday! I hope you're having a great weekend. It is such beautiful weather!
It was so nice chatting with you on Thursday. I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedules. 10 minutes is such a short amount of time. I apologize if it seemed rushed. If you have any further questions or need to continue our conversation, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Students received a neon green Progress Report signature sheet on Thursday in their Work Folder to confirm that you have seen your student's averages in all the subjects. Please sign and return. First trimester Report Cards go home on Thursday, 11-20-25.
Each Tuesday in October, we continue to say the rosary as a school. Students can bring a rosary to use. If you do not have one or don't feel comfortable sending in a special one, I have plenty to share!
We have another short, but jam-packed week. We will be inviting in other classes to watch our fairy tale plays next week The kids did great on our read throughs last week.
Our October Book report form went home on Thursday in Work Folders. In October, we will focus on the mystery/horror/scary/ Halloween genre. The book report form will be due Monday, 10-27-25.
Thanks to all who registered and donated to our
Booster thon SCA Charger Walk-a-Thon event. Your support means so much!
This Week:
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family;
Monday- No School! Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day; Eat and Earn at Smashburger
Tuesday-Booster Thon PAJAMA DAY!!!! Bring a Rosary; Spanish;Library
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass hosted by 3rd grade-please join us if you are able; Special Lunch- Brown's Chicken/Great American Bagel; Gym; Art
Thursday- Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return; Scarecrows are due; FSA meeting
Friday- Music; Spelling packets due; Spelling TEST
Religion- Chapter 2- The Church Welcomes Us
Spelling-Unit 6-Long a; No Pretest this week; Packets went home on Thursday due to the short week IF you wanted to get started early; they are due Friday; TEST is Friday as well.
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 4
Grammar-We will do a little Fall Parts of Speech activity as well as learning about Pronouns
Writing-We will be doing some Explanatory Writing-How to Carve a Pumpkin We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- We will begin our novel Chocolate Fever by Robert Kimmel Smith; Students will have the paperback to read from, but there is also a read-aloud version for each chapter in Google Classroom.
Math-Unit 3- Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath in school, but if students have not passed Addition or Subtraction yet, this will now be assigned for homework.
Science-We learn about the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on State Abbreviations & Oceans & Continents; We also begin Communities.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
*Walk-a-Thon is coming on Tuesday, 10-21-25!
*Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 10-15-25, 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I have asked for volunteers. We look for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
Saturday, 10-04-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy Saturday! I hope you're having a great weekend. Is it really Fall?! I don't know about you, but I'm ready for the cooler temps! Don't forget-regular school uniforms begin on Monday, 10-06-25.
Each Tuesday in October, we say the rosary as a school. Students can bring a rosary to use. If you do not have one or don't feel comfortable sending in a special one, I have plenty to share!
We have a short, but jam-packed week. On Thursday, 10-09-25, students will receive a neon green Progress Report sheet. Please sign to confirm that you have checked Power School as of 10-09-25 and are aware of your child's averages in each subject. Please return the green sheet to school. Thursday, 10-09-25 is also an 11:30 dismissal. There is NO After Care available that day due to Parent Teacher Conferences. Have you signed up? I look forward to sharing all the third grade progress your child has made so far! On Thursday, I sent home a Pre-Conference survey for you. Would you mind completing and returning to me ASAP? I appreciate it! Thanks if you have already returned it. That information is so very helpful!
Have you signed up for our Google Photos yet? The link can be found under the body of this email.
Our October Book report will be coming home next week!
This Week:
Saturday-Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi; Blessing of the Pets 1:00 PM in the South parking lot
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family; Last day of the Scholastic Book Fair after the masses
Monday- Computers; DOL TEST; Unit 2 Math Unt Review to use a Study guide will come home
Tuesday-Rosary; Spanish; Library; Unit 3 Vocabulary Workshop TEST ; Join is for the Living Rosary at 7PM
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass Unit 2 Math TEST; Special Lunch- Raising Cane's/Culver's; Gym; Art
Thursday- Adverb TEST; Charger Walk Kickoff; 11:30 Dismissal; First Trimester Progress Reports go home-please check Power School, sign, and return; PTC 12-7; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return. Due to the short week, I am going to pass out the Spelling packet for the Week of 10-13-25; It will be due on Friday, 10-17-25; Students will also be bringing home their i-Ready folders to show you. October Book Report forms will go home
Friday- NO SCHOOL- Faculty CPR PD
Monday- No School! Indigenous People's Day
Religion- Chapter 2- The Church Welcomes Us
Spelling-None
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 3; TEST will be Tuesday, 10-07-25
Grammar-We continue Adverbs; TEST will be Thursday, 10-09-25; SCOOTS will home on Tuesday. I will also email the slide deck with answer key on Tuesday to use to study; Then, we move onto Pronouns
Writing-We continue to practice proofreading and editing DOL Week 3 Sentences. DOL Test-Week 3 will be Monday; We will also continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- We continue to explore different genres on StoryWorks: Fiction, Nonfiction, Paired texts, Poetry, and fairy tale plays
Math-We have come to the end of Unit 2-Using Place Value to Add and Subtract within 1000, so we will have a Unit Test on Wednesday, 10-08-25- A unit review to use as a study guide will come home on Monday; Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath
Science-We learn about the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on State Abbreviations & Oceans & Continents
Wow?! Always A LOT of info. Congratulations to our i-Ready raffle winners! Our next raffle will be at the end of October! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
*Walk-a-Thon is coming on Tuesday, 10-21-25!
*Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 10-15-25, 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I will be asking for volunteers in the next week or so for our first mass. We will be looking for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
Saturday, 09-27-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy Saturday! I hope you're enjoying the long weekend. It was so cool to hear so many kids were visiting the apple orchard/pumpkin farm yesterday. How fun! We celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday all week by reading a BIOGRAPHY about his life, read non-fiction texts about apples, learning what a Tall Tale is, designing an Apple Trapper, graphing what kinds of apples we brought, writing apple word problems, using Apple Adjectives, taste testing, and making applesauce. We have a few activities to wrap up early next week. Thank you for ALL the apples. I will include a copy of the applesauce recipe we used.
Have you signed up for our Google Photos yet? The link can be found under the body of this email
This Week:
Friday- No School- Arch PD for teachers
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers; Spelling Pretest
Tuesday-Book Report is due; Spanish; Lockdown Drill; Library; Adjective TEST; Beyond the Books
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass Special Lunch-Barraco's/Culver's; Gym; Art
Thursday-Gym; Spelling packets are due; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return.;Room 212 visits the Book Fair 9:30-10:30; Beyond the Books
Friday- Music; Spelling TEST
Religion- Chapter 2- The Church Welcomes Us
Spelling-Unit 5-Final e; Pretest will be Monday, 09-29-25; Packets are due Thursday; The FINAL TEST will be Friday, 10-03-25
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 3; TEST will be Tuesday, 10-06-25
Grammar-We continue Adjectives; TEST will be Tuesday, 09-30-25; SCOOTS came home in Thursday's Work Folder. I also emailed the slide deck with answer key on Thursday to use to study; Then, we move onto Adverbs.
Writing-We continue to practice proofreading and editing DOL Week 3 Sentences. DOL Test-Week 3 will be Monday; We will continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading- TACO Book reports are due Tuesday, 09-30-25; We will finish up our Johnny Appleseed packet; Then,
we will explore different genres on StoryWorks.
Math-We continue Unit 2-Using Place Value to Add and Subtract within 1000; Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath
Science-We will continue the Life Cycle of an Apple; Next up- we learn about the Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on Oceans & Continents
Wow?! Always A LOT of info. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
*First Trimester Progress Reports will go home on Thursday, 10-09-25. There will be an 11:30 dismissal this day followed by Parent Teacher Conferences. After Care is NOT available.
*There is no school on Friday, 10-10-25 OR Monday, 10-13-25!
*Walk-a-Thon is coming on Tuesday, 10-21-25!
*Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 10-15-25, 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) I will be asking for volunteers in the next week or so for our first mass. We will be looking for:an Introduction Reader, First Reading readers, Petition readers, and students to bring up the gifts. Mrs. Bucko and I really do try to have everyone volunteer throughout the year, who is interested in volunteering.
*Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
Saturday, 09-20-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy Saturday! We have a short, busy, but fun week ahead. We will be celebrating Johnny Appleseed's birthday all week by reading a BIOGRAPHY about his life,read non-fiction texts about apples, learning what a Tall Take is, designing an Apple Trapper, graphing what kinds of apples we brought, writing apple word problems, using Apple Adjectives, taste testing, and making applesauce. I am asking each child to bring in an apple by Wednesday, 09-24-25. It can be any size, shape, or kind: red, yellow, or green. Thanks so much!!!
Please continue to review the height of lower and upper case letters with your child. I have seen improvement!!! We'll get it!!! We practiced out printing this week. Next week, we will learn some lower case Cursive letters.
Students brought their i-Ready Data folders home last week, so you can see what they're working on. You can also see how many lessons they are passing in Reading and Math. For each lesson passed, students earn a raflle ticket. If they score a 100% on t he lesson, they earn a bonus raffle ticket. At t he end of each month, we have an i-Ready raffle with fabulous prizes :) First raffle will be Tuesday, 09-30-25!
Regarding Power School- please keep me posted if you still need help getting in. How's homework going? How long is t taking? Anything I need to know? I value your thoughts and opinions. Just let me know!
Have you signed up for our Google Photos yet? The link can be found under the body of this email
Our first Book report is called Let's Taco "bout Awesome Books It should be a grade/age appropriate FICTION book. The book report will be due 09-30-25. Directions and materials went home on Thursday, 09-06-25.
I look forward to a fun week :)
This Week:
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Computers
Tuesday- Spanish; Rescheduled Tornado Drill; Library; Chapter 1 Religion TEST; Beyond the Books
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass hosted by Student Council including the Student Council Induction; APPLES DUE PLEASE!!! Special Lunch-Brown's Chicken/Nicky V's; Gym; Art; Math QUIZ on 2.5-2.8; CYBER SAFETY 7-8:30 PM in Kane Hall
Thursday-Gym; Dress Down for $1.00 to support Pediatric Cancer Awareness-students can dress in any cancer ribbon colors; Scarecrow Orders due;Spelling Choice Boards due; Spelling TEST; We will be making applesauce :)Cyber Safety Assembly 1:50-2:35 PM; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return.; Beyond the Books
Friday- NO SCHOOL! Arch-diocesan Professional Developement; Happy Birthday, Johnny Appleseed!!!
Religion- We continue Chapter 1- The Holy Spirit Guides Us
We completed the Unit 1 Study Guide (pages 34-35) last week; Our first TESTwill be Tuesday, 09-23-25
Spelling-Unit 4- Vocabulary Workshop words; I sent the CHOICE BOARD (Choose 3) home yesterday if you wanted to get a jump start. It will be due Thursday There will be NO Pretest; The FINAL TEST will be Thursday, 09-25-25
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 3
Grammar-We continue Adjectives; TEST will be Tuesday, 09-30-25; SCOOTS will be coming home in next Thursday's Work Folder. I will also be sharing the slide deck with answer key on that day to use to study; Then, we move onto Adverbs.
Writing-We will be writing about Johnny Appleseed. We will continue in our Handwriting books this week.
Reading-We will be reading the BIOGRAPHY of Johnny Appleseed. We will explore the genre of Tall Tales; We will also do some non-fiction reading about Apples TACO Book reports are due Tuesday, 09-30-25
Math-We continue Unit 2-Using Place Value to Add and Subtract within 1000; We will have a QUIZ on 2.5-2.8 on Wednesday, 09-24-25. Thank you for all your help, practice, and reviewing. Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath
Science-We continue learning about the Life Cycle of an Apple
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on Johnny Appleseed's travels through the United States
Wow?! Always A LOT of info. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated.
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Looking Ahead: Mark your Calendars!
*First Trimester Progress Reports will go home on Thursday, 10-09-25. There will be an 11:30 dismissal this day followed by Parent Teacher Conferences. After Care is NOT available.
*There is no school on Friday, 10-10-25 OR Monday, 10-13-25!
*Walk-a-Thon is coming on Tuesday, 10-21-25!
Saturday, 09-13-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Another week down! It is crazy we all already over 3 weeks in! I think we have adjusted nicely so far! We had a discussion yesterday about taking advantage of our bathroom breaks, so we're not needing to go in the middle of instruction.
We are still practicing our new third grade heading for notebook paper. Speaking of notebook paper, we still need to be more careful with our uppercase letters and using half the height of the line. Students have been instructed to imagine a dotted line at the halfway point. Lowercase letters need to be half the height of any uppercase letters. Please review with your child. I have seen improvement!!!
We have finished the i-Ready Diagnostic! Students will be bringing their i-Ready Data folders home next week as we begin our Learning paths, so you ca see how we track our progress and what kinds of lessons they will be working on n Reading and Math.
Also, grades have been entered into Power School. Mrs. Nelson has been working very hard on getting everyone into Power School. Please keep me posted if you still need help getting in. Speaking of Power School, please be patient with any lower scores entered into Power School. It is very early in the trimester! There is plenty of time and opportunity to raise those averages.
How's homework going? How long is t taking? Anything I need to know? I value your thoughts and opinions. Just let me know!
Last week, I sent home a PG-13 permission slip. Thank
you for signing and returning. Please know that I will announce
what movie we are planning to watch in advance.
Check out our photos. You can see them in the PHOTOS tab on the webpage. You can also click the Google Photos link , which will also be updated all year. Thanks to those who joined already!
As we explore different genres of literature this year, we will have a monthly book report. Our first Book report is called Let's Taco "bout Awesome Books It should be a grade/age appropriate FICTION book. The book report will be due 09-30-25. Directions and materials went home on Thursday. An example was sent via email Thursday afternoon.
If you're looking for a new FICTION book,
Scholastic Book orders will be due Tuesday, 09-16-25-if interested-no pressure at all. Our class code is: YYHRG. or go to :
https://orders.scholastic.com/YYRHG
Exciting news!!!
*SCA Homecoming activities
*The games are on Sunday, 09-14-25. Flag football plays at 9:00. Parade leaves from the south SCA lot at 10:45. 4th grade plays at 12. JV is at 1:30. Varsity is at 3.
*The Homecoming party will kick off after the varsity game around 5:30 in the SCA south lot. 6:00 Mass, Barraco's pizza truck, dirty soda truck, and more! Cost is $8.00 per person. Come and support SCA!
This Week:
Saturday- Charger Crawl-have fun at the Jersey Shore!
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family-Fr. Matt will be saying a 6:00 Outdoor Mass; SCA HOMECOMING
Monday- Golden Ticket Dress Down Day for Room 212; Happy International Dot Day!!! Unit 3 Spelling Pretest; Computers; Eat and Earn-Beggar's Pizza
Tuesday- School Pictures; Spanish; Library; Verb TEST; Scholastic Book orders due (if interested in ordering); Beyond the Books
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass followed by Charger of the Month; Special Lunch-Barraco's/McDonald's; DOL TEST #2;Gym; Art;
Thursday- Gym; Vocabulary Workshop Unit 2 TEST; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return.; Beyond the Books; FSA MEETING
Friday- Music; Unit 3 Spelling Test; Tornado Drill
Religion- We continue Chapter 1- The Holy Spirit Guides Us
We will be completing the Unit 1 Study Guide this week; Our first test will be next week; On Thursday, we visited the Adoration Chapel with Fr. Matt
Spelling-Unit 3- Short Vowels: e, o, and u; The Pretest is Monday.The FINAL TEST will be Friday
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 2; TEST will be Thursday
Grammar-We will be concluding Verbs; TEST will be Tuesday, 09-16-25; SCOOTS will be coming on Monday; I will also be sharing the slide deck with answer key on Monday to use to study; Then, we move onto Adjectives.
Writing-We continue practicing our Proofreading & Editing Skills; We will have DOL Test #2 on Wednesday; We will also start in out Handwriting books this week.
Reading-We will read a realistic fiction story called"Yoon and the Jade Bracelet"; We will also finish our Scholastic News Non-fiction reading.
Math-We continue Unit 2-Using Place Value to Add and Subtract within 1000; Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath
Science-We continue learning about the Life Cycle of Plants, specifically the Life Cycle of an Apple
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on the United States, the Continents, and Oceans.
Wow?! Again, I know that was A LOT of info. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated. I look forward to a fantastic year!
Mrs. Megan Loewe
Saturday, 09-06-25
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Another week down! It is crazy how time flies! I guess that means we're having fun! We continue the i-Ready Diagnostic. Most of us have finished Reading and have moved onto Math. Our plan is to finish by Friday.
Our first Spelling test went home in Thursday's Work Folder. We are still learning our new third grade heading. Students can earn an extra credit point for following it. Some are so close! They do not lose a point. They just have to keep following the guide/model. Hope that makes sense.
We are having a hard time transitioning to notebook paper. We need to be more careful with our uppercase letters and using half the height of the line. Students have been instructed to imagine a dotted line at the halfway point. Lowercase letters need to be half the height of any uppercase letters. Please review with your child.
Some of you may have noticed your child's name highlighted on their papers. We do this for a couple of reasons: 1-to make sure their first and last names are on their paper to avoid NO NAMES. 2- the students highlight their names a certain color based on their understanding of the assignment. Yellow= I understood the assignment well. Orange= I understood most of it, but was confused on some questions. Pink=This assignment was confusing/hard. I might need some extra practice.
Also, grades have been entered into Power School. Mrs. Nelson has been working very hard on getting everyone into Power School. Please keep me posted if you still need help getting in. Speaking of Power School, please be patient with any lower scores entered into Power School. It is very early in the trimester! There is plenty of time and opportunity to raise those averages.
How's homework going? How long is t taking? Anything I need to know? I value your thoughts and opinions. Just let me know!
Check out our photos. You can see them in the PHOTOS tab on the webpage. You can also click the Google Photos link , which will also be updated all year. Thanks to those who joined already! I posted Flashlight Friday pics.
As we explore different genres of literature this year, we will have a monthly book report. Our first Book report is called Let's Taco "bout Awesome Books It should be a grade/age appropriate FICTION book. The book report will be due 09-30-25. Directions and materials went home on Thursday. An example was sent via email Thursday afternoon.
If you're looking for a new FICTION book,
Scholastic Book orders will be due Tuesday, 09-16-25-if interested-no pressure at all. Our class code is: YYHRG. or go to :
https://orders.scholastic.com/YYRHG
Exciting news!!!
*Hot lunch begins on 09-10-25. Log in to your myhotlunchbox to order in time (if interested)
*SCA Homecoming activities are being posted.We will have a Pep Rally on Friday, 09-12-25 from 1:30-2:30. Join us!!
*The games are on Sunday, 09-14-25. Flag football plays at 9:00. Parade leaves from the south SCA lot at 10:45. 4th grqde plays at 12. JV is at 1:30. Varsity is at 3.
*The Homecoming party will kick off after the varsity game around 5:30 in the SCA south lot. 6:00 Mass, Barraco's pizza truck, dirty soda truck, and more! Cost is $8.00 per person. Come and support SCA!
Hope you're having a great weekend! Enjoy the extra day!
This Week:
Saturday- The Charge On 5K Run/Walk!
Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Unit 2 Spelling TEST; Computers
Tuesday-Crazy Hair Day; Spanish; Library; We will be getting together with Mrs. Beno's class to make Homecoming banners :)
Wednesday- 1:45 Dismissal-There is AfterCare; Wacky Socks; 8:30 All School Mass; Special Lunch-Brown's Chicken or Great American Bagel; Gym; Art;
Thursday- Sport your Shoe Style; Patriot Day; Gym; Fr. Matt will join us in the Adoration Chapel; Wolf! TEST; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return.
Friday- Wear your jersey or SCA Spirit Wear; Math QUIZ on Lessons 2.1-2.4; Pep Rally 1:30-2:30-feel free to join us if you can :)
Religion- We continue Chapter 1- The Holy Spirit Guides Us
Spelling-We finish up Unit 2-Short a & i with a Final TEST on Monday. 09-08-25;There will be no additional Spelling words the rest of the week
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 2
Grammar-We will be practicing Verbs; TEST will be Tuesday, 09-16-25
Writing-We finish drafting our Narrative about our first week of third grade using descriptive/emotion words
Reading-We will continue our read-aloud How to be Cool in the Third Grade; We will also explore different genres; We continue in our Wonders Book with a fantasy story called "Wolf!"TEST will be Thursday
Math-We continue Unit 2-Using Place Value to Add and Subtract within 1000; We will have a QUIZ on 2.1-2.4 on Friday; Also, we have been working hard on our Addition & Subtraction Fact Fluency on XtraMath
Science-We will begin learning about the Life Cycle of Plants, specifically the Life Cycle of an Apple
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on the United States, the Continents, and Oceans.
Wow?! Again, I know that was A LOT of info. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated. I look forward to a fantastic year!
Mrs. Megan Loewe
In this email, I am also including links for:
*Choir/Chimes
*Marist Tutoring
August 30, 2025
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Another week down! It really flew by! We have been so busy jumping into our subjects, learning how to use our Chromebooks, visiting new websites, playing games, and getting to know our new procedures, classmates, and teacher! We also have started our i-Ready Diagnostic in Reading. We continue next week.
Thank you to everyone who was able to attend Back to School Night! If questions pop up along the way, please let me know. Please sign the Signature Slip on the second page of the packet and return.
Our first Work Folder went home on Thursday. There wasn't a ton in there, but thanks for checking it out. Typically, that's how graded work will be passed back. Thank you for reviewing, signing, and retuning Work Folders as soon as possible. I wasn't able to finish grading the Noun SCOOT, so that will go home on Tuesday. Be on the lookout for it because it should be used to study for Wednesday's Test. I will also be emailing a link to the Nouns SCOOT on Google Slides.
Our first Spelling test will go home in this week's upcoming Thursday's Work Folder. We are still learning our new third grade heading. Students earn an extra credit point for following it. Some are so close! They do not lose a point. They just have to keep following the guide/model. Hope that makes sense. We are having a hard time transitioning to notebook paper. We need to be more careful with our uppercase letters. Students have been instructed to imagine a dotted line at the halfway point. Lowercase letters need to be half the height of any uppercase letters.
Also, grades have been entered into Power School. Mrs. Nelson has been working very hard on getting everyone into Power School. Please keep me posted if you need help getting in. Speaking of Power School, please be patient with any lower scores entered into Power School. It is very early in the trimester! There is plenty of time and opportunity to raise those averages.
Check out our photos. You can see them in the PHOTOS tab on the webpage. You can also click the Google Photos link below, which will also be updated all year.
As we explore different genres of literature this year, we will have a monthly book report. Our first Book report is called Let's Taco "bout Awesome Books It should be a grade/age appropriate FICTION book. The book report will be due 09-30-25. Directions and materials will go home on Thursday. If you're looking for a new FICTION book,
Scholastic Book orders will be due Tuesday, 09-16-25-if interested-no pressure at all. Our class code is: YYHRG. or go to :
https://orders.scholastic.com/YYRHG
Exciting news!!!
*Hot lunch begins on 09-10-25. Log in to your myhotlunchbox to order in time (if interested)
*SCA Homecoming activities are being posted. It is Sunday, 09-14-25. Flag football plays at 9:00. Parade leaves from the south SCA lot at 10:45. 4th grqde plays at 12. JV is at 1:30. Varsity is at 3. The Homecoming party will kick off after the varsity game around 5:30 in the SCA south lot. 6:00 Mass, Barraco's pizza truck, dirty soda truck, and more! Cost is $8.00 per person. Come and support SCA!
Hope you're having a great weekend! Enjoy the extra day!
This Week:
Saturday/Sunday- Attend Mass with your family
Monday- Happy Labor Day- NO SCHOOL!!!
Tuesday-Spanish; Library; Spelling Pretest
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass; Gym; Art; Grammar TEST on NOUNS
Thursday- Gym; Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1 TEST; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return.
Friday-Music; Short DOL TEST
Spelling-Unit 2-Short a & i; We will take a Pretest on Tuesday (this grade does not count; it should be used as a learning tool). Students will be bringing home a Spelling packet on Tuesday Because of the short week, this will be due on Friday. Final TEST will be Monday. 09-08-25
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 1; We're going along; We learned how to play review/practice games on Sadlier this week. We will TEST Unit 1 on Thursday
Grammar-We will finish up Nouns with a Short TEST on Wednesday; Then, we move on to Verbs; Be on the lookout for your child's Noun Scoot to come home on Tuesday as well an email with the Nouns SCOOT Google Slides wit the Answer Key
Writing-We will continue practicing our editing skills through our daily DOL sentences. We will have a short DOL Test on Friday; We also write a Narrative about our first week of third grade using descriptive/emotion words
Reading-We will continue our read-aloud How to be Cool in the Third Grade; We will also explore different genres; We start in our Wonders Book with a fantasy story called "Wolf!"
Math-We continue Unit 2-Using Place Value to Add and Subtract within 1000
Science-We will begin learning about the Life Cycle of Plants
Social Studies-We continue Map Skills-we will focus on the United States
Wow?! Again, I know that was A LOT of info. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated. I look forward to a fantastic year!
Mrs. Megan Loewe
August 23, 2025
Dear Parents and Students,
Hello! Happy Saturday! Hope you're having a great weekend so far! We had a great start to our school year :) Thank you so much for sending ALL of those supplies. We got them all labeled and organized. We will put them to good use! Students will need headphones next week. Next week, we will start using our assignment books EVERY day. Please check each night and initial please.
Check out our photos. You can see them in the PHOTOS tab on the webpage. You can also click the Google Photos link below, which will also be updated all year.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/d7pYDzwGutPoNqtx9
Thank you for charging that Chromebook every night Yesterday, we practiced logging in and accessing our Gmail. I had the students send me an email with anything they want me to know about them and/or how their first week of 3rd grade went. We discussed appropriate ways to use email. They should not be sending emails or chatting with friends with their school Chromebooks. Miss Soch will discuss this further with them on Monday. We will also be logging into our Google Classroom. You will be able to sign up for weekly updates. However, we mostly use Google Classroom as a quick way to access website links, so if you'd like to see it. I would login as your child. They can show you how to do it on Monday! Your child will also be receiving a keyring with their login credentials to the various websites we use for practice. This should go back and forth with them each day.
Power School credentials went home yesterday. Grades will be updated weekly. Any questions, just let me know!
Mark your calendars.
Third Grade School 8:30 Masses will be: 10-25-25, 01-07-26, 02-25-26, and 05-27-26 (shared with 2nd grade) Our third grade Family Mass will be Sunday, 12-14-25 at 9:30.
This newsletter will be posted on our webpage as well as sent via email every Saturday, so we can celebrate what we accomplished during the week and see what we have in store for the following week. I sent a test email on Thursday/Friday. Please reply to me, so I conform I have the correct email address for you. If you did not receive that one or this update, I will be sending a note home on Monday to confirm your email address. Thanks so much for your cooperation with this. Email is my preferred method of communication, but you can always send a note with your child as well.
This Week:
Saturday/Sunday- Attend Mass with your family; Get your backpack blessed at all the masses!
Monday- Computers; Spelling Pretest
Tuesday-Spanish; Library; Back to School Night 6:30-8:00; I look forward to meeting you!
Wednesday- 8:30 All School Mass; Gym; Art
Thursday- We will begin the i-Ready Reading Diagnostic Test; we will test in small chunks at a time. Gym; Work Folders/White Envelopes will go home. Please review, sign and return.
Friday-Music; Spelling TEST
We jump into our subjects next week. Here is what we will be learning.
Spelling-Unt 1-Place Value words; We will take a Pretest on Monday (this grade does not count; it should be used as a learning tool). Students will be bringing home a Spelling Choice Board on Monday. Please complete 3 activities. Staple them to the Choice Board. This will be due on Thursday. Final TEST will be Friday.
Vocabulary Workshop-Unit 1; Also, I will show students how to use the Sadler website to practice their words online. They are dying to use their Chromebooks!
Grammar-We will focus on Nouns
Writing-We will practice using exciting/descriptive words to reflect on our first week of third grade.
Reading-We will continue our read-aloud How to be Cool in the Third Grade
Math- We will be completing a Math activity called "Figure Me Out"; We will also be reviewing addition and subtraction. There will be Math homework each night.
Science-We will complete a few more fun STEM activities. Check out our "Saving Fred" photos!
Social Studies-Map Skills-we will review the cardinal directions as well as the compass rose.
Wow?! I know that was A LOT of info. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or drop me a note. As always, thanks for your support and cooperation. It is much appreciated. I look forward to a fantastic year!
Mrs. Megan Loewe
August 20, 2025
Hello, 3rd grade Parents and Students,
My name is Megan (Lynch )Loewe. I am so excited to be at St. Catherine of Alexandria to teach third grade for the fourth year as I begin my 28th year of teaching in Catholic education. As a student, I attended St. Bede the Venerable, Mother McAuley High School, and graduated from Saint Xavier University with a B.S. in Elementary Education. St. Catherine is where my teaching career began way back in 1998. I also taught third grade at St. Bede the Venerable for 16 years. I taught K-5 Title I Reading in Worth for 1 year. Before returning to St. Catherine of Alexandria, my last 5 years were spent at St. Christina. For two of those years, I taught second grade. The last three, I had a fifth grade homeroom, and taught ELA (Grammar & Writing) to 5th &6th grade.
Through my years in education, my philosophy of teaching has been to create a mutual respect between myself and my students while engaging them in their learning through fun and meaningful work. I think it is so important to empower students to identify their strengths and set goals for themselves while having a positive growth mindset.
My husband. Michael, and I have been married for over 17 years. Our 12 year old son, Colin, attends 7th grade at St. Catherine.
I look forward to a great year ahead!!!
Mrs. Megan Loewe