Hi parents!
What a great year we are having so far! Here is brief update to let you know what is coming around the corner for our kids:

Grade 3:
Religion: We are going to start talking heavily about the Passion of Christ (they will be memorizing the Stations of the Cross!) and about sacrifices in the Old and New Testaments.
Language Arts: We are really focusing on verbs in this chapter! Main verbs, helping verbs, linking verbs...lots and lots of verbs.  You'll start to see these in the sentence diagrams your students are bringing home, as well.  Students will be investigating writing fairy tales, plays, and letters.  They will also be learning more of our Core Knowledge sayings and phrases.
Math: We will be finishing up division and getting into fractions; additionally, we will begin some geometry by discussing the various types polygons.

Grade 4: 4th grade math will be finishing up division (4 digit dividends with 1-digit divisors) and will begin to get into comparing fractions.

Grade 5: We are finishing up decimal division and are going to start exploring adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators; also, we will be discussing the different types of triangles and quadrilaterals.

Don't forget that our Valentine's party is on the 13th, followed by parent-teacher conferences that night (3 p.m.) and NO school Friday the 14th - more teacher conferences (8a.m.-12p.m.).  I hope to see you at conferences!

God bless!

P.S. I'm memorizing the book of Philippians this year.  I thought I'd share with you my favorite verse so far: "I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all..." (Phil. 1:3).  I am SO grateful for our wonderful CCCS community!