Hello Wonderful Third Grade Families! We are starting Advent! How wonderful! Last week, we had the opportunity to go to adoration, and it always fills my heart with joy to see how the kids rush to the altar to say hello to Jesus. The kids are starting a science experiment with the life cycle of beans and have put the beans with banana, vinegar, and honey to see which … [Read more...]

Hello Families! Welcome back to school! I hope you all had a terrific Thanksgiving! I am thankful to be able to shepherd and work with the wonderful third-grade class. We only have 3 weeks until Christmas break, so we have a lot ahead of us, including the Christmas show on Wednesday, December 13 at 6pm. Start of a new trimester- The kids have been working … [Read more...]

Hello Families! Congratulations on finishing the first trimester! The students have been having fun reading through the folktale of Stone Soup and this upcoming week, they will be making their own in class! On Thursday, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving with food and games! Please make sure to sign up to bring something for the celebration! Continuing with their … [Read more...]

Hello Third Grade Families! Wow, what a busy week we had last week! During Halloween, the kids got to show off their costumes in a parade, do games and activities then receive candy from the amazing Trunk-or-treat cars! I don't mean to sound (pop)corny but the carnival and planetarium cars were stellar and out of this world, but when the kids saw the Pac-Man car, it was … [Read more...]

Hello and Happy Halloween! The kids had a wonderful time seeing the Sound of Music! It was so cute to watch them singing along to Do, Re, Mi and the goatherds! Out of the many schools that were there, the staff from the theater commented on how polite and well-behaved St. Anthony students were at the show! The kiddos are so good! Many thanks to you all for the kind gift … [Read more...]

Hello, Wonderful Third Grade Families! This past week the kiddos have been multiplication masters! It is amazing also how much care they have for one another in the community circle as they share with one another. Going on retreat this past weekend, the kids had written beautiful cards I had the wonderful pleasure of reading. What a gift from God to be able to be … [Read more...]

Hello families! Last week the kids had a lot of fun with history as we went over King Arthur's sword in the stone. We read that the inscription on the blade was "whosoever pulls the sword out of this stone shall be the King of England." I told the kids I had seen a sword in the church that said "Whoever pulls the sword out of this stone shall be the third-grade teacher" and … [Read more...]

Hello families! It was wonderful to see everyone at parent-teacher conferences! Thank you for taking the time to meet, it was wonderful to be able to see you all and witness how much you so dearly care for your children. What great blessings of love! Also, here are some photos from the past few weeks!  Reminders: Epic Poem Project due on Tuesday! The ones … [Read more...]

Hello Families! This past week we have been working in history with barbarians, Beowulf, and Epic poems! The kids have been making their own heroes and villains. We will start the final drafts on Monday. I will give them class time this week to work on their project, but if they do not finish in class, they will need to work on it at home. I will give 2 extra … [Read more...]