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Mrs. Vandercook
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November 25, 2009
Week of November 30, 2209
Dear Parents,
It was wonderful to have a Thanksgiving celebration with our families and students! We are very grateful to be able to spend each day with these precious students. They make us smile so often. A big thank you goes to all of the families who brought goodies and supplies for our party: Savannah Alday, Tricia Arbiola, Jennifer Benavides, Alex Borsada, Dylan Chin, Anastaia Cudhea, Jeremiah Hong, Shan Shan Lu, Brian Nguyen, Stephen Nguyen, Chloe Price, Oliva Quintana, Haley Robinson, Alyssa Recor, Michael Sarno, Ryan Standiford, and Annaliese Zeidan.
Congratulations to Jennifer Benavides passed the 5 minute test of 100 multiplication facts! Shan Shan Lu passed the test in 4 minutes. Stephen Nguyen passed the test in 2 minutes. Fantastic!
Have a beautiful and joyous Thanksgiving! God bless.
Mrs. Vandercook
For Your Information:
Practice Math Test 8A Assigned for Monday’s Homework: Practice math test 8A is due on Tuesday, 12/1. Our math test 8B will be on Wednesday, December 2nd.
November Book Report: Due Monday, Nov. 30th. Students will need to ask for an extra copy if needed.
Thanksgiving Holiday: Thursday, 11/26 and Friday, 11/27.
Glory of Christmas Show: Tuesday, December 1st. Students will need to wear their full dress uniforms on Tuesday, 12/1, to watch the performance in the Cathedral. Please note that only students may attend.
Glories Table: Friday, December 4Th, 5:30-8:30pm. Please sign up for PIP hours on the CCA website.
Mission Project – Comfort Blankets: Wednesday, December 9th, 2:00-3:15pm. We’d love parents to help us with this special project! Please sign up on the PIP website.
Progress Reports: mailed on Thursday, December 10th.
CCA Christmas Program: Monday, December 14 at 7:00pm in the Crystal Cathedral. Attendance is mandatory for music grade.
Reminder - Timeline Project: The holidays are here! Please remember that timelines are due January 11th, 2010.
Spelling List 13
1. pause 12. bouquet
2. thread 13. cowboy
3. slippery 14. hamster
4. strange 15. camouflage
5. garbage 16. hibernate
6. certain 17. fungi
7. hummingbird 18. mold
8. purple 19. bacteria
9. ourselves 20. accurate – correct
10. tomorrow 21. valuable – worth much
11. assure 22. purchase – to buy something
Bible Memory Verse: For the month of December
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given;
And the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name shall be called
Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
November 20, 2009
Week of November 24, 2009
Dear Parents,
Our students are making good progress on their state poster projects. We sincerely appreciated the help from Anastasia Cudhea’s father, Samantha Miller’s grandmother, Ryan Standiford’s grandfather, and Mariam Youssef’s mom. Students need to bring in pictures for their state posters by Monday, November 30.
Our Thanksgiving party will be next Wednesday, Nov. 25th from 10:45-12:15pm. Please join us to make apple turkeys, a Thanksgiving craft, and good food. If you’d like to bring something to the party please see the sign-up sheet posted at our classroom door. Thank you!
Congratulations to Jennifer Benavides, Aubree MacDonald, and Michael Sarno for passing all of the one minute multiplication tests! Ryan Standiford passed the 5 minute test of 100 multiplication facts! Alex Borsada passed the test in 3 minutes. Alex Borsada and Stephen Nguyen passed the test in 2 ½ minutes. Wow!
Have a great three day weekend! God bless.
Mrs. Vandercook
For Your Information:
No Spelling Test Next Week.
Thanksgiving Bible Memory Verse: Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His mercy endures forever. Psalm 107:1
November Book Report: Due Monday, Nov. 30th.
Non-Student Day, 11/23: No school for students on Monday, November 23rd.
Minimum Day, 11/25: School will end at 12:00pm on Wednesday, 11/25.
Thanksgiving Holiday: Thursday, 11/26 and Friday, 11/27.
Glory of Christmas Show: Tuesday, December 1st. Students will need to wear their full dress uniforms on Tuesday, 12/1, to watch the performance in the Cathedral. Please note that only students may attend.
Glories Table: Friday, December 4Th, 5:30-8:30pm. Please sign up for PIP hours on the CCA website. A sign-up sheet for donating goodies is posted at our door. Families can earn PIP hours for donating treats.
Mission Project – Comfort Blankets: Wednesday, December 9th, 2:00-3:15pm. We’d love parents to help us with this special project! Please sign up on the PIP website.
CCA Christmas Program: Monday, December 14 at 7:00pm in the Crystal Cathedral. Attendance is mandatory for their music grade.
November 13, 2009
Week of November 16, 2009
Dear Parents,
Our class has received wonderful books from the Scholastic book fair. We’d like to thank the families of Joshua Rosas, Brian Nguyen, and Annaliese Zeidan for donating books to our classroom!
Our Glory of Christmas night has been assigned! We will be selling baked goods at the Glories table on Friday, December 4th. The time frame is 5:30–8:30pm. Please sign up on the PIP website if you can help!
We would love to have a Thanksgiving party on Wednesday, Nov. 25th from 10:45-12:15pm. Please join us to make apple turkeys, a Thanksgiving craft, and good food. A PIP sign-up sheet will be available on our CCA website next week. Also, a sign-up sheet is posted at our classroom door for goodies.
Congratulations to Alex Borsada and Zachary Morris for passing the 5 minute test of 100 multiplication facts! Alex also passed the test in 4 minutes and Stephen passed the test in 3 minutes. Great!
Have a lovely weekend! God bless.
Mrs. Vandercook
For Your Information:
Practice Math Test 7A Assigned for Monday’s Homework: Practice math test 7A is due on Tuesday, 11/17. Our math test 7B will be on Wednesday, 11/18.
November Book Report: Due Monday, Nov. 30th. Students will need to ask for an extra copy if needed.
Rob Biagi Order Form: Turn order forms into the office by Nov. 19th.
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes: Turn into the office by Friday, Nov. 20th.
Non-Student Day, 11/23: No school for students on Monday, November 23rd.
Minimum Day, 11/25: School will end at 12:15pm on Wednesday, 11/25. No hot lunch or childcare provided.
Thanksgiving Holiday: Thursday, 11/26 and Friday, 11/27.
Glory of Christmas Show: Tuesday, December 1st. Students will need to wear their full dress uniforms on Tuesday, 12/1, to watch the performance in the Cathedral. Please note that only students may attend.
Glories Table: Friday, December 4Th, 5:30-8:30pm. Please sign up for PIP hours on the CCA website.
Mission Project – Comfort Blankets: Wednesday, December 9th, 2:00-3:15pm. We’d love parents to help us with this special project! Please sign up on the PIP website.
CCA Christmas Program: Monday, December 14 at 7:00pm in the Crystal Cathedral. Attendance is mandatory for music grade.
Spelling List 12
1. Thanksgiving Day 12. parade
2. Pilgrims 13. November
3. Mayflower 14. Thursday
4. England 15. feasting
5. Plymouth 16. Indians
6. freedom 17. pumpkin
7. praise 18. cranberries
8. prayer 19. harvest
9. holiday 20. gratitude – thankfulness
10. favorite 21. reverent – showing respect, awe, and love
11. festival 22. geography – the study of the earth
Bible Memory Verse: (final week)
Genesis 17:7 God’s Covenant with Abraham
I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant
between Me and you and your descendants after you
for the generations to come, to be your God
and the God of your descendants after you.
November 06, 2009
Week of November 9, 2009
Dear Parents,
Our class did a fantastic job of shining for Jesus at School Family today! They have worked hard and put their hearts into it! We are so proud of them! Thank you, parents, for helping us set up for our School Family. Make sure you have your name on the PIP website if you helped in any way.
Alyssa Recor brought our class a case of soft tissues for our sniffles and coughs. How thoughtful! We have a late thank you for Paula Baltazar who brought in goodies last week for our Harvest party.
This class has been together for 1st, 2nd, and now 3rd grade. Four wonderful new students, Dylan Chin, Samantha Miller, Chloe Price and Alyssa Recor have joined our class this year. Several students have reached out and welcomed these students. We’d like to commend the students in our class who have initiated this. Parents, please help your child be aware of inviting others into their friendship circles and learning to reach out to new faces whether they meet new kids at school, their neighborhood, or church.
Congratulations to Dylan Chin and Ryan Standiford for passing all of their one minute multiplication tests! Super!
Have a great weekend! God bless.
Mrs. Vandercook
For Your Information:
Spelling Test 11: No pretest due to Veteran’s Day holiday on Wednesday. Our spelling test will be on Friday, 11/13.
Practice Math Test 6A Assigned for Monday’s Homework: Practice math test 6A is due on Tuesday, 11/10. Our math test 6B
Social Studies Test: Monday, Nov. 9th. Please help your child review the vocabulary terms as well as the information in the pages we completed this week. The completed worksheets are in the Friday folder for review.
November Book Report: Students may choose a book from home or the library. The book report is due Monday, Nov. 30th. Please see the attached book report form.
Christmas Wreath Orders: Due Monday, Nov. 9th.
Veteran’s Day Holiday: No School on Wednesday, 11/11.
Rob Biagi Order Form: Turn order forms into the office by Nov. 19th.
Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes: Turn into the office by Friday, Nov. 20th.
3rd Grade Mission Project: Many students have donated $5.00. Thank you families for supporting our mission project. Donations will be collected for the next two weeks.
3rd Grade Fieldtrip: Santa Ana College Planetarium, February 2nd, 8:30am-12:00pm. If you would like to serve as a chaperone please sign-up next week on our C.C.A. PIP website. There is room for 10 chaperones. Paperwork for the fieldtrip will be sent home in January.
Spelling List 11
1. creature 12. ounce
2. squirrel 13. sandwich
3. Monday 14. special
4. Tuesday 15. aunt
5. Wednesday 16. uncle
6. Friday 17. cousin
7. Saturday 18. family
8. plural 19. relatives
9. squad 20. sturdy – strong; firm
10. straight 21. vanish – to disappear
11. swallow 22. hinder – to hold back
Bible Memory Verse: (for 2 weeks)
Genesis 17:7 God’s Covenant with Abraham
I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant
between Me and you and your descendants after you
for the generations to come, to be your God
and the God of your descendants after you.
