Third & Fourth Grade
Pray - Fast - Give Alms
March
Please ask your child for the opt-out form. I have given it to 3rd, 4th & 5th grades. In October, students in Kindergarten through grade 8 had their first yearly lesson from the sexual abuse prevention program, the Touching Safety program. The second lesson is to be done at this point in the year. This program is provided to us by the Archdiocese of Seattle and is a part of our ongoing effort to help create and maintain a safe environment for children and to protect all children from sexual abuse. The scheduled lesson is being offered to all students at Holy Rosary Regional School / Juan Diego Academy. As a parent, you have the right to choose whether your student participates. We encourage you to read the information found at www.virtus.org so you’ll be aware of the nature of the Touching Safety program. If you have questions about the program or the lesson, please don't hesitate to contact your child's teacher. If you determine that you DO NOT want your child to participate, please complete the “opt-out” form that will be sent home by the teacher. All children who do not bring back a completed opt out form will receive the lesson in the next couple of weeks. With Holy Week fast approaching I am asking the children to really focus on the the Passion of our Christ. We have been praying the Stations of the Cross every Wednesday, and now the Middle School grades will be re-enacting for us on Good Friday. We have a school mass this Friday, but no mass next Friday. Confessions will be heard by Father Wagner tomorrow. All students who have received the sacrament can talk to Father. Even if the child has not received the sacrament but wishes to talk to Father, is also most welcomed. Math We are finishing up CH 13 of Graphs and Line Plots then moving on to CH 19 Area. All this time, every student should still be practicing their computation skills in Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division. Please quiz your child every once in a while. Have him/her help with shopping or cooking, or just read to you. Language Arts 3rd Grade has finished The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and now onto our next paperback novel. We will be reading Stone Fox, by James Reynolds Gardiner. I hope to show them a short video on the Iditarod - a race in Alaska through snow. 4th Grade is almost done with Whipping Boy and then we move on to Hundred Dresses. Remember: Thursday, March 22 Spirit Wear Friday, March 23 School Mass Tuesday, March 27 Lesson on Touching Safety Thursday, March 29 Holy Thursday Pay to Dress Friday, March 30 Good Friday (Noon Dismissal) No Lunch/No Mass/No Extended Care