December 6 - December 10

Weekly News
Insect Books are due! Insect books were suppose to be finished and turned in today. For those of you who forgot to turn them in Tuesday is the latest I will be taking them for full credit.
Holiday Concert News
Our class has volunteered to do the "Grinch" song for our holiday concert which happens Wednesday December 15. If anyone has a DVD or VHS of the old Grinch cartoon please send it in so we can watch it in class to see how it looks.
Spelling List
our
found
sound
ground
south
noun
count
mouth
shouted
oil
point
joined
boy
enjoy
pound
now
how
cows
loud
cloud

November 29- December 3

Weekly Updates
Insect Book 
We have been working on the insect book for a little over a month now and lots of students are getting close to having it done.  This week as part of homework the insect book will be going home to make sure that everyone gets it done on time. It will be due next Monday if you have any questions about if feel free to email me them.
Spelling Words
1. happened
pulled
raised
pushed
climbed
teacher
worker
being
burning
birds
stars
boxes
slowly
suddenly
asked
finest
trapped
careful
closely
making

Thanksgiving Week

November 22
Happy Thanksgiving. This week is a very short week with school days only on Monday and Tuesday. We then have a much deserved Thanksgiving break starting Wednesday. Because of the short week we have no spelling words. Thank you to those in my class who volunteered to cook the turkey for our feast tomorrow. Please make sure you get the turkeys in before 9 o'clock to make it easier on the people up front cutting them up. Have a good break and enjoy your Turkey Day.
Mr. Boice

November 17

Weekly Updates
Heritage Fest was Terrific!! Thank you to all those parents who made dishes for everyone, each one was great.
Reminder
Next Tuesday is the Harvest Fest. Third Grade volunteered to do the Turkeys we still need two more volunteers who would like to make turkeys for everyone. Thank you to for those parents and students who have donated to the Turkey Fund. This one dollar donation makes it so much easier for the parents cooking turkeys to buy them.


Spelling List
are
been
do
from
many
people

said
to
two
was
who
would
does
should
through
glass
they
fluff
where
spill

Important News

Heritage Feast 11-17-10
Do Not Forget that next Wednesday is our Heritage Feast please remember to bring in your food items that day.

November 8-November 13

Weekly Updates
Heritage Project Due Wednesday. Our Heritage project is something we have been working on for a while outside of class if you have any questions before it is due this Wednesday please feel free to email me at bboice@lpatucson.org. Midterm grades go out next Monday, this week any missing assignments will be given out to students to turn in by Friday when the grades are done.

Spelling Words 
pull
both
very
country
does
through
floor
push
government
only
people
poor
been
full
women
something
door
bush
woman
put

November 1 - November 5

Weekly Updates
Harvest Fest was really fun than you to all those who helped out with our Obstacle Course. Again any disinfectant wipes or hand sanitizer would be appreciated as we have more and more children getting sick.

Spelling List
by
fly
my
why
try
dry
sky
party
army
shy
candy
forty
handy
plenty
sixty
twenty
bunny
messy
fifty
happy

October 25- October 26

Weekly Updates 
Thank you for those who turned in some disinfectant wipes they are very helpful to making the classroom germ free. We could always use more so please feel free to to keep bringing them in, thank you.
Harvest Fest 
Harvest Fest is this Friday. We need parent volunteers to please help attend the booth while you are there.

Spelling Words 
start
March
chart
after
number
winter
sister
north
short
corn
square
quite
white
when
while
startle
thunder
storm
quit
wheel

October 18-22

Weekly Reminders 

2nd Quarter Starts 

Supplies, Supplies, Supplies. 

We are in desperate need of more clorox wipes for the classroom. With cold and flu season coming up please make sure you get some disinfectant wipes into school so we can keep the class clean and avoid getting people Unnecessarily sick. We also now have a supply of white boards to use in the class and every student needs to make sure they have a dry erase marker to use in class. IF they do not have a dry erase marker they will have to use paper and pencil instead.

Spelling Words 

table

able

middle

angle

single

simple

apple

little

mumble

scribble

pickle 

cradle

handle

riddle

juggle

dimple

sample

bottle

title

puzzle

October 11-13

Weekly News 
This week is a very short week with school only on Monday, Tuesday with a half day on Wednesday. On Wednesday parents please remember to pick up your child at 11:30 because their will be no after school for that day. Grades are also going to come out on Wednesday, students will be receiving them at the end of the day. If you have any questions whatsoever about the grades please feel free to email me at bboice@lpatucson.org. Because this is such a short week no spelling will be given this week for homework. Thank you and have a great Fall Break! 
MR. Boice

October 4-8

Updates
This week it is really important for every student to be here on Thursday. It is the 40th day of school and we are celebrating by having a movie in the afternoon, snacks in the morning and no homework for everyone who shows up for that day! Please parents do your best to get your student to school on that day it is how La Paloma gets their funding by the attendance for the 40th and 100th days. A reminder make sure that everyone is working on your heritage project, this will take lots of time to do and needs to be started as soon as possible. Finally grades are coming out next Wed. make sure your child gets all work in that they are missing by that time, lots of grades could be pulled up this way. 

Spelling Words 
may
day 
three 
keep
green
wood 
stood
foot
food
show
grow
window
blue
true
Sunday
fifteen 
noon
scoop
elbow
clue  

September 27-October 1

Weekly News 
This week we started a new fundraiser and every student should have gotten a packet full on information to share with you. If they want to get a rubber ducky and lanyard they will need to turn in the slip by tomorrow to receive it. The sale runs until October 13.  

 Spelling Words for this Week
1. problem
2. object
3. subject
4. until
5. inside
6. expect
7. compare
8. entire
9. chipmunk
10. contact
11. contest
12. insect
13. welfare
14. admit
15. excuse
16. indent
17. invest
18. invite
19. upset
20. confide

September 20-25

Weekly Updates
This week is the last week for working on the Aplhabeast book. The Alphabeast book is something we have been working on for the last month in class. It is basically an ABC book with Animals for each letter along with two sentences describing the animal on each page.

Spelling list. Monday students need to write each word 4 times, Tuesday place words in ABC order, Wednesday 10 of the 20 words need to be used in a story. Thursday study for test on Friday.
1. Answer
2. become
3. busy
4. change
5. could
6. danger
7.goes
8. many
9. measure
10. question
11. rough
12. says
13. should
14. strange
15. stranger
16. talk
17. tough
18. usually
19. walk
20. would

Week 4 September 13-16

Updates 
Grades go home on the 13th make sure you look over the grades and if you need to set up an appointment please fill it out and return it as soon as possible.
The 3rd grade team is planning on doing a field trip to Apple Annies on October 22 if you have fingerprint clearance and would like to volunteer to drive on the trip please contact me as soon as possible.
Reminder make sure the entertainment books get back in as soon as possible the sale ended last week and we need the books back from every student. 

Spelling Words 
came
make
take
same
page
state
gave
shape
care
trade
more
home
note
hope
score
rope
rule
huge
bake
share
dime
have
fume 

Week 4 September 7-10

Sept. 7-10
Another busy week ahead of us with grades going out on Monday of next week. Make sure your child is bringing homework home every day and doing it. Please make sure to read the weekly newsletter to see what else is happening in the class or email me at bboice@lpatucson.org if you have any questions.

Spelling Words
black
back
check
rock
truck
thank
long
thing
song
sing
bring
length
spring
string
wish
than
that
them
then
think
with
she
this
lunch
munch
lunch
much
such
drink
fifth
math

Week 3 August 30 - September 3

This Week
This week is going to be a very important and busy week for everyone at La Paloma. First on Monday we have photos as well as a walkthrough at the book fair. Then Wednseday we have the open house night where you will get a chance to come walk around and see our classroom and what we have been working on so far this year. Please come attend this event.

This Weeks Spelling Words
stop
last
plant
best
fast
plan
stand
step
rest
drop
past
test
west
trip
cost
lost
fact
kept
can
blond
drum
flag
flip
kit
print
slip
slug

Weekly News August 23-August 27

This week is the entertainment book sale so please make sure that your student is trying to sell their entertainment books, the prizes include; A toy frog, a trip to Golf N Stuff on Friday, and a chance to get in the money box to swipe up as much money as they can in one minute. On Friday we are collecting everything back so make sure they have everything done on Friday and ready to turn in in class. If they or you do not want to participate that is fine just make sure they turn their supplies back in to me.
Spelling
For spelling this week only the words with an asterisk next to it may be tested on Friday. Even though thirty of the words have asterisks next to it only fifteen of them will be on the test on Friday but your student will need to know all thirty.
1.an
2.as
3. at
4. had
5. has
6. as
7. man
8. get
9. help
10. red
11. big
12.  did
13.  him
14.  his
15.  in
16.  it
17.  is
18.  its
19.  not
20.  on
21.  but
22.  up
23.  be
24.  he
25. me
26.  we
27.  if
28.  go
29.  no
30.  so

Weekly Newsletter for 8/16/2010-8/20/2010

Welcome back to school parents and students, I hope everyone had a wonderful summer vacation. I am really looking forward to a wonderful 2010-2011 school year. This blog spot will be used generally as a weekly update for school and will have your childs spelling words up by week so you can see them. I will do my best to keep this blog updated please do your best to check it at least once a week to make sure you are up to date on assignments and important events.
Please make sure your child remembers our dress code: red, white or navy collared shirts with khaki or navy blue bottom. We are currently having a competition in class right now for dress code so please help your child dress appropriatley.
I encourage every student to bring a water bottle to keep at their desk since it is still very hot during the day. We are having PE twice a week Tuesday and Thursday and they will need water after being outside for PE. The students may take their water bottles with them to P.E.

We do have breakfast for your child at 8:30. Our lunch is at 12:05. Along with lunch we will usually have a break in the middle of the morning so please send your child with a snack for that time. Lunch can be bought at school or you may pack a lunch for your child.
Please feel free to contact me through the school at 721-4205 or email at bboice@lpatucson.org.