APA - 3rd and 4th Grade News

Date: 4/12/2026

Notes of Interest

• Upcoming events to keep on your calendar:

  • April 24 - Field Day at APA/no school

    • APA hosts a Lutheran elementary school from Lawrenceville, GA. The day begins at 10AM with chapel and continues with track and field events until mid afternoon. Kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to participate. We will also need many volunteers to coach teams, run events, and serve snacks.  Look for a participation form soon, but please put this date on your calendar, and plan to attend, if possible. 

  • April 29 - Piano recital - 6PM

  • May 8 - Field Trip to Columbia Zoo and Botanical Gardens - Cost - $21 per child and adult 

  • May 14 - Entertainment Night - 6:30PM - Look for a list of parts and costume ideas. Please let me know if you are interested in helping with props, etc. 

Christ Light

• The examples of our leaders influence us. 1 Kings 11-14 shares how, sadly, Solomon and Jeroboam led the Israelites to worship idols. We pray that our leaders do not lead us to sin against God.

• Dealing with unbelievers is often difficult.  1 Kings 16-19 record the example of the prophet Elijah as he dealt with an unbelieving king and queen, Ahab and Jezebel, and the effect they had on the Israelites.  God showed that He is the true God by sending fire to Elijah’s altar.  God uses His Word today to show unbelievers that He is the true God. He helps us as we share His Word with unbelievers.

Memory Treasures

• Tuesday - Acts 5:29

• Thursday -  6th Petition (Lead us not into temptation.) and 9th Commandment

Math

• 3rd grade - estimates, multiply money, test, divide two digit numbers by one digit

• 4th grade - tables and schedules, tenths and hundredths on a number line, probability, change improper fractions to mixed numbers, divide by 10

Reading

• Third grade will begin the novel, Dear Mr. Henshaw. 

• Fourth grade will begin the novel, Holes.

• Books that should be added to the thirty book challenge so far from school opportunities: 3rd: Because of Winn Dixie, Secret School, The Best School Year Ever, How to Be Cool in the Third Grade, Stone Fox, I Survived…, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, Wonder, Sarah, Plain and Tall and Charlotte’s Web, Whipping Boy 4th: Sounder, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Best School Year Ever, How to Be Cool in the Third Grade, Who Was…, Mr. Poppers’ Penguins, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Wonder, Frindle, Whipping Boy, Ranger in Time: Escape from the Great Earthquake,

Spelling

• 3rd grade - (VCCV pattern)person, helmet, until, carpet, Monday, enjoy, forget, problem, Sunday, garden, order, mistake, umpire, herself (challenge: expect, wisdom)

• 4th grade - (unusual spellings) meant, routine, style, flood, month, pleasant, guess, women, either, against, disguise, sweat, magazine, guard, receive, wonder, league, type, ceiling, money (challenge:plaid, onion, guarantee, rhyme, submarine)