Roy G. Biv

We are making rainbow cities. We did it because it is the rainy season. The colors of the rainbow are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. The colors are very magnificent. Rainbows can be seen when water is reflected with the sun.

We made weird buildings in a good way, and they were different shapes and colors. There were lots of scraps all over. Then on the background paper, we glued the paper buildings onto the white paper. This was a fun project because we got to glue all kinds of things.

By the way, Roy G. Biv is the colors of the rainbow. "R" stands for red, "O" stands for orange, "Y" stands for yellow, "G" stands for green, "B" stands for blue, "I" stands for indigo, and "V" stands for violet. This is a way to remember the colors. Roy G. Biv is not a real person!


Zachary works on his Rainbow City project.

Written by Paolo and Mark

Ash Wednesday

Cassandra, Christina, Andrew, and Marcus are proud to have ashes on their foreheads.

Today OLPH School celebrated the Ash Wednesday Mass. Everybody got a cross on their forehead made of ashes. Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent to prepare for Easter. During Lent, we make a sacrifice, we pray for the needs of others, and donate food and money to the poor. One type of sacrifice is giving up meat on Fridays.

Our school is raising money for missions in Africa. Each student collects change and puts it into a special box to send to Africa. It is called the "Magic of Change."

Written by Mikey and Esteban

Catholic Schools Week - Visiting the SPCA

The third grade visited the Central California SPCA on Wednesday of Catholic Schools Week. It is an amazing field trip that gives the students awareness of animals in need. The staff at the SPCA are fantastic and take the time to show us the entire facility. The kids love looking at all the animals. This year we even got to see a snake. The SPCA does not turn away any animal. They are an amazing organization.

Mark made a special donation to the SPCA, so they had him fill out some paperwork to become a member! That was a pretty special moment for him. We are so proud!

Catholic Schools Week - Reading/PJ Day

Tuesday of Catholic Schools Week was Pajama Day and Reading Day. We spent the day in pj's, eating snacks, and reading all day. We also had a special visit from the Grizzlies Mascot Parker. He came to school to read us a story and encourage us to read 10 books in exchange for baseball tickets.

Catholic Schools Week - Hippie Day

I owe a big apology to all our faithful readers for not updating the classroom blog in quite a while. Sometimes we just get very busy at school. It is completely my (Mrs. Forcey's) fault. I am going to attempt to get the blog caught up, and then I will have the kids resume blogging for your reading pleasure.

We enjoyed Catholic Schools Week at the end of January. We celebrated each day that week with a different theme. Monday was hippie day. Here are a few pictures of some 3rd grade hippies!