3rd Grade News
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
10-2-14
MATH
Students have been reviewing addition and subtraction strategies. A chapter 1 review has been sent home in each child's take home folder. This is for extra practice. It is NOT due back to school. There will be a test on Monday, October 6th.
SCIENCE
Third grade is learning about animals. Students have learned about traits of mammals and birds.
READING/LANGUAGE ARTS
Students are reading a narrative nonfiction selection called "Bats Love the Night" in which readers learn about the night activity of bats. The comprehension skill covered sequence of events. The vocabulary skill focused on the suffixes of -able and -ible. The phonics skill went over words with VCV pattern (camel, president, shiver). The grammar skill focused on verbs.
This past week students have been taking the Unit 1 Benchmark test. Please look for the results in next week's take home folder. This test covers comprehension skills learned in the previous lessons taught.
BOOK ORDER
A book order has been included in the take home folder. Orders may be returned to school with cash or check (payable to Mrs. Burg) or submitted online at www.scholastic.com with a credit card.
IMPORTANT DATES
Friday, October 3rd-2 Hour Early Dismissal for Homecoming
Wednesday, October 8th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Friday, October 10th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)
Tuesday, October 14th-Picture Retakes
Wednesday, October 15th-3rd Grade Mass @ 9:15 AM
Wednesday, October 15th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
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