3rd Grade News
9-11-14
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
Reading/Language Arts
Third grade read "Destiny's Gift" in which a young girl and a bookstore owner share a special friendship. Destiny sense that something is wrong with Mrs. Wade and learns that the store may have to close. Determined to save the store, Destiny rallies the community to help save the store. The comprension skill focused on analyzing the characters. The vocabulary strategy covered antoymns. The phonics skill covered the long vowel pairs of ay, ai, ea, and ee. In grammar students learned about compound sentences.
The weekly assessment results from Lesson 2 have been included in the take home folder. These are yours to keep. These tests show the students' understanding of the concepts learned during the week.
Just a reminder to parents and students, please remember to return the spelling pretest along with the missed words that have been written for homework. Both papers need turned in together.
Just a reminder to parents and students, please remember to return the spelling pretest along with the missed words that have been written for homework. Both papers need turned in together.
Math
Third grade continues to work on using addition properities to do mental math. This week students learned about the Associative Property (group addends in different ways and still the the same sum). An example of this is (16+7)+23=16+(7+23). Another strategy learned was breaking the numbers apart using place value. Next week third grade will work on differences.
Science
The class continues to learn about plants. This week students learned about the process of photosynthesis. Four components are needed for this process to take place. Water and carbon dioxide combine with the chlorophyl in the plant using the sun's energy to make sugars the plants need. The by product of this process is oxygen.
Next week third grade will be preparing for a test. A chapter review will be completed and checked in class. Students will also complete a study guide to help prepare themselves. When the completed study guide comes home, please help your child study for the upcoming test. The test is tentatively scheduled for next Friday.
Important Dates
Sunday, September 14th-Holy Spirit International Food Fair 4-7 PM
Wednesday, September 17th-1 hour early dismissal
Wednesday, September 24th-1 hour early dismissal
Tuesday, September 30th-Mrs. Burg Absent from school for STEM training
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