September 18, 2014

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

9-18-14

Reading/Language Arts

The story read this week was called "Pop's Bridge."  In this historical fiction story a young boy thinks his father's job is is the most important part of the process of building the Golden Gate Bridge.  After an accident occurs, the boy realizes that each of the jobs that the crew has is equally important to the completion of the project.  The comprehension skill focused on was compare and contrast. The vocabulary strategy was word families.  In grammar students learned about common and proper nouns.  The phonics skill focused on long o words, specifically words with oa and ow.

The weekly test results from lesson 3 have been included in the take home folder.  The results are yours to keep.  The tests measure the understanding of each concept covered during the week.  I am reminding the students that these tests are important.  They need to take their time and do their best each week.

Math

Third grade took a mid chapter quiz assessing the students on addition.  Students will now work on subtraction.  Please review the basic facts at home.

Science

Today third grade took their first test over plants.  Next week tests will be sent home for parents to review and sign. Tests need returned the next day.  The next unit that third grade will cover is animals.

Important Dates

Wednesday, September 24th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Tuesday, September 30th-Mrs. Burg Absent for STEM training
Wednesday, October 1st-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Friday, October 3rd-2 Hour Early Dismissal for Homecoming