December 4, 2014

Third Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

12-4-14

PROGRESS REPORTS

1st trimester progress reports are available for viewing on Power School.  You can access the website through the St. Malachy School website.

MATH

Third grade continues to learn the multiplication facts.  The class has learned the factors of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 10.  Please practice the basic facts at home.  Students have learned strategies for getting the product.  Students have also learned about the distributive property of multiplication.  The property states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products.  An example of this is 
6 X 7=(6 X 5) + (6 X 2) so 30 + 12 =42 so 6 X 7=42

READING/LANGUAGUE ARTS

This week third grade read "Yonder Mountain-A Cherokee Legend." In this legend, students learn about three young Native Americans are given a command by the chief to see who possess the skills to be the next leader of the tribe.  The comprehension skill focused on compare and contrast.  The vocabulary strategy worked on homographs (words that are spelled alike and have different meanings, and some may also be pronounced differently for example tie a bow and take a bow) and homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings for example bare feet and bear cub).  The phonics skill covered contractions.  The students worked on subject verb agreement in grammar.

In the take home folder this week are the results of the lesson 12 weekly assessment.  This was taken the week before Thanksgiving.

SCIENCE

Third grade continues to learn about ecosystems.  Students have learned about forests, deserts, grasslands, and water ecosystems. Third grade will have a test covering this topic next week.  The test is tentatively planned for Thursday, December 11th.

MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE

Please note the change in the mass schedule for the week of December 8th through December 12th.  Third grade will lead the mass on Monday, December 8th.  This is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.  Mass parts went home with the students this past Tuesday.  Please practice speaking parts at home.  There is no mass on Wednesday, December 10th.  There will be mass on Friday, December 12th. This is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.  Students are required to dress up and follow mass dress code on these two days.

MUSIC

Third grade has been invited to perform for a noon meeting of the Holy Spirit chapter of Catholic Council of Women.  The class will leave the school at 11:45 AM.  The students will perform then eat lunch at the church.  The class will return to school between 12:45-1:00 PM. Please direct any questions you may have to Mrs. Mullin.

IMPORTANT DATES

Monday, December 8th-3rd Grade Leads Mass @ 9:15 AM

Monday, December 8th-3rd Grade Performs at Holy Spirit Church for CCW

Wednesday, December 10th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Friday, December 12th-Mass @ 9:15 AM

Wednesday, December 17th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Sunday, December 21st-Christmas Program @ 2 PM at Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, December 23rd-1 Hour Early Dismissal