Thursday, March 26, 2015

March 26, 2015

3RD GRADE  NEWS
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
3-26-15  

Welcome back from spring break!  I hope you and your family enjoyed the time off of school. My family and I went on vacation to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for six days, then spent time in Ames, IA for my daughter's dance competition.  In addition, my family and I attended my cousin's wedding in Wall Lake, IA.  To say we were busy is an understatement!  
The last two months of school will be plenty busy.  Please keep checking the assignment book for homework due.

MATH
Third grade is finishing up with Chapter 7.  The test will be on Monday, March 30th.  An extra practice sheet was sent home with the students on today.  The next chapter will focus on fractions.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS
This week third grade is reading a realistic fiction story entitled "Dog of the Sea Waves."  This story is about the friendship that develops after a young man saves a seal from dying.  The comprehension skill covered author's purpose.  The vocabulary strategy focused on shades of meaning of words and phrases.  The grammar skill covered complex sentences.  Students learned about independent clauses, dependent clauses, and subordinating conjunctions.  The phonics skill covered the prefixes of bi-, re-, un-, and pre-.

SCIENCE
Students are learning about matter in science.  The class has learned about three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas).  Students have learned about atoms and how they are connected in each state of matter.  The class has also learned about mass and volume.


NIGERIAN SEMINARY PROJECT
St. Malachy School continues to raise funds for this project.  Students may bring quarters on Friday, March 27th to wear a hat, have a water bottle, bring electronics, and wear sweatpants. There will be another noisy change collection on Wednesday, April 1st.

IMPORTANT DATES
Wednesday, April 1st-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Thursday, April 2nd-Sedar Meal
Friday, April 3rd-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)
Wednesday, April 8th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Monday, April 13th-Friday, April 17th-Iowa Assessments
Wednesday, April 15th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Wednesday, April 22nd-3rd Grade Mass
Wednesday, April 22nd-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Wednesday, April 29th-1 Hour Early Dismissal










Thursday, March 5, 2015

March 5, 2015

3rd Grade News
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
3-5-15

Science
Third grade is learning about matter.  Students have observed physical properties of matter.  In groups, students examined objects using their senses to identify physical properties.

Reading/Language Arts
This week's selection was a fantasy story called "The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman."  Uncle Ray, who lives in South Carolina, is unable to visit his niece Tameka, who lives in California.  He makes a wooden figure and send it on the journey.  This story is told through letters written by Uncle Ray, Tameka, and those who take Oliver along his journey.  The comprehension skill covered sequence of events.  The vocabulary strategy covered the suffixes of -er and -est.  The grammar skill covered possessive nouns. The phonic skill covered the suffixes of -er, -ly, ous, and -ful.

Lesson 22 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.
Math
Third graders continue to learn the basic division facts.  The class has covered the dividends of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10.  Please practice the basic facts at home.

Book Order
A book order was sent home in last week's take home folder.  Orders are due by Friday, March 6th.

Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 12th. A current copy of the schedule has been included in the take home folder.  If your name is not listed, please call Sarah in the office at 782-7125 to schedule a time.  If you are unable to come on March 12th, please notify me so we can set up another time to meet. Progress reports from the second trimester are available for viewing online.  Please look them over so we can discuss any questions you might have at conferences. There is no school on Friday, March 13th. Spring break is from Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th. School resumes on Monday, March 23rd.

St. Malachy Foundation Gala
The foundation gala was a success.  Thank you to everyone who helped and contributed to the third grade items.  I thought the basket and the silent auction item turned out great!  The Bed and Breakfast basket was purchased by Kelsey Bailey.  The FAITH class picture was bought by Bob Walter.

Upcoming Dates
Friday, March 6th-Book Order Due
Wednesday, March 11th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Thursday, March 12th-Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, March 13th-NO SCHOOL
Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th-Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)
Wednesday, March 25th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

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