May 21, 2015

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-21-15

Two more school days left to go!  Students may keep the take home folders that are going home today.  All the students' supplies will be going home with them on Friday.

The third grade field trip was a success!  Students got to experience an educational, but fun day of science.  Thank you to Chris Walter, Tonya Green, Lora Pellman, and Staci Pokorny for chaperoning for the day.  Below is a picture of the third grade class upon leaving the Science Center of Iowa.

IOWA ASSESSMENTS

Your child's Iowa Assessment results have been included in the take home folder.  Please take a few minutes to look over them.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

MATH

Third grade is finishing the year learning about two dimensional shapes.  Students have learned about plane figures, angles, polygons,  There is a lot of terminology when discussing geometry. Any additional help that can be done over the summer pertaining to math will be beneficial for 4th grade.

SCIENCE

Students have been learn famous scientists.  There will be a quiz over the five scientists learned on Friday.  Students need to know the time period in which they lived and their accomplishments.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

This week students have been taking the Unit 6 Benchmark test.  Those results will go home with the students on Friday.  Students are also work on writing an explanatory paragraph about healthy living habits.  Final copies will be sent home in the portfolios on Friday.  Students also took a spelling test over one word from each of the thirty lessons we covered.  The post test will be on Friday. 

The Lesson 30 weekly test results have been included in the take home folder.

Please continue to have your child read over the summer.

LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

The last day of school is scheduled for Tuesday, May 26th.  There is no school on Monday, May 25th, due to Memorial Day. Field day activities begin around 10:00 AM.  Students need to wear tennis shoes on this day.  Students also need to bring a sack lunch with a drink.  Any activities involving water will take place around 2:00 PM. There will be an end of the year assembly in the gym beginning at 2:40 PM.  Dismissal from school is at 3:10 PM.

It has been a great pleasure being your child's teacher this year.  I have seen growth and development in each student.  I hope everyone has an enjoyable summer.  I plan on spending time camping and golfing.  I will also be busy getting my own children to all of the activities. I look forward to seeing smiling 4th grade students in August.