Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from the St. Malachy 3rd Grade

Thank you for all of the presents. It was very thoughtful, and I appreciate being thought of during this season.  

See everyone on January 4th.

Special Visitor

    St. Malachy School had the honor of having Ray "Bubba" Sorensen come and talk to the students about the Freedom Rock and his job has an artist.  He should the students a video, answered questions, and drew some sketches.  Bubba is the uncle of Tucker and Taylor Sloth Rohrig.  The students were really impressed with his drawing abilities.

Change of Information to Today's Blog

    There will be no school on Tuesday, December 22, due to the funeral of Mrs. Levine's husband. The last day of school before Christmas break will be Monday, December 21.  Please bring a sack lunch (milk provided by the school) on this day.  We will complete the Advent Angel activities on this day.  School will dismiss at the regular time.

December 17, 2015

3rd Grade News

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SCIENCE

The next topic third grade is learning about is how living things depend on one another.  Students have learned about producers, consumers, and decomposers.  We have also discussed food chains, food webs, predators, and prey.  

MATH

Lessons now in math will focus on the factors in multiplication.  Students will learn strategies to help them solve problems.  The class has learned that when multiplying by two, you can add doubles

(2 X 8=8+8). Students have also learned that when multiplying by four, solve the problem for twos then double that (4 X 7=2 X 7=14 + 14=28).  Students may also do skip counting if that strategy works best for them.

Overall third grade did a great job on the chapter 3 math test that covered the process of multiplication.  Please work on the basic facts at home has each factor is introduced.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

The selection that third grade read this week "The Extra Good Sunday" from Ramona Quimby,Age 8. The comprehension skill focused understanding characters.  Students used a thesaurus to look for synonyms for the vocabulary strategy.  The phonics skill covered words with er, ir, or, and ur.  The class worked on verb tense (present, past, and future) in grammar.

Included in the take home folder are the lesson 14 weekly assessment results.  These are yours to keep.

Next week we will not be moving ahead in the reading series.  I hope to use the two days to get a few things finihsed up.

ADVENT ANGELS

Students have been meeting with their Advent Angels during the month of December.  During this time angels have written letters to alumni, played a memory game matching important facts of Advent, and listened to the O Antiphons.  In the classroom students made ornaments for a Jesse tree that was displayed in the gym,  On December 22nd, students will be bringing a sack lunch (milk provided by the school) from home to eat with their Advent Angel.  Afterwards caroling in the gym will take place.

CHRISTMAS CARDS

Students in third grade made Christmas cards for Safyre Terry, a girl from New York, who was badly burned in a house fire. Her father and siblings died in the fire. She now lives with her aunt.  Her aunt put a post on social media asking for cards to fill a tree holder.  Safyre has received more than 300,000 letters since her aunt made the request.  We discussed how Christmas is the time to think about others. The students really took interest in making their card and concern for this child.  Here are some pictures of students making their cards.

Parker and Taylor

Spencer and Jersey

Omar and Mila

IMPORTANT DATES

Tuesday, December 22-Bring Sack Lunch
Wednesday, December 23-Sunday, January 3-Christmas Vacation (NO SCHOOL)
January 4-Classes Resume
Wednesday, January 6-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Twelve Days of Christmas

    Third grade is in the Christmas spirit.  The "Twelve Days of Christmas" was read aloud to the students.  We discussed the meaning behind song.  Students then rewrote their own version of the song.  Now the students are working on editing their work. Final copies will be included in the students' portfolios to be sent home at the end of the year.

 Ava F. and Tristan

 Ava A. and Vincent

Olivia and Cooper

December 10, 2015

3rd Grade News

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Math

Third grade will have test covering the process of multiplication on Friday, December 4th. An extra review was sent home this past Wednesday. Chapter 4 will continue to focus on multiplication.  We will look at each factor and strategies to solve problems for each factor. 

Science

Third grade is know learning about how living things depend on one another.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's story "Aero and Officer Mike-Patrol Partners" was a informational text about a day in the life of a police officer and his K-9 dog.  The comprehension skill focused on author's purpose.  The vocabulary skill covered the prefixes of in- and im-.   Students worked on pronoun-verb agreement in grammar.  The phonics skill focused on vowel plus r sounds.

The lesson 13 weekly assessment results are in the take home folder for you to review.  These are yours to keep.

Christmas Program

The St. Malachy Christmas program is scheduled for Sunday, December 13th.  The program begins at 2:00 PM at Creston High School.  Third graders need to meet by 1:50 PM in the choir room.  Cookies and refreshments will be served after the program is complete.

Dress rehearsal is planned for the afternoon of Friday, December 11th. Please return the permission form if you have not already done so. Please let Mrs. Mullin know if your child will not be at the program on Sunday.

Important Dates

 Thursday, December 10th-Book Order Due

Friday, December 11th-Spirit Day

Sunday, December 13th-Music Program at 2 PM at Creston High School

Wednesday, December 16th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Tuesday, December 22nd-Spirit Day
Tuesday, December 22nd-Sack Lunch Needed
Wednesday, December 23rd-Sunday, January 3rd-NO SCHOOL


Monday, January 4, 2016-Classes Resume

December 3, 2015

 3rd Grade News

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Happy Holidays! Happy Advent!  This is a busy time of the year. Please continue to check with your child about what homework he/she has and continue signing the assignment book each day.

Please note that mass next week is on Tuesday, December 8th.  This is the Feast of Immaculate Conception.  Mass attire is required on this day. There will be another noisy can change collection at this mass for the Adopted Family to purchase gifts for Christmas. There will be no mass on Wednesday, December 9th.

Reading/Language 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 11 and 12 weekly assessments.  The results are yours to keep.

Math

Third grade is learning about the process of multiplication. Students have learned about equal groups, related addition to multiplication, skip counted on a number line, and created arrays to model problems.  I am hoping we can get the chapter 3 test in by the end of next week.

Science 

Third grade is preparing for a test covering ecosystems. The test will be on Monday, December 7th.

Book Order

A book order has been included in your child's take home folder. Orders need submitted by Thursday, December 10th.  Your order may be sent to school with a cash or check (made payable to Scholastic Book Club) or submitted online using a credit card at www.scholastic.com. If wanting to order books as gifts, just let me know.  I can let you know when the order arrives at school.

Reading Minutes

Fourteen students returned the calendar and completed the reading goal for November.  The total number of minutes read was 9,219. Aubrie Mohr completed read the most with 1,950 total minutes read for the month. The goal for December is 400 minutes total.  December calendars will need turned in upon returning from Christmas break. 

Important Dates
Tuesday, December 8th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Wednesday, December 9th-1 Hour Early Out
Thursday, December 10th-Book Order Due
Friday, December 11th-Spirit Day
Sunday, December 13th-Christmas Program at 2 PM at Creston High School
Wednesday, December 16th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Wednesday, December 16th-1 Hour Early Out
Tuesday, December 22nd-Spirit Day