Thursday, May 26th

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-26-16

Can you believe we have reached the end of third grade? The year has flown by.  Thank you for the privilege of teaching your child during third grade. Each child has grown and progressed in their own way. I hope everyone has a great summer. Mine will be kept busy with my kids' activites such as baseball games, golf tournaments, dance, weights, basketball camps, state fair tumbling, football camp, etc. Hopefully I will be able to be able to do a few things for myself as well. I have a couple of concerts I am going to, plan on doing some camping, and I hope to play some golf with my husband. I look forward to seeing all of your children as fourth graders.

 August 2015

May 2016

Math

This week third grade work on learning about shapes. Students learned about plane shapes. The class also learned about points, end points, lines, line segments, and rays. Third grade learned about angles. Right angles (90 degrees), acute angles (less than 90 degrees), and obtuse angles (greater than 90 degrees). Students also learned about polygons.  Examples include triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and decagons. The class also described the sides in polygons. Lines can be described at intersecting, perpendicular, and parallel.

Students took an end of the year math test on Thursday.

Science

Third grade has been learning about healthy living habits. The class learned about the integumentary body system. This includes hair, skin, and nails.

The class has also been learning about scientists who have made contributions to our understanding of science. Students learned about Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, and Galileo Galilei.

Reading/Language Arts

The results of the Unit 6 Benchmark test have been included in your child's take home folder for you to keep.

Field Day

Friday, May 27th, there will be field day activities in the morning (10 AM-12 PM approximately). Please wear tennis shoes. Students will need to bring a sack lunch with a drink as well.  Dismissal is at the regular time.

Important Dates

Friday, May 27th-Last Day of School

3rd Grade Class Field Trip

Science Center Fun!

Third grade enjoyed the day at the Science Center of Iowa. Students learned about geology and did lab experiments. The students also go to learn about astronomy and learn about the night sky. There was also time to explore the different exhibits. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to chaperone the field trip.

May 19, 2016

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-19-16

Science

Third grade learned about six simple machines (inclined plane, pulley, lever, wheel and axle, screw, and wedge).

Students will end the year discussing healthy living habits and learn about people who have made contributions to the field of science.

Math

Third grade has been measuring to the nearest inch, half inch, and quarter of an inch. Students are also learning about perimeter and area.

Next week third grade will study shapes.  There will be an end of the year test next Thursday.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade took the Unit 6 Benchmark Test. Please look for the results in next week's take home folder.

Field Trip

The third grade class field trip is scheduled for Friday, May 20th. The bus will be departing St. Malachy School by 8:30 PM. Third grade will get dropped off at the Science Center of Iowa before 10:00 AM. At 10:30 AM the class will partake in a Discovery Lab entitled "Our Changing Earth." Lunch will be at 11:30 AM.  Please remember each student needs to bring a sack lunch with a drink. At 12:30 PM students will attend a live program called "Iowa Skies Tonight." Students will also be divided into a small group with an adult chaperone to explore the experience platforms.  The bus will leave the Science Center around 1:30 PM to head back to St. Malachy School.  Students may bring electronics for the bus ride. Electronics will be left on the bus while at the Science Center.  

Last Day of School

The last day of school is Friday, May 27th. A tentative schedule has been set for Field Day activities from 10:00 AM-12:30 PM. Students will need to bring a sack lunch to school this day. There will be an end of the year assembly at 2:30 PM.

Students will be taking all their supplies home on Thursday, May 26th. Take home folders on this day do not need returned to school.

Important Dates 

Friday, May 20th-2rd Grade Field Trip

Wednesday, May 25th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Friday, May 27th-Last Day of School

May 12, 2016

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-12-16

Math

Third grade has been learning about time.  Students need to be able to tell time to the nearest minute. We also worked on telling how many minutes to the next hour.  This is a skill that can be practiced at home.  Please have your child practice telling time.

Third grade is also studying measurement. Students will be measuring to the nearest inch, 1/2 inch, and 1/4 inch.

Science

The class is now learning about force and motion. Students will be learning about simple machines.

Reading/Language Arts

During the week of May 16th, third grade will be taking the Unit 6 Benchmark test.  There will be an End of the Year spelling test next week. There will be one word from each of the thirty lessons covered. The pretest will be on Monday and the post test will be on Thursday, May 19th. There will be no packet.

The results from the Lesson 29 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

In the take home folder are the rubrics from the biography projects.  The students did a wonderful job on the projects.

Mass

Third grade and seventh grade will be leading the mass on Wednesday, May 18th. Speaking parts have been included in the take home folder.

Field Trip

The field trip to the Science Center of Iowa is scheduled for Friday, May 20th. All permission slips and fees have been turned in.  Please remember students will be needing a sack lunch with a drink for this day. The plan is to arrive at the Science Center of Iowa between 9:45-10:00 AM for parents meeting us there. Parents who are meeting us there can just pay the $5.50 the day of the field trip at the Science Center. 

Important Dates
Friday, May 13th-Spirit Day ($1)
Monday, May 16th-School Assembly at 8:45 AM
Wednesday, May 18th-3rd and 7th Grade Mass at 9:15 AM
Wednesday, May 18th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Friday, May 20th-3rd Grade Class Field Trip to Science Center of Iowa
Wednesday, May 25th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Friday, May 27th-Last Day of School

Biography Book Report Projects

Third Grade Biography Book Report Projects

May 5, 2016

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-5-16

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read the play "The New Heroes on the Team." In this selection,  a team of soccer players learn about teamwork and accepting a new player. The comprehension skill covered     and analyzing characters. The vocabulary strategy focused on un- and dis-. Students worked on prepositions in grammar.  The phonics skill stressed words that end in -er and -le.

The lesson 28 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder. Next week will be the last regular week of reading with lesson 30. The week of May 16th there will be an end of the year spelling test and the unit 6 benchmark test.

  Math

The students continue to learn about fractions.  Students learned how to find part of a group using a unit fraction (1/4 of 12=3). There will be a test covering fractions on Monday, May 9th. A chapter review was sent home today. The class covered lessons 8.1-8.5 and 8.8-8.9. Together in class, third grade will be completing a review on Friday.

Science

Students are learning the differences between physical and chemical changes. There will be a test on Friday, May 6th. Due to time, we completed the study guide together.

Biography Bash

The third grade students did a great job on the biography projects and would like to share.  Third grade will be hosting a "Biography Bash" on Thursday, May 12th from 2:15 PM-3:00 PM. Students project will be set up in the third grade room and support room.  Parents, grandparents, and special guests are invited to come and take a look at the projects and hear the students share the information they learned.

Field Trip

The third grade class field trip is scheduled for Friday, May 20th.   Please return the permission form sent home in last week's take home folder. I also need the $14.50 fee being used to cover of the bus and entry fee to the Science Center of Iowa.  Please return both by Wednesday, May 11th.  I have had two parents volunteer to chaperone. Danielle Steele and Kiki Scarberry will be joining the class on the field trip. Any other parents are more than welcome to join us by providing their own transportation and a $5.50 entry fee. I have been contacted by several parents about doing this. Please let me know by next Wednesday if you are planning on this option.

Important Dates

Wednesday, May 11th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Thursday, May 12th-Biography Bash 2:15-3:00 PM

Friday, May 13th-Spirit Day

Wednesday, May 18th-3rd and 7th Grade Mass

Wednesday, May 18th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Friday, May 20th-Class Field Trip

Wednesday, May 25th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Friday, May 27th- Last Day of School