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