10-27-16

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-27-16

Science

Third grade continues to study animals. Students are learning about animal instincts. Migration and hibernation are two specific behaviors students have learned about. Students have also studied learned behaviors.  Students also learned about camouflage and mimicry as forms of protection for animals.

Reading/Language Arts

This week students read the folktale "The Harvest Birds" in which a young man has a dream of living off the land.  The townspeople doubt his abilities, but Juan Zanate believes in himself.  With the help of some "friends" he achieves his goal. The comprehension skill covered drawing conclusions.  The vocabulary strategy focused on context clues.  In grammar students learned when to use commas. The phonics skill focused on the silent letters of wr- and kn-. Students learned about using commas in a series in grammar.

Please check the take home folder for the test results from lesson 7. These are yours to keep.

Since next week is filled with a variety of activities and a shortened week with an early dismissal on Thursday and no school on Friday, third grade will not be moving ahead in the reading series. This week third grade is covering lesson 8, so the class will resume in the reading series the week of November 7th with lesson 9.

Math

Students are working on reading and interpreting data. Students have looked at tally tables and frequency tables. Student have also read and made picture graphs.

Halloween

St. Malachy School will celebrate Halloween on Monday, October 31st. Costumes need brought to school, and students will change prior to the parade. The Civics Club will have fun activities for the students to participate in before the parade. The parade begins at 2:30 PM. Parents are welcome to come and watch the parade.

Reading Calendars

October reading calendars are due back to school by Thursday, November 3rd. Pizza certificates for October will be sent home on this day as well for all students meeting the monthly goal. Please make sure a parent totals the number of minutes read and signs the calendar being turned in. A November calendar has been included in the take home folder for next month. The goal is 400 minutes

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, November 3rd from 1:00-5:00 PM and 6:00-9:30 PM. School dismisses at 11:50 AM on this day.  No hot lunch will be served. There is no school on Friday, November 4th. If you have not signed up for a conference, please do so.

All Saint's Day

Tuesday, November 1st is All Saint's Day. There will be mass on this day, and students are required to dress up. There is no mass on Wednesday, November 2nd. Music will be on Wednesday as well.

Important Dates

Friday, October 28th-Spirit Day (free)

Monday, October 31st-Halloween Activities and Parade in PM

Tuesday, November 1st-All Saints Day Mass

Thursday, November 3rd-11:50 AM Dismissal

Thursday, November 3rd-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 4th-NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, November 9th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Friday, November 11th ($1)
Tuesday, November 15th-Muffins with Mom