Fire Prevention Poster Winners

Fire Prevention Posters

Here are the winners of the St. Malachy fire prevention poster contest. Posters were judged by the middle school students. First place posters at each grade will be sent to compete at the state level contest. Congratulation to all who placed in the contest.

1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place winners 

from 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade

3rd Grade

1st place-Kadley

2nd place-Kurtis

3rd place-Kenna

4th Grade

1st place-Mila

2nd place-Molly and Sasha (tie)

3rd place-Ava A.

5th Grade

1st place-Tucker

2nd place-Abby

3rd place-Max

11-17-16

3rd Grade News

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11-18-16

Reading/Language Arts

Students read the biography "Young Thomas Edison" in class this week.  The class learned facts about Edison's life beginning at an early age.  The comprehension skill focused on main idea and supporting details.  The vocabulary strategy focused on the shades of meaning between words and phrases.  In grammar students learned about subject and object pronouns.  The phonics skill covered words with -au, aw, al, and o that have a sound as in talk.

The results from the lesson 9 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

On Monday, November 21st and Tuesday, November 22nd, the third grade class will be taking the Unit 2 Benchmark test. The results will be included in next week's take home folder.

Science

Third grade is now studying where living things live. Students will learn about land and water ecosystems.

Math

Students have taken the Chapter 2 math test. We are making corrections on tests at this time. Third grade is also in the process of taking a survey of the school. Students will use the data to create a bar graph.

Creston Area Food Pantry

Third grade will NOT be going to the food pantry this Friday. They have had a change in delivery this week. Third grade next date to volunteer will be on Friday, December 16th.

Advent

Advent begins on Sunday, November 27th. Students will be doing activities throughout the season with their Advent Angel. The school will be collecting items for those in need. Third grade has Mass on Thursday, December 8th. This is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Please look for more information to come.

Important Dates

Thursday, November 17th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM

Friday, November 18th-End of 1st Quarter

Saturday, November 19th-PTO Vendor Fair

Thursday, November 22nd-Spirit Day ($1)

Thursday, November 22nd-Optional Sack Lunch

Friday, November 23rd-Friday, November 25th-NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving)

Wednesday, November 30th-Mass at 9:15 AM

11-10-16

3rd Grade News

11-10-16

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Math

Third grade has been working with charts and graphs. Students have read and made bar graphs. In addition, the class has worked on reading and making line plots. The Chapter 2 math test covering reading and analyzing data will be on Tuesday, November 15th. A review page has been included in the take home folder.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read a realistic fiction story called "Kamishibai Man."  In this story an elderly Japanese man remembers how he used to ride his bicycle into town where her would tell stories to children and sell them candy, but gradually, fewer and fewer children came because televisions began appearing in homes.  Years later the man returns to town to discover things have greatly changed.  In the end he is surrounded by familiar faces, the children he used to entertain have returned, all grown up and more than eager to listen to his stories with their children again.  The comprehension skill covered cause and effect. The vocabulary skill focused on using a dictionary.  The phonics skill worked on -ow and -ou sound as in the words town and cloud.  In grammar students learned about abstract nouns. Examples include courage, delight, and freedom.

Science

Third grade has been preparing for an upcoming assessment on animals. There will be a test on Monday, November 14th. The study guide was completed and sent home with the students today.

Important Dates

Thursday, November 10th-STEM Night 5:30-7:30 PM

Friday, November 11th-Spirit Day ($1)

Tuesday, November 15th-Muffins with Mom 7:30-8:00 AM

Thursday, November 17th-PTO Meeting

Friday, November 18th-End of 1st Trimester

Saturday, November 19th-PTO Vendor Fair

Tuesday, November 22nd-Optional Sack Lunch and Spirit Day ($1)

October Reading Goal

October Reading Goal

     St. Malachy kindergarten through fifth grade students are participating in a reading incentive program. For the month of October, third grade students had to meet a goal of 400 minutes read. Eight students returned the calendars for a total of 4,203 minutes for the month. Seven students met the goal for the month of October. Corey Frey was the student who read the most minutes for October.

     The goal for November is 400 minutes. Please encourage your child to keep track of the minutes they are reading and return the calendar at the end of the month. November calendars are due back to school by  Monday, December 5th.

Halloween Fun

HALLOWEEN FUN

Here are some pictures to enjoy of the Halloween activities at St. Malachy. Thank you to the Civics Club for the fun afternoon activities. The parade is a long time favorite for many.