3rd Grade News
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
1-12-16
Math
Students continue to work on multiplication and more multiplication. The class learned about the Associative Property of Multiplication. This is also know as the grouping property, so (2 X 3) X 4=24 and 2 X (3 X 4)=24.
Science
Third grade has been learning about the solar system. Student have studied the moon and are learning about the planets.
Reading/Language Arts
Monday, January 16th-No School (Professional Development)
Wednesday, January 18th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Thursday, January 19th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM
Wednesday, January 25th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Friday, January 27th-Spirit Day ($1)
Catholic Schools Week runs from Sunday, January 29th-Friday, February 3rd. Please look for more information to come home at a later date.
The selection that third grade read this week "The Extra Good Sunday" from Ramona Quimby-Age 8. The comprehension skill focused on the understanding of characters. Students used a thesaurus to look up synonyms for the vocabulary strategy. The phonics skill covered words with er, ir, or, and ur. The class also worked on verb tense (present, past, and future) in grammar.
Included in the take home folder is the lesson 14 weekly assessment results. These are yours to keep.
Students will be taking the Benchmark 3 Test over the next two weeks. In addition, third grade will be moving ahead in the reading series.
Students will be taking the Benchmark 3 Test over the next two weeks. In addition, third grade will be moving ahead in the reading series.
Reading Incentive Program
During the month of December third grade read a total of 2,673 minutes. Six students turned in the calendar, and five students met the goal for the past month. Caden Simmons read the most minutes with 668 total. The goal for January, February, and March has increased to 500 minutes. Please help your child meet this goal.
Talent Show Try Outs
There is a talent show scheduled on Thursday, February 2, during Catholic Schools Week. All students are encouraged to participated in the talent show. There are try outs for the talent show scheduled for Tuesday, January 17th, Friday, January 20th, Tuesday, January 24th, and Friday, January 27th. Try out times are from 12:20-12:40 PM (recess) on the above days. There is a sign up sheet outside of Mrs. Mitchell's room for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade to sign up to try out for the talent show.
Important Dates
Friday, January 13th-Spirit Day ($1)Monday, January 16th-No School (Professional Development)
Wednesday, January 18th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Thursday, January 19th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM
Wednesday, January 25th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Friday, January 27th-Spirit Day ($1)
Catholic Schools Week runs from Sunday, January 29th-Friday, February 3rd. Please look for more information to come home at a later date.
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