2-23-17

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

2-23-17

Science

Third grade is learning about physical science. Students have identified physical properties of different kinds of matter.

Math

Students continue to learn about division in math. In class we are solving problems based upon the divisors. Students have worked on dividing by 2, 3, 5, and 10. Please practice the basic facts at home.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read the historical fiction selection entitled "Sarah, Plain, and Tall." The comprehension skill focused on the story structure of setting, characters, and plot. The vocabulary strategy covered the prefix of non-. In grammar the class continued to work on adverbs. The phonics skill covered words ending in -ed and -ing.

The results of the weekly assessments for lessons 19 and 20 have been included in the take home folder. These are yours to keep.

During the next two weeks third grade students will be taking the Unit 4 Benchmark test. These tests cover skills taught and learned the past five lessons. Please look for the results at a later date.

St. Malachy Foundation Gala

The annual St. Malachy Foundation Gala will be held on Saturday, March 4th. All donations for the third grade basket and silent auction item need brought to school by Friday, February 24th. Thank you to Cali Purdum for organizing the basket and Danielle Steele for putting the silent auction item together. Pictures of each will be posted next week. Please consider attending this event held at Supertel. There is great food and entertainment. The money raised by the St. Malachy Foundation benefits St. Malachy students.

Reading Incentive Program

February reading calendars are due back to school by Friday, March 3rd. Rewards will be sent home that day for all students returning the calendars and meeting the goal of 500 minutes. March calendars will be sent home next week. March is the last month for the reading incentive program.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 16th. Conferences are from 1:00-5:00 PM and 6:00-9:30 PM. School dismisses at 11:50 PM on this day and no school lunch will be served. There is no school on Friday, March 17th. Please sign up for a conference time using the following link.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044DACAC2DA5F94-mrs3

Iowa Assessments

St. Malachy students in grades 1st through eighth grade will be taking Iowa Assessments Monday, March 6th through Friday, March 8th. Testing will be completed during the morning.

Upcoming Dates

Friday, February 24-Spirit Day ($1)
Saturday, February 25th-PTO Trivia Night at 7 PM

Wednesday, March 1st-Ash Wednesday Mass at 9:15 AM

Friday, March 3rd-Mr. Kissell's Last Day

Wednesday, March 8th-Mass at 9:15 AM

Friday, March 10th-Spirit Day($1) and Optional Sack Lunch

Wednesday, March 15th-Mass at 9:15 AM

Thursday, March 16th-11:50 Dismissal and No Lunch Served

Thursday, March 16th-Parent/Teacher Conferences beginning at 1 PM

Friday, March 17th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 20th-Friday, March 24th-SPRING BREAK

2-9-17

3rd Grade News

2-9-17

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Reading/Language Arts

This week students are reading a play entitled "Two Bear Cubs." The comprehension skill covered story structure.  Students analyzed the setting, characters, and plot. The vocabulary skills focused on the prefixes of pre-, re-, and bi-. Students worked on "oo" vowel sounds in spoon and wood in phonics.  The grammar skills covered irregular verbs.

The weekly assessment results for lesson 18 have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Third grade continues to work on division in math. Students are learning strategies to solve division problems. Students are relating division facts to multiplication facts.

 Science

Students continue to learn about the solar system. In class, students used Oreos to model the phases (new moon, full moon, first quarter, and third quarter) of the moon. Third grade will be starting at the end of this week reviewing for an assessment covering the solar system.

Reading Incentive Program

Six students met the goal for the month of January for a total of 4,357 minutes. Owen Weis read the most minutes with 1,041. The month of January was the most minutes read in the four months the students have been doing the program.  The goal for February is 500 minutes. Let's see if we can get more students meeting the goal and more total minutes for the month.

February 15th

St. Malachy School is in session on Wednesday, February 15th. The public school does not have school. There will be no buses on this day. Please plan accordingly.

Valentine's Day Party

The Valentine's Day party will be at 2:30 PM on Tuesday, February 14th. A class list was sent home in last week's take home folder. If bringing valentines, please bring one for each student in the third grade class.

St. Malachy Foundation Gala

The annual St. Malachy Foundation Gala is scheduled for Saturday,  March 4th. The event will take place at Supertel beginning with social hour at 5 PM, dinner at 6 PM, and the auction at 7 PM. Tickets can be purchased at St. Malachy School.  Donations are being accepted for the basket and silent auction item. All donations are greatly appreciated. Please have donations for the "Pamper Yourself" basket and framed picture to school by Friday, February 24th.

Away From School

I will be away from school on Monday, February 13th through Friday, February 17th. I will be in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with my husband for his work. Mrs. Bearden will be the substitute teacher during the whole week. Mr. Kissell will also be in the third grade room. Please call the office with any changes in your child's schedule. I will handle any necessary phone calls and emails upon returning to school on February 20th. I will be talking with the class on Friday about my upcoming absence. We will be having a discussion about appropriate behaviors and expectations while I am gone. There will be no next Thursday due to my absence.

Late Slips

The third trimester begins on Monday, February 20th. Late slips begin on this day for third graders. Every time a student doesn’t not have an assignment (spelling packet, writing missed words, getting a test signed, etc) completed, he or she receives a late slip. The student must get the late slip signed and the homework completed and returned the next day.  If the homework is completed and the late slip is signed there is no other consequence.  If the late slip is not signed or the homework is not completed by the next day, the student will have to serve a detention.  On the sixth late slip received, the student gets an automatic detention.  Anymore late slips are received after the sixth one also results in detention being served.  Parents will be notified when a detention is to be served.  Students receive late slips from Mrs. Sickels, Miss Surma, and me, so the six late slips allowed are per teacher.  I have talked with the third graders about the late slip policy.  The best way to avoid late slips is to just get homework completed on time!  Please continue to check assignment books to see what was done during the day, what still needs to be completed, and what needs to be signed.  Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the late slip policy.  My email is nburg@crestonstmalachy.org or by phone at school 782-7125.  By starting the late slip policy now, students know what to expect in the upper grades.  Please take a few minutes to talk to your third grader about the late slip policy and what the consequences are for not getting work completed.  

3rd Grade Mass

Third grade is scheduled to have mass on Wednesday, February 22nd. Following the mass on the 22nd, there will be a reception for parents/special guests of third graders.

Important Dates

Friday, February 10th-Spirit Day($1)

Tuesday, February 14th-Valentine's Day Party at 2:30 PM

Thursday, February 16th-Donuts With Day

Friday, February 17th-Volunteer at Food Pantry

Monday, February 20th-3rd Trimester Begins (Late Slips Start)

Wednesday, February 22nd-3rd Grade Mass at 9:15 AM (Reception following Mass)
Friday, February 24th-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, March 3rd-Mr. Kissell's Last Day

During the week of March 6th, students at 
St. Malachy will be taking Iowa Assessments.

Catholic Schools Week~2017

Another wonderful Catholic Schools Week has come and gone. Here are some pictures to highlight the past week.

 America Day

 Blue and Gold Day

 Pajama Day

Dress Up Day

Sports Day

2-2-17

3rd Grade News

2-2-17

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Science

Third grade continues their study of the solar system. Students are learning about the moon. The students have studied the phases we see in the sky and about solar and lunar eclipses.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class read an informational text called "A Tree is Growing." The comprehension skill covered graphic features such as captions, diagrams, photographs, labels, and timelines to help enhance and better understand the text.  The vocabulary strategy focused on word roots, the base, or building block, of a word. Students worked on /k/ such as check, shark, and coldest and /kw/ such as question and equal.  The grammar skill covered using the verb be and helping verbs.

The results of the lesson 17 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.  Also, the results of the Benchmark 3 test have been included as well.

Math

Third graders are learning about the concept of division. Students have learned important division vocabulary such as dividend, divisor, and quotient. Students have learned to that division is the number of equal groups.  The class was also taught to use repeated subtraction and a number line to complete division problems.

Valentine's Day Party

There will be a Valentine's Day party on Tuesday, February 14th, beginning around 2:30 PM. Students may bring cards for their classmates. Valentine holders will be made at school for storing the valentine cards. A class list has been included in the take home folder. If bringing valentine cards, please make sure to bring one for each child in the class. Due to storage, please don't bring valentine cards to school until the week of February 13th. I am looking for two parent volunteers. One to supply treats, and one to supply the drinks for the party. Please let me know if you would like to do this for the class.

St. Malachy Foundation Gala

Donations are being accepted for the "Relax and Pamper Yourself" basket and the framed drawing for the silent auction item. All donations to these projects are greatly appreciated. Donations are due by Friday, February 24th, The gala is scheduled for Saturday, March 3rd at the Supertel in Creston. This is a great event that benefits St. Malachy School.

 Important Dates

Friday, February 3rd-Grandparent's Mass at Holy Spirit at 1:30 PM
Wednesday, February 8th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Wednesday, February 8th-Mrs. Burg at NGSS Training (Substitute Teacher)
Friday, February 10th-Spirit Day ($1)
Tuesday, February 14th-Valentine's Day Party
Wednesday, February 15th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Thursday, February 16th-Donuts with Dad 7:30-8:00 AM
Thursday, February 16th-PTO Meeting
Friday, February 17th-End of 2nd Trimester