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.