3-30-17

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

3-30-17

Science

Third grade has been learning about measuring matter. Students have studies mass and volume. There will be a test covering the properties of matter next week.

.Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading a realistic fiction selection entitled "Dog-Of-The-Sea-Waves." This selection tells a story about a relationship between a seal and a boy on the Hawaiian Islands. The comprehension skill focused on the author's purpose. The vocabulary skill taught students about shades of meaning in words. Students learned about complex sentences in grammar. Terms such as dependent clauses and subordinating conjunctions were introduced to the students. The class also examined the prefixes of bi-, re-, pre- and un-.  

The lesson 23 weekly assessment scores have been included in the take home folder. This test was taken before going on spring break. Third grade will be moving ahead in the reading series next week. The spelling pretest will be on Tuesday, April 4th, since there is no school on Monday.

Math

Third grade is learning about fractions. Student have learned about equal parts of a whole, diving into equal shares. and unit fractions.

Weather Presentation

This past Wednesday, channel 5 meteorologist Brad Edwards gave a presentation on weather to the third, fourth, and fifth graders. The 5th grade class is studying about weather in science.

Reading Calendars

Reading calendars for the month of March are due back to school by Wednesday, April 5th. Pizza reward certificates will be sent home on that day.

Biography Book Report Projects

On Friday, students will be bringing home information about a biography book report project. Students will be bringing home a book and the report form. Projects are due back to school on Friday, April 28th. Students will present their projects this day to their classmates. Third grade will host a "Biography Bash" the first week of May for parents, students, and staff to come and view the projects. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important Dates

Thursday, March 30th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM

Friday, March 31st-Spirit Day ($1)

Monday, April 3rd-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional  Development)

Wednesday, April 5th-Mass at 9:15 AM

Thursday, April 6th-Literacy Night (6:30-7:30 PM)

Friday, March 7th-Spirit Day ($1)/Optional Sack Lunch

Wednesday, April 12th-Mass at 9:15 AM

Thursday, April 13th-Sedar Meal and Cross Walk

Friday, April 14th-NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)

Monday, April 17th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Tuesday, April 18th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Wednesday, April 19th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Thursday, April 20th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM

Friday, April 21st-Spirit Day ($1)

Teachers will be attending the National Catholic Association Conference on Monday, April 17th through Wednesday, April 19th. School will not be in session those days at St. Malachy School.

3-16-17

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

3-16-17

Science

Third grade students examined how the atoms in a solid, liquid, and a gas were arranged. Students used Cheerios to make models of each state of matter. The class is now learning about mass and volume of matter.

Math

The next chapter that third grade will focus on is fractions. Students will identify, read, and write fractions as part of a whole and as part of a group. 

Please continue to practice the basic facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) at home. This will help students as they move into more difficult problems in fourth grade.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading a fantasy story called "The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman." Students read letters written between a niece, her uncle, and those who take Oliver on his journey from South Carolina to California. The comprehension skill focused on sequence. Students learned to look for clue words such as first, next, then, and last. The vocabulary strategy covered the suffixes of -er and -est. In grammar students worked on possessive nouns and pronouns. The phonics skill focused on the suffixes of -ful, -y, -ous, -er, and 

-ly.

Take Home Folder

Take home folders will not be sent home this week due to spring break. Folders will resume coming home on Thursday, March 30th.

Spring Break

St. Malachy school has no school on Friday, March 17th. School is not in session from Monday, March 20th-Friday, March 24th due to spring beak. I hope your family has a fun and relaxing break from school. My daughter has dance competition in Ames over the weekend that my family will be attending. Then my family and I will be traveling to Cozumel, Mexico for spring break.

Important Dates

Friday, March 17th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 20th-Friday, March 24th-Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

Wednesday, March 29th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Thursday, March 30th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM
Friday, March 31st-Spirit Day ($1)
Monday, April 3rd-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)
Wednesday, April 5th-Mass at 9:15 AM
Thursday, April 6th-Literacy Night (6:30-7:30 PM)
Friday, March 7th-Spirit Day ($1) and Optional Sack Lunch

March 9, 2017

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

3-9-17

Science

Third grade continues to learn about matter in science. Students are studying about solids, liquids, and gases. Students learned how atoms are arranged in each state of matter.

Math

The class continues to work on division in math class. Students have covered division facts with divisor of zero through ten. Please practice the basic facts at home. Students should be able to quickly solve basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. Students also worked on solving multiple step word problems. The class also learned the order of operations (multiply and divide, then add and subtract) when solving problems. A chapter 7 review has been included in the take home folder to help the student prepare for an upcoming division test next week.

Reading/Language Arts

Because students are completing Iowa Assessments this week, the class did not move ahead in the reading series of our textbooks. Third grade will be moving moving forward with lesson 23 on Monday, March 13th-Thursday, March 16th. The spelling post test and weekly assessment will be taken on Thursday of next week due to no school on Friday.

The results of the lesson 22 weekly assessment  and the Unit Benchmark 4 test have been included in your child's take home folder. These results are yours to keep.

Reading Incentive Program

For the month of February, the third grade class read 3,168 minutes total. Six students turned in calendars and five students met the goal. Ayden Purdum read the most minutes with 707 total. March calendars were sent home last week with the students. Please continue reading and recording minutes for this month. March is the last month of the reading incentive program.

Auction

The St. Malachy Foundation Gala was a success. The third grade "Rest and Pamper Yourself" basket was purchased for $400 by Leslie Wurster. The framed picture for the silent auction went for $500 by Tom Frey.  Again thank you to all third grade parents who made a donation and helped organize the items.

Friday, March 10th

St. Malachy is in session on Friday, March 10th. The public school is not in session. There will not be buses on this day. Please plan accordingly if your child uses the public school buses to get to and from school. This is a Spirit Day for the St. Malachy students and an optional sack lunch day well.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled on Tuesday, March 14th from 3:30-5:00 PM and Thursday, March 16th from 1:00-4:40 and 6:00-9:30 PM. I look forward to discussing your child's progress with you at conferences. School dismisses on this day at 11:50 AM and not school hot lunch will be served. There is no school on Friday, March 17th.

Spring Break

Spring Break is scheduled for Monday, March 20th through Friday, March 24th. There is no school during these days. School resumes on Monday, March 27th.

Important Dates

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

Tuesday, March 14th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

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

Thursday, March 16th-11:50 AM Dismissal (No School Lunch)

Thursday, March 16th-Parent/Teacher Conferences from 1:00-4:40 and 6:00-9:30 

Friday, March 17th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 20th-Friday, March 24th-Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

Auction Items

The St. Malachy Foundation Gala is scheduled for Saturday, March 4th. Pictured are the third grade basket and silent auction item. Thank you to all parents who donated to this worthy cause. Also a special thank you to Danielle Steele and Ray (Bubba) Sorensen for their work on the silent auction item and Cali Purdum for organizing the "Relax and Pamper Yourself" basket for the live auction.

3rd Grade Silent Auction Item

Bubba Sorensen designed the knight with the St. Malachy logo, and the students each drew a picture of themselves for the outside of the framed picture.

3rd Grade "Relax and Pamper Yourself" Basket

Thank you to Cali Purdum for organizing the third grade basket. The following items have been included in the basket.

TRINITY Salon & Day Spa 1 hour massage

TRINITY Salon & Day Spa 1 hour facial

TRINITY Salon & Day Spa manicure

TRINITY Salon & Day Spa pedicure

Relaxing Manicure and Pedicure at

3’s Company

with Brianna Frey or Di Miller  

HoMedics® Collapsible Foot Spa with Heat

Relaxing Sinus Pillow

Anti-Stress Comfort Neck Wrap

Rainbow Head Massager

Village Naturals Therapy Mineral Bath Soak

Micro Terry Bath Robe

Memory Foam Slippers

Stress Relief Bubble Bath

Stress Relief Body Wash

Stress Relief Body Lotion

Aveda Beautifying Radiance Polish and Body Moisturizer

Hemp Lotion Set with Bath Sponge

2 Towels 

2 Washcloths 

Lufa

3 Morgan Taylor Nail

polishes

Nail Files and Clipper Sets

Dry Heal Eliminator

Deep Cleansing Clay and Mud Masks 

Pedicure Pumi bars and Toe Separators

DisposableFlip Flops

Party Bomb Bath Fizzer

GODIVA Chocolate 

3-2-17

3rd Grade News

3-2-17

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Science

Students have identified three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). Students have compared and contrasted each state of matter.

Math

The class continues to work on division. Please continue to work on the basic facts at home. At school we are using the following website practice the basic facts. With this link students can practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Flash Card Math

Reading/Language Arts

This week the students are reading an informational text entitled "The Journey-Stories of Migration" in which they learn about locusts and whales and the reasons they migrate. The comprehension skill covered comparing and contrasting. The phonics skill worked on the endings -ed and -es. The vocabulary skill focused on . Students reviewed adjectives and adverbs that compare in grammar.  

The results of lesson 21 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder. We are continuing to work on the Benchmark 4 Unit test. Please look for the results in next week's take home folder. Due to Iowa Assessments, third grade will not be moving ahead in the reading series next week.

Iowa Assessments

Students at St. Malachy School will be taking Iowa Assessments during the week of March 6th-March 10th. Testing will take place in the morning. Please make sure students have #2 pencils to use for taking these important assessments. Students also need to make sure they get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast each day. PTO is providing snack during the week. Here is a link to sign up to supply snacks. PTO Iowa Assessment Snacks

Friday, March 10th

St. Malachy is scheduled to be in session on Friday, March 10th.  The public school does not have school. There will be no bus transportation on this day, so please plan accordingly.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for third grade are scheduled for Tuesday, March 14th from 3:20-5:00 PM and Thursday, March 16th from 1:00-4:40 PM and 6:00-9:30 PM. Please sign up for a conference time if you have not done so at the following link. Spring Conference Sign Up  School dismisses at 11:50 AM on this day. No school hot lunch will be served. There is no school on Friday, March 17th.

Important Dates

March 6th-10th-Iowa Assessments

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

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

Tuesday, March 14th-Conferences 3:20-5:00 PM

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

Thursday, March 16th-11:50 Dismissal (No Hot Lunch)

Thursday, March 16th-Conferences 1:00-4:40 PM and 6:00-9:30 PM

Friday, March 17th-NO SCHOOL

March 20th-March 24th-Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

Wednesday, March 29th-Mass at 9:15 AM

Thursday, March 30th-PTO Meeting

Friday, March 31st-Spirit Day ($1)