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