2-22-18

Third Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

2-22-18

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 ncovered the prefix of non-. In grammar the class continued to work on adverbs. The phonics skill covered words ending in -ed and -ing.

Science

Students continue to learn about matter. Students made a model of the atoms in a solid, liquid, and a gas. The class is also learning about volume and mass. 

Math

The class continues to learn about the process of division. Student have learned the strategy of repeated subtraction to solve problems. The class has also made arrays to model division.

Late Slips

The third trimester begins on Monday, February 26th, which means late slips will be starting in third grade. 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. 

Mass

Third grade will lead the mass next Wednesday, February 28th. Parts have been included in the take home folder. There will be a noisy change collection for the Nigerian Seminary fund.

Reading Incentive Program

February calendars are due back to school by Tuesday, March 6th. March calendars will be sent home in next week's take home folder. The goal for March is 500 minutes. March is the last month for the reading incentive program.

Important Dates

Friday, February 23rd-Spirit Day ($1)

  Monday, February 26th-3rd Trimester/Late Slips Begin

Wednesday, February 28th-3rd Grade Mass
Friday, March 2nd-Volunteer at Food Pantry
Saturday, March 3rd-Foundation Dinner and Auction
Friday, March 9th-Spirit Day ($1)
Thursday, March 15th-Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, March 16th-No School

There is no school on Monday, March 19th through Friday, March 23rd due to spring break. Classes will resume on Monday, March 26th.