9-27-18

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

9-27-18

Science

Third grade students are starting a unit on force. Students have been learning about push and pulls. Students have studied about strong and weak forces and about the direction forces can move.

Math

Students in third grade are working on subtraction strategies. Students have been working on estimating differences and mental math subtraction strategies. Please continue to practice the basic subtraction facts at home.

Reading/Language Arts

Third grade read a biography this week about Roberto, Clemente, a baseball player from the Pittsburgh Pirates from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. The comprehension skill focused on cause and effect. The vocabulary strategy covered the prefix mis-. Students worked with long i as the phonics skill.  In grammar, students worked on singular and plural nouns.

The results of the lesson 4 weekly assessment have been included in this week's take home folder.

The FAST testing results have been included in the take home folder. These helps help determine students who need interventions, progress monitoring, and necessary support.

Next week, the third grade class will be taking the Unit 1 Benchmark Test. This assessment will test the vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and grammar skills that have been taught in lessons one through five. These assessments show if students are applying the skills they have been taught. The class will also be learning about writing a personal narrative. 

Due to this test, we will not be moving ahead in the reading series next week. There  will be no spelling or weekly assessment given next week.

Coin Wars

Creston High School FBLA will once again be sponsoring "Coin Wars" to raise money for Union County Veterans to go on honor flights. Each class fills a jar with money from Monday, October 1-Friday, October 5th. There is a prize for the class that raises the most money.

"History of My Name" Family Interview

In next week's class meeting we are going to discuss the importance of our names. In your child's take home folder is an interview form that needs to be completed. Your child needs to ask a parent the questions listed on how he/she got his/her name. The 3rd grade students needs to be the one writing the answers on the paper. Students will discuss their answers at our class meeting on October 5th. Please have your child complete and return by Thursday, October 4th.

Reading Incentive Program

As stated in last week's blog, we will be starting the reading incentive program in October. A copy of the note and calendar have been included in today's take home folder. Please keep track of the number of minutes read each day and return at the end of each month.

Important Dates

Friday, October 5th-Spirit Day

Wednesday, October 10th-3rd Grade Mass

Friday, October 12th-Volunteer at Food Pantry

Saturday, October 13th-PTO Spaghetti Supper

Monday, October 15th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)