2-14-19

3rd Grade News
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
2-14-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week students are reading the play "Two Bear Cubs" in class. The comprehension skill focused on story structure. Students analyzed the setting, characters, and plot. The vocabulary strategy focused on the prefixes of pre-, re-, and bi-. Students worked on "oo" vowel sounds in spoon and wood. The grammar skill focused on irregular verbs.

Results of the lesson 18 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Science

Third grade finally completed the Unit 4 test over life cycles and inherited traits.

The next unit third grade will be covering organisms and their environment.

Math

Students are continuing to work on division. Students have worked on using repeated subtraction as a strategy for solving division problems.

Monday, February 18th

Faculty and staff will be eating lunch out on Monday, February 18th. This is the rescheduled date from Catholic Schools Week due to the snow day. Students will need to bring a sack lunch (milk provided). Students will be eating lunch with their Advent Angel.

Late Slips

Beginning with the 3rd trimester on Monday, February 18th, late slips will start in third grade. Every time a student does not have an assignment (spelling words, getting a test signed, spelling packet, math worksheet, etc) completed, he or she receives a late slip. The student must get the late slip signed by a parent and turn in the work completed by the next day. If the late slip is signed and the work is done, there is no other consequence. If the late slip is NOT signed or the work is NOT completed, the student will have to serve a detention. On the sixth late slip received, the student receives an automatic detention. Anymore late slips after the sixth one, also result in detentions to be served. Parents will be notified when their child has a detention to serve. Students receive late slips from Mrs. Sickels, Miss Surma, and myself. Students are allowed six late slips per teacher. I have talked with the students about the late slip policy. The best way to avoid late slips is to just get work done on time! Please continue to check the assignment book on a daily basis to see what work needs completed.

There is a note pertaining to late slips in the take home folder.

FAST Test Results

Included in this week's take home folder are the results of the winter screening for the FAST testing. Please look over the results and let me know if you have any questions.

Auction Donations

All auction donations are due by Friday, February 15th. Kathy Ralston plans on coming in the next two Wednesdays during art to get the silent auction item completed with the class. Thank you to everyone that has donated. The St. Malachy Foundation Dinner and Auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd.

Book Order

A book order was included in last week's take home folder. All orders need submitted by Friday, February 15th.

Mass

Third grade will now be in charge of the mass on Wednesday, February 27th. Third and fourth grade switched weeks due to fourth grade being on a field trip on the day in which they were scheduled to have mass. Parts will be sent home in next week's take home folder.

Important Dates

Monday, February 18th-3rd Trimester/Late Slips

Thursday, February 21st- PTO Meeting

Friday, February 22nd-Spirit Day ($1)

Wednesday, February 27th-3rd Grade Mass

Saturday, March 2nd-Foundation Dinner and Auction

Friday, March 8th-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, March 8th-Volunteer at Food Pantry