3-28-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

3-28-19

Science

Students are learning how organisms succeed in their environment. The class has discussed characteristics that help plants and animals survive. Students have also learned about animals living in groups help them to survive.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the students are reading the fantasy story "The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman." In this story, 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 clues such as first, next, then, and last. The vocabulary strategy covered suffixes of -er and -est. In grammar the class worked on possessive nouns and pronouns. The phonics skill focused on the suffixes of -ful, -y, -ous, -er, and -ly.

The results of the weekly assessments for lesson 21 and 22 have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Students continue to on meeting the standard of solving division problems. The class has worked on dividing by zero through ten. Please practice basic facts at home. Students will have a test over division problems next week.

Handwriting

The third grade class has learned all of the lowercase and uppercase cursive letters. Please practice writing cursive at home for extra practice. In this week's take home folder is a chart to shows how each letter should look.

Reading Incentive Calendars

March will be the last month for the reading incentive program. Calendars are due back to school by Wednesday, April 3rd. Pizza certificates will be sent home then. End of the program rewards will also be given on this day.

Food Pantry Donations

St. Malachy School is seeking donations for the Creston Food Pantry during this Lenten season. Items in need include things for babies such as diapers, wipes, and bath wash. Also need are personal items for adults such as toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, bath wash, and soap. All items need brought to school by Friday, April 12th.

Important Dates

Thursday, March 28th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM

Friday, March 29th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, May 8th-Friday, April 12th-Iowa Assessments

Friday, April 12th-Spirit Day $1

Thursday, April 18th-Sedar Meal and Crosswalk

Friday, April 19th-NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)

3-7-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

3-7-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week's story is a fiction selection entitled "Sarah, Plain, and Tall."  In this story from long ago, a family has lost their mother. Papa takes out an advertisement in the newspaper in search of a wife. Sarah responds to the ad and comes to visit the family. The comprehension skill focused on the story structure of setting, characters, and plot. The vocabulary strategy covered the prefix of non-. Students continued to work on adverbs as the grammar skill. The phonics skills covered words ending in -ed and -ing.

The results of the Unit 4 Benchmark testing have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Students are continuing to work on the skill of division. The class has worked on dividing by two, ten, and five. Please continue to work on division facts at home to improve fact fluency.

Science

Third grade students are studying about plant and animal adaptations.

St. Malachy Foundation Auction

The annual St. Malachy Gala was a success. A record was set in the total raising over $60,000 for the foundation. Thank you to all parents who attended. A big thank you to Kathy Ralston for helping to organize the basket for the live auction and the pottery for the silent auction. Also, thank you to all parents who helped Kathy and to all parents who made donations. The "Car Care" basket was purchased for $500 by Mark O'Riley. The potter was purchased by JP Pokorny for $150.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Conferences are scheduled for Tuesday, March 12th from 3:20-5:00 PM and Thursday, March 14th from 1:00-5:00 and 6:00-9:20 PM. There is a 3 hour early dismissal on Thursday, March 14th. There is no school on Friday, March 15th. I look forward to talking you about your child's progress.

Spring Break

Spring break is scheduled for Monday, March 18th through Friday, March 22nd. School resumes on Monday, March 25th. I hope everyone has a wonderful spring break. My husband, son, and I will be going to Tempe, Arizona. I am looking forward to warmer weather, sight seeing, golfing, and relaxing. My daughter is going to Washington DC and New York with other junior and seniors from Creston High School.

Important Dates
Friday, March 8th-Spirit Day ($1)
Tuesday, March 12th-Conferences (3:20-5:00 PM)
Thursday, March 14th-3 Hour Early Dismissal
Tuesday, March 14-Conferences (1:00-9:20 PM)
Friday, March 15th-NO SCHOOL
Monday, March 18th-Friday, March 22nd-Spring Break
Thursday, March 28th-PTO Meeting
Friday, March 29th-Spirit Day ($1)