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)