Last Day of School

Last Day of 3rd Grade

St. Malachy School

2018/2019

5-30-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-30-19

Reading/Language Arts

The results of the Lesson 29 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder. Also included in the take home folder are the results of an end of the year spelling test. One word from each list was included on the test.

Students created brochures for the incoming third grade class in the fall that included "Things to Know" about third grade.

Please take time this summer to have your child read.  Research shows students who read over the summer tend to gain a month of reading proficiency. Talk with your child about what they are reading. The public library always a great summer reading program for students to participate in.

Math

During the first days of school, students took a Beginning of the Year third grade math test. This week, students took an End of the Year third grade math test. The purpose of the test is to show growth. A copy of the results have been included in the take home folder. Please look over the results. This is a great tool to use to help students practice math skills to use over the summer. Please continue to practice those basic facts.

Take Home Folders

Take home folders are for the students to keep. They do not need returned to school this week.

Last Day of School

The last day of school at St. Malachy is on Friday, May 31st.  This is a full day of school. There will be mass starting at 9:15 AM. Following mass there will be the awards for middle school athletes. There is a reception for Father Halbur and Kay Boden after that. A lunch of burger and hot dogs grilled by Thayne Glynn will be during regular lunch times. The Civics Club will host field day activities from 12:45 PM-2:30 PM. The 8th grade clap out will take place at 3:00 PM.

Thank You

Thank you for allowing me to teach to teach your child this past school year. It has been great to watch them grow, change, and progress as students. I hope everyone has a great summer break with their family. I will be busy attending my children's activities.  My son will keep me busy with golf tournaments and summer basketball league. My daughter will be a senior at Creston High School in the fall. We have senior pictures scheduled and hope to get some graduation planning done in between her busy work schedule and weights. I am also taking a class during the beginning of June about student strategies and another in August on writing. I am also attending two concerts at the Iowa State Fair in August. We hope to a little family vacation at some point as well. I hope to see all the students back in the fall as 4th graders.

Spring Music Concert

Great job to Mrs. Stoner and all of the students at 

St. Malachy School. The spring concert was wonderful.

5-23-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-23-19

Math

Students have been calculating elapsed time. Students have figured out home much time when given the start and end time. Also, third graders have founding the starting or ending time when given the elapsed time. Students will also work on measuring and figure perimeter and area. 

Next week, the third grade class will be taking an End of the Year test. This test will be compared with the Beginning of the Year test to show growth.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the play "A New Team of Heroes." In this selection, a team of young soccer players learns about teamwork and acceptance. The comprehension skill covered analyzing characters. The vocabulary strategy focused on the prefix of un- and dis-. Students also learned about prepositions in grammar. The phonics skill stressed words that end in -er and -le.

The results of the lesson 28 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

This past week each third grade student typed their superhero letter. Two copies were printed out. One copy was put in the student's portfolio, which will come home at the end of the year. The other copy if for your child to give to the superhero.

Science

Third grade will be taking an assessment over weather on next week.

Last Day of School

The last day of school at St. Malachy is Friday, May 31st. There will be mass on this day. There will be middle school awards given out. Lunch will be burgers grilled by Thayne Glynn. Field Day will take place in the afternoon from 12:45-2:30 PM. The 8th grade Clap Out will take place at 3:00 PM. Students do not need to dress up on this day. Students should wear tennis shoes for field day activities.

Important Dates
Friday, May 24th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, May 27th-Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)
Wednesday, May 29th-Bring Sack Lunch

Wednesday, May 29th-No Mass

Friday, May 31st-Last Day of School

Lots of Fun this Week!

Living History Farms

Biography Bash

Channel 5 Meteorologist Visit

5-16-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-16-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read the biography "Becoming ANYTHING He Wants To Be." In this story, students learn about a blind man that has been able to achieve many accomplishments such as climbing the seven summits, running marathons, skiing, and tandem biking, Students worked on fact and opinion and visualizing as the comprehension skills. The vocabulary strategy covered word roots. Students worked on the -augh and -ough sounds in phonics. The grammar skill centered on using commas.

The lesson 27 weekly assessments have been included in the take home folder for your viewing.

Science

Third grade continues to learn about weather. On Thursday, meteorologist Taylor Kanost from Channel 5 visited the third grade class to discuss severe weather and predicting weather.

Math

Students are working on telling time to the nearest minute. Students are also calculating elapsed time.

Important Dates

Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day ($1)

Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert

Friday, May 24th-Spirit Day ($1)

Monday, May 27th-Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)

May 31st-Last Day of School

5-9-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-9-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading expository nonfiction selection entitled "The Power of Magnets." Students learn about magnets, their poles, and electromagnets. The comprehension skill reviewed cause and effect and summarizing. Students worked with contractions as a grammar skill. The focus of the phonics skill was words with double consonants. The vocabulary skill covered homophones and homographs.

The results of the lesson 26 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Third grade is finishing up a unit about fractions. The next unit will be on time and measurement.

Science

Third grade continue to study weather. Students have been observing patterns to predict weather.

Field Trip

St. Malachy School 2nd and 3rd grade students will be taking a field trip to Iowa History Farms. Please try and have students wear blue and gold. The bus will be leaving St Malachy School at 8:15 AM. Students may bring electronics for the bus ride. Students will also need to bring a sack lunch. The bus will return to St. Malachy School by 3:00 PM.

Mass

Third grade and seventh grade will lead the mass on Wednesday, May 15th. Parts have been included in the take home folder. Please practice speaking parts at home. Parents are more than welcome to join us at the liturgy beginning at 9:15 AM.

Biography Bash

Third grade will host a Biography Bash on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:30 AM in the gym. Students will have their biography projects to show off. Parents, grandparents, and special guests are invited to come.

Important Dates

Friday, May 10th-Spirit Day ($1)

Tuesday, May 14th-Class Field Trip

Wednesday, May 15th-3rd/7th Grade Mass at 9:15 AM

Wednesday, May 15th-Biography Bash at 10:30 AM
Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day ($1)
Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert
Monday, May 27th-Memorial Day (No School)
Friday, May 31st-Last Day of School

5-2-19

3rd Grade News

5-2-19

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Science

The class continues to learn about weather. Students have been learning about how weather is predicted.

Math

Third grade is continuing to work on fractions. Students identified fractions on a number line, related fractions and whole numbers, identified fractions of a group, and finding part of a group using unit fractions. The class will have a test over fractions next week.

Reading/Language Arts

This week students read the narrative nonfiction selection called "The Foot Race Across America."  In this story, readers follow Andy Payne and his journey to win a race that starts in California and ends in New York. The comprehension skill covered main idea and supporting details and analyzing and evaluating. The vocabulary skill focused on the suffix of -ion. The grammar skill focused on abbreviations. The phonics skill was words with that followed vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel pattern.

Results of the Unit 5 Benchmark test have been included in the take home folder.

Biography Book Report Projects

The deadline is quickly approaching for the biography book report projects. Projects are due on Wednesday, May 8th. I look forward to seeing the students' finished work. The Biography Bash will be on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:30 AM in the gym. Parents, grandparents, and special guests are all invited to come and see the projects.

Field Trip

Second and third graders will be taking a field trip to Living History Farms on Tuesday, May 14th. The bus will leave St. Malachy School at 8:00 AM and return around 3:00 PM. Students can bring electronics for the bus ride. Students will be to bring a sack lunch. If your child has not returned the permission slip and $13.25 fee to school by May 10th.

Important Dates
Friday, May 3rd-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, May 3rd-Volunteer at Food Pantry
Wednesday, May 8th-Biography Book Report Projects Due
Friday, May 10th-Spirit Day ($1)
Tuesday, May 14th-2nd/3rd Grade Field Trip to Living History Farms
Wednesday, May 15th-3rd and 7th Grade Mass
Wednesday, May 15th-Biography Bash at 10:30 AM
Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day ($1)
Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert
Monday, May 27th-NO SCHOOL (No School)
Friday, May 31st-Last Day of School