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