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10/31/19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-31-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read a folktale entitled The Harvest Birds. In this selection, Juan wants to farm, but isn't left any land by his father. The townspeople don't believe Juan is capable of having crops grow. With the help of the oldest man in town and the zanate birds, Juan proves he is able to grow crops on small patch of land. The comprehension skill covered drawing conclusions. Students also reviewed silent letters as the phonics skill. The vocabulary skill focused figuring out the meaning of words using context clues. The grammar skill covered using commas in sentences.

The lessons 6 and 7 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Students continue to learn about different types of graphs. This week students used how to use a line plot to graph data.

A review page is being sent home in the take home folder for Chapter 2. Please complete at your convenience. There will be a test on Monday, November 4th.

Next week the class will be taking a school wide survey. The 3rd grade students will collect data, analyze the data, and create a graph to share the data collected.

Science

Students are reviewing their knowledge of force. Students have completed a unit review and a study guide. There will be a test over the topic on Friday, November 1st.

Mass

Mass will be celebrated at school on Friday, November 1st this week in recognition of All Saint's Day. Students do need to dress up following mass dress code.

Reading Incentive Program

October calendars are due back to school by Monday, November 4th. Even if your child does not meet the goal, please return the calendar to school. Pizza certificates will be sent home on November 4th. November calendars have been included in the take home folder.

Author/Illustrator Assembly

Author Julie Dueker and illustrator Bubba Sorensen will be visiting St. Malachy during the morning of Tuesday, November 5th. They will be sharing their book Because Of You Old Glory Flies. St.Malachy students can preorder a copy of this book. All preordered books with be signed by the author and illustrator. Orders are due back to school by Friday, November 1st. Another copy of the order has been included in the take home folder.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, November 7th from 1:00-5:00 PM and 6:00-9:30 PM. I look forward to discussing your child's progress and showing off their work. School dismisses at 12:10 PM on November 7th. There is no school on Friday, November 8th.

Important Dates

Friday, November 1st-All Saint's Day Mass

Tuesday, November 5th-Author/Illustrator Assembly

Thursday, November 7th-12:10 Dismissal from School

Thursday, November 7th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 8th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, November 11th-Veteran's Day Program

Art Lesson

Art Lesson

One of the third grade art standards in creating cultural art. Chris Coke spoke to the third grade students about masks, and students created their own.

10-24-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-24-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read the informational text What Do Illustrators Do? The reader learned about the steps that an illustrator takes when completing a book. The comprehension skill covered using graphic sources (tables, charts, bold or italicized text, captions, labels, speech bubbles, etc). Students identified verb tense (present, past, future) in grammar. The vocabulary skill focused on synonyms. The phonics skill reviewed three letter clusters (spr-, str-, thr-, and scr-).

The results of the lesson 6 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Science

Students continue to learn about force. The class has studied about electricity and static electricity.

Math

Students continue to work with data and graphs. Students have read, interpreted, and made bar graphs.

Halloween Activities

St. Malachy School will be celebrating Halloween during the afternoon of Thursday, October 31st. The Civics Club will be having activities for the students to participate in. We will then have treats prior to the parade. Costumes should be brought to school on this day. Students will have time to change before the parade. Students are responsible for getting themselves ready. The parade will be at 2:30 PM. Parents are more than welcome to come and watch the parade in the gym.

Reading Calendars

October reading calendars are due back to school by Monday, November 4th. Pizza certificates will be sent home then. Please make sure reading calendars are completely filled out. I am looking forward to seeing all those minutes coming in. November calendars will be sent home in next week's take home folder.

Author/Illustrator Visit

On Tuesday, November 5th, St. Malachy School will have author Julie Dueker and illustrator Bubba Sorensen visiting to share their book Because Of You Old Glory Flies. Students have the opportunity to preorder a copy of the book. Both author and illustrator will autograph all preordered books for the students. The order form and money are due back to school by Friday, November 1st.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, November 7th from 1:00-5:00 PM and 6:00-9:30 PM. School dismisses at 12:10 PM on this day. There is no school on Friday, November 8th. 

Important Dates

Friday, October 25th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Wednesday, October 30th-NO MASS

Thursday, October 31st-Halloween Activities and Parade

Friday, November 1st-All Saint's Day Mass

Tuesday, November 5th-Author/Illustrator Assembly

Thursday, November 7th-3 Hour Early Dismissal

Thursday, November 7th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 8th-NO SCHOOL

Special Guests at Mass

Special Guests

3rd graders with their special guests at mass. A couple of guests had already left. Thank you to everyone that was able to attend.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences

     Parent/teacher conference are scheduled for Thursday, November 7th. Please use the link to sign up for one time slot that works the best for your family. I look forward to discussing your child's progress with you during the conference. Please remember that school dismisses at 12:10 PM with no lunch being served. Also, there is no school on Friday, November 8th.

Parent/Teacher Conference Sign Up

10-17-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-17-19

Science

Students have learned about the forces of friction and gravity. Students are also learning about magnetism.

Math

Third grade has started chapter 2. Students have organized data from a tally table to a frequency table. The class has also read, interpreted, and made picture graphs. Students are using a key when reading a picture graph.

Reading/Language Arts

The beginning part of the week was spent completing the Unit 1 Benchmark test. There are two sections to the this test. The "Reading and Analyzing" section tests the students comprehension over unfamiliar texts. The second section of the test is "Revising and Editing" where students look for mistakes in the way sentences are written and need changed. These tests require students to read and comprehend what was read. They are not tests that can be completed quickly. The results have been included in the take home folder. 

Students were also introduced to another form of writing. Students have wrote descriptive paragraphs and personal narratives. This week students wrote opinion paragraphs. Students wrote about whether they would rather have a dog or a cat as a pet, and would they rather have it be hot and swim in a pool or be cold and ski down a mountain. We will continue to write opinion pieces.

We have started lesson 6 in the reading series. Students are reading the narrative nonfiction story "Bat Loves The Night." The comprehension skill covered sequencing. The vocabulary skill covered the suffixes of -able and -ible. Students worked with verbs in grammar. The phonics skill focused on words with VCV pattern. This week's spelling packet will be due on Monday, October 21st. That is when the lesson 6 post test and weekly assessment will be. We will also take the lesson 7 pretest on this day. A new packet will be sent home Monday that is due next Thursday, October 24th.

Included in the take home folder are the results of last week's lesson five week assessment and the Unit 1 Benchmark results.

Mass

Third, fourth, and fifth grade will be leading the mass on Wednesday, October 23rd. Parts have been included in the take home folder. Following the mass on this day, there will be a coffee and donut reception for guests of students in third, fourth, and fifth grade.

Spaghetti Supper

The St. Malachy PTO is hosting their annual spaghetti supper on Saturday, October 19th. The meal is $8 for those 8 years and above and $5 for children between five through seven. The meal includes pasta, bread stick, vegetable side, salad, dessert, and drink.  The middle school Civics Club will host a carnival from 5-7 PM. This is always a great evening of food, fun, and conversation. I hope you are able to come to this fundraiser.

Important Dates

Friday, October 18th-Spirit Day ($1)

Saturday, October 19th-Spaghetti Supper (5-7 PM)

Wednesday, October 23rd-3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Mass

Friday, October 25th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Wednesday, October 30th-NO MASS

Thursday, October 31st-Halloween Activities in the PM

Friday, November 1st-All Saint's Mass

Homecoming 2019

Happy Homecoming! 

 

Ryder, Hadley, Kynzlee, Matthew, and Brooklyn

Missing: Mason

10-10-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-10-19

Reading/Language Arts

Third grade is reading "Roberto Clemente-Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates." In this biography, students learn about the life of Roberto Clemente from a young, poor child growing up in Puerto Rico, to joining the major leagues as a Pittsburgh Pirate, and to hitting three thousand hits during his career. The comprehension skill covered cause and effect. Students identified singular and plural nouns as a grammar skill. The vocabulary skill focused on the prefix of mis-. The phonics skill covered long i words.

The results of the lesson 4 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Next week third grade will be taking the Unit 1 Benchmark test. This assessment will cover concepts learning in vocabulary, comprehension, and grammar over the first five lessons.

Science

3rd grade continues to learn about forces. Students have identified balanced and unbalance forces. Students have also identified types of forces such as friction and gravity.

Math

Students will take the chapter 1 test on Thursday, October 10th. The test covered addition and subtraction strategies. The next chapter will focus on representing and interpreting data.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is the quality or state of being aware. It means paying full attention to something. It means slowing down to really notice what you're doing. The benefits of being mindful include improved attention, emotional regulation, greater compassion, and reduction of stress and anxiety. Mindfulness is a skill that takes time to develop. Starting this week, third graders have been participating in meditation and breathing exercises to help students be more mindful in the classroom. Students may bring a towel from home to use. Towels will be kept in the closet and sent home periodically to be washed.

A handout about "What is Mindfulness?" has been included in the take home folder.

Homecoming Activities

Homecoming activities will take place this Friday, October 11th. St. Malachy School will be hosting "Panther Pancakes" for St. Malachy students and their guests. Serving in the gym will be from 7:00-8:15 AM. This is also a Spirit Day. Students are encouraged to wear their Creston Panther gear. Students may pay $1 to wear sweats and/or hat. There will be pep rally with football players, cheerleaders, and the Peppers dance team in the morning. School dismisses at 12:10 PM on this day. No lunch will be served. The parade begins uptown at 1:30 PM. Please let the school know if your child has different dismissal plans than normal.

Important Dates

Friday, October 11th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, October 11th-Panther Pancakes (7:00-8:15 AM)

Friday, October 11th-12:10 PM Dismissal

Monday, October 14th-STM is in Session (NO BUS SERVICE)

Thursday, October 17th-PTO Meeting

Friday, October 18th-Spirit Day $1

Wed, Oct. 23rd-3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Mass (Reception to Follow)

Friday, October 25th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Me Museum

Me Museum

Here are the 3rd grade displays for the Me Museum. Students did a good job of describing the artifacts they brought.

10-3-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-3-19

SCIENCE

Third grade is learning about forces. Students have been learning about the six simple machines (inclined plane, screw, wedge, wheel and axle, pulley, and lever).

MATH

The class is practicing subtraction with regrouping. Students are also practicing subtracting by combining place values. Please continue to practice the basic facts at home.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

This week third grade is reading "Pop's Bridge." In this historical fiction story, Robert's dad and Charlie's dad are part of the crew building the Golden Gate Bridge. Robert feels his dad has the most important job as as a skywalker. After an unfortunate accident during the building of the bridge, Robert realizes all of the jobs constructing the bridge are important for completion. The comprehension skill focused on compare and contrast. The vocabulary strategy had students studying word families. Students learned about common and proper nouns as the grammar skill. The phonics skill worked on the long o sound.

The lesson 3 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder for your viewing.

ME MUSEUM

Just a reminder that students need to bring their three items and note cards for their exhibit in the ME museum on Friday, October 4th.

FOOD PANTRY

Third grade will be walking to the food pantry on Friday, October 4th. This is a wonderful experience for students to volunteer in our community.

MASS

Third grade is scheduled to lead the mass on Wednesday, October 9th. Parts have been included in the take home folder. Please practice speaking parts at home. We will practice at school, but all additional practice will be beneficial for fluency. In third grade, students all go up to the microphone by themselves to do the readings. Third graders are a bit nervous the first time doing this, so the extra practice at home can calm their nerves.

BOOK ORDER

Included in the take home folder is the October book order. Order can be submitted online by using a credit card or returned to school by writing a check. The book order is due on Friday, October 11th. Scholastic book orders are a great way to add to your child's personal library at an affordable cost.

IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday, October 9th-3rd Grade Mass (9:15 AM)

Friday, October 11th-Panther Pancakes (7:00-8:00 AM)

Friday, October 11th-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, October 11th-3 Hour Early Dismissal (12:10 PM)

Thursday, October 17th-PTO Meeting

Friday, October 18th-Spirit Day ($1)

Saturday, October 19th-Spaghetti Supper

Wed, Oct. 23rd-3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Mass and Reception