December Information for Parents

Information for Parents

I hope everyone has wonderful Thanksgiving break with family friends. Just a couple of notes for parents when we get back to school next week. Things will be very busy during the month of December. Please return November reading calendars by Tuesday, December 3rd. Pizza certificates will be sent home on that day. December calendars are coming home with students today. Also, St. Malachy School is collecting personal care items (toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo/conditioner, body wash, and bar soap) for the food pantry. Donations can be brought to school December 2nd-13th. 

Advent Angels will be meeting during the month of December. These are special activities for older and younger students to get together and talk about faith and help build friendships.

Wednesday, December 4th-Music Program 6 PM at Creston High School

Thursday, December 5th-Mrs Burg Absent (Personal Day to attend the Iowa High School State Dance Championships where my daughter will perform for the last time since she is a senior in high school.)

Friday, December 6th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, December 11th-Ugly Sweater Project Due (more information to be sent home next week)

Wednesday, December 11th-3rd Grade Mass (9:15 AM)

Friday, December 13th-Spirit Day $1

Thursday, December 19th-School Christmas Party

Friday, December 20th-Wednesday, January 1st-Christmas Break

Thursday, January 2nd-School Resumes

Friday, January 3rd-Spirit Day $1

Seeking Donations

Can You Lend A Helping Hand?

I am looking to add to my indoor recess collection of board games, card games, puzzles and Legos. Items can be new or gently used. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Suggestions

Board Games-Connect 4, Scrabble, Trouble, Apples to Apples Junior, Guess Who, Yahtzee

Card Games-Crazy Eights, UNO, Skip Bo, Spoons 

11-21-19

3rd Grade News

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11-21-19

Math

Third graders continue to learn about the process of division. Students have made arrays and identified the Commutative Property of Multiplication (3 X 4 = 4 X 3). Students should be practicing basic multiplication facts at home. There will be a test over chapter 3 the week after Thanksgiving.

Science

Third grade continues to learn about motion. Students have learned about patterns in motion.

Reading/Language Arts

This week students took the Unit 2 Benchmark Assessment on Monday and Tuesday. Please look for the results in today's take home folder.

From Wednesday, November 20th through Tuesday, November 26th, students are working on lesson 11. The story students are reading the informational text Technology Wins the Game. The comprehension skill covered sequencing and text and graphic features. Students identified more plural nouns in grammar. The phonics skill covered the vowel diphthongs oi and oy. Students also worked with suffixes -less, -ful, and -ous.

Absent

I will be away from school on Friday, November 22nd on sick leave. My husband is having nasal surgery. On Monday, November 25th, I will be attending day two of the phonological awareness and word recognition class.

Thanksgiving Break

This is no school at St. Malachy School on Wednesday, November 27th due to teacher professional development. There is no school on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th due to Thanksgiving.

Important Dates 

Friday, November 22nd-Spirit Day ($1)
Monday, November 25th-Mrs. Burg Absent (Professional Development)
Tuesday, November 26th-Spirit Day ($1)
Wednesday, November 27th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)
Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th-NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, December 4th-Christmas Program @ 6PM
Friday, December 6th-Spirit Day

11-14-19

3rd Grade News

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11-14-19

Science

The next chapter third grade will cover is motion. Students have been learning about position, frame of reference, and speed.

Math

Chapter 3 in math will focus on process of multiplication. Students will making equal groups, relate addition to multiplication, and skip count on a number line.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading a biography called Young Thomas Edison. This story focuses on Thomas Edison and his early life. The comprehension skill covered main idea and supporting details. The vocabulary skill had students discovering shades of meanings of words. Students worked on the short o sound made by o, aw, al, and as the phonics skill. The grammar skill identified pronouns.

The lesson 9 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Students will be taking the Unit 2 Benchmark assessment on Monday, November 18th and Tuesday, November 19th. The class will work on lesson 11 on Wednesday, November 20th through Tuesday, November 26th.

Art

St. Malachy School will a Resident Artists, Pam Dennis and Ryk Weiss, visiting Tuesday, November 19, through Thursday, November 21st. 3rd grade will have their turn on Wednesday, November 20th at 1:00 PM. Each grade will complete a part of a mural. The finished piece will have outside of Mrs. Stoner's classroom.

Bubba Sorensen will also be visiting the third grade class during the afternoon of Wednesday, November 20th. Students will need to bring a paint shirt on this day.

Important Dates
Friday, November 15th-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, November 15th-Mrs. Burg Absent (Professional Development)

Friday, November 15th-Volunteer at Food Pantry

Saturday, November 16th-Vendor Fair (10:00 AM-2:00 PM)

Thursday, November 21st-PTO Meeting (6:00 PM)
Friday, November 22nd (Mrs. Burg Absent-Sick Day)

Friday, November 22nd-Spirit Day ($1)
Monday, November 25th-Mrs. Burg Absent (Professional Development)
Tuesday, November 26th-Spirit Day ($1)

Wed, November 27th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Thursday, November 28th-Friday, November 29th-NO SCHOOL

World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day

#kindnessmatters

#kindkids

Veteran's Day Program

Veteran's Day Program

2019

Fire Prevention Poster Winners

Fire Prevention Poster Winners

5th Grade (Taylor-1st, Melanie-2nd, Adyson-3rd)

4th Grade (Mark-1st, Whisper-2nd, Karlie-3rd)

3rd Grade (Mason-1st, Matthew-2nd, Hadley-3rd)

All the first place posters will be sent on to the state level competition.

The place winners in 3rd grade!

Congratulations!

Class Book

Students were surprised today with the arrival of their class book. They were so excited to see their pages. We also did a book signing for the newly published authors and illustrators.

11-7-19

3rd Grade News

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11-7-19

Reading Incentive Program

Totals are in for the month of October. Congratulations to Ryder, Brooklyn, Mason, and Matthew for meeting the goal of 400 minutes during the month of October. Five students turned in their calendars. The total minutes read during the month was 2,809 minutes. Brooklyn read the most minutes with 1,020 total read. Keep reading and tracking minutes for the month of November.

Veteran's Day Assembly

St. Malachy School will be having a Veteran's Day program on Monday, November 11th at 10:00 AM. Students are encourage to wear read, white, and blue clothing to school. Parents are invited to attend.

Important Dates

Friday, November 8th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, November 11th-Veteran's Day Assembly (10:00 AM)

Friday, November 15th-Food Pantry Visit
Friday, November 15th-Mrs. Burg Absent (Professional Development)
Saturday, November 16th-St. Malachy Vendor Fair
Thursday, November 21st-PTO Meeting (6:00 PM)
Friday, November 22nd-Spirit Day ($1)

Author/Illustrator Assembly

Julie Dueker and Ray "Bubba"Sorensen shared their book Because Of You Old Glory Flies. They talked about the poems and the illustrations. Students sang, drew, listened, and learned sign language.

Awards, Awards, and more Awards

Awards, Awards, and more Awards

Brooklyn mastered the addition facts on XtraMath.

Brooklyn completed the most lessons on Dreambox in September.

Matthew completed the most lessons on Dreambox in October.

Brooklyn, Mason, Matthew, and Ryder receiving their pizza certificates for meeting the reading goal during the month of October.

Brooklyn read the most minutes during the month of October.