11-21-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

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