2-6-20

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

2-6-20

Math

The next topic third grade will learning about the process of division. Please continue to review the basic multiplication facts.

Science

Third grade students continue to learn about the solar system. Students have been learning about how gravity effects objects.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading "A Tree is Growing." In this informational text, students learned about the different parts of a tree and it grows and changes. The comprehension skill focused on graphic sources such as captions, labels, diagrams, etc. Students studied word roots as the vocabulary strategy. The grammar skill worked on the verbs of be and helping verbs. Students also worked with words with c, k, ck, and qu.

The lesson 17 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Reading Incentive Program

Two students met the reading goal for the month of January. Congratulations to Matthew and Mason! The total minutes read for the month of January were 1,769. Matthew read the most with 825 minutes.

Valentine's Day Party

The third grade class will be having a Valentine's Day class party on Friday, February 14th.  Students will be making containers to hold valentines in art class next week. Students may bring valentine cards with a small piece of candy/toy. If bringing cards, please bring one for each student in the class. Please do not send valentines to school until next Friday. A class list is being sent home in today's take home folder.

St. Malachy Gala

The St. Malachy Foundation will be holding their annual Gala and Auction on Saturday, February 29th at the Supertel Inn. The cocktail hour begins at 5 PM, followed by a prime rib dinner at 6 PM. The live auction begins at 7 PM. Tickets are available for $35.

Donations for the 2nd/3rd grade "Southwest Iowa" basket are still being accepted. Please have donations turned in by Friday, February 7th. Thank you to everyone who has donated.

Important Dates
Friday, February 7th-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, February 14th-Valentine's Day Party
Wednesday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)
Thursday, February 20th-PTO Meeting
Friday, February 21st-Spirit Day ($1)