4-30-20

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

4-30-20

Math

Third grade has a couple more concepts to cover until the end of the year. We will work on telling time, measurement, perimeter and area and problem solving using two operations. Students will continue to review fractions as well as the basic facts.

Reading/Language Arts

Third graders continue reading Charlotte's Web. I hope the students are enjoying this book as much as I do. Students will continue to complete comprehension strategies that go along with the chapters. We are going to review parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs).

Next week third grade students will begin writing an informational paragraph using the planet research information. I will send you example to follow. I also plan on taking it slow and talking about each step.

Science

Third grade has spent the last few weeks learning about matter. Students have learned about the states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases). The class has studied the properties of matter and physical and chemical changes.

Next week third grade will begin learning about taking care of our bodies. We will learn about the integumentary system (skin, hair, and nails).

End of the Year

The last day of assignments for students will be on Friday, May 22nd. The next week will be used for getting caught up and everything turned in.

Parents, thank you so much for all you are doing at home. I greatly appreciate students completing and turning in work. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions on assignments.

4-23-20

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

4-23-20

Math

Third grade continues to learn about fractions. Students have worked on fractions of a whole and fractions on a number line. 

Science

This week's science lesson focused on the properties of matter. Some of those properties included density, solubility, and magnetism. 

Reading/Language Arts

Third grade students are continuing to read Charlotte's Web. Activities focus on comprehension strategies such as compare/contrast, inferences, and characterization.

Google Classroom

Please continue to check google classroom daily for assignments and announcements. My goal is to provide feedback or comment on each assignment given. Your child should get a private comment back on work done. There might be times when I have to return the assignment to be corrected. Since we are using this online work to do end of the year grading, please make sure the work gets redone and returned. 

There are sometimes when computers have issues. There are so many more people using the same applications that STM is using. Here are some recommendations if you are experiencing computer issues.

*Try a reboot (computers just need a reset once in awhile)

*Try closing the program and returning to it refreshed (sometimes stuff doesn't appear right away)

*Google is grumpy - There are so many more people using the internet, google classroom, see-saw, and other the programs we are using. They are still adjusting to the high rate of use and experience glitches from time to time

*Walk away - if something isn't working walk-away. It might work better later. Many people are working on the systems night and day to keep them running smoothly.

*Call for help - Your teachers and Mrs. Simmons are available to assist with anything you are frustrated with using. A quick email can get you working with the right person.

Please also take time for yourselves. I know the weather this week has been nice. Let your child take breaks and enjoy time outside. Thank you for all everyone is doing to help STM students learn at home. We are all doing our best to get through this together.

4-16-20

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

4-16-20

Math

Third grade is learning about fractions. Students have identified equal parts of a whole. This includes halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, and eighths. Students have learned about fractions of a whole and been introduced to fraction terminology (numerator and denominator).

Reading/Language Arts

Third grade is reading Charlotte's Web. After reading chapters, students will be doing activities associated with vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Students have used text evidence to support their ideas. Another strategy used is by compare and contrast.

Science

Third grade is learning about matter. Students have learned have solids, liquids, and gases.

Drive Through Parade

The drive through parade scheduled for Thursday, April 16th has been moved to Monday, April 20th at 4:00 PM. The parade has been moved to the forecasted weather.

Google Hangouts

I will continue to have a google hangout meeting with the third graders on Wednesdays at 1:00 PM. Third graders can meet with Mrs. Sickels on Tuesdays at 11:00-11:30 AM. Miss Surma will meet with third graders on Tuesdays from 3:00-3:30 PM. The meeting with Miss Surma and Mrs. Sickels are not mandatory, but these are good times to get questions answered.

Drive Thru Teacher Parade