10-01-20

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-01-20

Reading/Language Arts

This week students are reading the biography "Roberto Clemente-Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates" by Jonah Winter. Students learned about the life of the baseball player. The comprehension skill covered cause and effect. Students identified singular and plural nouns as the grammar skill. The vocabulary skill focused on the prefix of mis-. The phonics skill worked on long i words.

The lesson 4 weekly assessments have been included in the take home folder. During the week of October 5th-9th, third grade students will be taking the Unit 1 Benchmark test. Students will be assessed on the vocabulary, comprehension, phonics, and grammar skills covered during the first unit of stories. Due to this testing third grade will not be moving ahead in the reading series. In addition to the benchmark testing, students will work on writing skills.

Science

Third graders continue to learn about force. Students have learned the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces. The third grade class has also learned about friction.

Math

The third grade has has started working on subtracting this week. Students have estimated sums and used mental math to solve subtraction problems. Please work on the basic addition and subtraction facts at home. Students shouldn't always be relying on their fingers to add and subtract. During class, we discuss strategies for solving problems.

Homecoming

Creston Schools is celebrating Homecoming on Friday, October 2nd. Students are encourage to wear their Panther gear (red/black). Students can pay $1 to wear sweats to school at St. Malachy. School will dismiss 3 hours early, so students can attend a pep rally and queen coronation at 1:30 PM at the football field. Masks are required to attend the event. Please note that no lunch will be served on this day due to the early dismissal.

Reading Incentive Program

A note has been included in the take home folder explaining the reading incentive program. An October calendar was also included in the take home folder. Please keep track of minutes read during the month and record on the calendar. The goal for October, November, and December is 400 minutes each month. If students meet the goal and return the calendar, they will receive a certificate to Pizza Ranch. The student that read the most each month will also get a prize. There will also be rewards at the end of the six months for students who reach the goal in each of the six months and the two students who read the most minutes total over the course of the program.

Book Order

An October book order has been emailed to parents. Please feel free to browse the online selections. The book order is due by Friday, October 9th.

Important Dates

Friday, October 2nd-Spirit Day $1 (Homecoming)

Friday, October 2nd-3 Hour Early Dismissal

Wednesday, October 7th-NO MASS

Friday, October 9th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, October 14th-3rd Grade Leads the Mass

Thursday, October 15th-PTO Meeting

Friday, October 16th-Spirit Day $1