Burg's Buzz
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
11-19-20
Reading/Language Arts
This week third grade is reading the biography "Young Thomas Jeffereson" by Michael Dooling. Students learn about Edison's life as a young boy struggling in school to his early years as a scientist to The comprehension skill focused on main ideas and supporting details. The vocabulary skill covered shades of meaning in words . Students worked on subject and object pronouns as the grammar skill. The phonics skill focused on the words containing -al, -au, o, and .
The results of the lesson 8 and 9 weekly assessments have been included in the take home folder.
Next week (November 23rd and 24th) third grade will be taking the Unit 2 Benchmark test
Science
Third grade has been learning about the pattern of motion. Students will have a test after returning from Thanksgiving break.
Math
Third grade has started multiplication. The third chapter will focus on the process.
Please continue to work on the basic facts at home. We try and get fact fluency done everyday on XtraMath. This is a program students can do at home as well.
Christmas Program
Taping of the Christmas program will take place on Monday, November 23rd. Students are asked to wear their Sunday best (mass attire). If the weather is nice, the class will be walking to Holy Spirit Church around 9:45 AM.
Important Dates
Monday, November 23rd-Videoing Christmas Program
Wednesday, November 25th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)
Thursday, Nov. 26th and Friday, Nov. 27th-NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Vacation)
Friday, December 4th-Spirit Day ($1)
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