9/30/21

   Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

9/30/21

Math

Third grade students are preparing to take the Topic 2 math assessment. This test will cover the factors of 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10 when multiplying. Students will have a test on Friday, October 1st.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading the biography "Roberto Clemente-Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirate" by Jonah Winter. Students read about the triumphs and struggles of the baseball player Roberto Clemente. The comprehension skill covered cause and effect. The vocabulary strategy covered the prefix of mis-. Students worked on singular and plural nouns at the grammar skill.  The phonics skill focused on word with long i.

The results of the lesson 4 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder. These are yours to keep.

Next week, the third grade students will be taking the Unit 1 Benchmark Assessment. This will be taken over a couple of days. The class will not be moving ahead in the reading series.

Science

The third grade class is learning about force. Students learned about push and pulls, strong and weak forces, and directions of pushes and pulls.

October Book Order

The October book order is ready for viewing. All orders will be placed online paying with a credit card. The October order is due by Friday, October 8th. The Scholastic book order is a great way to add books to your child's library at an affordable price. Please use the following link to browse and order books.   https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade3

Reading Incentive Program

Third grade will be participating in a reading incentive program during the months of October through March. Students are asked to keep track of the "free" or "leisure" reading. There are books read outside of educational reading for school.  A note and October calendar have been included in the take home folder explaining how the program works. During the months of October, November, and December, the reading goal is 400 minutes total. The reading goal increases in January, February, and March to 500 minutes total. If the student meets the goal for the month, he/she will be given an incentive of a gift certificate for Pizza Ranch in Creston or Pizza Hut in Osceola or Winterset. There will also be an award for the student who reads the most minutes each month. Please return the calendar each month even if your child doesn't meet the goal. There is an award at the end of the program for the two students who read the most minutes in all six months. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important Dates

Friday, October 8th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, October 8th-3 Hour Early Dismissal (Homecoming)

Wednesday, October 13th-3rd Grade Leads the Mass

Thursday, October 21st-PTO Meeting

Friday, October 22nd-Spirit Day $1

Thursday, October 28th-3 Hour Early Dismissal

Thursday, October 28th-Parent/Teacher Conferences