11-18-21

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

11-18-21

Science

The next unit the third grade class will learn about is plant life cycles.

Reading/Language Arts

This week students are reading the biography "Young Thomas Edison by Micheal C. Dooling. Students learn all about the younger years of Thomas Edison learning about his childhood, jobs, and relationship with his mother.  The comprehension skill covered main idea and supporting details. Students also worked on pronouns as the grammar skill. The phonics skill covered the sound in words such as talk and wall. The vocabulary skill focused on shades of meaning in words.

The lesson 9 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Math

The third graders continue to work on division. Students need to continue work on the basic division facts to improve fluency. Students have also been working on problem solving using all four operations. The class has been working 2 step word problems, which can be tricky at times. I have been discussing with students about breaking the problem apart and using the information that is given to help them solve it. I have also had to discuss using perseverance to try again when they get it wrong or get stuck. 

Video Permission Slip

Next week my daughter, a junior cinema major at the University of Iowa and a STM alumni will be creating a video for a class project next Monday, November 22nd. She is mostly using the 5th grade students, but 3rd and 4th grade students may be in the background scenes in the lunchroom or at recess Please sign and return the permission form allowing your child to be in the video. Once the video is completed, I hope to have a watch party at school.

Important Dates

Thursday, November 18th-PTO Meeting

Friday, November 19th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, November 24th-Friday, November 26th-NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Monday, November 29th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Friday, December 3rd-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, December 8th-STM Christmas Program 5:30 PM