11/4/21

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

11-4-21

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class read "The Harvest Birds" by  Blanca Guadalupe Lopez Morales.  In this  folktale, Juan's dream is to be a farmer. When his father dies, the land is split among his two older brothers. Juan decides to ask the richest man in town for land, and the man laughs at him. Next, Juan ask the oldest man in town for land to farm. This man agrees, but offers a stipulation. Juan along with the zanate birds have a bountiful harvest to everyone's surprise. The old man gives Juan the land for future farming.  The comprehension skill focused on drawing conclusions.  Students worked on context clues as the vocabulary strategy. The phonics skill covered silent letters (kn- , wr-, and -tch). Students also worked using commas as the grammar skill.

Math

The next topic the third grade students are covering is division.  Students have related division to multiplication by making fact families (6 X 7=42, 7 X 6=42, 42/6=7, and 42/7=6). Students have also started practicing the divisors of 2. 3, 4, and 5.

Science

This week the class has been reviewing for a test on force. Students will complete a study guide on Thursday. We will review in class on Friday. The test will be on Monday, November 15th.

Reading Incentive Program

For the month of October,  eight students turned in reading calendars. Seven of those students met the reading goal of 400 minutes for the month. Congratulations to Presley, Natalie, Harlow, Finn, Leo, Harper, and Londyn on meeting the October reading goal.  Harper read the most minutes in October with 910 total. All together the third grade class read 4,310 minutes. Let's continue to keep reading. November calendars were sent home with parents at parent/teacher conferences.

World Kindness Day

World Kindness Day is on Saturday, November 13th. Leading up to that day from November 8th-12th, third grade will be doing acts of kindness at school and at home.  All week long, I will be reading books about showing kindness. Students will be writing kind notes to staff members and other students.  Third grade students will also be sending pictures of thanks to our local community workers (doctors, nurses, police officers, fire fighters, etc.) Another activity the students will be doing is sending a letter and picture to someone who needs a pick me up. In the take home folder is an envelope. Please write the mailing address on it of someone your child knows that he/she could send a letter to in the mail. Also, please include your return address  in the envelope.  Return the envelope to school. The class will write the letter and draw a picture during our class meeting on November 10th. The students will also walk to the post office to mail the letters. On November 12th, we will will have a "Kindness Party" to celebrate being kind. Students are asked to wear a cardigan sweater in honor of Mr. Rogers.

Coming home in the take home folder is a "Kindness" Bingo paper. Students are asked to do acts of kindness at home. Please have your child X off each act he/she does.  This should run from Friday, November 5th-Thursday, November 11th. Please return the bingo card back to school on Friday, November 12th, so the class can celebrate all the acts of kindness performed.

Book Order

Books make great Christmas gifts.  An email was sent out to parents earlier this week about a Scholastic book order. The order will be due on Friday, November 12th. Scholastic is having shipping issues, so this will be the last book order of 2021.  If wanting to order as a gift, books can be shipped to your house. If the books are not gives, feel free to have them shipped to school.  https://clubs.scholastic.com/grade3

 

Important Dates

Friday, November 5th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, November 8th-Mrs. Burg Absent in PM

Thursday, November 11th-Veteran's Day Program 2 PM

Sunday, November 11th-Knights of Columbus Dinner 11 AM

Thursday, November 18th-PTO Meeting 6 PM

Friday, November 19th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, November 24th-Friday, November 26th-Thanksgiving Break (No School)

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