3/3/22

Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

3/3/22

Science

The third grade class is finishing up a unit of the solar system.  There will be a test on Monday, March 7th.

Math

The class continues to work on addition and subtraction using properties and strategies. Students have been working on estimating sums and differences.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading a play called "Two Bear Cubs" adapted by Robert D. San Souci. In this play, Mother Grizzly's two bear cubs don't follow her directions and wander off.  The bear cubs fall asleep on a rock. The rock grows and eventually it becomes a mountain. In the end, an unlikely creature is able to save the bear cubs. Students reviewed story structure (characters, setting, and plot) for the comprehension skill. The vocabulary skill covered the prefixes of pre-, re-, and bi-. The phonics skill focused on the /oo/ sound in spoon and wood.  Students reviewed the present and past tense of irregular verbs such as eat, come, and run .

Reading Incentive Program

The results for the month of February are in. The class read for a total of 5,348 minutes. Students who met the goal include Quentin, Braden, Rebecca, Harper, Leo, Natalie, Finn, Presley, and Londyn. Harper read the most with 751 minutes. 

Dress Code

The month of March brings changes to the dress code. Student can return to wearing shorts. The bottom of the shorts must extend to at least mid-thigh. The month of March the temperatures fluctuate. One day it might be in the 70s and the next day in the 40s.  We will be going outside for recess, so we need students to be dressed appropriately for the day.

A reminder that if wearing leggings, the dress, skirt, or shirt MUST extend to at least mid-thigh.

Important Dates

Friday, March 4th-Spirit Day $1

Saturday, March 5th-Foundation Dinner/Auction

Thursday, March 10th-NO SCHOOL

Thursday, March 10th-Parent/Teacher Conferences 10 AM-6 PM

Friday, March 12th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 14th-Friday, March 18th-Spring Break

The lesson 18 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.