4/14/22

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4/14/22

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading the historical fiction selection "Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. In this story, Papa, who lives on a prairie farm, puts an ad in the newspaper looking for a wife. Sarah, who is from Maine, answers the advertisement. She comes to visit the family. Anna and Caleb worry about Sarah missing the sea. The comprehension skill focused on story structure. Students worked on the word endings -ing and-ed as the phonics skill. The vocabulary focused on the prefix of non-. The class continued to work on adverbs as the grammar skill. Students used adverbs to compare.

Science

The third grade class is learning about matter. Students have learned about solids, liquids, and gases.

Math

Students took the topic 9 assessment over addition and subtraction with regrouping on Wednesday. The next topic the third graders will cover is fractions.

Spring Clean Up Day

This year's spring clean up day is planned for Friday, April 22nd. This is a day of service for students at St. Malachy. Students in grades third through eighth are asked to bring a lawn rake (please label it). Students are also asked to donate $1 to the cleaning day. These funds will be used to purchase soil and flowers for the entrances of the school.

Biography Book Report Projects

Just a reminder that the biography book report projects are due on Thursday, May 5th. Hopefully students are done or almost done with their biography books. Please let me know if you have any questions about the report, project, or presentation.  There are 20 more days to work on this until it is due.

Happy Easter

We remember Jesus' sacrifice and give thanks. May God shower you with blessings, love, and peace this Easter.

Important Dates

Thursday, April 14th-Seder Meal/Crosswalk

Friday, April 15th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Thursday, April 21st-PTO Meeting

Friday, April 22nd-Spirit Day $1

Friday, April 22nd-Clean Up Day

Thursday, May 5th-Lap-A-Thon

Thursday, May 5th-Biography Book Report Projects Due

Friday, May 6th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, May 11th-Kindergarten/3rd Grade Mass

Wednesday, May 11th-Biography Bash