Mrs. Burg is Thankful for...

 

11/17/22

 Burg's Buzz

11/17/22

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the biography Young Thomas Edison by Michael Dooling. The students learned factual information about the early life of Thomas Edison. The comprehension skill covered main idea and supporting details. Students also learned about pronouns and antecedents. The vocabulary strategy focused on the shades of meaning of words. Students also worked on words with the sounds short o, aw, au, and al.

Next week the students will be taking the Unit 2 Benchmark Assessment. Students will also be finishing Thanksgiving stories. There will be no spelling next week.

Science

The third grade class continues to learn about motion. Students have been discussing predictable motions such as up and down, back and forth, spinning, and zigzag.

Math

The class continues to work on division fluency. Each of the divisors 0 through 10 have been covered. Again, please continue to work on multiplication and division facts at home.

Book Order

Parents have one more opportunity before Christmas to purchase quality and affordable books through Scholastic. All ordering takes place online. An email was sent with the necessary link to order. There is also a note in the take home folder pertaining to ordering books. I will submit the order on Friday, December 2nd.

Gratitude

November is gratitude month. I have many things to be grateful for in my life. Teaching and the students are something I am grateful for. I am thankful for each of the gifts that each third grader class brings to the classroom and to me. I have created a memory gift about each of the third grade students. The gift is in their take home folder.

Important Dates

Thursday, November 17th-Deliver Socks and Placements

Thursday, November 17th-PTO Meeting 6 PM

Friday, November 18th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, November 23rd-Monday, November 28th-Thanksgiving Break

Friday, December 2nd-Spirit Day $1

World Kindness Day

 World Kindness Day

November 13, 2022

Third graders at STM are asked to wear a cardigan or zip up sweatshirt or jacket  in remembrance of Mr. Rogers on Monday, November 14th.

11/10/22

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

11/10/22

Math

The third grade students have started learning about the process of division. Students are relating multiplication to division and using repeated subtraction to solve equations. Students have worked on using the dividers of 2, 3, 4, 5,   .

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the story Kamishibai Man by Allen Say. In this realistic fiction selection, Jiichaan decides to return to the city from years away to recite stories and sell candy. When Jiichaan arrives, he is startled by all of the changes. He is also reminded why he quit in the first place, but receives a wonderful surprise when the children, now adults, he recited the stories to return to listen to him. The students reviewed cause and effect as the comprehension skill. The class also worked on the vowel diphthings /ow/ and /ou/ as the phonics skill. The grammar skill focused on abstract nouns. Students also reviewed dictionary skills.

The lesson 8 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Science

The class has been learning about motion. Students have also learned about speed and direction.

STM PTO Fall Fundraiser

Read-a-Thon is the PTO's fall fundraiser for St. Malachy School.  Counting minutes and collecting donations for Read-a-Thon runs from Friday, November 11th to Sunday, November 20th. Information pertaining to Read-a-Thon has been included in this week's take home folder. The minutes your child reads for the monthly calendar can also be counted for Read-A-Thon.

Fire Prevention Poster Winners

Congratulations to the third grade students who placed in the fire prevention poster contest. Brandy-1st, Graham-2nd, and Mary-3rd. The first place poster gets sent on to the state competition.

Socktober

The third grade class continues to collect socks to donate to the Creston Matura for the Christmas giving. Donations can be brought to school through Thursday, November 17th. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. The third grade class will deliver the socks to Matura next week.

Kindness Week

During the week of Monday, November 14th-Friday, November 18th, the third grade class will be celebrating "Kindness" week. Students are asked to wear cardigans on Monday, November 14th in remembrance of Mr. Rogers. Students will also be making placements to be delivered to Homestead Assisted Living. Other kind activities are planned throughout the week.

On Thursday, November 17th, the third grade class will be delivering the socks to Creston Matura and the placemats to Homestead. A permission slip has been included in the take home folder. The class will be using Southern Iowa Trolley for transportation.

Important Dates

Friday, November 11th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, November 11th-Veteran's Day Program

Monday, November 14th-Celebrate World Kindness Day 

Wednesday, November 23rd-Monday, November 28th-Thanksgiving Vacation

Wednesday, December 7th-Christmas Concert