1/12/23

 Burg's Buzz

1/12/23

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the story Aero and Officer Mike by Joan Plummer Russell. In this informational text, students follow Mike and his K-9 dog Aero on a day of work. Students learn about what happens when Mike and Aero are on duty, signals and commands that Aero needs to know, the training the dog receives, and how Mike and Aero interact with the community. The comprehension skill covered author's purpose. Students worked on the prefixes of in- and im- as the vocabulary skill. The phonics skill focused on words with ar, or, and ore. The grammar skill had students working on pronoun-verb agreement.

Math

The 3rd grade class is continuing to learn about finding area of squares, rectangles, and irregular shapes. Students will have a test over the topic of area on Friday, January 13th.

Science

Students continue to learn about animal adaptations. Each student in the class was assigned an animal group (fish, mammal, reptile, fish, or amphibian). Students got to choose an animal from the assigned group, then researched a physical and behavioral adaptation. In another activity, students modeled different bird beaks using tools such as chopsticks, clothespin, a straw, a spoon, and a toothpick to try and pick up different items that represented food a bird might eat.

Catholic Schools Week

St. Malachy School will be celebrating CSW beginning Sunday, January 29th-Friday, February 3rd. There are fun dress up days and activities planned. Please check the take home folder for notes pertaining to all the fun to be had. One of the activities that will take place this year is the return of the talent show. Students will need to try out to be in the show. A sign up sheet will be posted at school beginning next week for try outs. Students can perform by themselves or in a group. I am excited to see all of the talent in our STM students.

Important Dates

FAST Screening-Begins Monday, January 16th

PTO Meeting-Thursday, January 19th 6 PM

Friday, January 20th-Spirit Day $1

 Sunday, January 29th-Friday, February 3rd-Catholic Schools Week