2/9/23

 Burg's Buzz

2/9/23

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class read The Albertosaurus Mystery In this informational text, the reader learns about past paleontolgists, Barnum Brown and Phillip Currie's hunt for Albertosaurus fossils. It was believed that meat-eating dinosaurs hunted and lived alone. Phillip Currie began believing this theory wasn't true after finding twenty-two albertosaurs buried in the rock together. More evidence was discovered when more meat-eating dinosaur bones were found in places all over the world. Students worked on drawing conclusions at the comprehension strategy. The vocabulary skill was using the suffix -ly. Students continued to work on identifying adjectives.This week the skill was using adjectives to compare. The phonics skill covered the sounds of /j/ and /s/.

The lesson 16 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Math

This week has been spent reviewing for the Topic 7 assessment covering data and graphing. Students will have test over this concept on Friday, February 10th.

Science

Students have been preparing this week for a test covering living things and adaptations in their environments. There will be test early next week.

Valentine's Day Party

The third grade students will have a Valentine's Day party during the afternoon of Tuesday, February 14th. Bags were decorated during art class this past week. Students may bring valentines beginning this upcoming Monday.

St. Malachy Gala and Auction

The St. Malachy Foundation's annual gala and auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 4th. Tickets are on sale now for the event. A great meal is served, and is an evening of fellowship and fun. The donations received from the auction directly benefit STM students.

Each class will have a personalized silent auction item to bid on. I still have a few students that have not turned in their Bible verse. Thank you to those who have made monetary donations. You still have time to donate to help cover the cost of the project.

Important Dates

Friday, February 10th-Spirit Day $1 (Wear Red)

Tuesday, February 14th-Valentine's Day Party

Monday, February 20th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Friday, February 24th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, February 27th-Late Slips Start