12/21/23

Burg's Buzz

12/21/23

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Math

Students continue to learn about area. The class has found the number of square units in a shape. Students have also learned to find perimeter and area of a square and rectangle.

Science

The class learned about how animals and animals are able to survive in their habitats by adaptations.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's stories and activities included The Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett and How to Catch a Reindeer. Students wrote about having a pet reindeer. Other activities focused on the book The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Using the comprehension skills learned in our reading series, students identified the main idea, characters, setting, and summarizing. Students also designed ugly Christmas sweaters and wrote about what Santa should bring Mrs. Burg for Christmas this year.

Important Dates

Friday, December 22nd-Ugly Sweater Day

Friday, December 22nd-Lunch with Advent Angels (Bring Sack Lunch)

Monday, December 25th-Tuesday, January 2nd-Christmas Break

Wednesday, January 3rd-School Resumes

Wednesday, January 3rd-MASS

Friday, January 5th-Spirit Day

Happy Holidays

I wish all 3rd grade STM families a very Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is able to celebrate and enjoy this holiday season with family and friends. My family and I will be heading to Mesa, AZ where my mom lives during the winter season. We will be gone from December 24th-30th. I am looking forward to the warmer weather. Hopefully I will be able to wear shorts and get some sun while I am down there.

 

12/13/23

Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

12/13/23

Science

Students have learned that the environment can affect plant and animal traits.

Math

Students are in the beginning process of learning about area. Students have been introduced to square units.

Reading/Language Arts

For the remaining days left of school before break, the students will be reading and writing about Christmas. This week I am using the books How Santa Got His Job and How Santa Lost His Job.

Stocking Stuffers

School supplies would be a great idea for the students' stockings. Many of the students could use new pencils, crayons, and markers.

Next Week (December 18th-22nd)

St. Malachy School has some fun dress up and activities planned for next week. Please refer below to each assigned day of dress up. On Friday, December 22, students will need a sack lunch. Students will be eating lunch with their Advent Angel. In the past, some students have given gifts to their Advent Angel. Please know this is extremely nice, but not required.

Important Dates

Friday, December 15th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, December 18th-Grinch Day (wear green)

Tuesday, December 19th-Long Winter's Nap (winter pajamas)

Wednesday, December 20th-Dress to Impress (mass attire)

Thursday, December 21st-Christmas Carol Day

Friday, December 22nd-Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Friday, December 22nd-Sack Lunch/Caroling

There will be no school from Monday, December 25th through Tuesday, January 2nd. School resumes on Wednesday, January 3rd.

 

12/7/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

12/7/23

Math

The next topic the third grade class will be learning about is perimeter and area.

Please continue to practice the multiplication and division facts.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading the story Soccer Shootout by Jake Maddox. In this realistic fiction story, Beck and Ryan are both competing to be the team's goalie. When the coach picks a new goalie other than the one on last year's state championship team, Beck must figure out his new role as the sweeper. The story shows how to win it takes teamwork. The students worked on asking themselves questions about the story, author's purpose, and literary elements. The decoding skills focused on the vowel dipthongs of /oi/ and /oy/.  Students also worked on the suffixes of -er and -est as the vocabulary skill.

The Module 4 Assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Science

The next topic the third grade class will be learning about animal habitats.

Mass

The third grade will be leading the mass on Wednesday, December 13th.  Those students who did not have a part in the last mass, will have a part in this mass. Parts have been included in the take home folder.

There is mass on Friday, December 8th. Students need to wear mass clothes. There will be a noisy change collection at the Friday mass and the mass next Wednesday, December 13th.

Reading Incentive Program

The results for November have been calculated. From the calendars returned back to school, the third grade class read 10,013 minutes in all. Hattie, Camden, Eli, Zayn, Jase, Ryder, Reid, Caroline, Ali, Hadley, Andi, Mikey, Clinton, and Jordy met the goal for November. The third grader that read the most minutes for the past month was Clinton.

Coin Wars

Creston FBLA, Creston CAST, and Creston Wrestling are partnering this year to raise money for the Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter of Union County. This is an organization that is committed  to making sure that "no kid sleeps on the floor in our town" by providing beds and bedding to children ages 3-17 for free that need a place to rest their heads. The Union County chapter has made and delivered 167 beds since June of 2021. 100% of the money donated will be given to this cause. STM will be participating through Coin Wars. There will be a container for the third grade students to deposit their coins in.

Care Center Gifts

St. Malachy School is once again collecting items for residents in the local care facilities. Please bring small items to school such as a deck of cards, word search books, lotion, body spray, socks, nail polish, hair brush/combs, blankets, body wash, soap, etc. Students will be decorating bags at school to put all of the gifts in. Collecting of these items will last until Friday, December 15th.

Important Dates

Friday, December 8th-Feast of Immaculate Conception Mass

Wednesday, December 13th-3rd Grade Leads the Mass

Friday, December 15th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, December 22nd-Sack Lunch/Caroling

Wednesday, January 2nd-Classes Resume