4/25/24

 Burg's Buzz
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
4/25/24

Math

Skills that the students have worked on this week included place value and fractions. Students reviewed equal and unequal parts. The class also identified unit fractions, multiple copies of a unit fraction, and worked with fractions on a number line.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the opinion essay Edision's Best Invention. The author made the claim that the lightbulb was Edison's best invention, then provided evidence by listing two other inventions and comparing how each benefited the world to the light bulb. In addition to identifying a claim, students also worked on summarizing, ideas/support, and text/graphic features.    as the comprehension skill. The vocabulary skill covered the Latin roots of vis, mem, and cent. The decoding skill focused on plurals when a word ends with a consonant and a y to change the y to i and add -es. Students worked with complex sentences as the grammar skill. The class learned about independent and dependent clauses as well as subordinating conjunctions.

Science

The third grade students have learned about why a cactus has needles and how something becomes a fossil.

Biography Book Report Projects

The due date for the biography projects is quickly approaching. Projects are due back to school on Wednesday, May 1st. Students should return the book they borrowed, the report form, and the project was completed. Please have students practice their presentation at home several times, so they are prepared to present to the class. Several students will share their projects over the dates of May 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

The Biography Bash is scheduled for Friday, May 10th. Projects will be set up in the gym from 2-3 PM. Parents, grandparents, and special guests may come and view all of the students projects. 

FAST Testing

Fast testing begins at the end of the week. This upcoming Thursday afternoon, I will be testing fluency on half of the class. The rest of the students will be assessed during the afternoon of Monday, April 29th. The other tests will be given over the two next weeks.

Field Trips

There are two field trips planned for the third grade class in the month May. The first field trip is on Thursday, May 9th. The class will be going to Greenfield for "On the Trail of Iowa Corn." For the this field trip, parent volunteers will be transporting students to and from the destination. Lunch is provided. Students are encouraged to wear their STM gear and wear tennis shoes. A note and permission slip has been included in the take home folder.

The second field trip will take place on Tuesday, May 14th with the second and third grade classes going to the Science Center of Iowa. Students will need to pack a lunch for this field trip. Also wearing STM gear is also recommended.  Parents may attend, but will need to drive themselves to the destination. The cost of admission for parents is $7.00, which will be paid upon arriving at the SCI. There is a note and permission slip enclosed in the take home folder.

Social Contract

The social contract in third grade will continue to be enforced until the end of the school year. Students will be expected to be respectful, kind, honest, helpful, and a good listener. This includes in the classroom. at recess, or in specials. 

Important Dates

Thursday, April 25th-FAST Testing in the Afternoon

Friday, April 26th-Spirit Day ($1)/Clean Up Day

Monday, April 29th-FAST Testing in the Afternoon

Wednesday, May 1st-Biography Book Report Projects Due

Thursday, May 2nd-Glow-A-Thon

Friday, May 3rd-Spirit Day $1

Thursdsay, May 9th-"On The Trail of Iowa Corn" Field Trip

Friday, May 10th-Biography Bash 2-3 PM in the Gym

Tuesday, May 14th-2nd/3rd Grade Sciene Center Field Trip

Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, May 22nd-3rd/4th Grade Mass

Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert

Friday, May 24th-Field Day

Friday, May 24th-3 Hour Early Dismissal

4/18/24

 Burg's Buzz

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4/18/24

Math

The students worked on addition and subtraction with regrouping this past week. We also reviewed estimation.

Science

Over the next couple of weeks the third grade class will be studying a variety of science related topics.

Reading/Language Arts

The class read  A Bumpy Ride by Sharon Katz and Rachel Young. In this informational text, the students follow a timeline of the invention of the bicycle and how its features changed over time.

The comprehension skills covered author's purpose, making predictions, and figurative language. The vocabulary skill was using the prefix ex-. Students worked with the prefixes of re- and un- and the suffixes of -less and -ness.

FAST Testing

The FAST Testing screenings will begin at the end of next week and continue into the first week of May.

Dress Code

As a reminder when wearing shorts, the bottom of the short must extend at least to the mid-thigh. 

Important Dates

Friday, April 19th-No School (Teacher Professional Development)

Friday, April 26th-Spirit Day $1/Spring Clean Up Day

Wednesday, May 1st-Biography Book Report Projects Due

Thursday, May 2nd-Glow-A-Thon

Friday, May 3rd-Spirit Day $1

Thursday, May 9th-Trail of Corn Agricultural Field Trip

Friday, May 10th-Biography Bash 2:00-3:00 PM

4/11/24

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4/11/24
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ISASP Testing

The 3rd grade students have survived the week of  testing. Parents will be notified when the results are in.

Reading/Language Arts

The class will be back in their reading textbooks starting on Thursday, April 11th. A spelling pretest will be given on this day. The post test and weekly assessments will be taken on Thursday, April 18th. There is no school on Friday, April 19th due to teacher professional development.

Math

Students have worked on identifying the fraction of an object that has been divided into equal parts. Another skill the students worked was addition and subtraction with regrouping. The class also worked on geometry terms such as perpendicular and parallel. 

Science

Students will be having a test over weather on Monday, April 15th.

Biography Book Report Projects

I hope that each of the students are enjoying the biography that he/she picked out. Just a reminder that projects are due back to school on Wednesday, May 1st. That is in 20 days. As I have told the students, this is not a project that should be completed the night before it is due. Please plan time for the student to write down the facts, create their project, and practice their presentation.

GLOW DAY

Friday, April 12th, the third grade class will have a GLOW day to celebrate the end of ISASP testing. The fun will begin after music class until it is time to switch classes at 11:00 AM for social studies. It will resume after the last recess at 2:20 PM. White or neon is the best to get the best glow in the dark effect.

Important Dates

Friday, April 12th-GLOW Day-Wear white/neon shirts

Friday, April 19th-NO SCHOOL  (Teacher PD)

Thursday, April 25th-FAST Testing During PM

Friday, April 26th-Spirit Day/Earth Day Clean Up

Monday, April 29th-FAST Testing During PM

             

4/4/24

 Burg's Buzz
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4/4/24

Reading/Language Arts

Time was spent this past week doing the practice tests for the reading, math, and language arts sections of the ISASP testing. Students were able to see how to navigate through the test and how to answer questions.

Students also worked on poetry. Several examples were read aloud and examined. Students learned about forms, elements, and types of poetry. The first poem that each third grade wrote was an Autobiography Poem. This is a poem about oneself.

Following testing on Thursday, April 11th, the students will take a spelling pretest and start back in the reading series. The post test will be on Thursday, April 18th. There is no school on Friday, April 19th.

Math

Skills covered this week have included time to the hour and understanding fractions.

Science

The students continue to learn about the differences between weather and climate.

Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress Testing

Students in grades third through eighth grades will be taking the ISASP tests beginning of Monday, April 8th. The third grade students will complete a reading test, a writing/language arts test, and a math test.

In the take home folder last week, a note card and an index card were sent home. The index card is to write an encouraging note to your child about ISASP testing. Please put the index card into the envelope and return it back to school. If you have not yet returned it back to school, please return by Friday, April 5th. 

Reading Incentive Program

Through the months of October through March, students were in charge of tracking the number of minutes read each day. The total minutes turned in on the calendars throughout the entire six months totaled 64,017 minutes. Clinton read the most minutes in the third grade class totaling 19,935 . The second most minutes 6,915 was read by Ryder.  The following students completed and met the goal in all six months; Hadley, Clinton, Zayn,  Ali, Ryder, and Hattie.

Solar Eclipse Watch Party

On Monday, April 8th, students at STM will be viewing the solar eclipse. The PTO has purchased glasses for each student.

Important Dates

Friday, April 5th-Spirit Day $1 (Wear Your Iowa Gear)

Monday, April 8th-Friday, April 12th-ISASP Testing

Friday, April 12th-Glow Day in 3rd Grade 

Friday, April 19th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Wednesday, May 1st-Biography Book Report Projects Due

3/28/24

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3/28/24

Math

The students will be taking the Topic 8 assessment covering mental math, rounding, and estimation on Friday, March 28th.

Reading/Language Arts

Module 8 will focus on inventors and inventions.  This week the third grade class is reading a biography called Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed our Lives by  Gene Barretta.  The author shows the "now and then" of specific inventions by Thomas Edison.  Comprehension skills covered include identifying text and graphic features, making inferences, text structure, and central idea. Students also reviewed adjectives and adverbs as the grammar skill. The decoding skill focused on prefixes and suffixes. Reference sources such as dictionary/glossary and the Greek word root graph and the suffix  -logy were  the skills covered as the vocabulary strategy.

Next week will be spent reviewing and taking the ISASP practice tests. There will be no spelling. Students will also work on reading and writing poetry.

Science

Students  are learning about the differences between weather and climate.

Reading Incentive Program

Please return March reading calendars to school by Tuesday, April 2nd.

Biography Book Reports

Students are bringing home information about a biography book report. There are several steps involved in completion of this project. The first thing that needs to be done is your child reading the biography that he/she picked out.  The next step would be to have your child fill out the report form answering each of the questions. I have included two of the forms In case of mistakes. Only one needs to be turned in. Next, your child should pick one of the projects and create it. Finally, your child should practice his/her presentation at home so they are prepared to present to their classmates.  Everything is due back to school by Wednesday, May 1st. Presentations will take place on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

A "Biography Bash" will take place on Friday, May 10th from 2:00-3:00 PM in the school gymnasium. Parents, grandparents, and special guests will be able to view all of the students' projects.

Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP)

During the week of April 8th, students in grades third through eighth will be taking the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) standardized tests. These tests are administered on student Chromebooks.  These tests are important in showing academic growth, but do not want students to be stressed about them.  I want your child's testing experience to be positive and successful. Students should get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, arrive at school on time, and be encouraged to do their best. In your child's take home folder is a note card and an envelope.  Please write an encouraging note to your child on the note card. The note card should be returned in the envelope back to school by Friday, April 5th. I will distribute the note card to your child prior to testing.

Important Dates

Friday, March 29th-Read My Shirt Day

Friday, April 5th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, April 8th-Friday, April 12th-ISASP Testing 

Friday, April 12th-Glow Day

Friday, April 19th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

3/21/24

 Burg's Buzz
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
3/21/24

Science

The third grade class is learning about severe weather. Students have learned about thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards.

The students continue to work on their weather research papers.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading The Storyteller's Candle by Lucia Gonzalez. In this historical fiction selection, it is the winter of 1929, and cousins Hildamar and Santiago have just moved to enormous, chilly New York from their native Puerto Rico. As Three Kings' Day approaches, Hildamar and Santiago mourn the loss of their sunny home and wonder about their future in their adopted city. When a storyteller and librarian named Pura Belpré arrives in their classroom, the children begin to understand just what a library can mean to a community. The comprehension skill helped students recognize characteristics of historical fiction, synthesize information, and covered literary elements and figurative language. The grammar skill focused on comparing adjectives. Students also worked on compound words as the vocabulary strategy. The decoding skill focused on words with /oo/.

Math

Students have been rounding numbers to the nearest ten and hundred. The students have been estimating sums and differences.

Book and a Bagel

On Thursday, March 28th, each student plus one guest is invited to come to the classroom from 7:45 AM-8:30 AM to enjoy reading/listening to a book and have a bagel for breakfast.

There is note in the take home folder. Please fill it out with who will be your child's guest and return back to school.

Sedar Meal/Crosswalk

St. Malachy School will be participating in a sedar meal on Thursday, March 28th. Sack lunches are not allowed unless the student has a medical note. Following the meal, students and staff will participate in the Crosswalk starting at the school and walking to Holy Spirit Church.  Each student will need to wear a white shirt to school on this day. An all school picture will be taken at the church. A permission slip has been included in the take home folder. Please complete and return back to school.

Important Dates

Friday, March 22nd-Spirit Day $1

Monday, March 25th-Reading Gives You Superpowers Day

Tuesday, March 26th-Wild About Reading Day

Thursday, March 28th-Book and a Bagel Event (7:45-8:30 AM)

Thursday, March 28th-Sedar Meal/Crosswalk

Friday, March 29th-Reading Makes Me Glow Day

2/29/24

 Burg's Buzz

2/29/24

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Math

The third grade students have been learning about addition properties.

Science

The students continue to learn about the weather. The third grade students will be writing an informational paper on a type of weather.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading a biography called One Plastic Bag-Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia by Miranda Paul. The reader learns how one African woman started a recycling movement to combat the pollution caused by plastic bags in her community. Students worked on making inferences and text structure as the comprehension strategy. The decoding skill covered irregular plural nouns. The vocabulary skill focused on the suffixes of -ness and -able. 

The weekly assessments and spelling post test will be taken on Monday, March 4th.

Reading Incentive Program

February calendars are due back to school by Monday, March 4th. March calendars have been included in the take home folder. March is the last month of the reading incentive program.

National Reading Month

From the note sent home last week, you can see the many fun and educational activities planned for the month of March to celebrate National Reading month.

A reading bingo form is being sent home with each student. Each time your child completes one of the activities, please X it off and date the square. Once your child has completed ALL of the squares, please have him/her return the bingo card back to school to receive a prize.  Bingo cards must be returned back to school by the end of the month of March.

Important Dates

Friday, March 1st-Buddy Day (Bring a stuffed animal)

Saturday, March 2nd-STM Foundation Gala 6 PM

Monday, March 4th-Parent/Teacher Conferences 

Tuesday, March 5th-Oh, The Places You'll Go Day

Tuesday, March 5th-Children's Author Visit

Tuesday, March 5th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Wednesday, March 6th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Thursday, March 7th-NO SCHOOL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Friday, March 8th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 11th-Friday, March 14th-Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

Thursday Fun (2/22/24)

Creston High School Jazz Band 

Channel 5 Meteorologist Weather Presentation

2/22/24

 Burg's Buzz

2/22/24

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Reading/Language Arts

The stories in Module 7 will focus on community and how one person can make a meaningful difference. The first selection that we are reading this week is a biography entitled Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table. Students worked on the comprehension skills of included author's purpose, text structure, and making and confirming predictions. The decoding skill covered compound words and abbreviations. The class worked with using the suffix of -ion. The grammar skill reviewed irregular nouns.

The weekly assessments for this story will be on Monday, February 26th.

The results of the Module 6 testing have been included in the take home folder.

Math

The next skill that students in third grade will work on is addition and subtraction using the regrouping strategy.

Science

The third grade is learning about weather. The class has discussed types of weather, causes of weather, and weather instruments used to measure weather.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher conferences are scheduled during the evenings of Monday, March 4th-Wednesday, March 6th, and the morning of Thursday, March 7th. If you have not yet signed up for a conference time, please do so on JMC. There is no school on Friday, March 8th. Spring break then runs from Monday, March 11th-14th. 

National Reading Month

March is National Reading month. The 3rd grade class will be celebrating throughout the entire month. A note has been included in the take home folder about all of the activities and dress up days planned.

Important Dates

Friday, February 23rd-Spirit Day $1

Monday, February 26th-3rd Trimester Begins (Late Slips)

Saturday, March 2nd-STM Gala

Monday, March 4th-Thursday, March 7th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, March 8th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, March 11th-Friday, March 14th-Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

 

2/15/24

 Burg Buzz

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2/15/24

Science

The next topic the third grade students will be learning about is weather.

Math

The third grade class will have an assessment over interpreting and analyzing data next week.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's story is T.J. The Siberian Tiger by Ann Whitehead Nagda and Cindy Bickel. In this informational text, students learn about a tiger cub that loses his mother due to cancer. The tiger cub quits eating and begins losing weight. Under the care of caring workers, The comprehension skills covered text structure, text and graphic features, and the central idea. Students also worked on words with vowel + /r/ sounds  as the decoding skill. The vocabulary strategy covered the suffix of -ly. 

The class has also been working on opinion writing. Students have written about their favorite between rain and snow, whether they would rather be the student or the teacher, their favorite day of the week, and their favorite restaurant.

Book Order

An order form was sent home in last week's take home folder about ordering books written by visiting guest author Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia. Order forms with payment are due back to school by Tuesday, February 21st.

Donations

3rd grade class is still in need of monetary donations for the third, fourth, and fifth grade "I'd Rather Be Reading" basket and silent auction adirondack chairs.

Late Slips

The third trimester begins on Monday, February 26th, which means late slips will be starting in third grade. Every time a student doesn’t not have an assignment (spelling packet, writing missed words, getting a test signed, etc) completed, he or she receives a late slip. The student must get the late slip signed and the homework completed and returned the next day.  If the homework is completed and the late slip is signed there is no other consequence.  If the late slip is not signed or the homework is not completed by the next day, the student will have to serve detention.  On the sixth late slip received, the student gets an automatic detention.  If any more late slips are received after the sixth one also results in detention being served.  Parents will be notified when a detention is to be served.  Students receive late slips from Mrs. Sickels, Miss Surma, and me, so the six late slips allowed are per teacher.  I have talked with the third graders about the late slip policy.  The best way to avoid late slips is to just get homework completed on time!  Please continue to check assignment books to see what was done during the day, what still needs to be completed, and what needs to be signed.  Please take a few minutes to talk to your third grader about the late slip policy and what the consequences are for not getting work completed.

  

Important Dates

Monday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Friday, February 23rd-Spirit Day

Monday,  February 26th-Third Trimester (Late Slips Start)

Saturday, March 2nd-Auction and Gala

2/8/24

 Burg's Buzz

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2/8/24

Science

Students will take the Unit 5 Assessment covering "Organisms and Their Environment" on Monday, February 12th.

Math

This week the students have been analyzing and interpreting data using bar graphs and picture graphs. Later in the week, students will be doing a school wide survey about who will win the upcoming Super Bowl football game. Students will gather the data and create a bar graph with the results.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading Octopus Escapes Again by  Laurie Ellen Angus. In this narrative nonfiction story, the reader follows Octopus trying to find food all the while avoiding being eaten by other animals in the sea. The comprehension skill reviewed figurative language and text and graphic features. Students worked on using words with er, ir, ur, and or as the decoding skill. The grammar skill focused on using adjectives to compare. Students worked with using the prefix of un- as the vocabulary strategy.

The results of Module 5 have been included in the take home folder.

FAST Testing Results

The results of the winter screening for FAST Testing have been included in the take home folder.

Author Visit

March is National Reading Month. On Tuesday, March 5th, children's author Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia will be visiting St. Malachy School. Families have the opportunity to purchase books she has written prior to the visit.  In this week's take home folder is an order form. Books can be purchased using cash or check. Order forms are due back to school by Tuesday, February 20th.

St. Malachy Foundation Gala

The St. Malachy Foundation Gala is scheduled for Saturday, March 2nd. Donations are still needed for the adirondack chairs for the silent auction item. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade book basket for the live auction is in need of donations as well.

Important Dates

Friday, February 9th-Spirit Day $1 (Wear Chiefs or 49ers Gear)

Friday, February 9th-Valentine's Day Party

Monday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Friday, February 23rd-Spirit Day $1

Friday, February 23rd-End of the 2nd Trimester

Monday, February 26th-Late Slips Start

2/1/24

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2/1/24

Math

The next chapter the third grade class will cover is interpreting and analyzing data. Students will read and make a variety of graphs.

Reading/Language Arts

Module 6 will focus on animal behaviors. This week the class read another narrative nonfiction story called This is Your Life" by Heather Lynn Miller. This story also contained some fantasy. The comprehension skills focused on text and graphic features, summarizing, and author's purpose. Students learned about adjectives as the grammar skill. The vocabulary skill covered the prefixes of uni-, bi-, and tri-. 

Science

Students will be having a test over how living things are able to survive in their environments next week.

St. Malachy Foundation Gala

The St. Malachy Foundation committee have decided to bring back the class baskets to the auction.  The theme of this year's Gala is "We Are God...We Are Community." This year the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grader classes are combining to put together "I Rather Be Reading" basket. The plan is to focus on the new bookstore in town. Items that could be included are bookmarks, reading light, blanket, candle, snacks, a gift card, etc. Our grade band is seeking donations to purchase items for the basket. Donations are due to school by Friday, February 23rd. There is a note in the take home folder pertaining to this.

Also, please remember monetary donations are also needed to help with the silent auction as well. A note from Casie Klejch was sent home last week about monetary donations for this.

Special Guest Mass

Catholic Schools Week will end with mass on Friday, February 2nd. School will be dismissed at 1:00 PM. All students will be picked up in the car line. Mass begins at 1:30 PM. Students will not return back to school. Students with parts have spots reserved for them up towards the front of the church.

Valentine's Day Party

St. Malachy School will hold Valentine's Day parties on Friday, February 9th. Students decorated bags in art class on Wednesday, and will finish next week. Please do not have students bring their valentines until at least Thursday of next week.

Important Dates

Friday, February 2nd-Black Tie Dress Up Day

Friday, February 2nd-Special Guest Mass at 1:30 PM

Monday, February 5th-Mrs. Burg Absent

Friday, February 7th-Lenten Retreat 6-7 PM

Friday, February 9th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, February 9th-Valentine's Day Party

Friday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Friday, February 23rd-Spirit Day $1

Friday, February 23rd-Last Day of the 2nd Trimester

1/25/24

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1/25/24

Reading/Language Arts

The class is reading the narrative nonfiction story Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick. This story was about brothers who loved the game of baseball. They played the game throughout their whole life. Students worked on figurative language and sequencing as the comprehension skills. The decoding skill focused on contractions. The vocabulary skills were the shades of meaning of words and the suffix of -ment. Students also worked on verb tense as the grammar skills. The post test and weekly reading assessment will be on Friday, January 26th.

Math

There will be a test over perimeter and area on Monday, January 29th. Students will bring home the practice assessment in Friday's folder.

Science

The third grade class discussed how living things react when their environment changes.

Book Order

A book order flyer has been included in the take home folder. All books are ordered online using a credit card. Scholastic books are an affordable way to build your child's home library.

Catholic Schools Week

St. Malachy School will be celebrating Catholic Schools week from Sunday, January 28th-Friday, February 2nd. There are many fun dress up days and activities. A note was sent home in last week's take home folder about each day. Just a reminder there is no mass on Wednesday, January 31st. Mass will be on Friday, February 2nd during the week of CSW.

Class List

A class list is being sent home in this week's folder for students to use when completing valentines for their classmates. The Valentine's Day party will be on Friday, February 9th.

Silent Auction Item

Each class is responsible for a personalized item to contribute to the silent auction. Jason and Casie Klejch are the overseeing the third grade project. There is a note in the take home folder pertaining to our class project. 

Important Dates

Sunday, January 29th-Kick Off CSW Mass at Holy Spirit 9AM

Monday, January 30th-Sack Lunch Needed (Milk Provided)/STM Gear Day

Tuesday, January 31st-Favorite Saint or Bible Figure Day

Wednesday, January 30th-Career Dress Up Day

Thursday, February 1st-Sock, Cros, & Birenstocks Day

Friday, February 2nd-Special Guest Mass/Black Tie Day

Wednesday, February 7th-Lenten Retreat 6 PM

Friday, February 9th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, February 9th-Valentine's Day Party

1/18/24

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1/18/24

Math

The third grade class continues to work on perimeter and area. Students also continue to review basic facts. Please practice the facts at home, especially the multiplication and division facts.

The class should be ready for an assessment next week.

Science

This week students learned about how organisms succeed in their environment. Students collaborated to help determine how an animal's environment affects its ability to survive in its environment. 

Reading/Language Arts

The class will start a lesson 15 on Thursday, January 18th.  The story the class will read is a narrative nonfiction story entitled Brothers at Bat by Audrey Vernick.

Valentine's Day Party

This year St. Malachy School will be hosting Valentine's Day parties on Friday, February 9th. Valentine's Day is on Wednesday, February 14th, which is Ash Wednesday this year. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting in the Catholic faith. 

Students are allowed to bring valentine cards to school for their classmates. If your child is bringing valentines, please have them bring one for each student in the class. A class list has been included in the take home folder. Students will decorate bags in art class in February.

Important Dates

Friday, January 19th-Spirit Day $1

Sunday, January 28th-Friday, February 2nd-CSW

Friday, February 9th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, February 9th-Valentine's Day Party

1/11/24

 Burg's Buzz

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1/11/24

Math

Students will be learning how to find the area of irregular shapes.

Reading/Language Arts

Due to the snow days, the class will continue to work on the story Running Rivals in lesson 14. The spelling post test will be on Monday, January 15th.

Science

Students have been learning about physical and behavioral adaptations.

Snow on the Ground

In order to play in the snow, students need to have boots on their feet and their winter coats with hats and gloves/mittens. Snow pants are a great way to stay warm and keep clothes from getting wet. A pair of shoes is necessary for wearing in the building.

Important Dates

Wednesday, January 17th-PTO Meeting

Friday, January 19th-Spirit Day $1

Sunday, January 28th-Friday, February 2nd-Catholic Schools Week

1/5/24

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1/5/24

Welcome Back

Can you believe we are halfway through the school year? I look forward to seeing the students continue to improve academically and socially. I took some time on Wednesday to review classroom expectations and procedures. As a class we discussed the social contract, and how students should behave when at school.

Reading/Language Arts

Wednesday was used to write goals for 2024. On Thursday, the class started the next story in our reading series and had a spelling pretest. The post test for Lesson 14 will be on Friday, January 12th. 

Science

The third grade class continues to learn about animal adaptations.

Math

The class will continue to work on perimeter and area.  Students will be using the Distributive Property of Multiplication to find the area. Students will also be finding the perimeter and area of irregular shapes.

FAST Testing

The winter screening for FAST testing will start next week.  The students will take the computerized tests first. The CBMreading test will be given during the afternoons of January 16th and 18th.

Reading Incentive Program

Please return December reading calendars to school by Friday, January 5th. The reading goal will increase to 500 minutes during the months of January, February, and March.

Class Fridge

Students can still bring in a picture to put on our class fridge.

Important Dates

Friday, January 5th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, January 8th-Mrs. Burg Absent

Wednesday, January 10th-Cookie Party

Wednesday, January 17th-PTO Meeting

Friday, January 19th-Spirit Day $1