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