3/28/24

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestontstmalachy.org

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)