4/4/24

 Burg's Buzz
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
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