5/16/24

  Burg's Buzz
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
5/16/24

Countdown

There are six days left of school. The last day of school is on Friday, May 24th. There is a 3 hour early dismissal. Students will empty out their desks and lockers on Thursday, May 23rd.

Science

As the school year winds down, the third grade students have been doing STEM challenges.

Reading/Language Arts

The class continues to read Poppy by Avi. The students have read up to chapter through chapter 10.  The story has been read by myself, students have read in small groups, and students have listened to the audio of the chapters.

Math

The third grade class has been learning about shapes. Students have learned about quadrilaterals. The class has been taught about trapezoids, squares, rectangles, rhombus, parallelograms, and kites.

FAST Testing

The results of the spring FAST testing screening have been included in the take home folder for parents to view.

Biography Projects

The third grade students did a wonderful job on their biography projects and presentations. The rubrics have been included in the take home folder.

Mass

The third and fourth grade classes will lead the liturgy on Wednesday, May 22nd. Parts have been included in the take home folder. If you are able, please join us for the last Mass of the school year.

Field Day

Field Day will begin at 9:00 AM on Friday, May 24th. Students can bring a blanket to sit on while watching others do the obstacle course. Parents are more than welcome to come watch.

Important Dates

Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day $1

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

Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert 6 PM

Friday, May 24th-Field Day

Friday, May 24th-3 Hour Early Dismissal

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5/9/24

 Burg's Buzz
5/9/24
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Countdown

After today (Thursday), there are eleven days of school remaining. School is out for the summer on Friday, May 24th. This is a 3 hour early dismissal. Students will clean out desks and lockers on Thursday, May 23rd.

Math

The 3rd grade class is continuing to learn about fractions. Students have been identifying equivalent fractions. Students have used fraction tiles and a numberline as manipulatives.

Science

In small groups, students worked with STEM kits. The concepts covered included chain reactions, weight and gravity, area and perimeter, electric currents, momentum, and problem solving.

Reading/Language Arts

The third grade class is reading aloud Poppy by Avi. The class has gotten through chapters one through four. With each chapter, the class is working on summarizing and answer questions about the text.

Field Trip

The second/third grade field to the Science Center on Tuesday, May 14th. Please have students wear a STM shirt/sweatshirt. The bus will leave STM at 8:30 AM. Students will need to bring a sack lunch. Electronics will be allowed for this trip. They will be kept on the bus while at the Science Center. Students are allowed to bring money for the gift shop. Each student will be responsible for his/her  own money. I would suggest students putting money in a sealed section of their lunchbag. We will visit the gift shop before heading back to school. The bus will return to STM around 2:45 PM.

Biography Bash

The students did a wonderful job of presenting the information that they learned. Projects will be available for viewing on Friday, May 10th from 2:00-3:00 PM in the gymnasium. Students will be be able to answer questions.

Important Dates

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

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

Friday, May 17th-$1 Spirit Day

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

Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Concert 6 PM

Friday, May 24th-Field Day

Friday, May 24th-3 Hour Early Dismissal

5/2/24

 3rd Grade Buzz
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org
5/2/24

Countdown

The countdown is on for the end of the year. There are 16 school days left. There still lots of learning and fun to be had in the remaining days until summer break. The last day of school is Friday, May 24th. There is a 3 hour early dismissal.

Reading/Language Arts

The third grade class has started Module 9. The theme of this module is Farm to Table. This week the class read How Did that Get in My Lunchbox? by Chris Butterworh. The informational text explains how foods such as bread, cheese, tomatoes, apples, carrots, and clementines arrive on our plates. The comprehension skill covered synthesizing information, text structure, and text and graphic features. The vocabulary skill focused on the prefix of in- and the suffix of -ful. Students worked on the suffixes of -ful, -y, -ly, -er, and -or as the decoding skill. The grammar skill covered abbreviations.

Included in the take home folder are the results of the assessments of Module 8.

Next week students will take an end of the year test. The list will be one word from each lesson that was completed. Next week will be the last spelling test of the year. 

The plan is also to start a novel unit. Reading/Languarge skills will focus on the story. We may get back into the reading textbook. There will be no more weekly assessments or module assessments after this week.

Science

Students studied where wind comes from and how birds fly.

Math

The class continued to review fractions by working on measurement. Students measured lengths to the nearest inch, 1/2 inch, and 1/4 inch. Another skill the students practiced was understanding a line plot. Students plotted different lengths on line plots.

Trail of Iowa Corn Field Trip

The "Trail of Iowa Corn" field trip is scheduled for Thursday, May 9th. Students need to dress according to the weather that is forcasted. Closed toed shoes are a must since students will be walking in tall grass.  Bringing a lunch is not required for this trip, as lunch is provided. Students can bring water bottles, but each student will be responsible for taking care of it. No electronics are needed for the field trip since it is a short drive.

Biography Bash

Family and friends are invited to the 3rd Grade Biography Bash that will be held in the gymnasium from 2-3 PM on Friday, May 10th. Projects will be set out around the gym for visitors to look at and ask questions.

Important Dates

Thursday, May 2nd-Glow-A-Thon 

Friday, May 3rd-Spirit Day $1

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

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

Tuesday, May 14th-Science Center Field Trip

Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, May 22nd-3rd/4th Grade Mass 9:15 AM

Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert 6 PM

Friday, May 24th-Field Day

Friday, May 24th-Last Day of School (3 Hour Early Dismissal)