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)