1/16/25

 Burg's Buzz

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1/16/25

Science

The third grade students will have a test over living things and their environment on Thursday, January 16th.

The next topic the third grade class will cover is weather.

Math

The class continues to learn about fractions. Students have been using a number line to represent fractions both less than one and greater than one.

Also, students have been doing some measurement using inches. Students have been measuring length to the nearest inch, 1/2 inch, and 1/4 inch. This is also another way to practice fractions. 

When the students arrive in the classroom in the morning, I have been using that time to review math skills such as subtraction with regrouping, fractions, telling time,   By doing this, I can see if there are any topics I need to spend time reteaching, or if I can pull a small group of students together and go over the concept. At this point, I am not having the students do corrections. Several of the pages that the students have completed are in the take home folder. If a students has missed most of the problems, I will going over the topic at some point before the end of the year.

Reading/Language Arts

The third grade class has started Module 5. This module will focus on teamwork. This week the class is reading The Soccer Shootout by Jake Maddox. After winning the state soccer tournament the previous year, Berk has to compete with Ryan, a new player, for the position of goalkeeper. When the coach thinks that Ryan should be the goalie, and Berk should move to the sweeper position, reluctantly Berk switches positions, but decides he won't help Ryan out and be a good teammate. When the coach offers to put Berk back at the goalkeeper, he decides to better teammate to Ryan to help him improve his skills. The comprehension skills covered literary elements, theme, and author's craft. Students worked on subject-verb tense as the grammar skill. The decoding skill focused on the sound of /oi/ and /oy/. The class covered the suffixes of -er/-est/-or as the vocabulary strategy.

The results of the Module 4 assessments have been included in the take home folder.

Mass

The 3rd grade class will be leading the mass on Wednesday, January 22nd. Your child's part has been included in the take home folder. If your child has a speaking part, please practice it with them at home.

Ben Tracy Presentation

The St. Malachy PTO is sponsoring presenter, Ben Tracy, of Safe Social Network. Ben will discuss digital citizenship, online safety, and responsible social media for families. The event is free to the public, and will take place on Wednesday, January 22nd at the SWCC Performing Arts Theater.

Permission Slip

During Catholic School Week this year, students will get to go bowling at Feldhacker's Family Fun Center. Students in grades kindergarten through third grade will go on Thursday, January 30th from 8:45 AM-11:00 AM. The cost of the field trip is $6.00. Please return both the permission slip and the fee back to school by next Friday. 

Important Dates

Wednesday, January 22nd-3rd Grade Leads the Mass

Wednesday, January 22nd-Ben Tracy Presentation 6PM

Friday, January 24th-Spirit Day $1

Sunday, January 26th-Friday, January 31st-Catholic Schools Week