4/23/26

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

4/23/26

Math

The 3rd grade class is learning about time. Students have identified the time to the nearest minute.

Reading/Language Arts

The Storyteller's Candle is a historical fiction story about a Puerto Rican family that moved to New York City during the time of the Great Depression. As Christmas is approaching, the cousins Hildamar and Santiago are missing their sunny home and their traditions, especially celebrating Three Kings' Day. They meet a librarian named Pura Belpre, who changes everything. Students worked on the comprehension skills of literary elements (identifying characters, setting, and plot), figurative language, and text and graphic features. The grammar skill covered adverbs that compare by adding -er, -est, more, or most. The class also focused on compound words as the vocabulary skill. The decoding skill was words with /oo/, such as mood and wood.

Glow-A-Thon

Glow-A-Thon is a PTO fundraiser that will take place on Monday, April 27th. Since the gym will be set up for Glow-A-Thon, we will not be able to eat in the gym. Students need to bring a sack lunch. Students are asked to wear neon clothing and tennis shoes. Also, please return the donation forms and money back to school.

Biography Book Report Projects

We are down to two weeks until the biography book reports are due. The due date is Thursday, May 7th. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important Dates

Friday, April 24th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, April 27th-Glow-A-Thon (Bring a Sack Lunch)

Wednesday, April 29th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Friday, May 1st-Fluency FAST Testing (Substitute Teacher)

Wednesday, May 6th-1 Hour Early Dismissal

Thursday, May 7th-Biography Book Reports Due