12/21/23

Burg's Buzz

12/21/23

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Math

Students continue to learn about area. The class has found the number of square units in a shape. Students have also learned to find perimeter and area of a square and rectangle.

Science

The class learned about how animals and animals are able to survive in their habitats by adaptations.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's stories and activities included The Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett and How to Catch a Reindeer. Students wrote about having a pet reindeer. Other activities focused on the book The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett. Using the comprehension skills learned in our reading series, students identified the main idea, characters, setting, and summarizing. Students also designed ugly Christmas sweaters and wrote about what Santa should bring Mrs. Burg for Christmas this year.

Important Dates

Friday, December 22nd-Ugly Sweater Day

Friday, December 22nd-Lunch with Advent Angels (Bring Sack Lunch)

Monday, December 25th-Tuesday, January 2nd-Christmas Break

Wednesday, January 3rd-School Resumes

Wednesday, January 3rd-MASS

Friday, January 5th-Spirit Day

Happy Holidays

I wish all 3rd grade STM families a very Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is able to celebrate and enjoy this holiday season with family and friends. My family and I will be heading to Mesa, AZ where my mom lives during the winter season. We will be gone from December 24th-30th. I am looking forward to the warmer weather. Hopefully I will be able to wear shorts and get some sun while I am down there.

 

12/13/23

Burg's Buzz

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12/13/23

Science

Students have learned that the environment can affect plant and animal traits.

Math

Students are in the beginning process of learning about area. Students have been introduced to square units.

Reading/Language Arts

For the remaining days left of school before break, the students will be reading and writing about Christmas. This week I am using the books How Santa Got His Job and How Santa Lost His Job.

Stocking Stuffers

School supplies would be a great idea for the students' stockings. Many of the students could use new pencils, crayons, and markers.

Next Week (December 18th-22nd)

St. Malachy School has some fun dress up and activities planned for next week. Please refer below to each assigned day of dress up. On Friday, December 22, students will need a sack lunch. Students will be eating lunch with their Advent Angel. In the past, some students have given gifts to their Advent Angel. Please know this is extremely nice, but not required.

Important Dates

Friday, December 15th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, December 18th-Grinch Day (wear green)

Tuesday, December 19th-Long Winter's Nap (winter pajamas)

Wednesday, December 20th-Dress to Impress (mass attire)

Thursday, December 21st-Christmas Carol Day

Friday, December 22nd-Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

Friday, December 22nd-Sack Lunch/Caroling

There will be no school from Monday, December 25th through Tuesday, January 2nd. School resumes on Wednesday, January 3rd.

 

12/7/23

 Burg's Buzz

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12/7/23

Math

The next topic the third grade class will be learning about is perimeter and area.

Please continue to practice the multiplication and division facts.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading the story Soccer Shootout by Jake Maddox. In this realistic fiction story, Beck and Ryan are both competing to be the team's goalie. When the coach picks a new goalie other than the one on last year's state championship team, Beck must figure out his new role as the sweeper. The story shows how to win it takes teamwork. The students worked on asking themselves questions about the story, author's purpose, and literary elements. The decoding skills focused on the vowel dipthongs of /oi/ and /oy/.  Students also worked on the suffixes of -er and -est as the vocabulary skill.

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

Science

The next topic the third grade class will be learning about animal habitats.

Mass

The third grade will be leading the mass on Wednesday, December 13th.  Those students who did not have a part in the last mass, will have a part in this mass. Parts have been included in the take home folder.

There is mass on Friday, December 8th. Students need to wear mass clothes. There will be a noisy change collection at the Friday mass and the mass next Wednesday, December 13th.

Reading Incentive Program

The results for November have been calculated. From the calendars returned back to school, the third grade class read 10,013 minutes in all. Hattie, Camden, Eli, Zayn, Jase, Ryder, Reid, Caroline, Ali, Hadley, Andi, Mikey, Clinton, and Jordy met the goal for November. The third grader that read the most minutes for the past month was Clinton.

Coin Wars

Creston FBLA, Creston CAST, and Creston Wrestling are partnering this year to raise money for the Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter of Union County. This is an organization that is committed  to making sure that "no kid sleeps on the floor in our town" by providing beds and bedding to children ages 3-17 for free that need a place to rest their heads. The Union County chapter has made and delivered 167 beds since June of 2021. 100% of the money donated will be given to this cause. STM will be participating through Coin Wars. There will be a container for the third grade students to deposit their coins in.

Care Center Gifts

St. Malachy School is once again collecting items for residents in the local care facilities. Please bring small items to school such as a deck of cards, word search books, lotion, body spray, socks, nail polish, hair brush/combs, blankets, body wash, soap, etc. Students will be decorating bags at school to put all of the gifts in. Collecting of these items will last until Friday, December 15th.

Important Dates

Friday, December 8th-Feast of Immaculate Conception Mass

Wednesday, December 13th-3rd Grade Leads the Mass

Friday, December 15th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, December 22nd-Sack Lunch/Caroling

Wednesday, January 2nd-Classes Resume

11/30/23

 Burg's Buzz

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11/30/23

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading the play Two Bear Cubs by Robert San Souci. This drama is a legend that comes from the Miwok Native American people in California's Yosemite Valley. Two bear cubs do not listen to their mother's advice and wander off, falling asleep on a rock. As the bears sleep, the rock grows into a mountain. The bear cubs are unable to get down and get help from an unlikely hero. The comprehension skills focused on monitoring and classifying, elements of drama, literary elements, and theme. Students worked on sentences with quotations. Decoding and spelling covered the sound /au/, /aw/, /al/, and /o/.

The spelling post test for this story will be on Monday, December 6th.

Science

The third grade students will be testing over the topic of motion on Monday, December 6th.

Math

3rd grade students have been working on word problems that involve all four operations.

Reading Calendars

Please return the November reading calendars by Monday, December 4th. A December calendar has been included in the take home folder.

Mass

There is no mass next Wednesday, December 6th. The school will celebrate mass next week on Friday, December 8th since it is the Feast of Immaculate Conception. Since there is no mass on Wednesday, students do not have to dress up on this day. I am planning on doing an art project during the morning that involves painting. Please do not send your child wearing something brand new or special on this day. Students will then need to dress in mass attire next Friday.

Important Dates

Friday, December 1st-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, December 6th-Christmas Concert-6 PM

Friday, December 8th-Feast of Immaculate Conception Mass

Wednesday, December 13th-3rd Grade Leads the Mass

Friday, December 15th-Spirit Day $1

11/16/23

 Burg's Buzz

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11/16/23

Science

Students are learning about patterns of motion such as back and forth, up and down, circular, and zigzag.

Reading/Language Arts

The class read the play Gigi and the Wishing Ring this week. The comprehension skill focused on retelling, elements of drama, and theme. Students decoded words with the vowel diphthongs ow and ou, while spelling words with the /ou/ sound. The grammar skill covered plurals by changing the y to i and adding es and irregular plural words.

There will be no work done in the reading series next week. There is only school on Monday and Tuesday.

Math

The third grade class continues to work on division fluency. Students have learned when products and quotients will be even or odd. Students need to continue to work on the basic division facts. Five minutes before bed or on the drive to school will benefit the students. 

Important Dates

Friday, November 17th-End of the 1st Trimester

Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 24th-NO SCHOOL(Thanksgiving)

Monday, November 27th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Friday, December 1st-Spirit Day $1

Friday, December 8th-Mass (Feast of Immaculate Conception)

11/9/23

 Burg's Buzz
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11/9/23

Math

The class has started working on the operation of division. Students have identified multiplication and division fact families. Students have also been working on the divisors of 2, 3, 4, and 5. Any additional practice at home would be beneficial for all students.

Reading/Language Arts

The class is reading a play called The Saga of Pecos Bill.  In this drama, Bill, the youngest of eighteen children of a Texas pioneer, was lost in crossing the Pecos River and was brought up by coyotes. He considered himself a coyote until a cowboy convinced him of his true identity. Comprehension skills covered included ideas and support, visualizing, and elements of drama. Students worked on decoding words with consonant digraphs. Spelling words focused on the /ch/ sound. The class also worked on the prefixes of in- and im- as the vocabulary skill.

Science

The class continues to learn about motion. Students have learned about frame of reference, speed, and direction.

Friday, November 10th

Friday will be a busy afternoon. St. Malachy School will host a Veteran's Day program on Friday, November 10th at 1 PM. Please note the time change. Students will then be bussed to the high school to attend the pep rally for the Creston High School football team making it to the Dome.

Kindness Week

The 3rd grade class will be celebrating Kindness Week from Monday, November 13th-Friday, November 17th. There is a note in the take home folder outlining each day. Please also remember the class is taking donations of gloves and mittens for Matura's Christmas giving program.

Important Dates

Friday, November 10th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, November 10th-Veteran's Day Program 2 PM

Wednesday, November 15th-Read-A-Thon Kick Off

Friday, November 17th-1st Trimester Ends

Wednesday, November 22nd-Friday, November 24th-NO SCHOOL

Monday, November 27th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD) 

10/27/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestontmalachy.org

10/26/23

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading Why Is The Statue of Liberty Green by Martha Rustad. Students will identify the main idea, the author's purpose, and literary elements. The decoding skill covered the silent consonant letters. The vocabulary strategy focused on the prefix of im-.

The spelling post and weekly assessment will take place on Monday, October 30th. The class will not start a new story next week due to only having school three days next week. A new list of words and focal story will start on Monday, November 6th.

  

Math

The class has reached the end of Topic 3 (Factors of 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8). Students will have an assessment next week.

Science

The next topic the third grade class will learn about is motion.

Panther Day

Since the Creston Panther football team has made the playoffs, students and faculty are asked to wear their panther gear in a show of support.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Just a reminder that parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for next week. There are conferences scheduled for after school on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. They are also scheduled for Thursday morning. There is no school on Thursday, November 2nd or Friday, November 3rd.

Halloween Activities

Halloween will be celebrated at STM on Tuesday, October 31st. The middle school has activities planned for early afternoon for the elementary students. The parade is scheduled for 2:30 PM. Students should bring their costumes to school. Students will change prior to the parade. If your child will have different dismissal plans on this day, please make sure you fill out the spreadsheet that was sent out.

Dress Code

As of November 1st, students are no longer allowed to wear shorts. As a reminder, no denim can be worn on mass days. Also, if wearing leggings the dress or top must extend to at least mid-thigh.

Reading Incentive Program

October calendars are due back to school by Monday, November 6th. A November calendar has been included in the take home folder.

Kindness Week

The third grade class will be celebrating Kindness Week from Monday, November 13th-Friday, November 17th. One of the acts of kindness that the third grade students will be participating in is collecting and donating new baby/children/adult mittens and gloves to our local Matura for their Christmas gift program. Donations should be brought to school from Monday, October 30th-Friday, November 10th.

Another note will be sent home at a later date about the other kindness activities planned for the week.

Important Dates

Friday, October 26th-Panther Day

Tuesday, October 31st-Halloween Festivities

Thursday, November 2nd-NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 3rd-NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 10th-Spirit Day $1

10/19/23

 Burg's Buzz

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10/19/23

Science

Students are learning about electricity and static electricity. The class will prepare for an assessment next week.

Math

This week the students are learning the factors of 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. We have been playing games and listening to songs to help  56+ Students need to be practicing the basic multiplication facts at home to increase fluency.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's focus story was a narrative nonfiction story entitled The Flag Maker by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. The comprehension skills focused on retelling, text structure, and understanding content area words. The vocabulary strategy     . Students also worked on words with the sounds of /j/, /k/, and /kw/.

The post test and weekly assessment will be completed on Monday, October 23rd.

Halloween Activities

Halloween will be celebrated at STM during the afternoon of Tuesday, October 31st. The middle school has activities planned for the elementary school students after lunch/recess. The parade is scheduled for 2:30 PM. Students should bring their costumes to school. Costumes will be kept in the closet until it is time to change. 

Important Dates

Friday, October 20th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, October 30th-Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:20-7:00 

Tuesday, October 31st-Halloween Activities in Afternoon

Tuesday, October 31st-Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:20-5:00

Wednesday, November 1st-Parent/Teacher Conferences-3:20-7:00 

Thursday, November 2nd-NO SCHOOL

Thursday, November 2nd-Parent/Teacher Conferences 9:00-noon

Friday, November 3rd-NO SCHOOL

10/12/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10/12/23

Math

Topic 3 in the math series will focus on the factors of 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8. The class has been practicing the Distributive Property.

I am sending home a skip counting paper with each student in their take home folder. Feel free to use it at home to help with multiplication. 

Science

This week the class has been learning about the force of magnetism. Students have learned about how magnets attract and repel.

Reading/Language Arts

The theme of Module 3 is Let Freedom Ring. Our focus story this week was an informational text entitled The US Constitution by Norman Pearl. Students learned about the history of the Constitution. The comprehension skill covered the author's purpose, summarizing, and text and graphic features. Spelling and decoding this week focused on the three letter blends of spl-, str-, scr-, spr, and squ-. Students review verb tense (present, past, and future) as the grammar skill.

Since this is only a 4 day school week, the selection test and module assessment won't be taken until Monday.

Included in the take home folders are the results from the assessments given during Module 2.

Dress Code

As cooler weather is upon us, here is a friendly reminder about a couple of dress code items. Shorts can be worn through the month of October.  Starting November 1, shorts are no longer allowed until March 1st. Also if wearing leggings, the bottom of the dress, skirt, shirt, or sweatshirt must extend to at least mid-thigh.

Important Dates

Friday, October 13th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Friday, October 20th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, October 30th-Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:20-7:00 PM

Tuesday, October 31st-Halloween Activities

Tuesday, October 31st-Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:20-5:00 PM

Wednesday, November 1st-Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:20-7:00 PM

Thursday, November 2nd-NO SCHOOL (P/T Conferences)

Thursday, November 2nd-Parent/Teacher Conferences-9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Friday, November 3rd-NO SCHOOL

10/5/23

 Burg's Buzz

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10/5/23

Mass

The third grade will be leading the mass on Wednesday, October 11th. Twelve of the students will have a part in this mass. Parts will be sent home in this week's take home folder. We will practice speaking parts at school, but please practice them at home as well.

Science

This week the class has been learning about types of forces. Students have learned about friction and gravity.

Math

The class has continued to practice the multiplication facts with the factors of 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10. Students have also worked on solving multiplication word problems.

The Topic 2 (Multiplication Facts) test will be next week.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's story was Dear Dragon by Josh Funk. This is a fantasy story about two students being pen pals with each other. It is about looking past physical differences to appreciate the person or dragon underneath. The comprehension skill covered analyzing characters, visualizing, and point of view. Students also worked on the suffix of -ly as the vocabulary skill. Students also decoded long and short vowel words. The grammar skill focused on verbs, action and being.

FAST Testing Results

The results of the fall screening of FAST testing have been included in the take home folder. A note has been included if your child's take home folder if he/she needs an intervention. Please feel free to message me if you have any further questions.

Important Dates

Friday, October 6th-$1 Spirit Day

Friday, October 6th-Mrs. Burg Gone in the Afternoon

Wednesday, October 11th-3rd Grade Leads the Mass 9:15 AM

Friday, October 13th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

9/28/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

9/28/23

Math

Students are learning the basic multiplication facts. The class has been taught the factors of 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10. We have discussed the rules and tricks for each factor covered. Any extra practice at home will be very beneficial to the students.

Science

The next unit the third grade is covering is force. Students have identified a force as a push or a pull. The class has talked about strong and weak forces.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's focus story was The Upside Down Boy by Juan Felipe Herrera. The comprehension skills focused on analyzing text and graphic features, reading for understanding, and figurative language. The vocabulary strategy covered synonyms/antonyms and the prefix of dis-. Students worked on long i words as the decoding skill. The grammar skill covered singular and plural nouns.

Throughout module 2, students have been listening to, reading, and viewing a variety of texts that present them with information about the importance of words and how they are used to express ideas and feelings.

Included in the take home folder is a stamped envelope addressed to your child at school. If you could please write a friendly letter on the form included to your child, and then put it in the mail. I know each of the students will be so happy to be receiving their letter at school. This is a surprise to the students.

Reading Incentive Program

Students in third grade at St. Malachy School are going to be participating in a reading incentive program for the months of October through March.  The goal of the program is to get students reading at home and develop lifelong readers. Each month a calendar will be sent home with the students.  Please keep track of the number of minutes read each day.  This can include what the child reads individually, and the reading parents and students do together. At the end of the month, please calculate the number of minutes read, sign, and return the calendar to school.  The goal in third grade for the months of October, November, and December is 400 total minutes for the month.  The goal will increase in January, February, and March to 500 minutes.  If your child meets the goal he or she will get a gift certificate from Pizza Ranch. Please return the calendar each month even if your child does not meet the goal. I track students’ minutes each month. I will let the students know the total minutes read in third grade for each month. There will be an award for the student that reads the most minutes each month. At the end of the program, I will also award the top two students who read the most minutes throughout the entire six months, and any student who reaches the goal in all six months.

An October calendar has been included in the take home folder.

Important Dates

Friday, October 6th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, October 11th-3rd Grade Leads Mass

Friday, October 13th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

9/21/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

9/21/23

Reading/Language Arts

Module 2  will focus on how people use words to express themselves. The class will read texts in which people share their thoughts, ideas, and feelings.

The focus story this week was Dear Primo-A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh. The comprehension skills covered point of view, text/graphic features, and understanding characters. Students also worked on the prefixes of re- and pre- and synonyms and antonyms as the vocabulary strategies. Decoding and spelling focused on more long o spellings.

The results from all of the Module 1 testing have been included in the take home folder. The selection tests cover the focus story of the week. The other assessment has the students reading a new passage and answering questions pertaining to the skills covered during the week. These are tests that are taken on the computer. These tests are different from the previous weekly assessments that have been taken. There are multiple choice questions as well as short answer questions. I have had many conversations and given examples about how these types of questions need answered with complete sentences and using evidence from what was read to respond to the question.

Science

This week the third grade students were given an engineering challenge to build a structure for the Three Little Pigs that would withstand the Big Bad Wolf trying to blow it down. All students were given the same materials to use which included Dots candy and toothpicks.  In pairs, students identified the criteria and constraints. They also discussed and drew their design. Students were then given twenty minutes to make their design.

Math

This week students took the Topic 1 assessment and made corrections. We also completed the math tests for FAST testing.

Homecoming

Friday, September 22nd, Creston Community High School is celebrating Homecoming. Students are asked to wear their Creston gear. It is a Spirit Day at St. Malachy School. Students can wear sweats, hat, and/or sunglasses. There will be a pep rally at the high school. School dismisses at 12:10 PM with no lunch. If your child wants to ride the STM float, they need to be at Holy Spirit Church by 1 PM.

Important Dates

Thursday, September 21st-PTO Meeting

Friday, September 22nd-Spirit Day $1 (Panther Gear)

Friday, September 22nd-Pep Rally at Creston High School

Friday, September 22nd-3 Hour Early Dismissal (Homecoming)

Friday, October 6th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, October 11th (3rd Grade Leads Mass) 

9/14/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

9/14/23

Math

The class has been working on division strategies. Students have been separating objects into equal groups. Another strategy students have used is repeated subtraction. The class will have their first math test early next week.

Science

As the class continues to learn about the engineering process, students have learned about testing and improving solutions.

Reading/Language Arts

The class is reading Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watt. Comprehension strategies included making inferences, point of view, text and graphic features, and theme. Spelling and decoding were long a and e using vowel teams (ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, and e). The vocabulary skill covered the suffixes of -ful and -less. The class has also been working on writing a personal narrative about a summer experience.

Next week a report form will come home with each student on how they performed on the Module 1 assessments.

"The History of My Name" Interview

Next week in our class meeting, we will be discussing the importance of our names. Each student is asked to interview a parent about how they got their name. Parents may read the questions, please have your child write the answers on the form. Interview forms have been included in the take home folder, and they are due back to school by Tuesday, September 19th for our class meeting the next day.

Homecoming 2023

Homecoming at Creston High School is on Friday, September 22nd. This is a Spirit Day. Students can pay $1 to wear sweats, hat, and/or sunglasses. Students are encouraged to wear their Creston Panther gear. This year the entire STM student body will be going to     for the pep rally. Two former St. Malachy students are nominated for Homecoming queen. There is a 3 hour early dismissal due to the parade.

Important Dates

Tuesday, September 19th-Name Interview Forms Due Back

Thursday, September 21st-PTO Meeting

Friday, September 22nd-Spirit Day $1 (Homecoming)

Friday, September 22nd-3 Hour Early Out

Friday, October 6th-Spirit Day $1

9/7/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

9/7/23

Science

The class continues to learn about the engineering process.

Math

3rd grade continues to learn strategies when multiplying. Students learned how to use arrays and properties to understand multiplication. Students made arrays using Skittles, then students wrote matching repeated addition problems and multiplication equations.

Reading/Language Arts

As the class continues in Module 1 learning about characters, this week students read Judy Moody, Mood Martian and Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout both by Megan McDonald. Students used context clues to understand vocabulary words. Another vocabulary skill was using the prefix of un-. The reading skills covered monitoring and clarifying, figurative language, and a review of setting, characters, and plot. This week's spelling words were long vowel words that followed the VCe pattern.

We will not finish with week 2 of module 1 this week due to only a 4 day school week. We will finish next week. The spelling post test will still be on Friday.

     

Fast Testing

Students will be assessed during the week of September 11th.  The students will be tested in both reading and math. During the afternoons of the 12th and 14th, the third grade class will have a substitute teacher. I will be pulling students out to test students individually.

Upcoming Dates

Friday, September 7th-Spirit Day $1 (Cy/Hawk Gear)

Friday, September 22nd-Spirit Day $1 (Panther Gear)

Friday, September 22nd-3 Hour Early Dismissal (Homecoming)

I hope your family is able to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes vs Iowa State Cyclones football game this weekend! I will be cheering loud and proud for the Hawks!

8/31/23

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

8/31/23

I hope this finds your child adjusting to the 3rd grade school schedule, using the assignment book, and enjoying being back with their friends at school. Please let me know if you have any questions. I am here to help. I am enjoying getting to know each child in the class.

Social Contract

A social contract has been developed for the students and teachers in third, fourth, and fifth grade. These are the rules that everyone is expected to follow when in the classroom, at recess, in specials, and in the lunchroom. All of the students signed their names agreeing to follow this contract. A copy has been sent home, so that students can be reminded about the expectations.

Reading/Language Arts

This year STM is using a new reading series called Into Reading. We chose this series for a variety of reasons. It closely follows the LETRs training reading teachers have learned about in professional development. It encompasses essential skills needed to be a good reader such as vocabulary, comprehension, decoding, spelling, fluency, listening, speaking, grammar, and writing.

The first module will be focusing on understanding characters. The focus story this week was Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match by Monica Brown. Skills covered point of view, making and confirming predictions, and theme. Spelling and decoding focused on short vowels. Students also started the process of writing a personal narrative.

Math

The first topic the third grade students will be covering is multiplication. Students have related multiplication to repeated addition. Another strategy used was using a number line to skip count.  

Science

The third grade students are learning about the engineering process. Students have learned about criteria/constraints and defining a problem.

 Book Orders

Placing a Scholastic book order will be online this school year. This is a great way to purchase books for your child at reasonable prices. A note has been included in the take home with all of the information that is needed.

Spirit Days

On the Fridays of Spirit Days, students can wear sweats for $1. Since the weather is still warm, instead of wearing sweats students can wear a hat and/or sunglasses (these will only be worn outside).

Important Dates

Friday, September 1st-Spirit Day $1

Friday, September 1st-3 Hour Early Dismissal 

Monday, September 4th-NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)

Wednesday, September 6th-Welcome Back Picnic 5 PM

Friday, September 8th-Spirit Day $1 (Cy/Hawk Dress Up Day)

 First Day of School

5/25/23

Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5/25/23

Friday, May 26th Schedule

8:30-9:00-Silly String (Lap-A-Thon Reward)

9:00-? Field Day (Parents are welcome to attend)

12:00 8th Grade Clap Out

12:10-Dismissal

Publishing Party

Thank you to everyone who attended the publishing party for the class book "Third Grade is Terrific."

Spring Music Program

Wonderful School Year

Thank you for a great school year! I have truly enjoyed getting to know each of the students. I have watched each child make academic and behavioral improvements. I hope that all families have a wonderful summer break.  This will be my first summer without any children living at home. I will be working a few hours a week at The Learning Center, cleaning out closets, reading lots of books, and enjoying time outside playing golf. 

A few things students can do over summer break included reading, reading, reading.  Also, students can continue to practice the basic math facts. Lastly, have students practice their cursive handwriting. Students have learned all of the lowercase and uppercase letters. Most importantly, I hope everyone has fun!