5-16-19

3rd Grade News

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5-16-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read the biography "Becoming ANYTHING He Wants To Be." In this story, students learn about a blind man that has been able to achieve many accomplishments such as climbing the seven summits, running marathons, skiing, and tandem biking, Students worked on fact and opinion and visualizing as the comprehension skills. The vocabulary strategy covered word roots. Students worked on the -augh and -ough sounds in phonics. The grammar skill centered on using commas.

The lesson 27 weekly assessments have been included in the take home folder for your viewing.

Science

Third grade continues to learn about weather. On Thursday, meteorologist Taylor Kanost from Channel 5 visited the third grade class to discuss severe weather and predicting weather.

Math

Students are working on telling time to the nearest minute. Students are also calculating elapsed time.

Important Dates

Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day ($1)

Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert

Friday, May 24th-Spirit Day ($1)

Monday, May 27th-Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)

May 31st-Last Day of School

5-9-19

3rd Grade News

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5-9-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading expository nonfiction selection entitled "The Power of Magnets." Students learn about magnets, their poles, and electromagnets. The comprehension skill reviewed cause and effect and summarizing. Students worked with contractions as a grammar skill. The focus of the phonics skill was words with double consonants. The vocabulary skill covered homophones and homographs.

The results of the lesson 26 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Third grade is finishing up a unit about fractions. The next unit will be on time and measurement.

Science

Third grade continue to study weather. Students have been observing patterns to predict weather.

Field Trip

St. Malachy School 2nd and 3rd grade students will be taking a field trip to Iowa History Farms. Please try and have students wear blue and gold. The bus will be leaving St Malachy School at 8:15 AM. Students may bring electronics for the bus ride. Students will also need to bring a sack lunch. The bus will return to St. Malachy School by 3:00 PM.

Mass

Third grade and seventh grade will lead the mass on Wednesday, May 15th. Parts have been included in the take home folder. Please practice speaking parts at home. Parents are more than welcome to join us at the liturgy beginning at 9:15 AM.

Biography Bash

Third grade will host a Biography Bash on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:30 AM in the gym. Students will have their biography projects to show off. Parents, grandparents, and special guests are invited to come.

Important Dates

Friday, May 10th-Spirit Day ($1)

Tuesday, May 14th-Class Field Trip

Wednesday, May 15th-3rd/7th Grade Mass at 9:15 AM

Wednesday, May 15th-Biography Bash at 10:30 AM
Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day ($1)
Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert
Monday, May 27th-Memorial Day (No School)
Friday, May 31st-Last Day of School

5-2-19

3rd Grade News

5-2-19

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Science

The class continues to learn about weather. Students have been learning about how weather is predicted.

Math

Third grade is continuing to work on fractions. Students identified fractions on a number line, related fractions and whole numbers, identified fractions of a group, and finding part of a group using unit fractions. The class will have a test over fractions next week.

Reading/Language Arts

This week students read the narrative nonfiction selection called "The Foot Race Across America."  In this story, readers follow Andy Payne and his journey to win a race that starts in California and ends in New York. The comprehension skill covered main idea and supporting details and analyzing and evaluating. The vocabulary skill focused on the suffix of -ion. The grammar skill focused on abbreviations. The phonics skill was words with that followed vowel, consonant, consonant, vowel pattern.

Results of the Unit 5 Benchmark test have been included in the take home folder.

Biography Book Report Projects

The deadline is quickly approaching for the biography book report projects. Projects are due on Wednesday, May 8th. I look forward to seeing the students' finished work. The Biography Bash will be on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:30 AM in the gym. Parents, grandparents, and special guests are all invited to come and see the projects.

Field Trip

Second and third graders will be taking a field trip to Living History Farms on Tuesday, May 14th. The bus will leave St. Malachy School at 8:00 AM and return around 3:00 PM. Students can bring electronics for the bus ride. Students will be to bring a sack lunch. If your child has not returned the permission slip and $13.25 fee to school by May 10th.

Important Dates
Friday, May 3rd-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, May 3rd-Volunteer at Food Pantry
Wednesday, May 8th-Biography Book Report Projects Due
Friday, May 10th-Spirit Day ($1)
Tuesday, May 14th-2nd/3rd Grade Field Trip to Living History Farms
Wednesday, May 15th-3rd and 7th Grade Mass
Wednesday, May 15th-Biography Bash at 10:30 AM
Friday, May 17th-Spirit Day ($1)
Wednesday, May 22nd-Spring Music Concert
Monday, May 27th-NO SCHOOL (No School)
Friday, May 31st-Last Day of School

4-25-19

3rd Grade News

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4-25-19

Spring Clean Up

St. Malachy will be having its annual clean up day on Friday, April 26th. Students in third through eighth grade need to bring rakes. Please make sure the rake is labeled with your child's name. Students should wear clothes that can get dirty. A $1 donation is also being requested from each student. This will go towards pots, soil, and flowers for the front entrance. Since students can already wear sweats, Friday is a $1 Hat Spirit Day.

Lap-A-Thon

Lap-a-Thon will be held on Thursday, May 2nd. Third, fourth, and fifth grade students will be lapping from 10:00-11:00 AM. Students may bring a water bottle to have outside when they are running. Students may also bring an electronic and headphones for listening to music as they lap. Please remember to return the donation envelopes to school.

Field Trip

Second and third grade students will be taking a field trip to Living History Farms on Tuesday, May 14th. Cost of the field trip is $13.25 per child. If writing a check, please make payable to Janet Meisenheimer. Students will also need to bring a sack lunch on this day. We are asking students wear his/her St. Malachy attire on this day. Parents are welcome to attend and ride the bus if he/she would like to. The cost is $15.00 per adult.  A note pertaining to the field trip has been included in the take home folder. Please return the permission slip and fee to school by Friday, May 10th. If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call.

Biography Book Report Projects

Projects are due on Wednesday, May 8th. Hopefully students have a good start to the book he/she is reading. Like I told the students, this is not a project that can be completed over night. The Biography Bash for parents to come and view all of the projects is on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:30 AM.

4-18-19

Third Grade News

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4-18-19

Math

Students are learning about fractions. The class has made equal shares, identified unit fractions and fractions of a whole, and ordered fractions fractions on a number line.

Please continue to practice the basic facts at home. Students who haven't passed the multiplication and division fluency tests will be taking them again next week.

Science

Third grade students are studying weather in science class. Students have been learning about how weather is measured.

Reading/Language Arts

Students read the informational text "Mountains-Surviving on Mt. Everest" this week. The story informed readers about Temba Tsheri, the youngest person to climb the mountain. It also gave facts about Mt. Everest. The comprehension skill covered using text and graphic features to better understand the text. The vocabulary strategy focused on analogies. Students reviewed adjectives and adverbs that compare in grammar. For the phonics skill, students worked with the suffixes -able, -less, and -ness.

On Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th, students will be taking the Unit 5 Benchmark test.

NCEA Convention

From Monday, April 22nd through Wednesday, April 24th, St. Malachy teachers will be attending NCEA (National Catholic Education Association) National Convention and Expo in Chicago, IL as to further their professional development. There is no school at St. Malachy on these days.

Biography Bool Report Projects

Last week information was sent home with the students about a biography book report project. Hopefully students have started reading the biography book that they picked out. Projects are due on Wednesday, May 8th. Third grade will hold the Biography Bash on Wednesday, May 15th at 10:30 AM. Parents are welcome to attend.

Spring Clean Up

Spring clean up is planned for Friday, April 26th. Students should wear clothes that can get dirty and should bring gloves. Third through eighth graders need to bring a lawn rake. The clean up will take place in the afternoon. All students are also asked to bring $1. Funds will be used to purchase flower pots, soil, and flowers for the front entrance.

Important Dates

Friday, April 19th-NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)

Monday, April 22nd-Wednesday, April 24th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Thursday, April 25th-PTO Meeting

Friday, April 26th-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, April 26th-Spring Clean Up Day
Thursday, May 2nd-Lap-A-Thon
Friday, May 3rd-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, May 3rd-Volunteer at Food Pantry
Friday, May 10th-Spirit Day ($1)

4-11-19

3rd Grade News

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4-11-19

Reading/Language Arts

The results of the lesson 24 weekly assessment have been included in your child's take home folder.

Next week (April 15th-18th), third grade will be completing lesson 25. All testing for the week will take place on Thursday, April 18th, due to no school on Friday, April 19th.

There in no school on Monday, April 22nd, Tuesday, April 23rd, or Wednesday, April 24th, due to teachers being in Chicago at the NCEA for professional development. Upon returning to school, students will take the Unit 5 Benchmark test on Thursday, April 25th and Friday, April 26th.

Math

Students are studying fractions in math. Students have identified if parts are equal or unequal and identified the name of the parts of the whole(halves. thirds, fourths, etc).

Easter Activities

On Thursday, April 18th, St. Malachy School will have the Sedar Meal.  Following the meal, students and staff will participate in the Crosswalk. Students are asked to wear a plain white shirt on this day. A picture of the student body will be taken at the church. There is no school on Friday, April 19th to observe Good Friday.

Biography Book Report Project

Third grade students will be completing book report project at home. All of the information was discussed in class with your child. All necessary paperwork and the selected book were sent home on Wednesday with the students. The project is due on Wednesday, May 8th. Students will present to the class on the 8th. 9th, and 10th of this week. Third grade will host a Biography Bash on Wednesday, April 15th at 10:30 AM following the third and seventh grade mass. Students will share their projects during this time. Parents, grandparents, and special guests are all invited. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important Dates

Friday, April 12th-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, April 12th-Ties and Tutus Dance

Thursday, April 18th-Sedar Meal and Crosswalk

Friday, April 19th-NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)

Monday, April 22nd-Wednesday, April 24th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Thursday, April 25th-PTO Meeting

Friday, April 26th-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, April 28th-Earth Day Clean Up

4-4-19

3rd Grade News

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4-4-19

Math

Third grade students will be taking the chapter 7 division test on Friday, April 4th. The next concept third grade will cover will be fractions. Students will identify, read, and write fractions.

Reading/Language Arts

Students are reading the realistic fiction story called "Dog of the Sea Waves." Brothers discover the Hawaiian Islands. While they are there, one of the brothers rescues a seal. The brothers have to leave and head home. During their journey they encounter heavy waves of water and one of the brothers is pulled under. The seal rescues the brother. The comprehension skill focused on author's purpose. Students identified and used prefixes in phonics. The grammar skill focused on complex sentences. The vocabulary strategy covered shades of meaning in words.

The lesson 23 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Science

Third grade is preparing for the Unit 5 test covering organisms and their environment. Students will complete a study guide on Friday. The test will be on Tuesday, April 9th since I will be away from school on Monday.

Reading Incentive Program

Congratulations to Zoey, Claire, Halle, Mark, Charlie, and Logan for meeting the reading goal in March. Claire read the most minutes with 1,260 total. The class read 4,434 minutes for the month of March.

                              

Congratulations to Halle, Charlie, Mark, Claire, and Zoey for meeting the goal in all six months of the reading incentive program that went from October through March. Claire read the most minutes, and Zoey was the runner up.

                                               

Iowa Assessments

St. Malachy students will be taking Iowa Assessments next week. Iowa Assessments measure student achievement and growth. Third grade will taking the tests Tuesday through Friday (April 9th-12th) during the morning. I will be away from school on Monday. Students needs to get a good night's sleep. Also, students should eat a good breakfast each morning. A light snack will also be given to the students during the testing time. Students need to use #2 pencils. Mechanical pencils may not be used.

Book Order

A book order has been included in the take home folder. All orders are due by Friday, April 12th. Orders may be submitted online by using a credit card. Orders may also be returned to school by cash or check (payable to Scholastic Book Clubs).

Food Pantry Donations

St. Malachy School is seeking donations for the Creston Food Pantry during this Lenten season. Items in need include things for babies such as diapers, wipes, and bath wash. Also need are personal items for adults such as toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, bath wash, and soap. All items need brought to school by Friday, April 12th.

Important Dates
Tuesday, April 9th-Friday, April 12th-Iowa Assessments
Friday, April 12th-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, April 12th-Ties and Tutus Dance
Thursday, May 18th-Sedar Meal and Crosswalk
Friday, March 19th-NO SCHOOL (Good Friday)
Monday, March 22nd-Wednesday, March 24th-No School (Professional Development)
Thursday, March 25th-PTO Meeting 
Friday, March 26th-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, March 26th-Earth Day Clean Up