1-23-20

3rd Grade News

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1-23-20

Math

Students continue to work on multiplication strategies. Student have identified the unknown factor in multiplication equations. Being fluent in the basic facts will help students with this skill. Please continue to practice the basic facts at home.

Reading/Language Arts

Third grade is continuing to read aloud "Judy Moody Saves the World" this week. Judy Moody is convinced she can change the world. She attempts to get her family to quit using products from the rain forest. Her family isn't ready to jump on board as much as Judy. The comprehension skill focused on story structure (setting, characters, and plot). The vocabulary skill focused on using context clues. The phonics skill covered words with air, ear, and are. Students were introduced to identifying adjectives in sentences. With the snow day last Friday and no school Monday, students will take the weekly assessment and spelling post test on Friday, January 24th.

The results of Unit 3 Benchmark test have been included in the take home folder.

Your child's FAST screening results have been included in the take home folder.

Science

The next unit third grade will focus on is the solar system.

Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools Week runs from Sunday, January 26th-Friday, January 31st. A schedule was sent home last week. Speaking parts for the mass on Sunday, January 26th and Friday, January 31st have been included in the take home folder. There is NO MASS on Wednesday, January 29th.

Important Dates
Friday, January 24th-Spirit Day ($1)
Monday, January 27th-Bring Sack Lunch (Milk Provided)
Tuesday, January 28th-Talent Show (10 AM/1 PM)
Thursday, January 30th-YMCA DAY
Friday, January 31st-Grandparent's Day Mass at Holy Spirit (1:30 PM)

1-16-20

3rd Grade News

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1-16-20

Math

Third grade will continue to work on multiplication in Chapter 5. Students will use the multiplication facts to describe patterns, find unknown facts,and using multiplication strategies with multiplies of 10.

Included in the take home folder is a copy of the first "timed" test that third graders took. I timed up, so I could see how long it took to complete the one hundred basic facts. Please continue to practice the basic facts at home. The timed tests let you know what basic facts need some additional practice.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade students took the Unit 3 Benchmark Test. Results will be sent home next week.

The results of the lesson 16 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

The class also started lesson 16 in the reading series. The stories being read are "Judy Moody Saves the World" and "My Smelly Pet" written by Megan McDonald. The weekly assessment and spelling post test will be taken on Thursday, January 23rd.

Science

Third grade will have a test over plant and animal life cycles on Tuesday, January 21st. Please look for a study guide to come home on Friday.

S.O.S

This semester third grade will have a S.O.S (Student of Service) student in our classroom. This is a requirement for Creston High School seniors to graduate. Payton Burg will be in our classroom every other day.

Catholic Schools Week

This year's Catholic School Week runs from Sunday, January 26th-Friday, January 31st. A variety of faith filled fun activities are planned. On Sunday, January 26th, there is a student lead mass at Holy Spirit Church. Breakfast pizza will be served in the parish hall following mass. Each school day has been assigned a dress up day. On Monday, January 27th, students should wear their St. Malachy gear or blue/yellow. On this day, faculty and staff will be going out for lunch. Students need to bring a sack lunch (milk provided). Tuesday, January 28th, students should wear their PJs. Students may wear slippers as long as they have shoes to change into for recess. Students also may bring one extra item such as a pillow or stuffed animal. The talent show will also be on this day. One show will take place at 10:00 AM and another show will be at 1:00 PM. Students will only be in one show.

Wednesday, January 28th is Era day. Students can pick an era, any period in time, and dress like they did during that time. Students will get together with their Angel and make valentine cards for service men and women. There is NO mass on this Wednesday. Thursday, January 30th is workout day. The school will spend the day at the YMCA. Students will need swim suits and a towel as well. Students should also bring a sack lunch with a drink. Friday, January 31st is dress up day. The grandparents/special guest mass will take place at 1:30 PM at Holy Spirit Church. A cookies and punch reception will take place following the mass.

Important Dates

Thursday, January 16th-PTO Meeting

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

Saturday, January 18th-STM Trivia Night

Monday, January 20th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

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

Friday, February 7th-Spirit Day ($1)

1-9-20

Third Grade News

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1/9/20

Math

Students have been taught all of the math facts zero through ten. Please practice the basic facts at home. Third graders need to be fluent in the multiplication and division facts as well as addition and subtraction.

A review page has been included in the take home folder. The chapter 4 test will be on Monday, January 13th.

Science

3rd grade continues to learn about animal life cycles. Students have identified animals that go through a metamorphosis. Also, discussed have been animals that when born resemble their parents. Students are learning about inherited traits.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading the humorous fiction selection "The Extra Good Sunday" by Beverly Cleary. Ramona and Beezus have to make supper for the family since they complained about the previous night's meal. The girls pull off the meal, but not without some issues and problems along the way. The comprehension skill was about understanding characters. Students identified trait, motivations, and feelings of Ramona and Beezus. The vocabulary skill involved students using a thesaurus. Students worked on vowels + /r/ words such as er, ir, ur, and or. Students also reviewed verb tenses.

Third grade will be taking the Unit 3 Benchmark test next week. We will begin the lesson 16 later in the week.

Next week, students will also do the winter screening of the FAST assessment. Please look for those results to come home at a later date.

Reading Incentive Program

Five students met the reading goal for December. Congratulations to Ryder, Brooklyn, Mason, Kynzlee, and Matthew for reaching the goal. The class read for a total of 2,817 minutes during December. Brooklyn read the most minutes with 955 total. January calendars were sent home last week. The goal for January, February, and March increases to 500 minutes.

Important Dates

Monday, January 13th-Winter FAST screening begins

Thursday, January 16th-PTO Meeting

Saturday, January 18th-STM Trivia Night

Monday, January 20th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher PD)

Catholic Schools Week is from Sunday, January 26th-Friday, January 31st. Look for more information in the upcoming weeks. There will be a talent show this year. Tryouts will be the weeks of January 13th and January 20th. I encourage all students to showcase their talents.

Christmas Activities

Lots of fun happening at St. Malachy School on the last day of school before Christmas break.

12-19-19

Third Grade News

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12-19-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading the nonfiction selection "Aero and Officer Mike-Police Partners." Students learned about a police officer and his K-9 dog partner. The comprehension skill focused on author's purpose. Students worked on pronoun-verb agreement as the grammar skill. The vocabulary skill covered the prefixes of im- and -in. The phonics skill reviewed the words with ar, or, and ore.

The lesson 13 and lesson 14 assessments are being sent home with your child today.

Science

Students are learning about animal life cycles. Students have sequenced the stages.

Math

Students continue to learn the multiplication. Students were taught the Associative Property of Multiplication. The property states that the product will remain the same regardless of the grouping (3 X 4) X 2=3 X (4 X 2). Students also looked at patterns when multiplying.

Reading Calendars

Please continue to track reading minutes during the month of December. Calendars are due back by Friday, January 3, 2020. January calendars will be sent home after returning from break. The goal for January will increase to 500 minutes.

Important Dates

Friday, December 20th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Monday, December 23rd-Wednesday, January 1st-NO SCHOOL

Thursday, January 2nd-Classes Resume
Friday, January 3rd-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, January 3rd-Volunteer at Food Pantry

Merry Christmas to all St. Malachy School third grade families! Thank you for all the wonderful gifts. I appreciate your generosity.

12-12-19

3rd Grade News

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12-12-19

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade students are reading "Yonder Mountain-A Cherokee Legend." In this story, Chief Sky has to pick someone to lead the tribe since he is unable to do the job. He choose three young men to complete a task to see who follows directions. The comprehension skill covered compare and contrast. The vocabulary skill focused on homophones and homographs. Students worked with contractions as the phonics skill. The grammar skill covered subject and verb tense.

The lesson 12 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Third grade continues to work on solving multiplication facts. This week students have learned the factors of 3, 6, and 7. Students have also been taught how to solve problems using the Distributive Property (multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number then adding the products).

Please practice the basic multiplication facts at home.

Science

Students are learning aboutt life cycles. The class has learned about the life cycle of flowering plants and non-flowering plants.

Food Pantry Donations

St. Malachy School is still seeking donations for the food pantry. Items to be donated include personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, deodorant, bar soap, etc. Please bring items by Friday, December 13th.

Dress Up Days

Get into the holiday spirit next week with St. Malachy dress up days. On Monday, wear red. On Tuesday, wear green. Students need to wear mass clothes on Wednesday.  On Thursday, students can wear ugly sweaters.

School Christmas Party

Third grade will be having a classroom party during the afternoon Thursday, December 19th. Everyone in the school is invited to wear ugly sweaters or dress in Christmas colors. Students will be eating lunch with their Advent Angels on this day. Students should bring a sack lunch from home. Sometimes Advent Angels bring gifts for each other. This is completely up to you. Please know this is not required. The whole school will be singing Christmas carols in the gym from 12:15-12:45 PM. During the afternoon, third grade will have a secret sock exchange, enjoy treats, and watch a holiday movie.

There is no school on Friday, December 20th. Teachers have professional development on this day.

School Supplies

Please check with your child on their school supplies. I have noticed some of the students are running low. Some ideas for stocking stuffers might include a new box of crayons, glue sticks, or pencils.

Important Dates

Friday, December 13th-Book Order Due

Friday, December 13th-Spirit Day ($1)

Thursday, December 19th-School Christmas Party

Friday, December 20th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

Monday, December 23rd-Wednesday, January 1st-NO SCHOOL

Thursday, January 2nd-School Resumes

12-5-19

3rd Grade News

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12-5-19

Science

Third grade will have a test over motion on this Thursday. The next unit the students will studying living things.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade students are reading Tops and Bottoms. In this trickster tale, the clever Hare tricks the lazy Bear into being business partners. Hare tricks Bear three times before Bear decides to do the work himself. The comprehension skill focused on theme. Students studied and identified homophone and words ending in -er and -le. as the phonics skill. The vocabulary skill covered idioms. Student worked with quotations in grammar.

The results of the lesson 11 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Students will continue to work on multiplication in math. Chapter 4 will focus on each of the single digit factors. This week students have covered 2, 4, 5, and 10. Please practice multiplication facts at home.

Food Pantry Donations

St. Malachy School is taking donations of personal care items to donate to the local food pantry. Items to be brought can include shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, deodorant, and bar soap.

Mass

3rd grade is scheduled to lead the mass on Wednesday, December 11th. Parts have been included in the take home folder. Please practice the parts at home to improve fluency.

Book Order

A book order has been included in the take home folder. Orders are due by Friday, December 13th. Books make wonderful presents. If wanting to order as Christmas gifts, please let me know, and I will let you know when the order arrives back to school.

Acts of Kindness

Another acts of kindness recording sheet has been included in the take home folder. Please return the one from this week.

Ugly Christmas Sweater

Decorated ugly sweaters are due back to school by Wednesday, December 11th. I will post a picture next week of each student's creation. They will then be hung on the wall.

Important Dates

Friday, December 6th-Spirit Day ($1)
Wednesday, December 11th-3rd Grade Mass
Wednesday, December 11th-Ugly Sweaters Due
Friday, December 13th-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, December 13th-Book Order Due
Thursday, December 19th-School Christmas Part
Friday, December 20th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

St. Malachy School is on break from Friday, December 20th through Wednesday, January 1st. School resumes on Thursday, January 2nd.