10/6/22

Burg's Buzz

10/6/22

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Mass Parts

The 3rd grade class will be leading the mass on Wednesday, October 6th. Mass parts have been sent home in the take home folder. I have read through each speaking part with the students. Please practice parts at home. We will practice at school as well. Parents are more than welcome to join the liturgy beginning at 9:15 AM.

Science

In third grade, the class continues to learn about force. Students have learned the difference between balanced and unbalanced forces. Students have also learned about friction and gravity.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is taking the Unit 1 Benchmark Assessment. This test assess the understanding the reading skills (vocabulary and comprehension) that we have covered in lessons 1-5 previously. Please look the for the results in next week's take home folder.

The class is also working on personal narrative writing. I read aloud the story The Best Part of Me to the class last week. Students then chose 3 body parts, then wrote three reasons why he/she liked that specific body part. On Monday, students chose one of the body parts to write a rough draft. Students then worked with a peer on editing looking for uppercase letters at the beginning of each sentence and a period at the end of each sentence. On Tuesday, student began typing their personal narratives. I will be sharing the final copies with parents at conferences.

On Friday, the third grade students will take the lesson 6 spelling pretest. I will also hand out the packet. Missed words will be due on Monday, October 10th. The packet will be due on Thursday, October 13th. There is no school on Friday, October 14th.

Math

Students worked on problem solving using addition, subtraction, and now using multiplication to solve word problems. The third grade class will have the topic 2 math test on Friday, October 7th. Students will be tested on knowing the factors of 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10. Students do not have to have 

The class will be preparing for the topic 2 test covering the factors of 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10 towards the end of the week.

Coin Wars

Creston High School  FBLA and CAST  will be having "Coin Wars" from Tuesday, October 11th through Tuesday, October 18th. Each class will try and fill a jar with coins. The class at each level with the most money collected will win a pizza party. The second place winners at each level will win a cookie party. All money donated will be donated to Union County Veterans.

Book Order

Information about ordering from the October book order was emailed to you earlier this week. A note has also been included in the take home folder. All are are due online by Friday, October 14th.

Important Dates

Friday, October 7th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, October 12th-3rd Grade Leads the Liturgy

Friday, October 14th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)

Friday, October 21st-Spirit Day $1

Friday, October 28th-Spirit Day $1

9/29/22

 Burg's Buzz

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9/29/22

Math

The third graders have been practicing the factors of 2, 5,  9, and 10. Strategies have been taught for each factor.  Please practice solving multiplication problems at home.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the biography Roberto Clemente-Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Students learned about the successes and difficulties that Clemente experienced. The comprehension skill covered cause and effect. Students worked on the long i sound as the phonics skill. The vocabulary skill focused on using the prefix of mis-. The class covered singular and plural nouns as the grammar skill.

Remember that Friday,  September 30th is "Baseball Day" in third grade. Students are asked to wear a baseball/softball elated clothing. That can include tshirts, jersey, and ball caps.

The lesson 4 weekly assessment has been included in the take home folder.

Next week the class will be taking the Unit 1 benchmark assessment. This test will cover the skills covered in lessons 1-5. There will be no spelling next week. The class is also going to be doing a writing project.

Science

The third grade class has been learning about force.  Students have learned about pushes and pulls. The class has also learned about weak and strong forces, as well as balanced and unbalanced forces.

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. Students will track the number of minutes read each day of the month on the calendar. This can include what the child reads individually, and the reading parents and students do together. The goal for October-December is 400 minutes. The goal increases to 500 minutes from January-March. A note explaining the reading incentive program and an October calendar is coming home in the take home folder. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Important Dates

Friday, October 7th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, October 12th-3rd Grade Leads Mass

Friday, October 14th-No School (Professional Development)

Friday, October 21st-Spirit Day

9/22/22

 Burg's Buzz

9/22/22

nburg@crestronstmalachy.org

Science

The next topic the third grade class will be covering is force and motion.

Math

Unit 2 in math will begin to focus on specific factors in the process of multiplication. The factors that will be taught in unit 2 include 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10. A variety of strategies will be taught for each factor. Practicing skip counting at home is a great way to practice for multiplication.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's story was an historical fiction story called Pop's Bridge by Eve Bunting. In this selection, Robert thinks his dad has the most important job in building the Golden Gate bridge as a skywalker. After a tragic accident on the bridge, Robert realizes that all of the jobs are just as important as the other. The comprehension skill focused on comparing and contrasting. Students worked on word families as the vocabulary strategy. The grammar skill the students worked on was common and proper nouns. Students worked on the long vowel sound of o using oa and ow.

The lesson three weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder for parents to view.

Friday, September 23rd

Friday, September 23rd is a Spirit Day. Pay $1 to wear sweats. Students are asked to wear their Creston Panther gear for Homecoming. School dismisses 3 hours early and no lunch will be served. The Homecoming parade begins at 1:30 PM.

Important Dates

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

Friday, September 22nd-3 Hour Early Out

Friday, September 22nd-Homecoming Parade 1:30 PM

Friday, October 7th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, October 12th-3rd Grade Leads Mass

Friday, October 14th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

9/15/22

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9/15/22

Reading/Language Arts

This week's story was Destiny's Gift by Natasha Tarpley. In this realistic fiction story, we learn that Destiny's favorite place to be be is the bookstore owned by Mrs. Wade. When the landlord of the building decides to raise the rent,  Mrs. Wade cannot afford it. The whole neighborhood pitches in to help out, and Mrs. Wade gets a special gift from Destiny. The comprehension skill focused on  understanding characters through feelings, traits, and motivations. Students are worked on antonyms at the vocabulary strategy. The grammar skill covered compound sentences. The phonics skill focused on the vowel pairs of ai, ay, ee, ea.

The results of the lesson 2 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Science

The third grade class continues to learn about scientists. This week the class read about Galielo Galilei and Louis Pasteur.

Math

The class has been working on learning the process of division. Students have been finding out the number in each group and the number of groups when dividing. Students have also practiced dividing by using repeated subtraction.

Important Dates

Friday, September 23rd-Spirit Day $1

Friday, September 23rd-3 Hour Early Out (Homecoming)

9/8/22

 Burg's Buzz

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9/8/22

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class read the story The Trial of Cardigan Jones. In this fantasy selection, Cardigan Jones, a moose, is new in town. When Mrs. Brown's apple pie ends up missing, the townspeople are convinced that Cardigan is guilty of stealing it. Cardigan has to prove to a judge and jury that he is innocent of the crime. The comprehension skill focused on drawing conclusions. Students also worked on long vowels as the phonics skill. The vocabulary skill covered using a dictionary to figure out definitions of multiple meaning words. Student also learned about four types of sentences.

The results of the lesson 1 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder

Science

Students continue to learn about scientists and their contributions. This week the class learned about Isaac Newton.

Math

The class continue to work on multiplication strategies. Students continued to work on relating arrays to repeated addition problems and multiplication facts.

Book Order

Parents have the opportunity to order Scholastic books using the following links. Digital Flyer and Class Page There is an information sheet in the take home folder. All ordering this year will take place online.

Important Dates

Friday, September 9th-Spirit Day $1 (Iowa/Iowa State Day)

Thursday, September 15th-PTO Meeting 6 PM

Friday, September 23rd-3 Hour Early Out (Homecoming)

9/1/22

 Burg's Buzz

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9/1/22

Science

Students in third grade are learning about scientists and their contributions. The class has learned about Albert Einstein and is currently studying Marie Curie.

Math

The third grade class is starting the year working on multiplication. At this point, I am teaching students about the process of multiplication. Students are relating addition to multiplication.  Students are using a number line to solve multiplication facts. 

A good way to practice for multiplication at this point is having students skip count. This can especially be helpful for the 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s, and 8s. When we get to each factor, I will teach students specific strategies.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading A Fine, Fine School by Sharon Creech. In this humorous fiction selection, Mr. Keene, the principal, enjoys all the learning taking place at school. He decides to have school on the weekends, holidays, and during the summer. Finally, Tillie lets Mr. Keene know that not everyone is learning since they are aren't able to be at home. The comprehension skill this week focused on story structure (setting, characters, and plot). The vocabulary skill was using context clues to figure out the meaning of words. Students worked on short vowels and words with VCCV pattern as the phonics skill. The grammar skill covered simple sentences. The class discussed subjects and predicates.

Dress Code

Just a reminder to make sure students are following the school dress code.  A couple of key expectations on the list include the following. Clothing should be modest and allow students to maintain modesty while sitting, standing, and moving. Necklines should be high enough to provide complete coverage. The bottom of the garment must extend to at least mid-thigh. Leggings (shorts or full length) may be worn as long as the bottom of the dress, skirt or shirt extends to at least mid-thigh. Also, please remember these requirements for mass days. Students are expected to dress up on Mass days. Dress shirts, polo shirts, sweaters, turtlenecks, and dress slacks for boys. Dresses, skirts, slacks, sweaters, turtlenecks, and blouses for girls. Leggings may be worn as long as the bottom of the dress or skirt extends to at least mid-thigh. No denim of any kind or color (includes skirts, shirts, pants, dresses, and jumpers) on Mass days. No dress shorts, gauchos, Capri, crop pants, or split skirts on Mass days. No t-shirts, sweatshirts or athletic gear on Mass days.

Important Dates

Friday, September 2nd-3 Hour Early Dismissal

Monday, September 5th-NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)

Wednesday, September 7th-Back to School Picnic 6 PM

Friday, September 9th-Spirit Day $1

Thursday, September 15th-PTO Meeting

8/25/22

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

8/25/22

First Day Pictures

Math

To start the year, the students have been reviewing addition and subtraction facts. Students are also in the process of taking the beginning of the year test.

Science

The first topic that the third grade class will be learning about is scientists and the contributions to the world.

Reading/Language Arts

This week's reading and writing activities have focused on getting to know the students and the teacher.

Next week the class will begin in the reading series. There will be a spelling pretest and post test. Throughout the week the class will be doing vocabulary, comprehension, grammar, and phonics skills. At the end of the week, students will take an assessment that covers the skills discussed during the week.

Social Contract

The third, fourth, and fifth grade classes created a social contract that will be followed throughout the school year. A copy of the social contract has been included in the take home folder. Please discuss the social contract with your child at home.

Technology Contract

A use of technology contract at school is being sent home in the take home folder. Please go over it with your child, initial and sign, and return back to school.

School Pictures

School pictures at St. Malachy School are scheduled for Thursday, September 1st. Picture envelopes were sent home during the back to school night.

Important Dates

Friday, August 26th-Spirit Day-$1

Thursday, September 1st-Picture Day

Friday, September 2nd-3 Hour Early Dismissal 

Monday, September 5th-NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)

Friday, September 9th-Spirit Day