8-29-18

3rd Grade News

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8-29-18

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade read the humorous fiction story called A Fine, Fine School.  In this story, a principal thinks everything abut this school. The principal decides to have school on the weekends which then leads to school during summer vacation. He doesn't realize the students are missing out on the learning that take place at home. In the end, the principal changes his decision and school returns to just during the weekdays. The comprehension skill covered analyzing story structure. Students had to identify the setting, characters, and plot. The phonics skill covered short vowels and dividing VCCV words into syllables. The grammar skill focused on complete subjects and complete predicates.

I hope everyone is understand the spelling process. Pretests will be given at the beginning of the week. Writing of missed words is due the next day back at school. Spelling packets will be give at the beginning of the week and are due back on Fridays.  There will also be a spelling post test on Fridays.

Math

Third grade students start the year working on addition and subtraction. This week students have learned about the Identity Property of Addition and Commutative Property of Addition. Students are also working on place value. 

Science

With the new science series, third graders are learning about engineering and technology.

Social Contract

*Be Respectful

*Include Others

*Be Kind/No Put Downs

*Follow Directions/Rules

*Listen

*Effort

A copy of the social contract has been included in the take home folder for you to keep at home. Please review the conditions that have been established by the students in grades third, fourth, and fifth.

Highlights

A Highlights order form has been included in the take home folder. Please complete the form and return to school. Even if not ordering, please return the form back to school. The classroom receives free educational supplies based upon the number of returned slips.

Important Dates
Thursday, August 30th-PTO Meeting at 6 PM
Monday, September 3rd-Labor Day (No School)

Wednesday, September 5th-Welcome Back Picnic 6 PM
Friday, September 7th-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, September 7th-3rd Grade Volunteers at the Food Pantry
Sunday, September 9-Holy Spirit Food Fair

2018 First Day of School

It was a great first day to the 2018/19 school year!

Field Day 2018

Field Day 2018

5-31-18

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

5-31-18

Reading/Language Arts

The results of the Unit 6 Benchmark have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Results from the Beginning of the Year math test and the End of the Year Math test have been included in the take home folder.

Circus Ticket

Each third grade student has a ticket for admission to the circus that will be in Creston on Friday, June 1st. Please look in the take home folder for this ticket.

Take Home Folders

Take home folders do not need returned back to school. These are yours to keep.

Spelling Bee

3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students participated in a spelling bee today. Each class has a grade level contest to get 2 contestants. Those six students then competed in the finals. Third grade students who qualified include Baret Lane and Jonny Acuna. 4th grade students were Gabe Blazek and Braylee Pokorny. The 5th grade students included Jersey Foote and Parker Varner. Congratulations to Parker for winning and qualifying for the spelling bee at the Iowa State Fair in August! Gabe was the runner up.

Last Day of School

The last day of school is scheduled for Friday, June 1st. There will be mass at 9:15 AM. Students do not have to dress up. Regular day dress code is appropriate. The lap-a-thon and middle school awards will follow mass around 10:00 AM. Students need to bring a sack lunch on the last day of school. Milk will be provided by the school. The 8th grade Clap Out will take place at 1:00 PM. School dismisses at 1:10 PM for summer break.

Thank You

A big thank you to all of the third grade parents for a wonderful school year. I have enjoyed watching each student make strides academically and socially. I hope everyone has a safe, fun, and relaxing summer break. Please take some time for your child to read, practice math facts, or do anything school related throughout the summer. I look forward to seeing the third grade students as fourth grade students in August when school resumes.

5-24-18

3rd Grade News

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5-24-18

Science

Students are learning about famous scientists and their contributions. Students will study Isaac Newton, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Galileo Galilei.

Math

Students are ending the year studying geometry. Students are studying plane figures. The class has learned about polygons. Students specifically studied quadrilaterals and triangles.

Students will take an end of the year math test on Friday, May 25th.

A packet of math worksheets has been included in the take home folder. These are extra pages in our math workbooks. They are extra work your child can do during the summer.

Reading/Language Arts

Students took the Unit 6 Benchmark test this past week. Please look for the results in next week's take home folder.

Results of the FAST screening given during the fall, winter, and spring have been included in the take home folder. 

Field Day

Field Day activities will take place from 1:00-2:45 PM on Thursday, May 31st. Students need to wear tennis shoes for the planned activities. 

Last Day of School

The last day of school is scheduled for Friday, June 1st. There will be mass at 9:15 AM. Students do not have to dress up. Regular day dress code is acceptable. After mass there will be middle school and lap-a-thon awards given out. Students do need to bring a sack lunch for the last day of school. Milk will be provided by the school. The 8th grade clap out will take place at 1:00 PM followed by a 1:10 PM dismissal for summer break.

Field Trip

The St. Malachy 2nd and 3rd grade classes took a field trip to Fort Des Moines Park to observe and interact with habitats. Students took a hike through the woodlands and discovered living things in the pond. It was a great day for discovery Here are a few pictures of the day.

5-17-18

3rd Grade News

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5-17-18

Reading/Language Arts

The class is reading a realistic fiction selection called "Saving Buster." In this story, a service dog is injured after getting hit by a car. The dog needs surgery, but the owners are not able to afford it. The young neighbor boy, Donovan, comes up with a way to help the family raise money. The comprehension skill focused on conclusions and questioning. Students worked on compound words as the vocabulary strategy. The phonics skill covered the schwa sound. The grammar skill reviewed pronouns.

The lesson 29 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

During the week of May 21st, there will be an end of the year spelling test. One word from each list will be on the list, so there will be thirty words.

Students will also be taking the Unit 6 Benchmark test next week.

Math

The class is working on measurement. Students are using rulers to measure to the nearest inch, 1/2 inch, and 1/4 inch.

Science

Students continue to study healthy habits in class. Students are learning about nails and hair.

Book Order

A book order was sent home in last week's take home folder. Orders are due back by Friday, May 18th.

 Last Week Of School

There is no school on Monday, May 28th due to Memorial Day. There is no mass on Wednesday, May 30th. Field Day activities will take place during the afternoon of Thursday, May 31st. The last day of school is scheduled for Friday, June 1st. Mass is scheduled for 9:15 AM on this day. We will be doing the 8th grade Clap Out at 1:00 PM and school dismisses at 1:10 PM for summer break.

Important Dates

Friday, May 18th-Spirit Day ($1)

Monday, May 28th-NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
Thursday, May 31st-Field Day Activities in the PM

Friday, June 1st-Last Day of School (2 Hour Early Dismissal)