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

 nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

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

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

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

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

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.

December Information for Parents

Information for Parents

I hope everyone has wonderful Thanksgiving break with family friends. Just a couple of notes for parents when we get back to school next week. Things will be very busy during the month of December. Please return November reading calendars by Tuesday, December 3rd. Pizza certificates will be sent home on that day. December calendars are coming home with students today. Also, St. Malachy School is collecting personal care items (toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo/conditioner, body wash, and bar soap) for the food pantry. Donations can be brought to school December 2nd-13th. 

Advent Angels will be meeting during the month of December. These are special activities for older and younger students to get together and talk about faith and help build friendships.

Wednesday, December 4th-Music Program 6 PM at Creston High School

Thursday, December 5th-Mrs Burg Absent (Personal Day to attend the Iowa High School State Dance Championships where my daughter will perform for the last time since she is a senior in high school.)

Friday, December 6th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, December 11th-Ugly Sweater Project Due (more information to be sent home next week)

Wednesday, December 11th-3rd Grade Mass (9:15 AM)

Friday, December 13th-Spirit Day $1

Thursday, December 19th-School Christmas Party

Friday, December 20th-Wednesday, January 1st-Christmas Break

Thursday, January 2nd-School Resumes

Friday, January 3rd-Spirit Day $1

Seeking Donations

Can You Lend A Helping Hand?

I am looking to add to my indoor recess collection of board games, card games, puzzles and Legos. Items can be new or gently used. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Suggestions

Board Games-Connect 4, Scrabble, Trouble, Apples to Apples Junior, Guess Who, Yahtzee

Card Games-Crazy Eights, UNO, Skip Bo, Spoons 

11-21-19

3rd Grade News

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

11-21-19

Math

Third graders continue to learn about the process of division. Students have made arrays and identified the Commutative Property of Multiplication (3 X 4 = 4 X 3). Students should be practicing basic multiplication facts at home. There will be a test over chapter 3 the week after Thanksgiving.

Science

Third grade continues to learn about motion. Students have learned about patterns in motion.

Reading/Language Arts

This week students took the Unit 2 Benchmark Assessment on Monday and Tuesday. Please look for the results in today's take home folder.

From Wednesday, November 20th through Tuesday, November 26th, students are working on lesson 11. The story students are reading the informational text Technology Wins the Game. The comprehension skill covered sequencing and text and graphic features. Students identified more plural nouns in grammar. The phonics skill covered the vowel diphthongs oi and oy. Students also worked with suffixes -less, -ful, and -ous.

Absent

I will be away from school on Friday, November 22nd on sick leave. My husband is having nasal surgery. On Monday, November 25th, I will be attending day two of the phonological awareness and word recognition class.

Thanksgiving Break

This is no school at St. Malachy School on Wednesday, November 27th due to teacher professional development. There is no school on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th due to Thanksgiving.

Important Dates 

Friday, November 22nd-Spirit Day ($1)
Monday, November 25th-Mrs. Burg Absent (Professional Development)
Tuesday, November 26th-Spirit Day ($1)
Wednesday, November 27th-NO SCHOOL (Teacher Professional Development)
Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th-NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, December 4th-Christmas Program @ 6PM
Friday, December 6th-Spirit Day