2-27-20

3rd Grade News

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2-27-20

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading the historical fiction selection Sarah, Plain and Tall. This story that takes place in the pioneer times. Papa takes out an advertisement in the newspaper looking for a wife and mother. After writing letters back and forth, Sarah eventually comes to visit Papa, Anna, and Caleb. The comprehension skill focused on story structure (setting, characters, and plot). Students worked on the word ending of -ed and -ing in phonics. The vocabulary strategy covered the prefix non-. Students continued to work on adverbs in grammar.This week students used adverbs to compare.

The lesson 20 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Science

Third grade has been studying stars and constellations. Students have learned how Earth's revolution around the sun effects what constellations we see in the night's sky.

Math

Students have been relating multiplication and division. Students have been identifying missing numbers when solving problems and writing fact families. Students have also learned the division rules for dividing one and zero.

There will be a test over chapter 6 on Monday, March 2nd. A practice page has been included in the take home folder.

Reading Incentive Program

February calendars are due back to school by Tuesday, March 3rd. A March calendar has been included in the take home folder.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 12th. School dismisses for the day at 12:10 PM. Conferences are from 1:00-5:00 PM and 6:00-9:30 PM. There is no school on Friday, March 13th.

Important Dates

Saturday, February 29th-Foundation Gala and Auction at Supertel 

Friday, March 6th-3rd-8th Field Trip to Civic Center

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

Thursday, March 12th-12:10 PM Dismissal

Thursday, March 12th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, March 13th-NO SCHOOL

Spring Break runs from Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th. School resumes on Monday, March 23rd.

2-20-20

3rd Grade News

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2-20-20

Reading/Language Arts

The third grade students read  the informational text called "Life on the Ice" by Susan Goodman. Students learned what life was like in the Arctic and Antarctica.  The comprehension skill focused on main idea and supporting details. The vocabulary strategy covered using a dictionary. Students worked on compound words as the phonics skill. The grammar skill covered adverbs.

The results of the lesson 18 and 19 weekly assessments have been included in the take home folder.

Next week students will be taking the Unit 4 Benchmark test.

Science

In class students are learning about the moon. Students made a phases of the moon wheel model.

Math

Third grade students continue to work on the process of division. Students have practiced repeated subtraction to solve division problems.

Late Slips

The third trimester begins on Monday, February 24th, which means late slips will be starting in third grade. Every time a student doesn’t not have an assignment (spelling packet, writing missed words, getting a test signed, etc) completed, he or she receives a late slip. The student must get the late slip signed and the homework completed and returned the next day.  If the homework is completed and the late slip is signed there is no other consequence. If the late slip is not signed or the homework is not completed by the next day, the student will have to serve a detention. On the sixth late slip received, the student gets an automatic detention. If any more late slips are received after the sixth one also results in detention being served.  Parents will be notified when a detention is to be served. Students receive late slips from Mrs. Sickels, Miss Surma, and me, so the six late slips allowed are per teacher. I have talked with the third graders about the late slip policy. The best way to avoid late slips is to just get homework completed on time! Please continue to check assignment books to see what was done during the day, what still needs to be completed, and what needs to be signed.  

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the late slip policy. By starting the late slip policy now, students know what to expect in the upper grades.  Please take a few minutes to talk to your third grader about the late slip policy and what the consequences are for not getting work completed.

Important Dates

Friday, February 21st-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, February 21st-End of the Second Trimester

Saturday, February 29th-Foundation Gala and Auction

Friday, March 6th-Spirit Day ($1)

Friday, March 6th-Field Trip to Civic Center

Wednesday, March 11th-3rd Grade Mass

Thursday, March 12th-12:10 PM Dismissal

Thursday, March 12th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, March 13th-No School

Monday, March 16th-Friday, March 20th-Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)

Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences

Spring parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for Thursday, March 12th from 1:00-5:00 PM and  6:00-9:30 PM. Please use the link below to sign up for a time slot. Thank you.

 3rd Grade Spring Conference Sign Up

2-13-20

3rd Grade News

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2-13-20

Science

The third grade class has been learning about Earth's rotation on its axis, and its revolution around the sun.

Reading/Language Arts

This week students are reading the play "Two Bear Cubs." In this story, brother bear cubs disobey their mother grizzly and end up in a predicament. The comprehension skill focused on story structure (characters, setting, and plot). Students covered irregular verbs in grammar. The class worked on words that sounded like spoon and blew in phonics. The vocabulary strategy centered on the prefixes of re-, bi-, and pre-

The lesson 18 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Math

Students are learning about the process of division. Students identified the size of equal groups and the number of equal groups. Third grade students continue to work on solving multiplication basic facts.

Valentine's Day Party

Third grade will be having a Valentine's Day party on Friday, February 14th. Students may bring valentines card for their classmates. A class list was sent home last week. Please do not bring cards from home until Friday.

Important Dates

Friday, February 14th-Valentine's Day Party

Wednesday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

Thursday, February 20th-PTO Meeting

Friday, February 21st-Spirit Day ($1)

Saturday, February 29th-Gala and Auction

Friday, March 6th-3rd-8th Grade Field Trip to Civic Center

Wednesday, March 11th-3rd Grade Mass

Thursday, March 12th-Parent/Teacher Conferences

Friday, March 13th-NO SCHOOL

2-6-20

3rd Grade News

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2-6-20

Math

The next topic third grade will learning about the process of division. Please continue to review the basic multiplication facts.

Science

Third grade students continue to learn about the solar system. Students have been learning about how gravity effects objects.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading "A Tree is Growing." In this informational text, students learned about the different parts of a tree and it grows and changes. The comprehension skill focused on graphic sources such as captions, labels, diagrams, etc. Students studied word roots as the vocabulary strategy. The grammar skill worked on the verbs of be and helping verbs. Students also worked with words with c, k, ck, and qu.

The lesson 17 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Reading Incentive Program

Two students met the reading goal for the month of January. Congratulations to Matthew and Mason! The total minutes read for the month of January were 1,769. Matthew read the most with 825 minutes.

Valentine's Day Party

The third grade class will be having a Valentine's Day class party on Friday, February 14th.  Students will be making containers to hold valentines in art class next week. Students may bring valentine cards with a small piece of candy/toy. If bringing cards, please bring one for each student in the class. Please do not send valentines to school until next Friday. A class list is being sent home in today's take home folder.

St. Malachy Gala

The St. Malachy Foundation will be holding their annual Gala and Auction on Saturday, February 29th at the Supertel Inn. The cocktail hour begins at 5 PM, followed by a prime rib dinner at 6 PM. The live auction begins at 7 PM. Tickets are available for $35.

Donations for the 2nd/3rd grade "Southwest Iowa" basket are still being accepted. Please have donations turned in by Friday, February 7th. Thank you to everyone who has donated.

Important Dates
Friday, February 7th-Spirit Day ($1)
Friday, February 14th-Valentine's Day Party
Wednesday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)
Thursday, February 20th-PTO Meeting
Friday, February 21st-Spirit Day ($1)

1-30-20

3rd Grade News

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1-30-20

Math

Students continue to work on multiplication strategies with multiples of 10. Students have used the Distributive Property and place value. Third grade will have a test over Chapter 5 next week.

Science

The third graders are studying about the solar system. Students have learned about the Earth is a sphere. Students are also learning about gravity.

Reading/Language Arts

This week third grade is reading the nonfiction selection "The Albertosaurus Mystery-Philip Currie's Hunt in the Badlands." Students learned about how fossil hunters use evidence to form conclusions. Phillip Currie had to use what Barnum Brown had discovered and recorded to help him prove that meat eating dinosaurs traveled and lived in groups. The comprehension skill covered drawing conclusions. Students continued to work with adjectives by adding -er, est, more, and most. Third graders also worked with words with the suffix of -ly as the vocabulary strategy. The phonics skill covered the the soft /c/ and soft /g/.

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

Reading Incentive Calendars

January reading calendars are due back to school by Tuesday, February 4th. Please add up the minutes read and return the calendar if your child does not meet the goal. All minutes read can counts towards the whole class total. February calendars have been included in the take home folder.

Auction Items

A note was sent home a couple of weeks ago about the basket for the St. Malachy Foundation Gala that will be held on Saturday, February 29th. This year 2nd and 3rd grade are doing a "Southwest Iowa" basket. The basket is being created around supporting local businesses and showcasing all there is to do, visit, and explore in our area. Each family has been asked to donate $20 towards the purchase of items to build the basket or provide a gift certificate or favorite items. Please send the cash donation, gift certificate, or item to school by Friday, February 7th. If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Studer, Beth Knustrom, or Tiffany Johnson. All donations are greatly appreciated.

Next week Dustin Baird will be coming to the third grade class to take some pictures of the students to use for the silent auction item.

Important Dates

Friday, January 31st-Grandparent's Day Mass 1:30 PM at Holy Spirit

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

Friday, February 14th-Valentine's Day Party

Wednesday, February 19th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

Thursday, February 20th-PTO Meeting

Friday, February 21st-Spirit Day ($1)

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)