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11/17/22

 Burg's Buzz

11/17/22

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the biography Young Thomas Edison by Michael Dooling. The students learned factual information about the early life of Thomas Edison. The comprehension skill covered main idea and supporting details. Students also learned about pronouns and antecedents. The vocabulary strategy focused on the shades of meaning of words. Students also worked on words with the sounds short o, aw, au, and al.

Next week the students will be taking the Unit 2 Benchmark Assessment. Students will also be finishing Thanksgiving stories. There will be no spelling next week.

Science

The third grade class continues to learn about motion. Students have been discussing predictable motions such as up and down, back and forth, spinning, and zigzag.

Math

The class continues to work on division fluency. Each of the divisors 0 through 10 have been covered. Again, please continue to work on multiplication and division facts at home.

Book Order

Parents have one more opportunity before Christmas to purchase quality and affordable books through Scholastic. All ordering takes place online. An email was sent with the necessary link to order. There is also a note in the take home folder pertaining to ordering books. I will submit the order on Friday, December 2nd.

Gratitude

November is gratitude month. I have many things to be grateful for in my life. Teaching and the students are something I am grateful for. I am thankful for each of the gifts that each third grader class brings to the classroom and to me. I have created a memory gift about each of the third grade students. The gift is in their take home folder.

Important Dates

Thursday, November 17th-Deliver Socks and Placements

Thursday, November 17th-PTO Meeting 6 PM

Friday, November 18th-Spirit Day $1

Wednesday, November 23rd-Monday, November 28th-Thanksgiving Break

Friday, December 2nd-Spirit Day $1

World Kindness Day

 World Kindness Day

November 13, 2022

Third graders at STM are asked to wear a cardigan or zip up sweatshirt or jacket  in remembrance of Mr. Rogers on Monday, November 14th.

11/10/22

 Burg's Buzz

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11/10/22

Math

The third grade students have started learning about the process of division. Students are relating multiplication to division and using repeated subtraction to solve equations. Students have worked on using the dividers of 2, 3, 4, 5,   .

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class is reading the story Kamishibai Man by Allen Say. In this realistic fiction selection, Jiichaan decides to return to the city from years away to recite stories and sell candy. When Jiichaan arrives, he is startled by all of the changes. He is also reminded why he quit in the first place, but receives a wonderful surprise when the children, now adults, he recited the stories to return to listen to him. The students reviewed cause and effect as the comprehension skill. The class also worked on the vowel diphthings /ow/ and /ou/ as the phonics skill. The grammar skill focused on abstract nouns. Students also reviewed dictionary skills.

The lesson 8 weekly assessment results have been included in the take home folder.

Science

The class has been learning about motion. Students have also learned about speed and direction.

STM PTO Fall Fundraiser

Read-a-Thon is the PTO's fall fundraiser for St. Malachy School.  Counting minutes and collecting donations for Read-a-Thon runs from Friday, November 11th to Sunday, November 20th. Information pertaining to Read-a-Thon has been included in this week's take home folder. The minutes your child reads for the monthly calendar can also be counted for Read-A-Thon.

Fire Prevention Poster Winners

Congratulations to the third grade students who placed in the fire prevention poster contest. Brandy-1st, Graham-2nd, and Mary-3rd. The first place poster gets sent on to the state competition.

Socktober

The third grade class continues to collect socks to donate to the Creston Matura for the Christmas giving. Donations can be brought to school through Thursday, November 17th. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far. The third grade class will deliver the socks to Matura next week.

Kindness Week

During the week of Monday, November 14th-Friday, November 18th, the third grade class will be celebrating "Kindness" week. Students are asked to wear cardigans on Monday, November 14th in remembrance of Mr. Rogers. Students will also be making placements to be delivered to Homestead Assisted Living. Other kind activities are planned throughout the week.

On Thursday, November 17th, the third grade class will be delivering the socks to Creston Matura and the placemats to Homestead. A permission slip has been included in the take home folder. The class will be using Southern Iowa Trolley for transportation.

Important Dates

Friday, November 11th-Spirit Day $1

Friday, November 11th-Veteran's Day Program

Monday, November 14th-Celebrate World Kindness Day 

Wednesday, November 23rd-Monday, November 28th-Thanksgiving Vacation

Wednesday, December 7th-Christmas Concert

10/27/22

Burg's Buzz 

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10/27/22

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade class the story The Harvest Birds by Blanca Guadalupe Lopez Morales. This folktale follows Juan following his dream to be a farmer. Most people in the town laugh Juan's dream, except for Grandpa Chon who gives Juan some land to see if he is able to have a bountiful harvest. Along with the zanate birds, Juan proves that dreams can come true with hard work and a belief in yourself.

The results of the lesson 7 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Next week the class will NOT be moving ahead in the reading series. There will be no spelling or weekly assessment since there are only 3 days of school next week.

Science

Third grade will have a test over force on Friday, October 28th.

Math

The class continues to work on multiplication. Students were introduced the The Associative Property. An example is (3x2) X 4=3 X (2 X 4).  Students have been preparing for the Topic 3 Assessment which will be on Monday, October 31st.

Coin Wars

Winners were announced in the Creston High School "Coin Wars" this week. Congratulations to the 3rd Grade class on placing second in the private school category! The students have earned a cookie party on November 8th. In total, $14,120.68 was raised for the veterans from Union County to attend Honor Flights.

Halloween 

St. Malachy School will be celebrating Halloween during the afternoon of Monday, October 31st. The middle school wing will have games for the elementary aged students to participate in. The annual parade begins at 2:30 PM. There will be time for students to change into their costumes before the parade. Students should be able to handle getting themselves ready for the most part. I will help with buttoning, zipping, and tying.

Reading Calendars

Please return October reading calendars back to school by Wednesday, November 2nd. November calendars are included in the take home folder.

Dress Code

Beginning on Tuesday, November 1st, shorts will not longer be allowed for STM students. Shorts can return in March.

Also, please note I am still having conversations with the girls about the length of shirts that are worn with leggings. According to the school dress code policy, tops must go to the mid-thigh when wearing leggings.

Socktober

The third grade is collecting children and adult socks from now through Friday, November 11th. The socks will be donated to the Matura Christmas gift program. The activity is one of the activities that the students will be participating in for Kindness Week in November.

 

Important Dates

Friday, October 28th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, October 31st-Halloween Activities in the Afternoon

Monday, October 31st-Wednesday, November 2nd-Parent/Teacher Conferences 3:30-4:30 PM

Tuesday, November 1st-All Saints Mass

Thursday, November 3rd-NO SCHOOL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Friday, November 4th-NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 11th-Veteran's Day Program

10/20/22

 Burg's Buzz
nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10/20/22

Science

Students have been learning about electricity and static electricity in class.

Math

The class continues to work on multiplication. This week students worked on the factors of 3, 4, 6,  7, and 8. All of the factors have been covered to this point. Please practice the multiplication facts at home to improve fluency. An additional five to ten minutes each day will greatly improve multiplication fluency.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the third grade is reading the informational text What Do Illustrators Do? by Eileen Christelow. In this story, the reader learns about the process two different illustrators through the process of illustrating a book. The comprehension skill covered text and graphic features. Students reviewed synonyms as the vocabulary skill. The grammar skill focused on verb tense (present, past, and future). The phonics skill covered the three letter clusters of -str, spr-, scr-, and thr-.

The results of the lesson 6 weekly assessment have been included in the take home folder.

Socktober

The third grade class will be participating in week long (November 14th-18th) kindness activities. In preparation for this week-long event, the third grade class will be participating in celebrating “Socktober” from Friday, October 21st-Friday, November 11th. Socktober started in October of 2011 with a young man donating socks to a homeless shelter. Last year there were participants from all seven continents. Even in Union County there is a need to help out.

Donations of children and adult socks will be collected at St. Malachy School, and then delivered by the 3rd grade students to our local Matura during the week of November 14th. The socks will be used in Matura’s Christmas gift program for elementary and teenage children.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Fall parent/teacher conferences are scheduled for the week of Monday, October 31st-Thursday, November 4th. Use this link Third Grade Fall Conferences to sign up for a parent/teacher conference.

Halloween Festivities

Halloween will be celebrated at St. Malachy School on Monday, October 31st. In the afternoon, the middle school will have activities for the elementary aged students to participate in. Students will have time to change into costumes before the parade. The parade begins at 2:30 PM in the gym.

Important Dates

Friday, October 21st-Spirit Day $1

Friday, October 28th-Spirit Day $1

Monday, October 31st-Halloween Activities and Parade

Thursday, November 3rd and Friday, November 4th-NO SCHOOL

10/13/22

 Burg's Buzz

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10/13/22

Parent/Teacher Fall Conferences

Parent/Teachers conferences are scheduled for the week of October 31st-November 3rd. On the 31st, 1st, and 2nd, there are times available between 4 times available between 3:30-4:30 PM. On the 3rd of November, conferences will run from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Please pay close attention to the day and time you are signing up for. The following link can be used to sign up.

3rd Grade Fall Conference Sign Up

FAST Testing

In the take home folder this week is the results of the FAST testing in both reading and math. These tests are used to see in students need interventions. Please review the results and let me know if you have any questions. Another screening will take place in the winter and again in spring.

Coin Wars

The Creston CAST and FBLA are sponsoring "Coin Wars" through Tuesday, October 11th. Change can be brought to school and deposited in the third grade bucket. All money raised will be donated for Union County Veterans to attend a Honor Flight.

Science

The students have been learning about the force of magnetism. Students were able to experiment with magnets in class.

Reading/Language Arts

This week the class is reading the narrative nonfiction selection titled Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies. In this story, students follow the bat as she leaves her roost and goes out into the night to find food. The comprehension skill covered sequencing. Students also worked on action and helping verbs as the grammar skill. The class focused on the suffixes of -ible and -able as the vocabulary skill. The phonics skill   .

The results of the Unit 1 Benchmark Assessment have been included in the take home folder. This test is different than the weekly assessment. The weekly assessments cover stories that we have read and discussed in class during the week. The benchmark tests assess the skills learned in the previous five lessons in new texts. This is the first time the students will have read the stories. The goal of the first benchmark assessment is to expose students to this type of testing. This is not a test you can work through quickly. It may require students to look back at the stories and reread. I had students take this first assessment on their own, so I could see how each student performed. I will be grouping students differently on the next benchmark test.

Math

The 3rd grade class is continuing to work on multiplication. Students worked on learning the Distributive Property of Multiplication. The class was able to practice using Pop Its. They loved it!

Important Dates

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

Friday, October 21st-Spirit Day $1

Friday, October 28th-Spirit Day

Monday, October 31st-Halloween Festivities 

Tuesday, November 1st-Mass

Thursday, November 3rd-No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Friday, November 4th-No School