Mrs. Fox's Third Grade: March 6, 2020

Friday, March 6, 2020

March 6, 2020

Announcements

Thank you to everyone who attended Parent Teacher Conferences last week! As that was our last scheduled meeting, please let me know if you would like to have an additional conference before the end of the year.

Please remember there is no school Wednesday, March 11th, as it is a teacher workday.

Don't miss out on the Spring Dance next Friday, March 13th! The event goes from 6:00-9:00. This is a parent-attended event, so please do not drop off your student.

This week, we finished our read aloud called No Talking. If your 3rd grader has not mentioned it yet, this book centers around a group of fifth graders that decide to have a boy vs. girl competition to see who can make it through 2 days without talking. They have to be creative with communicating with each other and their teachers. The students loved the book, so we decided to do a modified version on Friday. The class competed against me to see who could use the fewest amount of words while we were in the classroom. (specials, lunch, and recess were our breaks from the activity) We were able to have such an interesting and productive day learning! This included lots of writing, gestures, and laughing. My favorite part was read aloud where I got to read some fabulous word less picture books!

In the Classroom

In math this week, we studied volume, time, and fractions. Students also reviewed their estimation and word problem skills.

Our focus in reading this week was on making connections. Students worked really hard on determining if something is a connection or just a coincidence. Make sure to ask your third grader to give you some examples!

We finally finished our non-fiction writing projects! Students brought these home on Wednesday after our class celebration. We also began our next unit on opinion writing.

In science this week, we continued our study of forces. Students used their knowledge about balanced forces to design and experiment with penny bridges.