I hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break!
Third grade is MAP testing on April 28, 29, 30, and May 1st. Please try to avoid vacations or appointments on these days, especially during the morning. More information about MAP testing will be given after Spring Break.
If you have not returned the permission slip for our field trip to the Capitol on April 3rd, please do so as soon as possible!
We have some upcoming school-wide functions coming up in April. Our Spring Sing is on Thursday, April 17th. Students will perform songs they have been learning in Music. Third grade will perform at 1:45 in the gym.
We also have Comet Culture Night on April 24th from 6:00-8:00!
We have had a busy last week before break with lots of learning and fun activities. Mrs. Hanson, our media specialist, has been in everyday this week for a Lego We-Do Project. Students started by learning about how engineers have helped solve the problem of flooding. Then they built a robotic floodgate out of Legos that used code open, close, and alert the community.
On Friday, we headed to the library for Tinker Time! Students are allowed to choose a STEM, problem-solving activity where they would like to tinker.
In the Classroom
In reading, we have been using fiction stories to practice a variety of skills. Students have learned how to summarize using the main ideas. We have also practiced how to analyze a character's actions and how they impacted the plot. Finally, we have learned how to identify the central message of a text.
Students learned how to writing to an informational prompt last week. We used a short text about a woman named Mary Leakey. We had to write about how her work changed the world and use the article for text evidence.
We have been learning all about fractions in math this week! Students have now seen fractions as circles, strips, and on a number line. We have used benchmark fractions like 1/2 and 1 for comparing.
To wrap up our Weather and Climate unit, we had a meteorologist come and speak to the third grade! Beth Finnelo taught us about her job, including what it's like to wake up at 2:30 everyday for the morning news on KOMU. We also learned about severe weather and what we should do to be prepared.
