April 26, 2019

Announcements

*We begin MAP testing next week! Third grade will be testing 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, and 5/3. Please make sure your third grader gets a good night of sleep, eats a filling breakfast, and is here on time. We will have no homework next week. 

We will be having our poetry breakfast on Friday, May 10th from 7:40-8:20. The breakfast will be in our classroom, room 215. Please use the link below to sign up for food/drink. This is just to ensure we get a variety of food. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0845A9A729A6FA7-poetry1

In the Classroom

In math this week, we have been preparing for the MAP test by reviewing concepts from the year. We will begin with the math part of the MAP test on Thursday.

We have been creating lots of poetry in room 215! This week students completed a personal inventory they used to create an acrostic poem. We also studied narrative poetry. Students will choose their poems to publish next week.

We have been discussing the MAP test during reading. We practiced moving our seats into rows and have been answering lots of questions about the test.

Our ecosystems grew grass! The students loved being able to see the living and non-living components working together in their ecosystem. We will be getting more living things next week as we start our Life Cycles unit. :)

Upcoming Events

3rd Grade MAP testing-April 29-May 3

Field trip to Red Top Ranch-May 6
Poetry Breakfast-May 10

April 19, 2019

Announcements

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We will be having our poetry breakfast on Friday, May 10th from 7:40-8:20. The breakfast will be in our classroom, room 215. Please use the link below to sign up for food/drink. This is just to ensure we get a variety of food. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0845A9A729A6FA7-poetry1

CHANGE TO OUR MAP SCHEDULE- Third grade will be testing 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, and 5/3. This means we will not be testing Monday, April 29. Please refrain from scheduling appointments or vacations on these days. We will mainly test in the morning period beginning at 9:30. It is important your third grader is here to avoid having to do make-up testing.

In the Classroom

In math this week, we completed Unit 8. We assessed over this unit on Wednesday. Next week, we will spend some time reviewing for the MAP test beginning the following week.

This week in Poetry, we learned about alliteration and studied concrete and inference poetry. We also analyzed song lyrics to look for poetic themes. We took advantage of the nice weather this week and did some writing outside!

We continued learning about ecosystems in Science. The highlight was on Tuesday when we created an ecosystem that contained all 4 parts; plants, animals, decomposers, and non-living.

Upcoming Events

Color Run-April 26

3rd Grade MAP testing-April 29-May 3

Field trip to Red Top Ranch-May 6
Poetry Breakfast-May 10

April 12, 2019

Announcements

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We will be having our poetry breakfast on Friday, May 10th from 7:40-8:20. The breakfast will be in our classroom, room 215. Please use the link below to sign up for food/drink. This is just to ensure we get a variety of food. 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0845A9A729A6FA7-poetry1

We have our MAP testing schedule. Third grade will be testing 4/29, 5/1, 5/2, and 5/3. Please refrain from scheduling appointments or vacations on these days. We will mainly test in the morning period beginning at 9:30. It is important your third grader is here to avoid having to do make-up testing.

In the Classroom

We did more multiplication and division this week in math. Students played Factor Bingo where they had to strategically fill in their bingo boards with multiples. After I drew a factor card, they could cover one product of that number on the board. It really made everyone think! We also did work with fractions on Thursday by creating a number line together.

Wow! I have been so impressed with the poetry the third graders have created this week. We studied similes and metaphors as our poetry tool this week. Students created "small poems", where I'm from poems, and haikus. Ask your third grader which one they liked the most.

In reading this week, students were administered the AIMS reading test. This consists of a comprehension/vocabulary piece on the computer, as well as an oral reading component done one-on-one with me. 

We started our Ecosystems unit in science this week. Students learned about the 4 parts of an ecosystem and how to differentiate between living and non-living. Make sure to check back next week to hear about our hands-on experience involving some of those living things. :)

Upcoming Events

Color Run-April 26

3rd Grade MAP testing-April 29-May 3

Field trip to Red Top Ranch-May 6
Poetry Breakfast-May 10

April 5, 2019

Announcements

SAVE THE DATE! 

We will be having a poetry breakfast on Friday, May 10 from 7:40-8:20. We would love for you to join us!

Please note the calendar change! April 10 was supposed to be an early dismissal but will now be a full day of school. 

We have our MAP testing schedule. Third grade will be testing 4/29, 5/1, 5/2, and 5/3. Please refrain from scheduling appointments or vacations on these days. We will mainly test in the morning period beginning at 9:30. It is important your third grader is here to avoid having to do make-up testing. 

We will need clear, 2 liter bottles for a science project. If you happen to have any at home, please send them in. Thank you in advance!

In the Classroom

In math this week, we revisited multiplication and division. Students learned how to use basic facts to solve extended facts for both. For example, I can use 7x3=21 to solve 210 divided by 3. We focused on multiples of 10. Students also learned about factor pairs.

We began poetry this week! I am already so impressed with the poems the third graders have been creating. We started the week by creating a class Padlet for things we already know and feel about poetry.

Here are just a few samples of the poetry we have written this week.

In reading this week, we focused on MAP strategies. We practiced reading the questions before the text, highlighting important information, and crossing off answers we know are incorrect.

We  finished our health unit this week. We talked about eating habits and My Plate at the beginning of the week. We ended the unit by discussing stress and how it can impact our health. Students identified things that cause stress in their lives and we discussed coping strategies. 

Upcoming Events

Spring Fling-April 5

Comet Culture Night-April 9

Color Run-April 26

3rd Grade MAP testing-April 29-May 3
Poetry Breakfast-May 10