Announcements
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break! I am so thankful for this amazing group of 3rd graders and their families. : )
Thank you for for attending Parent-Teacher Conferences last week! Please let me know if you have additional concerns/questions before our next round of conferences in early March.
During library checkout, students have been learning about the different sections in the library. They work really hard on setting their purpose for choosing books each Monday, and then practice knowing where to find those books. Students did a team relay game to practice using the call numbers on books to find the matching section in the library.
We had a wonderful time on our field trip last week to the Missouri Theater! Students enjoyed the architecture of the building, watching the conductor work, and listening to the story of Peter and the Wolf.
When we participated in Media Literacy week, we entered a raffle to win a prize. Our class won! On Thursday, Mrs. Hanson brought us warm apple cider and popcorn to enjoy during our independent reading time.
I recently wrote a grant to gain new Geography materials. Our main focus in Geography is on the state of Missouri, but I wanted to allow students to travel much further away! Each month, we will be traveling to a different country to learn about the current and past culture. This month was Egypt! We were able to go on a virtual field trip to the pyramids, create a craft using a traditional artistic method called quilling, and write our own message using hieroglyphics. We also spent time exploring the many books about Egypt we have in our classroom and the school library.
In the Classroom
We have been studying various systems in our bodies for Health. Students have learned about the Respiratory, Cardio-respiratory, Nervous, and Digestive Systems. We will look at diseases after Thanksgiving Break.
In reading last week, students learned how to identify cause and effect. We also introduced summarizing by reading an article about voting rights.
Students have started their next informational piece in writing. They have each chosen a person who has positively changed the world. We started researching by finding reliable digital sources. After break, we will continue researching with print sources, and then start organizing our facts.
In math, students have been learning strategies for 3-digit addition and subtraction. This is just an introduction to these strategies, as we will study them again throughout the year.
Upcoming Events
Winter Open House-December 16
Winter Break begins-December 22
School Resumes-January 4
