Hello families!
We have almost made it to February break. We are more than halfway through 3rd grade! Can you believe it?!
In reading we have been continuing to sharpen our reading comprehension skills through our reading books, trade books and independent activities. This is a skill all students will continue to work on!
In math, we have recently learned about area and perimeter and have begun discussing fractions. We have been working on learning our multiplication math facts and helper facts. It is important that students continue to practice their multiplication math facts to increase their fluency.
In social studies we have been learning about Black Americans, the history of slavery and the underground railroad. We will watch a movie about Ruby Bridges, too.
In science, we are learning about simple machines. Today we had a fun and interactive Techsploration assembly. We learned about trading distance for effort, work, load and the six simple machines. We will have our simple machines fair when we return from February break. This fair will take place on Friday, March 4th.
Enjoy your February break! I hope it is restful!
Jen
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Phew! We made it through our first snow days of the year. We will be busy for the next few weeks before February vacation.
The students have been working hard to research their Black American. We have one more day of research and then we will move on to writing our speech for our wax museum. Our wax museum will take place on Friday, February 19th at 10:30. We hope to see you there!
We will have our Valentine's Day class party this Friday at 11. Students may bring Valentine cards for their classmates! We will have a snack and open our cards. Thank you for your donations!
The concert for Music in our Schools month is set for March 7th at 7 PM. A flyer went home for the students to purchase a t-shirt to wear to the concert. T-shirts are $6, if you need assistance please let me know! Please send the order forms back as soon as possible!
Last, I will be sending home information about our upcoming Simple Machine Fair. We have been studying simple machines and students are being asked to create a simple machine project. We will gather in the cafeteria with other 3rd grade classes and share our projects. This is an at-home project. Let me know if you have questions or concerns!
As always, please reach out if you have questions about the classroom or anything we are working on!
Take care,
Jen
The students have been working hard to research their Black American. We have one more day of research and then we will move on to writing our speech for our wax museum. Our wax museum will take place on Friday, February 19th at 10:30. We hope to see you there!
We will have our Valentine's Day class party this Friday at 11. Students may bring Valentine cards for their classmates! We will have a snack and open our cards. Thank you for your donations!
The concert for Music in our Schools month is set for March 7th at 7 PM. A flyer went home for the students to purchase a t-shirt to wear to the concert. T-shirts are $6, if you need assistance please let me know! Please send the order forms back as soon as possible!
Last, I will be sending home information about our upcoming Simple Machine Fair. We have been studying simple machines and students are being asked to create a simple machine project. We will gather in the cafeteria with other 3rd grade classes and share our projects. This is an at-home project. Let me know if you have questions or concerns!
As always, please reach out if you have questions about the classroom or anything we are working on!
Take care,
Jen
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