December Math Fun

December was full of math fun. The students learned all about counting money and making change. Check out the pictures to see a fun game they played. They used a spinner and a die to count change up to $10.00. The students also learned about fractions. M & M candies were used to learn about fractions of a set. They had a fun time eating them one by one and identifying the new fractions as the amounts changed. Real math....Real fun!!!

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

Our third grade class participated in a “dress up the turkey project.” The students disguised their turkey as something else and wrote a letter to Farmer Brown explaining why they couldn’t be part of Thanksgiving dinner this year. They each presented their turkeys and letters to the rest of their class. Some of the turkeys were dressed as football players, Santa Claus, reindeer, brides, rock stars, pirates, and basketball players. The students enjoyed this project and year after year it is exciting to see what new turkeys the students create.

Fun-Filled Learning in October

WOW!! What an October! The students in our third grade class were involved in some exciting educational activities this past month.

They created monsters using the KidPix program and wrote descriptions to go with them. We plan to send the descriptions to another third grade class in Texas and see if those students can draw our monsters using our descriptions.

Our school had the opportunity to meet a famous author, Mr. Alan St. Jean. He wrote "Aidan of Oren" which we are currently reading aloud in our classroom. The students were able to work with him in small groups to learn how authors write stories. We then used what we learned to write our own scarecrow stories in our classroom.

The students studied housing advertisements and created their own Haunted House Advertisements. They gave descriptions based on various"spooky" rooms found throughout the house and details of the backyard. They were able to create these haunted houses at home using various art supplies and a white paper bag. They were really excited to share their houses with the rest of the class. Can anyone say: Future Realtors?!?!?

To go with our study of matter in science, the students explored 3 bags full of air, water, and a piece of wood. They conducted various experiments and answered scientific questions based on their experiments and observations. Finally, they drew conclusions on what they learned about solids, liquids, and gases.

We ended our month with a Fall Festival. The students got to dress up and walk in our school's parade outside. It was a beautiful day and the students enjoyed seeing their friends!

Cradlerock

Students in third grade were involved in team-building activities on Thursday, October 8th. They joined in on many activities that promoted teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. When they came back to the classroom, our class reflected upon what they learned and wrote about their favorite part of the afternoon. Many commented on how much they had to work together and discuss ways to solve the problems or situations they encountered.

Agricultural Lab

Wow! What a great start to a new school year! The students are settling in and learning our new third grade responsibilities and routines. In September the students were able to act like Scientists in an Agricultural Lab experience. They predicted whether they thought a soybean was stronger than plaster of paris. Working through a process the students discovered that it was! Thank you PTA for providing this experience! What a fun Science day!