Research, Area, Multiplication, Eleanor Roosevelt & A Special Service Project!

Hello Friends!
   I have been thinking about ways to make communication better and easier for everyone. I will be sending a survey out to you via email very soon. In the meantime, I'll try to keep it short, sweet, and to the point! :)

Calendar Info:

* MAP testing December 7th, 8th, and 9th
* Service Project Visit to Sunrise Assisted Living December 16th at 1:00
* December Birthdays celebration at recess December 18th (If your child has a December Birthday, look for an email coming soon)

Curriculum:

Math: Area & Perimeter  
          *** You will also receive a letter about Multiplication Homework starting next week!***
Social Studies: Eleanor and Theodore Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall
Science: Pollution, Recycling, Human Impact on the Natural World
Reading: Non-fiction text features and text structures
Writing: Non-Fiction-Expository Writing/Research Projects
Design Principles: Compassion & Caring

Here is the info about our service project:

    

Dear Parents,

  This year the Third Grade would like to give back to our wonderful community. We have been discussing that giving is a true a gift and we would like to share this experience together. We will be walking to  Sunrise Senior Living on Clairemont on December 16th to give the residents a little gift.

 We are asking for donations to make toiletry packages for the seniors. Please consider sending in a bag of one of the items listed below. You can take your child to the dollar store and spend $10-$15, maybe even convince your child to spend his or her own money!! Just send them in with your child and we will create the bags.

Thank-You,

 The 3rd Grade Team

Travel Size Tissues	Travel Size toothpaste
Small Combs	Travel Size Toothbrushes
Travel Size Lotion	Chap Stick
Travel Size Shampoo, Conditioner, or Body-wash	Small note pads
Treat Bags (clear, red, or green)	Curling Ribbon

Here is what we've been up to:

Finding Area

Students used 8.5 X11 paper and index cards to try to determine the area of their table. The catch is that they didn't have a formula or enough of either tool so they had to try and figure it out! 

The next day students were given rectangles and graph paper and they were asked to find area again. 

GEOBOARDS: Students needed to create shapes with an area that I dictated. Many students figured out that they could make irregular shapes or use halves to create an area.

In reading we are learning about the structure of Non-Fiction text. Students worked in groups to determine what structure a set of paragraphs fit into. 

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!