Rocks, Minerals, Fossils.....and a Puppy!

Hello,
 I hope you had a wonderful break. We had a stay-cation and we adopted a puppy! This is the newest member of our family.            

 Ziggy Stardust Soons!

       Last week we started our unit on rocks and minerals. Your child investigated and observed the attributes of minerals, how rocks form, and they created a fossil imprint. The three 3rd classes rotated to different classrooms and worked with other students to learn about rocks, minerals, and fossils.

   
  We are in the home stretch of being Third Graders. I can't believe it! I am working with the children to prepare them for F.Ave. We have been discussing change and perspective as well as reflective thought during morning meeting everyday. I'm sure gonna miss this bunch!

Here are a few recent photos I took:

Community Circle Recorder Performance

Nature People!

SLC'S

SLC Practice with Kindergarten

    See you tomorrow! 

                       

The Sweetest Sound You'll Ever Hear....

Hello!
  You should have received a paper in your child's blue folder that states your date and time for Student Led Conferences. Please let me know if you didn't get it or if you need to know your time.
They are all on Tuesday  3/28 at various times!  The children have been busy preparing their work for you and I think they are both excited and nervous!
   Next week we will begin transitioning into our Science units for the last part of the year. We will practice X facts daily and we will start thinking about our products for Marketplace. If you have any ideas or an excess of materials sitting in your garage, send them in!


Here is a glimpse at our RECORDER Virtuosos!

                                                                                   

I Can't Believe It's March!

Hello!

     We have been busy learning in Room 212! The children are currently preparing for Student Led Conferences and they are excited to share their knowledge with you! Make sure you sign up for a time slot. If you have trouble with the times, please email me and I will work with you to make it happen.

SLC LINK

 In Social Studies:
     Now that our expedition is complete, we have begun our unit on Government and the Roots of Our Modern Democracy. Your child has probably been on the lookout for the three types of Greek Columns. If you see some, snap a photo and email them to me so that we can take a look and practice identifying them.

In Math:

     We are working on multi-step problem solving in math and we are continuing our quest to become fluent with our multiplication facts. Ask your child what number they are practicing this week! Help me to encourage them to practice! If you are looking for some practice you can have them use THIS WEBSITE .

In Reading:

   We are following a character in a book to track his or her traits and how he or she changes throughout a story.  We are reading two wonderful books. Ask your child about these books! 

   Students at Work! 

Practicing Multiplication

Absent on Picture Day!

Researching Ancient Greece

Sho taught us some Japanese! 

Also, here are few photos of our family trip to Amsterdam!

Student Led Conference Sign-Up

Here is the link for SLC's!

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Can You Guess Our Characters' Traits?

Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break! We have been talking about character traits since before break. Your child created a storyboard to show how authors build characters' traits with dialogue and action.

See if you can guess the traits....

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

           Thanks so much for coming to our Celebration of Learning! You can look at the Third Grade Website  and comment on our work. We want the children to understand that their work can reach a broad audience and they can make an impact!

                                                                                 http://we3rdgrade1617.weebly.com/

I took a few photos but I didn't make it around to all of you.

We will have some free art featured in Decatur Focus News!!