Science: We had a wonderful presentation about trees from Mr. Olsen on Wednesday! We started with a presentation outside, then Mr. Olsen came to our classroom. We learned 4 stories and then made scientific drawings to tell each story. The stories all took place in the forest, and focused on the following topics: fungus, caterpillars, wasps, and salamanders. Students did an excellent job of listening to how seeds travel and the types of trees around us. See the photo gallery below!
Reading: We started reading Matilda by Roald Dahl during our snack time. We also kicked off our Folktale unit by discussing what we know about traditional literature. We recognized that traditional literature is one category of fiction stories, and includes subcategories like fairy talks, folktales, tall tales, legends, myths, and fables. We finished up our reading assessments and have built our stamina past the 40 minute mark!
Writing: We did a quick write about "Best School Day Ever" - some students opted for true stories, but others wrote fictional stories about what the best school day would look like. After learning about our folktale unit, we also worked on retelling a story we know well. Then, we shared and played a guessing game - we were able to guess the retold story in 3 sentences or less each time! This proves that folktales are stories we all know well, even when there are different versions of the same story.
Math: We have been practicing how to complete math homework (writing our name, the date, and checking over our work). We also continued reviewing our graph skills. In groups, we developed survey questions to ask classmates, such as "What is your favorite sport?" We collected the data, or votes, and then made a pictograph to represent the information. After our pictograph, some groups made a poster of the data using a bar graph, line plot, or pictograph. We answered questions about each group's graph. Then, we worked on using good fit strategies and always showing our work when we do math!
We have been talking about being a bucket-filling classroom, and continue to work on our friendship skills and "good habits" to form as third graders. I will be out tomorrow but look forward to hearing about a helpful and productive Friday!
Enjoy the 3-day weekend!
-Mrs. K
Reading: We started reading Matilda by Roald Dahl during our snack time. We also kicked off our Folktale unit by discussing what we know about traditional literature. We recognized that traditional literature is one category of fiction stories, and includes subcategories like fairy talks, folktales, tall tales, legends, myths, and fables. We finished up our reading assessments and have built our stamina past the 40 minute mark!
Writing: We did a quick write about "Best School Day Ever" - some students opted for true stories, but others wrote fictional stories about what the best school day would look like. After learning about our folktale unit, we also worked on retelling a story we know well. Then, we shared and played a guessing game - we were able to guess the retold story in 3 sentences or less each time! This proves that folktales are stories we all know well, even when there are different versions of the same story.
Math: We have been practicing how to complete math homework (writing our name, the date, and checking over our work). We also continued reviewing our graph skills. In groups, we developed survey questions to ask classmates, such as "What is your favorite sport?" We collected the data, or votes, and then made a pictograph to represent the information. After our pictograph, some groups made a poster of the data using a bar graph, line plot, or pictograph. We answered questions about each group's graph. Then, we worked on using good fit strategies and always showing our work when we do math!
We have been talking about being a bucket-filling classroom, and continue to work on our friendship skills and "good habits" to form as third graders. I will be out tomorrow but look forward to hearing about a helpful and productive Friday!
Enjoy the 3-day weekend!
-Mrs. K