We have been busy working on an animal research project. Students each have a different animal. They checked out books (if one was available) and searched the internet for information about their animal. They are writing the research paper from the information they found. There are 2 assignments to complete. The first one is an animal flip book. We did all of the work at school - it was to be corrected at home and returned so they could complete a final copy.The second assignment is a research paper. We have been working on that at school as well. It is 5 paragraphs, with 3-5 sentences in each. All of the information is in the research that they have already done. All they need is some help putting it into complete sentences with correct grammar. you should see a green folder come home. Everything should be in it. The green folder and all of the information needs to be returned each day.
We have finished up multiplication and division in our whole group math lessons and are now into fractions. Fractions are a new concept in third grade, though some have some foundational understandings as our second grade teachers did a nice job introducing fractions during their math win classes last year. We will be learning the basics of how to identify fractions, fractions of a set, using a number line to identify fractions, comparing fractions, and finding equivalent fractions.
Please continue to work on basic multiplication facts as all students need to have the basic facts memorized by the end of the school year.
HOMEWORK
Please encourage your child to turn in their reading logs this week. It is on the back of the newsletter that will be coming home tomorrow, as well a link in the newsletter section of this website.
We have finished up multiplication and division in our whole group math lessons and are now into fractions. Fractions are a new concept in third grade, though some have some foundational understandings as our second grade teachers did a nice job introducing fractions during their math win classes last year. We will be learning the basics of how to identify fractions, fractions of a set, using a number line to identify fractions, comparing fractions, and finding equivalent fractions.
Please continue to work on basic multiplication facts as all students need to have the basic facts memorized by the end of the school year.
HOMEWORK
Please encourage your child to turn in their reading logs this week. It is on the back of the newsletter that will be coming home tomorrow, as well a link in the newsletter section of this website.