Ava! Ava solved the following math challenge.
Insert addition signs between the digits 987654321 to get a sum of 1,098. Clue: The order of the digits does not change.
Solution: 987 + 65 + 43 + 2 + 1 = 1,098.
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Another AR Goal Met!
Connor met his individual AR goal this morning! He has challenged himself by now doubling his goal!
Reminder: Fall Harvest Festival
Tomorrow is our Fall Harvest Festival! Students will be traveling to each third grade classroom for a different activity. We will then have our class celebration in the afternoon. If you signed up to donate to our class party ,please be sure to send it to school tomorrow. Our class thanks you for your generosity!
Monday, October 26, 2015
Book Orders Due Friday
Don't forget to visit scholastic.com/readingclub to place your October book order! Orders are due this Friday, and every order helps us to build our class library.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Bar Modeling for PARENTS!
In class, we have started using bar models to solve word problems. In an effort to help parents better understand what a bar model is and how it can be used to help students solve word problems, I will be hosting a Bar Modeling for Parents Night for our class. This event will be on Thursday, November 19th from 5:30 to 6:00 in the Common Area. I will be introducing what a bar model is, the different kinds of bar models that we will be using in third grade, how bar models are beneficial for student understanding and, of course, will answer any of your questions surrounding this topic. My goal for this event is to help parents understand more about bar models before we begin chapter five. I will be sending home a letter with more information about this event as well as an RSVP date.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Harvest Festival Food Slips
Just a friendly reminder that if you are planning to bring in a healthy snack to share for our Harvest Festival the slip is due back tomorrow. Food can be brought in on the day of the party. Thank you so very much to everyone that is able to contribute!
And the winner is...
This week's challenge winner is Makenzie! Check out the problems that she solved below! The answer for question three is Gabi has 778 marbles and for question 4, A is 1, B is 2, C is 3, and D is 4. Way to go!
Missing Jacket
A student in our class is missing their jacket. Please check to see if you accidentally brought home someone else's jacket. The jacket is blue on the outside with a gray liner. It is a Northface jacket. If found, please return it to school as soon as possible. Thank you for your help!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
AR
Congratulations to Emily and Arianna for already reaching their individual AR goals! Emily has challenged herself to double her goal and Arianna has already doubled her goal TWICE! Keep up the amazing work!
Monday, October 19, 2015
Friendly Letters
Last week, we talked about the different parts of a friendly letter: date, greeting, body, closing, and signature. Students then wrote friendly letters to thank the beekeeper for visiting our school a few weeks ago!
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Beauty and the Beast Venn Diagrams
After spending the week reading Beauty and the Beast, our class watched the Disney version. While watching the movie, students completed a venn diagram of similarities and differences between the two. Finally, they used Kidspiration to show their thinking!
Thursday, October 15, 2015
And the winner is...
Connor! This is Connor's second time being our math challenge winner! Way to go!
Book It!
Don't forget about Book It! Students that read a book in their Lexile Level and complete a well thought out book report by the end of the month will earn a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut! This is an optional program that will be taking place from October to March. Students can participate in as many, or few, months as they would like. This is meant to encourage students to read texts that are appropriate to their reading level and should be fun!
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Secret Word...
Any student that checks the blog tonight and tells Mrs. Largy the secret word tomorrow morning will be entered into a drawing for a cool prize!
The secret word is "buzz".
Let's see how many students check the blog each night for important updates!
The secret word is "buzz".
Let's see how many students check the blog each night for important updates!
Chapter Two Math Test
Our chapter two math test will be tomorrow, October 15. Please see below for an outline of material covered in this chapter.
Fall Harvest Party
The following was sent home today. If you are able to contribute a healthy snack to our class Fall Harvest Party, please return the bottom portion of the form as soon as possible. Thank you!
October Book Orders
Don't forget to place your October book order. Orders can be placed online and are due on October 30th.
Math Fun!
Check out the pictures of our class today during math! Students used mental math strategies to find the sum of two 2-digit numbers. They then used estimation strategies, such as rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, or front-end estimation, to determine if their answer was reasonable. Finally, and most importantly, they explained their thinking to their partner.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
Comparing and Contrasting
This week, our class read Goodbye-382 Shin Dang Dong. We then worked in groups to compare and contrast life in Korea and the United States. Finally, we used Kidspirtation to document our ideas!
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Thanks to our amazing PTA Accelerated Reader is back!
Individual student goals will be sent home. Please see your student's agenda book for their username and password.
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