It was only a four day week, but our class was learning Full Steam Ahead! We are excited about the third grade semester long recycling STEAM challenge. The students saw a video of the two young surfers who started 4Ocean -these young men saw a problem and used science, technology, engineering, art, and math to start to solve it. Check out their website! Our students want to work on that problem in their community. On Friday teams of students visited each K class to sort their recycling bin - can be recycle/can't be recycled. Ask your child what their role was - sorter(with gloves, of course), photographer, recorder or counter. On Monday we will analyze the data and decide what our next step should be to educate the K classes and help them to recycle better. Stay tuned...
QUESTIONS: What does the word "frequency" mean and how do we show it on a line plot? What is the theme of a story? How do you decide what it is? REMEMBER:* Penguins are due this Thursday, January 31. Target students may drop theirs off on the way or bring them in on Wednesday. I can't wait to see what they've made with recycled products! *IF we have snow this week please check the Cobb website, the news, Twitter, or whatever source you use instead of calling the school. In January you updated your inclement weather form. I will use that information unless you tell me otherwise. *Students should be practicing their time tables through the 6s. On Friday's check up there were many students who are not fluent yet. Call them out in the car, play card games, and make flash cards. There are many ways to practice! NEXT WEEK: Math - Students are making great progress measuring to 1/4 and 1/2 inch. We still need some practice on reading and interpreting the data on a line plot correctly. We will do that, as well as, review and assess recognizing equivalent fractions and using models to compare fractions. Language Arts - We will start to Dig Deeper into text and realize the benefits of reading a text twice to analyze the structure of the text. (Close reading) Students will decide a topic that they feel strongly about and begin to write their final opinion piece. Science - Students will begin to explore the state of Georgia's habitats - the animals and plants that live in each habitat and the adaptations that it make possible for them to survive there. Stay warm this week!
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