Oregon Road Trip 2008

These are some pictures of places that we stopped on our vacation around the beautiful state of Oregon.  Some of these are the cities and rivers and mountain ranges that we are studying about on our Oregon map!

This digital scrapbooking design customized with Smilebox

Shadow Puppet Theater

Let's try this again!  The students worked really hard to write the script and create the puppets.  Enjoy!

Diversity

Our new reading theme is called Times Have Changed.  We learned about the word diversity.  Below is a great example of the amazing diversity we have in our classroom.  Your child also read a story about Female Firsts.  Be sure to ask your child about some amazing women in our history that worked hard to make equal rights for all!

Multiplication Math Game

We have begun learning about multiplication!  This is a large part of the student learning in 3rd grade.  Your child is expected to master the multiplication and division facts by the end of the year.  Below is a game that you can play to help your child understand the concept of multiplication...just adding in a faster way!  You can make your own recording sheet by simply folding a piece of paper.  Enjoy!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1spUlT0Zhlxe-hq6ImhdDnripNAjew29fdSCKWYG2ZuU/edit

Guest Teacher

Guess who is a guest teacher this week?  You got it.  Me.  Mr. Ampersand (my third grade teaching partner) very recently lost his mother in a unexpected way.  The day after she passed away, he was in urgent care for his own health.  Since then, he's been back a second time!  He's very sick and has had several guest teachers in his room.  To make things a bit easier for him when he (hopefully) returns next week, I will be working in his room as his guest teacher.  Ann Good will be the guest teacher in our room.  Please speak with your child about behavior while I'm "away".  I will also have your child bring home the purple Standards and Practice Book that goes with our Go Math program.  Please be on the lookout in our weekly newsletter as well as the calendar on the blog for matching pages your child can do at home.  We have finished the first two chapters and are just starting chapter 3 on multiplication.  So anything in those two chapters would be great review!  Thank you all for your patience during this time! 

Pumpkin Seed Graph

On Tuesday we cleaned out some pumpkins in our groups and counted all the seeds.  We discovered that the estimates on the amount of seeds inside a pumpkin were way off!  We also learned that pumpkins float because they are hollow inside and have a lot of air.  After we counted the seeds, we gathered our class data and created a graph.  Our goal in math this past week has been to represent and interpret data. 

October Birthday Indeed!

For the entire month of October I have been publishing that we have no birthdays.  Well, was I ever wrong!  Elijah's birthday was just yesterday!  Happy Birthday (a day late)!