Dear parents,
This past week, students practiced creating podcasts. They used their understanding of planets as the topic and Garage Band as the format. Hopefully, we can get these published to their blogs later this week. Click HERE to find a list of podcasts that are great for kids to listen to. I especially recommend the one titled Wow in the World.
Students enjoyed sharing their fiction writing with other grade three students. Check out the photo section on the blog to see some pictures of your child sharing.
Reminder: Students will be taking the reading portion of the MAPs test in the morning on Monday, April 23. Please make sure they get a good nights sleep Sunday night and arrive at school on time.
Save the date: On May 30th from 8:15-9:00a.m., Grade Three will host a Poetry Parent Share. We look forward to seeing you then!
Monday will be a Day 3
Reading
This week students will finish up comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between the two planets that they researched. This will be followed by a summative culminating activity. The activity will provide students with different choices for how they want to synthesize and present their research to the grade.
Writing
Students will be using this writing time to create reports about our planets. Also, time will be spent during writing to plan and design a model of their satellite.
Math
Students will practice placing fractions between 0 and 1 on a number line. The will also practice putting fractions greater than one on the number line. They will also begin to explore equivalent fractions. Here is a great link for various math apps to practice their fact fluency.
Science
Students will become engineers and use the design thinking model to think about satellites and how to build one and land it successfully. They will work in collaborative teams, using recycled material, to build a satellite.
Week of April 23. Please complete 2 activities and bring in to share on Friday, April 27.
Math:
Show ¾ in 4 different ways.
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Language arts:
Write a blog post about Earth week:
What did you do during Earth Week?
What do you plan to do going forward?
Why is Earth Week important?
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Language arts:
Conduct research about something in our solar system other than a planet: dwarf planets, moons, International Space Station, comets, asteroids, etc. Write down your notes in the home learning journal.
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Math: Practice your division and multiplication facts (online,flashcards, games)
Note to parents: It is important that continued consistent practice of both multiplication and division continues at home.
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Earth and Space:
Take two objects of two different weights. Lift them up to the same height and then drop them at the same time. What do you notice? Try other objects. Write your thoughts down in your journal.
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Other:
Draw/design your own made-up solar system. Does it have one star or two? How many planets? What do they look like? What else might be in your solar system? (asteroids, moons, comets, etc)
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Remember: Reading is just what we do. It is expected each night.
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