We've cruised through a short week, and third graders really hit the ground running! In addition to learning new academic content, student displayed their Cottonwood spirit through participation in our Run4Fund$! It was great watching third graders fly through their laps, and many were determined to keep on going. Lap cards are traveling home with students, and any pledges/donations are due back September 14th! In the classroom, our work in Reader's Workshop was focused on envisioning, collecting information, and making predictions. Third graders practiced visualizing and collecting information from both our mentor text, Stone Fox, and their own independent reading material. Students were also challenged to make predictions and take them one step further by not only thinking about what could happen, but how it could occur in the story. Next week, we will continue working on making strong predictions and retelling stories. Denver History this week was focused on the famous people of Denver's history. Specifically, those that made a name not only for themselves, but also for our capitol city. Our first individual of study was Molly Brown, known for her "unsinkable" personality. Third graders were riveted when learning about her travels, most specifically her plight on the Titanic. Next week, we will be studying even more famous individuals, and work to discover their influence on Denver! In math, third graders tackled multi-step story problems, with a focus on the key words. Specifically, what operations the problem required, and what strategies to utilize. Third graders wrapped up the week with a checkpoint, and will soon be through with Unit 1: Addition and Subtraction Patterns. Up next, we'll dive into Unit 2: Introduction to Multiplication! Don't forget! Our Denver field trip is Monday, September 17th. Our class is incredibly lucky, and has already had multiple volunteers to chaperone. Unfortunately, we are only able to bring 4 chaperones with our class on the trip. Because of this, third grade teachers will randomly select chaperones from each class through a lottery system. If you are not contacted to chaperone by September 12th, this means your name was not drawn and we will not be needing you. Thank you all so much for volunteering. There will be another opportunity in the spring! Also... Our story parent sign-up is live! Feel free to sign-up by clicking the button below. On your story day please, bring in some books to read aloud to third graders. They love it! Business:
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Mrs. Minatta is a third grade teacher at Cottonwood Creek Elementary. See and read all about what third graders are up to throughout the school year! Archives
March 2021
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