It’s been an awesome week in third grade! This week, students participated in Jump Rope for Heart and had a comfy pajama day, all while continuing to work hard in class! In math this week, third graders wrapped up our unit study of multiplication and division extensions. We are now moving on to… Geometry! In this unit, students will calculate area and perimeter, represent fractions as parts of a whole, and classify two-dimensional shapes. It is a fun, all-encompassing unit that third graders are eager to get started! Science this week was all about determining the difference between weathering and erosion. Third graders realized that weathering is the breaking down of rocks, whereas erosion is the movement of them. Third graders even read a Newsela article about the causes of erosion. In Reader’s Workshop, third graders participated in their first rotation of book club meetings. Currently, our class has four book clubs going and each is focused on having meaningful conversations about their reading. All books are works of fiction, which allow for ample inferences, character studies, and analysis of author’s purpose! In Writer's Workshop, students are wrapping up their endangered animal reports and creating web pages that include information on and pictures of their animals. Stay tuned for information on how to access your student's web page! 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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