What a week it's been in third grade! We started things off with a field trip and ended with Run4Fund$ prize day. Luckily, we managed to get some work done in between! Writing this week centered on one guiding question: Are trampolines safe? Third graders read an article that detailed reasons trampolines can be both fun and dangerous. Third graders then determined their own opinion and began writing about it. Students even typed their final copies on a Google Doc! Next week, we will continue with the opinion writing process, shifting our focus over to chocolate milk… Should schools be serving it? We began a new math unit this week: Multi-Digit Addition and Subtraction. The unit centers on rounding strategies and solving 2- and 3- digit addition/subtraction problems. This week, we learned all about rounding to the nearest 10 and 100. Specifically, we focused on why/how we use rounding in everyday life, and how we could use it to help solve complex estimation problems. We will continue with this work next week, and also tackle strategies to use when solving multi-step word problems. Reader’s workshop this week centered on grit and perseverance. Third graders learned that to become an expert reader, it takes grit. Students must work hard to power through hard words and track their comprehension. We also talked about how grit and perseverance are life skills. Things don’t always come easy, and when they don’t, it takes hard work to achieve great things. As a class, we used two model texts (Ada Twist: Scientist and After the Fall). While reading the books, third graders were challenged to consider the author’s purpose, particularly what lesson was behind each story. During workshop time, students also read about a noteworthy individual, Shaquem Griffin. He currently plays in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks and serves as an excellent representation of both grit and perseverance. Be sure to ask your student about it this weekend! See below for a few fun pictures from our Denver field trip. Third graders did a great job exploring and learning about the downtown area. Next week, students will use all that they've learned about Denver and report out using Cottonwood's green screen!
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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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