Well, it looks like we are going to make it through January this year without a snow day! I'm not sure if I'm hearing cheers or not.
**I wanted to give a big thanks to Ben's mom for coming to read to us on Friday.
**If you haven't returned the report card envelop and signature card, please send that back. Also, the writing notebooks need to be returned.
Georgia Reports: (Language Arts and Science)
As you know 3rd grade students have been researching facts about the regions of Georgia. The students have been given two opportunities to work on the computers to gather their information. They have also had time during centers to research. This project is to be completed in class, however research can be done at home and brought to class along with a list of resources used.
My hope is that all students will have the data needed by Wednesday. This week we will begin organizing our data. We will write topic sentences for each paragraph and back them up with the data collected. This really isn't meant to be super detailed. I would like each student to have 3 general facts about their region. This may include the climate, location, size, terrain, landforms... The second paragraph will include information about three different animals found in the region. They should have at least 3 facts and be able to tell why the animal is suited for that region. (ex. It has a long beak for spearing fish.) The third paragraph will include three facts on each of three plants from that region. Again, we would like to read why the plant is suited for that region.
Please help your child finish gathering their facts. Our wonderful Media Specialist has made it easy by bookmarking pages that will be of help. You may reach this page from the library blog. Your child knows how to get there.
Math:
The class is finishing up our area and perimeter unit. They were doing well until we puth them together. Some are confusing the two. We will spend one more day on this before our chapter test on Tuesday. Then we will begin measuring length to the nearest 1/4 inch. (We've been measuring to the nearest inch up till now.)
Special Schedule:
- Monday PE
- Tuesday PE
- Wednesday STEM
- Thursday Music
- Friday PE
