We had a wonderful first week in our new building! I have to say, the air conditioning made our hot days much more comfortable!

We have a great group of 3rd graders and spent the week getting to know each other. We did some team building activities with science. Using our senses, students worked in groups to investigate what could be hidden within 8 different paper bags. We also used the basic steps of the scientific process with milk, food coloring, and dish soap in an activity called “Marbled Milk”.

In reading, we are building our stamina to read hyper focused for longer periods of time. We also discussed the best reading spots for reading homework. Your child may have been trying out several different spots at home last week! We also shared many read alouds having to do with the theme of friendship. Currently we are listening to the book, Jake Drake, Bully Buster, which is giving us some good discussions as well!

We began our first unit in math. The strategies of using bar diagrams, counters, drawings, and number lines helped us to multiply numbers and create both addition and multiplication equations.

I have really enjoyed this first week with your child! Next week we will introduce the iPad into our day and have our first visit to our new school library. Have a wonderful weekend!                  A Video of Our First Week