Thank you for all the volunteers for our Connor Bayou trip! I did have to draw names because we are limited on the number of chaperones we may take.
The chaperones drawn are:
Angela Mazurek, Michelle Nelson, and Sami Bench
If your name was not drawn, please consider attending our field trip to John Ball Zoo on Friday, June 1st. There is no chaperone limit! 🙂
Reminder, we have another day of swimming coming up this Tuesday, May 1st.
Thank you!
What a crazy pattern of weather we have had! Hopefully we are on a continually warming trend!
This past week we have been investigating plants in science–exploring the function of the root, stem, leaves, and flowers. We will also explore photosynthesis and pollination in the coming week. Ask your child about the food-dye investigation we are conducting–photos on Seesaw.
In our reading, we are continuing to research our zoo animals. Students learned to recognize text structures such as sequential, compare/contrast, cause/effect, and problem solution. We are using these text structures in our writing too! We started an All About book on a topic of choice.
In our math, we are working to complete mastery of multiplication and division facts while we learn about time, milliliters/liters for capacity, and grams/kilograms for mass. I am aiming to have our test on this measurement unit on Wednesday, April 25th.
Field trip to Connor Bayou for the hands-on learning of the fur-trade business: A note was sent home Thursday requesting $2. Although we tried to preplan all the field trip expenses in the fall and collect $20 per student to cover the costs of all learning experiences, we underestimated. We had hoped to collect field trip money just once from you this year, and we apologize for the need to request additional money.
Thank you for your support!
Dates to Note:
Tuesday, April 24th–Swimming for gym at the Aquatic Center–we begin walking over at 8:55 (please bring towel and suit in a bag)
Tuesday, May 1st–Swimming (same time)
Tuesday, May 8th-Swimming (same time)
Thursday, May 10th–Field Trip to Connor Bayou
Week of May 14th–M-Step
Friday, June 1st–Field trip to John Ball Zoo–mark your calendar! More information to come!
June 7th and 8th–1/2 days
We had a busy week our first week back from spring break (click the link above for a snapshot of our activities). We had two presentations on animals. One presentation was on endangered species and another from John Ball Zoo on animal habitats. Both support our science, reading, and writing units on living things.
We also had our SheepShank Sam presentation, learning about the early lumbering business. So fun!
In math we did have time to begin our measurement unit. Telling time on analog clocks and elapsed time were our focus. These are challenging  concepts for 3rd graders. Having an analog clock, rather than all digital, in your home/child’s bedroom can help your child practice these skills.
In reading, students began researching their second animal. This animal will be the focus of our STEM and art project that we present at John Ball Zoo in May. Our next unit in writing will also focus on learning strategies to create an informational book on their animal.
Thank you for another wonderful week with your child! What a great group!  😊