Before and after Thanksgiving has been extremely busy! On Tuesday before Thanksgiving 3F buddies met with 1D buddies to draw a variety of turkeys to decorate Thanksgiving cards. What fun everyone had! I hope everyone enjoyed the poems your children wrote for you! Students read through a variety of interesting Thanksgiving poems and chose the “style” of poem to write an original poem. Some children wrote a one stanza, or many stanza poem, some chose to rhyme, some chose not to, some chose to write a serious poem, some chose to write a humorous poem. Choices allow for differences and interest…Reading and writing poetry should be woven into the curriculum all year!
Students had a huge structure challenge this Monday. On Friday before Thanksgiving, students drew blueprints for a structure they “planned” to build with 50 straws and pins. Students were prepared to test their structures with three forces:
1. Wind blown by a fan
2. An earthquake - dropping the structure from 6 inches off the ground
3. Weights put on the structure at the highest point
On Monday students built their structures using all the information they have learned about structures:
What is the best shape for a structure?
What is the best material for a structure? (The only choice this time was straws and pins).
What makes a structure tall, strong, and stable?
During Computer Lab, students read about bridges to find out about the different kinds of bridges that have been built for different reasons. Students took notes to put in their Science Notebooks. In partners, students learned more about different kinds of bridges, and drew and explained their differences. Students also saw a video of engineers deciding which bridge would be best to build in a specific location for a specific reason. It would not surprise me to find out that in the future, there will be many engineers who had their “start” in 3F!
Again, during Reading Groups, students continue to read their non-fiction books about structures. Students are recording the main ideas and details they are learning. Students have already designed a cover and a map to show where their structure is located. These maps will be part of the non-fiction features students will be including in their own original structures’ magazines, modeled after Time for Kids. This magazine will be finished by the holiday vacation.
Students will put together their Personal Narratives/Memoirs books on Friday. The cover of each book includes a Six Word description about each child! Patricia Polacco, 3F students are ready to become authors just like you!
Have you heard the expression “bumping up?” This expression has helped students SEE and regroup various math addition problems. Students can now add and subtract regrouping problems three ways: Using base ten blocks, using cross number puzzles, and solving a traditional three digit number plus a three digit number. Students this week will be learning how to solve a three digit number minus a three digit number with regrouping as well.
Rachel Yoon and Max Lee shared what they were thankful for during the Thanksgiving Assembly. Watch for their pictures on the TV outside the office. 3F was very proud of them! Rachel is moving to New York City in December, and Max is moving back to Korea at the beginning of February. I am missing them already!
Students had a huge structure challenge this Monday. On Friday before Thanksgiving, students drew blueprints for a structure they “planned” to build with 50 straws and pins. Students were prepared to test their structures with three forces:
1. Wind blown by a fan
2. An earthquake - dropping the structure from 6 inches off the ground
3. Weights put on the structure at the highest point
On Monday students built their structures using all the information they have learned about structures:
What is the best shape for a structure?
What is the best material for a structure? (The only choice this time was straws and pins).
What makes a structure tall, strong, and stable?
During Computer Lab, students read about bridges to find out about the different kinds of bridges that have been built for different reasons. Students took notes to put in their Science Notebooks. In partners, students learned more about different kinds of bridges, and drew and explained their differences. Students also saw a video of engineers deciding which bridge would be best to build in a specific location for a specific reason. It would not surprise me to find out that in the future, there will be many engineers who had their “start” in 3F!
Again, during Reading Groups, students continue to read their non-fiction books about structures. Students are recording the main ideas and details they are learning. Students have already designed a cover and a map to show where their structure is located. These maps will be part of the non-fiction features students will be including in their own original structures’ magazines, modeled after Time for Kids. This magazine will be finished by the holiday vacation.
Students will put together their Personal Narratives/Memoirs books on Friday. The cover of each book includes a Six Word description about each child! Patricia Polacco, 3F students are ready to become authors just like you!
Have you heard the expression “bumping up?” This expression has helped students SEE and regroup various math addition problems. Students can now add and subtract regrouping problems three ways: Using base ten blocks, using cross number puzzles, and solving a traditional three digit number plus a three digit number. Students this week will be learning how to solve a three digit number minus a three digit number with regrouping as well.
Rachel Yoon and Max Lee shared what they were thankful for during the Thanksgiving Assembly. Watch for their pictures on the TV outside the office. 3F was very proud of them! Rachel is moving to New York City in December, and Max is moving back to Korea at the beginning of February. I am missing them already!