August 31st - September 4th

Happy Sunday Parents!!!

We made it through our first week!  Last week we spent some time learning third grade routines and expectations.  The kids have really been doing a great job so far and are enjoying 3^rd grade! 

Last week in math we reviewed some second grade skills with place value and introduced the thousands place.  We have been working on standard form, word form, and expanded form. 

This week we will be discussing in greater depth the value of each place.  The students will be taught strategies on how to compare and order numbers using the greater than and less than sign.  We will be introducing some new Math Station games to the kids to practice these skills as well. Last week, I encouraged your child to begin practicing their math facts. The class blog has some great websites to practice - you can find these under the Math Websites page on the right side of the blog.

We skimmed the surface in Science last week.  The kids made a title page and table of contents for their Science Journal and decorated them with Science Icons.  On Thursday we talked about “What is a Scientist?” We discovered all the different types of Scientists that exist and began working on our first project.  In Science next week we will be going through Lab Safety procedures and learning the names of many Science tools.  Towards the end of the week we will take a gallery walk with a partner and work on categorizing tools by tools that are used for observation, safety, measurement, or recording.

I am looking forward to another great week!

Love,
   Mrs. Duncan