CLASSROOM NEWS
Only
2 days of school this week before the WINTER BREAK! Tuesday is PAJAMA, MOVIE, and PARTY DAY (12:30-2pm)!

During
the month of December the PBIS trait is resiliency. Come on 3rd graders! Who will show their peers how resilient they
are? In order to show this trait and
test it out, we met with our TEAMS and had to try and “Save Fred” using very few materials. This activity tested our determination,
resiliency, and teamwork.
Shane and Dominic were the first two students to complete the Hour of Code last week! However, we have had many others join them.
LANGUAGE ARTS
We are watching the movie “Because
of Winn-Dixie” on Tuesday.
In writing the class has been practicing
writing 2-3 paragraphs and using transition words to move the reader along. They continue to proofread, edit, and revise
some of their pieces as well as adding powerful leads and endings. This was
evident in their “You Light Up My Life” writing pieces.
MATH
The students finished working in unit 3. We took the unit 3 test for Friday, December
11th. The scores will be sent
home this week.
Over the break please encourage your 3rd grader to keep
up on skills/concepts by using MOBY MAX and XTRA Math. I can login and see how the students are
progressing.
SCIENCE
The
structure of life unit is moving along quickly!
Our seeds have gone through 2 stages of the life cycle and we are
waiting for flowers. They have also been
observing our crayfish and our hissing beetles to see what they do and how they
react to each other. Two of the crayfish
already shed their exoskeleton (molted) and we have two crayfish carrying
eggs. We even found one baby crayfish in
the habitat! It was a very exciting
week!

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MICHIGAN STUDIES
The unit 2 B.A. covering Michigan’s Economy
was given last Friday. This test was a
little different. Each student had to
create their own business and include what human, natural, and capital
resources they would need as well as give ideas for incentives. Lastly, they had to choose a location to put their
business, explain why they chose that locations AND explain how their business
would help Michigan’s economy. There
were some very creative ideas!