February 17, 2017

February 17, 2017

Dear Families,

    Thank you for your contributions to our school food drive and fundraising themed basket, “Movie Night”.  We will continue to accept donations for both causes through Friday, February 24.  We also appreciate all the empty toilet tissue rolls that have been collected.  We are still in need of a few more.  

Math: In math, we began our measurement unit.  We started with measuring time, using a number line as a tool to calculate elapsed time.  We’ve also begun to explore mass, using balance scales as a tool for comparing the mass of various objects.

Literacy:  We’ve continued with our rainforest animal reports in writing.  The students were asked to write an introduction that hooks their reader in and states their main idea.  We also started writing our conclusion paragraph, which recaps our main idea and “ties a bow” on our report.

Science: We discussed biodiversity, which is the variety of living things in a particular habitat.  We modeled biodiversity by comparing the variety of animals in Vermont to the variety of animals in the rainforest.  We learned that over half of the world’s plants and animals live in the rainforest!

Technology: Throughout the year, our technology integration specialist has joined our classes to teach different lessons relating to use of technology resources in the classroom.  For our rainforest projects, students will learn how to search for images online that are available for reuse.

Have a great weekend,

The Third Grade Teachers