Week 18

Happy New Year!  Our 3rd Grade Otters returned from break, refreshed, motivated and ready to learn!  We had an awesome short week together.  They seemed to have matured over the holiday!  We spent time talking about New Year's resolutions and developed new personal goals.  Students were honest and thoughtful as they considered the year ahead.  In math we began a new unit on measurement.  The first couple of days were spent learning about time.  In writing workshop we have begun the editing process for our non fiction, teaching books.  Some students are finishing writing introductions and conclusions, while others are working with a partner on peer editing.  In reading workshop we focused on biographies (understanding and synthesizing the setting, problem/challenge and resolution.)  Our science lesson this week was based on animals through time (survival and heredity.)  Students participated in a fun activity to "outrun" a dinosaur.  On Friday we used snow shoes to get to our outdoor classroom as the trails were very slippery.  We discovered many interesting tracks in the snow!