Week 29

Thank you to all of our parents who helped prepare our 3rd grade otters for a fun, full day in the forest!  The rain started as soon as we opened the school door to begin our adventure.  We had set up maple-work rotations for the morning, but quickly realized that it was too wet to write anything!  Our third graders were flexible and full of positivity!  We started our morning by checking in with our wonderful DBS parent who had organized our sugaring operation for the day.  Throughout the day students helped stack wood, tasted the sap, smelled the steam and were amazed as the liquid gold was forming!
Back in the classroom we continue to focus on multiplication and division.  Each math class starts with a "number talk" where students must engage in mental math while exploring and articulating various strategies.  During writing workshop, students continue to focus on persuasive writing.  This week we spent time going back over speeches we have written and tried to make them even better.
In reading workshop many partnerships have moved on to a new book.  Here are some of the titles that are being read: Coyote Autumn, The Sign of the Beaver, Chocolate Fever and Sadie.
The third grade is also working together to learn more about the SBAC test which will be taken after spring vacation.