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What’s new in Room 216?
MRS. O’CONNOR’S 3RD GRADE CLASS
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“Queen Claire” showed us a map
she used while she was at the Harry
Potter theme park in Disney!
Claire and Max took time to enjoy
the sunshine while visiting with our
class on Tuesday!
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In Reading and Writing Workshop we are studying
elements in an opinion essay and/or text. We read the
book: I Wanna Iguana and wrote an essay about the
convincing facts the main character, Alex, gives his mother
for why he should be allowed to have a pet iguana. We
compared and contrasted this genre of writing to other
projects we have done throughout the year. Tell someone
at home about the opinion essay we worked on as a class.
In Math Workshop we continued to think about
fractions. We practiced: comparing fractions with the same
numerator but different denominators, adding and
subtracting fractions with common denominators, how to
find the number of objects in a fractional part of a set,
reasoning skills as they pertain to the actual size of a
fraction and understanding that two fractions are
equivalent (equal) if they are the same size. Which is
bigger 1/4 or 1/3? Draw a model to show how you know.
In Social Studies we continued to study Economics. We
talked about how to create a business plan that would
successfully produce, market and sell products. Another
hot topic during this discussion was how and when to
borrow money as well as the cost of borrowing money
(paying interest.) Tell someone at home about your
business plan to sell a product made with “cricket flour!”
Upcoming Events &Reminders:
SPRING PICTURE DAY: Spring Picture Day is
scheduled for Tuesday, April 19th.
3rd GRADE MUSIC PROGRAM: Mark your
calendars...The 3rd Graders will be performing in an
annual Spring Program on Thursday, April 21 at
7PM. Mrs. Casto will be sending out additional
information soon!
SPRING AIR ASSESSMENT DATES: The 3rd Grade
will be taking the state Reading AIR assessment on
Tuesday April 12th and Wednesday April 13th as well
as the Math AIR assessment on Tuesday, April 26th
and Wednesday, April 27th.
Related Arts Schedule:
Monday: Library
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: Art
Friday: Library
Have a good weekend!