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What’s new in Room 216?
MRS. O’CONNOR’S 3RD GRADE CLASS
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In Reading Workshop we practiced the skill, “comparing and
contrasting.” We read two nonfiction articles, one pertained to
the rain forest of the Amazon and the other was about the coral
reefs in Australia. We studied the information in each passage &
completed a Venn Diagram comparing the two. Tell someone at
home what were 2 facts we wrote that were similar in the
articles and 2 facts that were different.
“Queen Harvest” recently
visited the Newport
Aquarium...watch out for
those sharks Harvest!
In Writing Workshop we spent time fine tuning our sentence
writing skills. We talked about P-O-P-C-O-R-N sentences and
practiced writing these using a variety of March writing
prompts. The word POPCORN has 7 letters in it, well written
sentences will usually have seven or more words in them. Write
3 “popcorn” sentences about what you would do if you found a
pot of gold!
In Math Workshop we continued to think about how division
is related to multiplication. We looked at multiplication and
division fact families. A few other topics we focused on included:
balancing equations, finding unknown factors, choosing an
appropriate equation for a story problem and comparing
equations. Solve for “n”... n x 9 = 36.
The class enjoyed a slideshow
about horses that Harvest and
a partner shared!
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In Social Studies we began to study Economics! Our class is
very interested in the topic of money!! We discussed how supply
and demand effect the price of the things we buy. Share with
someone at home what the word “consumer” means?
Upcoming Events &Reminders:
PROGRESS REPORTS: Progress Reports will be sent
home on Friday, March 4th.
CogAT TEST DATE CHANGE: Our class will be taking
a Cognitive Abilities Test on Thursday, March 10th.
The original test was scheduled to be taken on the
computer Wednesday, March 9th. The test will now be
given using paper and pencil & therefore the testing
date is Thursday the 10th. Thanks for your patience
and flexibility.
Related Arts Schedule:
Monday: Music
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Library
Friday: Music
Have a great weekend!