Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Pictures from our team building exercise!
Here are some of the pictures from our first team building exercise!
Rounding and States of Matter
We have been rounding to the nearest tens this week and reviewing place value up to the hundred thousands. The kids seem to understand it and will start rounding to the nearest hundreds soon.
In science, we have been doing labs on states of matter to review states of matter. They have had tons of fun with it and have seemed to enjoyed themselves!
Last week, Mrs. Skaggs and I started a program that allows us to integrate more technology into our classroom. We have decided to share with the kids how to globally communicate with others around us! To start off, we have started some team building exercises to allow the kids to be more open and respectful to each other's opinions. The kids have enjoyed using Edmodo so far! I will send out an email soon to the parents so that you can login and see what your children are writing as they respond to the questions and assignments that we post for them!
As promised, we have some new guest bloggers this week. Sorry for the video being upside down! I couldn't fix it but you get the idea! :)
In science, we have been doing labs on states of matter to review states of matter. They have had tons of fun with it and have seemed to enjoyed themselves!
Last week, Mrs. Skaggs and I started a program that allows us to integrate more technology into our classroom. We have decided to share with the kids how to globally communicate with others around us! To start off, we have started some team building exercises to allow the kids to be more open and respectful to each other's opinions. The kids have enjoyed using Edmodo so far! I will send out an email soon to the parents so that you can login and see what your children are writing as they respond to the questions and assignments that we post for them!
As promised, we have some new guest bloggers this week. Sorry for the video being upside down! I couldn't fix it but you get the idea! :)
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Rounding and States of Matter
I want to apologize for making such a late post this week! It has been crazy trying to get ready for the field trip! I hope that your kids enjoyed the field trip to the Wortham Center watching Treasure Island. Here are a few post from the kids about what we learned last week in Math and Science. We did learn more than that but they seemed to have forgotten some details. :)
This week in math, we started rounding to the nearest tens. The kids have started using Odyssey in math. It's a great program that helps deepen their understanding on the topics that we've covered in class. We are continuing states of matter but concentrating on more solids.
Mrs. Skaggs and I are so excited to integrate technology into our classroom. We've introduced the kids to Edmodo, which is an educational social media site customized for our classroom where the kids can share and collaborate on ideas and opinions. The students have embraced it with open arms and seem to love it so far!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Guest Bloggers and this week...
This week, we will introduce the thousands period and compare 4 digit numbers. We will also be looking at number patterns in math. In science, we will start matter by reviewing solids, liquids, and gases. We will do a lab about the three states of matter.
We will be having our first problem solving and mad minute for a grade this week. Please have your kids practice their math facts daily for 10 minutes. We are practicing the steps of problem solving in math.
I am trying something new this year.
We're going to have guest bloggers to tell you what we've done in school this week. I hope you enjoy it! If you would like your child to be a guest blogger, please make sure you fill out a Parent Authorization Form from SBISD. It should have been sent home in the first Tuesday Folder on the first day of school.
We will be having our first problem solving and mad minute for a grade this week. Please have your kids practice their math facts daily for 10 minutes. We are practicing the steps of problem solving in math.
I am trying something new this year.
We're going to have guest bloggers to tell you what we've done in school this week. I hope you enjoy it! If you would like your child to be a guest blogger, please make sure you fill out a Parent Authorization Form from SBISD. It should have been sent home in the first Tuesday Folder on the first day of school.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Place Value and Science Safety/Tools
I hope that everyone had a great Labor Day weekend!
Last week, we reviewed place value up to 3 digits in math. It seems like most of the kids remembered it! In science last week, we covered science safety and made some very cute comic books on it as well.
This week, we will be ordering and comparing numbers 3 digits numbers in math. We will be practicing routines on how to work in math stations. In 3rd grade, we teach mostly in small groups. I will review with the kids the expectations I have of them when they are working in stations and how their work will be graded. The math stations work will be a completion grade and will be in the grade book. In science, we will discuss the different science tools we will be using throughout the year and then apply them with several experiments!
We are trying something new this year to pre-assess the kids on what the know on each unit that we are covering in 3rd grade. Before a unit, we will try to pre-assess them. Based on this pre-assessment, their weekly math stations work may be different from other students. It will be more challenging and rigorous based on their knowledge.
On Fridays, there will usually be a weekly math grade to assess the kids learning for the week. This will be part of their math grade as well.
Last week, we reviewed place value up to 3 digits in math. It seems like most of the kids remembered it! In science last week, we covered science safety and made some very cute comic books on it as well.
This week, we will be ordering and comparing numbers 3 digits numbers in math. We will be practicing routines on how to work in math stations. In 3rd grade, we teach mostly in small groups. I will review with the kids the expectations I have of them when they are working in stations and how their work will be graded. The math stations work will be a completion grade and will be in the grade book. In science, we will discuss the different science tools we will be using throughout the year and then apply them with several experiments!
We are trying something new this year to pre-assess the kids on what the know on each unit that we are covering in 3rd grade. Before a unit, we will try to pre-assess them. Based on this pre-assessment, their weekly math stations work may be different from other students. It will be more challenging and rigorous based on their knowledge.
On Fridays, there will usually be a weekly math grade to assess the kids learning for the week. This will be part of their math grade as well.
Please make sure your children are studying their math facts (addition and subtraction up to 18). They should be practicing nightly for 10 minutes. We will be practicing what my expectations are for the problem solving grade. It will be graded based on the SBISD Grading Expectations for the problem solving model.
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