3rd Grade Cardinal Chronicle
April 29, 2014
Come Take A Ride With Us
We are in a very busy part of the year, so expect a roller coaster ride as we wind things down! Last week we finished up our invention projects, met new friends in Colorado and Arizona, and began our NWEA testing. As we wrap up the rest of this school year you can expect things to continue on the same crazy track! We have ISTEP this week and next, a fun field trip coming up, a lot of learning still to do, and a few more Mystery Skypes! So...sit back, relax (ha!), and enjoy the ride!
Hairband too Tight
These girls invented a hairband that won't hurt your head!
Too Comfy to Move
These boys plan to send their robot to pick up items that they need using Velcro when they are too comfy to move!
Too Comfy to Move, take 2
These boys invented a pole that will reach out and grab what you need when you are just too comfy to move!
What's Happening in 3rd Grade?
Upcoming Events
This Week....
- Monday, April 28- Music
- Tuesday, April 29- Art
- Wednesday, April 30- PE & ISTEP testing 1:30-3:30
- Thursday, May 1- Music
- Friday, May 2- Art & ISTEP testing 2:30-3:30
Next Week...
- Monday, May 5- PE & Library
- Tuesday, May 6- Music & ISTEP testing 9:15-10:15
- Wednesday, May 7- Art
- Thursday, May 8- PE
- Friday, May 9- Music
More Future Dates...
- Friday, May 16th- Space Port Indiana "field trip"
- Monday, May 26th- No School- Memorial Day
- Friday, May 30th- Last Day of School for Students
Curriculum News
Math
We are currently learning about data and graphing. This week will learn to make and read line plots, pictographs, and bar graphs.
Reading
- We are looking at different types of fiction writing. We are learning about different traits of characters, looking at sequence of events and how it contributes to a story, discussing cause and effect, and finding the author's message.
- We will continue to read and discuss books in our small guided reading groups.
- During Daily 5 we will continue to Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Listen to Reading, and do Word Work. During this time we will also have time to research and work on our Genius Hour questions.
Cord too Short
These boys invented a way to make a longer cord for your devise that will retract so you don't have to deal with messy cords.
Dog Poo in the Backyard
These girls have come up with the perfect pooper scooper, so you don't have to touch or smell the mess!
Too Short to Dunk
These boys will help you make that slam dunk with these bouncy ball shoes.
Writing
We are writing fiction stories during writing time. We will work on creating scenes that show a character's struggles. We will use our time line of events, to help show major turning points for our characters. The problems will get worse and worse until it gets better. If you want to talk to your child about this, just call it PP1, AWESOME, and PP2...they learned this from our guest author.
Words their Way/Spelling
No Spelling this week or next due to ISTEP testing.
Science
Rocks and Minerals- The students will be learning about rocks and minerals through hands-on activities.
Cat Litter Stinks
This group invented a way to keep the smell out of your litter box.
Can't Sleep-Too Loud
These boys invented a comfy noise blocking headphones to wear to bed.
Sharing with 2nd Grade
Mrs. K. King's class came to see our inventions and presentations.