Reading- Our students have been working so hard to understand what a biography and an autobiography is. They have done lots of research to compare and synthesize two text and it was time for their final project. There were two different projects that were done. Pizza? Here our the Pizza Box Biographies each student got a famous person and made a Pizza about them! Guess Who? These next biographies are posted all around the school. The students traced their body and then got a staff member at Westside that they had to interview. If you walk down our halls you can look at the drawing along with reading their facts to see if you know which teacher is which. Writing - We are currently working on writing Fantasy Narratives. The students are having a blast being able to be creative. The prompt they have been working on writing so far is: You are walking your dog and all of the sudden the dog looks at you and says, "Take me back to where I was born." Tell what happens next in the story. Science - We wrapped up our designing bridges. The students did a great job being engineers and constantly trying to fix their design to make it cost effective, sturdy, and stable. Our winning bridge held over 200 bolts!!!! We discovered we needed to have popsicle sticks along the bottom of our notecards with paperclips to support all of the weight. See the students in action below! Math - Multiplication is in full blast! We have learned 2 different methods on how to multiply numbers, partial products and lattice. It is up to your student to pick which works best for them. This week we will be learning a 3rd way. This might be your favorite because it is called the U.S. Traditional Way which is what most parents know how to do. Junior Achievement - We started Junior Achievement which is a free volunteered directed program which teaches 3rd grade students about their community. Our first day we got to learn what a city planner does and the different zones in our community. Each of them also got to make their own business building! Check out our finished project. Art - Finally we got extra time to have some fun with Art!!! We made chicks combing glue, shaving cream, and marbling food color within. It is one of my favorite projects to see how they turn out.
0 Comments
|
*Archives*
December 2016
*Students Talk*This page is to keep you tuned into everything that is going on in our classroom.. Students and I will share their work, thoughts, and what is happening from time to time. Please stay tuned! *Categories* |