Written by Rowan and Audrey :)

We had a spectacular week! In math we continued to learn multiplication and Miss Saburro taught us some cool tricks! So far we have practiced 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, and 10's facts. We love multiplication! In Social Studies we finished our continent research and presented our posters to the class. We began our unit on Australia. This week we learned about Australia's geography and flag. Did you know that Australia is a continent, country and island?! We can't wait to learn more. In Reading we have been enjoying listening to Gooseberry Park. We also have been working hard at our literacy stations and in our guided reading groups. In Writing we are working hard to make our Narrative stories sound better. We are continuing to add detail and dialog, and are almost ready to begin our final drafts. We really enjoyed having our parents come in on Wednesday to work with us at stations. It was so much fun showing them what we have been learning in school! We are super excited for our Turkey Trot today. Our class has 100% participation! We get to have an extra P.E. class for having our whole class participate! Next week is a short week of school. We only have 2 days then it is Thanksgiving break. We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving with their loved ones!

Written by Angie and Sophie :)

This week has been an awesome week in school! In Math we started Multiplication! We learned three strategies to solve multiplication problems. We learned how to use repeated addition, how to make groups, and how to use arrays. We continued our continent research in Social Studies. We found facts with our groups and used them to make a poster of our continent. In Writing, we worked on using a drafting booklet to separate our stories into pieces. We started by drawing different scenes of our narrative stories from beginning to end. This will help us learn how to make paragraphs. Miss Saburro continued reading Gooseberry Park to us. We used graphic organizers to describe the traits of the characters in the story. We also worked on summarizing what we have read so far. Today, we had a visit from Happy and her dog Oliver. He is a Bernese Mountain Dog. She taught us all about New Zealand and showed us a really cool power point. She also told us all about her dog Oliver and how he helps children. It was a really fun!

Written by Charlotte H. and Liam :)

This week was so much fun! In Math we reviewed adding and subtracting larger numbers. We practiced regrouping and learned how to subtract across zeros. In Social Studies we began studying the continents. We got into groups of 2 and 3 and picked a continent to study. We began researching and taking notes on our continent with our group. Once our research is finished, we are going to teach the class about what we learned. In Writing, we continued using the third grade checklist to help us edit our Narratives. We also talked about good leads and made sure the beginning of our story was interesting, and included information about the setting and the characters. This week Miss Saburro started a new read aloud, "Gooseberry Park". It is awesome so far! We are studying the characters through the story and summarizing the chapters in writing after we read. During Literacy Stations, we started our guided reading groups with Miss Saburro. It was a great week!

Written by Audrey and Charlie :)

The past two weeks were a blast! In Math we continued rounding and learned how to estimate using compatible numbers. We also learned how to solve for missing numbers in addition and subtraction equations. We finished our Plant Unit in Science. We looked inside the seed pods and found tiny new seeds. It helped us see and understand the whole life cycle of our plants. We got to take home our observation packet and growth graph today to show our families. We really enjoyed the pumpkin activity we did on Halloween. We read "How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?" and then estimated how many seeds were in our class pumpkin. After estimating, we scooped out the seeds and counted them to find the actual number of seeds. Our pumpkin had 509 seeds and Connor's estimate of 572 was the closest! We learned that the number of seeds can be predicted by the number of ribs on a pumpkin and its color. Pumpkins with more ribs and a darker orange color are known to have more seeds because they have been on the vine the longest. In Writing we learned to use a checklist to edit our narrative stories. We focused on spelling and punctuation this week. Our narrative stories are getting better each week! We continued to work on Main Idea and Details in Reading. We also read Non-Fiction and Fiction stories about Fall, Pumpkins, and Life Cycles.

Written by Connor and Julia :)

This week in Math we practiced rounding numbers to the nearest ten and nearest hundred. We learned a rhyme to help us remember how to round: "Find your place, look next door, five or greater add one more. All numbers in front stay the same, all numbers behind zeros your name". In Science we read a book all about bees. We learned that bees make beeswax inside their bodies. We also learned how bees pollinate flowers. We are going to use our bees to pollinate our flowers next week! Our plants are immense now! They also have sprouted pretty yellow flowers. In Reading we continued finding the main idea and details in stories. We also continued to work on writing our small moment narratives. We worked on adding details and dialogue to our stories. We are excited to teach the school about being responsible at our assembly on Monday!

This post was written by Jack N. and Elle :)

This week we had an amazing time learning about a lot of cool things. In Science we observed bees (we will be using them to pollinate our flowers soon!) and measured our plants. They are getting really tall and are growing buds! In Reading we began to learn how to recognize the main idea and supporting details in a story. We read some short articles and stories and worked on finding the main idea and supporting details using a graphic organizer. In Writing we learned how to tell a story using a storyteller's voice. We wrote a class story to practice using our storyteller voices. We worked harder on picking a small moment and completed story maps to organize our ideas to write our first narrative piece. In Math we finished Unit 1 and had our first test. We began Unit 2 and learned the Properties of Addition. The properties are the Commutative Property, the Associate Property and the Identity Property. We also began practicing our song "Really Be Responsible" for our Character Education Assembly that is going to be on October 21st. Our class, along with Mrs. Sirianni's and Mrs. Szczech's class are going to share a song and teach the other kids in the school what it means to be responsible!

We had a very busy week in third grade! In Reader's Workshop we continued to read more stories and tried to decide what genre they were, based on the characteristics we have been learning the past couple of weeks. The kids were very excited to put together their Reader's Notebooks! They learned how to log their books and tally the genres. They have also been practicing "Read to Self" and "Read to Someone" at their Literacy Stations, along with listening and responding to stories using a retelling graphic organizer. In Writing, we have been "mapping" our memories using sketches and labeling. The kids have been picking small moment memories from their "maps" to write stories. This week we focused on memories we have had at a special place. Many of the kids chose a vacation spot, a favorite beach, their backyards, or a relatives home. Next week we will be working on including details and voice in our stories, so they don't sound like lists or reports. We are still in our Place Value Unit in Math. We learned how to compare and order larger numbers, and continued to practice expanded and standard form. The kids have also been playing games to review their facts. Please remind your children to practice facts at home on extra math and the other websites listed. In Science we have been enjoying watching our Wisconsin Fast Plants grow! The kids love measuring their plants and making predictions about how many centimeters they will grow. We can't wait until the flowers begin to bloom! Be sure to read our blog next week when the kids take over to write about our week in school. I will be choosing two different kids each week to help out! They are very excited! Have a wonderful weekend!