Scientific Observations of Lima Bean Plants

The students have been learning how to write a scientific observation. In science it is very important for a scientist to take careful notes when they are observing projects that they are working on. Scientist make careful notes telling everything that they see. Sometimes we need the aid of scientific tools such as hand lens or microscopes. They are as specific as possible so that when they look back they can tell exactly what they saw. They also take careful notes so that they can share their findings with other scientist.
Since most of the world uses the metric system when we measure in science we also will use the metric system. In this way when we communicate with scientist in other parts of the world they will understand our measurements even if we do not speak the same language.

The Latest Buzz for the Week of September 22nd

I would like to say an extra big THANK YOU to everyone for making my birthday so very special. A special thank you to Mrs. Rai for not only planning the event but also managing to keep it a secret and making the birthday party and treats a surprise.
I would also like to thank those of you that ordered books off of the book order. Thanks to the books that you ordered I was able to earn 1,097 in points to use for ordering classroom materials.

Math News

Today your child should have their Investigation 3 Quiz and the Calendar Math Quiz from last Friday. On the Investigation 3 Quiz each item counted for one point for a total of 28 points on the quiz. For the Calendar Math Quiz I simply took 7 questions from the calendar math activities that we had done all week. As you can see the students made several careless mistakes. In third grade the students are solely responsible for checking over their papers when they finish. This is to prepare them for taking FCAT in the spring. When they take the FCAT I cannot intervene at all. I am not even allowed to look at the test questions.

Science News

The students did very well on their Science Quizzes on Lima Bean Observations. We will take the Chapter 1 test on Seeds and Plants next Friday 10/3.

Social Studies

This week in Social Studies we will review and take the test for Chapter 3 Native Americans. The students’ reports are due this Wednesday.

The Latest Buzz for the Week of September 15th

Dear Parents,
We will be taking school pictures this Friday. These pictures will be used in this years Yearbook.

Math News

This week we will be starting Math Superstars. Students will receive their sheet on Mondays and are due on Fridays. This week we will also begin the fourth investigation in our book Things That Come In Groups. In this investigation we will learn how multiplication and division are related, deciding whether or not to use multiplication or division in a given situation, and learning how to use multiplication and division notation in order to write equations.

Science News

I had planned for us to take the chapter 1 test this week, however the sun did not cooperate for a very important science lesson last week. So instead the test will be postponed until next week. We will have a science quiz on Friday on writing a scientific observation.

Social Studies

This week in Social Studies we will finish up chapter 3 on Native Americans. For a culminating activity that students have been placed in groups for a group report on a Native American Group. On Tuesday each student will bring home the name on their Native American Group. The students will be required to do work outside of class but will never need to get together with the other members of their group. Each student will report on one aspect of their Native American Groups Culture. Students will receive an individual grade based on their individual report.

Arranging Chairs

Students have been working on finding all the ways to arrange a given number of chairs. This is helping them to learn about products, factors and arrays. Students were given numbers based on their individual pretest results. Students were able to work in pairs (red and yellow groups) or alone (green groups). Although the students were asked to work alone they were able to ask for and get feedback from either another green group member or from the teacher. All students were also allowed to use connecting cubes if they felt they needed them.