- Math 3: This morning we learned the properties of geometric solids as well as identified seven diffferent solids: sphere, cube, cone, cylinder, pyramid, rectangular prism, and triangular prism. We also learned about faces, edges, and vertices. No homework.
- Language Arts 3/4: We finished our spelling bee during language arts time. The fourth grade champ was Alina, and during the Grand Championship between Alina and Kevin (the third grade champ), Alina won the title of Class Champion! Congrats Alina!
- Religion 3/4: Homework: memory work on page 219 and any make up work. Please make sure your student is studying memory work each night - only one or two students have not missed any assignments, which means EVERYONE needs to be studying every night to catch up.
- Art 3/4: We learned about surrealism and Salvador Dali with Miss Brooke today, and worked on a cooperative project in which each student only drew a portion of the picture without seeing the rest of the picture - the end results were quite humorous and VERY surreal.
Thursday 4/23/09
- Morning: We used math and language arts time to take the last two portions of the Terra Nova tests: Science and Social Studies. We are officially done with testing now, and will return to our normal schedule tomorrow.
- Religion 3/4: Homework: 204, 205, 213, memory work on 211, and catch up on any missing memory assignments.
- PE 3/4: Kickball outside with Mr. Bretscher.
- Social Studies 3/4: We discussed and defined goods and services and then used our knowledge of them to read "want ads" from an 1838 newspaper. We analyzed the ads, looking for details such as what good or service is being offered. This activity will take two class periods and we will need to finish it another day.
- Math 3: Third graders learned how to multiply by 6! The good news is that we have already learned every x6 fact except for 6 x 8 through the commutative property of multiplication, which says that two numbers can be multiplied in any order and the answer will be the same. One student did not finish their sheet - Homework: 115A.
- Language Arts 3/4: We had a spelling bee which went very long today! The third grade champion is Kevin. We had to stop our spelling bee after an hour in order to go to lunch!
- Afternoon: We used about an hour of the afternoon to continue the spelling bee. The fourth grade champion is still yet to be determined - it is between Ashton and Alina! We'll try to conclude the bee and have the showdown between 3rd and 4th grade champs on Friday morning.
- Science 3/4: We had a double science lesson today in honor of Earth day. We discussed rainforests and their importance, thinking back to the fascinating video we watched on Monday. We read "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss and thought about the terrible effects the Once-ler had on the land, the Truffula Trees, and all the other animals. We also watched the video version of the story and answered discussion questions afterwards.
- Morning: We used math and language arts time this morning to take the Mathematics portion of the Terra Nova achievement test. Third graders, remember to keep studying your fact cards!
- Religion 3/4: Homework: pg 182-183, memory work on 181, and catch up on any other memory work that you are behind on. You will have a chance to say verses again on Thursday.
- Social Studies 3/4: We discussed the differences between slavery and indentured servitude, and talked about them in the context of the Indiana Territory in the early 1800s. We read an actual contract between a master, Eli Hawkins, and his indentured servant, Jacob, and then answered questions based on the contract.
- PE 3/4: Indoor activities with Mr. Bretscher!
- Morning: We used our math and language arts time this morning to take the Reading and Language Arts portion of the Terra Nova achievement test. There will be no spelling words this week, and the only math homework third graders have is to STUDY FACT CARDS!
- Science 3/4: We tallied up the number of "green" and "non-green" things in our lunchboxes today and everyone had at least one green thing! Let's try to have more green than not in our lunchboxes if we can! The less waste we produce, the more we are doing to help the environment. We also watched a National Geographic video on the rainforest of Costa Rica and it was such a wonderful way to learn about so many unique and interesting creatures! God's hand is evident in all of creation and it was good for us to see how every aspect of the rain forest works to support another. It was also a bit thought-provoking as we thought of the possibility of extinction for so many rare species if we don't make a point to protect rainforests and other wildlife habitats.
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