We met our 3rd grade buddies from Ms. Egan's classroom. We read with them today. We will be spending time throughout the year with these buddies have fun while learning. Continuing on the measurement exploration, students used cubes and paper clips to measure objects around the room. They then used a tower of 10 cubes to find objects that were longer, taller or shorter than their ten stick. They practiced using math vocabulary when explaining what they discovered on their hunt.
What is more fun that reading by flashlight on rainy, stormy days? We have had a bunch of those days already this year and the students have had a chance to snuggle up with a flashlight to read their books. They love this twist on reading time.
Our classroom began the year in math by learning to measure with non-standard units like paper clips, cubes and colored squares. They had lots of fun measuring partners by lining up colored squares from head to toe. They learned essential rules to make their measurements accurate such as lining up units side to side, with no overlaps and no gaps.
Thank you to all the moms, dads and aunts that came today to read with the children. It is such a special time for the kids to get to share their accomplishments with you. It was great meeting all of you!
Yesterday the Burr was visited by the Connecticut Science Center from Hartford. They taught the students about bubbles and how they are made. They also had many volunteers help to test different theories. It was so much fun!
We just ended our math unit on 2d and 3d shapes. The students had lots of fun learning and constructing shapes in various ways. They learned the attributes and rules for 2d shapes: circle, square, rectangle, hexagon, rhombus and trapezoid. They also learned 3d shapes: cube, sphere, cone, pyramid, rectangular prism, and cylinder. The students had so much fun. They counted corners and sides, then counted faces, edges and vertices. They built shapes with shape blocks and play doh and popsicle sticks.
As the wrap up to the fundraising for the Haddam Food Bank, students were able to enjoy the day dressed as their friend. We had some famous athletic twins in our room along with some Ninja Warriors.
We have begun our nonfiction unit of study in Room 17! The students are immersed in nonfiction text and reading to learn new information. The students are enjoying reading about a variety of topics. We are learning how to become super smart nonfiction readers by taking sneak peeks, stopping and chatting about our books, and recognizing nonfiction text features that help us to learn even more information as we are reading!
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