Lions, and Tigers, and Bears... Oh My!

Ok, so I guess it is more like alligators, and piranha, and anacondas.. oh my! Our class, as well as the entire 3rd grade are in full rainforest mode. We are diving deep into the different layers to learn all kinds of various rainforest facts about plants, animals, people, and products we get from the rainforest. The kids could not be more engrossed and I am loving every minute of it. It is amazing to watch them eat up all this knowledge and beg for more. Expect to see a lot of rainforest things coming soon.


Thank you for your cooperation with having your child wear the "moveable" watch last week. We will complete this research for the PE grant a couple more times this year I believe. There are a few that did not make it back to school. If you see something like this please send it back as soon as possible (you will also get an email from me if it is missing). 

Cursive licenses are starting to make their way out the door. If your child has not yet earned or received theirs it is not to late. We just need to work on some of their letters yet. :) Also, if your child is not in my room when we work on cursive, but would like to take the packet home to complete, please let me know. 

Math-In math last week we continued to talk about fractions. We discussed how different fractions can be added together to equal one whole. We also discussed comparing fractions and what makes and equivalent fraction.

Reading- In reading last week we read Judy Moody Saves the World by Megan McDonald. 

We only read a small piece of chapter one and chapter two as part of our Basal. However, the third book in the Judy Moody series finds the spunky third-grader in save-the-world mode. Then a class environmental preservation project inspires a new mission. But it's not long before Judy discovers that saving the world isn't easy, whether she is trying to convince her father not to drink rainforest bean coffee or her mom to dispose of a rubber toilet plunger.

 *This week I added something new to their reading quizzes. Not only are the completed independently, but we are starting to transfer our answers to a bubble sheet.  I want to get them use to it before Iowa Assessments. This is probably the best group of transfer skills I have seen in a while, especially for the first time. I am so proud of them!

Writing- We are using this time to work on yet another research project where we are learning and taking notes to create an ABC book about the Rainforest.

Social Studies-  This week we have used our social studies/ science time to work on our Rainforest Research project. We have taken notes about our animals, are working on creating informational posters, as well as writing a multi-paragraph report about their animal. Eventually, we will work on taking our information and turning it into a few PowerPoint slides to share with you at conferences.

Upcoming dates:

Thursday, February 13th- Valentine's Party

Friday, February 14th- No School

Saturday, February 15th- Happy Birthday Eden! 

Monday, February 17th- I will be gone to complete my wonderful glucose test, followed by a dentist appointment. I am very excited! :) 

Saturday, February 22nd- Happy Birthday Morgan! 

Tuesday, March 4th- I will be gone to Grant Wood AEA all day for a PBIS meeting

Tuesday, March 11th- 1:15 Dismissal, Conferences 1:30-5:30

Thursday, March 13th- Conferences 3:45-7:30

Friday, March 14th-Friday, March 21st- No School- Spring Break

Monday, March 24th- Happy birthday Allie! 

Calendar Changes:  Monday, April 21st- Snow day make-up day, Students will need to be in attendance

May 30 - student attendance - no early out

June 2 -  student attendance - no early out

June 3 - student attendance - 1:15 dismissal

Stay Warm!

 Mrs. Jodie Yuska