The last few weeks...

We have worked hard over the last few weeks. Learning and growing in 3rd grade has become smoother! We are working well as a class community and it shows in our mindset towards learning! We are all in this together~learning and growing from each other and with each other!

Fun in PE:

Sarah Plain and Tall Book Club Discussions: students practiced book club discussions by working on the strategies and skills in a whole group setting first and then off to small groups. They are growing in leaps and bounds!

Using Math Manipulatives to understand regrouping in addition and subtraction:

Science: Students study the structures and functions of the crayfish in order to see how crayfish survive in their natural habitat.

Halloween: Students spent the first half of the day learning. We even incorporated Halloween into math.

Parade and Party Time:

Happy Halloween!

Book Club fish bowl: One group of students demonstrated how a successful book club looks while the outside of the fish bowl watched and took notes. It was a great discussion!

Energy Assembly:

A Visit from Dr. Anne Reichel:Author and Scientist Dr. Anne came to read her new book, United Forest of Kind, to the 3rd grade. She went through the writing process and how she published her first book. It was an amazing learning experience!

Kelsey presenting Dr. Anne Reichel with a small token of appreciation for coming!

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The Marshmallow Challenge

Friday we worked on a STEM project that helps develop the 4C's: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking. It was The Marshmellow Challenge. Students were given 4 items: spaghetti, string, tape, and a marshmellow. The challenge was to build the tallest freestanding tower in 18 minutes and the marshmellow had to be on the top of the tower! It was fun to see all the different ideas! Ask your child how they felt about this challenge.

What a hot week! In and out of the classroom....take a look!

Monday Buddy Reading: Students read a Time for Kids magazine with their reading partner looking for strong vocabulary words. This was a way to practice working on reading comprehension, collaborating with a peer, and practiced our reading strategy of finding good words in reading to increase our vocabulary. Tuesday Real World Math: Students continued working with their math partner to discuss the Real World Math problem from Friday. They used the app, Explain Everything, to set up slides to show their thinking in all areas: Notices, Wonders, Main Question, Low-High Estimate, and Math Work. This app allows students to show their thinking in many ways: drawing, typing, pictures, and audio recording. Students had time to work with their partner and then voice recorded their thinking at home on how they solved the main question. This is an activity in math we will do each Friday using the voice recording as a way for students to explain their thinking and develop th...

The Grove-Glenview

The students had an incredible time learning what it was like to be a Native American child living on the prairie in Illinois! Our trip to the Grove was a huge success! Students took part in hands-on activities in a replica of a Native American longhouse. The Potawatomi Indians used The Grove environment prior to the arrival of the Kennicott family. This unique program explored how this group of people lived and impacted the land, and looks closely at their culture and heritage. Topics included the importance of communal living, procurement, and processing of foods and medicine, tool use, singing and dancing, handiwork and games.

Mrs. Katchen's Class 2017-18

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