Let me start off by apologizing for not keeping up with my blog! My schedule and plans are so turned around with all of these days off! (I'm sure yours are too!) Anyway, here is what we have been doing and what we will be doing...

Language Arts: We have started a new unit called "Reading Science Texts". We started off by previewing them and writing questions we would like to find out. Now we're reading the books and writing facts on post-its. Then we'll take the post-its and put them with the questions we asked at the beginning. The culminating activity will be a power-point about the subject! The kids were so excited to hear about what we'd be doing! So am I!

Writing: We've just finished an expository essay and will begin a persuasive writing piece. If there's one thing I've learned from teaching... third graders can be VERY persuasive!!!

Math: My math class is working with finding the area and perimeter of shapes. Next we'll discuss geometric figures and how to identify them.

We're finishing up our Economic Unit in Social Studies and are beginning our "Rocks, Soil, and Fossils" unit in Science. We've already started our composting with red worms - hopefully you've heard about it!

Thanks to everyone who has donated their $3.00 for the Valentine's Party. Just as a reminder... the party is Monday, February 14th, 2:30-3:15. You can begin sending in Valentines on Monday, February 7th.

That's about it for now... Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Humerick