For reading, we are practicing more with cause and effect and took a practice STAAR test broken up over two days to give me one last look at the skills I need to reteach in the next week. Overall, they did great!
Tuesday was exciting as we finally got to "erupt" our volcanoes! The kids had a great time, but more importantly, they were able to make some scientific observations about the changes to their volcano's structure after the eruption.
Next, we are moving on to landforms in science, and will spend some time looking at landforms in Kenya, to tie in with our Water Warrior project. The primary school we are raising money for is located in Kenya.
In math, we are continuing to review skills learned this year, focusing on money, rounding, addition and subtraction, and reviewing geometry terms this week. Students took a practice STAAR test on Monday and did really well! I think the actual test will be a piece of cake for them...as long as they take their time, use their strategies, and check their work! My 5th grade daughter, Emily, joined us on Friday during math time. She led the students in checking their warm-ups, then we split the class into two groups for some geometry review, and she managed one group. The kids enjoyed having her in class, and she enjoyed getting to know the kids that she hears me talking about so much!
In math, we are continuing to review skills learned this year, focusing on money, rounding, addition and subtraction, and reviewing geometry terms this week. Students took a practice STAAR test on Monday and did really well! I think the actual test will be a piece of cake for them...as long as they take their time, use their strategies, and check their work! My 5th grade daughter, Emily, joined us on Friday during math time. She led the students in checking their warm-ups, then we split the class into two groups for some geometry review, and she managed one group. The kids enjoyed having her in class, and she enjoyed getting to know the kids that she hears me talking about so much!
On Friday after school, to celebrate Global Youth Service Day, many of our students joined up with other third grade Water Warriors to prepare for our May 13 Walk for Water. Each class painted a unique banner, our banner says, "Do your part, be water smart!" Some students partnered up and created posters to carry during the walk, while other worked on writing songs, chants and poems. We ended the afternoon by watching a couple of videos made by other schools partnering with H2O for Life to see the kind of work they are doing.
Remember that next week is a short week...no school on Friday for Good Friday. Have a great weekend!
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