Week in Review: October 10-12

We packed a lot of learning into such a short week! In language arts, students spent our writing time writing another personal narrative. This one is required for all 3rd graders in RRISD, and is done without any guidance from the teacher. It gives them a chance to demonstrate what they learned from our first personal narrative writing process. We have also been reading and writing a lot of poems. Ask your child to tell you about their favorite poem they have started over the last two weeks. We also did our first STAAR-like reading passage, with a poem and comprehension questions based on the poem. We worked on this one as a class, but next week, they will try one on their own.

In math, we began the week with some noticings and wonderings about arrays found in packages of Halloween objects. Next, we focused on 10s and 5s multiplication facts, as well as learning how to double and halve multiples of 10.

In science, we learned about sound energy and make some noisy straw kazoos (that we tested outside!). We also learned about light energy by investigating a mystery object, which turned out to be a radiometer. Finally, students enjoyed experimenting with snap circuits during E-SLOT on Friday. Next week, we will continue the energy unit by learning about heat and solar energy. This culminates with a fun activity of building a solar oven to make s'mores. Let's hope for a sunny day to test them out!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!