Welcome to third grade! The first week of school is at an end and I think third grade has been great so far! What do you think of this first week? What have you enjoyed the most? Tell me about something you’re nervous about and about something you’re excited about for this year.
Poetry Workshop
Read the following poem:
Who Has Seen the Wind?
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you:
But when the leaves hang trembling
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I:
But when the trees bow down their heads
The wind is passing by.
What do you think the poem means? How does the poem make you feel? Can you make a connection to this poem? Tell me about it!
Science Skills Day
On Friday you participated in Science Skills Day. You performed different experiments on mixture/solution, erosion, and balance/motion. Analyze the experiments and select your favorite. Explain why it was your favorite. Order the scientific process you followed in your favorite experiment. Remember to use the science vocabulary words you learned, like: balance, equilibrium, balance point, mixture, solution, erosion, etc. I can’t wait to read about your hypotheses and conclusions!!
Measurement – linear, mass, volume
In our measurement unit, so far we’ve talked about linear, mass, and volume. Give me at least two units of measure we use for each. Then answer the following questions:
1. Is measuring the soccer field linear, mass or volume?
2. Is measuring how much milk is in a pitcher linear, mass or volume?
3. Is measuring how much my dog weighs linear, mass or volume?
4. What unit of measurement would you use to measure how long the soccer field is, feet or yards?
5. What unit of measurement would you use to measure how much soda is in a can, ounces or gallons?
6. What unit of measurement would you use to measure how much you weigh, ounces or pounds?
My Diary from Here to There
We have been reading a great book called, “My Diary from Here to There”. It is about a girl who has a diary that she writes in every day. She treats her diary like her friend. Sometimes she writes in her diary about something she did that day, sometimes she writes in her diary about something she is worried about, and sometimes she writes in her diary about something she is planning to do. If you had a diary, what would you tell it? Write a diary entry here . . . remember to start it, “Dear Diary”.
Hemos estado leyendo un libro llamado “Mi diario de aquí hasta allá”. Se trata de una niña que tiene un diario donde ella escribe diariamente. Ella trata a su diario como si fuera una amiga. A veces ella escribe en su diario acerca de algo que ella hizo ese día, a veces ella escribe en su diario acerca de alguna pesadilla, y a veces ella escribe en su diario acerca de algo que está planeando. Si tuvieras tú un diario, ¿que le dirías? Escribe un comentario a tu diario aqui . . . y recuérdate de empezar con ”Querido Diario”.
Pushing on Air
Today in science we pushed on air using a syringe and a tube. Tell me about the process and your results (what happened). Don’t forget to use science vocabulary like resistance, pressure, and compress.
Daily News
My Spring Break was lots of fun! I went to Houston with my whole family to visit some friends. They have a big house with a pool, so we got to go swimming while we were there. We also went to a place called Kemah Boardwalk to eat and ride the rides. I got to pet and feed a stingray! For the rest of the week I did things around the house and played with my dog. I am ready to be back at school now.
Mis vacaciones de primavera fueron muy divertidas. Viajé a Houston para visitar a una amiga mia. Ella se acaba de mudar a una casa grande con alberca así que pudimos nadar en lo que estabamos ahí. También nos fuimos a un lugar que se llama Kemah donde comimos y nos montamos los “rides”. Luego ¡acaricié y le di de comer a una pastinaca! El resto de la semana hice cosas en la casa y jugué con mi perra. Estoy lista estar de vuelta a la escuela ahora.
Geometric Shapes
Think about all the geometric shapes there are: circles, squares, triangles, spheres, cubes, cones, pyramids. They are all around us all the time. What do you think might happen if there were no geometric shapes? How would things be different? Do you think you would like it?
Piensa en todas las figuras geométricas: círculos, cuadrados, triangulos, esferas, cubos, conos, pirámides. Las figuras geométricas siempre nos rodean. ¿Cómo piensas que sería el mundo si no hubieran figuras geométricas? ¿Cómo serían diferente las cosas? ¿Te gustaría?
