What's the Matter?

Team Jordan has enjoyed learning about matter by completing experiments, a visit from the discovery museum, and singing! We still have more to learn but here is a glimpse of what we know so far.
  The Discovery Museum's Ms. Stella reviewed the ways that matter can change. Adding or removing heat can cause physical changes in matter. 

Thank you TESPTO for funding this enrichment program. We loved it!

Commenting

We love blogging! When people comment on our blog it makes us feel good! We can keep the conversation going and have a good dialogue with our classmates and the world! Thank you Mrs.Yollis for helping us understand how to comment! Click the link below to learn more about commenting.
Mrs.Yollis's class on Commenting
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Team Jordan's Kidblog

Here is our week from your child's perspective.  Look for it in your child's folder every Friday.

It will tell you what they did at school each week. Now they can never say, "Not much." When asked, "What did you do today?"

Team Jordan's Top 5 for 2016

5. Being healthy is essential for learning!

Remember to dress for the weather, wash hands, cover coughs, and sanitize desks daily.

4. Multiplication practice is a must! 

When children understand the relationship between multiplication and division they are successful.

Third graders must be able to use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.    (T X 7= 56)  

Understand division as an unknown-factor problem. For example, find 32 ÷ 8 by finding the number that makes 32 when multiplied by 8.

In school we say, "What number X's 8= 32.

Third graders do not have to master long division. They do need to have efficient strategies for solving problems up to 100. This is why it is imperative that they memorize their multiplication facts.

Yes! There are many apps to help kids practice their facts. However, flashcards are one of the best ways I have found for students to own their learning. Sort them into know & don't know. Study only a few a night. 

3. Reading is Thinking 

Book Clubs are fun when every member has done his/her part. As you can see below, post-its help us share our thinking!

We take turns listening and speaking. We can use evidence from the text to make predictions, ask and answer questions, make connections, and discuss the character's traits.

2. The grade 3 Portal has lots for kids to do when the weather gets too cold to go out.

Click below to explore all the portal has to offer!

Grade 3 Portal

1.  Don't forget our January and February Enrichment menu!

HAVE FUN!

Click below to find menus.

January and February Enrichment

Practice Makes Perfect

Thank you Margo for sharing your music with us! You showed us that with a lot of practice beautiful music can be made.