Inquiry Based Research

We are working on becoming experts on a topic in which we are interested. Children were given time to explore the internet through our safe search engine to find topics that excited them.  Once topics were chosen we practiced asking questions and follow up questions based on the information that we discovered. This is only the beginning. In June we will go public and share our knowledge with the world.  It is a very engaging and busy time! Click on embedded video below

May Dates & Notice

Important Dates in May

Friday 13th:  Student Council 8:00 a.m. (rescheduled)

Monday 9th:   EARLY RELEASE 1:15 pm PD

Tuesday 17th:  Box Top Collection Day

Friday 20th:Team Jordan Poetry Celebration 9:15 a.m. 

A formal invitation will be sent home next week.

Friday 27th: Memorial Day Assembly 9:15 - 10:15     (Veterans  welcome)

Monday 30th:   NO SCHOOL Memorial Day

Important June Events

June will be even busier! Please reference Mrs.Costa's News Letters for up to the minute dates and times of future events.

June 2nd -Tour of Topsfield & Proctor Play

June 8th- Boston Tea Party Museum

Permissions slips will be sent home at a later date
June 10th- trip to Proctor to meet 4th grade teachers

June 14th- Field Day

June 16th- Fun Finale (3rd grade only)

We have two field trips in June. If you are interested in attending you must have an updated CORI. Please call the office to check with Mrs. B. if you are unsure.

Communication

This week we wrapped up our unit on sound with a wonderful DASH speaker and concert.  KR is an amazing story teller. Thank you to TESPTO for bringing her to Steward so that she could share her experiences with the children. We all enjoyed hearing her stories and learning more signs.   

KR Telling a story using sign language. 

I also wanted to thank all the DASH volunteers for bringing so many hands on experiences to our classroom.

Learning about Hearing Aids

Lastly, thank you to Ms. Swanson who supported us by using music to teach about sound. The concert was wonderful. I was very proud of the children during the performance.
Please click on the link below to see a snapshot of our learning. Learning to Communicate.

Telling Time

Our homework is to respond to the questions on the Padlet below. Be sure to include your first name.

Others are also welcome to add their thoughts.

Created with Padlet

We created our own bingo cards. When we played bingo it was very important to listen carefully to the times as they were called. It was an engaging way to practice telling time.

Let the Research Begin!

What are you interested in?  Do you think others would like to learn more about it? What questions do you hope to answer?
Now let's use safe search to find articles about the topics we are curious about.The IPads is a useful tool to investigate possible research topics. It is important that today's students know how to safely navigate the internet. We can get so much information but we need to be thoughtful in our searches. What are we trying to find out?
Included in our third grade standards is to: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers & to read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Click the link below to find out about your child's research assignment.
Research Letter for Parents

Team Jordan Presents Text Features

For the past several weeks we have been immersed in reading nonfiction text. We spent some time thinking about the text features that help the reader locate, understand, and interpret information. We know that this time was well spent because as life long learners we will use our understanding of text features to navigate all types of informational text.
 We hope you enjoy and learn from our broadcast!


One of the speaking and listening standards that we will continue to work towards is being able to report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.

March Enrichment Menu

Click below for March Enrichment Menu
March Enrichment