Hi everyone! We had a great week in 3rd grade! On Wednesday we had Ag in the Class. We learned about how pizzas are made, and where the ingredients come from. We even got to play a pizza bingo game with pizza goldfish crackers as our markers! It was great! On Thursday we were able to do our much anticipated Oreo activity. The students learned about each phase of the moon, and then used the Oreos to represent each phase. Thank you to everyone for donating Oreos or frosting for us to use during this activity. The students loved this lesson! I enjoyed seeing some of you at the carnival on Friday! What an awesome fundraiser for PTA! They work so hard to organize that event for the students.

Space Project Reminder
I just want to remind everyone that the space projects are due on (or before) May 10th. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact me.

The Week Ahead
English: We will continue our unit about pronouns.
Math: We will learn to multiply a single-digit number by a multi-digit number using the multiplication algorithm, identify a function rule, simplify expressions containing parentheses, multiply three or more factors, use the associative property of multiplication, write tenths using common and decimal fractions, and measure to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
Reading: My reading class will be reading an expository nonfiction story called, Visitors from Space. We will also practice using text structure and format while reading nonfiction, and we will locate information in a nonfiction text.
Science: We will learn about the different types of rocks.
Social Studies: We will create our own product maps.

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful weekend! Please feel free to e-mail me at bcalcott@orionschools.us with any questions or concerns. You can also leave me a voicemail by calling the school (ext. 1332).