This week in third grade Miss Grace saved baby birds on Earth Day, we celebrated our community with a beautiful Art Night, and we finger- knitted our way through about a mile of yarn!
Thank you to everyone who came to Art Night! It was such a wonderful event!
Coasting Through South Carolina!
This week, we began our South Carolina Study in social studies, and it has been such an exciting start. We launched the unit by building map reading skills and learning how geology and geography shape life in the different regions of our state. Students visited centers to learn more about our diverse state. They were amazed to learn that the ancient coast once covered Charleston! Students are beginning to understand that the land itself helps tell the story of how people live, work, and form communities. Their curiosity and thoughtful observations have made for a strong beginning to this study.
In reading and writing, we started our fairy tale unit. We began by spotting common fairy tale elements and thinking about how and why authors adapt familiar stories. As we read Cinderella and Prince Cinders, students noticed changes in characters, settings, and even the magical elements, and began discussing how those changes affect the story. This work is helping students grow as both careful readers and thoughtful writers.
Be there or be square!
In geometry, we are continuing our work with perimeter. Students are being challenged not just to add the lengths of all the sides, but also to think about what other equations or strategies they might use to solve for perimeter more efficiently. They are also working with shapes that have missing side lengths, which asks them to use logic, structure, and what they know about shapes to find the unknown measurements. We are seeing lots of strong mathematical thinking as students explain and defend their strategies.
Important Dates:
Upcoming Dates:
- April 28 – Spring Choir Concert at 1:45 at The Scottish Rite
- May 14th – Pass It On at 5:00PM (11:30am Dismissal)
