Reading and writing: |
Monday, March 25 - Friday, March 29, 2019 Monday, April 1, 2019 Tuesday, April 9 - 17, 2019 Friday, April 19, 2019 Monday, April 22 - Friday, April 26, 2019 Monday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Monday, May 27, 2019 Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Thursday, June 13, 2019 | Spring Break Return to school Grade 3 IAR Testing NO SCHOOL- Good Friday Earth Week MAP testing NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day Field Day Last Day of School |
Contact
Mrs. Karrin Burns
Third Grade Teacher
Lincoln School
511 Park Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305
[email protected]
(708) 366 - 7340 x 8026
@MrsBurnsD90
Third Grade Teacher
Lincoln School
511 Park Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305
[email protected]
(708) 366 - 7340 x 8026
@MrsBurnsD90
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What does playing sports teach you about life?
The Chat was very excited to interview PGA Pro Golfer Chase Wright. The kids learned alot about the attitude and perserverance needed to attain goals.
A new episode of The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade is published each week! Subscribe to The Chat in Apple Podcasts (iOS) or via Audioboom (Android or other).
A new episode of The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade is published each week! Subscribe to The Chat in Apple Podcasts (iOS) or via Audioboom (Android or other).
Math: More multiplication and division
Our first investigation of Unit 5 is understanding the relationship between multiplication and division. In these sessions, student will focus on:
- understanding the meaning and structure of multiplication and division and the relationship between them
- solving multiplication and division problems, including multi-step problems and problems with multiple solutions
Family letter (details concepts we will cover in this investigation)
Writing in response to reading
As we move into writing in in response to reading, this week was a bootcamp of sorts. Students read several short texts, collectively making claims about the text and identifying evidence by underlining parts of the story. Students practiced writing 'flash drafts' in their writing journals. Next week, we will move into revision, working on writing an introduction, naming the title of the book, stating a strong claim, supporting the claim with evidence, and writing a conclusion.
Character studies
We are reading the book Because of Winn-Dixie, and working on making predictions based upon what we know about the character. Also, we are learning about plot by using the 'story mountain'. Students practiced identifying elements of the plot in their own reading by making their own story mountain.
Summer school is around the corner!
It’s time to think about summer school! District 90's Summer School program will be in session from Monday, June 17th through Friday, July 12th, with no classes on July 4th. Students entering Kindergarten-4th grade will be at Willard Elementary and students entering 5th-8th grade will be at Roosevelt Middle School. Registration opened on Friday, March 1st at 12:00 p.m. and closes on April 18th. Click here for the brochure and to register.
Next week is Spirit Week!
Families,
To celebrate the countdown to Spring Break, Lincoln will celebrate Spirit Week during the week of March 18-22. Here is a rundown of the fun week we have planned:
Monday. March 18- Mixed up Monday-
-Mix up your clothes, wear tacky colors, crazy socks, wear your clothes backwards or crazy hair!
Tuesday, March 19- Top Hat Tuesday-
-Wear your favorite hat to school!
Wednesday, March 20- Favorite Team Wednesday-
Everyone is invited to wear clothes to celebrate their favorite team. If you don't have a favorite team just wear red or a Lincoln School shirt!
Thursday, March 21-Cozy-up and Read Day-
-Wear your favorite pajamas, bring your favorite book and get ready too Drop Everything And Read several times throughout the day!
Friday, March 22- Vacation Friday-
-Celebrate the start of Spring Break by wearing your favorite vacation shirt and sunglasses!
To celebrate the countdown to Spring Break, Lincoln will celebrate Spirit Week during the week of March 18-22. Here is a rundown of the fun week we have planned:
Monday. March 18- Mixed up Monday-
-Mix up your clothes, wear tacky colors, crazy socks, wear your clothes backwards or crazy hair!
Tuesday, March 19- Top Hat Tuesday-
-Wear your favorite hat to school!
Wednesday, March 20- Favorite Team Wednesday-
Everyone is invited to wear clothes to celebrate their favorite team. If you don't have a favorite team just wear red or a Lincoln School shirt!
Thursday, March 21-Cozy-up and Read Day-
-Wear your favorite pajamas, bring your favorite book and get ready too Drop Everything And Read several times throughout the day!
Friday, March 22- Vacation Friday-
-Celebrate the start of Spring Break by wearing your favorite vacation shirt and sunglasses!
Upcoming events
Monday, March 25 - Friday, March 29, 2019 Monday, April 1, 2019 Tuesday, April 9 - 17, 2019 Friday, April 19, 2019 Monday, April 22 - Friday, April 26, 2019 Monday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Monday, May 27, 2019 Wednesday, June 12, 2019 Thursday, June 13, 2019 | Spring Break Return to school Grade 3 IAR Testing NO SCHOOL- Good Friday Earth Week MAP testing NO SCHOOL- Memorial Day Field Day Last Day of School |
Contact
Mrs. Karrin Burns
Third Grade Teacher
Lincoln School
511 Park Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305
[email protected]
(708) 366 - 7340 x 8026
@MrsBurnsD90
Third Grade Teacher
Lincoln School
511 Park Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305
[email protected]
(708) 366 - 7340 x 8026
@MrsBurnsD90
Chess with friends
We are so happy to have our friend Max back from New York. He brought along his love of chess, and his parents were generous enough to donate a gorgeous set to our classroom, and the kids are already completely engrossed. Thank you so much to Max's parents!
What can kids do now to help lead a
healthier life?
The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade spoke with special guest Kelita Hollins, Lead Coach at Orangetheory Fitness to find out!
A new episode of The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade is published each week! Subscribe to The Chat in Apple Podcasts (iOS) or via Audioboom (Android or other).
A new episode of The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade is published each week! Subscribe to The Chat in Apple Podcasts (iOS) or via Audioboom (Android or other).
Writer's workshop: writing about our reading
Our new writing unit focuses on writing about reading. This unit is meant to complement the Character Study Unit we've started in Reader's Workshop. We started by reading several short texts, first discussing character traits and story elements. The goal for this unit is to have students know and understand how to make and write a claim, then support the claim with text evidence (loosely paraphrasing; not a citation). On Friday, students began writing some of their ideas.
Over the next two weeks, students will learn how to structure a lit essay by drafting and writing multiple essays. Essays will include a brief opening, a claim, list of reasons or evidence with some elaboration, and end with a brief concluding statement.
Over the next two weeks, students will learn how to structure a lit essay by drafting and writing multiple essays. Essays will include a brief opening, a claim, list of reasons or evidence with some elaboration, and end with a brief concluding statement.
Character studies
We met a very kind-hearted, brave, but lonely character named India Opal Buloni in Because of Winn-Dixie, an excellent book by Kate DiCamillo. The kids spent the week developing their first impressions about the character and looking for patterns to help develop their ideas about her. Then, students used what they learned in their own independent reading and continued writing about their reading in their reading journals.
Math: Investigating triangles and quadrilaterals
I think this is our favorite unit so far! The students seem to love shapes, and I do, too. This week, we built and categorized triangles and quadrilaterals, discussed their attribute, and did a lot of spatial reasoning!
Our focus points this week:
Our focus points this week:
- Identifying the attributes of triangles: three sides, three vertices, and three angles
- Identifying a right angle
- Constructing triangles with given attributes
- Identifying the attributes of quadrilaterals: four sides, four vertices, and four angles
- Identifying the attributes of squares, rectangles and rhombuses
- Categorizing quadrilaterals based on their attributes
- Constructing quadrilaterals with given attributes
Please take a look at the Math Words and Ideas activities below to understand more about our math work this week.
Math words and Ideas: Angles
Math words and Ideas: Triangles
Math words and Ideas: Quadrilaterals
What can we build to safely get a tiger
out of a moat?
We are finishing up our unit on Forces and Interactions next week. The groups are finalizing and building their compound machine to rescue the fictional tiger that has fallen into the moat.
Alexa skills: creating Sophia's Multiplication Rush
I purchased an Echo Dot for the classroom with the idea of having the kids building learning 'skills'. Our first skill, Sophia's Mutiplication Rush (named after Sophia, who imagined it), was published on the Alexa Skill Store this week!
You can use our skill by saying, “Alexa, start Sophia’s Multiplication Rush.”
Unfortunately, we can't currently use our Echo Dot to play the skills because Echo Dot Skills do not yet have an acceptable privacy policy for school use, but it is up for review. It's a bummer, but student privacy is very serious to us. If you would like to build skills of your own at home, check out Alexa Blueprints.
You can use our skill by saying, “Alexa, start Sophia’s Multiplication Rush.”
Unfortunately, we can't currently use our Echo Dot to play the skills because Echo Dot Skills do not yet have an acceptable privacy policy for school use, but it is up for review. It's a bummer, but student privacy is very serious to us. If you would like to build skills of your own at home, check out Alexa Blueprints.
Spirit Week
Families,
To celebrate the countdown to Spring Break, Lincoln will celebrate Spirit Week during the week of March 18-22. Here is a rundown of the fun week we have planned:
Monday. March 18- Mixed up Monday-
-Mix up your clothes, wear tacky colors, crazy socks, wear your clothes backwards or crazy hair!
Tuesday, March 19- Top Hat Tuesday-
-Wear your favorite hat to school!
Wednesday, March 20- Favorite Team Wednesday-
Everyone is invited to wear clothes to celebrate their favorite team. If you don't have a favorite team just wear red or a Lincoln School shirt!
Thursday, March 21-Cozy-up and Read Day-
-Wear your favorite pajamas, bring your favorite book and get ready too Drop Everything And Read several times throughout the day!
Friday, March 22- Vacation Friday-
-Celebrate the start of Spring Break by wearing your favorite vacation shirt and sunglasses!
To celebrate the countdown to Spring Break, Lincoln will celebrate Spirit Week during the week of March 18-22. Here is a rundown of the fun week we have planned:
Monday. March 18- Mixed up Monday-
-Mix up your clothes, wear tacky colors, crazy socks, wear your clothes backwards or crazy hair!
Tuesday, March 19- Top Hat Tuesday-
-Wear your favorite hat to school!
Wednesday, March 20- Favorite Team Wednesday-
Everyone is invited to wear clothes to celebrate their favorite team. If you don't have a favorite team just wear red or a Lincoln School shirt!
Thursday, March 21-Cozy-up and Read Day-
-Wear your favorite pajamas, bring your favorite book and get ready too Drop Everything And Read several times throughout the day!
Friday, March 22- Vacation Friday-
-Celebrate the start of Spring Break by wearing your favorite vacation shirt and sunglasses!
Upcoming events
Friday, March 15, 2019 Monday, March 25 - Friday, March 29, 2019 Monday, April 1, 2019 Tuesday, April 9 - 17, 2019 Friday, April 19, 2019 | Lincoln PTO Auction Spring Break Return to school Grade 3 IAR Testing NO SCHOOL- Good Friday |
Contact
Mrs. Karrin Burns
Third Grade Teacher
Lincoln School
511 Park Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305
[email protected]
(708) 366 - 7340 x 8026
@MrsBurnsD90
Third Grade Teacher
Lincoln School
511 Park Avenue
River Forest, Illinois 60305
[email protected]
(708) 366 - 7340 x 8026
@MrsBurnsD90