The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade,
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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Halloween parade and party
Lincoln School Book Fair Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences (Student-led) Parent/Teacher Conferences (Student-led)- NO SCHOOL Non-attendance Day- NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break- NO 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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Field trip to the Chicago Botanic Gardens
We had a wonderful time at the Chicago Botanic Gardens! We were very lucky with the weather: although it was hot, I think we went on the last summer-y day of the year. The students participated in a flower dissection lab where we learned all about the different parts of a flower and its purpose.
After, we were able to walk through the gorgeous gardens to investigate plants and animals. On Tuesday, we returned to the question we asked last week: Do you think plant and animal traits can be influenced by the environment? The students chose something from our field trip they noticed was influenced by the conditions where it lives, and began demonstrating what they learned via writing and diagram. We will continue to think about this question and finish our work next week.
A VERY big thank you to our incredible chaperones: Mrs. Auvinen, Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Roginski, and Mrs, Tamm!
After, we were able to walk through the gorgeous gardens to investigate plants and animals. On Tuesday, we returned to the question we asked last week: Do you think plant and animal traits can be influenced by the environment? The students chose something from our field trip they noticed was influenced by the conditions where it lives, and began demonstrating what they learned via writing and diagram. We will continue to think about this question and finish our work next week.
A VERY big thank you to our incredible chaperones: Mrs. Auvinen, Mrs. O'Brien, Mrs. Roginski, and Mrs, Tamm!
The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade:
Season 3 Opener!
We have produced our first podcast of Season 3! Each Friday, The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade will produce a podcast focused on answering a question we are curious about. This week, the team introduced themselves, and talked briefly about some things they want to explore this year.
Tune in to The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade every Friday. Don't forget to subscribe to The Chat via Apple Podcasts.
Click here to let us know what you think, and suggest guests and topics for upcoming shows!
Tune in to The Chat with Mrs. Burns's Third Grade every Friday. Don't forget to subscribe to The Chat via Apple Podcasts.
Click here to let us know what you think, and suggest guests and topics for upcoming shows!
App Dev update!
The App Dev Team decided that the essential question for the app we want to create is, 'How can we help kids lead healthier lives?' To find out how we can help and guide our app, we are thinking of questions to ask kids from a variety of communities and backgrounds. After the students get a firm foundation and idea of what is needed, they will begin to learn to code using Tynker and Swift Playgrounds.
Math: Division story problems
We worked to write our own division story problems this week (see Ella's example below), and also took an assessment on math facts. Next week, we will work on more division and multiplication and finish up Unit 1,. We will move into Unit 2: Graphs and Line Plots near the end of the week!
Coming up in reader's workshop:
Mysteries
We have finished our first Unit of Study (Building a Reading Life) and will continue reading fiction next week with our Mystery Unit. Students will continue to work on inferencing, synthesizing, and creating predictions during reading. Students will use close reading strategies to help guide comprehension within mystery texts, and work with partners to solve mysteries. It will be lots of fun!
Next week in writer's workshop:
Informational writing
We finished publishing our narrative writing texts (see some book covers above), and are moving into informational writing next week. This informational unit is a lot of fun, and I think the kids are ready to move on. We will start with a 'cold write': students will have 45 minutes to produce an infromational text as a pre-unit assessment. It is used to compare to the post-unit 'cold write' to measure growth.
Upcoming events
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Thursday, November 7, 2018 Friday, November 8, 2018 Friday, November 9, 2018 Wednesday, November 21 - Friday, November 23, 2018 | Halloween parade and party Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences (Student-led) Parent/Teacher Conferences (Student-led)- NO SCHOOL Non-attendance Day- NO SCHOOL Thanksgiving Break- NO 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
Reminder:
Order Mrs. Burns's Class tee-shirts
before October 12!
The Logo Team came up with a short-sleeved, less expensive version. Please order a tee-shirt for your child before October 12 via our CustomInk online form! If we do not have 91% participation (20 kids), we will not be able to order, and parents will be refunded their money. Thank you!
Field trip to the Botanic Garden on Tuesday!
The Third Grade clesses are taking our first trip to the Chicago Botanic Garden on Tuesday, October 9! The busses will leave Lincoln around 8:30AM, and we will return around 2:00PM. Please pack a completely disposable or recyclable lunch and drink for your child (no lunchboxes). Although we will participate in the flower lab, we will probably spend some time outdoors, so please make sure your child dresses appropriately.
Plants, animals, and environment
In addition to our visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden, we've also started a unit focused on answering the following questions about plants and animals:
Do you think plant and animal traits can be influenced by the environment?
When the environment changes, do the types of plants and animals that live there change?
In the Native Garden, are there plants and animals that are surviving well? Are there any that are not surviving as well? Are there any plants and animals that could not survive in the Native Garden? Why are some surviving well when others can not?
I asked students to answer the first question to identify what they already know about animal traits and the environment before we embark on our study. See below for some of their responses.
Do you think plant and animal traits can be influenced by the environment?
When the environment changes, do the types of plants and animals that live there change?
In the Native Garden, are there plants and animals that are surviving well? Are there any that are not surviving as well? Are there any plants and animals that could not survive in the Native Garden? Why are some surviving well when others can not?
I asked students to answer the first question to identify what they already know about animal traits and the environment before we embark on our study. See below for some of their responses.
Math Investigation 4: Understanding division
The students were introduced to the relationship between multiplication and division. The focus points for this investigation, the last in Unit 1, are:
We found that division is a 'missing factor' problem. Students practiced multiplication and division by playing math games like Count and Compare and Missing Factor. A great way to practice math without homework is to play these games at home, too!
- Understanding division as the splitting of a quantity into equal groups
- Using the inverse relationship between multiplication and division to solve problems
We found that division is a 'missing factor' problem. Students practiced multiplication and division by playing math games like Count and Compare and Missing Factor. A great way to practice math without homework is to play these games at home, too!
Writer's workshop: revising and editing
our final narrative writing piece
Students spent the last two days writing the rough drafts of their final narrative writing piece. We also worked on using quotation marks and commas for dialogue and creating a strong ending this week. We will spend the beginning of next week revising and editing the work, then publish on Thursday and Friday. Our next unit on informational writing will begin on Tuesday, October 16. The students are looking forward to sharing their hard work with you at student-led parent/teacher conferences in November.
Reader's workshop: asking higher level questions to make sense of the text
In addition to asking general questions about plot- like who are the characters and what happened- students are learning to ask higher-level questions like, 'Why did the author include that?' We are trying to determine author's purpose to make better sense of our reading. We also talked about the progression of character problems and wants. The kids really enjoy our read aloud, Wild Robot. It is a terrific book for developing skills like analyzing character traits, modeling descriptive language, and demonstrating the writer/reader connection.
We will finish this unit within the next week, and we will start another unit called Mystery: Foundational Skills in Disguise. It uses mysteries to teach skills like identifying cause and effect relationships, reading closely to catch key details, and work on developing predictions. I am looking forward to reading mysteries!
We will finish this unit within the next week, and we will start another unit called Mystery: Foundational Skills in Disguise. It uses mysteries to teach skills like identifying cause and effect relationships, reading closely to catch key details, and work on developing predictions. I am looking forward to reading mysteries!
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Books We Recommend: October 2018
Upcoming events
Monday, October 8, 2018
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 Thursday, November 7, 2018 Friday, November 8, 2018 Friday, November 9, 2018 |
Columbus Day- NO SCHOOL
Third Grade Field Trip- Botanic Garden Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences (Student-led) Parent/Teacher Conferences (Student-led)- NO SCHOOL Non-attendance Day- NO 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