Writer's workshop: persuasive writing
Students are learning to write a big, bold thesis, as well as reasons/examples/details that support it. This week, students worked on writing all they know about their opinion, then organizing into categories or subtopics. The kids are writing on a variety of topics they are passionate about, from our Presidents to having fun lunch every day. I must admit, they are very persuasive!
We love math!
The intensity and engagment this class has for mathematics is wonderful! Students are very creative in their ability to think deeply about numbers, and are building perserverance through problems that require long-term thinking. This week, Roosevelt's math specialist Nancy Mueller visited our class to share in presenting a challenging lesson.
In addition, we continue to work on finding the difference between distances and measurements. We will begin Unit 4 next week, and the focus will be on determining area and perimeter. Reader's workshop: reading narrative nonfiction
As we continue reading biographies, students are learning to read narrative non-fiction with different lenses (using reading strategies from both narrative and informational texts). Students also continued to practice summarizing with a partner and checked in with themselves regarding reading goals they set earlier in the unit.
Inquiry and exploration
Students in the three groups are working hard to produce a book on bullying, organizing next week's podcast, and planning our iOS app. During this process, students are working on developing leadership and communication skills, as well as learning how to collaborate.
Native American Project Final Presentations
Students presented their final projects this week. This work will be shared on our Native Americans of the Great Lakes website, which is used by many schools across the country. After lots of discussion and feedback (both for the kids and for me), we thought of some ways to improve the way we work in the future. If you have any feedback to help us improve, we'd love to hear it, too.
The correlation between success and effort
A recurring conversation in our class is the correlation between success and effort. Giving students a voice and choice in what and how they learn is a one of my fundamental beliefs. Sometimes, it takes kids some time to understand that in this type of environment, they must learn to take ownership of their own learning. My goal for every year is to provide an environment where kids can work on this in a safe place. Building skills like autonomy, responsibility, resiliancy, and other executive functioning skills is imperitive.
To show an example of the correlation between success and effort, we were lucky enough to be a part of a Google Hangout with James Ketchell, seriel adventurer and explorer. From the Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants site: "James is the first and only person to have rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, successfully summited Mount Everest and cycled 18,000 miles around the world. Seven years prior to this, he was recovering from a serious motorcycle accident that left him with broken legs as well as a severely broken and dislocated ankle. The prognosis was that he was likely to suffer a permanent walking impairment and would certainly not be able to continue the active physical lifestyle he had enjoyed up to that point. James has continued pushing boundaries and in 2015 attempted to row 4,000 miles across the Indian Ocean with his Epileptic rowing partner. Their aim was to prove that despite having Epilepsy or a disability there is no barrier to pursuing ones goals. James has raised tens of thousands of pounds for his chosen charities as he has climbed, rowed, and cycled his way around the world!" 3rd Grade Field trip, DuPage Children's Museum:
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Tuesday-Wednesday, Feruary 5-6, 2019
Thursday, February 14, 2019 Monday, February 18, 2019 Tuesday, February 19, 2019 Thursday, February 28, 2019 Friday, March 1, 2019 Monday, March 4, 2019 |
3rd Grade Field Trips to DuPage Children's Museum- Simple Machines Lab
Valentine's Day President's Day- NO SCHOOL Institute Day- NO SCHOOL Evening Parent/Teacher Conferences Parent/Teacher Conferences-NO SCHOOL Pulaski 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
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