Math Club

Today was our first math club meeting.

THANK YOU parents for getting your kids involved in this. It was so awesome to see the line of cars waiting to get kids in the door at 7 AM this morning!!!!

WOW!

We had about 30 3rd graders and 80 students between 2-5th grade!!!

This will go on EVERY Wednesday until the end of the year, unless noted otherwise.

Please be aware that after 7:05 we will be already working hard on our math problems and doors will be closed.

What is math club anyway?

It is where students get to pick between a variety of problems to solve. Each problem varies in difficulty and they decide if it is a "Green" "Yellow" or "Red" problem.

Just like a stop light,

Green means it's easy breezy and can be done with no help.

Yellow means that it is a little more difficult but the student can understand it and plan a way to solve it with minimal help.

Red means WHOA! I don't even understand what the problem is asking me and the math seems really difficult.

Next Math Club: Wednesday November 5th!

Memoirs

Reading and writing class has been quite memorable for us! In writing class we are discussing memories we have had and writing about them. We have talked about focusing our writing on one event, one memory that is meaningful to us. You learn many interesting things about a 3rd grader by the memories they write about! Memories are not always happy. We have discussed how some of our most memorable moments can be sad, embarrassing and even funny! When an author writes down a memory into a book, it is called a memoir. In reading class we have been reading published memoirs. Patricia Polacco and Tomie dePaola are two authors that we have been studying this year and which have published many memoirs. Polacco and dePaola write beautifully about their past memories. Reading a memoir is a great way to get to know an author you love- they are writing about themselves in their own life!
At home, talk to your child about memories YOU have- of your own childhood, and when they were little! Discuss memories they have too! And always, always encourage your child to read as much and as often as they can!

WATCH THIS....

This is great for site to help understand what are kiddos are doing in class....

http://www.schultzcenter.org/mathvideos.shtml