Fundraising Foxes!

Our Fundraising efforts were successful! We will be celebrating as a school at tomorrow's assembly in the gym. Students, take a look at the fox poster to see what foxes you were able to win!

Below are our successful fundraisers! Way to go.

Number Patterns

Our class continues to look at growing and shrinking number patterns in math. We have been looking at different patterns for a few weeks now and are ready to really put our new knowledge into practice. Below is an example of an 'OPEN QUESTION'. It requires each student to create a pattern but they have the freedom to choose what kind of pattern. This way, anyone can be successful and not feel intimidated because they get to be in charge of their own pattern numbers. They can choose if they want their pattern to grow by many numbers or few numbers.

This is the question everyone was expected to answer.

Mali's rule is...Start at 0 count on by 1s.

Gracie's rule is...Start at 0. Count on by 5s.

Nrec's rule is...Start at 0. Count on by 2s each time.

Aries' rule is...Start at 0. Count on by 10 each time.

Brayden's rule is ...Start at 0. Count on by 20s each time.

Braydee's rule is...Start at 0. Count on by 3s each time.

Estimation Challenge #3

For our third Estimation Challenge we estimated a very familiar building tool, the straws from our straws and connector kit. We had amazing results! Devon guessed one short of our total, and the rest of the crew photographed were less than 5 away from our total. Great Estimation Power Grade 3!

Kids in Action

Take a look at our class working! They are really gaining independence and patience while completing tasks. We have a 'work around the room' policy which allows students to choose a space/place to work where they feel most comfortable. We always are trying to set ourselves up for success! Sometimes a little change of scenery is all we need to stay motivated and working.

Small Group Work

Each week, I make sure to plan some activities that require 'small groups'. These small groups allow students to learn how to work with a variety of classmates to complete a task. It also helps them build independence and improves their problem solving skills. For this task, students were asked to group together to create a list of words associated with Fall. 

These groups were especially focused on the task.

Estimation Challenge #2

For our second estimation challenge,  the class had to estimate how many 2 cm snap cubes were in our Estimation Jar. Everyone knew that it would be a larger number than last week because each items was smaller. However, Aiden was our strongest estimator for this challenge. He estimated that there were 99 cubes in our Estimation Jar. After we VERIFIED the actual amount as a class, we realized that there were 105 cubes in total. Aiden had a pretty strong strategy that he shared with his classmates. Great Strategy Aiden!

What does the FOX say?

Frannie the Fox says "SELL, SELL, SELL"! Please continue trying to sell items for our Fall Fundraiser. ALL kids benefit when the school can purchase valuable classroom items and equipment! I have added an extra incentive. I will provide an ice-cream treat for those in the class who manage to make at least one sale. Remember, if you are struggling to find a buyer, let me know and I will do my best to help you.

Also please know that very soon, our class will be receiving 3 monthly magazines!
CHICKADEE, OWL and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED KIDS should be arriving soon. Stay tuned....