Objects and Motion

Third graders used the engineering design process to design, create and test out a pop fly prototype in science.  They used their knowledge of force and motion to test if their pop fly machine could launch a marshmallow one meter in height and distance.

September

We enjoyed meeting families at the Ice Breaker and it was wonderful to see all third graders do a great job of showing their families their classroom.

September is moving quickly and we are still working on classroom routines and learning about one another.  We will continue to develop our classroom community with weekly class meetings that focus on kindness and leadership.  

Both third grade classes have started their first unit in science, which is Objects in Motion.  Our first investigation had six stations.  Students had the opportunity to explore and test balance and motion.  They recorded their data and made conclusions about force.  We will continue to investigate force and motion in the upcoming week.

At this time students are building their stamina in reading and writing.  In reading, third graders are focusing on thinking while reading and then sharing their thinking about their books with one another.  We will continue with book making in third grade and focus on expanding on our topic, writing specific information, and organization.

Unit one in math covers fact families, patterns on a hundred chart and number line, skip counting, and review of addition and subtraction facts.  These are prerequisite skills that are needed before we begin multiplication and division.  Please make sure that your child is practicing their addition and subtraction facts ten minutes each night. 

Bake Sale For Hurricane Harvey

Please join the Cutler School Community as we work to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey while teaching our children the importance of community service to others in greater need.  On Saturday, September 16th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, we will hold our community bake sale.  Our fifth graders will be working the sale.  We are hoping that our Cutler families will help out by baking and buying!  Baked goods should be labeled and individually packaged for easy sale.  Please indicate if your item includes nut products or is gluten free etc.  Baked goods ideally should be dropped off at the bake sale on Saturday morning however if need be, they can be dropped off in the Teacher's Room Friday by 12:00 noon.

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

Welcome to our third grade blog! We are excited for another great year of third grade and are enjoying building our classroom communities.  Much of our time in the next couple of weeks will be spent learning about one another and establishing classroom routines.  So far, we have had a great start to the school year and look forward to seeing families at the Ice Breaker on September 18^th from 5-7pm.