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In class, we have been working on rounding numbers!   Here are the rules for rounding: Radical Rounding Rules! 1.  Underline  the  place value position  to which you  are rounding . 2. Write  which  two tens  or  two hundreds  the number is between. 3.  Draw an arrow  to the  neighbor  on the  right . 4. Think:   ♬ ♫    "If the neighbor next door is 5 or more, round up, round up!"  ♫  ♬       (If the  neighbor is a 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 round up . If the neighbor is a  4, 3, 2, 1, or 0 round down .) 5. If it's not 5 or more, round down! 6.  Circle  the correct estimate/answer. Here is a video tutorial we made last year to demonstrate the rules for rounding! Watch the slide show and try the quiz to practice  your rounding skills! Rounding Numbers! on PhotoPeach Rounding Numbers! on PhotoPeach  ************ How did you do on the rounding qui...

In class, we have been reading about the Three Little Pigs. So far, we have read two books about them. First, we read The Three Little Pigs by Mark Teague.   Today, we read T he True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! It was a very funny book told for the point-of-view, or perspective, of the wolf. In both stories, the pigs build homes or dwellings. For math, we built our own structures using ones , tens , and hundreds . It was a fun way to practice place value! All Photos by Mrs. Yollis Here is Mrs. Yollis' sample.  On the left side of the card is each part of the house and the number of units used . (Example: 20 units were used on the roof, one hundred on the front.) On the right side of the card are three sentences. The first sentence describes the house. The second sentence tells how many hundreds, tens, and ones were used. The third sentence tells wheather the total number of units was odd or even.  Which dwelling do you like the most and why?  What is the value...

Normally, Mrs. Yollis' class looks like this. Photo by Mrs. Yollis Tonight, the classroom looked like this! Photo by Mrs. Yollis  It was Back to School Night! Parents came to hear about third grade! Lots of information was shared about classroom expectations, curriculum, and resources.  The centerpiece of the classroom is the blog. Mrs. Yollis shared a video she made about the value of blogging. Here is that video. Blogging Buddies from Miss Jordan's class in Australia joined in via Google HangOut. The Australians gave a fabulous overview of the benefits of blogging.  Thank you, Miss Jordan's Classroom Blog The parents were so impressed with your presentation!  Parents left thoughtful notes for their child. With Dry Erase pens, you can write right on the desk! Everyone loved it! *      *      *      *      * What are you excited to learn about this year? Parents, how is third grade different from when yo...

The first day of school was last Wednesday. We are getting into a learning routine and together, we are slowly setting up our classroom.  Photo by Mrs. Yollis  As we kick off the  Daily 5/ CAFE, we have been working on our reading stamina . When Reading-to-Self, it is important that each student:  1. Read the whole time. 2. Stay in one spot. 3. Read quietly. 4. Get started right away. 5. Work on stamina.  Each day, we have a few rounds of Read-to-Self, and we chart our growth in minutes. We are up to 15 minutes of Read-to-Self time! Today, we organized our class library! We took all of the books out of all of the boxes and sorted them by genre. Genre is a fancy word that means we sorted them by kind or category.  Some categories were:  FICTION realistic fiction, mystery, fantasy, poetry, adventure, sports, and picture books   NONFICTION informational text/science, informational text/animals, informational text/social studies, biographies, h...

Welcome back to a new school year!  Today was our first day of school! Like Buck, we jumped right in and started our adventure!  Photo by Mr. Yollis  In the morning, students and families lined up to meet the teacher and hear a few opening remarks from the principal.  In class, we had a lot of fun talking about geography . Students placed push pins in locations they have visited or would like to visit someday. Sometimes two push pins were required. Sometimes placement on the WORLD map and the map of the UNITED STATES was needed. When Mrs. Yollis held up the globe, Sawyer remarked that she looked like the Roman god, Atlas! What do you think?  Photo by Lily After recess, we opened up and categorized all the supplies. Later, students had fun "building" using the supply boxes, the Kleenex boxes, and the paper towels.  Wow, that tower is looking good! Great team work!  Oh well, try again! A fascination with glue dominoes ensued ! Look at all the differ...