Classroom News

Good afternoon!

Students in Room 8 now have the ability to access IXL Math from home!  All they need to do is go to the link below, and then type in their username and password.

Login information is the same for all students:
username:  first name, last name (no spaces) 609  EXAMPLE:  buffyjohnson609
password: sps

https://www.ixl.com/signin/tritownschool

This is a wonderful way for students to get additional practice with math concepts at home, and they can work at their own pace.  Please be sure to have your child access the Third Grade standards.

Also, are you ever wondering how to get your child to talk to you about their school day?  This can often feel impossible.  Your conversations might go something like this.....

Parent:  So ____________, how was your school day?

Child:  Fine.

Parent:  What did you do?

Child:  Nothing.

Parent:  What did you learn?

Child:  I don't remember.

This can be frustrating!  Please check out the link below for 50 wonderful conversation starters that are almost guaranteed to help you have a productive conversation with your children about school!

https://herviewfromhome.com/50-questions-to-ask-your-kids-instead-of-asking-how-was-your-day/

Typing Fun at Home!

Dear Parents,
Our Digital Learning Specialist, Samantha Kosakowski, has recommended a wonderful new site where students can practice their typing skills at home.  It is free to register, and they will have access to the Dance Mat Typing program that we use at school as well.  This is a wonderful way for students to get more practice with the home row.  Encourage your child to hold their fingers in the correct position at all times, and you'll be surprised at how quickly they increase their skills!

https://www.typedojo.com/

Jumping Jacks for All!

We had such a great time in science today!  Students worked in small groups to find out how many jumping jacks they could complete in one minute.  All students had an opportunity to use a stopwatch, which we will be using for many of our science investigations this year.  In their groups, each student had an important job.  They took turns jumping, using the stopwatch, and counting jumping jacks for their friends.  Students recorded their data in a table, and tomorrow we will be developing a bar graph to display our data.  As I think you can see from the videos below, everyone had a wonderful time -- and got lots of exercise in the process!