Animals, Animals, and More Animals

Today has been a day that the third graders have looked forward to for several weeks now. One of our biggest projects of the year was due today. We have been studying animals, most specifically vertebrates and invertebrates. We have learned that a vertebrate is an animal with a backbone and is comprised of mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish. An invertebrate is an animal without a backbone and is made up largely of insects and soft shelled animals. The students walked in proudly carrying their colorful and creative projects. The excitement level was quite high as each student shared their work of art with the other students in the class and told some of the interesting things they had learned about different animals. We were all amazed at the variety of animals created by the master designer. The students all worked hard on their projects and it showed. Congratulations, third grade, on a job well well done!

On a Roll With Basic Facts

Math madness is happening in the third grade. As we are gettting into more complicated math problems, we are learning the importance of knowing the basic addition and subtraction facts as well as the multiplication and division facts. God is a God of order and preciseness. Just as everything in the universe has an order and design, we are discovering this is true in our world of math. When we are working on our long division and equation problems, we are developing an appreciation for God as the master designer of a logically organized and precise world. We are gaining proficiency in problem solving as well.