Moon Phases

Here is the moon phase calendar I promised I would post! Have fun looking at the phases from today, the past, and in the future!

Link to Moon Phases

Planet Project

Reading Classes: I hope you all are finding all the materials you need for our planet project. Remember your dioramas are due February 29th!

Here are a few examples of planet dioramas we viewed on the web the day your project was assigned. Remember to have all of the components, and most importantly: BE CREATIVE!

REMINDER!!!

FIELD TRIP MONEY IS DUE

TOMORROW!

The trip cost $12 for each student. We will be going to the

Challenger Learning Center on February 16th!

Sun

We have started a new unit in our reading classes. We are learning about astronomy, or the study of space. Our first story is titled "Sun." We have learned a lot about the sun being a star, and how it affects our lives here on Earth. Our third graders will be doing lots of space activities in both reading and their science classes. Also, if you have not already done so, don't forget to send in your child's money and permission for the Challenger field trip! This trip will be a great extension to what we are learning in school!

I wanted to give you all a sneak peak at "A Different Perspective" of how our Earth's size is compared to the sun, and how our sun is actually a lot smaller than a lot of the other stars we see in the sky. In our story, we learned the reason the sun looks like it is the biggest star is because it is the one that is closest to Earth. But in reality, it is not actually the largest star in our galaxy. We'll be taking a look at this in class tomorrow, but here is a preview!