The third grade just returned from their first field trip to Coney Island for the Fall-o-Ween festival where they were exposed to pioneer living.  Mr. Chris Schreiber from PNC bank came and talked to all the third grade homerooms about banking, interest, saving money, etc…  This was incorporated into their reading cluster called Dollars and Sense.  The students also used a program on the internet where they were able to design their own dollar bill.  The third graders learned the importance of money, saving money, and spending wisely.  They also have learned what interest is and why it is important to keep your money safe like in a bank. They are all excited about their visit by Joe Fischer and Katie Stein to talk to them about the upcoming election and the government. Their next reading cluster is called “Smart Solutions”. In this unit, they will be discussing different ways of solving problems.  They will be reading nonfiction, fantasy, realistic fiction and historical fiction with this cluster.  Incorporated into this unit the students will be learning about nouns, common and proper, and possessive. In math, they are adding and subtracting whole numbers, and then they will learn about linear measurements and area.

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