In third grade students have jumped right into their learning!  During math they have started multiplication by exploring equal groups and arrays.  They have learned new vocabulary such as factor and product.  Students have also started using the Read Draw Write strategy for problem solving.  During reading, students have been focusing on accountability in their comprehension.  They have been monitoring their own reading and learning what successful partner reading looks like.  Students have been learning about sequencing and summarizing.  During writing the focus has been on complete sentences vs fragments.  Third grade started their year off with science, focusing on what makes a good scientist and then moving on to forces of motion. It seems that the third graders are well into the swing of things and have been really working hard to follow all of the the ROCKS rules!