Email to: cgladwin@melrose.mec.edu

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Both third grades are off to a good start!  We were happy to have the opportunity to meet with you at our fall open house and we look forward to our parent-teacher conferences. 

Fall finds us having just planned our fall field trip to Plimoth Plantation and The Mayflower II.  We will be visiting this living museum in November.   The trip will really bring home 17th century historical events and living in New England (in and around Plymouth, Mass.), which will be a big part of social studies during the first term. 

In health, we are currently working on developing and using our critical thinking skills.  After that, we will start a safety unity about safety at home and away.

In science, we will be studying desert plant and wildlife adaptations.   At the conclusion of our class study, the students will be given an opportunity to complete a science project featuring animal and plant adaptations in the Sonoran Desert. The students will have three weeks for this project.

We're off to a great start in math.  The focus to date has been on place value and comparing whole numbers using mathematical symbols and language.  Good job, everyone, with increased speed and mastery of fact families!  As we begin our second unit of study, we'll be working more with estimation as well as broadening our understanding of money and time.  Two of the trickiest concepts include making correct change and calculating elapsed time.  Don't pass up real world opportunities to make use of classroom learning.  For example, while at the grocery store, children can help calculate correct change or figure out how long the shopping trip took from start to finish.

Mrs. Gladwin and Mrs. Sheerin

Mrs. Gladwin's Biography

Education	Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Berkeley -- humanities, with teacher certification in elementary education
Free Time Activities	Love to read!  Enjoy pool activities in the summer.
Favorite Hoover Memory	Using popsicle sticks with students' names on them to choose fairly.
Favorite Movie and Book	"The Collected Works of C.G. Jung" (personal) "The Shrinking of the Treehorn" (favorite children's book)
Inspirational Quote	Team - Together Everyone Achieves More
If you could be a character in a children's book, who would you choose?	Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz"