HARDY HAPPENINGS

Click here to view the Hardy Happenings Newsletter for the week of March 12.  Be sure to continue to have your child practice addition and subtraction fact fluency. 

Try this website for fact fluency practice and other math skill practice.

http://www.aaastudy.com/grade2.htm

GREAT MATH PRACTICE

I stumbled upon a really great math skill practice website that would be ideal for practice at home.  The website has quiz games for numerous math skills, such as place value, time, money, measurement, and more.  It also has some language and geography skill quizzes.  The 3rd grade section has some reading comprehension.  Be sure to click the drop-down boxes below the games to find different quiz sets.

Here is the link:

http://www.henryanker.com/2nd_Activities.html

STAR SCIENTIST

Justin was our Star Scientist this month.  He brought in a gas powered replica airplane.  The plane was 28% of the size of the actual plane it was engineered after.  That's close to 1/4 of the actual size.  Justin's grandfather came in to help.  He is an architect and shared a cool website with us.  Click on this link to play LEGO BUILDING GAMES and build your lego own structure online! 

Justin also made a volcano in our classroom.  If you want to this at home all you need is....
                                            - a bottle (you can build your volcano around this
                                            - 1/2 cup of baking soda poured into the bottle
                                            - 1 squirt of dish soap
                                            - 5 drops of food coloring
                                            - add vinegar and take cover!!

Below are pictures of both along with a video interview starring Justin.  Enjoy!