Does This Mouse Come with an Eraser?

3rd Graders at Hyde recently took an ELA and Math test. Now this might sound like a typical day at school, students taking a test, there’s nothing new about that, right? Ahhhh but there is. These tests were very different from the tests we are used to taking in our classrooms. These tests were taken “online” and we had to use a computer to choose our best answers.

In at least 4 sentences, tell us how you felt about using the computer to take a test. Did this feel different from when you take a test in your class? What was hard about it? What did you like about it? What advice would you give 3rd graders who are about to take a test online?

Earthquake in Haiti

In the past week, Third Graders at Hyde have been very curious about earthquakes. The students are asking some really great questions about how earthquakes happen, what to do if there is an earthquake and do earthquakes happen in New York. As well as their curiosity, they have also been showing their concern for the people of Haiti.

Students: After reading the Time for Kids article, An Earthquake Shakes Haiti, by Vickie An. Post about your feelings about earthquakes and what has happend in Haiti.