Math

= THIRD GRADE MATH  =

Everyday Mathematics is used as the foundation of our math program and is supplemented with math manipulatives, games and individual skills packets to support and challenge students at different levels of the program.

December 1, 2010
We are working on place value this week. Go to this site for [|place value] and have some fun!

Stocks
Third graders have all chosen a stock and are following the ups and downs of the market! This weekly exercise reinforces working with decimals, dollar signs, subtraction (figuring out the differences in prices), multiplication (value of ten shares vs one), as well as navigating the web for their stock prices. Students each own one share of the following stocks and will to follow their stock until the end of the year:


 * Stocks || Symbol || Product ||= 11/2/10 price ||
 * Apple Inc || AAPL || technology ||= $308.00 ||
 * AT&T || T || communications ||= 29.00 ||
 * Coca-Cola Co. || KO || beverage ||= 61.89 ||
 * Ford Motor Co. || F || automobile ||= 14.27 ||
 * General Electric Co. || GE || electricity ||= 15.89 ||
 * General Mills, Inc || GIS || food ||= 36.96 ||
 * Google || GOOG || technology ||= 615.84 ||
 * Honda Motor Co. || HMC || automobile ||= 34.10 ||
 * International Business Machines || IBM || technology ||= 144.19 ||
 * Kraft Foods Inc || KFT || food ||= 31.99 ||
 * Microsoft Corporation || MSFT || technology ||= 27.15 ||
 * Molson Coors Brewing Co. || TAP || beverage ||= 47.59 ||
 * Nike || NKE || sports apparel ||= 81.84 ||
 * PepsiCo, Inc || PEP || beverage ||= 65.70 ||
 * Proctor & Gamble Co. || PG || packaged goods ||= 64.13 ||
 * Staples || SPLS || office products ||= 20.36 ||
 * T.J.Maxx || TJX || clothing ||= 46.18 ||
 * Verizon || VZ || phone ||= 32.85 ||
 * Walmart || WMT || department ||= 54.78 ||
 * Walt Disney Co. || DIS || entertainment ||= 36.35 ||
 * Walt Disney Co. || DIS || entertainment ||= 36.35 ||