Where did February GO???????

Wow! What a February! It is usually a short month, but this year was extremely short. SNOW, SNOW, SNOW!!! We did accomplish many fun activities this past month though. The students learned about the phases of the moon and completed a fun Oreo cookie activity that illustrated the 4 main phases of the moon. They also completed various moon centers to review facts and information that they learned. In one of the centers, the students were able to "head to the moon" and collect moon rocks. In another center they learned about the first moon landing and took notes based on what was read.

In math, we reviewed measurement (capacity) by making a gallon man or girl. The students reviewed how many quarts, pints, and cups are in a gallon. They had a great time creating these gallon people.

During our Valentine Party, the students went to various centers all focused on Valentine's Day. Then they ate yummy food and delivered their Valentine's to their classmates.

Spring....HERE WE COME!!!

Wow!! January just flew by and what a month it was. Check out the pictures of a few of the fun activities we did. Measurement centers, Math 24 trophy winners, and Science Fair.

A Chilly Reading Day!

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. Welcome back!

Upon returning to school the students had a chance to brainstorm their New Year's resolutions. They thought of ideas ranging from reading more to eating their vegetables. Then they wrote their favorite one on a New Year's hat. They are displayed on our classroom door for all to see!

Last week, we also read a story called "Penguin Chick". We imagined we were in the southern hemisphere on the continent of Antarctica. We sat in a circle all bundled up and read the informational story aloud. The students learned a lot of facts about a penguin's life cycle.

December Math Fun

December was full of math fun. The students learned all about counting money and making change. Check out the pictures to see a fun game they played. They used a spinner and a die to count change up to $10.00. The students also learned about fractions. M & M candies were used to learn about fractions of a set. They had a fun time eating them one by one and identifying the new fractions as the amounts changed. Real math....Real fun!!!

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

Our third grade class participated in a “dress up the turkey project.” The students disguised their turkey as something else and wrote a letter to Farmer Brown explaining why they couldn’t be part of Thanksgiving dinner this year. They each presented their turkeys and letters to the rest of their class. Some of the turkeys were dressed as football players, Santa Claus, reindeer, brides, rock stars, pirates, and basketball players. The students enjoyed this project and year after year it is exciting to see what new turkeys the students create.

Fun-Filled Learning in October

WOW!! What an October! The students in our third grade class were involved in some exciting educational activities this past month.

They created monsters using the KidPix program and wrote descriptions to go with them. We plan to send the descriptions to another third grade class in Texas and see if those students can draw our monsters using our descriptions.

Our school had the opportunity to meet a famous author, Mr. Alan St. Jean. He wrote "Aidan of Oren" which we are currently reading aloud in our classroom. The students were able to work with him in small groups to learn how authors write stories. We then used what we learned to write our own scarecrow stories in our classroom.

The students studied housing advertisements and created their own Haunted House Advertisements. They gave descriptions based on various"spooky" rooms found throughout the house and details of the backyard. They were able to create these haunted houses at home using various art supplies and a white paper bag. They were really excited to share their houses with the rest of the class. Can anyone say: Future Realtors?!?!?

To go with our study of matter in science, the students explored 3 bags full of air, water, and a piece of wood. They conducted various experiments and answered scientific questions based on their experiments and observations. Finally, they drew conclusions on what they learned about solids, liquids, and gases.

We ended our month with a Fall Festival. The students got to dress up and walk in our school's parade outside. It was a beautiful day and the students enjoyed seeing their friends!

Cradlerock

Students in third grade were involved in team-building activities on Thursday, October 8th. They joined in on many activities that promoted teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. When they came back to the classroom, our class reflected upon what they learned and wrote about their favorite part of the afternoon. Many commented on how much they had to work together and discuss ways to solve the problems or situations they encountered.