Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Hello Third Grade Families!!!
We are finally up and running this year!  We wanted to do something a little different.  The students are going to help us to update you on all of the great things we are learning and doing in school.  The students are going to be given a subject that they are going to write about.  They will be filling you in on the past couple of weeks.

Religion by Collin and Miranda
Dear Families, let's take a moment to pray.  Dear God, help us to stay safe in all our days.  Amen
In religion we are learning about Lazarus.  Lazarus is the one who died and Jesus rose him from the dead. We also learned that the Kingdom of God is always active in the world.  In the Lazarus story Jesus said, "I am the resurrection and the life."

Science by Rudy and Josey
In science we have a blast!  We are starting to learn about chicks and baby animals.  We are done learning about plants.  We saw the roots of the plant with a magnifying glass.  We are having fun and getting good grades.

Reading by Emily and Ava
Reading is fun!  Our reading buddies are a blast!  My (Emily) reading buddy is very quiet, but she pays very good attention to the book.  My (Ava) reading buddy is very quiet and does not pay attention to the book very well.  We are learning about sequencing.  It is very fun!  We are making a class book called, What Should I Give the New Born King. The book will be $20.  We love the book so far!

Math by Miranda and Collin
In math we have been learning addition and multiplication properties.  We are understanding it well.  We are also learning multiplication and division.  We have a test on Thursday, October 15th.  We got to use shaving cream one day to do our math problems on our desks!

Field Trip by Alyssa and Aoife
When we got off the bus we went to the many stations.  We liked all of the stations but these are our favorites: the shop, tug-of-war, stilts, corn in the field, and rolling wheels.  In the shop we got to buy things such as Jacobs Ladders, marbles, quills, and Cup-in-Balls.  In tug-of-war the girls beat the boys a lot.  It was so fun because the girls got Mrs. Cowart.  In stilts we got a partner to help us on the stilts.  In the corn station the guy showed us how to harvest corn.  In the rolling wheel station we also got partners.  We had a stick and a wooden wheel and had to run on the side.  We got to see the Grignon Mansion.  It was so cool!  IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!

If you have any questions or comments please let us know.  We are off to a wonderful year and feel very fortunate to have such a wonderful group of students to work with!
Mrs. Cowart and Miss Ploederl