Happy Friday! We had a wonderful week in third grade and the students worked so hard, which meant extra math game time this afternoon. They completed the writing process for TWO pieces of writing, and ended the week with two tests. Halloween is coming and I know the excitement is building! We are lucky to have a team of AMAZING room moms who are planning a half All Saints Day, half Halloween party this Friday. I can’t wait! Next Wednesday is Orange and Black Day, along with the pumpkin carving contest.
Book Reports – All pumpkins and written summaries are due on Monday, October 26th. Please let me know if you need extra time, that is completely fine as we will be sharing these throughout the week. I can’t wait!
Field Trips -We have two upcoming field trips, that the students are really excited for! Next Thursday we are heading to WWU to get a tour by a grad student of the amazing science building and all the fossils. The following Tuesday is our yearly Farm Circle up in Lynden that is just for third graders, which is really informative. PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR CALENDARS AND SEE IF YOU CAN DRIVE. Let me know asap, as we want to make these happen!
November Extension Camp -Third graders are invited to participate in November’s Line Dancing after school camp. Dates are November 9, 10, 12, 13th. Should be an incredibly fun time! Sign up here: Extension Camp 2 -Line Dancing November 9, 10, 12, 13 – Fill out form
Academics
Literacy -This week students completed a longer Benchmark assessment on compare and contrast, vocabulary, and main idea. We did reading groups and the students (and teachers) are getting into a good routine. For writing students published their paragraph on their favorite fall activity and wrote a Halloween Story working with the math concept of symmetry, and even started a fun piece on what Mrs. Williams should dress up like on Halloween! These crack me up!
Math -We completed our very first Bridges unit and took the test. I’m quite pleased with the students and love where they are going here. It’s great to see them showing their thinking, talking about, and exploring math in a new way. They did well on the test! We are starting multiplication now, my favorite!
Social Studies -Geographers put their map skills into action creating a balloon globe. They had to correctly label the continents and oceans, while incorporating the equator, compass rose, and norther and southern hemisphere. We also learned the terms longitude and latitude this week.
Science -Paleontologists played a fun game after a short video on fossils. They were able to identify each of the fossils, and write an entry into a journal about finding real fossils, using their imaginations.
Art – Students continued working on their Catrina cats by finishing their designs and decorating the backgrounds with Mexican marigolds. We explored how these flowers are connected to Día de los Muertos and how colors, patterns, and details can make our artwork more meaningful.
PE –This week we practiced our underhand and overhand throws at the Fair Games! Students earned tickets by exercising, then spent them to play at the different stations. Some of the favorites were Pin Knockdown, Cornhole, Bowling, Bucket Bounce, Football Throw, and Angry Frogs.
Library -This week we read Old Clothes for Dinner. We talked about different foods we like and idioms as well . To look at the story or other library activities, check out library page.
So cool! Thank you, Mr. Kizinkewich!