Our First Week!

Hello Friends,
  It's been a great a first week in Third Grade! The children have been working on our class contract, identifying what it takes to work in collaborative groups, learning about classroom procedures and getting to know each other's personal and academic interests.

HOUSEKEEPING:
1.  If you haven't already turned in your blue parent handbook form, the walking field trip permission form or your OPT-OUT form, please send it in asap. The Opt-Out form is very important because it dictates whether or not I am allowed to post photos of your child on the blog as well as gives the district permission to use your child's image in the school building or on the CSD website. I only need the form if you DO NOT give permission. I have received a few but I want to make sure so if you would please send me a private email that says, "Please do not photograph my child", I would appreciate it! THANKS!

2. Dismissal changes....if you have a late dismissal change, please know that I have planning in the morning and often do not get to check email until after school. I will check at lunch most days however, if you have a change PLEASE call Susie in the front office to let her know. She sends a change notice to me (on her cute little note pad) and then I tape it to the door so we don't forget!

3. Agenda planners will come home everyday...(still working on it!) ...your child will write our HW in it. For now, it is going to be reading for 30 minutes each night. Next week , I will send a small amount of math as well.

Here's 'A Fly on the Wall' view of this week!


         Collaborative Work: Cup Turning and The Marshmallow Experiment

                                               
                                                            Sharing Our ME bags!

Classroom Contract! 

MATH WORK! 

                                                               Alternative Seating!

                                                         

Your childrens' favorite thing about third grade so far...

1. Marshmelo tawer.Rosie
2.wonder.stella
3. marshmelo tawer henry4
4.friends-Kira
5.Playing soccer at recess-Lawson B.
6.Scoot-Sara
7.PE-barron
8. I like reading WonderAbigail C.
9.I like everything.-Jacob A.
10.homework Albert
11.wonder-FINN
12. Soccer-cannon
13. I like reading Wonder Maya A.
14.friend claire
15.wonder.Auden
17.soccer-brian
18.Everything-James
19.Soccer-Lawson
20.homework .anna
21. I like reading Wonder-Aidan .T
22. I  like  everything - piper. w

Welcome New Friends!

It was wonderful to see and meet you all today! It's going to be a great year filled with LOTS of technology and projects. We will work hard and we will have fun everyday!

 Things I'd like you to know:
1. I will post photos and information on the blog every Thursday. If you subscribe (just type in your email address in the side bar to the right), you will get an email letting you know that I've posted.

2. We will be reading  WONDER by RJ Palacio each day as part of our community building as well as reading instruction. There will be reading response journal assignments associated with our readings, so you may want to purchase a copy. It's a GREAT book, you should read it! :)

3. Math homework will not begin right away but you can always start practicing multiplication fact memorization! I use this video and song with the students. It's catchy...you will find yourself singing it over and over and over and over...................

CLICK HERE!

4.  I will be incorporating alternative seating in the classroom this year. If you have an exercise ball, stool, bean bag chair or other cozy small seating that you no longer use, please send it our way!

Photos from this summer.....This segment will soon be replaced with photos of your children! I will be sending a google photo release form in the next few days!

Farewell Friends!

  It is officially my first day of summer....our sweet classroom is all packed up and bare and very very quiet.
     We had a wonderful last few weeks of school. Field Day, Marketplace, Mason Mill Park!!! Our children are truly the luckiest 3rd Graders in the world and I feel like the luckiest teacher. I cried about 10 times on Friday not only because the children cried but also because of the beautiful gifts and notes you sent in. Thank you so very much for your support this year and your kindness. Thank you for trusting me with your babies.
     For our very last morning meeting we did 3 rounds of sharing. I asked the children to close their eyes and imagine the feeling of joy. I described how it feels and sounds to me. (They were all smiling with their eyes closed) Then I asked them to tell about the most joyful moment of third grade. Some answers included:
* the lock in  * the soak  * field day  * right now  *everyday  * Mason Mill Park  * Tellus Museum
* Greek Day  * Recess  * Community Circle  * the election  * making our farewell video

Next I asked the students to tell what they are looking forward to. We talked about how life is a series of ups and downs. You can't have joy without sorrow, love without hate, life without change and most importantly new beginnings without endings. Answers included:
* summer vacation  * meeting new people at F.AVE  * swimming this summer  * summer camp
* coming back to WE to visit

Finally I asked the students to reflect back on the 1st week of school and to think about their worries or fears. I asked them to tell about one way they felt they had grown or changed this year. Some answers:

* I got bigger  * I learned multiplication  * I learned how to be a better writer  * I learned how to think of others  * I learned not to worry about what others think or say  * I learned not to be self-centered  * I learned to be ok with change

Photos from MARKETPLACE!

If you haven't heard, we raised over $1,400 for Heifer International....here is a photo of the allocation of funds....we decided with Mrs. Yoo's class on the last day of school. We donated money for
2 goats, 1 sheep, 5 flocks of chicks, 1 animal medical training, 2 water pumps and filtration systems, & 4 healthy homes. Click HERE to read more about each gift.

FIELD DAY:

MOVING ON:

CLICK HERE  for  the link to the vimeo video: 3rd Grade Words of Wisdom

   So this is my last post for the class of 2024. I will miss your babies and I hope they always come back for a visit!


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