Water, Water, Everywhere!

The 3rd graders have started their investigations about water. So far we've tested the way water reacts on certain materials, discovered surface tension, and tested water drops on slopes. Ask your child about what he/she's learned so far!

Kayla, Sophie, and Tessa see how many drops they can fit on a penny.

Contessa, Wyatt, Ana, and Chase are counting their drops as well.

Polar Express

We started off the month of January finishing up our learning centers based on the book Polar Express. The students had a wonderful time planning their trip from Schleswig to the North Pole, writing about their own magical train ride, learning about the author Chris VanAllsburg, performing a readers' theater of the story, and many more! Take a look at some of what we did!

Jordan and Chase write what they think should be the first gift of Christmas.

Taylor and Wyatt describe their magical midnight train rides.

Delaney plans her trip to the North Pole!

Sophie builds her candy train.

Contessa and Lillian learn about the author.

Tessa and Ana think about what types of transportation they can use to get to the North Pole.

 

Katie shows off her train!

 

New Classmates!

We welcomed two new students January 7th. Meet Chase and Westley!

Stationery card

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Red Ribbon Week

The third graders planted two more tulip bulbs to be a reminder of Red Ribbon Week in the spring.

Healthy State Initiative

Our students walked earlier this month as part of the healthy state initiative. We incorporated spelling into our walk. The students have spelling lists on their clipboards, and they are searching for letters to build the words. We were  able to combine physical activity and spelling practice!

Crayfish babies?

We have finished our structures of life science unit, but we continue to observe the organisms in our classroom. Our crayfish have fertilized eggs.

Now we have a female crayfish with eggs on her tail. We are hoping to see some young crayfish in 2-3 weeks. The young crayfish will stay on the tail of the female. They are called instars. They will outgrow their exoskeletons and then leave the mother's tail.