Math Practice

We use a really great website at school to learn, practice, and reinforce math skills. It's called ixl.com. Your students each have a username and password to access the site. They can practice the skills that match our 3rd grade outcomes from school or from home!

Crayfish

I was going through some things on my computer, and I decided to share some pictures from our Structures of Life science unit in the 1st quarter. Enjoy!

Crayfish on PhotoPeach

Nature Center Visit

Kelly visited our classroom today with lots of information about turkeys. She shared a story full of turkey facts, and then the students played a game ro recall the facts. There was quite a competition in our classroom! The students were also able to observe and touch turkey parts, and use different tools to make different turkey calls.

Thanksgiving Turkey

Are you searching for a new recipe for your Thanksgiving turkey this year? You need to check out the 3rd graders' instructions. Good luck! :)

Camryn

Okay, now buy the turkey. Open the turkey and get two pounds of pepper and salt. Then close the turkey. Then put it in the oven at 11,000 degrees. Take it out when your house is halfway burnt.

Kevin

First you need raw turkey. Then you need to give it a shot in the head. Then put it in the oven and the temperature is 250 degrees. Wait 20 minutes. Then pull it out. Put a little wine on for flavor. Then you put some turkey oil inside of it and put some salt all around it. Then you have it.

Katie

If I had to cook turkey I would go catch a turkey. Then I would put it in a pan and put the stuffing in. Then put it in the oven at 30 degrees. Then take it out of the oven. I would wash my hands and then go set the table. Then I would call my family and tell them they can come over now. Then I would get a bowl of mints and set them on the table. I would cut the turkey. Then I would have a perfect dinner with my family as we talked and laughed.

Leny

I will show you how to cook a turkey. First you buy a turkey. You take the turkey home and put on some oil, chili, juice, some salsa, and, cheese. You put it in the oven at 344°. It will ding. Then you need to pet it at 666°. Then when it dings it will be done.

Braeden

If I made a turkey I would hunt it down. When I got it I would stuff it with potato chips. I would put it in a pan. I would surround it with grease and put Rice Krispies in the grease. Then I would turn the turkey in it. I would cook it for 25 minutes, and the temperature will be 85° C (100° F).

Trevor

I’m going to buy a turkey at Fareway. I will buy a good turkey, and I will sprinkle a little sugar on to make it sweet. I will put the seasoning on it, and I will put it in the oven. I will preheat the oven to 350 degrees. I will put the turkey in at 5:00 am, and it will take until 8:30 am. I will put more seasoning on, and at 9:00 am everybody will come to eat! Yum!

Crystal

I think you take the stuff out of the turkey because, well, I don’t know. Then you um, bake it in the oven for fourteen seconds. Then you stuff it with chicken and put on the gravy. Then you’re done. Just make sure you don’t heat it longer.

Abigail

I will catch my turkey and butcher it. I will put it in a bowl and cook it. It’s going to be 90 degrees. I’m going to cook it for 10 hours. When it’s done I will put it on a plate and put lettuce around it with cherry tomatoes, carrots, celery, and maybe some asparagus. That is how I will make my turkey.

Kelsey

You go to the store. Then you put the turkey in a pan and put it in the oven for about 3 hours. Then you can it out and make a pumpkin pie. Then you can have Thanksgiving dinner.

Skylar

To cook the turkey you need a turkey. I chase my turkey and kill my turkey. I put it in the oven for one hour, but before I put my turkey in the oven I put stuffing in it. After the oven beeps, I put the turkey on the table and dig in.

Paige K.

Butcher a turkey (if needed, go to the store).

First wash hands.

What you need:

1. a pan
2. stuffing
3. spray pan with cooking spray
4. wash out the turkey (let it sit all night)
5. stuff the turkey with stuffing
6. set the oven to 400 degrees
7. put the turkey in the oven
8. wait for four hours
9. when done, put it on a silver platter
10. eat

Jett

I will get the turkey from a farm so it is nice and fat. I will put a lot of seasoning on it. I will put it in my big oven at 69 degrees Fahrenheit. It will be 2 feet long. Put it in a pot with water and seasoning.

Ethan

I would tell my brother to go pick up a nice, plump turkey. Then I will have to unfreeze the turkey. Then I will put two gloves on and I will take my hand and take out what they left in the turkey. Then I will put the turkey on a pan. I will place the turkey and the pan in the oven. Cook it for 2 hours at 400 degrees. Mama Mia, Papa Pia! Now you have a turkey.

Keegan

First you go to the Farmer’s Market and get a turkey. Bring it home and cook it in the oven for half and hour at 200° F. Then when it goes off, put the stuffing in. Then cook it again for 20 minutes at 150° F. Take it out and eat it up!

Natalie

I am going to make a turkey, and I’m going to tell you how to make it. Here I go, so listen. Add stuffing. Then cook it in the oven at 60 degrees for 79 minutes. When 79 minutes is done, add lime to it.

Cierra

1. Get the turkey.
2. Defrost it.
3. Bake it at 450°.
4. Put it in the oven for 2 hours.
5. When it’s done, put it on the table.
6. When people come, cut the turkey.
7. Get some drinks.
8. Get corn.

Austin

I would hunt the turkey. I would stuff the turkey. I would put it in the oven. I would put the temperature at 60 degrees and leave the turkey in for an hour. I would take it out of the oven.

Priscilla

You get a turkey and clean the inside out. Then you stuff it and put it in the oven. First put carrots around it and lettuce or something else. You cook it for 30 minutes or more.

Kailee

I’m going to go to the country to get my turkeys because I like to bake them. I am going to bake them for 1 hour until the turkey is done. Then I will cut it up so we can eat it. It will taste good.

Savannah

We are going to have a little turkey from Wal Mart. We put the turkey in the pan. We put the turkey in the oven, and we cook it. We cook the turkey for five minutes. It is hot. We put it in the pan and cook it for five seconds, and then we eat it. We have apple pie with eggs and stuffing.

Thomas

If I would cook a turkey I would cook it at 5,000 degrees Celsius in a smoker. When it is done I am going to stuff it with stuffing. Then I will put it on a big plate. A little piece of turkey goes around.

Carter

1. Get a turkey from a turkey farm.
2. You cook the turkey at 100 degrees. Then cook it at 400 degrees.
3. You cook it 1 hour and 30 minutes.
4. You spray a little bit of spice stuff.
5. Eat it.

Paige B.

I will buy my turkey at a store. I’ll put some sauce on it. I will put the turkey sauce on it. I will put it in the oven. I will put it in for four hours. It will be really hot. It will be 400 degrees hot.

Continents and Oceans

In social studies, the students are reviewing Earth's continents and oceans. They are researching information about a continent. Then they will create a PowerPoint slide to share their information with the class.

We thought this song was a catchy way to review the names of the seven continents!

Place Value Game

Try out this game to practice identifying digits in specific places.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/placevalue/scooterQuestJunior.htm

Veterans Day

Be sure you attend the Veterans Day program if you're available. Our class put together a video called "Veterans Day in Three Words." We read books and watched a short video about Veterans Day. Then the kids brainstormed words related to veterans and Veterans Day. Once they had a list of words, they worked in groups to combine the words into three word phrases (based on the Good Morning American segment). Next the students planned a way to reveal their words, and we videotaped. Finally we used Windows Movie Maker to put the video clips together and set them to music. I am so proud of the ideas the kids came up with. They showed a lot of respect and citizenship when choosing their phrases!

Inventions!

The 3rd graders have been busy planning inventions. They have described them and will be designing them. Then we are going to make advertisements to sell them. Keep posted to see some of their fantastic ideas!