Our Solar System Projects

My students did a great job on their planet reports. Enjoy!

News for Next Week

Next week is achievement test week, and there are a few things to remember so my students will score well on their tests:

• Be sure and get a good night's sleep. This makes a world of difference!


• Have something healthy to eat for breakfast.


• Bring healthy snacks for snack time. We will have this snack time each morning during the test.


• Make sure your child has plenty of #2 pencils for the test.


• Please try and make sure your child is not absent during the mornings next week.

Also, Miss Patchan has asked that each student send in $4.00 by this Monday so her music students can make a didgeridoo (which is an Australian Aboriginal instrument).

Thanks so much for being such wonderful parents!

Pam Alexander

It was great listening to Mrs. Alexander and having her sign her work for us!

Pam Alexander was Wonderful!

We enjoyed hearing all about Georgia from this entertaining author today! I have pictures I will post later, but your child has an order form if you are interested in ordering anything from this Georgia author. Mrs. Alexander will drop by the school tomorrow and sign any books bought tomorrow.

Author Coming Tomorrow!

On Tuesday, March 24th, Mrs. Pam Alexander is coming to our school. She is the author and illustrator of children's books about Georgia. After her presentation, she will autograph any books purchased tomorrow. Your child was given an order form today. This will be a wonderful opportunity for our students to meet a real, published author!

Congratulations!!

Congratulations to all the Math Olympics participants. I was proud of them all! A special congratulations to Brielle and Carolyn for receiving 4th place ribbons in a very hard competition. Carolyn also received a medal for scoring over 85% on all her tests! Good job, girls!!

Twenty-two Reasons Mrs. Gossage and I LOVE Teaching Third Grade!

Math Olympics Friday!

Please remember to pray for our Math Olympics team as they travel tomorrow. Nicole, Carolyn, Brielle, Trent M., Caleb, and Michael will be representing our third gradel!

An Unusual Morning!

I promised to try and give you a window into our world, so I thought I would share the excitement we had this morning! As I was teaching math, we heard a shriek from across the hall! It seems Mrs. Day's pet king snake had escaped, and the shriek was from Mrs. Day! :) Everyone was searching for the snake, and he was found among the computer cords. Davidson is very at home with the snake, so he captured it and returned it to its home in Mrs. Day's room. So Davidson is our hero for the day!

Also, congratulations to Trent G. and Michael for receiving their 50 point A.R. shield in chapel today.

Just a Quick Reminder!

I just wanted to remind you that our planet reports will be given on Thursday. Also, look for report cards to come home Thursday afternoon. Friday will be a half day, dismissing at 11:30. Please pray for those of us who will be traveling to the Math Olympics on Friday. God bless you with a wonderful Wednesday!

Our Butterflies are Free!

Today was the day for our butterflies to spread their wings! Thanks again to Nicole and her family for letting us share this great learning experience!

A Thankful Heart is a Happy Heart

I believe with all my heart that being thankful brings much peace and joy into our lives. With that said, I want to state for the record how thankful I am for all the students I teach this year. They are such a joy, and I am so thankful for all they (and their parents) do to make our classroom a better place. I have yet to buy stickers this year. Every week or two, some student brings in stickers for us to use.
I thought I would share just two other examples. Caleb ordered tadpoles and Nicole ordered caterpillars, and they both brought them into class for us to observe. We now have butterflies and are awaiting frogs! And I am thankful! :)

Planets! Planets! Planets!

My science students were excited as they chose their planets for a report today. This report is due next Thursday. It is a simple report on one sheet of paper, and it is to have a replica of their planet which can be constructed from any material. All the instructions are on the back of the report page that I hope made it home today! I will take pictures of each student and their planet and post it here for all to see! The study of our solar system is so much fun. I look forward to these reports each year. Seeing how vast our universe is, always brings to mind how big God is...an important thing for us all to remember.

Third graders love to read!

It seems quite fitting that I start my first post with a picture of my children showing off their books. I am so proud of this class and how hard they are working to earn more A.R. points. Each one of my students has earned their A.R. ribbon, and more than half of them have earned a shield! Today in chapel Nadia earned her first shield for 50 points, Hannah and Imani earned their third shields for 100 Points, and Nicole earned her eleventh shield for 300 points. When everyone has earned their shield, we're having a party!!
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FYI:

• We will begin studying the solar system next week. Students will choose a planet for a report, and they will construct a 3-d replica of their planet. Look for instructions in their homework folders Thursday!
• We have just begun long division. This is always hard at first, but soon it will be easier! Thanks for your help at home. Long division has 5 steps that are repeated over and over. They are: divide, multiply, subtract, compare, and bring down. I am teaching my students to repeat these steps over and over to achieve success in long division.
• I just wanted to mention that when I created this blog, I checked that I did not want this blog listed with any of the search engines. I hope this will help keep our blog away from the general public, and still available to all my parents.