Wk 24: Feb. 20-24, 2012

Students have been enjoying the 'sticky' snow at recess this week. We have fields full of huge snowballs! In science, we started learning about the structures of seeds and plants. We set up a 'root view' planter and also started germinating seeds in water. We started using Sumdog, on online math website this week. Students are able to go online and practice various math facts by playing fun games against other students. They loved it!

Wk 23: Feb. 13-17, 2012

This week we dissected owl pellets as part of our Ornithology unit. The kids had a blast! It is so fun to watch them discover new things and be so excited about their learning! We had a fun Valentine's Party on Tuesday. Later in the week we had a dentist come and talk to the 3rd graders about the importance of good oral hygiene.

Wk 22: Feb. 6-10, 2012

We had a guest author come to the school this week. He did a presentation for each of the grade levels and talk to them about the writing/publishing process. Eastman Nature Center visited and did an owl lesson with us as part of our Ornithology unit. Students were so excited to see and be so close to a real great horned owl.

Wk 21: Jan 30-Feb. 3, 2012

Stages Theater Company came to our school this week and did a performance for us. The students enjoyed seeing the play. We started doing some online MCA test prep this week to help familiarize students this the MCA math test they will take later this month and again in April.