Apple Math

We used our apples today to practice our math talk (math vocabulary) words.  Here are two friends sharing math talk with the apples.

The Letter W

Today we worked on W.  We will finished the alphabet on Friday and have a ABC celebration on Monday.

Apple Taste Testing

Today the children ate a red, yellow and green apple.  Then they picked their favorite kind of apple.  We will make this into a class book.

Talent Show

There are very talented children in our class.

Here are some cool gymnastics moves.

Some great dance moves.

Putting things together.

Counting in a foreign language, Spanish and Chinese.

A magic trick, jewelry making and drawing.

7 Habits Song and Journal Writing

This is a fun song about the 7 Habits.  Here is a link if you are interested.

7 Habits Song


Today we wrote in our journals about it being Fall.  The children drew fall pictures to go with their writing.

Talent Show Thursday

There is a note about the talent show in your child's folder.  Each child will perform a short talent for this Thursday.  Here are two friends sharing their ideas of what they can do as a talent.  Please keep it to no longer than 5 minutes.

Snap Game

If your child is working on reading popcorn words, here is a fun and easy game you could play.  You put a word down on a table.   If your child can read the word quickly, he/she keeps the word.  If your child can't read the word or makes a mistake, you keep the word.  The person with the most words wins.  Here is an example of how to play.

Leadership Binders

Your child is bringing his/her Leadership Binder home today.  Sometime this weekend have your child share the binder with you.  Your child should share the mission statement with you, the goal setting section and the 7 Habits books your child made.  We practice how we should share our binder with our family.  I hope you enjoy listening to your child share what he/she knows and what skills he/she is working on.  Please return the binders on Monday.

Literacy Stations

Today was our first day at literacy stations.  Mrs. Nikodem and I met with our reading groups today and talked about the important work we will do together.  Some groups will begin working in books tomorrow and some will do letter work.

Writer's Workshop

Today we practice doing some more writing on our stories.  The children practiced saying a word "slowly" and writing the sounds they hear in the word.  Here are two children who drew pictures and used words in their stories.

Class Mission Statement

The children helped create a mission statement.  They had some great ideas.  Enjoy!

Mystery Reader and Color Mixing

Mrs.  Moehlmann read a story called The Pout Pout Fish to the class.  The children loved to guess who the reader was by playing hangman before she came to the classroom.  If you want to be a mystery reader, email me a Friday date.  You will bring a book and read from 1:50-2:05.

Color mixing with Cool Whip.  Yum!

Sorting Objects

In math, we are practicing sorting.  Here are two friends showing their sorting talents.

Favorite Color Graph and Writer's Workshop

A friend reading our Color Graph.

Here is our writer club's name and cheer.  We will do the cheer before we start our independent writing time.

Writer's Workshop

We started writer's workshop today.  The children picked a topic they are an expert in and write and/or draw as much as they know about the topic.  Most children will work more on their piece tomorrow and others will start a new piece.  Ask your child about what he/she did in writer's workshop.

Letter H

Each day we read a letter poem.  We find the letter of the day in the poem and other words we know.  Here is a friend sharing his reading talents.  Ask your child to name a word that begins with H.

Third Grade Buddies

We met our buddy today and made a poster about some of our favorite things.

Math Talk

Check out these smart children using math words we have been working on.

Monthly Reading Homework

You will find your child's monthly reading homework in your child's folder today.  Here is a friend to help explain the directions.  The note attached to the homework should help too :)