Science Centers!!

The Chesapeake Bay Governors School visited the third grade today and set up 6 different science centers for the students to participate in. They learned about the life cycle of oysters, water beds, life cycle of a seed and much much more. The students had a great time and the representatives from CBGS did a fantastic job!!! 

Taking a Break!

The sun is finally out...testing is over (well for a few weeks), and these kids deserved a break! 

Party Time!!!

I completely forgot to post this on Friday!! Happy Holidays and Happy Winter Break from my home room class!!! They had a blast during their party💚❤️

Writing Across The Curriculum

Every year the third grade students
participate in writing across the curriculum, also know as their WAC project. For their first project the students created a brochure about one of the ancient civilizations they have been learning about. The civilizations included Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. The week before winter break was packed full of research, picture printing, and the writing process. The students did an excellent job and will earn a grade in both social studies and writing.

Why I do what I do...

You know what makes my heart absolutely happy? Seeing a group of boys in my class quietly organize themselves and help another young student who has been absent for several weeks. Nothing more needs to be said...I think the picture captures it all :)

Brag Bracelets

My students have been working very hard the past few weeks to improve their scores from the first 9 weeks. As a little encourager I found this awesome idea for brag bracelets online. These let the students show off their improvements to their friends and family! They include rewards such as spelling superstar, terrific test taker, rockstar reader and I also made a special award for rockfish moments. Those of you that are familiar with TES know that our students are "rockfish" and this award is made to accompany their fish chips. Great job everyone!!! I know you can keep improving!! 

Fun with Words!

The students had a great time today using our new magnetic letters during their Word Work center. In this center they must complete a variety of activities using their spelling words or word wall wards for the week. One activity is using the magnetic letters to spell their words out on the wall. Successful center if you ask me!!