Patton's Indiana Jones Birthday Party!

Just wanted to share this slideshow with my class. They feel like Patton and Smith are part of our classroom because I talk about them so much!

Please show your child!

Patton will be nine tomorrow. After school, he is having an Indiana Jones party at my mother's pool. Patton and his daddy have worked really hard building a rope bridge and making the Arc of the Covenant over the past couple of weeks. Tonight, we spent the evening setting up because 12 boys will be waiting us after school tomorrow.


I have told my class about Patton's fascination with Indiana Jones, so I thought they might be interested in seeing his party decorations.

This is Patton testing out his rope bridge. At the party, he will give each guest a sword to use on the bridge.

I Miss You!

I hope everyone is having a good week! I miss the boys and girls! I look forward to being back in the classroom next week.

DIBELS Week at JHES!

Look at this schedule! The DIBELS team will be working hard to get everyone tested over the next 5 days.
Mrs. Praytor (Counselor) and Mrs. Moses (5th)
Mrs. Morris (1st) and Mrs. Lightford (Kindergarten)
Mrs. Washington (2nd) and Mrs. Lindsay (4th)

NOT PICTURED: Mrs. Olinger (Reading Coach) and ME (3rd)

Mrs. Landers took good care of my class today! She will be in my room the whole week. If you have any questions and/or concerns during the week, just email me or call the office.

THIS WEEK AT HOME: Reread this week's story, The Legend of Damon and Pythias. The reading test will be on Wednesday. Encourage your child to study his/her vocabulary words as well. Don't forget to study those spelling words. That test is on Wednesday, too. Lastly, review verbs and verb phrases. Your child will also be responsible for labeling the parts of a friendly letter on his/her language test.

Look At What Mrs. Coon Did This Weekend!

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I got up at 4:00 A.M. to run 15 miles with some friends (because I am training for my next marathon in November) so I could be back to go watch my husband, David, run in a 3 mile race in downtown Decatur.

He got a MEDAL! David placed 2nd in his age group. He ran 3.1 miles in just under 21 minutes! The boys and I were so proud of him.

This event is put on every year to raise awareness and funds for ovarian cancer research. It is in memory of Brooke Hill who was a young and vibrant wife and mother of two who fought a tough battle with ovarian cancer. One of us try to participate in it every year.

Friendly Letters

Today we discussed the parts of a friendly letter. The children worked in groups to complete an activity. With this activity the children had to identify the parts, label them, and then answer questions about the part. They did very well with this. I was very impressed with how they worked together.

On Wednesday, they will be asked to label the parts of a friendly letter on their language test (There will be a word bank.). While I am talking about the test, I will mention that the tests will cover verbs as well. Please review all work that comes home on verbs (action verbs, state-of-being verbs, helping verbs, verb phrases) over the next couple of days. A practice sheet we completed together today came home in your child's BEE Book.

Open House Pictures

I enjoyed visiting with all the wonderful families last night. It was a fun evening. Thanks for coming.

Next Spelling Test

Start studying for the next spelling test. Again, the test will fall on Wednesday. They are responsible for all the words (even challenge words).

One more note: I NEED YOUR HELP! Please review nouns with your child. I was shocked on some grades I received on an assessment on common and proper nouns. We talked about them for a week. We completed classwork and homework on them as well. I do not know what happened! WE MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE THE LISTENING AND PAYING ATTENTION TALK REAL SOON! I know they are capable of doing better! We will be moving on to verbs with this next story.

Common noun: a person, place or thing
Proper noun: a special person, place or thing (usually capitalized)
ex. teacher - Mrs. Coon
(We went over several examples together as a class!)

Open House Thursday Night

What: Open House

When: Thursday, August 21

Where: Julian Harris Elementary School

Time: 6:30 P.M.

Let your child give you a tour of our classroom.

Reading Rugby And Rosie

Reading our story one last time before our assessment.
The children really enjoyed this story on friendship.
They did a great job with their first story in third grade!
Josh loved reading about dogs!
We learned so much about guide dogs and what they do for their owners.

This Week in Third Grade

Your child will be taking his/her first spelling test on Wednesday. This list is in your child's BEE Book. Also on Wednesday, your child will be taking a reading assessment on our first story, Rugby and Rosie. I sent home reading books tonight and will do the same tomorrow. Please reread this story with your child and discuss it. While reading, your child needs to review the VOCABULARY words. He/She has these words defined in his/her BEE Book behind the "reading" tab. He/She will be responsible for knowing what these words mean. The children will also have a small quiz in language on nouns: common and proper. Make sure your child remembers the difference between the two. Study! Study! Study!

Please email or call me if you have any questions about Wednesday!

Taking A Break!

Halie, Malia and Ashlyn are "hanging" out!
Austin and Preston
Shelbie, Amanda and Paige are striking a pose for the camera!
Colton, Kenneth, and Brandon

Emma's Big Day!

On Friday, Emma's mom and little brother brought a special snack to our class to celebrate Emma's birthday. We just wanted to say thank you and happy birthday, Emma!

It Pays To Be Good In Third Grade!

We have our own classroom economy in third grade! They are learning so much about money!

The BEST part is that they are having fun while they are doing it!
That's my goal: Making Learning Fun!
BIG Question: Do I spend or do I save?
















The children participated in their first visit to the third grade bank and store this past Friday.
During each week, the children earn credits for good behavior and debits for bad behavior. On Fridays, we tally up our credit and debits (like a checkbook register). Then, they write themselves checks for the amount of money they have earned for the week.

First, the children took their checks and cashed them at the bank. Then, they took their money to the store. Lastly, after they made their purchases, they placed their change in their wallets for safe-keeping. Hopefully they will get to add money to that change next week!

THANKS to all the parents who came and helped with the GRAND OPENING of the bank and store! It ran so smoothly thanks to you! Also, thanks for all the moms, dads, and grandparents who sent items in for the store! We had and still have a fabulous selection of items! YOU ARE THE BEST!