Some more Timeline Examples

I found some more pictures of some of my students from last year presenting their timelines. I even had a few make scrapbooks. It does not have to be on an actual line. Be creative! Have fun going down memory lane!!!

Store Items Needed

Our baskets are getting low! That is a good sign, though!! That means we have had lots of good behavior. Yipee for 3rd grade!

We need pens, erasers, balls, candy bars, suckers, notepads, cars, play jewelry, cards, etc. Target and The Dollar Store have some super Halloween toys: slinkies, skeletons, pencils, stamps, etc.

Thanks for your help!!!!

Examples of Timelines

These are a couple of my students from last year sharing their timelines!

Violin!!!!

This week we got to play on REAL violins!!! The boys and girls were so excited. They did really well!

Information about our Class Concert coming home soon!!!!

Chester the Worldly Pig

We read this book this week, and then made our own Chester's to help us study our continents and oceans.

They did a great job!!

Partner Reading

The boys and girls read this week's story to each other.

Oops!

Picture Day is Tomorrow, not Thursday!! My bad!!!!

STUDY

Continents and Oceans Test

This FRIDAY!

STUDY! STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!

Picture Day is Thursday!!

Reminder

We will be taken FALL pictures this THURSDAY at JHES!

GET READY TO SMILE AND SAY CHEESE!!!

Animals and their Habitats

This is what we will be reading this week in class. I encourage you to read and discuss this selection with your child at home before Friday's assessment. Don't forget to study vocabulary this week!!!! Make sure your child can use these words in a sentence.
We will also have a spelling test this week. Your child should have a copy of this unit's spelling words in his/her BEE Book.

Workshop in Session

This week our workshop time is focusing on Social Studies. This group is working on map skills. They are using a compass rose and a map key.
This group is working on finding states and capitals.

After they locate their states and capitals, they have to determine what states border each other.

Investigate A STATE project is also part of workshop this week. Each child is responsible for researching a state and making a poster about it!

I was truly impressed with how hard they worked on this project today.

I can't wait to hang them up. A picture of the finished product will be coming soon.

In listening, the students are listening to an all time favorite of mine, Chester the Worldly Pig. It is a precious story that fits in great with this unit in Social Studies.

These two loved it!!!!

Welcome Stella Sikes!!

Wednesday afternoon at 2:44 PM, Mrs. Sikes delivered a precious baby girl at Parkway Medical Center. She weighed 7lb 1oz and was 19 inches long. Mrs. Hardison, Mr. Thomas, and me were up there an hour after she delivered! Mommy and baby are doing great!!!

CELEBRATION DAY!

We have completed our first reading unit. Therefore, we will reward our 3rd graders with a movie tomorrow. We will be watching Milos and Otis because it represents the true meaning of friendship!

Next week, we will begin our second unit on Animals and their Habitat.

I AM BACK!!

Wow! We had a great time at our WORKSHOP the past two days! We cannot wait to implement what we learned. However, I am glad to be back in the classroom. I have missed my students!!!

Writing Workshop

All the third grade teacher will be out of the classroom the next 2 days to attend a writing workshop in Huntsville. Please encourage your child to be on his/her best behavior.

Don't forget two BIG tests tomorrow: English Test (Unit 3: Nouns) ad Math Test ( Chapter 1 Test)

Violin Lessons!

On Monday, we participated in our FIRST violin lesson. Our teacher is Mr. Frank! He is so wonderful, and we are so glad he continues to come to Julian Harris year after year! He is great with the kids! The boys and girls spent their first lesson learning the history behind the violin, learning it's parts, and listening to Mr. Frank play his violin.
For the first couple of lessons, the boys and girls will be using a box violin. They will learn how to handle the box violin before receiving a real violin. Yes, each child will have a real violin to use during their lessons.

Classroom Representative Elections

Today we had several students run for our classroom representative. Unfortunately, we could only have 1! The children who brought posters last week, stood up today and asked the class to vote for them. (Note Pictured: Brylee Yarbrough) Kade
Trevor

Baylee

...and the winner, COLE!!!!

The boys and girls did a great job! I was so proud of them!

CELEBRATION WEEK

This is the last week of our unit on FRIENDSHIP! Therefore, we will celebrate! On Friday, we will watch the movie on friendship, "Milos and Otis," instead of taking a reading test, a vocabulary test, and a spelling test! Sounds great, doesn't it?

We will still have a DOL quiz and a Math 4 Today quiz on Friday. We will also have an open book Social Studies test on Chapter 1.

Counting Money

We have been working on counting money. The trick comes in when we have to make change!! However, they are doing pretty good with it!
Please practice at home with your child.

Mid-term Reports Are in the BEE BOOK!

Please go over these with your child tonight, sign, and return it to me tomorrow. I hope there were no suprises sinces I send home all graded papers weekly. However, if you would you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Finally, we are pollinating!

Yes, we are pollinating with real bees - real, DEAD bees on a toothpick!!! We have been talking about why bees are important to our flowers Ask your child to share this information with you! They have really been so interested in this science module!! Our science test is THIS FRIDAY!!!! The students will need to know the parts of a flower and the parts of a bee!

Don't FORGET....

it is a short week! Our spelling, vocabulary, reading, DOL, and math 4 today tests are quickly approaching. Please encourage your child to study, study, study!

Also, do not forget that the children have a SCIENCE TEST on Friday! They will be asked to label the parts of a bee and the parts of a flower!

Workshop This Week

In our math station, the boys and girls are playing the ALLOWANCE GAME! We are working on counting money. This week, the children are writing their spelling words in "pyramids" to help them to study.
In comprehension, they are researching BEES.

In the Science station, they are watching a Magic Schoolbus movie about BEES! This is the FAVORITE station so far!!!

REMEMBER...

NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY! IT IS LABOR DAY!

I will be out on Tuesday because my daddy is having surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham. Mrs. Debbie Landers will be taking care of my class. Everything will go on just like I am there!!! She does a great job following my plans!

Seed Projects

Wow!!! I am so impressed! Look at these wonderful SEED projects. My class really went over and beyond!!! I am so proud of you guys!!! Super JOB!!!

Thanks for putting so much time and effort into these!