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Friday, September 17, 2010

Field Trip T-Shirts Are Here!

Your child should have brought home his/her new t-shirt this afternoon. We will wear these on all our field trips. The third grade teachers are going to wear them on Fridays too, so encourage your child to join us!

WOW! What an exciting day!

Meet the new Ryan from High School Musical.... Patton Coon!
Show Dates are March 4th and 5th at the Princess Theater! Mark your calendars!!!


We are happy to announce that Patton also won SCHOOL PRESIDENT today. He also made CenterStage (show choir).

Smith won Class Representative and was chosen to be in the SCIENCE CLUB!!

The Coon House IS CELEBRATING TONIGHT!!!










Thursday, September 16, 2010

Big Day in the Coon House Tomorrow

I will be leaving school tomorrow at 11:30, so I can pick my boys up in the car line tomorrow afternoon. A lot is happening tomorrow for them and I do not want them to have to ride the bus home.

First, Smith finds out if he made Science Club. He stayed after school on Tuesday to write an essay about what science means to him. Patton is already a member of science club and gets to go to Camp McDowell in May. Smith will be so sad if he doesn't get in.

Then, Patton is running for school president tomorrow. Yes, this is my child that has never ran for any student council positions in elementary school. Now, he decides he wants to be PRESIDENT! He has to stand in front of the whole student body in the morning and read his 100 word essay.

Next, Patton finds out if he made Center Stage which is like a show choir. Last year, he did not try out for it because he wanted to be in the art club, Creative Crew. That was a little too low key for him, so he decided to try out for Center Stage this year.

Then for the biggie......
Patton finds out if he gets a MAIN part in the school production (Yes, at the Princess Theater.) of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! He tried out for Ryan for those of you that have seen the movie. He had to sing and dance in front of a panel of judges. Patton is just like my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, who are theater majors living in NYC, and loves to be on STAGE!!!

Oh, Smith did get Class Representative for his 3rd grade class. I am trying to upload his speech that he did for you to see. However, technology is giving me fits. The boys and girls got to watch him on my phone yesterday.

Have a great weekend.....I will post all our news soon.

Mixed Bag Design Order is Due Tomorrow

Just a personal note about these bags our school is selling; THEY ARE AWESOME!! My boys sold them last year and I love mine! They are so durable! The class that sells the most wins a prize. I have my order ready to turn in tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The WINNER is.....

William Taylor! William will serve as our class representative this year!
The other candidates did a wonderful job with their speeches!






I was very proud of them! You all did a FABULOUS job!

Our New Adventure!

Monday afterschool, we headed to Dr. Sample's office for our first visit to prepare for braces! He was excited until they did this......
YUCK!!!!

After taking impressions of his teeth, they put spacers between his teeth. Poor thing, his teeth are hurting today!!!



Look how Smith has spent his last two Sunday afternoons!

Yes, my son is at a skate park. The sad part is that he looks like he fits right in with everyone else. He loves it! Oooh! Looking at this makes me sick at my stomach!! How did he learn how to do this???
I cannot even look at the picture below!!!
I am just thankful he has made it home both times with just a few scratches and bruises.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Grandparents' Day

It was a special day at Julian Harris today. Our grandparents, family, and/or friends came to eat with us today.




























It is always fun to have visitors at school! Thanks for sharing this day with your precious 3rd grader!

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Working on Comprehension

This afternoon, we worked on comprehension. I partnered the boys and girls based on reading levels to read a book about Jane Adams. Their instructions were to read the book together and then discuss it.
After they finished the book, they were instructed to write 4 facts that they learned about Jane Adams.

Not only did they list their facts, they had to illustrate them, too.

I can't wait to see what they have to share with me tomorrow. We worked on this until the bell rang today.

A Few More Candidates

Reese Anne and William
Eli

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

GRADES ARE POSTED

Finally, I have entered everything on STI!!! As you will see, we have got to kick it into high gear to pull some of these grades up! Please note, this is normal for third grade. It is a big adjustment period for these kiddos! We have 4 more weeks!!! THEY CAN DO IT!!!!!

SHORT WEEK!

This is a short week with lots to do!!!
1. Human Body Test Tomorrow (open packet)
2. Beauty and the Beast
3. Spelling Words
4. Vocabulary
5. Money
6. Cursive r and s
7. DOL and Math 4 Today
8. Singular and Plural Nouns
9. Communities
10. Music, Library, Art, and PE
UGH.......There are not enough hours to get it all done!!!!

Look what went up today!

We have several boys and girls running for class representative! This is just a sample of what came in today. I am sure there will be more tomorrow! Our election will be next Tuesday!!Gracie
Ashley

Garrett

Madeline L.

Madeline B.
Good Luck to YOU ALL!!!

Our Day OFF

On Monday, David and I worked at home. I cleaned and cleaned and cleaned. I am talking blinds and even under the beds. David cleaned windows and even did some painting on the outside of the house. The boys were luckly to get invited by a dear friend to go to madison to the skate park. They loved it! They were decked out in knee and arm pads and their helmets. They rode their bikes and their skateboards.
It was a great day off!

That evening we enjoyed steak and fish with the family!!! A perfect ending to a perfect day!!


Roll Tide Roll

Smitty and David traveled down to Tuscaloosa on Saturday for Alabama's first game. David got field level suite tickets and a parking pass from a salesman at David's work. These two boys were in heaven!
Smitty was totally into this game!!

They followed Shelley, Web, and Put Webster down to the game and did a little tailgating with them.

Smitty and Put
Patton and I spent the day together. We lounged around the house and then went and walked around BridgeStreet. It was a beautiful day!


Thursday, September 2, 2010

Notes from Mrs. Coon

Sorry for not posting a lot this week! The Coon family has been busy with play auditions for High School Musical at Leon Sheffield, moving my parents from a BIG house to a SMALLER house, lots of homework, and then all the other stuff that falls in between!
Tomorrow is TEST day!
DOL
Spelling
Math 4 Today
Reading/Vocabulary Assessment
Thank YOU!!
Everyone ordered a field trip t-shirt! You will love them!
Go on and mark your calendar, our first trip will be on Friday, October 22. We are going to Birmingham to the McWane Science Center! More information will be coming home soon!