Goal Setting

It's hard to believe, but you will be third graders for just one more month! Take some time to be thoughtful and mindful about the goals you want to achieve before you are fourth graders. These goals can be academic, social, and behavioral. Please write about three to four goals you are working on for the next month and into summer and why you chose these goals. Write four to five complete sentences and use correct punctuation. 

Earth Day

Today is Earth Day! We take time today to think about our impact on our beautiful planet. How can we make everyday Earth Day? What are some things your family does to help our planet Earth? What are some things you might want to start doing to reduce waste and help our environment?

Feature Article

Feature Article

This week, we have explored a variety of feature articles and found that each of them engage and inform the reader, have catchy titles and subtitles, and even include quotes from experts. We voted on topics and started planning the layout of our articles. Share your topic with us and some information about it. How will you intrigue us to read your article? What are some of the features you plan to use in Piktochart?

Independent Reading Check In!

Independent Reading Check In!

I just finished reading the Orphan Train over the weekend. I couldn't believe that 200,000 children were sent away to new families out West in the early 1900s. The book I read was fiction, but based on many true facts and stories, so historical fiction. I loved the main characters and was a little sad to finish the book. I've moved on to another very dramatic book recommended to me by Mrs. Papadakes! My backup reading is cook books, magazines and of course, Toddler 411 to learn about Aliya!

Tell us all about what you have been reading lately! We can't wait to catch up on your independent reading!

Pioneer Reflection

We had wonderful time sharing our Westward Expansion projects and work samples yesterday! I am curious. What was your favorite activity that we did during this unit? Was is the journal, the iBook with widgets, QRcode movies, Googleslide, reading Joshua and Hattie's journals, or brain tracking or viewing to learn with Little House on the Prairie? Please give a detailed explanation about what you liked or did not enjoy as much. Maybe you'll influence how we explore pioneer life next year!