Happy Halloween!!

Oh my goodness!  We have had a lot of fun the past few days!!  Last night the super heroes of room 205 dazzled us with their super musical abilities during the 3rd grade Demonstration Program.  What a talented group of kids (and parents) I have in this class!





This afternoon, my classroom was filled with ladybugs, pumpkins, pokemon, and ghouls!  We had so much fun dressing up, eating caramel apples, and playing games.  Thank you for all of the fantastic parent support.  You were all a tremendous help!



I'm sure all of my students will be very tired tomorrow after their night of trick or treating.  But, as they say, the show must go on!!  I have some fun "day after Halloween" math activities planned.  Please send your child with a bag of 5 small Halloween treats they collected.  We will be using these candies throughout the day!

Be safe and have a Happy Halloween!!

Will You Follow Us?

Hi All!  In an effort to keep you all regularly informed I added three new gadgets to this blog.  All of these gadgets can be found on the right hand side of the blog.  First, I added a "follow" gadget.  By following our blog, new posts will be automatically sent to your Google Reader or any other reader you might use.  You don't need any special account to follow us, either. Also, I included a "follow by email" gadget.  I would love if you linked our blog up to your email so you can be alerted whenever changes to the blog are made.  Finally, I added a search button, just above the archive list.  Now, if you are wondering what the code is for online book orders or when the Fall Festival is...you can choose a term and search the blog for the information.

I hope these new gadgets help you stay current on our classroom.  My next goal is to link up a Google calendar with important dates for you to refer any time you need. 

What would you like to see from our class blog?  Post your comments below.

Thank You!!

Thank you for attending your child's conference.  It was so great to see all of you and discuss your child's progress in third grade.  I have a fantastic group of kids in this class and am looking forward to the rest of the school year.

Our "Fall Party" is on Wednesday October 31st.  Students will begin to get dressed in costumes at 1:50.  The parade will begin at 2:00.  At 2:15, we will come back to the classroom and enjoy snacks, crafts and games.  If you are interested in donating items for the fall party please sign up on the google document link below. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fmnHynwpbpjey_aECeAhqgcpz16BH0fGr5sXwuJvOI8/edit

Below is a list of several important dates for November.  Please mark you calendar.
October 30: 3rd Grade Demo (arrive at 5:45, program begins at 6:00)

October 30:
Hawthorn MAP Practice Day (practice MAP testing behavior and sample items)

November 5:
McTeacher Night – 4:00 to 8:00 (Mrs. Coen works from 4:00-5:00)
 
November 6:
Election Day

November 12:Veteran’s Day
 
November 13:Fire Drill – 1:45 pm

November 13:PTA Meeting – 6:30 to 7:30 pm

November 15:
5th Grade Musical
 
November 17:Hawthorn Mercury Gymnastics Night

November 21st-23rd:Thanksgiving Break



 

Math By Jake Powell

This week in math we did rounding mountain. The theme for rounding mountain was the bear family. The bear family is on a trip to honey pot park and their car can't hold that much gas. Between every mountain there would be a gas station. The bear family's car would stop somewhere on the mountain and we would choose what gas station they would have to roll their car to. It's 100 miles from the bear family's house to honey pot park! Then the bear family went to Goldilocks's house. It was 1,000 miles away! Now the mountains were 100 miles long! I don't think I would be able to sit in the car that long! Moan Moan !

Reading By:Jillian

In reading we are working on Character Analysis! That means what the
 character's personalty is. We were reading A Chair For My Mother and
Chicken Sunday! My is  favorite Chicken Sunday! Chicken Sunday is about
a girl that's name is Trisha her grandma died and she found a step grandma
named Mrs.Eula and Mrs.Eula wanted a hat in the hat store for Easter but
it was too much money! A Chair For My Mother is about a girl and her
mother that she lived with .they had a jar and that jar was for a special
thing! That jar was for a chair !  They needed a chair because there chairs
and furniture got burnt down in a fire! Which book sounds the most
interesting to you?

Friday October 19th, 2012

Grade cards will be sent home today. Please sign and return the envelope only.  The actual grade card is for your records.  In addition to grade cards, I am sending home Buzz Books for those who purchased one. 

This week went by so quickly!!  Thank you for bringing in a pumpkin for our pumpkin-ology observations.  The students have begun estimating and measuring circumference and weight for their pumpkin.  We will continue to work with our pumpkins next week.  They will be sent home on Wednesday.  If your child brought in a large pumpkin and you would prefer to take it home with you at conference, just let me know and I'll keep it until then.

Speaking of conferences...Wednesday (night) and Thursday (afternoon and night) are scheduled for parent/teacher conferences.  I have 4 families who have not signed up.  If you do not have a time scheduled, please contact myself or the office as soon as possible.  During conferences, I plan on sharing examples of your child's work, along with information regarding their progress in third grade.  I will also be able to answer any questions you have regarding the grade card. 

Next week is Red Ribbon Week.  Please look at the "Peek at the Week" to know what activities are scheduled for each of the three days.

Finally,  I sent a link to a google document on Monday regarding donations for the Fall Party.  I received an email yesterday informing me that several of you did not get the email.  If you are interested in signing up for Fall Party donations please click the link below and sign up to bring an item.

Fall Party Sign-Up!!

 

 Have a great weekend!

 

-Jodi

October 12, 2012

This will be a brief update...I hope to have more time on Monday to post about conferences and the upcoming Halloween Party.

 

PTA is planning a Hawthorn Movie Night tonight from 6:30-8:30.  Check your child's folder for the flyer regarding this event. 

 

Remember, there is no school Monday.  Teachers will be working on grade cards. 

Click here for your copy of out Peek at the Week.

Have a great weekend!

-Jodi 

Art by Izack

At  art  we  are drawing  an  old  house.

Happy Fall Y'All!

(Okay, I recognize the title of this post is a little hokey.) 

Happy Friday everyone!  Jack Frost has definitely visited this week; the chill is in the air and the leaves have really begun to change their colors.  Please be sure your child brings a sweatshirt or jacket on these autumn days.

A letter was sent home today regarding the Symphony Field Trip.  We were so amazed by the overwhelming interest from parents to attend the symphony!  The letter explains in more detail the reason only 5 parents from each class will be able to attend.  If your name was not chosen from the drawing, your money was returned with the letter.  We are planning a bowling field trip in the spring and those of you who showed interest in the Symphony, but did not get to attend will be the first on the list of chaperons for this field trip.

Due to construction, the McTeacher Night scheduled for next week has been moved to Nov. 5^th.  I am signed up to work from 4:00-5:00.  I hope to see lots of you there!

Please remember to continue to collect Math-A-Thon pledges.  Students will take their test on Friday, October 12^th.  When the tests have been graded, I will send them back to you.  At that time, you can collect the pledged amounts from your family and friends. 

We will begin our Pumpkinology study the week of October 15^th. In order to do this study we need pumpkins of various sizes.  Please send your child to school with a pumpkin during that week.  They will be returned to you the week of parent/teacher conferences.

Peek at the Week

The Fall Party is on the radar.  Stay-tuned for upcoming information regarding this celebration!  Are you interested in helping out?  Do you have any fun ideas for the Fall Party?  Share your comments below.

4-square and Tetherball by Izack Clubb

At  PE  we  are  playing  4-square  and  tetherball.  It is  fun  becuse  it  is  active. 

Library By Kendal Obie

Dear parents this week we had library and we learned the three Ws and they are: who, what, when, where, why, how.   We read the book called The Boy Who Cride Wolf.   When we were done we re- told the story. And the stoy was about a boy who went to the town and said wolf !wolf ! wolf! and the third time he did, no one came and helped. He did not no where his sheep were so he looked in the tree and guess what they were in the tree! And it was funny because all of the leaves were not in the tree they were on the ground! And when we were done with re-telling the story, we got our book and then went to our class  room and put our books away and then got ready for luch.           the end.

Gargoyles. By Jake Powell

• This week in art we made gargoyles with clay. The clay was so soft! Do you now what gargoyles are for? Gargoyles are for scaring away mean things. like ghosts. Do you know what the clay cooks at when you make gargoyles? It cooks at 1,800 something degrees. Did you know gargoyles are supposed to look freaky. Gargoyles can look like  anything! A cat a dog a goat anything! That's what I like about gargoyles.