Google Presentations

With the help of Mr. Slabaugh, we created google presentations about animals we had researched.  Students worked very hard and had to collaborate with their partners to create their presentation!  Third grade did a wonderful job!  Ask your student about how they made their presentation!

Singing for Kalona Rotary

Could Your Dog Eat Your Homework?

Today we were working on figuring out if things were fantasy or realism!  We had to sort the deck of cards into these two categories!  We decided that things like dogs doing homework, pet dragons, and dogs taking over cities were definitely fantasy!  Some things under the realism category were drinking milk with cookies, having a comfortable couch, and liking to eat burgers!

Laura Day!

We had a great day in third grade for Laura Day!  We made bread, applesauce, and pumpkin pudding!  We also were able to weave, make tin punch ornaments, and quilting ornaments!  A big thank you to everyone who helped make this day a success!

A Great Parent Resource

Here is a great website for parents to find resources for your student in different subject areas!


https://sites.google.com/a/mphawks.org/mp-connect/home

A big thank you to Mr. Slabaugh for creating this!

Partner Research

Everyone got a partner and decided on an animal to research for our next writing project!

Letter to Santa

 

Mrs. Young's 3rd Grade Christmas Letters to Santa Dear Santa,  I would like a tablet, an x-box, a portal gun, a controller, and a new scooter. Love, Noah Dear Santa,  I would like a computer, tablet, mouse trap, Barbie dream house, barbie horse set, and a north pole set.  What are all your reindeer names?  I love you. Love, Kylie Dear Santa, I would like a dark starter pack for skylanders, skylanders, legos, and a lump of coal. Love, Jack Dear Santa Claus, How are your reindeer?  Is Mrs. Claus and the elves doing good?  I am nine.  How old are you?  For Christmas, I want really anything that you have.  Please give my little sister baby doll clothes and my big sister One Direction and Justin Beiber things. Love, Alivia Dear Santa, I would like headbands, american girl doll set, Toms, clothes, and a waterbottle. Love, Madison Dear Santa, I would like an iPod case with peace signs on it.  What I really want is a book.  The book I want is Little House on the Prairie. Love, Taylor Dear Mr. Claus, I want a giant robot horse, lego friends Dolphin Cruiser, Kindle Fire accessories, rainbow maker machine, and a cazy loom.  I also want to tell you that Christmas really means a lot to me. Love, Grace Dear Santa, :) I don't really know what I want. Love, Nick Dear Santa Claus, Hi, how are you?  I'm great.  For Christmas I want a super awesome powered nerf gun and a 12 gauge shotgun.  To me Christmas means hanging out with my family and giving presents and opening them.  At Christmas time, my family and I go to my Grandma's in Wayland and have lunch then open presents. Love, Warren Dear Santa, I would like a password journal and Frankie would too.  Michael would like a nerf gun and Chloe would like a princess baby.  Jo-Jo would like a Dora baby doll. Love, Melody Dear Santa Claus, I would want a puppy and an iPod for Christmas.  I would also like a nook and a Furby Boom and an Under Armour sweatshirt without a zipper. Love, Maya Dear Mr. Claus, I would like an iPod or a nook, an american girl doll surprise, and new flats. Love, Marissa Dear Santa Claus, I would like a penny phone, a big toy box, a multiplication practice book (division too), camo sweatpants, duck dynasty camo hat, nerf gun with nerf bullets, and a white board. Love, Kylie Dear Santa, I would like a new blanket, pillow, and shed. Love, Brittney Dear Santa, I would like a keyboard, legos, video camera, dog, and army stuff. Love, Noah Dear Santa, At Christmas me and my family make cookies and we play with our toys! Love, Lacee Dear Santa, My family tradition is we always eat sausage casserole for breakfast.  I want a new BB gun for Christmas.  Christmas is a special holiday because it is Jesus's birthday and so we make a cake for him. Love, Madeline Dear Santa, I would like an iPad.  My sister wants baby dolls.  Christmas means to me that we should get together with family.  It is when the Kind was born, his birthday is Christmas.  His real name is Jesus.  That is what I want. Love, Halli Dear Santa, Christmas means spending time with my family.  I would like Interchangeable Iron Mans that I do not have. Love, Adam Dear Santa, I would like Just Dance 2014, a Laptop, Shoes, and an iPod mini.  Christmas means love and celebrating Jesus's birth and I love making gingerbread houses with my family. Love, Josie Dear Mr. Claus, I think I might like a nice purple sweater for Christmas.  That is pretty much all, because I think Christmas is a good time for giving. Love, Maya

Fluency

I have been pulling students to the reading table individually and recording them read.  After this, the student and I listen to the reading and they "grade" themselves on how well they are reading orally. (See picture.)

Students are working on 4 main areas:

Rate- Are they reading too fast, too slow, or just right.
Expression-  Are they using a nice expressive voice when reading.
Accuracy-  Are they reading the words on the page just like they see them.
Punctuation-  Are they paying attention to punctuation and pausing or emphasizing appropriately.

Students are setting a goal in one of these areas to work on.  Ask your student which one they picked!  We will be practicing and rerecording to see how far we have come!

WInter Party

Our winter party will be held on December 19th!  It will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. :)