The Days of Our (Third Grade) Lives

We hope everyone enjoyed visiting Grade Three tonight for Curriculum Night!  It was a pleasure to talk to you and share our daily routine.  As promised, here is the Grade Three video of our first few weeks of school.  Enjoy!

Grade Three has been working to solve the Science Mystery, "Why do plants give us fruit?"  We learned that anything that has seeds on the inside is a "science fruit" even if a grocer or chef would call it a vegetable.  As a culminating activity, students dug into some common foods to discover if they were a "science fruit" or "science vegetable."  They determined that tomatoes and cucumbers are "science fruits," and radishes, potatoes, and celery stalks are "science vegetables."  "Dig" these pictures!

Students had fun working in cooperative groups today to practice skills in ELA.  They alphabetized words, read a paired realistic fiction book with a partner, and played the "Canyon Game" to learn about guide words.  Check out our pictures from Picture Day!

Each year, Grade Three participates in a letter writing project.  Students write a friendly letter to anyone in the world.  They write to family members, friends, athletes, singers, authors, and many more. One of last year's Third Graders wrote to her favorite video game designer, Scott Cawthon, creator of "Five Nights at Freddy's."  Today, a large envelope came addressed to her as a thank you for her fan letter.  He autographed a t-shirt and several "Five Nights at Freddy's" toys for her!  What a special way to learn about the power of the written word!  Have you written a letter to someone recently???

Lord on this Labor Day, we thank You for the blessing of work. We ask for strength to complete each day. We ask for rest when we are weary. We ask Your guidance for everyone seeking employment, and we ask that You be with those whose faces we might never see but who work tirelessly each day for the good of us all. Amen. – from Our Sunday Visitor