June
28
June
23
Poetry Books Have Arrived!
It was exciting to be able to pass out all the poetry books to the young poets in our class.
What a wonderful treat as a teacher to see their genuine pride and excitement in seeing their work published, shiny, and ready to share with others.
Amazing work, Grade 3s. You should be so proud of yourselves.
June
23
Cursive Writing Graduation
We have finally wrapped up all our lessons on cursive writing. I am so impressed with everyone’s efforts. They have come so far since we started in January.
To receive their certificate, students must have completed their cursive notebook and write a brief letter, in cursive, signed with their name.
A job well done!
June
23
Let’s Play!
Our class has been working so hard on building our own board games the last few weeks. The idea was to embed math questions within the game–anything from multiplication to division to perimeter and area and anything in between. The students worked to develop rules, the game pieces, designing the board, and so on. We were finally read to play them!
Way to go, Grade 3s!
June
20
Ready to Dance!
We have been busy preparing to present our dance for YOU and for several classes who came to see us strut our stuff!
The students learned some simple choreography but also created their own dance moves and when we put it all together, we had our complete disco dance. We learned some classic disco moves (can you spot them?) and had some fun along the way. That’s what dance is all about.
The Bee Gees were our inspiration. The song is a version of Stayin’ Alive.
Congratulations Grade 3s! Wow!
Check it out! (Sorry for the shakiness).
June
20
Welcome to Hogwarts!
Standing before Platform 9 3/4 with their black attire, witch hats, lightning scars, and ticket in hand, students were ready to step through the brick wall into a whole different world–Hogwarts!
With a SWISH and a FLICK, we began with the Sorting Hat who whispered into Mrs. Sullivan’s ear which house each student would be assigned to.
We began with some activities in our new houses, all related to Harry Potter, of course. We invented our own spells and presented them to the rest of the group. Photo opportunities came next and then the much anticipated FEAST!
We began digging into the incredible assortment of treats and eats. We are all so thankful to all of the parents who helped make our feast super special. We had everything from homemade cakepops, Slytherin spirals, to owl cupcakes, chocolate frogs, Ollivander’s licorice wands, Professor Sprout’s veggie sticks, and more! You can see it all in the pictures below.
After filling our bellies, we began watching the movie of Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone.
At the end of the day, we had some door prizes and I’m happy to announce that all students graduated with a degree of Master of Wizardry courtesy of Professor Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall. Congratulations! Hang your certificates with pride.
I think it’s safe to say the students enjoyed their time at Hogwarts. I’m so happy they all embraced all that is Harry Potter and soaked it all in.
Wingardium Leviosa!
June
8
Guess Who
June
7
Dance Fest “Stayin’ Alive”
May
22
Muggles…Please RSVP Here
May
21
World Bee Day!
What’s the buzz all about? Well, on Tuesday May 20, we celebrated World Bee Day by learning all about honeybees!
We shouldn’t fear honeybees. They don’t want to hurt us; they’re just buzzing around, looking for food! We should never run or swat at them. If we do, then they might feel threatened. Stay calm, and watch what they’re up to!
Turkey Jay was kind to loan us some of his bee keeping equipment. We passed around some propolis which is bee glue! The bees use it for sealing holes or cracks in the hive and will use it to seal dead animals or bugs that end up in the hive.
NatGeo Kids has an article all about honeybees. Check it out here!
Some Fun Facts…
- The worker bees are all female. They can be scouts (looking for a new home), nurse bees (helping to raise the young), caretaker bees (they clean up the hive), guards, foragers (out looking for nectar and pollen)
- The main purpose of the queen bee is to lay eggs. She has a long body so that she can lay the egg at the bottom of the cell. She has a stinger, but will not sting you.
- Drones are male bees and are the only bees who don’t have a stinger. They have bigger eyes and a big body and fly very fast. Their sole job is to mate with the virgin queen. They do this in the air on a “mating flight”
- The drones get kicked out of the hive in the fall as they would use up too many resources and are not needed.
- In the winter, the bees stay in the hive and keep warm by beating their wings and staying close together
- They are amazing pollinators and support our ecosystem and food production
- Honey lasts forever. It’s even been found inside tombs in Ancient Egypt!
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- A frame with honeycomb
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- A beekeeper’s hat and gloves
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- Wearing a bee belt and holding propolis
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- In a bee suit with a smoker
We also played a Kahoot in class the next day to test our memory…
If you’d like to play, click on the picture below!
