I am looking forward to the summer break and some relaxed time at home with my own kids, but I will sincerely miss each one of your kids! I hope you all have a safe and fun summer, and please encourage your kids to keep reading!
Friday, May 30, 2014
FINAL Weekly Wrap-Up
It is bittersweet to write this last blog update for my first third grade class. Our week just flew by with making memory books, creating math skills board games, finishing up our cursive workbooks, one last visit with our kindergarten buddies, and of course the end of year party. It was a fun week and hopefully left everyone with happy memories of third grade.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Weekly Wrap-Up
What a busy week! Monday was such a fabulous day as we culminated our year-long project with the Warrior Walk for Water. The weather was perfect, although a bit windy at times, and the walk was a huge success. With Mayor McGraw and Dr. Flores as guest speakers, the students were able to see the impact they have had on our local community and we had the chance to celebrate the enormous success of our fundraising efforts. We exceeded our $4,500 goal by over $4,000! That means we will be able to fund another school's project...AMAZING!!! If you have not seen the photos yet, you can click on the Water Warriors page to see the photos that Justin's mom took for us.
Also this week, students shared their small group Ecosystem Presentations this week. Here they are for you to enjoy!
Friday was field day and a super fun day! I only have this one class picture to share, but if any of the parents who were there want to send me some others, I will be happy to post them!
Also this week, students shared their small group Ecosystem Presentations this week. Here they are for you to enjoy!
Friday was field day and a super fun day! I only have this one class picture to share, but if any of the parents who were there want to send me some others, I will be happy to post them!
Remember, there is no school on Monday, so we only have 4 days left in third grade!! Enjoy your three day weekend.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Weekly Wrap-Up
The big news this week was that we had to reschedule our Warrior Walk for Water, but better late than never, right? So we have that to look forward to on Monday morning at 10:30am, we hope you can join us!
We spent most of Tuesday finishing up the Ecosystem Google presentations, and if you came to Spotlight Night, you got a chance to see those. We will be sharing them in class this week, and I hope to find a way to get them on the blog too so that everyone can see what they have learned.
I was out for PBL (project-based learning) training on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. The kids were in great hands with Mrs. Satori, and when I spoke to her Thursday evening, she had only wonderful things to say about our class!
As I was posting the pictures above, I had a sentimental thought...this is the last group project this class will work on. With only 9 days left of school, we will be tying up loose ends and doing a quick unit on capacity in math. Between the Walk for Water, field day, and other end of year housekeeping, it will be a busy and fast-paced two weeks.
I hope everyone is out enjoying this beautiful weekend!
Friday, May 9, 2014
Weekly Wrap-Up
Only three weeks left of school, so hard to believe!! We have been super busy this week, preparing for next week's walk and this Friday's assembly. The third grade Water Warriors presented to the entire school during our last spirit assembly of the year. We shared a Google presentation created by the students themselves, each class shared 4 water conservation tips, we encouraged students to donate $1 to our H2O for Life fund with our water droplet program, and we ended with a fun and catchy song.
On Wednesday, we enjoyed a visit with our kindergarten buddies. That is always a fun way to fill up an early release day. Our third graders helped the little ones write and illustrate books about spring.
In science, students are working in small groups to research and share a presentation about an ecosystem of their choice. We will have those presentations for you to view on Spotlight Night, although they may still be works in progress!
In math, we began studying elapsed time. Students learned two strategies to calculate elapsed time, drawing a timeline and making a T-chart. They do very well with this skill, when they take the time to use the strategies!
As most of you know, this week was Teacher Appreciation Week, and let me tell you...I feel APPRECIATED for sure!! I was spoiled this week with candy, gift cards, and sweet cards. Those notes just made my day, every day this week. Our room mom, Mrs. Deatherage, made the most adorable banner which is now hanging outside our classroom windows, please be sure to check it out on Spotlight Night. It has a picture of each student holding a chalkboard on which they completed the sentence, "We appreciate Mrs. Lipe because she...." This was such a special gift that I will keep always!!
And last, but certainly not least, we spent a lot of time creating some special gifts for the mothers in our lives in honor of Mother's Day this Sunday. Each of you moms have a special surprise coming your way on Sunday. In fact, my guess is that by the time many of you read this, you will already have your gift in hand...I don't know if they can wait until Sunday.
Next week is another busy one! Our class will preview the Book Fair on Monday morning for students to make their wish lists. If you wish to purchase books for your child, you can send money on Wednesday or Thursday for them to shop. Tuesday May 13 is our Walk for Water field trip. Remember to send a sack lunch unless you ordered one from the cafeteria. Please put sunscreen on your child and send a filled water bottle. I will be out for training on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and Mrs. Satori will be our fabulous substitute! She is a regular on this campus, the kids know her, and they will be in great hands! It will be business as usual even when I am gone. I will of course come up Thursday evening for Spotlight Night. I hope you can all join us from 6pm-7:30pm on Thursday May 15. We will have student work on display, including lots of Water Warrior work. I will also have conference forms available for each student, so that you can get a good feel for where your child stands academically as we finish out this school year. If you wish to schedule a one-on-one conference, please just email me.
On Wednesday, we enjoyed a visit with our kindergarten buddies. That is always a fun way to fill up an early release day. Our third graders helped the little ones write and illustrate books about spring.
In science, students are working in small groups to research and share a presentation about an ecosystem of their choice. We will have those presentations for you to view on Spotlight Night, although they may still be works in progress!
In math, we began studying elapsed time. Students learned two strategies to calculate elapsed time, drawing a timeline and making a T-chart. They do very well with this skill, when they take the time to use the strategies!
As most of you know, this week was Teacher Appreciation Week, and let me tell you...I feel APPRECIATED for sure!! I was spoiled this week with candy, gift cards, and sweet cards. Those notes just made my day, every day this week. Our room mom, Mrs. Deatherage, made the most adorable banner which is now hanging outside our classroom windows, please be sure to check it out on Spotlight Night. It has a picture of each student holding a chalkboard on which they completed the sentence, "We appreciate Mrs. Lipe because she...." This was such a special gift that I will keep always!!
And last, but certainly not least, we spent a lot of time creating some special gifts for the mothers in our lives in honor of Mother's Day this Sunday. Each of you moms have a special surprise coming your way on Sunday. In fact, my guess is that by the time many of you read this, you will already have your gift in hand...I don't know if they can wait until Sunday.
Next week is another busy one! Our class will preview the Book Fair on Monday morning for students to make their wish lists. If you wish to purchase books for your child, you can send money on Wednesday or Thursday for them to shop. Tuesday May 13 is our Walk for Water field trip. Remember to send a sack lunch unless you ordered one from the cafeteria. Please put sunscreen on your child and send a filled water bottle. I will be out for training on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and Mrs. Satori will be our fabulous substitute! She is a regular on this campus, the kids know her, and they will be in great hands! It will be business as usual even when I am gone. I will of course come up Thursday evening for Spotlight Night. I hope you can all join us from 6pm-7:30pm on Thursday May 15. We will have student work on display, including lots of Water Warrior work. I will also have conference forms available for each student, so that you can get a good feel for where your child stands academically as we finish out this school year. If you wish to schedule a one-on-one conference, please just email me.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Weekly Wrap-Up
In math, we have continued our exploration of equivalent fractions. We tried a new way of learning this week....writing on our desks! Students traced two small paper plates to get perfect circles on their desks, and then we divided each circle into different fractions. For example, one circle was divided into twelfths, while the other circle was divided into fourths, so they could easily see that one-fourth is the same as three-twelfths. For whatever reason, they got such a kick out of writing on their desks! And with dry-erase markers and some Expo cleaner, it was an easy way to practice fractions, AND to get our desks clean at the end of the day.
In science, we began studying different ecosystems, and the interdependence between plants and animals in various ecosystems. Students have been assigned to a small group and will be researching an ecosystem of their choice and creating an informational Google Presentation to share their knowledge with the rest of us.
In language arts, we typed up our persuasive letters and mailed them off. In your child's Thursday folder, you may have seen 3 letters. These were written by six students in our class who chose our friends and family as their audience. Other letters were mailed to President Obama and Dr. Flores, the RRISD Superintendent.
We are also continuing to prepare for our Warrior Walk for Water. This will be held on Tuesday May 13 from 10:30am-1:30pm at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex on Parmer Lane. All families are invited to attend!
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Only 4 weeks of school left!
In science, we began studying different ecosystems, and the interdependence between plants and animals in various ecosystems. Students have been assigned to a small group and will be researching an ecosystem of their choice and creating an informational Google Presentation to share their knowledge with the rest of us.
In language arts, we typed up our persuasive letters and mailed them off. In your child's Thursday folder, you may have seen 3 letters. These were written by six students in our class who chose our friends and family as their audience. Other letters were mailed to President Obama and Dr. Flores, the RRISD Superintendent.
We are also continuing to prepare for our Warrior Walk for Water. This will be held on Tuesday May 13 from 10:30am-1:30pm at the Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex on Parmer Lane. All families are invited to attend!
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