Today, the DNR came to do a presentation about Michigan Mammals for our entire third grade community. It was fun to see and touch actual furs from mammals that live in Michigan. The students were able to discuss how the DNR works to protect Michigan wildlife, listen to how these mammals have been part of our history (especially the beaver), and find out some really interesting facts about these amazing creatures who share our state!
We have been sooooo busy these past few days that I’ve had to delay some quizzes. Our math quiz will be Friday morning, after our celebration (I know–not the most ideal situation, but there it is!). Also, our social studies quiz will have to wait until 2018! I apologize for the inconvenience!
We will be celebrating the holidays together on Friday. We will be having breakfast here in the classroom for the students from 9:00-10:00. You are welcome to join us in the festivities. Students may wear pajamas to school!
In the afternoon, students will be attending our PBIS celebration: An afternoon at the movies!
Parents who would like to help plan the holiday party are invited to come to my classroom on Tuesday, December 12 from 3:45-4:00ish!
The holiday party for our class will be held on Friday, December 22 in the morning.
Our class has been working hard on our final project for our geography unit by creating regional maps of Michigan. Each map includes non-fiction text features that linked our Language Arts unit on informational texts.
Dear families,
Our November PBIS celebration is almost here and we are celebrating with a few games of TURKEY BOWLING! The party will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 29th. Students will be bowling with a rubber bowling ball to try and knock down three “turkey pins”. They will also be challenged by trying to knock the pins over while bowling backwards, hopping on one foot, blindfolded, and other fun and silly tricks.
Students will participate in this event if they have demonstrated positive behavior throughout the month of November and have less than 5 card flips.
Thanks for your support,
The PBIS team
**In the spirit of the holidays and to keep our turkey theme, 5 turkeys will be donated to the Salvation Army Food Bank in Dearborn Heights funded by the Haigh Spirit committee.
Our class will be going to the book fair today (Tuesday) at 1:30, rather than at the previously scheduled time of 11:30. We will be at the book fair from 1:30-1:55. Come join us!
I snapped a whole bunch of photos of the kids yesterday during our Halloween activities! Click on the link to download them!
Halloween pictures to download
We have been working on the geography of Michigan this term and the students have completed a fantastic group project! Each team of students was tasked to complete two slides; one slide describes a body of water in Michigan and the other describes a landform. The teams consisted of 2 students and each team was assigned a color block of slides. Together, they have learned the natural characteristics found throughout our great state!
Click the link to view their work!
We will be having a Halloween Celebration in our class on Halloween (October 31st). Here are the details!