SUPER!

If there is one word to describe this last week, it is SUPER!  Super class, super learning, super week, and, of course, superheroes.  

The class came decked out in our favorite superhero gear on Friday to support a Carmel boy who is fighting cancer.  It was so great to see all the Carmel Clay elementary schools come together to show support for this local superhero.  If you haven't had a chance yet, check out #BeBraveBrooks on Twitter to see pictures from across the district.  

The superheroes in our class showed their super hearts (and super art skills) to make some super cards and color some superhero pictures to send to Brooks.  I am sure these will put a smile on his face.  What a super group of kids!

Check out some of our favorite superhero photos from Friday.

In addition to all the superhero fun, there was also a lot of super learning going on this week.  We learned about Habit 2--Begin with an End in Mind.  Have your child share with you some of the goals she set this week.  After some work on goal setting, we also had fun with a group challenge where we had to plan how to save Sammy, the worm.  See if your child can share the plan her group came up with to save Sammy.

Making a plan to save Sammy 

We spent the week in writing learning ways to brainstorm writing ideas.  The class will use these strategies all year long when they need an idea for writing.  We learned how to make lists, write around a person, and make a treasure map of story ideas.  Ask your child his favorite way to brainstorm ideas--and then have him share some of the story ideas he used this week in writing.

Making lists to brainstorm writing ideas

Have a SUPER week!

 

Meet the Teacher

It was so great to see so many parents at our Meet the Teacher night.  Thank you for carving out the time during this busy back to school season.  I am glad I got to share so much information about 3rd grade.  I also enjoyed getting a chance to talk to many of you afterwards.  Please do hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, concerns, or you would like to set up a meeting to talk more.  I am really looking forward to the upcoming year with this group of students and families.

I know a couple of you were unable to attend last night.  I sent home all of the papers with your child, so keep an eye out for the blue folder that is coming home.  I also linked the Meet the Teacher Presentation so that you can see some of the information we covered.  Let me know if you have any questions.

It has been a really great start to the new year. This makes me so excited and hopeful for the year ahead.   I can already tell it's going to be an amazing year!

First Week Fun

We had a great first week in 3rd grade!  

In addition to learning about procedures and expectations of 3rd grade, we also learned about our classmates.  After reading the book The Matchbox Diary, we presented our own 'Paper Sack Diaries' so that we could get to know our new classmates better.

We also worked on our teamwork building skills so that we will be prepared for all of the collaborative work in the coming year.  If you are following our class on Twitter (@Grade3atCE) you saw these fun pictures from the team building activities--I'll be posting more to the blog later.  All in all, it was a successful first week, and I am excited about the upcoming year!    Take a moment to check out the 'Pictures' tab on our class blog for some more photos from our first week.

I look forward to seeing all of the parents at our "Meet the Teacher" night on Wednesday at 7:00 pm.