Fun In Third Grade
In Social Studies we are talking about rivers, oceans and lakes and in Science we are learning about plant life. Reading is taking us to Antarctica to learn about Penguins.
There is something new every day in the third grade.
Mrs. Guzzardo
Math Time
We are doing measuring in math. Students had an opportunity to walk around the room and use a measuring tape. They measured the chairs, the boards, books, the sink, the rug, and each other. They used it on EVERYTHING even me.
Mrs. Guzzardo
Math
What’s in a Name? 5E gathered statistical data from the class to find out what name and the amount of letters was most popular in the class. We collected 24 names. Each day we picked three names and found the mean (Average) for the names. At the end of our survey, we figured that 13 letters seemed to be the class favorite.
Mrs. Emestica
Transpiration
Transpiration? What’s that? We found out that transpiration sounds like transportation and it’s how water gets from the roots of the plants to its leaves. WE performed an experiment in class with plants and the children named one of the plants Eva and the other plant was named Little Juicy. We had to be patient with this experiment, however it proved true that a plant can re-water its self from its roots.
Mrs. Emestica
PUSH
Pray Until Something Happens. – Well something is definitely happening in our class. Various prayers that we have prayed for have been answered. Prayers for healing, financial blessings, traveling mercies and many more have been answered. I want to especially thank the parents that joined in with me to pray for Mr. And Mrs. Aguilar. God answered our prayers and she is out of the hospital and on her way to a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Emestica
Elementary Electives
Junior Praise Dance
The course is designed to teach elementary school students the basic skills and techniques necessary to be a dancer. Students will learn ballet, modern and hip-hop through out the semester. They will perform at our Christmas and Spring Shows.
Drama
This course instructs elementary students in the fundamentals of theater arts. The course is designed to teach basic skills at beginner level. Students will work on movement, voice and diction and stage presence through out the semester and perform at the Christmas and Spring programs.
Junior Chorus
This course is designed for singers of all vocal ranges. The students are taught basic pitch and rhythmic notation as well as harmonization. The course also provides a practical study of various styles music. The chorus is compromised of sopranos, altos and tenors. They will perform at the Christmas and Spring Programs.
Elementary Specials
Art
Students learn and experience different genres of Art.
Gym
Students work on stretching, and fine and large motor skills.
Computer
Students work on various Educational Programs for Reading, Math and Typing Skills. They also learn Microsoft Word Pad and Microsoft Office.
Music
Students experience music at differnet levels according to their age. Students learn to play the recorder, move to music, sing and enjoy many types of musical genres.
Literacy Day/Crazy Hair and Hat Day
This year we decided to combine two events to create one incredible, exciting fun filled day for our Elementary School students on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Our Fellowship Hall was transformed into a wacky hair salon called —– Hairy Situations. Teachers had to confirm their appointment with Tanya, one of the salon stylists, who was working the front desk. She welcomed in all our students who came in to salon. Many of the students and teachers walked in to the salon with crazy hair or hats. For those who didn’t have a hat, we provide hats for them.
We played music videos and sang along to some popular Veggie Tale tunes. After a fun time of singing, students were treated to books about hair or hats. After story time, the students watched some of our High School students act out a skit based on a Bible character named Samson. (Did you know the source of Samson’s strength was his hair!) During this fun time for students, teachers and aides were getting their hair done at the salon by a wacky hairstylist.
We wanted students to not only have fun, but to learn and get excited about reading!
Many students and teachers said this was the best Literacy Day ever!
Please check out our gallery on the school’s website to see some great pictures!
3-D Art
Elementary is a special age, things can become so mundane to this age group that even sometimes art becomes boring…so I introduced 3D art. I held up a bottle of paint, a paintbrush, glue and a role of aluminum foil and asked the class which one or ones of these is used to make art? Just as I had expected everyone (with the exception of 2 students) said the bottle of paint, paint brush and even sometimes the glue. I then revealed to them that aluminum foil can be used as art as well. They were asked to create, draw and color their own character’s face and to give it a name. Once they completed and colored their picture they were given aluminum foil and glue to bring their drawing to life in 3D form. After they paint their 3D faces they will be displayed for all to see, that typical household items (such as aluminum foil) can also be used to create art. Great job guys!
Miss Arnau
Enrichment Class
Researching, writing, and thinking… oh my. Every class is learning a lot of information about each groups “technology.” The students will be researching their technology in the areas of history and current technology. The groups will be writing interesting paragraphs to further finish their projects. After that, the teams will continue on to the areas of breakthroughs and consequences. Each student is thinking of ways to further their project into a thing worthy of each persons ability. Here’s a fun and easy riddle: What is it that someone has to take before you can get it? … The answer is: Your picture.
Dustin Penland
How Many Ants?
Our second graders had their thinking caps on when they had to figure out how many army ants were hiding behind a rock. They were able to see how many ants were in the lower chamber and, they were told how many ants there were in all, but how many ants were behind the rock?! After some brainstorming they were able to come up with a number sentence to answer the question. They also seemed eager to begin their project which will consist of creating their own story problem. They will have the opportunity to color their chamber, glue the ants, and then, write a story to match their picture. This is a great opportunity for our second graders to visualize story problems and even use their creative abilities to come up with fun story problems.
Mrs. Boodram