October 16

Landforms, Rocks, and Minerals, OH MY...

Well, third graders were pretty happy when they came to school on Tuesday and saw this...

Our rocks and minerals have arrived!
It was great to see their excitement. 
I have a feeling we will add many new rocks to our collection.

Yes, we started our unit on landforms, rocks, and minerals. Camden kicked off our unit with a non-fiction book he wrote with his grandmother. Thank you Camden! I am looking forward to sharing some of the great activities I have planned for them. 

This week we wrote Halloween stories. The class came up with words that would tell us how they would feel, what they would see, or hear in a haunted house. Each child completed a house that showed the problem, solution, characters, setting, and plot in their story. I was very impressed with the stories they wrote! It was great to see the enthusiasm during this writing block! Here is a quick look at some of our work:

As you can see we have some great authors and illustrators! Stop by and check out the stories!

I wanted to say THANK YOU for all the wonderful books that were donated to our classroom.  They will be put to great use! It was also great to see you all at parent conferences.

Next week I will start posting homework and important information on our blog. Please check in daily to see what is going on in third grade.

Have a wonderful weekend!