It's Almost Christmas Break!

Hello!

This week, we wrapped up majority of our work for this 9 weeks- Now we can look ahead to next week's festivities!

Monday will be a full day and the rest of the week will consist of half days. We will have a class pizza party for lunch on Monday so you will not need to prepare a lunch.

Tuesday will be our book buddy party! Each student needs to bring in a wrapped book for their book buddy or buddies by Monday.

On Wednesday, we will have our class Christmas party around 9:45. We are going to do a fun little gift exchange where each student brings in a $5-10 gender-neutral gift and we will swap. Please bring these in wrapped by Tuesday!

We had the canned food drive this past week and our school brought in over 1,000 cans. This means students get to wear jeans and an Ezell Harding t shirt or a Christmas shirt. On Friday, it will be a pajama day and the school will get together to watch a Christmas movie.


It was a wonderful week but I have a feeling next week will be even better! Enjoy your weekend :)

It's officially December!

       We wrapped up lessons on weather changes, historical fiction, and geography of Europe and South America. Be sure and check out our new artwork in the hallway. After learning about idioms, students were to choose an idiom, find the meaning, and draw a picture to represent it. Our other new addition in the hallway is our would you rather Christmas project. Each student received a different would you rather prompt that was pertaining to a Christmas topic. Their creative writing responses were so clever and I encourage you to stop by and read them!


I just want to inform you all of the schedule for the next few weeks.

The canned food drive is going on now so please please please bring in cans for our class!

The Book Fair is this upcoming week (December 4-8). Feel free to come and look at books, especially for your child's book buddy!

For our Christmas presents, each child will bring in a gender-neutral $5-$10 gift- it can be a toy, a game, etc. Please bring these in wrapped by Monday, December 11th!!

On December 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th, we will have half days. On Wednesday the 13th, we will have our class Christmas party- it will be around 9:45 A.M. On Thursday, On Friday the 15th, we will have a movie day as a school. Students are welcome to wear (appropriate) pajamas but please do not bring pillows or stuffed animals.

For this upcoming week, we will wrap up all of our lessons before Christmas break- we will have our usual weekly tests along with Math and Science. I am excited for all the fun events that we have coming up in just a few weeks!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Friday and happy Thanksgiving!

We finished an extremely busy week with several tests to wrap up our current units- they all did wonderful! We had a fabulous and fun day celebrating together- our party today consisted of great food and friends so thank you to everyone that contributed! Emory's grandmother came to read to our class and reminded us to always give to others. Below is a picture of her reading to the class outside.

Just a reminder that progress reports go home today so be looking for that.
I pray that you all have a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving week. I look forward to seeing all those beautiful faces after break and jumping right back in for the few weeks we have left until Christmas break.

Hello!
Today we completed an experiment on pollution in water- be sure and ask your child about it! We observed how trash and chemicals spread as the water flows. They were all extremely concerned with how people are doing this in real life and what they can do to fix it.
This week we also practiced a lot of reading in the form of a class play called "Name That Character!" and I don't think I have ever seen our whole class that excited to read aloud!

Just a reminder that Shopapalooza is this Saturday so I hope to see you all there! Also, this upcoming week is our last week before Thanksgiving, so we will have a math test as well as a science test to wrap up our current chapters.
Here is a picture from the science experiment today.

How is it November already?

We are wrapping up another week in 3rd grade!

Today we wrote letters to veterans in preparation for Veteran's day coming up.
This past week we learned about pollution, possessive nouns, types of government, and practiced different methods of multiplication. Be sure and practice multiplication facts at home this weekend- hopefully your child will be able to impress you with what they know!

Be sure to look in your child's backpack for information on the Yankee Candle and gift wrap fundraiser!
 Also, just a reminder that we do not have school Monday as teachers have Christian school in-service.

Have a wonderful weekend and try to stay dry!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween weekend has officially arrived.

This week we wrapped up lessons on weathering, multiplying by basic numbers, the countries of South America, and suffixes and prefixes. Now, we are moving on to learn about possessive nouns, soil and fossils, different types of government, and a lot more. Keep practicing multiplication at home as we transition into more difficult numbers.
On Friday, we had a wonderful class Halloween party- I took all the students outside for study hall time and when we came back in, the room was fully set-up for our class party! The students absolutely loved the fake teeth, punch, and endless sweet treats! Thank you so much to everyone who helped or contributed in some way. I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween weekend and I cannot wait to hear all about it from each student Monday morning. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Happy Friday!

What a wonderful week it has been!

Today we finally got to meet up with our book buddies and it was adorable- our kids were such great leaders to those sweet Kindergarteners. We wrapped up our geography unit on North America and will now transition into South America and Europe. We did our math review today on the intro to multiplication chapter and they will have a test on Tuesday. This past week, our Reading and Social Studies were all about the government and elections. Now, we are diving right into learning all about the Earth. We will also really begin practicing more writing in cursive rather than the normal tracing, so be sure and have them show you their skills at home!
Remember to check RenWeb for grades and lesson plans as they are updated each week.

I hope everyone is able to make it to the last home football game tonight.....GO EAGLES!

Here are a few pictures from reading with their book buddies today. Have a great weekend!

Vocabulary Parade

Hello Parents!

This was a wonderful week and I am SO glad to be back with my sweet class! I was blown away with their behavior this week and how they jumped right back into school work after a long week off.

Today we had the vocabulary parade and I loved seeing all of their creativity come out in their chosen word and costumes. Also, thank you to all the parents who were able to make it to EH to watch it. It filled my heart with joy seeing them all run into the classroom this morning and share their word and costumes with their friends. It really was such a great day!

We are halfway through our chapter on introducing multiplication and they are all picking it up quickly! Next week, we will have a science test over chapter 4 which is how the environment can affect living things. We will also begin learning about the government, how Jesus began His ministry, and expository texts.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy this beautiful fall weather!

Fall Break!

I hope you all have had a wonderful fall break! I am SO excited to get back and see all 16 of my sweet kiddos this week. We will learn about the story of Jesus being tempted by Satan, identifying cities and places on maps, singular and plural nouns and even more exciting stuff. Before fall break, we finished our chapters in Science and math. Now, we will move on to learn about how the environment affects living things and ......... MULTIPLICATION! The class has been asking me for weeks when we are going to learn multiplication and the time is finally here! I believe the students will also be doing a fun little project in STEM lab which means they might get to go more than once. I hope everybody  feels well rested after a long fall break so we can jump right back into our normal routine.

Progress reports will be sent out this week so be on the lookout for those. As always, be sure and check RenWeb for updated grades and lesson plans for the week. Thank you!

Mrs. Lee

1st Field Trip!

Hello families!

This week was extraordinary! We successfully went on our first field trip to the Nashville Children's Theatre and they all loved seeing "The Hundred Dresses". It was about lifting people up and not tearing them down because you don't realize how much your words can affect them. Our whole class was extremely well behaved.....my favorite part had to be them choosing to sing Chapel songs the whole bus ride there and back :)
The rest of the week was filled with activities that allowed them to be creative and independent. The two main assignments we worked on this week were a research project and a personal or friendly letter. They got into groups for their research project and could choose any location around the world but they had to learn all about it and then present it today! The next project was a letter they wrote at the beginning of the week and we worked on improving our writing skills until we ended with our final draft. They all read those aloud today and it was so uplifting to see how encouraging they were to one another! You can see pictures from both projects below!

Next week is the last week of the 9 weeks.....How is that possible? Time flies when you're having fun! So, to wrap up next week, we will have additional tests in math and science towards the end of the week- they will both be over chapter 2. Just a reminder that assignments and homework are on RenWeb if you want to keep up with what we are doing each day. I hope you all enjoy your weekend and I am already looking forward to seeing all of my kiddos on Monday!

Homecoming Week!

What a fabulous week! I felt a lot of love this week and I appreciate everything my students and parents did for me- Below is a picture of the sweet birthday lunch my kiddos surprised me with!

This week we completed a 4 day lesson on the states and each student got to wrap up by helping make a 50 states banner that we will hang in the hallway. We finished our lesson on plant and animal life cycles and will have a test on Monday. This week we began chapter two in math which covers organizing data and using graphs. During these lessons, they all told me how fun they think this math is which I was thrilled to hear!

Next week we will learn about food chains and ecosystems, the boy Jesus in the Temple, regions of the United States, physical features on maps, and more. Also, our first FIELD TRIP is on Thursday. We will be going to the Nashville Children's Theatre to see The Hundred Dresses. It will be a semi short trip on Thursday but it will still affect our lunch schedule SO each student will need to bring their lunch that day.

It was a wonderful homecoming week and I hope to see you all at the game tonight! Have a great weekend!!

Short Week

Happy short week!

We only had two instructional days this week but we packed in as much as possible! Your students did wonderful on their tests and assignments. We completed all of our Grandparent's Day projects and we hope that either a parent or a grandparent will get to come share this special day with your sweet third grader!

This week we learned about primary vs. secondary sources as well as learning a new list of spelling words and a new memory verse (Colossians 3:20). Since we wrapped up unit 1 in math, we will be moving on to unit 2 which is Representing and Interpreting Data. We will dive deeper into life cycles, interpreting primary sources, using graphs, and improving our cursive. Also, please remind your child to continue reading their AR book so they can take the required one test a week.

 And just a reminder to check your email for the chance to sign up for parent/teacher conferences as well as a time to come read to our glass. Have a wonderful weekend!

Hello September!

Hello!
 Another great week is coming to an end...
Our recent fundraiser was a success which is why I am happy to announce that we are out of school on Monday AND Tuesday!! Way to go!

This week we covered maps and coordinates, living things vs nonliving things, writing their names in cursive, biographies, Psalm 150:6,and the story of the birth of Jesus. Earlier in the week, we even spent part of our class outside.....we couldn't resist the beautiful whether! I was very impressed with all my students this week as they all seemed to gain a little more confidence in their learning. We conquered several tests this week and I was blown away with how well they did.

Next week, we are putting our social studies book aside for a little bit and diving into some new topics that they can explore more in depth. We are continuing on to chapter 2 in science while also wrapping up unit 1 in math. They will have a math test on Thursday since we have been reviewing all this week. It is also Grandparent's Day on Friday so we would love to have you all join us at school for that fun and special day! Our students will have some sweet surprises for their loved ones.
I hope you all have a fantastic FOUR day weekend......and try to stay dry! I will continue to pray for your sweet kids!

Solar Eclipse Week

             This was an amazing week because we all got to witness history......together! The Solar Eclipse on Monday was incredible but I was equally blown away by the parent support and involvement! Aside from the Solar Eclipse, this week also consisted of Open House. I hope you all loved the letters your children wrote you...it is so sweet to see how they adore you all.
             The third full week of 3rd grade consisted of the bodies of water, subjects and predicates, reading comprehension, Psalm 1:6, living things vs. non-living things, stars, using place value to subtract and much more. This week was jam-packed with learning and the behavior in the classroom was wonderful. I am already looking forward to what next week has to offer!
                                           Here are some pictures from our fun Eclipse day!

2nd Week of School

Yay for week 2!
This week our class *finally* got to go to the beautiful new STEM lab....they've been asking me just about every day when they would get to go. If you haven't seen the new STEM lab then I recommend you go see it-it is amazing! This week we focused on different types of sentences, the moon and the planets, landforms, maps, expository texts, and the story of Isaiah. Today, the students got into groups and played a globe game where they competed to see who could locate a different state or country first. As you can see from the pictures below, they loved it!
Thursday of this week, the senior football players joined everyone in Chapel to encourage students to come to the EH football game this Friday- I hope you all can come!
Our Solar Eclipse Day is Monday and we invite all parents to come watch it with our class. I will hand out the student glasses Monday morning. We would love to have you all join us around 10:45 before we head to the football field for lunch and Solar Eclipse festivities.

 

First Full Week of School!

This was a super busy week! We learned a lot of new procedures while jumping right into learning! The first week of third grade consisted of learning about the following: The Solar Eclipse, the books of The New Testament, short and long vowels, visualization and fantasy, longitude and latitude, and much more. The students received a new list of both spelling words and vocabulary words and took a test and did great! We completed a few projects that you will see hanging on the walls outside of our room. The first project was a paper plate globe to help them learn where the continents and oceans are in relation to one another. The next was their Solar Eclipse project where they learned how the moon is in front of the sun which causes a white ring of light. Be sure to look for both of these projects at the upcoming open house which is on Tuesday August 22nd!
I can't believe this was only the first week of school and I already love these kiddos SO much! I pray that the weeks only continue to improve from this point forward and each student leaves the classroom feeling loved!