11/1/24 Third Grade

 11/1/24

Dear Families,

What a week!  We are so grateful to the Williamstown community for the amazing parade we were able to participate in on Halloween.  It was awesome to see so many families cheering the kids on!  As you can see from our highs and lows, it was a  highlight of our week.  Here is what we have been up to:

Literacy:

We finished The War with Grandpa and have started, The Wild Robot.  Students have been working hard on their introductions and the middle section of their personal narratives.  

Upcoming Dates:

11/5   Election Day: NO SCHOOL

11/8   Conferences:  NO SCHOOL

11/27-11/29   NO SCHOOL

High/Low

High- the parade

Low- walking up the hill

High- the parade

Low- it was a long time!

High- the parade

Low- my legs hurt

High- the parade

High- the parade

High- my legs are sore 

High- the parade

Low- my legs are sore

High- the parade, eating candy

High- the parade

Low- it had to end

High- the parade

High- the parade

Low- how I felt when I got back

High- the parade

Low- too much candy

High- the parade

Low- how I felt when I got back

High- the parade

Low- worried about a classmate

HIgh- the parade, getting slime and eating candy

High- the parade, finishing my first book

High- the parade, eating candy

Low- I got tired

High- the parade

Low- getting up early

High- the walking field trip, dodgeball in PE

Low- not having so much time in PE

High- the parade

Low- getting up early

High- going to the Gardens

Low- falling

High- the parade, seeing my grandma

High- the parade

Low- I had an asthma attack

High- the parade

High- riding in the golf cart

Low- my wifi didn’t work the whole way

High- the field trip

Low- the hill

Hill- the parade

High- seeing everyone in their costumes

10/11/24 Third Grade

 10/11/24

Dear Families,

It has been a productive week in third grade!  Here is what we have been up to.

Literacy:  We have been examining important information that authors give us by reading Stone Fox.  Students have been busy building up their writing stamina by writing entries in their writer's notebooks.  We are using ideas they gathered in their Idea Banks!

Upcoming Dates:

10/14   No School, Indigenous Peoples Day

10/25  PTO Popcorn at Snack Day! (25 cents)

High/Low

High-  visiting the fire truck

Low- getting up early

High- the fire truck

Low- waking up early

High- the fire truck, I got recess

High- the fire truck

Low- the ½ day

High- seeing my friends

Low- waking up early

High- the fire truck, the ½ day

High- waking up early

High- the field trip, the fire truck

High- the bus evacuation, the fire truck

Low- waking up early

High- the bus evacuation, the fire truck

Low- waking up early

High- fire safety calendar

Low- waking up early

High- Fire safety calendar, seeing dad on the fire truck, iready reading, writing in our writer’s notebooks

Low- I’m tired

High- bus evacuation, fire safety calendar, fire truck

High- the field trip, early release

High- the Shelburne Museum

High- I passed 18 lessons on iready reading, seeing my friends

High- the bus evacuation, fire truck

High- fire truck

Low- waking up early

High- fire truck

High- I finished a story in my writer’s notebook

Low- the ½ day

High- the Shelburne Museum, the fire truck

Low- waking up early

High- The Shelburne Museum

High- the Shelburne Museum

High- Stone Fox

Low- some of my kids have not brought home folders

High- seeing the bus

Low- not getting on the bus

High- the fire truck

Low- it’s been so cold

9/27/24 Third Grade

 

9/27/24

Dear Families, 

It was nice to see so many families at Open House last night!  We love sharing what our fabulous students have been up to.  Here is an update:

Literacy:  Students have chosen 'Just Right Books' to read independently.  We are reading The Twits and learning about character traits.  We are gathering ideas for writing and adding them to our Idea Banks.

Upcoming Dates:

10/3   Shelburne Museum Field Trip!

10/9   1pm dismissal

10/14  No School

High/Low

High- The Twits

Low- not coming to Open House

High- The Twits

Low- not coming to Open House

High- The Twits

Low- not coming to Open House

High- The Twits

Low- not going to the soccer game because of Open House

High- The Twits

Low- Not coming to the Open House

High- The Twits

Low- Not coming to Open House

High- The Twits

Low- hurting my back at recess

High- The Twits

Low- stomach hurt at Open House

High- Going to the soccer game

Low- I fell off the monkey bars at recess

High- Recess

Low- Missing Open House

High- We went to the Tunbridge Fair

Low- I didn’t go to Open House

High- Being with everyone

Low- Missing Open House

High- Open House

High- Open House

High- Open House

Low- we haven’t had enough time to do our writer’s notebook

High- The Twits

Low- not being able to do our notebooks, not coming to Open House

High- Open House

Low- not doing art

High- Getting Student of the Month, Soccer

Low- I couldn’t go to Open House

High- going to Open House

High- Open House, seeing Brinley

High- Open House

High- Open House

High- Open House, remembering we are going to Shelburne Museum

Low- Missing out on the camping thing today

Low- rescheduling the camping

9/20/24 Third Grade

 9/20/24

Dear Families,

This was our first FULL (normal) week and it was wonderful!  Here is what we have been doing:

Literacy:

This week we launched our writer's workshop!  Students are learning how to use their writer's notebooks as a tool to capture ideas and to become better writers.  We are encouraging kids to bring in pictures that represent them to put on their covers.  These pics can be emailed to us at any time.  In reading, we are continuing to learn about Just Right books and our library.

Upcoming Dates:

10/9    1pm dismissal

10/14  NO SCHOOL

High/Low

High- pictures on writer’s notebook

Low- having to get up so early

High- writer’s notebooks

High- writer’s notebooks

High- getting a squishy from Ms. Collier

Low- I am tired

High- writer’s notebooks

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- I am tired

High- mum ball

High- writer’s notebooks

High- finishing the math test

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- so tired

High- writer’s notebooks, finishing the math test

Low- waking up early

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- the math test

High- the literacy test

High- seeing my friends, writer’s notebooks

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- picking up early

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- getting up

Low- going to school

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- math test

High- get to do the math test

Low- it took a looong time to finish the reading test

High- the heart map

Low- leaving school

High- writer’s notebook

Low- waking up early

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- you guys leaving early

High- writer’s notebooks

Low- getting up early

High- seeing all my friends

Low- I am tired

High- All Hopes and Dreams are done!

Low- leaving early yesterday

High- Writing 

Low- leaving early yesterday

High- the Community Church brought us in coffee!

9/13/24 Third Grade

 9/13/24

Dear Families,

We had an amazing day at the Tunbridge Fair!  We'd like to thank our fabulous chaperones for volunteering and making this day possible.  Here is what we have been up to:

Literacy:  We have been reading the first couple chapters of various series that we have in our classroom library.  We created our hopes and dreams for the year.  

High/Low

High- the fair

Low- waking up early

High- the fair

Low- no rides

High- the fair

High- the fair

Low- can’t go everyday

High- the fair

High- the fair

Low- I was sick this week

High- the fair

Low- no rides

High- the fair

Low- getting up early

High- going to the fair

Low- waking up early
High- the fair

Low- being at the bus so long

High- the fair

Low- no rides

High- the fair

High- the fair

Low- waking up early

High- the Sugar Shack

High- the fair and seeing the animals

Low- leaving the fair

High- the fair

Low- no rides

High- the fair

High- the fair

High- the fair

High- the fair

Low- no rides

High- the fair

High- the fair

Low- not buying anything

High- the fair

Low- getting up early
High- the fair

Low- no soccer today

High- the fair and our amazing chaperones

Low- it’s been hard to wake up this week

High- Ms. Kendel forgot Liam’s lunch so he got to have french fries

Low- when the french fries were gone!

High- the fair

Third Grade: WELCOME BACK! 9/6/24

9/6/24

Dear Families,

We are off to an amazing start in third grade!  Each week we publish a blog with updates, upcoming events, our students highs and lows from the week, and a picture.  We encourage you to subscribe so that you don't miss any updates.  Here is what we have been up to:

Literacy:

Third graders have had the opportunity to visit all of their classes and are adjusting well to their new schedule.  We have been spending time getting to know each other and building our classroom community.  Next week, students will begin their beginning of the year assessments.

Upcoming Events:

9/11     Early Release Day

9/12     Tunbridge Fair!  *Please return permission as soon as possible

High/Low

High- going to school

Low- I’ve been tired

High- recess

Low- I’ve been tired

High- going to school 

High- playing with friends

High- coming to school

Low- leaving school

High- when I saw my teacher in Barre at the concert

High- I get to play with friends outside

Low- it’s too hot

High- we got to have two art classes

High- playing soccer

Low- super tired

High- playing soccer with my friends and first graders

High- we had art

Low- I am tired

High- our new PE teacher had my mom

Low- our old PE teacher is gone

High- recess

Low- waking up early

High- playing at school with my friends

Low- waking up every single day

High- having recess

High- playing basketball

Low- I am tired

High- getting to do PE with my mom’s old PE teacher

Low- waking up early

High- getting to go to the Circus thing at the high school

Low- during PE we didn’t get to do very much

High- playing soccer with my friends every day

High- being here with friends

Low- I’m tired

High- coming to school and being with friends and teachers

High- coming to school and seeing all my friends

Low- waking up early

High- seeing my second grade friends

Low- waking up

High- we were able to have choice time in art

High- how responsible kids have been with home folders and paperwork

Low- not seeing you until the afternoon

High- How we are getting into the groove

Low- leaving early yesterday

Picture Day Smiles :)

Silly Students :)