Monthly Archive: September 2014

Sep 26

BananaGrams!

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Banana Grams is a spelling game. It is were you have to get 21 tiles and you have to spell as many words as you can.  5 people are all who can play. Whoever gets rid of all 21  tiles – they win!  You are only allowed to trade 3 times because we are in …

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Sep 25

What’s Growing in the Commons

Today the third graders had a tour of the greenhouse in the commons. We saw lettuce, chard, and kale seedlings started and some tomato plants growing using hydroponics. The plants grow with no soil! Just rocks and water. The third graders got a chance to plant using both methods (traditional and hydroponics). We even got …

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Sep 25

Lafcadio

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We are reading Lafcadio. Lafcadio is a story about a lion named “grumph” or “mrumph” or “prumph”. So anyway, he was a happy lion that lived in the jungle, and he ate raw rabbits, laid in the sun and drink water from the stream and was lazy. So one day, he was sleeping under the …

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Sep 25

Lafacadio – by Shel Silverstein

In Lafcadio, there is a lion that saw a hunter. He ate the hunter and took his gun. Then he ate all the hunters. The a circus man came and said, “will you be in my circus?”He said, “yes!” “Well, then let’s get moving,” said the circus man. So they went to New York City. …

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Sep 24

Learning to blog

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Today we learned to blog.  It was awesome.  I am doing right now  .First we have to do it on paper.  Then Mrs. Oettinger checks it .Then I can put it on the BLOG! love, Mason We also learned about internet safety

Sep 24

PE

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PE is a great way to stay active.We play lots lots of games.PE stands for physical  education.We work on good sportsmanship and team work. -Max

Sep 23

Stem toys in 3rd grade

In third grade, we have light up Legos (Lazer Pegs), Lego sets, Bionic blocks, and jenga blocks.  Sometimes, we get to play with them in the morning.  We also have choice time (sometimes) where we can play with them.  The reason we do this is because Mrs.  Oettinger likes to build a lot.   From, …

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Sep 19

Creek

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Today some children went into the creek with Mrs. Oettinger.

Sep 16

Our First Garden Lesson

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We had our first lesson in the garden last week!  Mr.  Hartman’s team gave us a tour of the garden, and we had a scavenger hunt!  We found many new plants and vegetables.  We even got to sample some delicious tomatoes and apples!  Third Graders love to work in the garden.  Each week we will …

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Sep 16

A New School Year has Begun!

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Hello to all. We are officially in full swing in third grade. Your children are learning what it means to organize a desk, a locker, and be able to sit with out a teacher at lunch! The children are adjusting wonderfully and are making many new friends! . They have been working hard for us …

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