Name: Jeanette Oettinger
Date registered: May 7, 2013
Nov 21
Since we are almost done with our garlic company, we thought it would be fun to peek inside the mind of a 3rd grader to find out what they would do if they had 10,000 dollars. Now it did require a bit of prep because some of them talked about buying a house or buying …
Nov 18
Was school like this for you? Kids here are free to find their own comfy spot for reading. They settle in quickly and get lost in a good book!
Nov 11
We have had more reading groups working together to look at different packaging. They had to say what they liked about it, what was bad for the environment, and also what they would do to improve the packaging for the environment. One product was made out of 100 percent recycled card board and corn starch. …
Nov 11
Alicia’s dad came in to help us make buttons for our Harlic company. The kids LOVE them!
Nov 04
After our book The Stinking Story of Garbage, we decided to take a closer look at landfills and learn just how long it takes items to decompose. Group 2 was first to learn this, and group 1 and 3 will start tomorrow. We learned that glass, styrofoam, and tinfoil do not ever decompose! That is …
Oct 29
Third graders are busy finishing up The Stinking Story of Garbage. Some children are reading with whisper phones. These help increase comprehension because they can hear their voice reading. Max is working on writing a Skinny question. It’s a question that is answered with one or two words and right there in the book. Malia …
Oct 22
Here is a great example of what a Lit Circle looks like in 3rd grade. Jia is the group leader and the other girls get to share their answers and job. For each chapter, they rotate who is the group leader and the jobs. Great job girls! We hope to get some more groups up …
Oct 18
Last Wednesday some of the children shared their own poems in two voices. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/s/?view=att&th=149243e2772440e0&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/s/?view=att&th=149244262b1b9abb&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/s/?view=att&th=1492443d6578c486&attid=0.1&disp=attd&safe=1&zw
Oct 17
We said goodbye to our beloved student teacher, Miss Ford today. We sure will miss her! The kids sent her off with cards, hugs, and lots of love! We. Hope she visits often and soon!
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