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Granite Test

2012-01-30T16:29:00.001-08:00

Which earth material is granite? What minerals are in granite? Ask your child what he/she discovered today.

The boys and girls had a bucket of earth materials, and they were challenged to decide which materials were minerals and which ONE material was a rock.

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Geometry

2012-01-30T16:23:00.001-08:00

Today the children played around with some solid figures. I gave each group 12 solid figures to observe and sort.

They worked diligently to sort the figures into 2 groups. All figures had to belong to a group. The boys and girls had to give each group a label. Example: roll/doesn't roll, flat surfaces/no flat surfaces, points/no points

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Folk tales

2012-01-26T15:56:00.001-08:00

We spent some time listening to other folk tales this week since that is the genre we are studying in ImagineIt!

We have read about John Henry, Paul Bunyan, and Pecos Bill.

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Investigation One

2012-01-26T15:53:00.001-08:00

The Scratch Test (hardness test)

The children used different tools to figure which of their four minerals was the hardest.

Their conclusion from hardest to softest: quartz, fluorite, calcite, gypsum.

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Sundaes have been served

2012-01-23T16:34:00.001-08:00

Congratulations to all the students who completed their multiplication facts last Friday!

Are you studying for the big test next Tuesday?

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Multiplication Sundae Incentive Is Due Tomorrow

2012-01-19T17:50:00.001-08:00

All tests must be taken tomorrow! No ice cream sundaes will be served after tomorrow!

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A Classroom of Geologists

2012-01-19T17:40:00.001-08:00

Today we observed our mock rocks, handmade rocks. We observed their properties and took notes on what we saw. (color, smell, texture, etc.)

We also measured our mock rock's circumference, diameter, depth, and mass. We used a meter tape and a scale.

Book Order

2012-01-19T17:32:00.001-08:00

Tomorrow is the book order deadline!!

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More Sundaes have been served

2012-01-18T08:55:00.001-08:00

Lily got to enjoy her ice cream sundae yesterday.

Meg Catherine and Olivia got to make their sundaes today.

Way to go, Girls!!!! Friday is the deadline!!!! Everyone should be learning those facts!!!!

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School Spelling Bee

2012-01-12T15:39:00.001-08:00

This was my first year to organize our school spelling bee. I was super nervous, but if I do say so myself, it went great!!!

My two judges were John Coon (my father-in-law) and Amy Miles ( a retired JHES teacher). The caller/pronouncer was my sister, Michelle Puryear. Their help is greatly appreciated.

Sadie and Nicholas (fifth graders) waiting for it to start.

Some of the fourth graders trying not to be nervous!!!

I was so impressed with these third graders. They did an amazing job!!!

Here are my two beautiful spelling bee participants.

Congratulations to Tucker Montgomery! He is our spelling bee CHAMP! Yes, he is THIRD grader! One word, AWESOME!!!

His sweet family was their to show their support. What an exciting morning!!!

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Location:Julian Harris Elementary School

Coordinate Grids

2012-01-11T10:25:00.001-08:00

Today we worked on plotting ordinal pairs on a coordinate grid. They caught on really quick and did a fabulous job!

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Our First Sundae Winner

2012-01-11T10:23:00.001-08:00

Abby has learned ALL of her multiplication Facts!!! She passed her 12's this morning! Woo-hoo!!!!

Albert from Mrs. Hardison's class was the first one from her class.

They were all smiles! Way to go!!!

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Comprehension Toolkit

2012-01-10T08:12:00.001-08:00

The students practiced organizing their questions with a web yesterday as we read through a non-fiction piece on fossils.

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Multiplication

2012-01-10T08:06:00.001-08:00

We are spending lots of class time working on our multiplication facts. We are writing them, using flashcards, playing computer games, and enjoying a competition between boys and girls in the classroom.

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Learning about Martin Luther King

2012-01-10T07:58:00.001-08:00

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Back At It

2012-01-05T11:32:00.001-08:00

We practiced reading and recording data using tally marks today!

We also learned our 3's today in multiplication. Just 15 more days to memorize all our facts! Last day for the Ice cream Sundae Incentive is January 20!- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Welcome back, Coondogs!

2012-01-04T18:07:00.001-08:00

Happy Second Semester!I am looking forward to seeing each and everyone one of my students in the morning. We will spend Thursday and Friday trying to ease back into things. We will focus mostly on multiplication and Comprehension Toolkit. There will be no homework on Thursday night.I will send home my newsletter on Monday. Please check your child's DOG book for the new Scholastic book order and January's lunch menu on Thursday. Report cards will be in there on Friday./font>- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Christmas at the Coons

2012-01-04T17:52:00.001-08:00

We had two excited boys on Christmas morning. Santa brought lots of surprises!

Smith's gifts from Santa.

Patton's stash from Santa.

Santa also left the boys some furniture for their playroom.

Smith chilled out most of the morning on their new couch with his Skullcandy headphones and iPod shuffle.

Patton's favorite gift was a his WWII knife, the KA- BAR.

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Christmas Craft

2012-01-04T17:25:00.001-08:00

Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Minkinow, and Mrs. McComb did a precious Christmas craft with my class and Mrs. Hardison's class.

They got this adorable idea off Pinterest.

The boys and girls couldn't wait to take them home.

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Violin Recital

2012-01-04T17:18:00.001-08:00

Mr. Frank taught our class 10 lessons on how to play the violin.

After performing for our audience, the boys and girls went out and shared their violins with their visitors.

They were amazing!!! I was so proud of them.

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Christmas Crafts

2012-01-04T17:09:00.001-08:00

The Friday before we got out of school for the holidays, Mrs. McComb and Mrs. Minkinow made edible Christmas trees with the class.

Many of them did more eating than decorating. It was cute!

Look how pretty they turned out!

We had green icing from one end of our room to the other. They loved it!!! Thank you, Moms!

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Student of the Month

2012-01-04T17:01:00.001-08:00

Lily was our student of the the month for December. She was recognized for her ACHIEVEMENT in school!!!

Congratulations, Lily! This was a well-deserved award!

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Merry Christmas from Mrs. Coon

2012-01-04T16:59:00.001-08:00

This is what I gave my sweet students for Christmas. Yes, these are bone-shaped crayons!!! Aren't they adorable?

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Pancakes, Pajamas, and Polar Express

2012-01-04T16:56:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas party on December 17, 2011. We ate pancakes, decorated gingerbread houses, and watched The Polar Express. We did all this in our PJ's.

We had some good cooks!

We also had some pretty awesome servers!

The decorating began as soon as our tummies were full.

I think some of our moms had just as much fun as the students.

They turned out to be quite beautiful!!!

We ended our party with this fabulous movie. It was a fun day!

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Telling Time

2011-12-08T15:55:00.001-08:00

We have spent a lot of time this week learning about clocks.

We have named the parts of an analog clock, and we have practiced telling time on an analog clock.

We discussed that the are different ways to say what time it is. For example, 4:15, a quarter past 4, or 15 minutes past 4.

Lastly, we have worked on elapsed time!!

Elapsed time takes a lot of practice. These pictures are of my class working on some elapsed time problems. They are working so hard!

Tonight they have homework on this skill. Be patient, they will get it!

We will continue to practice this skill in class.

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More Inventions

2011-12-08T15:43:00.001-08:00

Stosh and Reed did a fabulous job sharing their discoveries today.

Reed made a poster to tell us about the invention of Legos. Stosh made a book explaining how and when plastic was discovered. Great job, boys!!!!!

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Invention Projects

2011-12-07T11:53:00.001-08:00

Wow!!! The students had to choose a discovery and/or invention and research it. I was very impressed! They did a fabulous job collecting data, organizing data, and presenting data!

Morgan did a poster on the invention of the marvelous IPAD.

Meg Catherine did a informative PowerPoint on the IPOD!!!

Lily presented a poster about the invention of bifocals.

Meah had a poster on the telephone.

Kaitlin made a book about the electric oven. She said she chose this discovery because her oven at home died! Ha!!

Jamison shared a model of an electric motor. The children were quite impressed!

Luke made a model of a traffic light. He used a shoebox, colored cups, and Christmas lights. Adorable!

Erin made a fabulous display on hair products. She used this week's Imagine It story to help her!!! It was awesome!

Jazlyn made a poster to tell us about her invention, the telephone.

Noah made a creative book on the refrigerator. It opened up like a real refrigerator.

Joseph created a collage and shared with us about the lightbulb.

Abby shared a pamphlet on the automobile.

Nate shared about the invention of the car.

Caroline made a pamphlet about the invention of cotton candy. She even gave everyone in the classroom a container of cotton candy. Yummy!!

Olivia made a commercial about the invention of the toothbrush. It was very entertaining.

Abby shared an informative PowerPoint on the invention of magnets. She did an experiment with the class, and she gave each child their own personal magnet to take home.

We have two more projects to share......be on the outlook for more amazing work!!
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Christmas Crafts

2011-12-04T16:47:00.001-08:00

We had two sweet moms come up to school on Friday to help us make 2 Christmas ornaments.

Thanks, Mrs. Amber and Mrs. Leslie!!! We had a good time!

We hope to finish them on Monday. We ran out of time on Friday. They are are going to pretty hanging on your tree this year.

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Student of the Month

2011-12-01T15:58:00.001-08:00

This is our student of the month for December (INITIATIVE). Way to go, Abby!!!!

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Congrats

2011-12-01T15:56:00.001-08:00

Here are our spelling bee winners!!! Congratulations, Olivia and Abby!!! They both will participate in the school spelling in January!

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Important Info

2011-11-28T12:22:00.001-08:00

Please make sure you read over this year's multiplication guidelines with your child tonight. These guidelines are in your child's DOG book today. Please sign the contract and return it to me tomorrow. Thanks so much!!!

Let the memorizing begin.......
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Surprise!!!

2011-11-28T12:13:00.001-08:00

Look what was delivered to me at school today. Thank you, sweet Caroline. I love birthdays that keep going and going!!!!

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Sarah, Plain and Tall

2011-11-28T12:11:00.001-08:00

We completed our first chapter in our book study today. The boys and girls have an enrichment activity to complete tonight at home.

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A Birthday Surprise

2011-11-22T10:28:00.001-08:00

My sweet class surprised me today with a birthday party. I had no idea because my birthday isn't until Friday which falls during the Thanksgiving Break. With early dismissal due to weather, they managed to still pull it off!

Look at this adorable cake. Jennifer Farris created it!

It was almost too cute to eat!

The boys and girls sang to me, "Cha Cha Cha" and all!

I received a very generous gift from my students! I am definitely being spoiled by this group of parents and students this year!

I appreciate each and everyone of these boys and girls. You and your parents have made this birthday super special for me. I love you all!!

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BreakFEAST

2011-11-21T15:36:00.001-08:00

We celebrated Thanksgiving with a yummy FEAST this morning.

We had casseroles, bacon, sausage, cinnamon rolls, doughnuts, etc.

We are THANKFUL for our wonderful parents for preparing this feast!

Yummy in our tummies

The boys and girls were all smiles!

Mrs. Cleveland did a wonderful job organizing this for our class.

I think their eyes were bigger than their stomachs.

Mrs. King and Mrs. McComb were also there to help serve our hungry third graders.

It was a TASTY morning!!! Happy Thanksgiving!

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A great book....

2011-11-16T12:16:00.001-08:00

We read this fabulous book today. Ask your child to tell you about it!

It goes along great with our Money Unit!

Multiplication in Progress

2011-11-16T12:11:00.001-08:00

Wow!!!! Look at our lists NOW! They are almost FULL! Thanks for your help last night. Our 11's are still a little weak, but we can continue to try to think of some.

We took these groups and created math stories today. We wrote word sentences, addition sentences, and multiplication sentences.

This was my example for the class.

Erin's math story: There are 3 meals a day. I ate 3 meals for 6 days. I had 18 meals in all. 3+3+3+3+3+3=18. 3x6=18

Abby's math story: There are 8 hot dogs in a package. I have 2 packages. There are 16 hot dogs in all. 8+8=16. 8x2=16.

Meah's math story: There are 3 lights on a traffic light. I have 4 traffic lights. There are 12 lights in all. 3+3+3+3=12. 3x4=12.

Caroline's math story: A dog has 4 legs. I took 4 dogs on a walk. There were 16 legs in all. 4+4+4+4=16. 4x4=16.

Jamison's math story: A starfish has 5 arms. I saw 3 starfish. There were 15 arms in all. 5+5+5=15. 5x3=15.

Abby's math story: A traffic light has 3 lights. I saw 3 traffic lights. There were 9 lights in all. 3+3+3=9. 3x3=9.

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Can Drive End Friday

2011-11-15T16:36:00.001-08:00

First, WE are losing BIG TIME!!!! This is our stash of cans, only 14! Right now, second grade is in the lead with Mrs. Washington's class being the class that has brought in the most cans.

For every 10 cans a Coondog brings in, I will give him/her 10 credits!!!! I want to see our numbers rise over the next couple of days. We "CAN" do it!!!!

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What Comes In 2's, 3's, 4's...........

2011-11-15T16:29:00.001-08:00

Today in third grade, we made lists of things that come in groups.

As you can see, we did pretty well.

However, we need your help tonight at home. Our 8's, 9's, 10's, and 11's look pitiful. I can't wait to see what the children bring in tomorrow for us to add to our charts.

Tomorrow, we will take these groups and make multiplication sentences. The boys and girls will see that multiplication is just repeated addition.

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"The Go-Around Dollar"

2011-11-15T16:21:00.001-08:00

Today, we focused on the expository part of this week's selection in Imagine It!

The children closely studied the features of the one dollar bill.

In class, they drew pictures of the one dollar bill and label it's features (serial number, portrait, emblems).

Then, they wrote NEW facts they learned while reading this selection.

Tomorrow, we will focus on the realistic part of this selection.

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Violin Lessons

2011-11-15T16:12:00.001-08:00

The boys and girls participated in their 3rd violin lesson today.

He measured them today for real violins. Hopefully, they will get to use them on Thursday.

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Field Trip Tomorrow

2011-11-13T16:29:00.001-08:00

We are heading to the Princess Theater at 9:30 in the morning to see Sleeping Hollow. Please encourage your child to wear a JHES shirt tomorrow if he/she has one. Thanks!

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2011-11-09T06:04:00.001-08:00

BONES Play Tomorrow!!!

Performances are at 8:15 AM and 6:00 PM.

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Silent Auction Winners

2011-11-09T06:01:00.001-08:00

This morning the third grade teachers had the honor to eat breakfast with the following students before school.

They won "Breakfast with the Third Grade Teachers" at the fall festival silent auction.

We enjoyed McDonald's and Chick-fil-A together.

We had a great time visiting with these sweet students. They definitely entertained us.

Thanks parents for supporting the Silent Auction!!!

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Violin is in full swing!

2011-11-09T05:54:00.001-08:00

The boys and girls are practicing on box violins until they prove to Mr. Frank they are ready for real violins.

They did a great job listening and following directions.

Our next lesson will be next Tuesday because of our play tomorrow.

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Halloween Night

2011-11-07T09:27:00.001-08:00

My family spends every Halloween night in Point Mallard at my in-laws' house. They are so kind to let my children transform their cute little home into a scary, haunted home.

My boys spent many hours preparing for this big night!!! Yes, that is Patton behind the fence that Mr. David built.

This is their favorite time of year. Neither one of them care about trick or treating, they just want to scare people!

Creepy!

Gross!

Two of my best buddies and their families spend this evening with us every year. We eat while all the kids and their daddies are outside acting crazy! Ha!!!!

Penny with her mommy and Nana after taking a trip around the block.

All of Patton's buddies stopped by for a little excitement.

Sam, my nephew, jumped in the fun this year! He had a blast joining in on scaring people. He was a pro at it!!!

Patton and his cousin, Callie

Me with crazy Mr. David
He even chased people with a chainsaw (minus the chain). Like father, like son!!!!!

Last, but not least, Smitty!!!!

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Location:Brandywine Lane

Dictionaries

2011-11-07T09:09:00.001-08:00

The Elks Club came to school last Friday to deliver each third grader a FREE personal dictionary.

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Our Finished Products

2011-10-31T20:10:00.001-07:00

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Happy Halloween!

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Designing our pumpkins

2011-10-31T11:15:00.001-07:00

The boys and girls coming up with a plan!!!

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Student of the Month

2011-10-31T06:18:00.001-07:00

Our first student of the month...........

Stosh Minkinow

This month's student of the month was for consistency and dependable. That he is!!!!!!
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Identifying our Unknown Powders

2011-10-28T09:21:00.001-07:00

Wow!! My class is silent as they are working hard to identify the five powders we have been testing this week.

They are using their notes to help them. We talked about being good note-takers!!!

They are working so hard!

Look at their serious faces. Precious!!!

I am so proud of their determination!

I can't wait to see how they did! Fingers crossed!!!

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Candy Corn Contest

2011-10-28T06:21:00.001-07:00

We have had our own "candy corn contest" going on in our classroom during the past two weeks as we have read The Candy Corn Contest. Every time a child got a credit for good behavior, he/she got to take a guess.

Stosh was the winner! His guess was closest to the exact amount. He was off 104 candy corns. Good job, Mr. Minkinow!

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Subtraction

2011-10-26T11:24:00.001-07:00

Today we read this book to help us better understand subtracting with regrouping.

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More Chemical Testing

2011-10-26T11:19:00.001-07:00

Today we performed three tests on our 5 unknown powders...

The Vinegar Test,

The Iodine Test, and

The Red Cabbage Test!

Ask your child what he/she observed today!

Tomorrow is the HEAT test.

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Had to share.....

2011-10-25T17:45:00.001-07:00

Patton and my precious niece, Callie, are participating in the National Junior League Cotillion. They are learning manners, etiquette, dancing, etc. They both look so grown up! Sniff! Sniff! Sorry, but I had to share this precious picture of them after Monday's class.

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Chemical Testing

2011-10-25T17:39:00.001-07:00

This week the whole third grade is participating in a week long study of chemical testing.

Each group has been presented five unknown powders that they are performing tests on to help them identify the powders.

Today, the children performed the water test, water mixture test, and the filtration test.
Ask your child to tell you the difference between a suspension and a solution.

They worked diligently with their groups.

By Friday, the students will use all their test results to identify the unknown powders.

Tomorrow we will perform the vinegar test, the iodine test, and the red cabbage test.

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Candy Corn Contest

2011-10-25T17:29:00.001-07:00

We are deep into The Candy Corn Contest. Hopefully, we will finish up by Friday.

I modeled for the children what I expect from them when it comes to answering the questions about each chapter.

Each chapter has questions and an activity.

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Play Practice

2011-10-19T14:06:00.001-07:00

Play practice is in full swing!!! Please make sure your child is memorizing his/her lines and/or solos. It is just three short weeks away!

They are doing a great job. Mr. Lacy is amazing with them!

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Happy Birthday

2011-10-19T14:01:00.001-07:00

Today was our sweet custodian's, Mr. Joe's, birthday.

The whole third grade made him a card and sang happy birthday to him at lunch!

He loved it so much, he cried!!!

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Location:College St SE,Decatur,United States

I Miss My Kiddos

2011-10-17T17:55:00.001-07:00

I am looking forward to being back in the classroom tomorrow! I've missed their sweet faces!

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I Survived another 26.2 miles!

2011-10-16T15:58:00.001-07:00

We enjoyed a fun night in Chattanooga eating and watching football!

My running buddies: Jennifer, Tracy, Megan, and Barbara.

The morning at the hotel. We are ready to go!

Waiting for the race to start. It was cold!!!

Two more of my running buddies, Patrick and my sweet hubby!

Whew.......that is done! We enjoyed chilling out in the beautiful sunshine!

We had to get a picture to show off our awesome medals!!!

Barbara ran the half marathon. She was at the finish line cheering for me!

Finally, number 10 is done!!! I am ready for number 11!

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2011-10-15T07:16:00.001-07:00

My marathon attire for tomorrow! Wish me luck!

This 26.2 miles is for my DADDY!!!!!

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Investigate A State

2011-10-13T12:10:00.001-07:00

Great job, Coondogs!! I hope you learned lots!!!

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Learning about the USA

2011-10-12T18:08:00.001-07:00

Today, we watched a funny movie about our states.

The kids spent time today looking up each state's capital.

They also had to research to find each state's abbreviation.

Olivia is headed to Washington D.C. tomorrow, so shared her Investigate A State project today. Her state was Maine.

Investigate A State is DUE Thursday

2011-10-11T14:31:00.001-07:00

I have already had some students turn their projects in to me. They look great!!!!

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Cotton

2011-10-11T14:28:00.001-07:00

Today, Mrs. Ginger, Cade, and Meg Catherine shared their experience from a cotton field they visited last week.

They brought pictures and real cotton!

Ask your child if he/she can remember any of the facts they shared with us? How much is a big roll of cotton? What about the tractor/machine? Who do the seeds belong to?

It was very interesting! We thank the sweet McCombs for teaching us this afternoon!

Inside break today

2011-10-11T14:20:00.001-07:00

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Third Grade Play

2011-10-10T16:15:00.001-07:00

Our third grade play will take place on November 10. We will have two performances, one in the morning for our student body and one in the evening for the PTA meeting.

If your child is a bone, nerve, or muscle, an important note came home today in your child's DOG book about costumes. All other students will be getting information about their costumes by the end of the week.

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Pizza Party

2011-10-10T05:41:00.001-07:00

Thanks to our families we got to enjoy these last Friday!!!!

Dominos was so gracious! They sent us 8 HOT pizzas!!!!!

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Help Needed

2011-10-05T07:20:00.001-07:00

Next Thursday we will begin a book study. However, I have had to throw away most of my copies of this book because they were just too worn out. Right now, I only have 9 copies. Anyone interested in purchasing one for your child to own off Amazon? However, he/she needs it soon. I haven't checked Books-A-Million, yet. Just let me know because I am working to round up more copies for us to complete this assignment.

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We Won!

2011-10-05T07:16:00.001-07:00

We won the pizza contest!!!! Thank you for your participation. We will have a pizza party in our room this Friday afternoon. If you send a lunch with your child on Friday, make sure it is a light one to save room for pizza later that afternoon.

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Decodable Time

2011-09-29T12:10:00.001-07:00

We looked for words that had a long i sound in our decodable today.

We also looked for interesting facts about bats as we read.

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It's Was A Blackout!!!

2011-09-29T12:04:00.001-07:00

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Cap Day

2011-09-29T07:57:00.001-07:00

Too cute! I am still looking for my silly sock picture! It is a priceless picture!

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Timelines

2011-09-29T07:54:00.001-07:00

Wow! I was very impressed with this year's timelines. The students did an excellent job. They had a wonderful time sharing them with their classmates.

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Continents and Oceans

2011-09-26T09:35:00.001-07:00

On Friday, as a grade level we listened to this wonderful book on tape.

Stosh and Luke held up copies of the book so everyone could see the pictures while they listened to the story.

The boys and girls laughed a lot while they listened carefully.

After the story, we made our own Chester the pig.

They had to place the continents on his body and label the oceans.

Most of them tried to do this without picking in their books or DOG books for answers.

They worked really hard. They are hanging up in the hall. Come check them out!!!

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Congratulations to my Smitty

2011-09-26T09:16:00.001-07:00

Smith was elected for JLT (Junior Leadership Team, formally known as Student Council) last Friday.

He went with a "Jackson Five" theme and sang his speech to the tune of "ABC, 123.".

Way to go, Buddy! We are so proud of you!!!!

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Team Day

2011-09-26T09:09:00.001-07:00

Look at all the teams represented today for Red Ribbon Week. Every person that participates and dresses up this week will get two credits each day! Show that school spirit!!!!!!

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Comprehension Toolkit

2011-09-22T11:40:00.001-07:00

We have enjoyed this week learning lots of NEW information from interesting non-fiction texts.

We learned about coral reefs, sharks, and dolphins all this week.

As we were reading we paid close attention to non-fiction features.

We listened for our inner voice to signal new learning: Wow! Amazing! Really? I didn't know that.......

They worked in pairs to discuss the text.

I enjoyed listening to their conversations.

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2011-09-20T15:58:00.001-07:00

Picture Day is tomorrow!!!!

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Progress Reports

2011-09-19T12:58:00.001-07:00

Finally, progress reports are in your child's DOG book. Please sign and return it tomorrow. This report includes all grades except for last Friday's DOL and Math 4 Today.

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Important Dates

2011-09-19T12:54:00.001-07:00

Math Test TOMORROW on Chapter One

Continent and Ocean Test next Tuesday (spelling counts)

Timelines due next Wednesday

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Grandparents' Day

2011-09-19T12:51:00.001-07:00

We enjoyed having our grandparents eat lunch with us today. I couldn't believe the big crowd we had!

Thanks for coming!! The children loved having you here!

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Comprehension Toolkit

2011-09-19T12:45:00.001-07:00

Today we identified informational text features and learned their purposes.

We also recognized signals from our inner voice that tells us we are learning something new as we read non-fiction text.

The boys and girls browsed through some non-fiction books.

As they browsed, they looked for some non-fiction features: captions, titles, headings, bold faced words, diagrams, labels, maps, close-up pictures, table of contents, etc.

They used post it notes to mark the features they found in their books.

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Grandparents Day

2011-09-16T11:53:00.001-07:00

We go to lunch on Monday at 11:50 A.M.

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Check the DOG book!

2011-09-15T05:33:00.001-07:00

Our homeroom moms put an important note in your child's DOG book yesterday. Let's help make this Fall Festival the BEST! Thanks in advance for your help.

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Student Council Class Rep

2011-09-15T05:30:00.001-07:00

Congrats to Stosh Minkinow! He is our class representative!

It was a good race. I am proud of you all for running.

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Healthy Choices

2011-09-11T16:56:00.001-07:00

Dee Meyer from Gloria's Good Health came to talk to all the third graders about making healthy choices. We learned lots of important information.

She told us how important protein is in our diets.

She also talked us about eating foods that our rich in antioxidants.

The boys and girls enjoyed listening to her.

We talked about whole grains and how important they are to us.

She even brought grapes for a snack. They loved them!

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Another Poster Went Up.....

2011-09-11T16:47:00.001-07:00

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Beauty and the Beast

2011-09-07T12:18:00.001-07:00

We reread this week's story in groups today.

Some chose to listen to the story on a CD.

Others chose to take turns reading out loud with a group.

They did a good job reading together. I was proud of their behavior.

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Class Representative

2011-09-07T12:12:00.001-07:00

More cute posters went up today!!! Elections are next Tuesday!

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Mark Your Calendar

2011-09-06T17:59:00.001-07:00

As I was attending my own child's Open House tonight at Oak Park, I realized I failed to mention OUR Open House in my newsletter today.

It is this Thursday night at 6:00!
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Class Representative

2011-09-06T17:49:00.001-07:00

Posters started going up this morning for class representative.

Elections are next Tuesday.

If you signed up to run in the election, send in your 2 posters ASAP.

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Happy Birthday, Olivia!!

2011-09-06T17:47:00.001-07:00

Olivia and her sweet mom treated us to a special snack last Friday. Olivia's birthday was Saturday, September 3.

Thanks, Olivia, for letting us celebrate with you!

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Our opposable thumbs

2011-09-01T18:03:00.001-07:00

Today we taped our thumbs and tried to perform some simple tasks.

We tried tying shoes,

coloring, and

completing a maze.

The boys and girls quickly learned how important their thumbs are to them.
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2011-08-31T11:16:00.001-07:00

Bone test is tomorrow!! Study! Study! Study!

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Owl Pellets

2011-08-30T17:43:00.001-07:00

The boys and girls spent the afternoon examining owl pellets. YUCK for some and WOW for others!

You would be amaze at what they found! They found arm bones, scapulas, skulls, etc.

Some of them were not too sure about this assignment!

However, others loved every moment of it!!

Look at these faces!

Term of the day was REGURGITATE.

Ask your child if he/she found parts of a mole, shrew, rodent, etc?

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Classroom Representatives

2011-08-30T10:27:00.001-07:00

If your child wants to run for classroom representative, this form is due on Friday.

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Happy Birthday, Kaitlin!

2011-08-30T10:25:00.001-07:00

Yesterday, we celebrated Kaitlin's birthday with some yummy homemade cupcakes during snack time.

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Mr. Bones

2011-08-30T10:23:00.001-07:00

The children worked hard on putting Mr. Bones together. After an hour, Mrs. Landers finally let them use a cheat sheet!!! Ha! Some of them were quite hilarious before she let them cheat.

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