Happy Veterans Day!

Last Friday, November 10, we put on the 3rd Grade's Annual Veterans Day program.  We worked super hard on memorizing our lines for our speaking parts and memorizing the songs and singing them the best that we could.  We really wanted to do a good job for our community's veterans because we know how much they gave to us.  

During the Armed Forces Medley, it was so awesome seeing all the veterans standing up and representing their own branch that they actually served in. 

We had some of the Student Council members hand them a flower to show our gratitude for their dedication, devotion, and sacrifice for our country.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!  WE APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW!  :)

Our final song, "American Tears," featured soloist, Olivia Zartman.  She was so nervous, but she did a FANTASTIC job!  (By the way, after the program in the room, she told Mrs. Pfeiffer, "I didn't know that I could do that!")  Mrs. Pfeiffer was SUPER PROUD of all of them for doing such a WONDERFUL job!  :)

Character Word for the Month: Gratitude

Our character word for the month of November is "Gratitude."  Gratitude means being thankful and grateful for what you have.  Mrs. Schmidt, our guidance counselor, came in and discussed what it meant to her.  Then we brainstormed what it meant to us.  Mrs. Pfeiffer wrote our responses on the poster below.  Then Mrs. Schmidt let us decorate cookies--not for us--but for someone who we want to show our gratitude to.  After we decorated the cookies, we put them in a baggy and wrote a special note to our special someone as to why we are so grateful for them.  It was so much fun!  :)

Legos and Game Day Raider Pride Reward Party!

Here's another party that we got to come up with and vote on.  It's called "Legos and Game Day."  It was our reward for showing our "Raider Pride" last quarter.  "Raider Pride" is when we make good choices by showing that we care about ourselves, our work, and other people; demonstrating a positive attitude and a sense of responsibility; and putting forth our very best effort.

Read to a Stuffed Buddy Class Dojo Reward!

A couple of weeks ago, we got to bring our stuffed animals in to read to them.  At the beginning of the year, Mrs. Pfeiffer let us brainstorm on ideas for rewards and vote on the ones that we want to earn.  One of them was called "Read to a Stuffed Buddy."  So, all we had to do is earn enough Class Dojo points as a class, and we did!  

Happy Halloween!

Last Friday, October 27, we had our annual Halloween Parade and party.  We had a lot of fun dressing up in our costumes.

After the parade, we went back to our room and played games.  Mrs. Wenninger, Ms. Sharp, Mrs. Habern, and Mrs. Laukhuf let us play "Pass the Pumpkin."

 Blake was the winner!

 Then we played "Musical Chairs" with fun Halloween music like the theme song from Ghostbusters, "The Monster Mash," etc.

Our last game was "Eyeball Toss."

Then, it was SNACK TIME!  I don't think there was any worry about us going hungry today!  Thanks to everyone who helped and/or brought snacks for our party!  :)

Mrs. Habern got caught dancing behind Boston!   LOL!!!!!  :)

It's About "TIME!"

 This week, we've been working on telling time to the minute two different ways (i.e., digitally and the 'old fashioned way/the way grandmas and grandpas say the time- like 3:43 or 17 til 4) and figuring out elapsed time using the "Zoom" strategy--which is AMAZING!!!! 

Our Canal Field Trip

On October 11, we went to Grand Rapids, Ohio to ride a canal boat and to learn how a hydroelectric mill worked in the 1800s.  Please click on the following link to watch our video.  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/Tz4Zg9uuqsU

The Pillowcase Project

On October 12, Derek, Tierra, and Jackson from the American Red Cross and the OSU Lima Campus came to our room to talk to us about the "Pillowcase Project."  This is an AMAZING program that teaches kids about the importance of being prepared in case of an emergency such as a tornado or fire by using the three steps, "Learn, Practice, and Share."  We received a "My Preparedness Workbook," a personalized pillowcase with suggested items to include in case of emergency.  We also received a pledge certificate.  FREEBIE ALERT!!!!  If you contact the American Red Cross, they will come out to your house and install FREE smoke alarms for FREE!!!!!!  AWESOME!!!!  

 They also taught us a really good coping skill to use to calm us down.  It's called "Breathing In the Good Color (our favorite color) and Breathing Out the Bad Color (our least favorite color)."

Here are our pillowcases after we decorated them.  We even got to keep a fabric marker to decorate them more at home.  :)