Coding, anyone?

Last week, Mr. Matt Noggle and his coworker, Hannah, came into our classroom and taught us how to code using games on code.org.  We played the "Star Wars" game which had us tell a droid where to go based on the picture that we were given.  We had a lot of fun!  We even had a chance to learn a little bit about Javascript.  Thank you, Matt and Hannah!  It was AWESOME!!  :)

3A's Fractured Fairy Tale V.I.P. Day

February meant "Fractured Fairy Tale" time!  The first week was dedicated to "The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf." We read "The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig," "The Three Little Javelinas," "The Three Little Hawaiian Pigs and the Magic Shark," etc.

      

The next week, each day was dedicated to one fairy tale and its fractured counterparts.  Monday was "Sleeping Beauty," "Sleeping Ugly," "Waking Beauty," and "Sleepless Beauty."

Tuesday was "Cinderella," "Seriously, Cinderella Is So Annoying," "Cinderella's Rat," "The Rough-Face Girl," etc.

                     

Wednesday was "Little Red Riding Hood," "Honestly, Red Riding Hood was Rotten!," "Lon Po Po," etc.

                    

Thursday was "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!," "Goldilocks and the Three Martians," and "Dusty Locks and the Three Bears."

                       

Friday was "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk STINKS!," "Jack and the Baked Beanstalk," and "Jack and the Giant Barbecue."

                

Both weeks, we also had a wide variety of other traditional fairy tales and their fractured counterparts available to read and get ideas for our VERY OWN fractured fairy tale.  First, we typed and revised our first draft.  Then, we edited and printed out our final drafts.  We took one of the copies home so that we could create a trifold with our families.  We used the other copy to create a power point of our story where we illustrated our 'books' on the computer using our graphic design skills.  Finally, we were able to present our masterpieces during our V.I.P. Day.  It was so much fun!!!!  :) 

Please click on the link to see our video.  https://youtu.be/jaAUcLMmWTA

Gummy Bear Science Experiment

Last week, we did a gummy bear experiment. We wanted to see what would happen if we soaked a gummy bear overnight in water, baking soda water, salt water, and vinegar.  Each group came up with a hypothesis for each liquid.  Then, they recorded their initial observations about the gummy bears like what did it feel like and what color it was on a piece of paper.  Next, they measured the gummy bear's length (head to toe), width (across its back), and thickness/depth (from front to back) to the nearest centimeter.  After that, they measured the gummy bear's mass on a scale.  They recorded all of the data on a piece of paper. Finally, they placed one gummy bear in each liquid and waited overnight. 

The next day, the students followed the same procedures for making observations, measuring, and recording data.  Below are the before and after pictures.

Christmas Party! :)

For our Christmas party, we exchanged gifts, played some really fun games, and ate lots of yummy food!  Thank you to our parent helpers and everyone who donated food and/or drinks.  We really appreciated it!  :)

Happy Holidays! :)

We want to wish everyone "Happy Holidays!"

"Christmas Around the World" Projects

The third graders worked very hard on their "Christmas Around the World" projects.  They had to pick a country that they wanted to learn more about.  Then, they completed the research packet by looking up and answering various questions about how people in that country celebrates Christmas and/or other winter holidays.  Next, they dressed their gingerbread person in the traditional way of that country.  Finally, they created a Google Slide presentation and presented it to the rest of their classmates as well as the first and second graders.  Mr. O'Donnell even included it in the 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders' Christmas Program.  :)  

Below are pictures of our gingerbread people wearing traditional clothing from our countries and pictures of more information.