Groveton Eaglets: October 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

Brain Break Fun

At the beginning of the year, settling into school can be challenging (especially after a super active summer)! I always start the year with many different "brain breaks" so the students can have some movement in their day. As the year progresses, and their stamina improves; I find less need for movements, and the brain breaks become less frequent. The students have asked if I would post links to their favorite movement breaks....so, here they are! Enjoy! :-)

Zap it

Pop See Ko

Body Pop

Dance Around

Gotta Keep Reading

Wadillyocho

Boom Chicka Boom

Spirit Week (fundraiser for GES PTO)

This week, GES will be participating in a fundraiser organized by the Parent/Teachers Organization (PTO). This will be the schedule of events:

Veteran's Day Songs (Practice, Practice, Practice!)

Our Veteran's Day program is scheduled for Friday, November 6th at 9:00am at the Carter Hall in Groveton. We will be honoring all of our Veteran friends as we sing and recite poetry followed by a time to visit and enjoy breakfast treats.

Here are the links to our two Veteran's Day songs.

America
(we will be singing the first stanza only)

A Greater Nation

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Learning Life Science with Mr. Durant

We had another engaging presentation given by our friend, Mr. Durant. This time, we focused on what animals eat.

Mr. Robert Durant (my middle school math teacher), has graciously volunteered to come into the classroom six times this year to show us his beautifully arranged photographs that he takes on his daily walks along the Israel's River in Lancaster. There is always time for asking questions and making connections from our daily learning in science class to his presentations. We have thoroughly enjoyed his wealth of knowledge!

Thank you, Mr. Durant!

Field Trip Success!

What an amazing time we had on our very first third grade field trip! We had the pleasure of listening to some enriching presentations from the Lancaster Historical Society; blacksmith, Mr. Ross; and farmer, Mr. Martin! We learned so much about how people lived long ago as well as some current farming activities.

We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends, Mr. and Mrs. Yelle, and thank them for helping organize such a wonderful trip. Also a shout out to all of the chaperones that took time out of their busy schedules to attend this trip with us!

Please enjoy some of our favorite pictures. We are still compiling pictures, so there may be more posts to come....

Our new farmer friend, Mr. Martin...

At the historical society...,

At the blacksmith's shop...

Monday, October 19, 2015

Pizza Hut Book It Program

Our class is taking part in the Pizza Hut Book It program. This reading incentive program encourages the love of reading combined with my next favorite love....PIZZA!!

Additional information about the program can be found at:

www.bookitprogram.com

Veteran's Day Poem

We will be reciting a poem for our upcoming Veteran's celebration. Traditionally, we have invited Veterans in for a program, breakfast, and visit. This year, the third grade is responsible for memorizing this poem as well as singing a song.

Stay tuned for next week's blog post to view our featured song.....

Friday, October 9, 2015

Typing Practice Needed

This week, we worked on a spelling assignment in our Google Classroom involving quite a bit of typing. The students typed their spelling words and then chose 3 words to type into sentences. Several students easily finished this within the time frame, but some did not. In technology class, Mrs Burkam has introduced a typing site (this has become a weekly "have to"). In the classroom, the students will be expected to practice their typing on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

Any extra practice would be beneficial to the students. They may log in at home using their school email and password: 1234

Typing (login page)

Thanks in advance!