Battle of the Books Finalists

Here is our finalist team for BOB!




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Social Issues Book Clubs

For Social Issues Book Clubs you will be responsible for recording your thinking on a collaborative corkboard.  Once your group has been assigned, click on the link for your group to start jotting stickies during independent reading time.  Please see the sample below.

Sample corkboard:
https://noteapp.com/PlMhhln3FC

Group 1:
https://noteapp.com/VxKSW1FllY

Group 2:
https://noteapp.com/p6bB49Nwi1

Group 3:
https://noteapp.com/QB1BIlI3ZH

Group 4:
https://noteapp.com/H4Et7qJX6B

Group 5:
https://noteapp.com/m1kMpCa1uS

Spirit Week

Insect Research Assessment

Please use this guideline to make sure you have completed your research assessment in its entirety. 

Insect Research

Use the document above to get started on your insect research.

Heifer's Cornerstones

As stated on Heifer's website...

If you ask Heifer project partners, "What are the most fundamental principles upon which you build your life?" many would answer "Heifer's Cornerstones." Used for more than 65 years, these 12 Cornerstones guide communities to self-reliance.

Cornerstones stimulate group wisdom and personal insights, and they keep people's hearts, minds and actions balanced, focused and productive. Our 12 Stones video outlines the meaning and purpose of each Cornerstone, and their impact on our projects in the field.

http://www.heifer.org/ourwork/approach/heifers-cornerstone?msource=magento

Click on the slideshow below to see our notes from this research. (click here for a link)

Water Bucket Activity

Today, we carried buckets of water up and down the hill in front of the school to show empathy for others.  Here is a link to the photos.

https://picasaweb.google.com/117160301568253244800/WaterBucketActivity?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJmggLH91NaG4gE&feat=directlink

Read to Feed Extension

Dear Parents,

Your children have been doing a terrific job reading and recording it in their Read To Feed booklets.  We are continuing to learn about the needs of all people, especially those in developing countries, and we want the children to be knowledgeable when asking for sponsors.  So, we'd like to extend the program for two more weeks before writing a brochure and asking for sponsors.  

Children will continue to read and record through May 3^rd.   Sharing their brochures and finding sponsors may be done during the next week. All money donations should be brought to school by May 13th.

Our optional visit to the Singapore Leprosy Home will be on May 17^th.  More information on this activity will be sent home later in May. Thank you so much for supporting your children in this wonderful program.

Kind regards,

The Third Grade Teachers

Character Dress Up Day

As an incentive activity to encourage our students to read,  Wednesday, April 10th, all third grade students are invited to come to school dressed as their favorite book character. Children will write clues about their character at home to help other students guess who they are. They can even bring their books to share!

Remember Read to Feed is a great way for our children to get involved in a real hands-on way to help solve global problems like hunger and poverty. We appreciate your encouragement and support of your child’s efforts while he or she participates in Read to Feed.

Thank you,

The Third Grade Teachers

           

Included below are a couple of websites which contain book character dress-up ideas.              

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12967397/Book-Character-Dressup-Suggestions

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1042178/book_character_dressup_day_ideas.html?cat=46

Trustworthy Bingo

Students are learning about good research practices in reading class.  This week, we have mostly focused on finding 'trustworthy' information, which means they can find the fact in more than one place.  During this lesson, students interviewed each other and then analyzed their research.  Which responses could they trust?  Why?  Which responses were opinions?  Why?  Which responses would require more research?  Why?

World Geography Review

Below is a slideshow of students' work from our review on world geography.  They opened the map from an email I sent and used neu. Annotate + PDF on their iPads to note continents, oceans, equator, prime meridian, and a compass rose.

Geography Review

Today we start our new Social Studies unit, A Village Called Earth.  Before we start looking at developing and developed countries, we need to spend this week reviewing world geography as well as the geography of Singapore.  For Monday's lesson, please click here for a World Map.