End of the First Semester

Students have surely had an amazing learning adventure during the first semester of third grade!

Reading
Our units focused on how to build a reading life, follow characters through the book, and having deeper conversations about the books we read.

Writing
Students were exposed to writing small moment stories about their own life, using poetic devices to craft poetry, and follow the paragraph structure to tell about facts or persuade a reader of their opinion.

Math
Basic math facts (addition, subtraction, and multiplication) recall is essential as well as being able to explain the mathematic concept behind them.  These facts are then applied to problem solving, which also has a key component of being able to explain the process of how the problem was solved.

Science
Students should know the parts of the plant life cycle, be able to identify a germinated seed, and developed knowledge of the hydroponics technique used to grow plants.

Social Studies
Inventions and how these inventive technologies have changed over time was a major concept covered in this unit.   Students not only showed these changes in a Google presentation and/or a timeline, but they also needed to be able to explain in words how their particular piece of technology changed.  The culminating assessment was the creation of their own invention and presenting it to their peers at the Invention Convention.

Powerful Persuasive Words

Powerful Persuasive Words That Sell

New
Unparalleled
Proven
Unreal
Free
Winning
Powerful
Wonderful
Improved
Vital
Guaranteed
Unsurpassed
Best
Unlimited
Sure
Unconditional
Tested
Discover
Healthy
Money
Natural
Results
Safe
Own
Easy/Simple
Freedom
Dependable
Investment
Secure
Love
Quick
Authentic
Convenient
Automatically
Instant
Instantly
Clear-Cut
You/Your
Compare
Fast
Compelling
Limited
Critical
Important
Unique



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EduBlog Awards

Nominations for the Edublog awards are below:

Best Group Blog-Connected Principals

Best New Blog-Why the Middle Matters

Best Class Blog - mrbuxton.blogspot.sg

Best Library/Librarian Blog-The Adventures Of Library Girl, Jennifer LaGarde

Best Administrator Blog- Dr. Cook's Blog, Dr. Spike Cook

Best Free Webtool- Socrative

Best Open PD/Unconference/Webinar Series- Simple K12

Lifetime Achievement- Tom Whitby

Happy Thanksgiving

This week is a short week due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday break.  I hope you enjoy the time with family and friends.

Class Photo

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Some of Our Favorite Apps

• Skitch 
• Pic Collage 
• Little Bird Tales 
• Explain Everything 
• Popplet 
• iMovie 
• Math Drills

Pet Portraits from Art Class

Halloween Picture

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Location:Halloween Picture

Hydroponics Field Trip

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Thank You

I hope everyone enjoyed the break. I just wanted to say thank you for all of the wonderful food parents provided for UN Day. Please also take a look at the flag parade video on the right-hand side.


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Goal Setting Google Form

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Small Moment iMovies

After publishing their small moment stories, students created iMovies and narrated their published pieces.