Board Game Fun!

Check out our awesome cooperation during our board game afternoon! The class had a blast! Some even tried out a new game! It was a wonderful way to spend the end of our Friday! It was so cool to see the kids become teachers of their game and learn how to compromise and take turns. 

Happy 100th Day of School!

WOW! Time sure does fly! It is already our 100th day of school! We had a ton of fun celebrating today.

We began the day by writing 100 words that we know. Then the class had an opinion piece about if they would rather have 100 pancakes or 100 cupcakes. Ask your child to share with your their opinion piece!

During math, we completed our module 7 tests to show that we are 100 days smarter! And after that they had an odd/even coloring page that revealed the number 100!
We had an AWESOME snack today brought in by Craig's mom that involved donuts because "Donut" you know it is the 100th day of school? :)
We wrapped up our day this afternoon with a bucket list. The class had to think of 10 things that they would want to accomplish before they are 100 years old. We have some great aspirations in our class. These included to become the first woman president, to be on ESPN, to own a mansion, to go to college, to join the NFL, to go sky diving, and even to become a teacher! To go along with their very own bucket list, each student drew a picture of themselves as a 100 year old. We added some cotton ball hair to make it truly authentic. ;) 

Stop by to check out their top 10 before they turn 100 hanging above their lockers!

Snowglobe Writing and Polar Express Fun!

We have had a busy and exciting week wrapping up our units and getting ready for the Holidays!

This week, our writing focused on our snow globe writing. The class was given the prompt, "If I were trapped in a snow globe..."

I asked them to use their creativity and imaginations to figure out what they could be doing in their snow globe and how they could get out. I must say, I have some pretty PHENOMENAL creative thinkers in this class. Or maybe it was our awesome fireplace with instrumental holiday music that helped spark our creativity. Either way, they came up with some awesome stories! Next time you are at Dickinson, head towards the 3rd grade hallway and you can read your child's writing and see their poses in their very own snow globe!

Today, we began our day with some festive doughnuts while working on creating our gingerbread glyphs! We got to hear The Polar Express read by Mr. Smith, the man who did the Polar Express for years at the National Railroad Museum. Our movie watching was the best part of the day. We snuggled up with our PJS, mugs, and cookies and enjoyed each other's company.

From our class to your family, we WISH you a VERY wonderful Holiday season and a relaxing break!

See you in 2017!

Holiday Concert

For those of you unable to be at the concert today, take a look at the attached video to get yourself in the holiday spirit! They did a fabulous job!!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE A SNAPSHOT OF OUR HOLIDAY CONCERT

Hour of Code!

We took part in the WORLDWIDE Hour of Code event today! The class had so much fun! It was awesome to see them step out of their comfort zone and persist when things became more challenging. If you would like to check out the hour of code activities at home simply go to the Dickinson homepage and scroll down to the links on the right hand side. Click the link that says Dickinson Hour of Code.

Happy Coding!

St. Norbert Students Came to Visit

Today we had some St. Norbert future educators come to teach a lesson on the water cycle. They incorporated art, drama, and song to help the class remember the important vocabulary and steps in the water cycle process.