The PARCC Test!

Featured Blogger: Brian

Last week and this week third graders took the PARCC test.  Here’s what PARCC testing mornings looks like: We come in in the morning and we do our morning routine (and it is a little bit hyper). Next we sit at our tables and do the PARCC testing after we log into our accounts.  There was multiple choice questions and essays. We also had tools which are answer eliminator, line reader, and ruler, but don't forget magnifier! The PARCC test was hard, but we pushed the limits and broke through!

The Words of Word Study

Featured Blogger: Ella

Last week we started doing different sorts with words. Here is what our sorts were like.  

The first routine we did was a blind sort.  A blind sort is where we have half a piece of paper with words on it and we talk with our table members, and we try to find out what categories they fall into.

The second routine we did went something like this: we came in from recess, and got off all our snow gear. Then we sat down in a circle on the rug and watched as Mrs. Gyster and Ms. Sprague showed us how to do a partner sort and a beat the clock sort.

On day three of our different Word Study sorts, we did an individual sort.  Then we got it checked by either Mrs. Gyster or Ms. Sprague. Next we cut them out, and then we glued them into our Word Study Spelling Notebook.

So far this week we got assigned groups based on our spelling levels.  Then we got new words for our groups and did the same sorts throughout the week like we did last week.  I like the new routine of having Word Study in the afternoons everyday!

Apres PARCC Moving and Grooving!

Featured Blogger: Lucas

After our PARCC assessments our whole class had a Go Noodle movement break.  These helped us stretch our legs because we were sitting for a long time. Ms. Sprague chose a name out of the fishbowl  and the person whose name was picked got to choose the movement break! And there`s a little monster named Coach Terry that leads us in all the movement breaks. Also there`s a guy we’re upgrading named Bart Reynolds and we upgraded him today and he looks so weird.  Well I hope you enjoyed imagining what it would be like to be in a movement break!

P.S. Bart Reynolds’  mustache gets bigger and stronger every time we do a movement break : )

P.P.S. Apres means after in French.

Science Experiment with Buddies!

Featured Blogger: Sophia

On Friday March 13 3Sp had buddies and we did a science experiment on ice, snow and oobleck.  The ice and snow experiment was testing which was going to melt faster.  Snow, right?  No, actually the ice melted faster! The oobleck experiment was on what we noticed.  Right away a lot of people noticed that it was messy and it was! It is so fun to get to have buddies!

Multicultural Assembly: Starring Third Graders!

Featured Blogger: Gavin

This week in 3Sp we have been going to Specials to work on dancing and practicing songs for the Multicultural Assembly.  If you do not know what I am talking about, 3Sp has been working on routines for the Multicultural Assembly! At Lilja we always do a theme last year we did Australia but this year we are doing Mexico! In Gym we’ve practiced a routine with a part called “Rail.”  We split up into different groups and people had different partners each day.  We practiced and practiced until we got it.  Then we started doing another routine and then we put it all together and we combined all the parts together.  Also in gym we’re practicing more so we know our parts so Mr. DeMayo won’t have to tell us what the parts are step-by-step. In Music we started doing different songs connected to the dance in Gym.   Soon we’ll be ready for the big day!

Persuasive Speech Unit: TED Talk Videos

Featured Blogger: Emma

This week in 3Sp we started our persuasive speech unit in writing. To get ideas, we watched "TED talk" videos. One video was about a girl named Adora Svitak who had made her own book and the video was all about how adults can learn from kids.  So now I'm wondering when we can start teaching Ms.Sprague, like seriously she said that we can teach our teachers too (I knew it!). I think we will start with some simple humor and how to organize their desks. Hey, have you seen teacher’s desks when they have folders on them, their own snazzy cup with their name on it etc...!

Back to TED Talk videos!  Adora Svitak was very persuasive about how adults can learn from us kids.  She also gave me the idea to make a persuasive speech about how school should be cut short to 1 quarter of a millionth of a second; okay maybe just until 2:00PM (not AM!). or i'm gonna stick with the the second dog idea.

It was a very persuasive week. Ask your scholars about what they’re doing to persuade you!   The End, of a awesome week!