Book Fair

Featured Blogger: Joey

The Book Fair is a fair that you go to buy books that you want. You can also buy posters that you think are interesting. They have numbers so you can say what number poster you want. The numbers on the posters went all the way up to number 25. Your teacher puts books in her slot so you can pick any from his or her slot. Then you can buy books for your teachers that they want and sign it and give it to them. During the Book Fair if you had library you would have to have library in your classroom. Also the Book Fair was open from Wednesday to Thursday and it closed at 8:00pm.  Obviously the Book Fair was held in the library. At the Book Fair there are also books on tables so you can see them, and there are books on the shelves so they look like they are advertised. There were long books for the 4th graders and short books for the kindergarteners and medium books for the 2nd graders. The Book Fair was fun and I got some really cool books!  

Travel Agency & Mystery Envelope

Featured Blogger: Brooke

So in class we are doing a travel agency project and we have a group and a planning sheet. Why we did the travel agency project is because we had an envelope and we had to open it when we knew all about the maps so we could understand everything. You would get to have a group of three or more and you would get to pick a poster or iPad. My group chose a poster and on the poster you would have a key and a map. You could either tape the map on the poster or draw the map on the poster. Another thing is on the planning sheet you would have a directions paper for your poster or iPad. You need to have a compass rose on your map so you know what direction you’re going. That’s how our groups made the travel agency project.

The envelope had green, pink, and yellow paper and a map of Lilja. You would have to trace the route on the map. You had to follow the steps on the color paper you got. Then you would follow the track you made and there would be sticky notes on the wall. Follow them and you would find the treasure. There were bags in the treasure with two pieces of candy, an eraser, and a maze puzzle. Finding the treasure was really fun!

Playing Soccer in Gym

Featured Blogger: Maria

This week we were doing soccer in gym. We played a game that we had partners. One partner had to jog with a soccer ball when the other partner was just just jogging. When Mr. DeMayo said stop, we  had  to find  our  partner and  whoever had the ball had  to  kick it  under their partner’s legs while the other  partner was opening their legs.  In another game we had  teams, like  defense and offense, but it was hard because we had 2 balls. These are only two of the games that I have explained, but were many more!

Reflex Math is Fun!

Featured Blogger: Felitcia

I love Reflex Math because it helps you get faster with your facts. Also it helps me! You can make a girl or a boy for your avatar and dress them when you have enough money. If you need help with your math, Reflex Math helps you! There are stores in the game, but when you first get it you just have 3 of them. One game is called “Ninja Star.” In this game you jump and get points! My favorite was when I got a green light. A green light is when you play it a lot. When we get a green light, Ms. Sprague gives a sticker to us.  That is why I like Reflex Math!

Perfect Personal Narratives

Featured Blogger: Libby

In writing we are making personal narratives. We have read a lot of personal narratives to get us ready for them. 1,2,3 no 4 personal narratives! We have written personal narratives about our feelings. On 10/21/15 we wrote about a time when we had a strong feeling. The book that inspired us to write about a time when we had a silly family story was Knucklehead. We also have written about a memory with a person. On 10/22/15 we talked about where and when to put paragraphs in our writing. Personal narratives, personal narratives, we love to write personal narratives!

Playground Changes

Featured Blogger: Jose

Our playground has new swings and also new poles that are red. I notice a lot of kids play on the swings. Also there are two big piles of wood chips near the swings. One of the swings is handicapped. Also there is a big dumpster on the basketball court. Why is the dumpster there, you ask? Because the gym got flooded so they tore up the floors and put in new floors. That's all the changes on the playground!!!

Class Jobs in 3Sp

Featured Blogger: Caleb

In 3Sp we voted on class jobs.Jobs are like assignments for helping the teacher.  For example, one of our jobs are VIP and VIP is line leader and gets to sit on a cool chair.  Another example is paper passer. When the teacher needs help passing out paper, the paper passers pass them out. A different example is recess basket. Recess basket brings out the recess basket when we go out to recess.  One more example is tech tackler, which is when you turn off and on the lights when we come and go from the classroom.  My favorite job I had so far is tech tackler because I love turning on and off the lights.  One of the jobs I think I will like is VIP because VIP gets to sit in a special chair and gets to be line leader.  The jobs in 3Sp are spectacular because we get to choose them!

How to Make a Personal Narrative!

Featured Blogger: Mark

3Sp is making personal narratives, and I'm showing you how to make on! First of all, you need to plan notes to make a book, but you need to make it so that it happened in your life. Then, you need to make a first draft. After you've finished that, you see if there's any other information needed. After that, you take all the notes and information so you can make a final draft and get ready to make a book. But you need to make sure you spelled everything correctly and used good grammar and used spaces. Then reread and make sure it makes sense, and make sure it's neat and made sure you didn't miss something. For example, uppercase letters and periods. Then reread one more time just in case. After that, you can read over and over again and see if you like it. So, this is how you make a personal narrative!

Word Study Assessments

Featured Blogger: Maddy

In the beginning of the year you will always take a spelling assessment. In second grade there are 50 words for you to learn. When you get in third grade you should know 35 words by the end of the year. After that you should learn 35 words also in fourth grade. I almost forgot! In first grade you will have 57 words to study. Usually the teacher will say a sentence and use the spelling word in it.  After you take the spelling assessment you will get it back a few days later.  If you get all of your spelling words right you will work on more challenging ones.  Everyone always does their best on spelling assessments!

Fun Maps!

Featured Blogger: Eddie

3Sp is making treasure maps that include a title, key, compass rose, and labels. We had 4 days to complete the map. And we made a map draft and a draft of the steps in two days.  Next we got a day to make a final draft of our map and steps.  Then we got a day to revise it, edit, and re-read it.  After that we shared our maps in social studies and we showed our map and explained what we liked about the map and then asked questions and compliments. Some of the maps were big, small, and some made out of clay! And some were real places and some were completely made up. Making the maps was FUN!!

Getting Recorders

Featured Blogger: Evie

Welcome I'm Evie Geckle from 3Sp and this year the third graders will be playing different songs in music! When you get your recorders you can pick your own color. You can trade colors  when you get your recorders too! In music you will have a case that you can put your recorders in so you won't lose it.  Because all you have to find is the case and your recorder should be in the case unless you are playing music.  Also in music class the music teacher will teach you how to play songs during music class. In third grade the third graders get to do the multicultural assembly and some kids will be able to play their recorders.  Others will be in the show performing on the gym stage.  Don't forget the background too! Some kids will also be able to decorate the background of the play too. When you get your recorders you should not put food or water near your recorder because you could get food stuck in them and water would make them all slippery too. Also if you have a pet or a younger sibling then I would not let them take your recorder.

Close to 100

Featured Blogger: Cami

In 3Sp we have math at the end of the day. This week we have been playing a game called “Close to 100.” In “Close to 100,” we have 5 single digit cards. We have to take 2 different cards and we have to use them to make a 2 digit number. Say your hand was 5, 4, 0, 4, 3, you could take the cards 5 and 7 and make 57, then take 4 and 3 and make 43. In “Close to 100” we try to get as close to 100 as possible, as in this example you would actually get to 100! Sometimes you can't get to 100 at all; like: 1, 3, 8, 5, WILD. Here there is a WILD card and WILD cards mean: any number you want it to be! For example if you had 2, 3, 0, 7, WILD you would probably want to do 2 and 3 and make 23, then take 7 and WILD as 7 and make 77. If you do that, then you will get to 100! After you've taken your turn you have to record your turn on your recording sheet which is on SAB page number 39. SAB stands for Student Activity Book. In my opinion I think “Close to 100” is a fun-filled math game!

Reading "Bink & Gollie"

Featured Blogger: Nora

This year 3Sp read the whole series of Bink and Gollie. Ms. Sprague used different voices for the different characters. There are three chapters in a book and three books in a series. Bink is shorter than Gollie. In the third book Bink tries to get what she wants and Gollie is always helping her.  

Also Bink and Gollie want to start a collection, so they go to “Eccles Empire of Enchantment” to start a collection of gold star stickers. When they are there they see someone named Celeste Pascal covered her whole house in gold star stickers. Also Bink really likes pancakes. In the first book Bink gets a new pair of socks and Gollie does not like them. Also in the first book Bink and Gollie get a fish and they go on a roller skating adventure with Fred the fish. Bink trips and Fred the fish goes flying in the air. The bowl shattered in pieces. Gollie saves Fred the fish by running to the lake. Bink looks up and says, “What are you doing with my fish?”  “I’m saving him!” said Gollie. I loved the books because the chapters are really funny.

Making Folders in Art!

Featured Blogger: Sabrina

Hi I am Sabrina Torrijos and I am going to show you what we did in art!  In Art 3Sp made folders!First we wrote our name.This was our first draft. We were going to put our name on to the folders! After we wrote our name,we used pencils to design our names. Then we did our final draft for our names we copied our designs on to the folder! Then we colored our names in! After that we colored in the backgrounds of our folders and the art teacher said that we need to fill in all the blank spots in our folder. That was really hard for us because the paper was bigger than original paper because it was a folder.  After we finished coloring our folders, we erased the pencil marks that we used to color the background of our folders and we also erased our pencil marks that we traced our names with. It was hard work but 3Sp did it really well. Our  Art teacher told us that if we are done we could do 3D writing with our names. I thought 3Sp did an excellent job!

How to Make a Map

Featured Blogger: Sarah

Hi! I'm Sarah Golden. I will tell you how to make a map. First of all, there are over three kinds of maps: regular maps (you know, the paper ones like ones you get at amusement parks so you don't get lost), a 3-D map (like a model), and then you’ve got the GPS's. There are probably more maps but I'm telling you how to make only one of the maps. Well let's get started. Get a piece of paper (if you want it to look old, get tan paper); you can get any color but white is best. Now draw a rectangle box in the right corner of your paper and label the top "Key" or "Legend".  “What is that for?” you might say. Say that you want a to make a forest on your map, you would draw a forest sign instead of drawing 30 trees. In the Key you would draw a tree, and put an equal sign (=) next to it, and then write "forest". One tree will be a forest! Now that you’ve got the Key handled,you will make a compass rose. First draw a plus sign (+). It can go anywhere on the page. Draw an X through the middle of it, now draw a N at the top a E on your right, a W on your left, and an S on the bottom, a NE in between the N and E, a SE between S and E, a SW in between the S and W and now a NW between the N and W. You will also need a title, a scale and of course a place! Now all you have to do is make the places. I think you've got it, so Bye!