Summer Reading Rocks!

I CANNOT wait to start my summer reading! I am planning on beginning with a mystery about several people who are on an island. One by one, they all start disappearing! I am going to read this book along with my little sister Nicole. We will talk about the book as we go!

Please share some titles that you plan to read this summer. What genres are you interested in?

Where are your favorite places to read in the summer? Do you plan to read paperbacks, hardcover or electronically...or a combo! Don't forget audio!

Let's talk summer reading...

Step-up Day!

Hi second grade friends!

Read about what current 3-P students loved about being in 3-P!

School Ready and the Four P's!

Mrs. Babine has talked to all of us about the importance of being "school ready".

She wants us all to respect the Four P's...people, property, procedures and policies. 

Please share your thoughts on the Four P's in 3-P. How are we doing in each category? Have we improved in any of these areas? I look forward to your specific examples. It would be wonderful to share these posts with Mrs. Babine!

Pioneer Hour Reflections!

It is just wonderful to be in Oregon! I still feel a little dusty from the trail!

Think back to the journaling, iBook creation, research, choosing a name and family, butter making...

• Please share your favorite part of our Westward Expansion unit and WHY
• What was the most interesting piece of new learning?
• What advice would you give to next years' pioneers!

Art Car Fun!

Today's assembly was amazing! The yarn trick was awesome! I think Ms. Yasi was really shocked.

Please share how you got the idea for your car. What setbacks did you have in the process of making your car? What mindsets did you use?

Field Day Fun!

Field Day is a wonderful day! Students and teachers from all three divisions of the school come together to have fun, participate in the events and enjoy the fair.

Let's share!

What is our favorite part of Field Day? What is your favorite Field Day memory? Why do you think that this is an important day for our school community?

GO PURPLE! GO GOLD!

Jesse Jones Nature Park

We had a wonderful time visiting a 1830's settlement and Native American village!

Please share your new learning and your thoughts about life in the 1830's compared to life in 2019!

Mindsets in 3-P!

Please share how you are using the mindsets of...

• Optimism
• Flexibility
• Persistance
• Resilience
• Empathy

in 3-P!

Favorite part of third grade so far...

Please share your favorite part of the year SO FAR!

What times of the day do you enjoy the most? What is your favorite special? What is your favorite Writer's Workshop unit so far? Do you have a favorite independent reading book?

Egypt and Iceland!

I am exhausted from our travels!

Please share new learning, your favorite activities and new wonders!

I can't wait to read your travel reflections!

30-G Check in!

I am excited to read all about how your thirty minutes of glorious independent reading are coming along!

Please share what you have been reading. Do you have any recommendations for the class? Let's hear about your realistic fictions books or books from other genres!

Attitude of Gratitude!

I am so very grateful for many of the wonderful things in my life...big and small!

Please share some of the things that you are grateful for...big and SMALL!

Iceland and Egypt!

We have been learning new information on the amazing countries of Egypt and Iceland! Many of us did not have much background knowledge on these countries including Ms. Papadakes. 

Please share at least two pieces of new learning about each country. Also, you may include a few wonders!

Holiday share!

It is the most wonderful time of the year! Please share with us what you are looking forward to over the holidays. Do you have any special plans for Christmas? How about Hanukkah? How was it? Are  you spending time with your friends and family these next two weeks?

Let's share our holiday traditions and plans for the break!

Sarah Albee visits Third Grade!

Please share your reflections on our time with Sarah Albee!

How does she get her ideas?

How does she recommend researching nonfiction books?

What did you find personally interesting about her?

Twelve Fun Fact about Sarah Albee

Feel free to read and ENJOY! No need to comment!
Love,
Ms. P,

For Kids: Twelve Fun Facts About Sarah

• She’s the youngest of four kids.
• Her favorite food is a perfectly ripe mango.
• She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in South Burlington, Vermont.
• She was the second-shortest girl in her seventh grade class, but then grew nine inches in a year and a half, topping out at 5’10.”
• She was captain of both her basketball and track teams in high school—they were state champs.
• She plays the violin. She also loves opera, especially Mozart operas.
• When she was growing up, her family had lots of dogs and cats, and also chickens, cows, goats, sheep, pigs, and an ornery watch-turkey named Simon who used to chase visitors up the walkway. Some of these visitors included boys who were there to pick up her older sister for a date. Awkward.
• She graduated from Harvard, and was a member of the humor magazine, The Harvard Lampoon.
• She lived in Cairo, Egypt for a year, where she played semi-pro basketball and worked as an editor.
• She speaks varying amounts of Italian, French, and Arabic. (She knows how to argue with a referee in Arabic.)
• Her first big job out of college was at Sesame Street. She worked there for nine years.
• Her favorite books to read are anything about the history of medicine, disease, and sanitation. Her favorite author of books for adults is P.G. Wodehouse.

Panda Path...hearts filled with joy!

We had the most rewarding experience today sharing

our books with new Pre-K friends at Panda Path!

 Reflecting on the day, what did you enjoy most? How did it feel reading and giving the books to the students? Please share any thoughts that you have about this wonderful experience!

Shawnee Sharing!

These nomadic Native Americans roamed the forests with other Eastern Woodland tribes. They certainly had troubling times with Europeans like the other tribes!

Please share some fascinating facts that you have learned so far.

Shoshone Shout-out!

The People of the Great Basin survived in smaller groups in desert-like conditions! They were tough and clever people.

Please share some of the facts that you have learned already!

Hopi Happenings!

The Hopi people got their name from a word that means "peaceful people". Hmmm...very interesting and quite a contrast to our Comanche tribe!

Please share interesting information from your research so far.