Veterans Day

The third graders sang "Thank You Soldiers" during our annual Veterans Day assembly on Thursday. It was a moving tribute and was especially poignant because we had so many veterans in our audience.  Here is a link to the song that the children sang to our guests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pfBUUZNbFM

Nutrition Detectives

A representative from the YMCA came in today to talk with the students about being nutrition detectives.  The students learned how to read ingredient lists and how to identify hidden amounts of sugar and salt in their foods.  They learned that foods with no labels, such as fruits and veggies, are the healthiest choices of all.  Ask your child what it means to "eat a rainbow" each day.

The results are in....

A huge thank you goes out to Mrs. Leidner and Mrs. Smith for creating our third grade voting booths.  The third graders were able to cast their votes today and the winner was Hillary Clinton.  The breakdown of the votes is below.

Hillary Clinton  79
Donald Trump   33
Gary Johnson    16
Jill Stein              9

Lego Multiplication

The students visited our Makerspace today to explore multiplication concepts using Legos.  The bricks can be used to model equal groups, as well as, multiplication arrays.

Native American Perspectives

Thank you to the PTO for sponsoring this wonderful program.  The children learned about the different tribes of our country and how each tribe used natural resources to survive.  They learned how to see different objects from a native american's perspective.  For example, the children saw how a native american might view a clam shell as a spoon, scoop or razor.  A deer antler could serve as a garden rake.  Ask your child to tell you about the four different animals represented in the picture below.  The native americans believed that all parts of an animal should be used in some manner to show respect for the life that was taken.