Recorder Concert

The students did a wonderful job playing their recorders this morning.  I am so proud of their effort.

DARE to Dream Summer Camp 2015

Officer Plympton spoke with our students today about a camp offering for third graders this summer.  Below you will find the promotional video that your children saw today.  Notices about the program will be coming home soon.  All registration forms are due by May 30th.

Math Centers

The students really enjoy working in math centers each day.  The students experience ten different activities each week.  The activities are divided into four categories: past, current, future and Reflex Math.  By participating in each center, the students are reviewing material that has already been taught, previewing material that will be introduced later in the year, and practicing material that has been covered in our current math chapter.

Moose Hill

The students had a fabulous time visiting Moose Hill in Sharon.  They learned all about the process of maple sugaring from tapping the trees to bottling the syrup.

Even though it was a chilly 38 degrees, we found a few drops of sap in the bucket.

the sugarhouse

a tasty treat

evaporator

learning how to tap a tree

the old fashioned way of transporting the sap

Fossil Fun

We were treated to a visit with Serena's grandfather.  He is a fossil enthusiast.  He told the children about his travels around the world and how he came to own so many fossils.  Here are a few pictures from his visit.

Hands-On Science - Owl Pellets

The students really enjoyed their time in the science lab this morning.  Each student worked with a partner to dissect and investigate an owl pellet.  The students worked to separate and identify the different animal bones found in each pellet.  

owl pellet

fur and bones

Read Across America

We celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss today.  

The day began with a whole school assembly.

Donovan represented the third graders in the Trivia Challenge.

Reading baskets were given away in our NTA raffle.

Here are the happy winners.

Students took the Readers' Oath.

The students enjoyed some Seuss activities with their classmates.

We had birthday cake and hot chocolate.

The students finished their day by reading their socks off!