Fun in the Sun (times two)

Exciting News!

We were excited to see that two more chicks hatched overnight!  We made more scientific observations first thing this morning.

Scientific Method

We are using the scientific method to learn about the life cycle of chicks. We started with the question, "How long does it take for a fertilized egg to become a chick?" Students then made a hypothesis. We are making and recording daily scientific observations of fertilized eggs in an incubator. The eggs have been in the incubator for 19 days. So far one egg has hatched!

Field Day

Field day will be held on Thursday, May 30.

The Belt Stays

Room 314 is proud to keep the Achieve 3000 belt for another week.  Our average activity score was 90%. Keep reading,

Animal Inquiry

Students choose an animal classification (bird, mammal, fish, amphibian, or reptile) to research and present to the class.  Each student is now using the inquiry process to learn more about one specific animal and how that animal affects and is affected by humans.  We are incorporating expository writing in our inquiry unit.  Students are excited about completing their "expert books" and going public with their learning.

MAP Testing

We have completed our spring MAP testing and are now back on our "regular" schedule.  Test results will be sent home as soon as they are available.  I am pleased with how hard all if the students worked while testing.

MAP Testing

We have started our spring MAP testing. Most students have completed the language test. We will be taking the reading test on Wednesday, April 24 and math is scheduled for Wednesday, May 1. Test results will be used to plan instruction for the remainder of this school year. Results will be shared with parents when they are available.

Our Highest Achievement to Date

Room 314 is proud to have earned an average activity score of 93% on Achieve 3000 for the week of April 12-19.

We Continue to Achieve

Room 314 will keep the Achieve belt for another week with an average activity score of 91%

Japanese Culture

We have been learning about Japanese culture. Students used both print and digital resources to compare and contrast a typical day in a school in Japan with a typical day at Wilson. They also read about school lunches in Japan. We celebrated out learning by sampling sushi. Our sushi was made from sweets!

Another Achievement

Room 314 continues to focus on reading comprehension strategies and is proud to keep the Achieve 3000 belt for another week.

Planetarium Field Trip

We are excited about our trip to the planetarium on Wednesday, March 27. Students have been researching space topics that they are interested in and focusing on asking and answering thin and thick questions and completing fact/question/response think sheets.

Attendance Incentive

Room 314 will be participating in a school-wide read in on Wednesday afternoon. Students earned the incentive by meeting our school third quarter attendance goal. Students are invited to wear pajamas on Wednesday afternoon for the read in. Room 314 students should wear their regular clothes for the field trip in the morning and will be able to change for the afternoon.

Achievement

Achievement: noun
a result brought about by effort


Room 314 is proud of our reading achievement. Students have been working very hard at using all of the reading and comprehension skills they have been learning during guided reading groups and shared reading lessons. Room 314 students earned an extra 15 minutes of computer free time and will keep the Achieve 3000 belt for another week for having the highest third grade class average on reading activities. Students in Mrs. Wilke's math group learned how to calculate the average (mean).

Happy Pi Day!

Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (the number of times the diameter will go around the circumference). It is about 3.14. Room 314 celebrated Pi Day by exploring circles and learning about radius and diameter. We ate pie and made a special announcement to the school at 3:14! Mrs. Wilke even wore a pi shirt.  March 14 is also the birthday of Albert Einstein and Waclaw Sierpinski so we read a book about Albert and attempted to build a Sierpinski triangle.

Our Achievement

Room 314 is very proud of our latest Achievement!  We won the Achieve 3000 belt for the sixth consecutive week with an activity average of 87%.   We have been working very hard on making reading connections, answering the thought questions and using the "refer to article" button while reading.

World Read Aloud Day

March 6 is World Read Aloud Day. Students in room 314 participated by reading aloud a book of their choice to the class. Some even dressed in costume and used props to enhance their read aloud. We video taped each reading and are hoping to turn them into trailers soon using iMovie. We also read an interactive version of one of our favorite books, The Dot, by Peter Reynolds and watched an interview of Peter Reynolds.

Read To Succeed Deadline Extended

Six Flags has extended the Read To Succeed deadline due to the winter storm. Students have one last chance to turn in reading logs to earn a free ticket. Reading logs are now due on Tuesday, March 5. Happy reading!

Room 314 Wins Again

We are very excited to have won the Achieve belt for the fifth consecutive week. Keep up the great reading!

Last Call for Six Flags Read to Succeed Reading Logs

All Read To Succeed reading logs are due no later than 8:30 am on Thursday, February 28. They must be signed by a parent. Please contact me if you have questions.

WKCE Reports

The WKCE Individual Profile Reports were sent home with students on Friday, February 22.  A letter explaining the report was also sent home.  We discussed  how to read the report at school and students had time to review their individual reports and discuss them with me.  Please review the report at home with your child and contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss the report.  There will be a WKCE presentation at the next PTA meeting.

Four Time Champ

Room 314 has won the Achieve 3000 belt for the last four weeks. We are very proud of our accomplishments as readers. We are focusing on comprehension strategies while we read the articles and are incorporating our writing skills as we answer the thought questions and make connections.

Are You Feeling Blue?

The purple reading group is reading a book called The Blues and wanted to write their own song!  Here is Morgan's idea.
                                                      Think About Music

When you're feeling down, you may want to cry weep or even eat.
When you're feeling wrong and you just want to kill the beat.
You need to think about MUSIC!  Listen with your ears.
You need to think about HAPPINESS!  Don't kill the beat you hear.
And if you can't find any happy in your life... think about music.
Your mom just yelled at you and you don't know what to do.
There's yelling going on in your head and its bothering you!
You need to think about MUSIC!  Listen with your ears.
You need to think about HAPPINESS!  Don't kill the beat you hear.
And if you can't find any happy in your life... think about music.
Yeh! Yeh!  Think about music!

 

 

Lullaby by Monica

 

When you are feeling sad and you are feeling blue and you need someone to help you... you need to listen to the blues it will inspire you... it's not abot being perfect and it's not always going to be worth it da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da its not about being perfect and its not always going to be worth it that is a NO NO!





Six Flags Read To Succeed

Student reading logs documenting six hours of reading and signed by parent are due no later than Thursday, February 28 in order to receive one free admission ticket. Forms were sent home last month. Please contact me if you have any questions.

Follett Bookshelf

Students are now able to read books online through the Follett Bookshelf.  Mr. Kelly modeled how to  access and read the ebooks that are in the Wilson collection.  Students are able to take notes and track their thinking online while reading.  Check back often as new books will be added to the collection.

Three Time Winner

Room 314 won the Achieve 3000 belt for the third consecutive week! Will we make it to four? Keep reading!

Room 314 Wins Again

We are excited to announce that we won the Achieve 3000 belt for the second consecutive week!  Great job third graders.  Who will win next week?

Monica's Letter to Wilson

             Dear Wilson,

                        I appreciate all of the wonderful things you have done for me and my family.  You have brought my family closer together.  All of your Wilson family events have been a very exciting experience for me and my family.  I really appreciate the things you have done. This is the only school that appreciated me for who I am. This school really inspired me to be who I am, not somebody elese.  I really appreciate that this school has been there for me and I know someday someone out there will be there for this school.



                                                         Sincerely,
                                                                 Monica and her Family!!!

iMovie with Mr. Kelly

Mr. Kelly came in today to teach us how to use iMovie!  We learned the difference between a trailer and a movie project.  As a class we made a quick trailer with Karli and Cristiano as our stars!  Check it out!

Learning iMovie with Mr. Kelly

Mr. Kelly introduced iMovie. We are looking forward to posting our original movies soon.

And the winner is. . .

Rooms 314, 312 and 317 are participating in a friendly Achieve 3000 competition. The class with the highest activity average for the week wins the traveling Achieve 3000 belt. Room 314 is the proud winner for the week of January 28.
Keep up the great reading!

Enormous Egg Reading Schedule

Please continue reading at home following this schedule:
Chapter 8 due 1/31
Chapter 9 due 2/4
Chapter 10 due 2/6
Chapter 11 due 2/8
Chapter 12 due 2/12
Chapter 13 due 2/14
Chapter 14 due 2/20
Chapter 15 due 2/22
Chapter 16 due 2/26
Chapter 17 due 2/28

Remember to turn in the answer to the trivia question for each chapter.

Report Cards

Report cards were sent home with students on Friday, January 25. Please sign the envelope and return it to school. You may keep the report. Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to discuss the report.

Family Literacy Night

Family Literacy Night was a huge success at Wilson. Students were so "egg"cited to see what hatched out of the egg while participating in a shared reading lesson. We decorated family eggs, told some egg jokes that really cracked us up, and enjoyed scrambled eggs and sausage. The "egg"cellent adventure will continue as families continue to read The Enormous Egg together at home. Please follow the at home reading schedule calendar that was sent home.

Now Playing. . .The Dot

"Egg"citing Adventure

"We wonder. . .What is in the egg?"
The entire school is very excited about Literacy Night and our reading adventure. We have been busy turning our egg!

Destiny Quest

Students have been using Destiny Quest in the Library to create personal book lists and find books to checkout in the library.

Six Flags Read to Succeed

I am happy to announce that room 314 will be participating in this exciting program that encourages students to read. Every student who completes 6 hours of recreational reading and returns the reading log to school by February 28 is eligible for a free admission ticket at participating Six Flags Theme Parks. Information and the reading logs were sent home with students on January 9. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Happy Reading!