Challenge!!

Today we had a difficult challenge, we had to work as a group on our communication skills, by walking on skis in groups of 3.  Each group had a leader that gave directions.  If any member of the team fell off, that member had to turn around backwards.  If 1team member fell off twice then the leader lost their voice and they had to figure out another way to communicate.  The children did a great job and had a blast at the same time!  Here's some pictures.......

Design challenge

This afternoon we had a very difficult design challenge that involved 20 spaghetti noodles, 1 yd of tape, 1 marshmallow, 1yd of string.  The goal was to build the tallest tower in 12 minutes.  Here's how we did:

And the results were:

Engineering exploring

This morning we went and explored in the Engineering lab.  Here are some of our creations.....

Team building

This afternoon we had another team building activity.  The children were given 20 cups and asked to build the highest tower that they could which just 5 minutes of planning and 10 minutes to build.  Here's the kids first attempt.......

And the results were:

After a discussion we tried again....

And these results were.......

So the 2nd winner up was.....

And the winning group was.....

We had a lot of fun and we learned it is harder than it looks/sounds!!!!!!!

2nd day fun!

Today we each got to design a puzzle piece!  We then had the challenge of putting the pieces together and making a puzzle.  As we worked as a "team" we discussed how we all fit in 3rd grade but yet how we are all different and bring unique qualities to our class!  The class did great working together to put the pieces back together, here's how it turned out.

And the finished product.......

First day!!

Wow, what a great start to the school year.  We had a great first day....got to do some team building and some rules and procedures.  During our team building today the children had to practice their speaking and listening skills while doing the activity that involved a washer, string, and a ball.  They had to work together to carry the ball on the washer across the playground and drop it in a bucket while talking and listening to their teammates.  We had so much fun!  Here's some pictures.....

Welcome to the 2013-14 school year!

Welcome!

I am very excited to have your child in my class this year.  It was so nice to get to meet all of you on Meet the Teacher Night!

Just a few reminders:

School starts at 7:35 and the tardy bell rings at 7:45.  If your child gets to school between 7:15 and 7:35 they will go into the gym for Reading Cafe.  

If you have not attended a 1:1 iPad meeting, please make plans to attend one this week, where we can get our iPads and start sending them home.  Here are the dates for this week:

Monday 8/26 at 8:30 am

Tuesday 8/27 at 8:15 am & 6:00 pm

Wednesday 8/28 at 4:00 pm

Thursday 8/29 at 10:00 am & 1:00 pm

All meetings will be held in the library.

If you have any questions please feel free to call or email me.  Thanks again and I look forward to a great year!