Ms. O's Third Grade
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn"
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Well, we are almost to the halfway point of the year. We have had a great year so far and I look forward to what is in store for 2019. Our class has a lot of fun and interesting things planned and I think the kids will have a great rest of the year! The kids did a great job at our school Christmas assembly. The third grade sang Blitzen's Boogie. The students had fun and it was great seeing them perform! Last week, we had a very special visitor to our class. Shaylee's grandpa came to our class to tell us about Native American culture. He lived in Colorado and spent time with a Native American tribe in that part of the country. He also learned many different dances. He showed the class many different artifacts and demonstrated the Hoop Dance of the Taos Pueblo Tribe. He even taught the kids how to do some of the dance steps. I had an opportunity to go to Taos when I lived in El Paso and it took me back to that special place! Today we did a lesson on the Northern Lights. I showed the kids a time lapse video of the Aurora Borealis and we had a discussion about what causes this phenomenon. The students then created their own Northern Lights pictures. I love this time of year with my students. It makes me feel like a third grader again :) I hope that you all have a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year! Ms. O Here are some pictures! I can't believe that it is already December! The weather is starting to get pretty cold. Please make sure your student is bundled up appropriately for the winter weather and snow. Also, please talk to your student about being safe outside in the snow. We do not throw snowballs or ice on the playground. I absolutely enjoyed the kid's Native American projects! It was a great warm up for our culture reports that we will be doing in the spring. I want to give a big shout out to Katherine, Noah M., and Matt for doing a Google Slides presentation. I highly encourage more students to do this for our culture reports. We also had our Hour of Code. The kids were able to create projects by coding. They had a lot of fun doing these! I even joined in on the fun! For the rest of the year, the kids will have more opportunities to code and create projects. They were pretty excited when I told them! I love this time of year at school. I have a lot of fun projects and activities planned for the next week and a half!! Below I have uploaded pictures from our Native American presentations and Hour of Code. Ms. O |
Ms. O I was born and raised in Utah. After I graduated from the University of Utah, I lived in California, Texas, Pennsylvania and Hawaii. I am happy to be back in Utah. I enjoy paddle boarding, cooking, hiking, skiing and running. I have two adorable kids who keep me pretty busy. I love Mexican food and coffee. This is my third year at Sunrise and I am so happy to be a part of the Sunrise community. Third grade is my favorite grade! Archives
August 2019
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