Kindergarten Buddies

This year the 3rd graders are paired up with a Kindergarten buddy from Mrs. Smith's class. Every few weeks we get together with them and read. The K students love listening to their buddy read! This week, we decided to work on a fall craft with them. They have been having a blast getting to know each other and look forward to the next time we meet with them!

Homecoming Week

This past week we celebrated Homecoming by wearing many different outfits! The students had a blast showing their creative side! :)

Monday: Pajama Day

Tuesday: Career Day

Wednesday: Wacky Day

Thursday: Sports Day

Friday: Tiger Spirit Day

Farm Tour

We went on our first field trip yesterday to three different farms.

The first stop was Mr. Miller's Dairy Farm where the students got to see how cows were milked and even try it out on their own! They also got to pet and feed calves. There was one calf that was only 5 days old! They liked him because he had a heart on his forehead. :) They also got a special treat at the end- string cheese!

The second stop was the Hog Farm where students were able to see hogs, learn about combines and corn and their special treat there was a mini hot dog. 

The last stop was the Potato Farm. Students learned about which potatoes grow on this farm as well as what happens to the potatoes after they get picked. They learned that Mrs. Gerry's in Albert Lea gets their potatoes from this farm! Their special treat was to take home a big sack of potatoes. Have any of you used yours yet? :) It was such a great day to be on the farm!

Walk-a-thon

On Friday, the students participated in the Hawthorne walk-a-thon around the lake. They worked so hard at raising money and getting pledges that the school reached over $13,000, which means the teachers had to wear tutus and Mrs. Vitito got slimed! The weather cooperated with us for the most part so it wasn't so hot! Overall, it was a GREAT day!

First stop: Gazebo for a picture opportunity!

Hanging around Lakeview park.

Lunch with friends!

Layla had the most pledges in our class!

Kate earned the most money in our class to pie Mr.Groth!

These kiddos were chosen for the bounce house.

First week of School

We officially have made it through the first week of 3rd grade! I've really enjoyed getting to know the students and our days have busy learning procedures, rules and expectations. Some of my favorite highlights from this week our morning meeting and quiet time. Morning meeting is a time where we can start our day in a classroom environment where everyone feels safe and happy. Quiet time is a time where everyone can relax and rewind.

Some of their favorite quiet time choices have been coloring, drawing, puzzles, reading to self, or play-doh.

This week was also about getting to know one another. We played get to know you BINGO where the students had to communicate with one another to find out more about that person. 

I can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store for us! :)