Friday, November 6, 2015

Respect Awards

Congratulations to Sarah Arvey for earning the classroom RESPECT award.


Congratulations to our class for earning the school RESPECT awards for quiet in the hallway and respectful in Music.  Way to go!


Our awards!


A class to be proud of!

Artist in Residence - Wool Felting


Step 1.  Make wisps





Step 2 - Layer wisps into a compass rose on the palm of your hand.





Step 3 - Add soapy water, fold ends into hand.




Step 4 - Roll wool into a ball.






Step 5 - "Shock" the wool in cold water to lock the fibers into place.




Thank you Mrs. King for teaching us the history and process of felting.




Food Adventure # 2

Making cabbage salad.










Yum! Cabbage is good with a little help from a sesame oil dressing!

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Garden visit

Mr. Canning helped us plant bok choy seeds today...setting up an experiment to see if the seeds grow better in an open bed or a clotched bed.  We will monitor the seed growth and post our findings.



Food Adventures

We made salsa starring bell peppers, the featured food for this month's tasting table. Salsa making AND eating were big hits!
eating were big hits!

Our first Artist in Residence lesson...Sunflowers by Van Gogh

Sunflowers from the Mt. View garden
Our renditions of Sunflowers....Beautiful!

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Welcome to Third Grade!

This is our investigation Station.  We are observing bird nests.

This is our math number corner...can you figure out the calendar pattern?

Our cozy book nook.