Our final third grade field trip to Cowtown. We learned about life on a farm many years ago, including all the jobs we would have had to do if we had grown up on a farm.  It was a beautiful day and the kids had a great time. We had a picnic lunch and then went exploring. Thanks to all the drivers and cooler providers.

It has been a wonderful year and I appreciate everyone's help throughout the year. Have a great summer!

We have been having a great time in Science. Last week, we did an investigation to see how the change in water temperature affected how fast an Alka-Seltzer would dissolve. We measured the amount of water using graduated cylinders, the temperature of the water using thermometers, and the dissolving time using the clock. You can check our pictures. Lucky for me that there wasn't a camera on Friday when we did our experiment with Mentos and Diet Coke. Ask your kids what happened. One of my embarrassing, but very funny moments! This week we will talk about Sound and have a guest speaker on Thursday.


Book reports are due on Wednesday. Students need their prop and their costume first thing in the morning. I am uncertain at this point when we will get together with the other class to do our reports. This is always a favorite activity and hopefully gives ideas for summer reading.


Don't forget to send a sack lunch on Friday for Cowtown. The kids can wear jeans and a Spirit shirt. Please be at school by 7:45 am.

CAMERA STORY

Let me tell you my camera story. I was all set to take pictures of the kids at Fiesta. When I pulled my camera out, the battery was dead. I charged the battery over the weekend. So I decided I would take pictures last Wednesday, when we did our Science investigation. As I was collecting the papers from the kids, I saw my camera sitting there in the case. The same thing happened on Friday. I will try again next week.

SCIENCE

We have been doing lots of fun things in Science. We just finished studying Simple Machines. We did an experiment testing Inclined Planes using a marble. Then we tested Levers using beans. On Friday, we had a lab where the kids had to name the Simple Machines and we did a review together. The students worked with a partner for both activities on Friday. While they waited for their turn for the lab, they discussed the simple machines they could find in their home. They did an incredible job with their discussion and working with a partner, especially since the partners were ones I chose. Next week, we will be studying States of Matter and then finish off the year with a study of Sound.

READING AND ENGLISH

We are reading the story of Johnny Appleseed. We have been writing a persuasive paragraph about whether a boy should step on an ant and will write this week about how we can show our love for God. In English, we will also be writing dialogue to each other.

RELIGION

We studied the Ascension of Jesus and then will be talking about the Descent of the Holy Spirit. We have played lots of games studying facts for our end of year Religion test. We hope to have a competition between our class and the other third grade to help us get ready.

MATH

In Math, we are studying line segments, angles, geometric solids, and multiplying by 2 digits. It will really help the kids to continue to practice their multiplication tables over the summer.