Do you think we could use the character traits list from a few days ago to come put with character traits for the main characters? We’ll think about that more when we finish the book tomorrow.
Projects and Challenges
Chapter 36 – Part 2
Well, now what do you think? What is your prediction about the ending? How do you think the story will wrap up? Leave your ideas in predictions in the comments below.
(Also – please comment on Edward and Piper’s last posts – Edward’s so he doesn’t dissolve 🤣 and Piper’s so she’ll finish the story and we can find out what happens. 🤗.)
Chapter 35 – part 2 of Winterhouse
What are your predictions? What will happen next?
Chapter 35 part 1 of Winterhouse
I recorded this chapter in two part so it fit on the blog
What do you think?
Chapter 34 of Winterhouse
What do you think Norbridge will do? What do you think Selena will do? What do you think Marcus will do? What do you think Elizabeth will do when she gets to Winter Hall? What will she find there? Norbridge told her to stay in his room until he came to get her, but didn’t stay. What will happen? Leave your thoughts and predictions in the comments section.
The Music Link
Hi everyone,
I am trying to get the music link to work for you. Here is the URL for the music online home page: https://sites.google.com/sau21.org/mrs-olivers-on-line-music-site/home
Here is a hyperlink of that address. When you are at the home page, you’ll see Grade 3 at the top on the right. Click on that and you’ll see that Mrs. Oliver has made videos all the songs we are learning to play.
Here is a hyperlink to that page. Please let me know if these links work for you.
Thank you. I miss you a ton!
Mrs. Eaves
Celebrating Science
We had a wonderful day celebrating scientists and science today. First of all, thank you for your time and support of this project. The children love science! They have an open, questioning mind about the subject and an understanding of how diverse it is because of this project. The children know that “mad scientists” are fiction and, they have a strong sense of what scientists do to solve problems and to continually ask questions to lead to further discoveries. They know that one question, leads to another, and another after that.
In between Scientist Reveals we conducted several experiments. This allowed everyone to think through all of the step of the scientific process. Our first experiment asked: What happens when we put raisins in ginger ale? Our second experiment wondered: What will happen to food coloring when a drop of soap is added? And our third experiment asked: What happens when you put skittles in water?
As we conducted the experiments it was interesting to see the differences among the tables. Each group had the exact same supplies and followed the exact same procedures – and yet, each group was different. Why? That made us wonder…What would happen if we used popcorn kernels, almonds or Craisin instead of raisins? Would our experiment be the same or different? Would the colors react differently in the Tie Dye milk if we added more color… if we added more soap? In our final experiment, what would happen if we added more Skittles? What about blowing on the Skittles…flipping the Skittles?
The great thing about asking questions is the more you wonder, the more you wonder, and the more you discover.
We had fun using physics to create catapults and plan optical illusions. There is so much more in science for us to explore. 3E is a fan of science. Your children are on an exciting path of discovery! Happy Experimenting!
Friday Quick Write Ideas
Steamy weather is on the way… these prompts are to help you remember all the things you love about summer – even when it’s HOT!
Read through the prompts, think about them for a bit and when you’re ready, find ten quiet minutes to begin… It’s okay if you finish one idea and begin another. Just try to keep writing for the whole ten minutes. It’s also okay if you don’t finish when the time is up… you decide: stop, or keep writing. You may want to post your quick write as a comment, or on your own blog. Have fun writing!
Where is your favorite place to go in the summer? Tell a story about being there. Can you include all five senses?
What is your favorite family summer tradition?
Write about poem about the first day of summer.
Write a poem about the last day of summer.
What is your favorite summer memory?
Happy Writing!
Our Week – May 2
I hope you had a wonderful spring holiday with your family. From the stories told in the classroom, there were some ups and down, but mostly exciting ups. I’m glad. Thank you for fitting in a visit to Wonder 
World. We knew having it come right after vacation was tricky – thank you to all who were able to attend. Spring is a super busy and active time. I’m sure you are racing to meetings, practices and recitals in a thousand different directions.
Wonder World
The class was buzzing with excitement and pride as they prepared for the museum on Monday. We had many parents and visitors come during the day and many families come at night. Thank you for walking through the displays and talking to the children about what they’d learned and what they found most interesting. The children spent a lot of time discovering new things about places around the world. An awesome part of this project is that now, 
each of the students will be more keyed into their country and the countries of their classmates. They’ll keep learning about them and will gain even more understanding about our world.
Many of the children (over half as I type this on Wednesday) have completed a blog post summarizing their global geography project. They’d love to hear from you if you have time to read them. It surprised me to read more and different facts on these blogs than I had read on their display boards. How cool it that! If you have the chance to read the blog, leave a comment to let the children know what you learned from each part of the project, and what you noticed about the growing research and writing skills.
The State Parade Project
This week we read about each region in our country and looked at lots of different books about the states. The children selected their top four states and tried to write a compelling reason as to why they should be the person to learn about their top choice. We talked about dealing with disappointment because only one 3rdgrader can research a state. It is going to be tricky. Please help your child understand, that all states have amazing wonders – places, people, historic sites, festivals and exciting tourist spots. Once they begin discovering, even a fifth choice will feel exciting.
Ms. Coronato and I will meet on Friday so students know their state on Monday. You will be receiving information about the project, as much of the building is done at home. We’ll do the research and the writing in the classroom. The students, with your help (thank you very much) will create floats of represent their chosen wonders. On Monday we will look at examples of floats from past years. I have posted some examples for you to see on a blog post announcing the project and posting the size criteria in case that gets lost in the shuffle. You can get to those post here and here – they were posted on April 28.
The Parade of the States will be Thursday, May 23. The children will need to arrive at 4:45. The event is likely to last an hour to an hour and a half. Thank you for marking the date on your calendars.
Bits and Pieces –
This week we welcomed Ryan Harrington to our classroom. He has joined us from South Hampton. We are glad to have him with us.- We’ve continued our work with fractions. It seems as though most of the children understand the concept of numerator and denominator.
- We’re in the thick of the action in our chapter read aloud, The Green Ember. We’re trying to figure out just who Smalls is and why he is so important to Uncle Wilfred – even more important to protect than family.
We’ve been sharing books that help us think about friendship and friendliness. We’re learning the steps of the Open Circle Problem Solving process to try to break from our habit of blaming first. It’s tricky.