Welcome to third grade!!! I am so happy that you all are in my class! I am really looking forward to a great year!!! We are in our second week of 3rd Grade! What are some of the biggest differences between second and third grade? What are some of your goals for this school year? What do you like best about third grade? Please respond using correct capitalization and punctuation.

Harlem Shake O'Connell Style

Well, I promised you we would do the Harlem Shake and we did!!!  How fun!!! We have had a great year, and I am going to miss each and everyone of you!!!  Be sure to have a fantastically fun summer that is safe!!!  Read and dance a lot!!! What do you all think of the Harlem Shake?

Ideas for Step-up Day

I can hardly believe that we just have a precious few days of school left!

Please share some of your thoughts about third grade in our classroom. What are your favorite times of the day? Do you especially like our Thirty Glorious Minutes of Independent Reading? Why? Do you look forward to relaxing on a bean bag and listening to a great chapter book during Read Aloud? How about math groups? Blogging? Voice thread? Podcasting? Glogster?  Parties?  What else?

Please help me will some ideas to share with our rising third graders on Step Up Day! I am planning on sharing this blog post with the future third graders!  Write four to five sentences to the rising third graders of what they have to look forward to next year in third grade!

Mia and Sam during math groups!!!

Julia and Lillian playing cards!!!

What do you wonder about?

Please look on the right side of the blog where the hotlinks are and look at the Wonderopolis.  First make a comment about what you think of the question they ask you, and then read about it from the actual Wonderopolis site.  You will undoubtedly learn something new and you will have fun at the same time!!!

Time to Celebrate!!!

Well, summer is here in seven and a half school days!!!  We have had a great year together!  I will miss you, but I know that you will be right down the hall!!!  What are some of your best memories and accomplishments this year?  Be serious!  Our quadblogging friends, please share with us the same things.  What are your highlights of 2012 - 2013?  I also want you to write about what you are looking forward to doing this summer.  Don't forget to include your goals for the summer like your summer reading.  Please write four to five good sentences.  Be sure to proofread what you wrote!!!  Happy Blogging!!!

Houston Heritage Society

 

The Old Place built in 1823

We had a wonderful day today at

St. John Church built in 1823

the Houston Heritage Society! We toured some historical buildings of downtown Houston, and we had hands-on experiences with artifacts from the past! Write 4 to 5 complete sentences reflecting on your favorite parts of the field trip. What did you enjoy most? What did you learn? What are the parts of the day you will never forget?  Be serious about what you learned.  

The beautiful Julia Ideson Library!  The oldest library in Houston!!!

Pioneer Hour Reflections

I am so proud of each of you! Your journals, wiki, podcast, and Voice Thread were thoughtful, historically accurate and VERY entertaining!  You worked very hard today, and it showed in front of your parents!!!  Please write four or more sentences about Pioneer Hour today. Which project were you the most proud to share? What was the best compliment you received? What did you think about how we set things up?  Be thoughtful with your answers!!! Be sure to watch the four videos below and comment on them as well!!!